Stress management and Employee performance in Kisoro Hospital, Kisoro District, Uganda by Gregory K.N., Ndongereye

“…The target population for this study was 151; however the sampling size that was obtained by stratified and purposive sampling techniques were 60 respondents. The research instruments used included questionnaires, interviews and documentary review. …”
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The Role of Faith Bases Organizations in Enhancement of the Social Welfare Among the Rural Poor Households in Nyamweru sub-county, Kabale district; A case Study of Caritas Kabale d... by Hategekimana, Donisian

“…The data collection instruments used in this study included questionnaires, interview guide and focus group discussions. …”
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Factors associated with knowledge on the spread of HIV/AIDS among Secondary School Students of Groupe Scolaire De Rugando in Kigali City, Rwanda by Mercy Nwankwo, Chinenye, Denyse Sibomana, Uwizeye

“…Self-administered structured questionnaires were used for data collection for a period of one month with the help of a trained research assistant. The study instrument was pilot tested in mission secondary school outside study population and further validation carried out before it was administered based on consent. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Inflation on Household Consumption in Kisoro District: A Case Study of Ny Akabande Subcounty by Nzabanita, Alikanjero

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The Impact of Domestic Roles on Girls' Academic Performance in English in Maziba Sub County Kabale District. by Mwesigye, Fred

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Retrieving the atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane from the European Copernicus CO2M satellite mission using artificial neural networks by M. Reuter, M. Hilker, S. Noël, A. Di Noia, M. Weimer, O. Schneising, M. Buchwitz, H. Bovensmann, J. P. Burrows, H. Bösch, R. Lang

“…The stochastic errors due to instrument noise must not exceed 0.7 ppm for XCO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> and 10 ppb for XCH<span class="inline-formula">₄</span>. …”
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The Effect of Corona Dormancy on the Physiological Stress and Main Nutritional Components in the Transport of Trachinotus ovatus During Survival by Siwei LIU, Jiamei ZHONG, Xiuping FAN, Xiaoming QIN, Jian SHEN, Wenqi XU

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Repeated positron emission tomography tracing neutrophil elastase in a porcine intensive-care sepsis model by Frida Wilske, Olof Eriksson, Rose-Marie Amini, Sergio Estrada, Helena Janols, Amina Khalil, Anders Larsson, Miklós Lipcsey, Sara Mangsbo, Jonathan Sigfridsson, Jan Sjölin, Paul Skorup, Anders Wall, Viola Wilson, Markus Castegren, Gunnar Antoni

“…Conclusion The neutrophil elastase PET-tracer [11C]NES is a novel and unique instrument to study the acute innate neutrophil immune response in sepsis and associated vital organ failure. …”
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Gait physiotherapy with motor imagery in people with Parkinson’s disease: a protocol for randomized control GAITimagery trial by Constanza San Martín Valenzuela, Constanza San Martín Valenzuela, Constanza San Martín Valenzuela, Esperanza Ramírez Murcia, Estela Aznar-Requena, Dalia García Sotolongo, Rebeca Rosas-Martín, M. Luz Sánchez-Sánchez, M. Luz Sánchez-Sánchez

“…The tertiary outcomes are related to Quality of life, Daily life activities, Freezing of gait, Balance, Mobility, and Gait performance measures to psychometrics and biomechanics instruments. All results will be measured at baseline (t0), post-training (t1), and follow-up assessment (t2) 8 weeks after finished physiotherapy programs.DiscussionThe GAITimagery program standardizes the application of MI exercises related to the improvement of parkinsonian gait at the same time that monitoring the vividness referred by the participants session by session. …”
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Development and Validation of a New Method for Determination of Pb and Cr in Marine Organisms by Total Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence (TXRF) Spectroscopy by Blanca G. Beltrán, Ibiza Martínez-Serrano, Victor Ramos-Sanchez, David Chávez-Flores, Myrna C. Nevárez-Rodríguez, Emilio A. Suárez-Domínguez

“…In order to correct possible instrument drifts, 20 μg·L−1 of gallium was used as internal standard (IS). …”
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Comparing space-based to reported carbon monoxide emission estimates for Europe's iron and steel plants by G. Leguijt, G. Leguijt, J. D. Maasakkers, H. A. C. Denier van der Gon, A. J. Segers, T. Borsdorff, I. R. van der Velde, I. R. van der Velde, I. Aben, I. Aben

“…We perform analytical inversions to estimate emissions from 21 individual plants using observations from the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) for 2019. As prior emissions, we use values reported by the facilities to the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR). …”
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Nomophobia, phubbing, and deficient sleep patterns in college students by Margit Julia Guerra Ayala, Olga María Alegre de la Rosa, Maria Amparo del Pilar Chambi Catacora, Elizabeth Vargas Onofre, Edith Cari Checa, Débora Díaz Flores

“…Data were collected using the Short Nomophobia Questionnaire (SNQ-5) and the Brief Phubbing Scale (BPS-6), validated instruments with strong internal consistency. The results showed moderate positive correlations between nomophobia, phubbing, and poor sleep patterns. …”
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Exploring cognitive and neuroimaging profiles of dementia subtypes of individuals with dementia in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Jean Ikanga, Jean Ikanga, Saranya Sundaram Patel, Saranya Sundaram Patel, Megan Schwinne, Caterina Obenauf, Caterina Obenauf, Emmanuel Epenge, Guy Gikelekele, Nathan Tshengele, Immaculee Kavugho, Samuel Mampunza, Lelo Mananga, Charlotte E. Teunissen, Julio C. Rojas, Brandon Chan, Argentina Lario Lago, Joel H. Kramer, Adam L. Boxer, Andreas Jeromin, Emile Omba, Alvaro Alonso, Alden L. Gross

