The Impact of Batwa Settlement Patterns on their Social Economic Development: A Case Study of Kisoro Municipality by Aiijshakiye, Vincent

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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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Factors Associated with Hand Washing Practices Among Secondary School Students in Ndorwa East Constituency in Kabale District. by Twinomuhwezi, Benja

“…Systematic sampling was used to select students to participate in the study while simple random sampling was used to identify schools to participate in the study. …”
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Micro-credit institution’s services and sustainability of micro, small and medium-scale enterprises during Covid-19 pandemic in Kigezi region south western Uganda by Moses, Agaba, Siraj, Kaaya, Lukman, Nafiu

“…The research population was divided into clusters (areas or districts) and the required sample was selected using simple random sampling. The study used an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire to collect the data. …”
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Learners' Perception of English Language Learning in Universal Secondary Schools in Kisoro District. by Ndagijimana, Ngenda

“…Both purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used in selecting respondents. …”
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Influence of different rolling processes on microstructure, texture and anisotropy of the Al–Cu–Li alloy by Fengman Li, Xiangyu Chen, Lipeng Ding, Chenglin Wang, Ke Zhang, Yaoyao Weng, Zhihong Jia

“…The HR + IA + CR sample with the highest PSN particles density exhibits highest level of recrystallization and random texture distribution, giving rise to the low anisotropy of the alloy. …”
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Beyond reliability: assessing rater competence when using a behavioural marker system by Samantha Eve Smith, Scott McColgan-Smith, Fiona Stewart, Julie Mardon, Victoria Ruth Tallentire

“…Inter-rater reliability in each group was calculated using the two-way random, absolute agreement single-measures intra-class correlation co-efficient (ICC). …”
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Adverse birth outcome and associated factors among mothers with antepartum hemorrhage in public hospitals Tigray, northern Ethiopia, 2020 by Tomas Amare Abraha, Gebremedhin Kinfe Gebremariam, Berhane Teklay Asfaha, Tensay Kahsay Weldegebreal, Desta Hailu Aregawi

“…A simple random sampling technique was used to select hospitals and charts of study participants. …”
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Cervical spine changes with functional appliance treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Sandhya Murali, Annapurna Kannan, Vignesh Kailasam

“…Meta-analysis was performed using random effects model for assessment of changes in the cervical spine with removable and fixed functional appliances. …”
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Supervised and Unsupervised Screen Time and Its Association With Physical, Mental, and Social Health of School-Going Children in Dhaka, Bangladesh: Cross-Sectional Study by Shahria Hafiz Kakon, Tanjir Rashid Soron, Mohammad Sharif Hossain, Rashidul Haque, Fahmida Tofail

“…A total of 420 children, aged 6‐14 years, were enrolled via the stratified random sampling method across three English medium and three Bangla medium schools in Dhaka. …”
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Novel genes involved in vascular dysfunction of the middle temporal gyrus in Alzheimer’s disease: transcriptomics combined with machine learning analysis by Meiling Wang, Aojie He, Yubing Kang, Zhaojun Wang, Yahui He, Kahleong Lim, Chengwu Zhang, Li Lu

“…Finally, combining bulk RNA sequencing data and two machine learning algorithms (least absolute shrinkage and selection operator and random forest), four characteristic Alzheimer’s disease feature genes were identified: somatostatin (SST), protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 3 (PTPN3), glutinase (GL3), and tropomyosin 3 (PTM3). …”
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Predictive modeling of consecutive intravenous immunoglobulin treatment resistance in Kawasaki disease: A nationwide study by Eun Jung Cheon, Gi Beom Kim, Seung Park

“…Machine learning models, including Logistic Regression (LR), Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP), Random Forest (RF), CATBoost, Explainable Boosting Machine (EBM), and Gradient Boosting Machine (GBM), were applied to predict treatment resistance. …”
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A prospective study on association between comprehensive lifestyle scores and cognitive function changes in community-dwelling older adults in Tianjin city by Muya ZHANG, Xian CAI, Liping ZU, Huichao ZHAO, Tianyu WANG, Chenyu LI, Jing YUAN, Fei MA

“…From March to April 2016, eldly adults aged 65 years and above were recruited as research subjects in Tianjin through multi-stage cluster random sampling. Baseline data collection included basic demographic characteristics, lifestyle habits, and health status. …”
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Preoperative hemoglobin and perioperative blood transfusion in major head and neck surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Munib Ali, Joseph C. Dort, Khara M. Sauro

“…The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses was followed. A random-effects model was used to pool reported data. …”
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Global surface eddy mixing ellipses: spatio-temporal variability and machine learning prediction by Tian Jing, Ru Chen, Chuanyu Liu, Chunhua Qiu, Chunhua Qiu, Cuicui Zhang, Mei Hong

“…We also assessed the predictability of global mixing ellipses using machine learning algorithms, including Spatial Transformer Networks (STN), Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and Random Forest (RF), with mean-flow and eddy- properties as features. …”
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Prevalence of visually significant cataract and cataract surgical coverage in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Angus W Turner, Mark A Chia, Hessom Razavi, Marcel M Nejatian, Saiuj Bhat, Amy Kalantary, Joshua R Taylor

“…Pooled prevalence estimates were derived using meta-analyses with a random-effects model. Nine studies enrolling 36 302 participants were included. …”
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An MPPT method using phasor particle swarm optimization for PV‐based generation system under varying irradiance conditions by Injila Sajid, Adil Sarwar, Mohd Tariq, Shafiq Ahmad, Farhad Ilahi Bakhsh, Adamali Shah Noor Mohamed, Md. Rasidul Islam

“…However, particle swarm optimization (PSO) suffers from delayed convergence, more iterations to reach the optimal point, and random parameter selection. Hence, this study employs an improved version of PSO called Phasor‐PSO (P‐PSO) in an MPPT controller. …”
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Incidence Density Rate of Neonatal Mortality and Predictors in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Zebenay Workneh Bitew, Ayinalem Alemu, Ermias Getaneh Ayele, Desalegn Abebaw Jember, Michael Tamene Haile, Teshager Worku

“…The IDRs and predictors of neonatal mortality were computed from studies conducted in survival analysis. Fixed and random effect models were used to compute pooled estimates. …”
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Ultrasound-assisted immersion freezing improves the digestion properties of beef myofibrillar protein by Junguang Li, Chenhao Sun, Xiaonan Yue, Wuchao Ma, Yu Wang, Jiansheng Zhao, Guangsu Zhu, Yanhong Bai

“…The results showed that the solubility and thermal stability of BMP were significantly increased, when treated with 400 W ultrasound, and the α-helix, β-sheets, β-turns, and random-coil fractions structures content were higher and the fluorescence intensity was closest to that of the control group, demonstrating enhanced structural stability of BMP. …”
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Post-operative Analgesia with Intraperitoneal Bupivacaine Alone and with Dexmedetomidine Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy by Anees Ahmad, Ambreen Khan, Syed Shakeel Ahmed, Saima Noreen, Mohammad Idrees, Shahryar

“…A simple random sampling technique was adopted. A total of 68 cases undergoing LC were enrolled and randomly allocated to either Group-B (n=34) who received intraperitoneal BPV 50 ml 0.25%+5 ml normal saline and Group-BD (n=34) who were served intraperitoneal BPV 50 ml 0.25%+ DEX 1 μg/kg with normal saline 5 ml. …”
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