Decentralized Planning, Budgeting and Service Delivery in Local Governments. A Case Study of Health and Education Services in Musanze District, Rwanda. by Samson, Maniragaba

“…Thus, the overall results determined by percentage for the level of effective decentralized planning and budgeting in terms of effective financial planning and budgeting, fiscal accountability and transparency has effect on delivery of health and education services delivery in Musanze district was (77.9%). …”
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Mobile-Commerce Usage Challenges among University Students in Uganda: A Case of Kabale University. by Phelix, Businge Mbabazi, Micheal, Tamale, Patricia, Kyomugisha

“…These services include among others; mobile financial services e.g., mobile banking, mobile payments, mobile brokering etc., mobile shopping services e.g., mobile ticketing and mobile auctioning, and mobile entertainment services e.g., mobile music, mobile gaming, mobile movies, etc. …”
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Transitioning health workers from PEPFAR contracts to the Uganda government payroll by Everd, Bikaitwoha Maniple

“…We aimed to understand the process of transitioning HWs from President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to Government of Uganda (GoU) payrolls and to explore the facilitators and barriers encountered in increasing domestic financial responsibility for absorbing this expanded workforce. …”
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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 established that, teachers’ rewards is highly influenced their performance, and also, financial rewards highly influenced the teachers’ rewards in secondary schools in southern division, Kabale municipality. …”
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The relationship of well-being, academic self-efficacy, and academic major satisfaction among part-time job students: A cross-sectional study by Phuoc-Thien NGUYEN, Hoai-Thang TO, Gia-Phuoc TRAN-THIEN, Thien-Ly DUONG-VO, Ky LUU, Ngoc-Han NGUYEN-THI, Vinh-Long TRAN-CHI

“…Introduction: Part-time jobs are common among college students due to financial needs and personal development goals. While it offers benefits, its impact on student well-being, academic performance, and major satisfaction remains unclear. …”
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Adapting to ulcerative colitis to try to live a ‘normal’ life: a qualitative study of patients’ experiences in the Midlands region of England by Rachel Cooney, Christel McMullan, Dmitri Nepogodiev, Laura Magill, Thomas D Pinkney, Jonathan M Mathers, Laura L Jones, Shri Pathmakanthan

“…In addition, some patients benefited from outside support providing them with practical, emotional and/or financial help. In conjunction with adaptation strategies and the time to adapt, this meant that some patients with severe clinical disease were able to maintain a sense of normality in life. …”
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Economic impact of cholera in households in rural southern Malawi: a prospective study by Florian Marks, Wilm Quentin, Vittal Mogasale, Amber Hsiao, Enusa Ramani, Hye-Jin Seo, GiDeok Pak, Dan Vuntade, Maurice M’bang’ombe, Bagrey Ngwira

“…While cholera treatment is provided for free in government-run health centres, additional investments in cholera control and prevention at the community level and financial support beyond direct medical costs may be necessary to alleviate the economic burden of cholera on households in southern Malawi.…”
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Personalized medicine: An alternative for cancer treatment by Devendra Singh, Vinay Kumar Dhiman, Minakshi Pandey, Vivek Kumar Dhiman, Avinash Sharma, Himanshu Pandey, Sunil Kumar Verma, Rajeev Pandey

“…The incidence of cancer continues to increase worldwide, resulting in significant physical, emotional, and financial challenges for individuals, families, communities, and healthcare systems. …”
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Life satisfaction of Palestinian and Polish students after pandemic COVID-19 by Krzysztof Zdziarski, Anna Knyszyńska, Katarzyna Karakiewicz-Krawczyk, Mariam Awad, Salam Awad, Narmeen Qumsieh, Marek Landowski, Beata Karakiewicz

“…They emphasize that a good financial situation gives them a sense of security and allows them to pursue their passions and interests. …”
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Proteome-Wide Identification and Comparison of Drug Pockets for Discovering New Drug Indications and Side Effects by Renxin Zhang, Zhiyuan Chen, Shuhan Li, Haohao Lv, Jinjun Li, Naixue Yang, Shaoxing Dai

“…Drug development faces significant financial and time challenges, highlighting the need for more efficient strategies. …”
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Flexible Work: Opportunity and Challenge (FLOC) for individual, social and economic sustainability. Protocol for a prospective cohort study of non-standard employment and flexible... by Gunnar Bergstrom, David M Hallman, Marina Heiden, Sven Svensson, SvendErik Mathiassen, Arne Fagerström, Jean Claude Mutiganda

“…We will use a comprehensive battery of measurement methods addressing financial performance, physical and psychosocial exposures, and physical and mental health, both at the organisational and the individual level. …”
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Children in Vegetative State and Minimally Conscious State: Patients’ Condition and Caregivers’ Burden by A. M. Giovannetti, M. Pagani, D. Sattin, V. Covelli, A. Raggi, S. Strazzer, E. Castelli, A. Trabacca, A. Martinuzzi, M. Leonardi

