Student Gender and Support by Compassion International Influences Achievement Goal Orientation among Adolescents in South-western Uganda. by Ndyareeba, Eunice, Zanna, Clay, Biirah, Judith, Kasawo, Henry Kibedi

“…The adoption of achievement goal orientation is a crucial factor in shaping an individual's attitudes and behaviors toward learning. …”
Get full text

Experiences of Participants in An Agricultural Livelihood Support Initiative for People Living With HIV In Central Uganda. by Tumwine, Christopher, Addo, Isaac Yeboah, Zakumumpa, Henry, Seeley, Janet, Oucul, Lazarus

“…Future interventions can draw from the experiences of our participants while also taking seriously into consideration the different circumstances of individuals in a targeted population so as to increase the chances of producing more positive outcomes.…”
Get full text

Design of An Automobile Engine Stand. by Turyasingura, Cosmas

“…The design features thorough analyses, material selection, and detailed drawings for both individual components and the complete assembled stand. …”
Get full text

Investigating the Influences of Self Esteem on Student’s Academic Performance in English Language: A Case Study of Secondary Schools in Rubanda. by Ahurira, Divotter

“…Fewer respondents noted that self-esteem contributes to students' personal development and individual characteristics. Among the challenges faced by students with low self-esteem in English language learning, the most common issue identified was a lack of basic communication skills, which hinders students' progress in mastering these skills. …”
Get full text

Impact of Architectural Sculpture Design on Buildings: A Case Study of Kigezi Region. by Tumwekwase, Boaz

“…The number of people involved in any communal project, from sponsors (whether states, or individuals) to designers, architects, and sculptors, was enormous. …”
Get full text

Design and Construction of a Solar Installation System for a Reading Room at St. Johns Secondary School Ikumba. by Turyashemererwa, Norbet

“…Apparently, we can improve the efficiency of the system with an individual interest mode of generation. Solar panel systems are cost-effective, pollution-free, and maintenance-free.…”
Get full text

Representation of Culture and Human Rights Violations in Timothy Wangusa’s Upon This Mountain and Austin Bukenya’s The Bride. Unisa Press. by Tugume, Benon.

“…The reading of primary texts focuses on characters and themes since the objectives are twofold: first, to examine the point of view of individual characters subjected to ritual pain, trauma, and intra-cultural discrimination in Upon This Mountain and second, to analyse the writer’s use of dialogue and action to dramatise resistance to cultural prejudices and discrimination in The Bride. …”
Get full text

Access of Women to Higher Education in Uganda: An Analysis of Inequalities, Barriers and Determinants by Kwesiga, Joy Constance

“…The central conclusion is that the family, society and the state in Uganda act as if they are constantly weighing the profitability of investing in boys' or girls' education, albeit not in the conventional way of measuring earnings of educated workers, but rather assessing the future functional value of the individual. Lower status within the family structure, lower perceived social value, exacerbated by general economic constraints and inadequate educational structures make girls' education, particularly higher education, appear less profitable than that of boys. …”
Get full text

Organizational Communication and Performance of Co-Operative Societies in Uganda. A Case Study of Abateganda Ntungamo Growers Co-Operative Society Ltd by Richards, Arinaitwe

Get full text

Mentorship and supervision in Ugandan higher education institutions universities: challenges and prospects by John Michael, Edoru, Adebayo, Sanni T.

“…The ideal higher education institution or university should facilitate personal and professional development enabling individuals and groups to achieve their full potential. …”
Get full text

Contribution of Savings and Internal Lending Communities to the Youth Livelihood in Rwanda: The Case of Gikongoro Diocese Project 2006-2010 by Jacques, Sezikeye

“…Also, they increase individual wealth and allow members to invest money in income-generating assets, though they face some problems in trying to enhance financial access to the youth, like corruption among the members of the groups, a lack of knowledge to handle finance issues among the youth since most of them are school dropouts, poor management accountability of funds given to many youth, and a failure to make proper decisions among many youth; but in a nutshell, they have contributed greatly towards improving the living standards of the youth in Gikongoro diocese.…”
Get full text

Mentorship and supervision in Ugandan higher education institutions universities: challenges and prospects by John Michael, Edoru, Sanni Tajudeen, Adebayo

“…The ideal higher education institution or university should facilitate personal and professional development enabling individuals and groups to achieve their full potential. …”
Get full text

Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche

“…It separates moral from legal duties and formulates “epidemiological imperatives” – the way of thinking of a responsible and solidary individual facing the task of preventing an outbreak of epidemics in a community. …”
Get full text

Analysis of the relationship between abdominal aortic calcification and frailty in the middle-aged and older US population by Rena Rehemuding, Kaisaierjiang Kadier, Xinliang Peng, Pengfei Liu, Diliyaer Dilixiati, Aikeliyaer Ainiwaer, Xiaozhu Liu, Xiangtao Liu, Xiang Ma

