Effect of Budgeting Practices on the Performance of Municipal Councils in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale Municipal Council. by Atwijukire, Ellon

“…Specifically, the study sought to: (i) assess the effect of zero-based budgeting on the performance of Kabale Municipal Council, (ii) examine the impact of rolling budgets and forecasts on the council's performance, and (iii) establish the effect of activity-based budgeting on the council's performance. …”
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Fire Safety Policy by Kabale University

“…Management of fire risks will be undertaken in such a way as to prevent injury or ill-health to employees, students, visitors, contractors and the University Property as well as others who may be affected by the activities of the University.…”
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Risk Analysis of Groundwater Contaminant in Rural Areas Using Spatial Distribution by Herawati Herawati, Maria Kanan, Anwar Mallongi, Ramli Bidullah, Sandy N. Sakati, Dwi Wahyu Balebu

“…Background: Water is a very important material for the life of creatures in nature and its function for life cannot be replaced by other compounds. …”
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Energy transfer aspects of chemically reactive Casson fluid between a conical gap of cone-disk system with multiple rotations by M. Qamar, M. Khan, A.S. Alqahtani, M.Y. Malik

“…In view of such useful applications, the current study examines the thermal properties of a steady Casson fluid flow squeezing within a permeable cone-disk object depending on Ohmic dissipation, activation energy, variable thermal conductivity, magnetic field, non-uniform heat source/sink, and thermal radiation. …”
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Self-other distinction modulates the sense of self-agency during joint actions by Laura Zapparoli, Marika Mariano, Lucia Maria Sacheli, Tommaso Berni, Caterina Negrone, Carlo Toneatto, Eraldo Paulesu

“…We studied 42 healthy adult participants during active/passive button presses aimed at turning on a light bulb. …”
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Personalized metronomic radiopharmaceutical therapy through injection profile optimization via physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling by Aryan Golzaryan, M. Soltani, Farshad Moradi Kashkooli, Babak Saboury, Arman Rahmim

“…We aimed to investigate a personalized metronomic RPT paradigm, employing multiple lower-dose administrations, to evaluate its effect on delivering radiopharmaceuticals to tumors. …”
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A minimally invasive technique for correcting extra-articular malunions of metacarpal fractures by Zitao Han, Xu Zhang, Yadong Yu, Xiaoliang Yang, Wei Du, Guisheng Zhang

“…Range of motion of the fingers was assessed based on the total active motion scoring system of American Society for Surgery of the Hand. …”
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PSMA antibody, humanized PSMA.CAR10.3, or Cetuximab increases prostate cancer localization of NF-κB p50-deficient immature myeloid cells (p50-IMC) and phagocytosis by their macroph... by Mohammad A. Alzubi, Theresa Barberi, Alan D. Friedman

“…Nevertheless, this study indicates the potential clinical utility of adding a tumor-directing antibody or CAR, including the novel, fully humanized PSMA.CAR10.3, to proinflammatory p50-IMC to optimize the activation of anti-tumor immunity in prostate cancer and other malignancies, and understanding PSMA toxicity in normal but not malignant prostate epithelium may reveal a novel therapeutic opportunity.…”
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«Så sitter du der og plutselig leser for alle» – en nærstudie av barnehageansatte som litteraturformidlere by Malgorzata Wild, Christina Berg Tveitan

“…The result shows that there is not a clear correlation between the pedagogical staff’s own reading and their choice of reading as an activity in kindergarten. We also observe that the majority of the informants point to the language supporting function of the literature when they legitimise choosing reading as an activity. …”
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Evaluation of antidiabetic potential, cardio, pancreatic, nephroprotective effect, and herb-herb-drug interaction of Madhukiran formulations in T2 diabetic rats by Vrushabh S. Kondalkar, Pranali P. Polshettiwar, Ganesh B. Choudhari, Anil T. Pawar, Vishnu P. Choudhari

“…It is concluded that MFs possess significant antidiabetic activity in rats.…”
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Effectiveness of Anti-Gravity Treadmill Exercise After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Elina Jääskeläinen, Mikko Manninen, Heikki Hurri, Mikko Rantasalo, Yun Zhou, Hannu Kautiainen, Leena Ristolainen

