The Impact of Sex Education Towards Moral Development Among Pupils in Kebisoni Sub-County Rukungiri District. by Kamagara, Annet

“…According to the findings, 100% of the respondents agreed that there are the impact of sex education towards moral development among pupils in the Kebisoni sub-county Rukungiri district and these included sexuality education is not damaging to children or adolescents, sexuality education open attitude towards sexuality among youth, provides a more robust framework for developing and measuring sex, children are aware of and recognize these relationships long before they act on their sexuality, provides adolescents with the information and skills they need to navigate relationships. The study revealed the challenges that affect the teaching of sex education in the Kebisoni sub-county Rukungiri district and these included: teachers are scared to teach sex education; even the best are very discouraged, lack of training as well as their lack of training affects what happens in the classroom, lack support for their work, teachers limit their lessons to "safe" topics such as anatomy and abstinence. …”
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Impacts of Tax Laws on the Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Abaasa, Ruth

“…The results aligned well with theoretical expectations, with 70 (47%) of respondents agreeing that tax laws are often complex and challenging for SMEs to navigate, requiring time, expertise, and sometimes external assistance from tax professionals or accountants. …”
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Analysis of Radio Science Data from the KaT Instrument of the 3GM Experiment During JUICE’s Early Cruise Phase by Paolo Cappuccio, Andrea Sesta, Mauro Di Benedetto, Daniele Durante, Umberto De Filippis, Ivan di Stefano, Luciano Iess, Ruaraidh Mackenzie, Bernard Godard

“…The radiometric data were fitted using both NASA’s Mission Analysis, Operations, and Navigation Toolkit Environment (MONTE) and ESA’s General Orbit Determination and Optimization Toolkit (GODOT) software. …”
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Accelerating discoveries at DIII-D with the Integrated Research Infrastructure by T. Bechtel Amara, S. P. Smith, Z. A. Xing, S. S. Denk, A. Deshpande, A. O. Nelson, C. Simpson, E. W. DeShazer, T. F. Neiser, O. Antepara, C. M. Clark, J. Lestz, J. Colmenares, N. Tyler, P. Ding, M. Kostuk, E. D. Dart, R. Nazikian, T. Osborne, S. Williams, T. Uram, D. Schissel

“…Our starting point for evaluating plasma stability focuses on the pedestal limits that must be navigated to achieve better confinement. This information is meant to help operators run more effective experiments, so it needs to be available rapidly inside the DIII-D control room. …”
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Machine learning-based analysis of sea fog’s spatial and temporal impact on near-miss ship collisions using remote sensing and AIS data by Dan Liu, Ling Ke, Zhe Zeng, Zhe Zeng, Shuo Zhang, Shanwei Liu, Shanwei Liu

“…This study sheds light on how the spatial and temporal patterns of sea fog, derived from satellite remote sensing data, contribute to the risk of near-miss collisions, which may help in navigational decisions to reduce the risk of ship collisions.…”
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Reflexivity as a transformative capacity for sustainability science: introducing a critical systems approach by Anita Lazurko, Michele-Lee Moore, L. Jamila Haider, Simon West, Daniel D. P. McCarthy

“…Reflexivity is cited as a crucial capacity for navigating the resulting challenges, yet notions of reflexivity are often focused on individual researcher reflections that lack explicit links to the collective transdisciplinary research process and predominant modes of inquiry in the field. …”
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A conceptual model and practical guidance for the development, administration, and evaluation of individualized therapies by Lucie Perillat, Lucie Perillat, Andrew McFadyen, Andrew McFadyen, Andrew McFadyen, Patricia Furlong, James Anderson, James Anderson, James Anderson

“…By discussing these stages and parameters in detail, we aim to provide guidance on how to navigate the ethical complexities inherent to individualized interventions and offer a preliminary framework for balancing the interplay between research objectives and patient care needs. …”
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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Healthcare: A Comprehensive Review of Advancements in Diagnostics, Treatment, and Operational Efficiency by Md. Faiyazuddin, Syed Jalal Q. Rahman, Gaurav Anand, Reyaz Kausar Siddiqui, Rachana Mehta, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, Shilpa Gaidhane, Quazi Syed Zahiruddin, Arif Hussain, Ranjit Sah

“…The goal of this review is to present a thorough analysis of AI's effects on healthcare while providing stakeholders with a road map for navigating this changing environment. Methods This review analyzes the impact of AI on healthcare using data from the Web of Science (2014–2024), focusing on keywords like AI, ML, and healthcare applications. …”
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Enhanced CyGNSS Soil Moisture Retrieval Validated by In-Situ Data in Argentina's Pampas by Javier Arellana, Francisco Grings, Mariano Franco

“…Specifically, with the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CyGNSS), the reflected signal is often modeled in its simplest form, utilizing the Fresnel reflection coefficients for a semi-infinite dielectric medium corrected with an effective roughness parameter. …”
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Humanizing processes after harm part 1: patient safety incident investigations, litigation and the experiences of those affected by Lauren Ramsey, Laura Sheard, Justin Waring, Siobhan McHugh, Ruth Simms-Ellis, Ruth Simms-Ellis, Gemma Louch, Katherine Ludwin, Jane K. O’Hara

