Novice Inter-Rater Reliability on the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) After a 4-Hour Training Session by Brent Harper, Adrian Aron

“…Variation between novice raters may reflect the amount of previous exposure assessing movement and suggests that some may require more time learning and practicing in order to identify non-optimal movement patterns that may require further assessment…”
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A qualitative investigation of the influences of gender among low-socioeconomic status students’ motivations to study biology by Svetlana Masjutina, Elizabeth Stearns

“…Results Using interview data from LSES students who were participants in an externally funded scholarship program, we found that personal interests, positive learning experiences, and particularly medical career opportunities were highly influential for shaping major-related choices for LSES students, comparable to the motivations seen among biology students from all demographic groups. …”
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Implementing a rapid geographic range expansion - the role of behavior changes by Logan, Corina, McCune, Kelsey, LeGrande-Rolls, Christa, Marfori, Zara, Hubbard, Josephine, Lukas, Dieter

“…We found that grackles in the edge population had a higher flexibility variance (measured by reversal learning) and a higher persistence average (they participated in a larger proportion of trials), and that there were no population differences in average levels of flexibility, innovativeness (number of loci solved on a multiaccess box), or exploration (latency to approach a novel environment). …”
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Modified Mosquito Programs’ Surveillance Needs and An Image-Based Identification Tool to Address Them by Jewell Brey, Bala Murali Manoghar Sai Sudhakar, Kiley Gersch, Tristan Ford, Margaret Glancey, Jennifer West, Sanket Padmanabhan, Angela F. Harris, Autumn Goodwin

“…Health districts often lack the resources needed to collect essential data, and conventional entomological species identification involves a significant learning curve to produce consistent high accuracy data. …”
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The Impact of Drug Abuse on The Learner's Academic Performance in Kisoro Municipality Kisoro District. by Arinitwe, Edward

“…The study recommended that students should reduce and if possible abstain from drugs taking if they are to keep track of education well and improve their academic performance, the government should intervene by putting strict laws on the way sellers of drugs should put the time to open their bars and to close them to reduce on drugs taking among people, students should look for other ways of reducing stress not to end it by drugs taking since it affects their brain and also affects their academic performance, students' leisure time should be spent productively on doing some activities like reading and discussing but not to spend it on drugs abusing if they are to move forward effectively with the education process and there should be massive sensitization on the dangers of drugs on academic performance of students to reduce and if possible end drugs taking among school learning children.…”
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Assessing The Effect of Single Parenting on Learners Academic Performance in Selected Secondary Schools of Kabale Municipality. by Ahumuza, Miriam

“…Other respondents mentioned death, divorce, and separation, the study results on the challenges fed by students of single parents on academic performance, the highest number of respondents mentioned parental understanding of children's feelings, the lowest number of respondents mentioned the ability to negotiate social situations and produce successful social mention and parents' knowledge of their children other respondents mentioned children's satisfaction with the way they are living their lives, risk of failing to get adequate educational provisions which hinder students' academic performance, and ability to manage their learning and succeed academically and the study results on effects of single parenting on students' academic performance, the highest number of respondents mentioned ess concentration in class, the lowest number of respondents mentioned late coming to school. other respondents mentioned a lack of adequate scholastic materials, isolation from friends which hinders the student's discussion, absenteeism from school, and stressful life which affects students' academic performance. …”
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Effect of Teacher-Pupil Ratio on Academic Performance of Pupils in Selected Primary Schools in Kabale Municipality. by Turyahabwe, Frank

“…The study showed the factors affecting the academic performance of pupils in primary schools in Kabale Municipality and these included performance Pressure accounting 18(17.4%), family Background by 19(18.4%), learning Infrastructure by 25(24.2%), difficulty in Understanding accounted 14(13.5), teacher-Student Ratio by 22(21.3%). …”
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Determinants of Performance in Physical Sciences at Uganda Certificate of Education: A Case Study of Selected Schools in Ntungamo Municipality. by Muhindo, Alex

“…On school-based factors, it was concluded that there was a need to have well-equipped science laboratories and computer laboratories with internet services to promote the teaching and learning of physical sciences. In addition, proper preparation for examinations needs to be given much attention by exposing learners to a variety of sample examinations. …”
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Experiences and Perceptions on Community Client-Led ART Delivery (CCLADS) Model of Antiretroviral (ART) Delivery: Patients’ and Providers’ Perspectives in South Western Uganda. by Kasande, Meble, Tusimiirwe, Happiness, Taremwa, Michael, Lamulatu, Kabiite, Amanyire, Mark, Nakidde, Gladys, Kabami, Jane

