GIS-Driven mineral exploration: Enhancing geological insight through aeromagnetic integration by Benyas Kawtar, Idrissi Assia, Qarbous Abdelmounim, Sassioui Slimane, Aarab Abdellatif, Lakhloufi Abdellah, Aitali Rajaa

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The Influence of Head Teacher’s Leadership Styles on Service Delivery in Secondary Schools in Uganda: A Case Study of Ssembabule District. by Adoko, Vincent

“…The study was as a result of education performance and the quality of learning continuing to lag behind in Ssembabule district. …”
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An Assessment of the Impacts of Inadequate Housing on the Health of Urban Dwellers: A Case Study of Bweyale Town Council of Kiryandongo District by Malaki, Wanjala

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Microfinance and Socio-Economic Development in Byumba Sector. A case Study of Reseau Interdiocesain De Micro Finance (Rim S.A) by Fraterne, Nzeyimana

“…However further research should be carried out on The Impact of Microfinance on the Small Scale Industry in Rwanda; The Possibilities of Providing Asset Loans Rather than Cash loans for some Beneficiaries; Financial Accessibility and Poverty Eradication, Education and Performance of Small Scale Business Enterprises.…”
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Naads and Poverty Reduction in Kabale District by Matthew, Jimtexkuule

“…Results showed that most of the households had married household heads in the age bracket 25-54 years and less than half of household’s members had not attained formal education. Sorghum, beans, sweet potatoes and solanum potatoes are the main crop enterprises, while goats, poultry and piggery are the main livestock species kept. …”
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The Role of Community-Based Organisations in Compating HIV/AIDS in Kanungu District, Uganda. by Denis, Karugaba

“…Kanungu Development Initiative has proved that CBOs have great potential in not only educating people about the prevention of HIV/AIDS, but also in providing care and support to people living with HIV/AIDS and their families, by providing a wide range of interventions to both the people infected and affected by the pandemic. …”
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Financial Institutions and poverty Alleviation: A case study of Peoples Bank of Zanzbar (Pbz) in Western District of Zanzibar. by Mohamed, Dadi

“…Many felt that they acquired several skills and can educate their children, pay medical bills and afford to feed their households as a result of training and support services received. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Versus Standard of Care Recovery for Emergency Cesarean Deliveries at Mbarara Hospital, Uganda by Moris, Baluku, Francis, Bajunirwe, Joseph, Ngonzi, Joseph, Kiwanuka, Stephen, Ttendo

“…Patients in the ERAS arm were treated with a modified ERAS protocol that included modified counseling and education, prophylactic antibiotics, antiemetics, normothermia, restrictive fluid administration, and multimodal analgesia. …”
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Sociodemographic factors associated with acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine and clinical trials in Uganda: a cross-sectional study in western Uganda by Isaac, Echoru, Patricia, Decanar Ajambo, Emmanuel, Keirania, Edmund E. M, Bukenya

“…The acceptance rate for COVID-19 vaccination was (53.6%; 572/1067) with those aged 18–20 years, males, elites at tertiary level of education (degree or diploma), students, Muslims, married, non-salary earners and rural dwellers having better odds and likeliness to accept vaccination. …”
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Factors influencing male involvement in family planning among married couples seeking maternity and pediatric services in Chuk by Mercy Nwankwo, Chinenye, Immaculate, Okoth

“…A good number of the respondents knew condom and pills as family planning method However, only 27(22.7 knew withdrawal and 45(37.8%) aware of Tubal ligation as family planning. Inadequate health education by health care workers on Family Planning products/services may lead to low uptake of services (P = 0.04). …”
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A combined use of Panax ginseng extract and the probiotic, Lactobacillus plantarum in the diet of Asian seabass, Lates calcarifer: Effects on growth, immunity and survival after ba... by Xiaojie Hou, Jianfeng Zhang, Neda Behmagham, Hamed Ghafarifarsani

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A process-based evaluation of biases in extratropical stratosphere–troposphere coupling in subseasonal forecast systems by C. I. Garfinkel, Z. D. Lawrence, Z. D. Lawrence, A. H. Butler, E. Dunn-Sigouin, E. Dunn-Sigouin, I. Statnaia, A. Y. Karpechko, G. Koren, M. Abalos, B. Ayarzagüena, D. Barriopedro, N. Calvo, A. de la Cámara, A. Charlton-Perez, J. Cohen, D. I. V. Domeisen, D. I. V. Domeisen, J. García-Serrano, N. P. Hindley, M. Jucker, H. Kim, R. W. Lee, S. H. Lee, M. Osman, M. Osman, F. M. Palmeiro, I. Polichtchouk, J. Rao, J. H. Richter, C. Schwartz, S.-W. Son, M. Taguchi, N. L. Tyrrell, C. J. Wright, R. W.-Y. Wu