“…Multivariable logistic regression models examined the association between AAC and frailty.Results: A total of 2987 adults aged ≥40 years were included. Compared to individuals with an AAC-8 score of 0, low-risk (AAC-8 score = 1–2; OR: 1.24; 95 % CI, 1.00–1.53) and high-risk AAC (AAC-8 score ≥ 3; OR: 1.83; 95 % CI, 1.03–3.23) were associated with higher odds of frailty. …”
Get full text

The Impact of Zinc Supplementation on the Course of Infections by Justyna Woźniak, Ewelina Kopczyńska, Piotr Kulej, Wiktor Biesiada, Justyna Weronika Kmieć, Anna-Mariia Chernysh, Aleksandra Dusińska, Jakub Waszczyński, Kamila Fuczyło, Karolina Stankevič

“…Clinical studies confirmed its effectiveness in reducing respiratory infections, improving vaccine responses, and decreasing complications in vulnerable individuals. …”
Get full text

Noncoding RNA profiling in omentum adipose tissue from obese patients and the identification of novel metabolic biomarkers by Yongjiao Zhang, Yongjiao Zhang, Ao Chen, Ao Chen, Sumei Lu, Dong Liu, Xiaolei Xuan, Xiaofei Lei, Mingwei Zhong, Fei Gao

“…Subsequent analyses included functional annotation with GO and KEGG pathway mapping, validation via real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT‒PCR), the exploration of protein‒protein interactions (PPIs), and the identification of key regulatory genes through network analysis.ResultsThe results indicated that, compared with those in healthy individuals, various lncRNAs, circRNAs, and miRNAs were significantly differentially expressed in obese subjects. …”
Get full text

YOLOv8-CBAM: a study of sheep head identification in Ujumqin sheep by Qing Qin, Qing Qin, Qing Qin, Xingyu Zhou, Xingyu Zhou, Xingyu Zhou, Jiale Gao, Jiale Gao, Jiale Gao, Zhixin Wang, A. Naer, Long Hai, Suhe Alatan, Haijun Zhang, Zhihong Liu, Zhihong Liu, Zhihong Liu

“…IntroductionThe facial coloration of sheep is not only a critical characteristic for breed and individual identification but also serves as a significant indicator for assessing genetic diversity and guiding selective breeding efforts.MethodsIn this study, 201 Ujumqin sheep were used as research objects and 1713 head image data were collected. …”
Get full text

Clinical advances in kidney autotransplantation: a review by Shengjie Lin, Jingci Gai, Shangjin Huang, Yingzhen He, Da Hao, Shuhang Luo, Yilong Lin, Jiang Qiu, Jun Li, Changxi Wang, Chenglin Wu

“…Kidney autotransplantation may be indicated for the rare condition of loin pain-hematuria syndrome when conservative measures fail. Additionally, individuals with solitary or bilateral kidney disease benefit from kidney autotransplantation to preserve their renal function. …”
Get full text

Underlying and contributing causes of mortality from CDC WONDER—Insights for researchers by Abdul Mannan Khan Minhas, Laurence S. Sperling, Sadeer Al-Kindi, Dmitry Abramov

“…Methods: All-cause and top 5 underlying causes of deaths in individuals ≥25 years of age from 2011 to 2019 occurring within United States were extracted from CDC WONDER. …”
Get full text

Clinical Guidelines of the Russian Society of Surgeons, the Russian Gastroenterological Association, the Association of Surgeons-Hepatologists and the Endoscopic Society “REndO” o... by V. T. Ivashkin, A. G. Kriger, A. V. Okhlobystin, M. A. Anischenko, S. S. Kardasheva, S. A. Alekseenko, S. F. Bagnenko, M. I. Bykov, S. A. Budzinskiy, I.  M. Buriev, V. A. Vishnevskiy, E. I. Galperin, V. P. Glabay, V. R. Goltsov, T. G. Dyuzheva, G. G. Karmazanovskiy, M. P. Korolev, D. M. Krasilnikov, Yu. A. Kucheryavy, I. V. Maev, N. A. Maystrenko, M. F. Osipenko, M. I. Prudkov, V. I. Simanenkov, E. G. Solonitsin, A. V. Fedorov, E. D. Fedorov, I. B. Khlynov, M. V. Chikunova, A. V. Shabunin, S. G. Shapovalyants, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin

“…Conservative treatment of patients with CP is provided for symptom relief and prevention of complications. Individual cases with severe non-interactable abdominal pain, as well as a complicated course of the disease (development of ductal hypertension due to main pancreatic duct stones or strictures, obstructive jaundice caused by compression of the common bile duct, symptomatic postnecrotic cysts, portal hypertension due to compression of the portal vein or thrombosis of the splenic vein, persistent duodenal obstruction, pseudoaneurysm of the celiac trunk basin and the superior mesenteric artery) serve as an indication for endoscopic or surgical treatment. …”
Get full text