Records Keeping and Financial Performance in Local Government: A Case Study of Rubanda District Local Government. by Birungi, Edinah

“…This can be done by records department and Training programmes on records management organized for the staff through seminars and workshops.…”
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Factors Responsible For School Dropout At Different Levels of Education in Selected Academic Institutions in Kisoro Municipality Southern Division Kisoro District. by Kamahoro, Phionah

“…The study findings showed that the remedies or possible measures to address the problem of dropout may include introducing alternative forms of education as reported by 46(21 % ), re-organizations of school systems 23(10% ), investing and improving in quality of schooling 55(25%), enactment of various national laws 32914%), strengthening the USE program 40(18%) and sex education 26(12%). …”
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Records Keeping and Financial Performance in Local Government: A Case Study of Rubanda District Local Government. by Birungi, Edinah

“…This can be done by the records department and Training programs on records management organized for the staff through seminars and workshops…”
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Assessing The Influence of Upland Rice on Household Income in Nyamirama Sub-County Kanungu District. by Byamukama, Chrispus

“…The data units were sorted according to the study objectives to produce coherent meaning. The data was then organized, entered into the computer, and analyzed using Microsoft Excel a computer-based statistical application program, where both inferential and descriptive analysis was used. …”
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Assessment of Hand-Hygiene Practices Among Health Care Workers at Kisoro Hospital, Kisoro District. by Nsenga, Alex

“…Conclusion: The study concluded that most of the health workers know the meaning of hand hygiene and five moments of hand hygiene but the actual practice of hand hygiene is still a big challenge Recommendation: The study recommended that, refresher trainings/CMEs' for health care workers on hand hygiene including socio-behavioral change communication should be organized by the Ministry of health through the District health department to increase awareness among health care workers about the importance of hand hygiene and change a negative attitude of health care workers towards hand hygiene practice. …”
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Association of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances with gout risk: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2007–2018 data emphasizing mixture effects by Haixin Feng, Siran Li, Shiqing Huang, Linxi He, Ruihao Huang, Renhuizi Wei, Xin Peng, Haiyi Yan, Chongxiang Xiong, Bingsong Zhang

“…It is more likely to accumulate and express toxicity in the reproductive organs, liver, and immune system compared to PFOS and PFOA. …”
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Влияние сукцинатсодержащего кристаллоидного раствора на воспалительную реакцию при интенсивной терапии внебольничной пневмонии у детей: проспективное открытое сравнительное исследо... by Владимир Викторович Лазарев, П. Е. Анчутин, М. В. Быков, Д. А. Смирнов, Т. А. Пчелинцева, Н. С. Фролов, Х. М. Махачилаева, Б. И. Голубев

“…РЕЗУЛЬТАТЫ: В группе применения ССКР отмечено сокращение длительности пребывания в реанимации и снижение потребности в оксигенотерапии в среднем на двое суток, нормализация показателей по шкале pSOFA (pediatric Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score — педиатрическая шкала оценки) органной дисфункции отмечается на 2 дня быстрее, более низкие уровни лейкоцитов — на 2–4-е сут, снижение нейтрофилов — на 3-и и 4-е сут, снижение С-реактивного белка (СРБ) — к 3-м сут. …”
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Safety and efficacy of oral edible bird’s nest supplementation: Anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory benefits for Arabian race stallions during exercise by Khalid Obaid AL-Khaldi, Khalid Hamed Al-Ruzaiqi, Abdul Salam Babji, Seng Joe Lim, Mohammed Babatunde Sadiq, Nurhusien Yimer

“…Vital signs, hematological parameters, and organ function markers were monitored. In Experiment 2, 12 stallions were divided into three groups: EBN (n = 3), Premier E® (n = 3), and control (n = 6). …”
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The paediatric liver transplant experience in Johannesburg, South Africa: A broad overview and update by K Kinandu, A Beeton, M Beretta, S Berkenfeld, L Brannigan, R Britz, D Demopoulos, L Doedens, M Duncan, P Gaylard, C Hajinicolaou, W Lowman, H Maher, T De Maayer, V Mudau, S Rambarran, M Reynders, F van der Schyff, B Ströbele, S Tager, E Wessels, J Fabian, J Loveland

“…Living donor, split and ABO incompatible liver transplants have been incorporated in response to the severe organ shortage in South Africa. However, our outcomes can be improved. …”
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Real-world treatment patterns and clinical characteristics in patients with moderate-to-severe systemic lupus erythematosus: an analysis of the SLE Prospective Observational Cohort... by Raj Tummala, Richard A Furie, Laurent Arnaud, Eric F Morand, Martin Aringer, Stephanie Chen, Barnabas Desta, Alberta Hoi, Bo Ding, Christine Peschken, Jonatan Hedberg, Tina Grünfeld Eén, Alessandro Sorrentino, Danuta Kielar

“…Objectives Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a disease with heterogeneous treatment patterns largely based on organ involvement and disease severity. The SLE Prospective Observational Cohort Study (SPOCS) collected data worldwide over 3 years from patients with moderate-to-severe SLE. …”
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Bacteriological Profile of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media and its Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern at a Tertiary Care Hospital by Geeta Geeta, Naveen G, Apoorva P, Harish MO, Arathi Nair, Harshitha MC, Kiran Revankar, Girish PB

