Effect of Integrated Pest Management in Banana Farms in Rwenkobwa Town Council Ibanda District. by Baguma, Christopher

“…Employing a descriptive survey design, the study targeted a population of 100 banana farmers, with a sample size of 80 respondents selected through simple random sampling. …”
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Effect of one Laptop per Child Policy on academic Performance in Social Studies in Ruhango District, Rwanda. by Jean, Libanje Pierre

“…The specific objectives were to examine whether the children who used One Laptop per Child in P4-p5 perform better in their Social Studies than those who did not; to investigate challenges faced by teachers in Ruhango primary schools in teaching Social Studies and to suggest solutions and recommendations to the challenges. A survey study was done. The study population was 3,984 and Krejcie & Morgan’s table for determining sample size was used to get the sample size of 351 respondents. …”
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Thematic Curriculum and Pupils’ Academic Performance: A case study of Kitumba Sub-County, Kabale District. by Bibian, Kemigisha

“…In this study, a cross sectional survey design that was descriptive in nature was employed. …”
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Performance Management Innovations and Local Government Employees Performance in Kabale District: A case Study of Kabale District Local Government Administration. by Alex, Museveni

“…The study which was descriptive using Cross-sectional survey design with Data being collected using mainly interviews and questionnaires was descriptively analyzed. …”
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A descriptive-multivariate analysis of community knowledge, confidence, and trust in COVID-19 clinical trials amongst Ugandans working in healthcare settings. by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Lawrence Obado, Osuwat

“…Methods: A rapid exploratory survey with questions was conducted over 5 weeks at multiple health care centers across the country using an online platform. …”
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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, Siraje, Kaaya, Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun

“…The research used both descriptive and cross-sectional surveys to gather information from various MSMEs records and panel procedures as well as a supplementary interview as methods of data collection. …”
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Human Resource Management Practices and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (S.M.Es) in Uganda: A case of Ntungamo Municipality. by Atyanga, Patrick

“…The study utilized a cross-sectional survey design based on questionnaires and interviews, and a mixed methods research approach. …”
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Alternate partial root-zone irrigation combined with nitrogen fertilizer: An adaptive surge root irrigation and nitrogen strategy to improve apple yield, water-nitrogen use efficie... by Kun Hao, Wei Zhang, Shijiang Zhu, Youliang Peng, Yun Zhong, Feilong Jie, Lihua Liu, Yalin Gao, Lin Zhou, Chuang Liu, Fangyuan Shen

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Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“…Drawing on social network and political participation theory and novel survey data from Belgium, Paulis explores what network patterns contribute to young people’s enrolment in a political party. …”
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Antenatal Care - How to ensure quality! by Lubna Ejaz

“…Pakistan Demographic Health Surveys (PDHS) have shown a significant increase in the number of women having at least one ANC contact with a skilled healthcare provider. …”
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Le camp F de Lautagne à Valence (Drôme) : l’organisation interne et la vie quotidienne d’un camp militaire romain au milieu du ier s. av. J.-C. by Magalie Kielb Zaaraoui, Loïc Buffat, Michel Reddé, Yahya Zaaraoui

“…The site has been the subject of numerous surveys and test trenches since the early 1990s, which led to the discovery of no fewer than six defensive systems toward the end of the 2nd and 1st c. …”
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A serosurvey study of hand, foot and mouth disease in healthy children aged 6 to 71 months old in West Bandung and Bandung Region, Indonesia by Rodman Tarigan Girsang, Kusnandi Rusmil, Eddy Fadlyana, Budi Setiabudiawan, Riyadi Adrizain, Rizky Perdana Mulyadi, Arief Budiman, Rona Kania Utami, Behesti Zahra Mardiah, Muhammad Gilang Dwi Putra, Frizka Primadewi Fulendry, Dinda Tiaraningrum Nashsyah, Hadyana Sukandar

