Modelling nitrogen transformation in the Lake Bunyonyi ecosystem, South‑Western Uganda by Alex, Saturday, Thomas, J. Lyimo, John, Machiwa, Siajali, Pamba

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Operation Wealth Creation and Poverty Reduction in Kabale District: A Case Study of Rubaya Sub-County by Marion, Katusiime

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Improving women and children refugees’ livelihoods through self-reliance at Nakivale settlement, south western Uganda by Abbas, Mugisha, Emmanuel, Patroba Mhache, Reguli, Baltazar Mushy

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Athari Ya Maumbo Ya Lugha Ya Kiswahili Katika Msamia Ti Wa Lugha Ya Lufumbira. by Sunday, Emmanuel

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Cost and Management Accounting Practices, ICT Usage and Performance of Secondary Schools in Uganda: A Case of South Western Uganda by Abanis, Turyahebwa, Natwijuka, Crispus, Sunday, Arthur, Byamukama, Eliab Mpora

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Benzene and Methane Adsorption on Ultrahigh Surface Area Carbons Prepared from Sulphonated Styrene Divinylbenzene Resin by KOH Activation by Jerzy Choma, Łukasz Osuchowski, Aleksandra Dziura, Michal Marszewski, Mietek Jaroniec

“…A commercially available styrene divinylbenzene ion-exchange resin, Amberjet 1200 H, was used to prepare a series of activated carbons through carbonization and subsequent activation with varying amounts of KOH. …”
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Measurement and influencing factors of urban waterfront street vitality from the perspectives of behavior and perception by Xiang Ji, Yao Fu, Jiaxuan Shi, Haixiao Liu

“…The results indicated that the density of infrastructure and commercial facilities, as well as the continuity of pedestrian paths, were key environmental features influencing behavioral vitality. …”
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Colostrum-Derived Melatonin Plus PEG Microspheres Modulate the Oxidative Metabolism of Human Colostrum Phagocytes by Caroline G. Silva, Viviane F. Luz, Victor L. Nunes, Ana B. M. Verzoto, Aron C. de M. Cotrim, Wagner B. dos Santos, Eduardo L. França, Adenilda C. Honorio-França

“…A control was conducted using commercial melatonin. Results: The fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry analyses demonstrated that PEG microspheres can adsorb melatonin. …”
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Modeling and optimization of surface modification process of ultrafiltration membranes by guanidine-based deep eutectic solvent by Foad Gholami, Azar Asadi, Mina Dolatshah, Safoora Nazari

“…Low performance and the high fouling tendency of Polyetherimide (PEI) membranes prevent their widespread commercial utility. In this study, we utilized a deep eutectic solvent (DES) as a versatile agent for surface modification of the PEI membrane using a simple and sustainable method. …”
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Minerals, Toxic Heavy Metals, and Antioxidant Properties of Honeys from Bangladesh by Sudip Paul, Md. Sakib Hossen, E. M. Tanvir, Rizwana Afroz, Delwar Hossen, Sagarika Das, Nikhil Chandra Bhoumik, Nurul Karim, Farha Matin Juliana, Siew Hua Gan, Md. Ibrahim Khalil

“…The results of antioxidant analysis based on phenolics, flavonoids, ascorbic acid, reducing sugar, and proteins (as nonphenolic antioxidants) revealed that multifloral raw honey samples contain significantly higher levels of reducing agents than monofloral and commercial brand honeys. The study provides a useful insight on the minerals, heavy metals, and antioxidant properties of honey samples commonly consumed in Bangladesh and found to be rich source of antioxidants and minerals. …”
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Effect of Gingival Hemostatic Agents on the Surface Detail Reproduction and Dimension Stability of Three Elastomeric Impression Materials by Sirichan Chiaraputt, Nattida Chokwattanapornchai, Katanyoo Limchaikul, Vibul Paisarnkobrit, Tool Sriamporn