“…Caregivers were mainly mothers (85.7%), married (82.9%), and housewives (51.4%); 60% declared financial difficulties, and 82.9% provided full-time assistance. 57.2% reported depressive symptoms, poor mental health, and high level of state and trait anxiety. …”
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Investigating automated accounting and auditing in the Blockchain platform with a fuzzy Delphi approach by Payam Noori Doabi, Fereydon Rahnamay Roodposhti, Hamidreza Kordlouie, Hashem Nikoomaram, Ghodratollah Talebnia

“…Automated as an evolution in the field of accounting and auditing due to the dissatisfaction caused by financial scandals, frauds, bankruptcies, and past failures; the situation and problems in professions, industries, and businesses; volume, type, and impact of existing laws, regulations and standards; social and political pressures according to the existing situation; the wishes, expectations, needs and requirements of customers, and the ever-increasing technological developments and capabilities of the blockchain platform as an undeniable and very important necessity for which the necessary conditions are ready. …”
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Measuring how healthcare organizations respond after patients experience harm: perspectives and next steps by Lauge Sokol-Hessner, Lauge Sokol-Hessner, John Adams, Carole Hemmelgarn, Beth Miller, Diane O'Connor, Melissa Parkerton, Leilani Schweitzer, J. Matthew Austin, J. Matthew Austin

“…Recommended next steps include: build a national coalition of interested parties to guide the work; overcome barriers to measurement and improve feasibility, especially through the engagement of patient safety and risk management software vendors; explore measure development processes that focus on patient, family, and clinician-centered outcome and experience measures; define nationally recognized standardized CRP measures; consider the role for regulatory and financial incentives to promote their use; and facilitate data sharing and comparative analysis. …”
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Digital twins as global learning health and disease models for preventive and personalized medicine by Xinxiu Li, Joseph Loscalzo, A. K. M. Firoj Mahmud, Dina Mansour Aly, Andrey Rzhetsky, Marinka Zitnik, Mikael Benson

“…However, widespread implementation faces several challenges: (1) characterizing dynamic molecular changes across multiple biological scales; (2) developing computational methods to integrate data into DTs; (3) prioritizing disease mechanisms and therapeutic targets; (4) creating interoperable DT systems that can learn from each other; (5) designing user-friendly interfaces for patients and clinicians; (6) scaling DT technology globally for equitable healthcare access; (7) addressing ethical, regulatory, and financial considerations. Overcoming these hurdles could pave the way for more predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine, potentially transforming healthcare delivery and improving patient outcomes.…”
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The Validation of the sickle scan technique used to diagnose sickle cell disease by Magain Mihatano Barihuta, Guelord Inkalaba, Jocelyn Kakumba Mankulu, Olivier Nzingula, Maguy Luvandu Mbenza, Nicole M. Misengabu, M Ndeme, Michel Diyi, Mbembe Bitengeli, Tresor Bayebila Menanzambi, Nsimba Miezi, José Lami Nzunzu, Fridolin Kodondi Kule-koto

“…Considering the number of affected individuals in Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo (The Democratic Republic of the Congo) (50 million people affected), and the precarious financial situation of our countries, it is essential to develop low-cost techniques to facilitate access to screening for our populations. …”
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Factors Associated with the Implementation of Medical Records at the Konawe District Health Center, Indonesia by sitti marya ulva, Nurleni Nurleni, La Ode Saafi, Sunarsih Sunarsih, Erwin Azizi Jayadipraja, La Ode Bahtiar

“…Conclusion:The study concludes that financial, human resource, organizational, time of change, and infrastructural factors significantly influence the implementation of medical records at the Konawe District Health Center. …”
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THE EFFECT OF COMPANY GROWTH, CAPITAL STRUCTURE, GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MECHANISM, ON FIRM VALUE WITH EARNINGS MANAGEMENT AS AN INTERVENING VARIABLE by Muhammad Ali Nawawi

“…This is so because the financial decisions other stakeholders and investors make depend on this. …”
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Stabilizing milk-derived extracellular vesicles (mEVs) through lyophilization: a novel trehalose and tryptophan formulation for maintaining structure and Bioactivity during long-te... by Alan B. Dogan, Spencer R. Marsh, Rachel J. Tschetter, Claire E. Beard, Md R. Amin, L. Jane Jourdan, Robert G. Gourdie

“…Milk-derived extracellular vesicles (mEVs), separated from bovine milk, could provide a relatively low-cost, scalable platform for large-scale mEV production; however, the reliance on cold supply chain for storage remains a logistical and financial burden for biologics that are unstable at room temperature. …”
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Assessment of Economic Management of Land Resources to Enhance Food Security by Dinara Tleshpayeva, Natalia Bondarenko, Mikhail Leontev, Galina Mashentseva, Julia Plaksa, Andrey Zharov, Diana Stepanova, Agzhan Karbozova

“…The study suggests measures for sustainable land use, including transferring degraded lands to pasture, preferential taxation for ecologically clean production, and financial incentives for restoring and conserving land. …”
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