“…We hypothesized that AlterG training would lead to faster rehabilitation, better walking quality, improved quality of life, improved physical activity, and improved overall functioning. The results of this study will be analyzed in 2025 and 2026. …”
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Results of the ORION open comparative randomized trial: evaluation of efficacy of the Russian drugs Altevir and Phosphogliv in combined treatment of chronic hepatitis C by V. T. Ivashkin, M. V. Mayevskaya, P. O. Bogomolov, I. G. Nikitin, A. O. Buyeverov, A. V. Lapshin

“…Patients in group A (n=40) prior to onset of AVT received phosphogliv intravenously (iv) 2,5 g 5 infusions per week for 4 wks, in the subsequent 4 wks it was applied iv on a background of AVT by Altevir® and ribavirin. …”
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Biogenesis, characterization, and applications of Spirulina selenium nanoparticles by Asmaa S. Yassein, Rokaia B. Elamary, Eman A. Alwaleed

“…Furthermore, they were surrounded by active groups responsible for stability. The DPPH radical scavenging test assessed the antioxidant efficacy of SP-SeNPs and exposed scavenging inhibition of 79.234% at a 100 µM dosage. …”
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Impact of Mixed Sources on the Atmospheric Aerosols of Urbanized Areas in the Philippines by Preciosa Corazon B. Pabroa, Joseph Michael D. Racho, John Robin Yee, Lawrence Adrian Tacliad, Haron Deo Vargaz, Iara Chantrelle V. Coronel, Raymond J. Sugcang, Christian Mark G. Salvador

“…Vehicular emission predominated at the extreme urban sites as reflected by the high BC levels attributed to transport activities. …”
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Estimation of Non-Marine Fractions of Ions in Rainwater at Three Sites of Different Characteristics in Haryana State (India) by Yogender Singh, Ankita Katoch, Sudesh Yadav, Saurabh Dhakad, Umesh Chandra Kulshrestha

“…Fertilizer application and its volatilization was observed as a potential source of NH3 at the semi-urban site which is expected due to prominent agricultural activities. …”
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Electroacupuncture combined with trigonelline inhibits pyroptosis in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion by suppressing autophagy via the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway by Zhengguo Qiu, Jianbing Ma, Xiaqing Zhang, Mingna Jiao, Liqiang Zhi

“…Conclusion: EA combined with TG suppressed pyroptosis, which was dependent on inhibition of autophagy in CIRI rats through activation of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway.…”
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Anti-aging effect of TMQ on EPDM for Various Cure Systems by Şehriban Öncel, Bağdagül Karaağaç, Hakan Erdoğan, Mahir Burak Efe, Gürcan Gül

“…Thermo-oxidative aging has been monitored by carbonyl index and activation energy. Arrhenius based life-time estimation methodology has also been employed to evaluate aging behaviour of the reference and TMQ containing (-T) compounds. …”
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Radioisotope and Metal Concentrations in Borehole Water Samples of Umuahia and Umudike, Nigeria by J.C. Nnaji, O.U. Igwe, K.M. Onyedim, P. Okafor

“…The SON maximum level for radionuclides in water is 0.1 Bq/L while the WHO limits for U-238 and Th-232 are 10 and 1 Bq/L respectively. The activity concentrations of U-238 were below the WHO limits but the limits were exceeded for Th-232 in water samples from eight locations. …”
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Undernutrition and associated factors among incarcerated people in Bahir Dar and Finote Selam prison sites, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Hiwot Tesfa, Alemayehu Tarekegn, Mulunesh Alemayehu, Habtamu Temesgen, Hunegnaw Almaw Derseh

“…Not getting family support (adjusted OR (AOR)=3.05, 95% CI=(1.56, 5.96)), not involving with income-generating activities (AOR=2.68, 95% CI=(1.33, 5.40)), diarrhoeal disease (AOR=4.60, 95% CI=(2.14, 9.87)), food allergy (AOR=2.83, 95% CI=(1.47, 5.45)) and chewing khat (AOR=2.93, 95% CI=(1.07, 7.99)) were shown to have a statistically significant association with undernutrition among incarcerated people.Conclusion The burden of undernutrition was high. …”
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The Managers' Perceptions of Telework Implementation Requirements in the Algerian Companies: A Post Covid-19 Assessment by Riad BENGHEBRID

“…Design/Method/Approach: We opted for an essentially qualitative approach field by conducting semi-structured interviews individually with 11 company managers from different sectors of activity in order for the interviewee to feel sufficiently free and to have as much transparency and credibility as possible, and to obtain in-depth information that is difficult to express quantitatively or statistically, with diversity of the sample in terms of (age, professional experience, sector of activity, legal form etc.). …”
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