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

“…The objectives of the study were; to identify the effect of working capital management on performance, to establish the effect of capital structure decisions on performance, and to examine the effect of capital budgeting techniques on the performance of ABSA Bank Kabale. A descriptive study design was used and data was collected using questionnaires and interviews. …”
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Information and Communication Technology Adoption and the Growth of Small Medium Enterprises in Uganda: Empirical Evidence from Kampala City Council Authority by Eton, Marus, Constant, Okello Obura, Fabian, Mwosi, Benard, Patrick Ogwel, Mary, Ejang, Francis, Ongia

“…The study used cross sectional study design and data were collected from business owners operating within the divisions of Kampala Capital City Authority. …”
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Sales Promotion and Changing Market shares of Telecom Companies. It was Carried out in Kigali City Rwanda. by Daria, Murungi

“…The study used a cross sectional descriptive study design employing both qualitative and quantitative methods. …”
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Citizen Participation and Service Delivery: A case of Communities in Rukungiri Municipality. by Jonacent, Tumusiime

“…The study adopted a cross sectional-descriptive study design with the population size being 2907households in Rukungiri municipality from which a sample of 352 household heads was selected. …”
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The Role of Community-Based Organisations in Compating HIV/AIDS in Kanungu District, Uganda. by Denis, Karugaba

“…The study espoused a case study design which exploited both qualitative and quantitative approaches. …”
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Financial Institutions and poverty Alleviation: A case study of Peoples Bank of Zanzbar (Pbz) in Western District of Zanzibar. by Mohamed, Dadi

“…A case study of People’s Bank of Zanzibar in Western District Zanzibar basing on the following objectives; to investigate contribution Peoples Bank in poverty alleviation in Western District Zanzibar, to determine factors affecting Peoples Bank in poverty alleviation in Western District Zanzibar, to identify people’s perceptions on Peoples Bank toward poverty alleviation in Western District Zanzibar. The study design comprised of a combination of both descriptive and cross sectional research designs and both qualitative and quantitative data were employed. …”
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Access to Finance and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Uganda: A Case of Selected Smes in Kabale Municipality by Esperance, Nyiratebuka

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Factors influencing male involvement in family planning among married couples seeking maternity and pediatric services in Chuk by Mercy Nwankwo, Chinenye, Immaculate, Okoth

“…The aim of the study is to determine the factors influencing male involvement in family planning among married couples seeking maternity and pediatric services from January to June 2016 in CHUK. Cross-sectional study design was used. The study population comprised of 171 married couples seeking maternity and pediatric services in CHUK. …”
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Assessing Factors Contributing to Diarhoea Among Children Under Five Years in Kasese Municipal Council, Kasese District by Stephen, Bagonza

“…Methodology: A descriptive study design was used, employing both quantitative and qualitative approaches, with 375 people as the sample size of mothers of children under five years of age. …”
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Factors Contributing to Utilisation of Insecticide Treated Mosquito Bed Nets Among the Households of Kayonza Subcounty, Kanungu District. by Baguma, Bosco

“…A cross sectional study design involving both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. …”
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Prevalence and Predictors of Stunting among Primary School Children in Northeast Ethiopia by Getaw Walle Bazie, Mohammed Seid, Gudina Egata

“…A school-based cross-sectional study design was used among 341 primary school children in Northeast Ethiopia from October to December 2019. …”
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Changes in Shoulder and Lumbar Injury Incidence in Swimmers After Physical Examination and Exercise Programs by Hiroki Takayama, Masatoshi Nakamura, Satoshi Kataura, Shinya Kazekami, Ryosuke Takane, Yosuke Mitomi, Shigeto Nakagawa

“…The authors hypothesize that these efforts would decrease injury rates. # Study Design Observational Cohort study # Methods Thirty-one male high school and college student swimmers underwent a physical examination. …”
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Genome-Wide Expression of MicroRNAs Is Regulated by DNA Methylation in Hepatocarcinogenesis by Jing Shen, Shuang Wang, Abby B. Siegel, Helen Remotti, Qiao Wang, Iryna Sirosh, Regina M. Santella

