The Relationship Between Mindset and Poverty Levels in Kisinga Sub-County Kasese District by Kambere, Roggers

“…Both household asset endowments (in particular, land, livestock, and education) and incentives in the economic system (road network and infrastructure, information and market access, availability of public goods and services, agro-ecological conditions, etc.) constrain households from participating in high return livelihood strategies. …”
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The Impact of Family Conflicts on Socio-Economic Prosperity: A Case Study of Muko Sub-County Rubanda District. by Akankwasa, Winfred

“…Family-based conflicts have also a negative impact on social development because they reduce the capacity of family members to access health care, education, and shelter. Furthermore, family-based conflicts destroy the culture of mutual help and assistance between family members because when they quarrel over resources their mutual help sinks into insignificance.…”
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Assessing The Impact of Tea Production on The Economic Development of Local Community: A Case Study of Kayonza Tea Factory in Kayonza Sub- County Kanungu District. by Tukwasibwe, Joab

“…The study findings show that the factors that have favoured tea production were land availability which is a major factor consisting 90% of the respondents, farm labour, relief, agro-input use and the growing promotion as a strategic agricultural enterprise, the contributions of tea production in Kayonza sub-county Kanungu District were a source of income which is the major contribution of tea production (97%), employment opportunities, foreign exchange earner for the county, contributing to food security, infrastructural development, and the challenges affecting tea production in Kayonza sub-county Kanungu District were pest and diseases which is the major challenge to tea production (90%) cost of production, lack of comprehensive policies, , poor road networks and infrastructures, poor agricultural technology, marketing and value¬addition constraints, climatic changes and seasonal effects and poor access to information. The government of Uganda under the Ministry of Agriculture initiated a strategy to support priority agricultural enterprises at the zone level and it is under this approach that tea production has been promoted over the years in Kanungu District. …”
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Teacher Professional Development on Students Learning and Academic Performance: A Case Study of Selected Schools in Rubanda Town Council. by Owomugisha, Edith

“…The finding shows that there were ways of strengthening teacher professional development including; ensuring the sustainability of the teaching service, Through in-service upgrading, the Government providing adequate training skills, delegation of responsibilities, encouraging head teachers to reward more professional teachers, and access to teaching and reading materials. The study concluded that continuing education is one of the many important concerns in education; in-service teacher education is a critical issue not only for improving pupil performance but also for improving the productive value of schools. …”
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Impacts of Tax Laws on the Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Abaasa, Ruth

“…The study recommended providing accessible and targeted educational resources to help SMEs understand their tax obligations and optimize their tax planning strategies. …”
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Evaluation of Government Programmes on Enhancing the Lives of the Elderly: A Case Study of Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment in Mitooma District. by Natuha, Prossy

“…The elderly should have access to health care to help them maintain/help gain the optimum level of physical, mental and emotional wel1being and to prevent or delay the onset of illness. …”
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SACCOs and Agricultural Production in Uganda: A Case Study of Kitenga Village in Kebisoni Sub-County Rukungiri District. by Nitwikiriza, Racheal

“…According to the findings, 100% of the respondents agreed that there services offered by SACCOs in improving agriculture in the Kebisoni sub-county, Rukungiri district included; general agriculture loans, insurance services, depository services, market access, capacity building and training, environment sustainability service, supporting the community, liquidity Management Solutions services. …”
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Investigating the Causes of Antisocial Behaviour Among Teenagers in Central Division Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Muhoza, Marie Alliance

“…The researcher concluded that the government should put major emphasis on providing education which it has tried to do so far but at least should make it compulsory for each and every teen to access education and after a certain level, a certain activity to the one who does not continue to higher levels should be in place to make him or her busy. …”
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Role of Faith Based Organizations (FBO’s) in Responding to the Socio-Economic Impact of Covid-19 in Nyakinama Sub-County Kisoro District. by Mukabera, Charity

“…No doubt, the poorest women are the most disadvantaged section of society, especially because they do not have access to information and resources. So they are lagging behind in the process of development. …”
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Budgetary Factors and the Quality of Education Service Delivery in Public Secondary Schools in Northern Division Kabale District. by Atwongyeire, Redeemer

“…Some respondents also showed that students have access to up-to-date textbooks and learning materials. …”
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Impact of Information and Communication Technology on Students’ Academic Performance in Selected Secondary Schools: A Case Study of Ishaka Division Ishaka Municipality Bushenyi D... by Serwoga, Evarist

“…From the table respondents revealed that not all students have equal access to ICT tools, leading to disparities in learning opportunities. …”
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Role of Social Factors in Social Economic Status of Families in Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Atukunda, Brian

“…Social factors have also a negative impact on social development where they reduce the capacity of family members to access health care, education, and shelter. Furthermore, family-based conflicts destroy the culture of mutual help and assistance between family members because when they quarrel over resources their mutual help into insignificance.…”
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DEmiRNA-mRNA regulatory network reveals miR‐122-5p as a regulatory factor of arginine metabolism in necrotizing enterocolitis by Zhili Ding, Ting Guo, Qiang Tang, Yaqiang Hong, Zhibao Lv, Li Lu, Wenjun Zhuang