“…Three impression materials were investigated after contaminated with three commercial astringents with different concentration of aluminum chloride. …”
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A Comparative Evaluation of the Efficacy of Two Novel Desensitising Dentifrices by Ashley P. Barlow, Jane He, Cindy Tian, Peter Jeffery, Stephen C. Mason, Bao-Jun Tai, Han Jiang, Gareth D. Rees, Min Quan Du

“…A comparison of the desensitising efficacy of two commercially available dentifrices with different modes of action was conducted in a randomised, examiner-blind, two-arm, parallel group, 8-week, longitudinal clinical study. …”
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Development and Validation of HPLC Method for the Simultaneous Determination of Five Food Additives and Caffeine in Soft Drinks by Bürge Aşçı, Şule Dinç Zor, Özlem Aksu Dönmez

“…Box-Behnken design was applied to optimize high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) conditions for the simultaneous determination of potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, carmoisine, allura red, ponceau 4R, and caffeine in commercial soft drinks. The experimental variables chosen were pH (6.0–7.0), flow rate (1.0–1.4 mL/min), and mobile phase ratio (85–95% acetate buffer). …”
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One-part alkali-activated mortars based on clay brick waste, natural pozzolan waste, and marble powder waste by Kübra Ekiz Barış

“…Thus, they may be an excellent choice for commercial construction applications and on-site casting. …”
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Utility of Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines for Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Generation by Satish Kumar, Joanne E. Curran, David C. Glahn, John Blangero

“…Here, we report a new optimized LCL-to-iPSC reprogramming protocol using episomal plasmids encoding pluripotency transcription factors and mouse p53DD (p53 carboxy-terminal dominant-negative fragment) and commercially available reprogramming media. We achieved a consistently high reprogramming efficiency and 100% success rate using this optimized protocol. …”
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Potential of a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System with Multispectral and Thermal Sensors to Monitor Vineyard Characteristics for Precision Viticulture by Leeko Lee, Andrew Reynolds, Briann Dorin, Adam Shemrock

“…To accomplish the objective, remotely sensed data such as the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and thermal imaging from RPAS flights were measured from six commercial vineyards in Niagara, ON, along with the manual measurement of key viticultural data including vine water stress, cold stress, vine size, and virus titre. …”
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Productivity of grafted papaya growing under open environment in the Mexican pacific by Álvarez-Hernández Juan Carlos, Castellanos-Ramos Javier Zaragoza, Aguirre-Mancilla Cesar Leobardo

“…In the first experiment, the treatments were derived from six rootstock/scion combinations and four controls, based on commercial genotypes. In the second experiment, four rootstocks and two genotypes formed eight rootstock/scion treatments, and two controls were used. …”
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Surface topography modulates initial platelet adhesion to titanium substrata by Cecilia Yan Guo, Raymond Mo, Hugh Kim

“…Here we compared platelet adhesion and secretion on four (4) different titanium surfaces, notably, the modifications applied to commercially available dental implants: smooth (S) titanium; acid-etched (AE), sandblasted (SB) and a combined acid-etching/sandblasting procedure (SLA). …”
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Effect of ionic strength and mixing ratio on complex coacervation of soy protein isolate/Flammulina velutipes polysaccharide by Junmiao Zhang, Hengjun Du, Ning Ma, Lei Zhong, Gaoxing Ma, Fei Pei, Hui Chen, Qiuhui Hu

“…Soy protein isolate (SPI) is a commercial protein with balanced amino acids, while the poor solubility impedes its use in traditional foods. …”
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Introduction to the New Copolymer of Chloroprene and Acrylonitrile with Differentiated Properties by Mousumi De Sarkar, Wataru Nishino, Yuhei Ishigaki, Takashi Sunada

“…While compared against commercial grades of chloroprene rubber (CR) and nitrile rubber (NBR), the new rubber provides a distinctive combination of properties that are not available with either of the elastomer alone. …”
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