Women Entrepreneurs and Economic Development Nyagatare Sector, Nyagatare District. by Donatile, Nyirandikubwimana

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Effect of Citizens’ Participation on the Performance of Gravity Water Scheme in Kaharo Sub-County Kabale District. by Ahimbisibwe, Sonia

“…Strengthening the role of WUCs and encouraging inclusive participation are also critical for improving the performance of gravity water schemes in Kaharo Sub-County.…”
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Modeling Concrete Compressive Strength Variation with Age Using Origin Pro Software. by Nabaweesi, Alice

“…Concrete is a widely used construction material whose compressive strength is a critical factor influencing its performance. This study aims to develop a mathematical model that accurately predicts the variation of concrete compressive strength with age. …”
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Analysis of the Impact of Media on Premarital Sex in Central Division Kabale Municipality. by Kamusiime, Phabith

“…The study results on the strategies being used to prevent premarital sexual, the highest number of respondents mentioned offering youth empowerment programs that focus on building self-esteem, communication skills, and decision-making abilities while the lowest number of respondents mentioned developing media literacy programs that help young people critically analyze and question the portrayal of sex and relationships in the media. …”
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Effect of Co-Curricular Activities on Academic Performance of Pupils in Buyanja Sub-County Rukungiri District. by Kyobutungi, Brendah

“…Additionally, 60% of respondents identified a lack of trained personnel as a critical issue, while 26.67% noted a lack of interest from pupils as a concern. …”
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Impact of Pentecostal Churches in Social- Economic Transformation of Rural Areas in Kabale District. by Bakwengye, Deus

“…In chapter two, there was a critical review of the issues that have been explored and studied both theoretically and empirically in the existing literature on Pentecostal churches as an independent variable and the economic development of Uganda’s economy as the dependent variable. …”
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Industrial Monitoring System with Real-time Alerts and Automated Protection Mechanisms by Nabusha, Alice, Asiimwe, Julius, Bature, U. I., Mugisha, Simon, Tusiime, Meron

“…The system integrates multiple sensors with a GSM module to monitor and respond to critical environmental parameters, such as ambient light levels, temperature, and smoke detection. …”
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Tax Reforms and Domestic Revenue mobilization: A case Study of Uganda Revenue Authority Kabale Branch. by Hillary, Niwamanya

“…Study findings from 87% of the total respondents found out that the impacts of tax reforms on domestic revenue mobilization include that; tax reforms assists in the stabilization of the economy, tax reforms help in raising revenue to finance government expenditure, an efficient tax system is critical to promote investment and long-term growth and to increase employment and that corporate and personal income taxes create distortion. …”
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Lessons learned from implementation of the Workload Indicator of Staffing Need (WISN) methodology: An international Delphi study of expert users. by Grace , Nyendwoha Namaganda, Audrey, Whitright, Everd, Bikaitwoha Maniple

“…Key lessons learned were that: the benefits gained from applying the WISN outweigh the challenges faced in understanding the technical steps; benchmarking during WISN implementation saves time; data quality is critical for successful implementation; and starting with small-scale projects sets the ground better for more effective scale-up than attempting massive national application of the methodology the first time round. …”
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Regard rapproché, regard éloigné dans la critique d’art, de Diderot à Huysmans by Michel Delon

“…And it perhaps allows one to judge the greatest creators as those capable of being viewed from both near and far. Diderot’s art criticism was increasingly known through the nineteenth century, nourishing the period’s thought. …”
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Rice Leaf Disease Image Enhancement Based on Improved CycleGAN by YAN Congkuan, ZHU Dequan, MENG Fankai, YANG Yuqing, TANG Qixing, ZHANG Aifang, LIAO Juan

“…This design effectively mitigated the potential loss of critical feature information during the image generation process, ensuring higher fidelity in the resulting images. …”
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An HST Transmission Spectrum of the Closest M Dwarf Transiting Rocky Planet LTT 1445Ab by Katherine A. Bennett, David K. Sing, Kevin B. Stevenson, Hannah R. Wakeford, Zafar Rustamkulov, Natalie H. Allen, Joshua D. Lothringer, Ryan J. MacDonald, Nathan J. Mayne, Guangwei Fu

