Reverse logistics and environmental sustainability in selected manufacturing entities in Kampala district, Uganda by Rugasira, Jack, Moses, Agaba, Jotham Mbiito, Byarugaba, Rita, Makumbi, Kyatuheire, Jill, Asiimwe, Jane

“…The study employed a cross-sectional design. The study also used quantitative approaches in collecting and analysing the data both descriptively and inferentially. …”
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Teacher rewards and their performance: a case study of selected secondary schools in southern division, Kabale municipality by Agnes, Nyinamasiko, John Michael, Edoru

“…The study used cross sectional survey research design. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were utilized for data collection and analysis Interviews guides were used to collect qualitative data while structured questionnaires instrument was used to collect quantitative data. …”
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Internal controls, corporate governance and fi nancial performance of MFIs in Uganda by Abanis, Turyahebwa, Eliab, Byamukama Mpora, Arthur, Sunday

“…The study adopted a descriptive, cross-sectional and correlational design. The study covered 76 MFIs in Uganda with 332 respondents. …”
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Factors Affecting the Growth and Expansion of Business Firms in Ruhinda Sub County Rukungiri District. by Arinaitwe, Fred

“…A cross sectional survey research design was adopted. Both quantitative and qualitative data was collected and this enabled the researcher to draw valid and dependable conclusion and recommendation of the study. …”
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Factors Contributing to Utilisation of Insecticide Treated Mosquito Bed Nets Among the Households of Kayonza Subcounty, Kanungu District. by Baguma, Bosco

“…A cross sectional study design involving both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. …”
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Influence of Exposure to Different Green Rooftop Spaces on Stress Restoration of College Students by Zhixiong ZHUO, Liang DONG

“…The results of the research may help improve people’s awareness of the restorative value of green rooftop space, further support the argument that green rooftop space promotes physical and psychological health, and provide a theoretical basis for the design of green rooftop space based on the healthy concept.…”
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The Role of Potassium Phosphite in Enhancing the Activity of Defense Enzymes in Rice Infected by Sheath Blight by Milad Habibi Daronkolaei, Mohammad Ali Tajick Ghanbary, Valiollah Babaeizad, Heshmatollah Rahimian, Ali Dehestani

“…Disease severity and enzyme activity were studied in a factorial design using a completely randomized design with two cultivars, Tarom (resistant) and Khazar (susceptible), and two treatments of potassium phosphite and R. solani, each with three replications. …”
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Improving Growth Performance, Biochemical Parameters and Reducing Mortality due to Ascites in Broilers by Propranolol Inclusion by Shahriar Saidian, Somaya Farahmand, Mokhtar Fathi, Salar Saifi

“…Materials and Methods: The experiment was carried out in a completely randomized design with four treatments in four replicates and 10 chickens in each replicate. …”
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Call for Papers: Demography Prize for Young Researches 2016/2017 by IF and FRFG

“…• What measures of institutional design could be taken in order to prevent the marginalisation of young people and future generations in political decision-making? …”
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Educide amid conflict: the struggle of the Palestinian education system by Dalal Iriqat, Rula Alousi, Tahani Z. Aldahdouh, Alaa AlDahdouh, Iman Dankar, Dima Alburai, Mohamed Buheji, Abdo Hassoun

“…The authors emphasize the urgent need for international accountability and support to rebuild Gaza’s education sector, preserving its role in societal development, identity preservation and human rights. Design/methodology/approach – This research paper uses a qualitative design, using data gathered through a comprehensive review of both grey and scholarly literature to assess the impact of the ongoing conflict on Gaza’s education system. …”
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El Ekhtiyar ou la mise en martyr des policiers égyptiens. La construction d’un « grand récit » sur petit écran ? by Sixtine Deroure

“…Cette opération passe par le développement d’un deuil public inédit qui célèbre ensemble les morts de la police et de l’armée, désormais désignés sous le terme de « martyrs du devoir » (Deroure, 2022). …”
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HSTC: hybrid traffic scheduling mechanism in time-sensitive networking by Changchuan YIN, Yanjue LI, Hailong ZHU, Xinxin HE, Wenxuan HAN

“…Methods: Based on architecture of the centralized software defined network (SDN), we designed a method to determine the minimum scheduling slot of the network and adjusted sampling period of Scheduled Traffic (ST) based on the minimum slot. …”
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Visual Environment Factors Influencing Staying Behaviors During Cycling on Countryside Greenways by Ting WEN, Yun ZHANG, Ming DU

“…In contrast, the spatial design of road segment staying spaces must prioritize safety considerations, especially in areas constrained by adjacent mountains or cliffs. …”
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Lightweight Apple Leaf Disease Detection Algorithm Based on Improved YOLOv8 by LUO Youlu, PAN Yonghao, XIA Shunxing, TAO Youzhi

“…Considering the differences in the number of samples for each disease in the dataset, a class balance experiment was also designed. Synthetic samples were generated using oversampling techniques to increase the number of minority-class samples. …”
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Pengembangan Deep Learning untuk Sistem Deteksi Dini Komplikasi Kaki Diabetik Menggunakan Citra Termogram by Medycha Emhandyksa, Indah Soesanti, Rina Susilowati

“…In addition, the research conducted can be an opening or preliminary research on the design of an early detection system for diabetic foot complications using deep learning artificial intelligence-based thermography in Indonesia. …”
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Analysis of the Rights and Obligations of Stakeholders in China’s National Park Concession System by Le ZHONG, Zhicong ZHAO

“…Following the principle of equality of stakeholders’ rights and obligations, this research aims to provide a comprehensive theoretical and practical framework to guide ongoing research and the systematic construction of China’s national park concession system.MethodsThis research is designed to investigate the overarching and universal challenges associated with the establishment of the national park concession system in China. …”
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Predicting Insemination Outcome in Holstein Dairy Cattle using Deep Learning by Mohammad Alishahi, Mahdi Ravakhah

“…In contrast, XGBoost and MLP are not specifically designed to handle temporal dependencies and their performance is more limited on this type of data. …”
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An interpretable machine learning tool for in-home monitoring of agitation episodes in people living with dementia: a proof-of-concept studyResearch in context by Marirena Bafaloukou, Ann-Kathrin Schalkamp, Nan Fletcher-Lloyd, Alex Capstick, Chloe Walsh, Cynthia Sandor, Samaneh Kouchaki, Ramin Nilforooshan, Payam Barnaghi

“…The accompanying interactive interface allows for the in-silico simulation of non-pharmacological interventions, facilitating the design of personalised interventions that can improve in-home dementia care. …”
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First Aid Guidelines for Allergic Reaction, Seizure and Diabetic Emergency: Educational Approach and Adaptation

“…Furthermore, there is a need to design research observing the impact on learners in first aid education curricula, with special attention to those that are less likely to report helping behavior.Posodobljene Smernice prve pomoči, oživljanja in izobraževanja Mednarodne federacije Rdečega križa in Rdečega polmeseca (IFRC, 2020) odražajo dokaze o posebnih kliničnih ukrepih prve pomoči in jih povezujejo z dokazi o izobraževanju na področju prve pomoči. …”
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Presenting the model of work and technology curriculum in secondary schools of Fars province by Hamzeh Rahpeyma, Seyedahmad Hashemi, Abbas Gholtash

“…Zanganeh et al, (2024) investigated the design of the curriculum model of virtual schools in the second period of secondary school in Khaf city. …”
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