Financial Management and Performance of Banks in Kabale District: A Case Study of ABSA Bank Kabale. by Turihohabwe, Rominate

“…The study recommended that there should be ensuring that the bank maintains an optimal level of cash reserves to meet daily operational needs and unexpected expenses as this can help in avoiding liquidity crises while minimizing the opportunity cost of holding excessive cash and there should be implementation of the strategies to speed up the collection of receivables since this can include setting clear credit policies, offering discounts for early payments, and regularly reviewing the creditworthiness of clients as faster collections improve cash flow and reduce the risk of bad debts.…”
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Design and Modellingof a Pneumatic Vice Machine by Talemwa, Prosper

“…The design focuses on optimizing the pneumatic actuator mechanism to ensure consistent performance under varying load conditions. …”
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A Re-Designed Efficient Charcoal Stove. by Mwesigwa, Lourdel

“…The study aimed to design a charcoal stove that optimizes energy from the cold start phase, hot start phase, and after cooking for food warming purposes. …”
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Effects of dietary compound acidifier (Biomin) on the growth, anti-oxidation, immunity, and intestinal health of juvenile channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) by Junyu Yan, Kai Luo, Bo Wang, Jiaxin He, Can Li, Jiang Zhou, Wenhao Lai, Xin Zhou, Jingwei Ye, Mingzhu Pan, Yingbing Su, Weihua Gao, Kai Guo, Chengmin Zhao

“…Based on the SGR, the recommended optimal level of CA for channel catfish was 0.0863 %. …”
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Estimating Suitable Areas for Dry Almond (Amygdalus communis L.) Cultivation Development in Fars Province using Geographic Information System (GIS) by Ayatollah Karami, Alireza Salehi, Vida Aliyari

“…Consequently, it is recommended that the expansion of almond tree cultivation in this province be prioritized. Proper planning and optimal utilization of suitable areas in Fars province, considering environmental conditions and defined criteria, will enhance the performance of almond cultivation and facilitate sustainable agricultural development in this region. …”
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Ovarian stimulation alternatives for in vitro production of embryos in water buffaloes by Alexis Bandeo, José Luis Konrad, Natalia Vallejos, Pablo Ponce, Marina J. Sansinena, Gustavo Crudeli, Pablo Maldonado-Vargas

“…Further work is needed to optimize the outcomes, especially with these new ovarian stimulation alternatives. …”
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Research on Characteristics and Influencing Factors of High Temperature Disaster Risk in Wuhan Based on Local Climate Zone by Shujing GUO, Li ZHANG

“…Furthermore, highly correlated LCZ types are screened out under the optimal size, the multicollinearity of all LCZ landscape pattern indices is examined and those with multicollinearity are excluded. …”
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Grape Recognition and Localization Method Based on 3C-YOLOv8n and Depth Camera by LIU Chang, SUN Yu, YANG Jing, WANG Fengchao, CHEN Jin

“…This design enabled the model to sequentially infer attention maps across two independent dimensions (channel and spatial), optimize features by considering relationships between channels and positional information. …”
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Neurotoxicity of aluminium chloride and okadaic acid in zebrafish: Unravelling Alzheimer's disease model via learning and memory function evaluation by S.Z. Raduan, Q.U. Ahmed, M.R.A. Rusmili, A.S.M. Sabere, M.S. Haris, M.F. Shaikh, W.A.W. Sulaiman, M.H. Mahmood

“…Conclusion: These observations suggest that OKA is the optimal choice of neurotoxin for a validated and optimised zebrafish AD model. …”
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Predicting Insemination Outcome in Holstein Dairy Cattle using Deep Learning by Mohammad Alishahi, Mahdi Ravakhah

“…By developing a tool that can determine the reproductive success of livestock, ranchers can optimize their production and breeding strategies and improve overall livestock management practices to increase reproductive efficiency and profitability. …”
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Biogas quality and nutrient remediation in palm oil mill effluent through Chlorella vulgaris cultivation using a photobioreactor by T. Handayani, I.N. Djarot, N. Widyastuti, F.D. Arianti, A. Rifai, A.I. Sitomurni, M.M.A. Nur, R.N. Dewi, N. Nuha, J. Haryanti, D. Pinardi, Y. Suryana, A. Aziz, E. Syamsudin, T. Rochmadi, P.A. Lomak, A. Hadi, M.D. Pertiwi, E. Yuniastuti, N.A. Putri