“…Experiences also included enough time, learning some activities, and good adherence. Conclusion: Participation in the CCLADS groups provides several benefits to the patient including reduced transport, longer refills, and good adherence. …”
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Impact of Interactive Digital Tools on Agriculture Education in Secondary Schools: A Case Study of Rwamucucu Sub-county Rukiga District. by Akampurira, Ronald

“…Based on results from the study, the study findings showed the benefits of interactive digital tools on agricultural education in secondary schools and these included enhanced Engagement and Motivation, improved Understanding of Complex Concepts, access to Updated Information and Resources, practical Skill Development, Personalized Learning Experience, collaboration, and Networking Opportunities. …”
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Pupil Leadership and Discipline Maintenance Among Pupils’ in Primary Schools of Muko Sub-County Rubanda District. by Twegarukemu, Patrick

“…Provision of clear and consistent rules, ensuring better classroom management, teachers and staff should act as positive role models for the pupils, ensuring parental involvement in the education process, incorporating social and emotional learning programs into the school curriculum to help pupils develop emotional intelligence and implementing anti-bullying programs to create a safe and inclusive environment for all pupils are the measures of discipline maintenance among pupils’ in the selected primary schools that were mentioned. …”
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School Infrastructure Utilization and Students’ Academic Performance of Secondary Schools in Kajara County, Ntungamo District by Doreen, Ahumuza

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The Influence of Early Grade Reading On Pupils Academic Performance in Selected Primary Schools in Rukiga District by Muhumuza, Boaz

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Performance evaluation and prediction of optimal operational conditions for a compact date seeds milling unit using feedforward neural networks by Khaled Abdeen Mousa Ali, Changyou Li, Wang Han, Sali Issa, Mohamed Hamdy Eid, Samy F. Mahmoud, Marwa Abd-Elnaby Mohammed

“…This research pioneers the application of machine learning in optimizing date seed processing, potentially revolutionizing agricultural waste valorization and opening new avenues for sustainable resource utilization.…”
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Implementation of the hidden curriculum in the formation of the religious character of students by Ulfa Fitria, Nur Khalimah

“…The hidden curriculum implemented includes congregational prayers, madrasah diniyah, istighosah, study sessions of the Ihya’ Ulumiddin book, Quran learning using the Yanbu’a method, monthly Ahad Legi gatherings, and weekly ro’an activities every Friday. …”
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Characterization of G2/M checkpoint classifier for personalized treatment in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma by Yiming Liu, Yusi Wang, Shu Tan, Xiaochen Shi, Jinglin Wen, Dejia Chen, Yue Zhao, Wenjing Pan, Zhaoyang Jia, Chunru Lu, Ge Lou

“…Ultimately, an artificial neural network (ANN) and machine learning were employed to develop the G2MC subtypes classifier. …”
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Classifying Sunn Pest Damaged and Healthy Wheat Grains Across Different Species with YOLOV8 and Vision Transformers by Melike Çolak, Özgü Özkan, Ali Berkol, Nergis Pervan Akman, Murat Ardıç, Okan Sezer, Nazife Gözde Ayter Arpacıoğlu, Zekiye Budak Başçiftçi, Murat Olgun

“…Over time, the number of researchers focusing on this problem by using various machine learning algorithms and image processing techniques has increased. …”
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Exploring the predictive power of antinuclear antibodies and Rheumatoid factor correlations in anticipating therapeutic outcomes for female patients with coexisting Sjögren's syndr... by Anitha Krishnan Pandarathodiyil, Hema Shree K, Pratibha Ramani, B. Sivapathasundharam, Ramya Ramadoss

“…These findings suggest that machine learning models could enhance personalized treatment strategies for patients with SS and RA, but additional validation with larger datasets is required.…”
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Implicit bias in referrals to relational psychological therapies: review and recommendations for mental health services by Chenai Mandangu, Anne Millicent Ramos, Mohona Sengupta, Rosslyn Bender, Reem El-Hayani, Ifrah Hasan, Hannah Okechukwu, Shafeena Anas, Dominik Havsteen-Franklin

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