“…Methods This study was an observational analysis and cross-sectional seroprevalence survey of HFMD in children aged 6 to 71 months. The sampling locations were the Padalarang health centre, which is rural, and the Garuda health centre, which is urban. …”
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Assessing the Use of Standardized Outcome Measures for Stroke Rehabilitation among Physiotherapists in Ghana by Seth Kwame Agyenkwa, Cosmos Yarfi, Adjoa Nkrumah Banson, Woyram Abla Kofi-Bediako, Ulric Sena Abonie, Seth Kwadjo Angmorterh, Eric Kwasi Ofori

“…A descriptive cross-sectional survey, was used involving 105 registered physiotherapists in Ghana. …”
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Relatively high interest but limited active engagement in HIV cure research: Awareness, interest, and information-seeking among affected communities in the Netherlands by Maaike A.J. Noorman, John B.F. de Wit, Tamika A. Marcos, Sarah E. Stutterheim, Thijs Albers, Kai J. Jonas, Chantal den Daas

“…Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from July 2023 to March 2024, involving 499 people with HIV and 578 individuals without HIV, including partners and gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. …”
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Subnational mapping of anaemia and aetiologic factors in the West and Central African region by Kaleab Baye, Bayuh Asmamaw Hailu, Simeon Nanama, John Ntambi, Arnaud Laillou

“…Design: Using the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), we first mapped anaemia clusters across sub-Saharan Africa and identified the West and Central Africa (WCA) as a major cluster. …”
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Associations between surrogate insulin resistance indexes and osteoarthritis: NHANES 2003–2016 by Youmian Lan, Qiongbing Zheng, Meijing Li, Jiexin Chen, Dongyang Huang, Ling Lin

“…This study included 14,715 adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003–2016. Logistic regression models and restricted cubic spline were used to explore the relationship between surrogate IR indexes and OA. …”
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Efficacy of dexamethasone or clonidine as adjuvants in interscalene brachial plexus block for preventing rebound pain after shoulder surgery: a randomized clinical trial by Layana Vieira Nobre, Leonardo Henrique Cunha Ferraro, Juscelino Afonso de Oliveira Júnior, Vitória Luiza Locatelli Winkeler, Luis Flávio França Vinhosa Muniz, Hiago Parreão Braga, Plínio da Cunha Leal

“…The primary outcome was rebound pain, defined as sudden onset of pain, moderate to severe intensity (VAS ≥7) without improvement with oral medication, followed by VAS pain at rest, required rescue analgesia, the occurrence of adverse events or complications, and satisfaction survey assessments between groups. Rebound pain and pain at rest were assessed 2, 4, 6, 12, 24, and 48 hours after the procedure. …”
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Upper Elevational Limit of Vegetation in the Himalayas Identified from Landsat Images by Bo Wei, Yili Zhang, Linshan Liu, Binghua Zhang, Dianqing Gong, Changjun Gu, Lanhui Li, Basanta Paudel

“…Finally, Gaussian function-based thresholds were used across 24 sub-basins to determine the vegetation lines. Field surveys and visual interpretations demonstrated that this method can effectively and accurately identify vegetation lines in the Himalayas. …”
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Risk factors of functional dyspepsia, gastrointestinal reflux disease and non-erosive reflux disease by Malik Ayesha, Din Rafi Ud, Asif Mahrosh, Naeem Iqra, Habib Aamir, Khan Asma Arshad

“…Two hundred and twenty-two patients were included and interviewed to fill a tri-section questionnaire comprising a self-designed comprehensive health survey, food frequency questionnaire, gastroesophageal reflux disease questionnaire (GERD-Q), Rome IV criteria and hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS). …”
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Association between weight-adjusted waist index and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis: insights from NHANES 2007–2012 by Xiaoyong Wen, Xiaoyong Wen, Yu Mao, Yu Mao, Zeyu Li, Zeyu Li, Guangji Chen, Shiwei Zhou

“…This study aimed to evaluate the potential relationship between WWI and thyroid autoantibody levels, with the objective of improving our understanding of the links between central obesity and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT).MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) cycles from 2007 to 2012. We analyzed the relationship between WWI and levels of thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb) and thyroglobulin antibodies (TgAb) through multivariate linear regression and subgroup analyses.ResultsThe study included 7,056 participants with an average age of 49.71 ± 17.66 years, comprising 49.18% females. …”
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