“…Mass spectrometry was used to qualify the concentrations of amino acids, and the viability of intestinal stem cell (ISC) was accessed to verify the biological function.ResultsPreliminarily, 15 miRNAs were found to be differentially expressed between NEC group and control group. …”
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The Acute VertEbRal AugmentaTion (AVERT) study: protocol for a randomised controlled, feasibility trial of spinal medial branch nerve block in hospitalised older patients with vert... by Avril Drummond, Opinder Sahota, Simon Bishop, Dritan Pasku, Apostolos Fakis, Anastasios Bastounis, Chia Wei Tan, Maribel Cameron, Yuriy Arlachov, Michal Czernicki

“…It is also costly and not readily accessible in many UK hospitals.A recent retrospective study reported that spinal medial branch nerve block (MBNB), typically used to treat facet arthropathy, had similar efficacy in terms of pain relief compared with VP for the treatment of painful VFF. …”
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Bearberry in the treatment of acute uncomplicated cystitis (BRUMI): protocol of a multicentre, randomised double-blind clinical trial by Péter Hegyi, Noémi Gede, Szilárd Váncsa, Barbara Tóth, András Jávorházy, Péter Nyirády, Boglárka Csupor-Löffler, Péter Birinyi, George Zhanel, Kurt Naber, Reinhard Länger, Nóra Vörhendi, Dezső Csupor

“…At least 504 patients (allocated as 1:1) will need to be enrolled to access non-inferiority with a non-inferiority limit of 14% for the primary endpoint.Improvement of symptoms of uncomplicated cystitis (based on the ACSS score) at day 7 is defined as the primary endpoint, whereas several secondary endpoints such as the number and ratio of patients with bacteriuria at day 7, frequency and severity of side effects; recurrence of urinary tract infection, concurrent use of other over the counter (OTC) medications and food supplements will be determined to elucidate more detailed differences between the groups. …”
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Complex high-risk indicated PCI (CHIP-PCI): is it safe to let fellows-in-training perform it as primary operators? by Tim Kinnaird, Zia Ul-Haq, Holly Morgan, Anirban Choudhury, Majd B Protty, Alexander Chase, David Hildick-Smith, Shantu Bundhoo, Saad Hasan, Diluka Premawardhana, Ahmed Hailan, Mohammed Shugaa Addin, Hussain Hussain

“…In a multivariate-adjusted model, supervised FIT procedures were associated with lower odds of concurrent valve disease (OR 0.45, 95% CI: 0.29 to 0.69), dual access (OR 0.58, 95% CI: 0.41 to 0.83), cutting/scoring balloons (OR 0.59, 95% CI: 0.44 to 0.79) and rotational atherectomy (OR 0.60, 95% CI: 0.42 to 0.87). …”
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Characteristics of nursing homes and early preventive measures associated with risk of infection from COVID-19 in Lazio region, Italy: a retrospective case–control study by Leonardo Palombi, Alessio Abbondanzieri, Stefano Orlando, Tuba Mazhari, Gennaro Cerone, Fausto Ciccacci, Giuseppe Liotta, Sandro Mancinelli, Maria Cristina Marazzi

“…One such example is the restriction of visitor access to facilities, resulting in the social isolation of residents.…”
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Integrating Indigenous healing practices within collaborative care models in primary healthcare in Canada: a rapid scoping review by Ginny Brunton, Pierre Côté, Silvano Mior, Hainan Yu, Anne Taylor-Vaisey, Melissa Corso, Astrid DeSouza, Carolina Cancelliere, Kathy MacLeod-Beaver

“…Objectives In November 2020, a series of reports, In Plain Sight, described widespread Indigenous-specific stereotyping, racism and discrimination limiting access to medical treatment and negatively impacting the health and wellness of Indigenous Peoples in British Columbia, Canada. …”
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Partially Isolated Dual Work Function Gate IGZO TFT With Obviously Reduced Leakage Current for 3D DRAMs by Yunjiao Bao, Gangping Yan, Lei Cao, Chuqiao Niu, Qingkun Li, Guanqiao Sang, Lianlian Li, Yanzhao Wei, Xuexiang Zhang, Jie Luo, Yanyu Yang, Gaobo Xu, Huaxiang Yin

“…Moreover, the pronounced novel structure has mitigated parasitic capacitance, thereby leading to a notable 47.7% reduction in write latency within dynamic-random-access-memory (DRAM) circuits. The relevant operation mechanism is carefully demonstrated and verified by the simulation of the electric field and potential barrier results by technical computer-aided design (TCAD). …”
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HCV and HIV co-infection among people who inject drugs in Vietnam by Vu Toan THINH, Li LI, Dréan MATTHIEU, Van Dinh HOA, Nguyen Huu ANH, Le Minh GIANG

“…The high prevalence of HCV and/or HIV co-infection shows a need for access to HCV treatment.…”
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