Teacher competence and performance in primary schools in Nwoya District, Northern Uganda by Eton, Marus, Sammy, Godfrey Poro, Andrew Peter Yiga, Julius, Caesar Enon, Fabian, Mwosi

“…Teachers should pay attention to issues like classroom organization, time management and receiving telephone calls during class time. Teachers who work their best to promote a co-existence between the school and the community should be recognized and rewarded for their effort. …”
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Quality assurance policies and instructors’ planning in vocational training institutions in Lango sub Region Northern Uganda by Eton, Marus, Eton, Rehema, Benard, Patrick Ogwel, Fabian, Mwosi

“…The study recommends that the organs responsible for designing and developing policies that are aimed at improving the teaching and learning vocational skills should endeavor to engage the input of instructors who are indeed the grassroots implementers of such policies. …”
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Security of Physical Library Materials and Utilisation: A Case Study of National Teachers College Kabale. by Arineitwe, Doreen

“…Poor security cannot cope with incessant pressure on the library by students who either steal or mutilate books/ journals without regard for laid down library regulations.…”
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Assessing the Impact of TASO on HIV Persons: A case Study of Kambuga Hospital. by Rukundo, Amos

“…TASO Uganda has failed to attract and retain medical doctors, mainly due to challenges in remunerating them and over 30% of the doctors and clinicians recruited by TASO leave for better-paying jobs within 6 months (TASO HMIS, 2015). The few doctors who stay on have taken up leadership and managerial positions at various levels within the organization, causing further scarcity in the number of doctors. …”
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A Survey of Avian Fauna in Kabale Municipality, South Western Uganda by Sarah, Nachuha, Fortunate, Twagiramaria

“…In addition, the list of birds will be useful to residents of the area and the many ecotourists who visit Kabale town.…”
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Public Governance and leadership in times of Uncertainty. Intimacy of Politics and Science in Pandemic Management? by BC, Basheka

“…roughout the journey of mankind, problems have often presented themselves and solutions have always been found. Men and women who have always been in charge of the public arena have always attempted to get answers. …”
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Judicial proceduralism: the application and exploitation of the substantiality rule in presidential election petitions in Africa by BC, Basheka, Daniel, M. Walyemera, Dominique, E. Uwizeyimana

“…Presidential candidates who have faith in judicial supremacy often turn to the courts for redress when they lose presidential elections, because the courts often rely on technicalities and the substantiality test to determine the elections. …”
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Medical Assistance in Dying for Persons Suffering Solely from Mental Illness in Canada by Chloe Eunice Panganiban, Srushhti Trivedi

“… Photo ID 71252867© Stepan Popov| Dreamstime.com Abstract While Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) has been legalized in Canada since 2016, it still excludes eligibility for persons who have mental illness as a sole underlying medical condition. …”
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Pegilated interferon alpha 2b «Pegaltevir» chronic hepatitis C treatment (randomized clinical trial) by Marina V. Mayevskaya, Ye. N. Bessonova, P. O. Bogomolov, N. I. Geyvandova, K. V. Zhdanov, V. G. Morozov, V. D. Pasechnikov, I. Yu. Khomenko, A. V. Yagoda, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The response rate at the moment of secession of antiviral therapy, the sustained virologic response (SVR), histologic response (comparison of paired liver biopsies) served as secondary efficacy criteria and were estimated in 129 patients who completed treatment. The safety analysis was carried out for each patients included in the protocol who received at least one Pegaltevir® dose in comparison to patients who received at least one dose of PegIntron®, - respectively 102 and 38 patients. …”
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Association of clinical signs of possible serious bacterial infections identified by community health workers with mortality of young infants in South Asia: a prospective, observat... by Gary L. Darmstadt, Saifuddin Ahmed, Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Safa Abdalla, Shams El Arifeen, Melissa L. Arvay, Abdullah H. Baqui, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Anuradha Bose, Nicholas E. Connor, Belal Hossain, Rita Isaac, Arif Mahmud, Dipak K. Mitra, Luke C. Mullany, Imran Nisar, Kalpana Panigrahi, Pinaki Panigrahi, Qazi Sadeq-ur Rahman, Senjuti Saha, Sajid B. Soofi, Nardos Solomon, Mathuram Santosham, Stephanie J. Schrag, Shamim A. Qazi, Samir K. Saha

“…Summary: Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed guidance for community health workers (CHWs) in identifying sick young infants based on clinical signs. …”
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Intersemiotic Translation: From Medieval Poetry to Modern Movie by Leila Nik Nasab