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Call for Papers: Demography Prize for Young Researches 2016/2017 by IF and FRFG

“…Designed as a quantitative measurement of how the position of young people has changed across the EU, its 13 indicators include housing costs, government debt, spending on pensions and education, participation in democracy, and access to tertiary education. …”
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Study protocol for an observational cohort study of heat stress impacts in pregnancy in The Gambia, West Africa [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Jane E Hirst, Ana Bonell, Abdul Sesay, Leonidas G. Ioannou, Bubacarr Bah, Kris A. Murray, Andy Haines, Sophie E. Moore, David Jeffries, Neil S Maxwell, Ana Vicero-Cabrera, Apolline Saucy, Cally Tan, Emmanuel Okoh, Dorothy Watters, Bakary Sonko, Williams Oluwatosin Adefila, Yahaya Idris, Mam Leigh-Nabou, Jarra Manneh, Andreas Flouris, Sainabou Bojang, Amanda N Sferruzzi-Perri, Andrew Prentice

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Positron emission tomography molecular imaging for pathological visualization in multiple system atrophy by La Dong, Rui Zhou, Jinyun Zhou, Ke Liu, Chentao Jin, Jing Wang, Chenxi Xue, Mei Tian, Hong Zhang, Yan Zhong

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EXPLORING DENTISTS' KNOWLEDGE AND PERSPECTIVES ON ORALBIOPSIES AT BAQAI DENTAL COLLEGE, KARACHI by Samara Rais, Nauman Sheikh, Zarah Subhan, Qasim Saleem, Ayesha Azmat, Ramsha Tariq

“…This suggests that general dental practitioners (GDPs) would benefit from dental education programs focused on oral precancerous and cancer detection, as well as screening and diagnostic techniques. …”
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Prevalence and social determinants of smoking among men in Mauritius: a cross-sectional study by Miguel San Sebastián, Tuomilehto Jaakko, Stefan Söderberg, Paul Zimmet, Bhushan Ori, Jaysing Heecharan, Osvaldo Fonseca-Rodríguez, Sudhirsen Kowlessur

“…People in the 25–34 age group (PR = 1.65; 95% CI: 1.12–2.41), those separated, divorced or widowed (PR = 1.57; 95% CI: 1.16–2.11), the ethnic groups Muslim-Mauritians (PR = 1.70; 95% CI: 1.00–2.89) and Creoles (PR = 1.97; 95% CI: 1.16–3.35), and those with secondary (PR = 1.29; 95% CI: 1.00–1.67) and primary education (PR = 1.47; 95% CI: 1.10–1.98) were statistically significantly associated with daily smoking. …”
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Structural Vulnerability Factors and Gestational Weight Gain:  A Scoping Review on the Extent, Range, and Nature of the Literature by Labonté, Jocelyne M, Dumas, Alex, Clark, Emily, Savard, Claudia, Fournier, Karine, O’Connor, Sarah, Morisset, Anne-Sophie, Fontaine-Bisson, Bénédicte

“…Results: Of the 157 included articles, the eight SVFs most commonly studied in association with GWG were race/ethnicity (n=91 articles), age (n=87), parity (n=48), education (n=44), income (n=39), marital status (n=28), immigration (n=19), and abuse (n=12). …”
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Early mobilisation in Windhoek intensive care units: Practices, attitudes and barriers by Ilse du Plessis, Savarna Francis, Brenda Morrow

“…Clinical implications: The findings highlight the need for targeted education, training programmes, standardised mobility protocols and the establishment of a dedicated mobility champion to promote EM in Windhoek ICUs.…”
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The association between life’s essential 8 and gallstones: A cross-sectional study by Yang Zhao, Xuesong Liu, Jingru Han, Bin Feng, Chowtin Yan, Jianfu Zhao

“…Stratified analysis showed a stronger association in participants under 65 (OR: 0.26, 95% CI: 0.15–0.44), females (OR: 0.44, 95% CI: 0.24–0.81), those with higher education (OR: 0.39, 95% CI: 0.19–0.78), non-white individuals (OR: 0.28, 95% CI: 0.13–0.60), and married participants (OR: 0.40, 95% CI: 0.20–0.80). …”
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