Performance Management Innovations and Local Government Employees Performance in Kabale District: A case Study of Kabale District Local Government Administration. by Alex, Museveni

“…Despite the increasing effects on training of employees by Local Governments, there was still limited literature on performance management innovations issues in developing countries and increasing concerns from customers and clients towards low quality service delivery in the Public Sectors including district Local Governments in Uganda. …”
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A descriptive-multivariate analysis of community knowledge, confidence, and trust in COVID-19 clinical trials amongst Ugandans working in healthcare settings. by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Lawrence Obado, Osuwat

“…Background: Misinformation often undermines community vaccine uptake, yet information in rural communities, especially of developing countries, is scarce. This study was to identify major challenges associated with COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials amongst Ugandans employed in healthcare settings. …”
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Pesticide application and water quality in Doho and Kibimba rice irrigation schemes, eastern Uganda by Sulaiman, Abubakar Aminua, Sarah, Nachuha, Zakia, Tebetyoc

“…Considering that agriculture is a major source of income in most developing countries, crop damage from pest infestation is of great concern to many farmers. …”
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Emerging Anthelmintic Resistance in Poultry: Can Ethnopharmacological Approaches Offer a Solution? by Zirintunda, Gerald, Biryomumaisho, Savino, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Batiha, Gaber El-Saber, Kateregga, John, Vudriko, Patrick, Nalule, Sarah, Olila, Deogracious, Mariam Kajoba, Mariam, Matama, Kevin, Kwizera, Mercy Rukundo, Ghoneim, Mohammed M., Abdelhamid, Mahmoud, Alshehri, Sultan, Abdelgawad, Mohamed A., Acai-Okwee, James, Zaghlool, Sameh S.

“…Pharmaceutical studies on plants as alternative therapies for the control of helminthparasites have not been fully explored especially in several developing countries. Plants from a broad range of species produce a wide variety of compounds that are potential anthelmintics candidates. …”
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Menstrual Hygiene Awareness, Practices and Health Implications Among Adolescent Girls in Ukpom Abak, Akwa Ibom State, South-South Nigeria by Ekpin VI, Johnson OE, Ukpong DE, Akpan EB, Obimah S, Udo ME, Bassey CD, Uyoho PE, Inemesit AE

“… Background: Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is crucial for the health and well-being of adolescent girls. In many developing countries, including Nigeria, awareness and resources for proper MHM are lacking. …”
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Competencies developed by students while working in nutrition junior enterprises by Gabriela Gomes de Paiva, Daniele Cristina de Almeida, Letícia Clara Coelho, Simone Cardoso Lisboa Pereira, Bruna Vieira de Lima Costa

“…This research can contribute to promoting scientific data on entrepreneurship education, which is still scarce in developing countries. Furthermore, it can encourage the participation of students in junior enterprises and promote support for this activity among professors and universities.…”
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Efficient diagnosis of diabetes mellitus using an improved ensemble method by Blessing Oluwatobi Olorunfemi, Adewale Opeoluwa Ogunde, Ahmad Almogren, Abidemi Emmanuel Adeniyi, Sunday Adeola Ajagbe, Salil Bharany, Ayman Altameem, Ateeq Ur Rehman, Asif Mehmood, Habib Hamam

“…Abstract Diabetes is a growing health concern in developing countries, causing considerable mortality rates. …”
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Larval Cytotoxic and Subacute Toxicity of Gardenia ternifolia, Rourea coccinea, and Cassytha filiformis Used in Traditional Medicine of Benin (West Africa) by E. Agbodjento, J. R. Klotoé, T. I. Sacramento, T. V. Dougnon, E. Déguenon, J. Agbankpé, K. Fabiyi, P. Assogba, M.-P. Hounkanrin, R. Akotegnon, T. J. Dougnon, J.-M. Atègbo

“…The use of medicinal plants in traditional medicine is a common practice in developing countries. However, this unregulated or irrational use may pose a risk of toxicity to humans in the short and/or long term. …”
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Preliminary risk assessment of PFOS in former production sites: A case study in Hubei, China by Yiming Jiang, Ning Fang, Qiang Chen, Tao Long, Roland Weber, Jun Huang

“…Unfortunately, numerous former manufacturing sites in developing countries have not been well investigated, especially for those associated with newly listed POPs such as perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). …”
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Development and Implementation of an IoT-Based Early Flood Detection and Monitoring System Utilizing Time Series Forecasting for Real-Time Alerts in Resource-Constrained Environmen... by Nik Nor Muhammad Saifudin Nik Mohd Kamal, Ahmad Anwar Zainuddin, Abu Ubaidah Shamsudin, Muhamad Syariff Sapuan, Muhammad Hazim Amin Samsudin, Mohammad Adam Haikal Zulkfli

“…Traditional flood monitoring systems have severe limitations, including reliance on human data gathering, a lack of real-time capabilities, expensive prices, and slow response times, particularly in developing countries. To solve these issues, this research aims to design an Early Flood Detection and Monitoring System that uses Internet of Things (IoT) technology to provide a cost-effective, efficient, and real-time solution for detecting increasing water levels and sending early alerts. …”
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Determinant of Neonatal Visit Coverage Rate in Serdang Bedagai Regency North Sumatra Indonesia by Novita Br Ginting Munthe, Rizanda Machmud, Rima Semiarty, Joserizal Serudji, Adang Bachtiar, Finny Fitry Yani, Denas Symond, Nelwati Nelwati