“…Using a two-phase study design, we conducted genome-wide screening for DNA methylation and miRNA expression to explore the potential role of methylation alterations in miRNAs regulation. …”
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Time to recovery from visceral leishmaniasis and its predictors of mature visceral leishmaniasis patients admitted at Metema Hospital, Metema, Ethiopia by Habitamu Wudu, Chekol Alemu

“…A hospital-based cross-sectional study design was employed, and the data were collected in patient’s charts from September 2017 to September 2021. …”
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Sport Specialization, Physical Performance and Injury History in Canadian Junior High School Students by Chris Whatman, Carla van den Berg, Luz Palacios-Derflingher, Carolyn Emery

“… # Purpose To describe sport specialization in Canadian youth and investigate associations with previous injury and physical performance. # Study design Cross-sectional study. # Methods Junior high school students (grades 7-9, ages 11-16) were invited to participate. …”
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Understanding Youth Athlete Motivation, Training, and Activity Progression During and After the COVID-19 Sports Interruption by Elliot Greenberg, Eric Greenberg, J. Todd Lawrence, Theodore Ganley

“…A secondary aim was to analyze how youth athletes returned to activity and identify injuries associated with prolonged sports interruption. # Study Design Observational / Survey Study # Methods A survey designed to determine activity changes, type of organized instruction, and athlete preferences for training support were distributed by email using snowball sampling methodology to athletes 14-21 years old who were involved in competitive sports when pandemic restrictions were enacted. …”
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A multi-country cohort database study to assess pregnancy and infant outcomes after potential maternal or paternal exposure to cladribine tablets in the treatment of multiple scler... by Kerstin Hellwig, Melinda Magyari, Thomas M. MacDonald, Carolyn E. Cesta, Stig Wergeland, Maarit K. Leinonen, Asher Ornoy, Sandra Vukusic, Alexandra Lauer, Xiaolei Zhou, Alison Kawai, Rachel Weinrib, Alejandro Arana, Tahani Boumenna

“…Objectives: To describe the main features of the CLEAR study design, including the data sources and the methodological approach, and provide a status update. …”
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Learning team-based quality improvement in a virtual setting: a qualitative study by Einar Hovlid, Gunnar Husabø, Eivind Alexander Valestrand, Miriam Hartveit

“…Objective The objective was to explore students’ perceptions of learning quality improvement (QI) in a virtual setting and identify factors that promote or inhibit virtual learning.Design We used an exploratory case study design with focus group interviews. The data were analysed using a thematic analysis approach, with an analytical framework derived from activity theory and Bloom’s revised taxonomy of six categories of cognitive processes of learning.Setting Postgraduate students participating in a virtual 1-day simulation module to learn QI at two universities in Norway.Participants Four focus groups with a total of 12 participants.Results The students’ descriptions of learning outcomes indicate that the learning activity involved a variety of cognitive activities, including higher-order cognitive processes. …”
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Agreement between 2D Visual- and 3D Motion Capture-based Assessment of Foot Strike Pattern by Haruhiko Goto, Toshinao Kamikubo, Ryota Yamamoto, Toshiharu Tsutsui, Suguru Torii

“…The authors hypothesized that using two description types (NRFS and RFS) would have high inter-method reliability; however, using three description types (FFS, MFS and RFS) would have lower inter-method reliability because of the difficulty in distinguishing between FFS and MFS. # Study design Controlled Laboratory Study # Methods Overall, 162 foot strikes from four healthy runners with various foot strike patterns were analyzed. …”
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Evaluation of routinely collected records for dementia outcomes in UK: a prospective cohort study by Kay-Tee Khaw, Carol Brayne, Robert Luben, Shabina Hayat, Nicholas Wareham

“…Also, to present comparisons of secondary and primary care records providing value for researchers using routinely collected records for dementia outcome capture.Study design A prospective cohort study.Setting and participants A cohort of 25 639 men and women in Norfolk, aged 40–79 years at recruitment (1993–1997) followed until 2018 linked to routinely collected to identify dementia cases. …”
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