“…Pseudomonas aeruginosa 38 (39.58%) was the most common organism followed by Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus 27 (28.13%), Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species 8 (8.33%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae 6 (6.25%). …”
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Emergency Medicine Palliative Care Access (EMPallA): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of specialty outpatient versus nurse-led tel... by Jeanne Cho, Michael Hill, Corita R Grudzen, Deborah J Shim, Abigail M Schmucker, Keith S Goldfeld, Lauren Southerland, Jeffrey M Caterino, Marie-Carmelle Elie, Robert Swor, Susan E Cohen, Arum Kim, Joseph Lowy, Jennifer S Scherer, Nancy E Bael, Ellin Gafford, Joshua Lakin, Paige Barker, Angela Chmielewski, Jennifer Kapo, Audrey Tan, Rebecca Yamarik, Susan Salz, Stephen Ryan, Anne Kim, Isabel Castro, Amelia Hargrove, Laura Stuecher, Nora Daut, Juanita Booker-Vaughns, Garrett K Chan, J Nicholas Dionne-odom, Patrick Dunn, Robert Galvin, Ernest A Hopkins III, Margaret M Maguire, Neha Reddy Pidatala, Dawn Rosini, Sally Welsh, Karen Jubanyik, Ada L Rubin, Kei Ouchi, Rebecca Murray, Nicole Tang, Marie Bakitas, Abraham Brody, Caroline Blaum, Mara Flannery, Richard Tamirian, Pamela Marsack, Jennifer Bonito, Romilla Batra, Donna C Sadasivan, Eric David Isaacs, Constance L Kizzie-Gillett, William K Vaughan, Pluscedia G Williams, Angela Young-Brinn

“…Eligible patients: (1) have advanced cancer (metastatic solid tumour) or end-stage organ failure (New York Heart Association class III or IV heart failure, end-stage renal disease with glomerular filtration rate <15 mL/min/m2, or global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease stage III, IV or oxygen-dependent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease); (2) speak English; (3) are scheduled for ED discharge or observation status; (4) reside locally; (5) have a working telephone and (6) are insured. …”
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Controlled bottom-up synthesis and characterization of crystalline and amorphous lead(II) coordination polymers: Sonochemical methods, structure–property relationship, and photocat... by Saeedeh Ebad Sichani, Mohammad Jaafar Soltanianfard, Alison Zamanpour, Payam Hayati, Jan Janczak, Zahed Karimi-Jaberi

“…Single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SC-XRD) was used to investigate two crystallized metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) with the same space group and chemical formula (P21/c). …”
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The Innovation Intermediaries Role in the Adoption of Emerging Technologies in Iran's Automotive Industry by Ali Maleki, Hadi Nilforoushan

“…Innovation intermediaries are organizations or bodies that act as representatives or agents in every aspect of the innovation process between two parties and are recognized as important actors that can facilitate the innovation process. …”
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Accumulation Characteristics and Hydrological Effects of Litter in Mixed Robinia pseudoacacia Plantations by CAO Zetao, DENG Yangxu, TIAN Jing, WANG Bing, LIU Guobin, YANG Yanfen

“…The trend for different organs was leaf > grass > fruit > branch. Furthermore, the effective interception and storage capacity of R. pseudoacacia × A. fruticosa was the largest (1.74 kg/m2), and the effective storage capacity of semi-decomposed litter was greater than that of undecomposed litter (p<0.05). (3) Evaporation of semi-decomposed and undecomposed litter reached a stable stage after 84 and 60 hours, respectively. …”
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Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Soil CH4 and N2O Fluxes in Typical Broad-leaved Forests in the Yangtze River Delta Region, China by JIA Qinqi, XU Fei, CHEN Bingjiang, LU Yanran, CHEN Lihan, HU Jiahao, GUO Na, FANG Shuangxi

“…Correlation analysis revealed that the CH4 absorption flux and N2O emission flux under the two treatments were significantly positively correlated with soil organic carbon content and soil temperature, respectively (p<0.05). …”
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Application of the DEB-TKTD model with multi-omics data: Prediction of life history traits of Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) under different salinities by Hanzun Zhang, Shipeng Dong, Hongwei Shan, Chao Yang, Fang Wang

“…Saline-alkaline aquaculture plays a crucial role in the ecological restoration of saline soils, yet high water salinity can significantly restrict the growth of cultured organisms. The Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) is typically farmed in freshwater, to evaluate the effects of salinity stress on these crabs, this study conducted laboratory aquaculture experiments at salinities of ≤ 0.5 (freshwater), 6, 12, and 18 ‰. …”
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Cohort profile: Noncommunicable diseases and ideal cardiovascular health among people living with and without HIV in Zambia and Zimbabwe (NCDzz cohort) by Gilles Wandeler, Samuel Bosomprah, Cleophas Chimbetete, Belinda Varaidzo Chihota, Guy Muula, Carolyn Bolton-Moore, Tinei Shamu, Ardele Mandiriri, Esau Banda

“…We plan to enrich the work through conducting in-depth assessments on the determinants of cardiovascular, liver and kidney end-organ disease outcomes yearly. Additionally, we seek to pilot NCD interventions using novel methodologies like the trials within cohorts. …”
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Assessment of in vitro skin permeation and accumulation of phenolic acids from honey and honey-based pharmaceutical formulations by Anna Nowak, Anna Muzykiewicz-Szymańska, Magdalena Perużyńska, Edyta Kucharska, Łukasz Kucharski, Karolina Jakubczyk, Paulina Niedźwiedzka-Rystwej, Justyna Stefanowicz-Hajduk, Marek Droździk, Juraj Majtan

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Response surface methodology for the design of malachite green dye removal by γ-Fe2O3 dispersed on reduced graphene oxide sheets by Liu Zhu, Anam Sana, Muhammad Tariq Qamar, Ali Bahadur, Guocong Liu, Mohammad Aslam, Ammar Zidan, İsmail Seçkin Çardaklı, Shahid Iqbal, Sajid Mahmood, Muhammad Saad, Khalid M. Alotaibi

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