“…In this study, the application of 15 percent volume per volume biogas with an optical density of 0.4 was found to be optimal for the growth of the microalgae. The cultivation period lasted for 14 days. …”
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Developing an effective teaching model in order to improve the educational level of schools by Mehdi Mohammadi, fardin Abdollahy, Rafigh Hasani

“…Based on the results of the interviews, 11 themes in the form of 4 concepts of personal and scientific characteristics of teachers (social status of teachers, individual character of teachers, and empowerment of teachers), optimal management of the classroom and educational environment (use of educational technology, classroom management and effective educational implementation, and appropriate educational tools and equipment), active and motivating teaching (use of active teaching methods and motivational levers), and targeted teaching (objectification of teaching (meaningful learning), targeted research) were identified. …”
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Presenting the fintech market development model with an emphasis on existing challenges and strategies by Seyed Mani Sadraee, Farideh Haghshenaskashani, Mehdi Karimizand

“…Fintech companies can advertise their products or services with an optimized website or a standard page according to the Instagram algorithm. …”
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Risk of hereditary spherocytosis misdiagnosis due to limited effective diagnostic methods by Hien Thanh Dao, Triet Hy Van, Tuyet Thi Bach Tran, Dat Quoc Ngo, Anh Thi Mai Nguyen

“…Results: Eosin-5'-maleimide binding assay demonstrated high sensitivity (93.33%), specificity (100%), and accuracy (97.3%) in detecting hereditary spherocytosis, with an optimal cut-off value of 47.83% decreased mean fluorescent intensity. …”
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A narrative review of the literature on the pediatric orthopedic management of fibrous dysplasia by Elio Paris, Giacomo De Marco, Oscar Vazquez, Christina Steiger, Sana Boudabbous, Romain Dayer, Dimitri Ceroni

“…This narrative review attempts to summarize more than 20 years of observations of patients with FD to help pediatric orthopedists establish a care framework that can improve its identification, understand the impact that endocrinopathies can have on its clinical presentation, and optimize the management of bone disorders. Our focus is specifically on orthopedic manifestations of FD and modern management alternatives. …”
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Novel transfer learning based bone fracture detection using radiographic images by Aneeza Alam, Ahmad Sami Al-Shamayleh, Nisrean Thalji, Ali Raza, Edgar Anibal Morales Barajas, Ernesto Bautista Thompson, Isabel de la Torre Diez, Imran Ashraf

“…K-nearest neighbor (KNN), LGBM, logistic regression (LR), and random forest (RF) are implemented using the novel features with optimized hyperparameters. The LGBM and LR models trained on proposed MobLG-Net (MobileNet-LGBM) based features outperformed others, achieving an accuracy of 99% in predicting bone fractures. …”
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Extracting Skeleton of the Global Terrorism Network Based on m-Modified Topology Potential by Shuliang Wang, Kanokwan Malang, Hanning Yuan, Aniwat Phaphuangwittayakul, Yuanyuan Lv, Matthew David Lowdermilk, Jing Geng

“…Our study paves the way to extract the optimal skeleton of the global terrorism network, which might be beneficial for counterterrorism and network analysis in wider areas.…”
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CircRNA-Disease Associations Prediction Based on Metapath2vec++ and Matrix Factorization by Yuchen Zhang, Xiujuan Lei, Zengqiang Fang, Yi Pan

“…Finally, we use matrix factorization, take similarity as a constraint, and optimize it to obtain the final prediction results. …”
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A rare case of recurrent adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast with weak hormone receptor positivity by Jonathan W. Ray, MD, Mena Louis, DO, Nathaniel Grabill, MD, Jaime Morel Ruiz, MD, Priscilla Strom, MD

“…Despite its favorable prognosis, optimal management remains undefined due to its rarity and lack of consensus guidelines. …”
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Turn TRAIL Into Better Anticancer Therapeutic Through TRAIL Fusion Proteins by Yan Wang, Xin Qian, Yubo Wang, Caiyuan Yu, Li Feng, Xiaoyan Zheng, Yaya Wang, Qiuhong Gong

“…Consequently, extensive research has focused on optimizing TRAIL‐based therapies, with one of the most common approaches being the construction of TRAIL fusion proteins. …”
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