“…This study aims to identify dementia subtypes and their cognitive and neuroimaging profiles in older adults with dementia in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) using biomarkers and clinical data.MethodsForty-five individuals with dementia over 65 years old were evaluated using the Community Screening Instrument for Dementia and the informant-based Alzheimer’s Questionnaire. …”
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DETERMINANTS OF GREEN FINANCING IMPLEMENTATION by Galih Suprapto

“…This was accomplished through the utilisation of research instruments and primary data that was obtained directly from the source. …”
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A novel non-invasive murine model for rapidly testing drug activity via inhalation administration against Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Xirong Tian, Xirong Tian, Xirong Tian, Xirong Tian, Yamin Gao, Yamin Gao, Yamin Gao, Yamin Gao, Chunyu Li, Chunyu Li, Chunyu Li, Chunyu Li, Wanli Ma, Wanli Ma, Wanli Ma, Wanli Ma, Jingran Zhang, Jingran Zhang, Jingran Zhang, Jingran Zhang, Yanan Ju, Yanan Ju, Yanan Ju, Yanan Ju, Jie Ding, Jie Ding, Jie Ding, Jie Ding, Sanshan Zeng, Sanshan Zeng, Sanshan Zeng, Sanshan Zeng, H. M. Adnan Hameed, H. M. Adnan Hameed, H. M. Adnan Hameed, H. M. Adnan Hameed, Htin Lin Aung, Htin Lin Aung, Htin Lin Aung, Nanshan Zhong, Gregory M. Cook, Gregory M. Cook, Gregory M. Cook, Gregory M. Cook, Jinxing Hu, Jinxing Hu, Tianyu Zhang, Tianyu Zhang, Tianyu Zhang, Tianyu Zhang, Tianyu Zhang

“…This novel approach offers several advantages: (1) it eliminates the need for anesthesia in mice during administration and simplifies the instrument manipulation; (2) it is cost-effective by utilizing mice instead of larger animals; (3) it shortens the time from several months to 16 or 17 days for obtaining result; (4) it is non-invasive by directly measuring the live RLUs of mice as a surrogate marker for colony-forming units for in vivo drug activity testing; (5) up to six mice can be administrated daily and simultaneously, even 2–3 times/day; (6) results are relatively objective and reproducible results minimizing human factors. …”
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Japi 2.0, a gaming platform to stimulate cognitive and non-cognitive skills in early childhood: protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial by Jorge Gaete, Saray Ramírez, Cristian A. Rojas-Barahona, Valentina Romo, Natalia Ríos, Ricardo Araya

“…Measures will be conducted using different instruments with children, parents, and early years educators to gain insight into their acceptance of the intervention and the development of cognitive and non-cognitive skills. …”
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Fingerprinting of ruby and sapphire gemstones through Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) methodologies by A. Soares de Sousa, E. M. C. Gomes, L. Bayés-García, A. Di Mariano, M. Garcia-Valles

“…In this study, 25 rubies and sapphires (natural, synthetic, and treated) from the Gemology School of the University of Barcelona were analysed using standard gemological instruments and FTIR spectroscopy. Distinct spectral fingerprints were identified for different categories and treatments. …”
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The cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase gene family is involved in the response to Fusarium oxysporum in resistant and susceptible flax genotypes by R. O. Novakovskiy, L. V. Povkhova, G. S. Krasnov, T. A. Rozhmina, A. A. Zhuchenko, L. P. Kudryavtseva, E. N. Pushkova, P. Kezimana, A. V. Kudryavtseva, A. A. Dmitriev, N. V. Melnikova

“…Approximately 250 million reads, generated with an Illumina NextSeq instrument, were analyzed. After filtering to exclude the F. oxysporum transcriptome, the remaining reads were mapped to the L. usitatissimum genome and quantified. …”
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Simulating High-redshift Galaxies: Enhancing UV Luminosity with Star Formation Efficiency and a Top-heavy IMF by Tae Bong Jeong, Myoungwon Jeon, Hyunmi Song, Volker Bromm

“…Using our simulation results, we derive several observables such as effective radius, UV slope, and emission-line rates, which could serve as valuable theoretical estimates for comparison with existing spectroscopic results and forthcoming data from the JWST NIRSpec and MIRI instruments.…”
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Superior biomechanical stability of pedicle screws compared to lateral mass screws: recommendations for bicortical positioning and enhancing bone contact in geriatric C1 vertebrae by Leon-Gordian Leonhardt, Leonie Rörup, Anna Lena Kammal, Michael Hahn, Marc Dreimann, Benjamin Ondruschka, Felix Nikolai von Brackel, Tim Rolvien, Lennart Viezens, Simon von Kroge

“…High-resolution quantitative computed tomography was used to analyze the bone microstructure of cylinders corresponding to the trajectories of PS and LMS in mono- and bicortical locations in each C1. After instrumentation with both screw types and types of fixation, the mechanical stability was tested by increased cyclic loading in cranio-caudal direction. …”
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