“…Based on the UV/optical data, we place limits on the extent of stellar variability expected in the near-IR (30–40 ppm), which will be critical for future James Webb Space Telescope observations.…”
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Cardiac Tamponade Caused by Cutibacterium acnes: An Updated and Comprehensive Review of the Literature by Ghina Fakhri, Christelle Tayeh, Ghassan Dbaibo, Omar El Sedawy, Nour Abdul Halim, Fadi Bitar, Mariam Arabi

“…Bacterial pericarditis is a critical diagnosis caused by a wide range of organisms including Streptococcus pneumoniae and other anaerobic organisms like Cutibacterium acnes which has been gaining more importance as a causative organism. …”
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Consensus-Based Guidelines for Best Practices in the Selection and Use of Examination Gloves in Healthcare Settings by Jorge Freitas, Alexandre Lomba, Samuel Sousa, Viviana Gonçalves, Paulo Brois, Esmeralda Nunes, Isabel Veloso, David Peres, Paulo Alves

“…Examination gloves play a critical role in infection prevention by serving as a barrier to reduce the risk of cross-contamination between healthcare workers and patients. …”
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A bibliometric analysis on delirium in intensive care unit from 2013–2023 by Xin Ma, Qingya Wu, Yue Ran, Xueqin Cao, Hua Zheng, Hua Zheng

“…Wesley being the most prolific author, having published 85 articles, and “Critical Care Medicine” as the journal with the highest number of publications, totaling 105. …”
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From block to shred: Understanding the factors influencing shreddability of mozzarella cheese by Gunvantsinh Rathod, Suresh Sutariya, Ram Kumar, Praveen Upreti, Prafulla Salunke, J.K. Amamcharla

“…The shreddability of mozzarella cheese is influenced by a variety of factors, and it is critical to understand how different mozzarella cheese types and storage conditions (temperature and age) affect this property. …”
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Micronutrient Deficiency and Wernicke’s Encephalopathy in the Setting of Over the Counter Transcutaneous Multivitamin Patch Use Following Bariatric Surgery by Hisham Mohammed Babu, MBBS, Andrew J. Spiro, MD, Thanh D. Hoang, DO, Mohamed K.M. Shakir, MD

“…Discussion: Obesity often predisposes individuals to multiple nutritional deficiencies. It is critical that these patients take adequate vitamin supplementation before and after bariatric surgery. …”
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Phytogeographic Transition Areas Hide Floristic Diversity in Hyper-Arid Environments (Sharaan Natural Reserve, NW-Saudi Arabia) by Mohamed Djamel Miara, Sami Youssef, Yassine Fendane, Louise Marris, Robin Sallio, Hassan Boukcim, Sami D. Almalki, Shauna K. Rees, Benjamin P. Y.-H. Lee, Abdalsamad Aldabaa, Ahmed H. Mohamed

“…Also, 12 taxa are considered of Least Concern according to the IUCN red list while the presence of <i>Calligonum comosum</i> L’Hér. allows the classification of its natural habitat (dunes) as a Critical Habitat according to the PS6 criteria. This study reports that SNR constitutes a phytogeographic and floristic transitional area by the presence of a significant number of Irano-Turanian (43) and Mediterranean (21) taxa mixed with the dominant Saharo-Arabic species. …”
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Spirituality as predictor of psychological well-being at work in the Moroccan context: A cross-sectional study by Mohamed MAKKAOUI, Fatima-Zahra HANNOUN, Khalid OUAZIZI, Amelia RIZZO, Driss AIT ALI, Abdelhalim CHERQUI, Kaoutar KHABBACHE, Murat YILDIRIM, Mahmood BAHRAMIZADEH, Sefa BULUT, Łukasz SZARPAK, Michal PRUC, Kavita BATRA, Gabriella NUCERA, Francesco CHIRICO, Hicham KHABBACHE

“…Meaningful work and a strong sense of community are critical components of this relationship. The findings suggest that organizations should institutionalize spiritual values to foster a supportive and productive work environment, ultimately enhancing employee well-being and organizational effectiveness.…”
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Generation of live mice from haploid ESCs with germline-DMR deletions or switch by Yongjian Ma, Meng Yan, Zhenfei Xie, Hongling Zhang, Zhoujie Li, Yuanyuan Li, Suming Yang, Meiling Zhang, Wen Li, Jinsong Li

“…Numerous studies on imprinted genes have highlighted their critical roles in development. However, what imprinting network is essential for development is still unclear. …”
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