“… Neonatal mortality is a leading cause of infant deaths, particularly in developing countries. In Serdang Bedagai Regency, the coverage of neonatal visits remains low, contributing to the high neonatal mortality rate and causing economic losses. …”
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Four Decades of <i>Bacillus</i> Biofertilizers: Advances and Future Prospects in Agriculture by Xinmai Wu, Yan Liu, Baolei Jia, Lili Tao, Han Li, Jingbang Wang, Ziqi Yuan, Xiaobao Sun, Yanlai Yao

“…This paper presents novel insights into the geographical and institutional distributions of research, highlighting the predominant role of developing countries in advancing <i>Bacillus</i>-based technologies. …”
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Energy and cost analysis of bottom waste cooking oil (B-WCO) based solid alcohol biofuel and supernatant waste cooking oil (S-WCO) based biodiesel by Ramin Nabizadeh, I.L. García, Zohreh Bahmani, Abbas Norouzian Baghani, Sodeh Sadjadi, Kamyar Yaghmaeian, Bahram Kamarehie, Amir Hossein Mahvi, Masud Yunesian

“…Hence, considering the energy balances of the valorization process for WCO, the population growth in cities, and the need for inexpensive and plentiful sources of renewable energy, the production of SABF and biodiesel may offer a valuable solution in developing countries.…”
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Application of low-cost hydrokinetic technology for accelerating electricity access to rural areas in developing economies: field experiment in Kenya by Willis Awandu, Jens-Uwe Wiesemann, Boris Lehmann

“…An upscaled version of this low-cost technology can be adaptable in rural off-grid communities to enhance the access to electricity in developing countries.…”
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Unveiling shadows: A data-driven insight on depression among Bangladeshi university students by Sanjib Kumar Sen, Md. Shifatul Ahsan Apurba, Anika Priodorshinee Mrittika, Md. Tawhid Anwar, A.B.M. Alim Al Islam, Jannatun Noor

“…Regrettably, it can even be more prevalent in university students of underdeveloped and developing countries like Bangladesh because of academic pressure, family and societal expectations, financial limitations, stigmatized social and cultural norms, unemployment concerns, lack of mental health awareness, etc. …”
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Prosaposin – A plausible biomarker in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Avradeep Datta, Rajandeep Kaur, Anshika Chauhan, Geeta Singh Boora, Himanshu Garg, Debajyoti Chatterjee, Jaimanti Bakshi, Sushmita Ghoshal, Arnab Pal

“…Objectives: Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) is one of the leading cancers in developing countries with very high morbidity and mortality. …”
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Investigating the Prevalence, Antibiotic Resistance Pattern, and Serotyping of Shigella Isolates from Traditional and Industrial Olivier Salads by Shiva Jahanbakhshi, Mohammad Mehdi Soltan Dallal, Abbas Rahimi Foroushani, Katayoun Samimi-Rad, Seyedeh Zohre Mirbagheri, Ahmad Nasser, Mohammad Reza Mohammadi

“…Background: Food-borne diseases are one of the major problems in developing countries. This study aims to investigate the prevalence, antibiotic resistance pattern, and serotyping of Shigella isolates from Olivier salad. …”
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Survival feature and trend of female breast cancer: A comprehensive review of survival analysis from cancer registration data by Dan-Dan Tang, Zhuo-Jun Ye, Wan-Wan Liu, Jing Wu, Jing-Yu Tan, Yan Zhang, Qun Xu, Yong-Bing Xiang

“…However, the survival gap between developed and developing countries has remained wide over the past 30 years. …”
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Altered expression of miRNA profile in peripheral blood mononuclear cells following the third dose of inactivated COVID-19 vaccine by Guanguan Qiu, Ruoyang Zhang, Huifeng Qian, Ruoqiong Huang, Jie Xia, Ruoxi Zang, Zhenkai Le, Qiang Shu, Jianguo Xu, Guoping Zheng, Jiangmei Wang

“…Inactivated vaccines are the most accessible type of COVID-19 vaccines in developing countries. Several studies, including work from our group, have demonstrated that the third dose (booster vaccination) of inactivated COVID-19 vaccine induces robust humoral and cellular immune responses. …”
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Effects of different vaccination regimes on the immunodiagnosis of tuberculosis in goats and evaluation of defined antigens by Patricia Cuenca-Lara, Patricia Cuenca-Lara, Miriam Blay-Benach, Miriam Blay-Benach, Zoraida Cervera, Zoraida Cervera, Cristian Melgarejo, Cristian Melgarejo, Julia Moraleda, Julia Moraleda, Iker A. Sevilla, Joseba M. Garrido, Mahavir Singh, Gareth J. Jones, Bernat Pérez de Val, Bernat Pérez de Val

“…Tuberculosis (TB) in goats is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) organisms that pose a great health and economic challenge for the caprine industry in some European and developing countries. It is also a zoonotic disease posing a risk for public health. …”
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