“…Sheikh San'an—as a religious man who has spent his life in the pursuit of religion and faith but becomes infatuated with a Christian girl—was considered an unusual tale. …”
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Four-year clinical update and treatment switching-adjusted outcomes with first-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab with chemotherapy for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer in the Che... by Enriqueta Felip, David P. Carbone, Martin Reck, Luis Paz-Ares, Yong Yuan, Nan Hu, Niels Reinmuth, Xiaoqing Zhang, Thomas John, Ying Cheng, Shun Lu, Manuel Cobo, Michael Schenker, Tudor-Eliade Ciuleanu, Stéphanie Bordenave, Oscar Juan-Vidal, Juliana Menezes, Eduardo Richardet, Hideaki Mizutani, Bogdan Zurawski, Aurelia Alexandru, Javed Mahmood, Tuli De, Irene Santi, John R. Penrod, Adam Lee

“…In patients who discontinued all components of nivolumab plus ipilimumab with chemotherapy due to TRAEs (n=61), the 4-year OS rate was 41%. …”
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A prospective randomized controlled trial comparing biphasic cartilage repair implant with microfracture in small chondral lesions of knee: findings at five-year-follow-up by Yao-Yi Kuo, Si-Qi Chiu, Wen-Pei Chang, Chih-Yu Chen, Chih-Hwa Chen, Chen-Kun Liaw, Cheng-Aun Tan, Pei-Wei Weng

“…Results 21 patients were enrolled, who were subsequently followed for a period of five years. …”
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Community Involvement and Perceptions of the Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Strategy for Improving Health Outcomes in Ghana: Quantitative Comparative Evidence... by Margaret Kweku, Hubert Amu, Martin Adjuik, Emmanuel Manu, Fortress Yayra Aku, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang, Joyce Komesuor, Geoffrey Adebayo Asalu, Norbert Ndaah Amuna, Laud Ampomah Boateng, Justine Sefakor Alornyo, Roland Glover, Ayaga A. Bawah, Timothy Letsa, John Koku Awoonor-Williams, S. Patrick Kachur, James F. Phillips, John Owusu Gyapong

“…The overall level of positive perception of CHPS services was 51.7%. Community members who were involved in identifying resources (AOR = 1.86 (95% CI = 1.17, 2.97), p=0.009), organising durbars (AOR = 2.09 (95% CI = 1.12, 3.88), p=0.020), and preparing sites for outreach services (AOR = 3.76 (95% CI = 2.23, 6.34), p<0.001) were significantly more likely to have positive perceptions of the relevance of CHPS to improving the health status of communities compared to those who were uninvolved. …”
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Longitudinal changes in the 6-minute walk test and the Glittre-activities of daily living test in adults with cystic fibrosis by Vera Lucia Barros Abelenda, Cláudia Henrique da Costa, Mônica de Cássia Firmida, Raphael Freitas Jaber de Oliveira, Rogério Rufino, Agnaldo José Lopes

“…In relation to the group that did not engage in HPA, individuals who had HPA showed an increase in HGS between T1 and T2 [7.1 (0-20) vs. 0 (-12-3) kgf, p=0.031]. …”
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Incidence and predictors of seizure-related injuries among epileptic patients undergoing follow-up treatment at public hospitals in Central Ethiopia by Selamawit Wondale Begizew, Bethelhem Birhanu Muluneh, Taye Mezgebu Ashine, Asnakech Zekiwos Heliso, Getachew Ossabo Babore, Elias Ezo Ereta, Sentayehu Admasu Saliya, Awoke Girma Hailu, Elias Nigusu Abdisa

“…The study included epileptic patients aged ≥ 18 years who had not experienced any previous injury during follow-up treatment from January 1st, 2023, to December 31st, 2023. …”
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Medical therapy to treat obesity and optimize fertility in women of reproductive age: a narrative review by Janelle Duah, David B. Seifer

“…Conclusion Clinically significant and meaningful weight loss is achievable with pharmacotherapy to help enhance fertility in women of reproductive age who are overweight or obese. Current research supports the use of weight loss medications for enhancing spontaneous conception and response to ovulation induction. …”
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Unconventional use of injectable long-acting cabotegravir and rilpivirine against HIV-1 in PWH in clinical need: 52 weeks real-world data by Valentina Iannone, Roberto Rossotti, Nicholas Brian Bana, Gabriele Cavazza, Federico D’Amico, Francesca Lombardi, Pierluigi Francesco Salvo, Gianmaria Baldin, Simona Di Giambenedetto, Dario Bernacchia, Gabriele Pagani, Alberto Borghetti, Stefano Rusconi

“…Eleven (14.9%) discontinued LA CAB + RPV mainly for injection-site pain. Of 53 PWH who were undetectable before switch, 37 maintained viral suppression at week 52. …”
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Digital Exclusion and Depressive Symptoms among Older People: Findings from Five Aging Cohort Studies across 24 Countries by Jingjing Wang, Xinran Lu, Sing Bik Cindy Ngai, Lili Xie, Xiaoyun Liu, Yao Yao, Yinzi Jin

“…Notably, this association was consistently stronger in individuals living in lower wealth quintile households across all 5 cohorts and among those who do not regularly interact with their children, except for ELSA. …”
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