“…Patients and families started investigation processes with cautious hope, but over time, came to realize that they lacked power, knowledge, and support to navigate the system, made clear in awaited investigation reports. …”
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Rationale and design of APOLLO: a personalized rehAbilitation PrOgram in aLLOgeneic bone marrow transplantation by Edith Pituskin, Stephen Foulkes, Rachel J. Skow, Thomas McMurtry, Calvin Kruger, Janet E. Bates, Daena Lamoureux, Joseph Brandwein, Elena Lieuw, Cynthia Wu, Nancy Zhu, Peng Wang, Daniel Sawler, Minakshi Taparia, Marlene Hamilton, Tiffany Comfort-Riddle, Tara Meyer, Gabor T. Gyenes, Ian Paterson, Carla M. Prado, Mark J. Haykowsky, Justin G. Greiner, Margaret L. McNeely, Puneeta Tandon, Richard B. Thompson

“…Methods The primary aim of this study will evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a multimodal care navigation (nursing, exercise, nutrition) intervention with content delivery facilitated by a supportive care web-based ‘app’ extending from diagnosis to 1 year in the allogeneic bone marrow transplant population. …”
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TransRAUNet: A Deep Neural Network with Reverse Attention Module Using HU Windowing Augmentation for Robust Liver Vessel Segmentation in Full Resolution of CT Images by Kyoung Yoon Lim, Jae Eun Ko, Yoo Na Hwang, Sang Goo Lee, Sung Min Kim

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> TransRAUnet is expected to serve as a navigation aid for liver resection surgery through accurate liver vessel and tumor segmentation.…”
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Structural-Electromagnetic-Thermal Coupling Technology for Active Phased Array Antenna by Pengying Xu, Yan Wang, Xiaoxian Xu, Longyang Wang, Zhihai Wang, Kunpeng Yu, Wenzhi Wu, Meng Wang, Guojun Leng, Dongming Ge, Xiaofei Ma, Congsi Wang

“…It has become the core equipment in land, navigation, and aeronautical applications. With the continuous improvement of technical changes and military requirements, the working frequency band, pointing accuracy, gain, and low sidelobe level of APAA increase, and the multi-disciplinary design contradiction between antenna electrical performance and structure and temperature becomes increasingly prominent. …”
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No easy way out: towards a framework concept of long-term governance by Dirk Scheer, Sandra Venghaus, Stefania Sardo, Sascha Stark, Sophie Kuppler, Michael W. Schmidt, Carsten Hoyer-Klick

“…In essence, we understand long-term governance at its core as a reflexive policy-making process to address significant enduring and persistent problems within a strategy-based decision-making arena to best prepare for, navigate through, and experiment with a changing environment. …”
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THE ROLE OF PARASTERNAL MEDIASTINOTOMY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF MEDIASTINAL TUMORS by O. V. Pikin, A. B. Ryabov, A. O. Alexandrov, D. A. Vursol, A. M. Amiraliev

“…In case of the ineffectiveness of transthoracic biopsy under the control of ultrasound or CT navigation, the performing of parasternal mediastinotomy allows to establish a morphological diagnosis and to begin a specific treatment in the shortest possible time.…”
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Tangeretin offers neuroprotection against colchicine-induced memory impairment in Wistar rats by modulating the antioxidant milieu, inflammatory mediators and oxidative stress in t... by Olalekan Bukunmi Ogunro, Mojisola Esther Karigidi, Gideon Ampoma Gyebi, Areej Turkistani, Ahmad H. Almehmadi

“…Colchicine resulted in poor memory retention in acquiring and retaining a spatial navigation task, passive avoidance apparatus, and Morris water maze paradigms. …”
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Non-communicable diseases and their associations with outpatient services utilisation: insight from a population-based survey in Malaysia by Jabrullah Ab Hamid, Awatef Amer Nordin, Suhana Jawahir, Adilius Manual, Iqbal Ab Rahim, Sarah Nurain Mohd Noh, Nur Elina Ab Mutalib, Nurul Salwana Abu Bakar

“…Strengthening primary care services and improving patient navigation across healthcare levels are critical to supporting individuals with multimorbidity. …”
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Can Ethiopia eliminate malaria? Malaria burden: insights from the pre-elimination era, current challenges and perspectives by Dagmawi Woldesenbet, Yalewayker Tegegne, Abdulhakim Mussema, Elias Tamene, Kemal Mohamed, Wagaw Abebe, Melese Mekuria, Kasahun Bogale, Habtamu Geremew, Mufta Muzemil Shifa, Mulugeta Aemero Tegegne

“…Understanding the historical context and contemporary challenges is crucial for navigating Ethiopia’s path toward malaria elimination.MethodsFrom October 2023 to January 2024, a systematic search was conducted across open access journals such as PubMed, EMBASE, CINALH, Web of Science, Global Health, and Google Scholar using MeSH and Emtree terms for malaria. …”
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Transition to home after very preterm birth: improving outcomes of children and their families—a systematic review protocol by Beatrice Latal, Ulrike Held, Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Sandra Siegfried, Vivienne Engel, Valentina Mauron-Papadimitriou, Lea Bührer, Laura Ebner, Lena Keller, Martina Gosteli

“…This situation often leaves parents coping with anxiety and a sense of unpreparedness, as they navigate the transition to home. Correspondingly, the WHO advocates for additional support for parents of preterm infants following the transition to home. …”
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CitySEIRCast: an agent-based city digital twin for pandemic analysis and simulation by Shakir Bilal, Wajdi Zaatour, Yilian Alonso Otano, Arindam Saha, Ken Newcomb, Soo Kim, Jun Kim, Raveena Ginjala, Derek Groen, Edwin Michael

“…Here, we describe how we have coupled advances in the construction of digital or virtual models of real-world cities with an agile, modular, agent-based model of viral transmission and data from navigation and social media interactions, to overcome these challenges in order to provide a new simulation tool, CitySEIRCast, that can model viral spread at the sub-national level. …”
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