Budgeting and Performance of Financial Institutions: A Case Study of Lyamujungu SACCO in Kabale Municipality. by Arinaitwe, Yosam

“…The study recommends that the employees should be encouraged to participate in the formulation of the budget so as to ensure participatory management that reduces resistance from employees. …”
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The Effect of Gender Inequality in Education on Rural Poverty: A Case Study of Nyakagyeme Sub-County Rukungiri District. by Akaruhanga, Jasper

“…Purposive sampling was also used to collect data from respondents who participated in the study. Findings of the study were obtained from the field interpreting the results analyzing based on the specific objectives of the study chapter five portrayed the summary of findings, and recommendations were made such as the Ministry of Labor, Gender and Social Development should address the problem of poverty concerning gender inequality among women in Uganda, there should be awareness raising regarding gender-based violence, the gender inequality should be addressed through social protection programs like equal enjoyment of social services for example clean water in the community, for women to contribute in the development process their potential should be unfolded by sensitizing them about development and providing them with necessary knowledge to help them to be included in the development process and women should get access to economic assets like land and houses that can be used as collateral to secure soft loans…”
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Remedial Education and Academic Performance in Primary Schools: A Case Study of Kashambya Sub-County in Rukiga District. by Twesigye, Glorious

“…The notion was supported by 44% of the study participants identifying that Students in schools that conduct remedial education are more likely to succeed than those that do not offer remedial education. …”
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Experiences of Mothers and Health Workers With Momcare and Safecare Bundles In Kenya And Tanzania: A Qualitative Evaluation. by Izudi, Jonathan, Owoko, Henry Odero, Bagayoko, Moussa, Kadengye, Damazo

“…Findings are reported using themes and quotes from the participants. We included 127 mothers (Kenya = 76, Tanzania = 51) and 119 health workers. …”
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Teacher Transfers and Academic Performance of Learners in Uganda: A Case of Government Aided Primary Schools In Kalaki District. by Okello, George William

“…A sample size of 248 from a population of 369 respondents was selected to participate in the study. Both purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used in this study. …”
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Budgetary Control and Organizational Performance in Municipal Local Governments in Uganda: A Case of Kabale Municipal Council. by Akankwasa, Fidelis

“…This will help Kabale Municipal Council to always establish the persons who are supposed to participate in the budgetary process for purposes of enhancing organizational performance at Kabale Municipal Council.…”
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Family Economic Status and Education Attainment in Selected Secondary Schools Buhara Sub-County Kabale District. by Kanyesigye, Evasy

“…Using a purposive and simple random sampling technique, a total of 200 respondents were selected to participate in this study. The study utilized interviews, observation, and questionnaire methods of data collection. …”
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Impact of Flooding of River Nyamwamba on Community Development: A Case Study of Nyamwamba Sub-County Kasese District. by Bihamba, Juliet

“…Lastly, the study revealed effective disaster management, 23% of the respondents mentioned adaptation to climate change, 20% said early warning and community education, 17% of the respondents mentioned integrated and water resource management, 13% mentioned community involvement and stakeholder management, 10% mentioned flood modeling and simulation and geographical information system, 10% of the respondents mentioned zoning and land use planning and 07% of the respondents who participated in the study mentioned construction of flood barriers and levees. .…”
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Analysis of the Impact of Media on Premarital Sex in Central Division Kabale Municipality. by Kamusiime, Phabith

“…The study recommended that there should be implementation of religious education programs that focus on teaching the principles of the respective faith, including the importance of morality, chastity, and the sanctity of marriage because these programs should be tailored to different age groups and should involve active participation from religious leaders and community members, there should be establishment of youth empowerment initiatives that provide young people with opportunities for personal and spiritual development as this can include mentorship programs, skills training, and extracurricular activities that promote positive values and self-esteem and there should be fostering of community engagement through workshops, seminars, and discussions that address the challenges of premarital sex and provide guidance on building healthy relationships based on mutual respect and understanding.…”
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Farmer Groups and Agricultural Development in Nyakabande Sub-County Kisoro District. by Munyana, Mercy

“…The study recommended that the facilitators of the farmers' groups must target and educate younger household heads within the region to ensure maximum participation and sustainability of the group.…”
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Development Projects of Non-Governmental Organisations towards Social-Economic Welfare in Kisoro Municipality. by Pius, Ngarama

“…Among the development projects included agriculture through empowering the local people with quicker growing crop varieties, better breeds of cattle and goats and supporting poultry farming among others; in addition to promoting and advocating for gender equality where NGOs had invested in boosting the potentials of women in the participation of household, national and international development in many capacities. …”
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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

“…Findings revealed that the respondents who participated in training and support programs had benefited them. …”
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Mobile-Commerce Usage Challenges among University Students in Uganda: A Case of Kabale University. by Phelix, Businge Mbabazi, Micheal, Tamale, Patricia, Kyomugisha

“…University students contribute a big percentage of internet Users in Uganda yet their participation in M-commerce is not felt or least felt in most cases. …”
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The Impact of Private Education Sector to The Development of Bukimbiri Sub-County, Kisoro District. by Tibesigwa, David

“…African countries embraced structural adjustment programs under the advisement of World Bank and International Monetary Fund (EMF) in order to improve access to and participate in basic education for all; improve learning outcomes and improve equity in educational opportunities The policy of privatization has been taken into all spheres of the economy which is very critical to realize elements of development and equity of the "developing nations" African Economies usually manage to only fund a half of their budgets and therefore are reliant on donor aid. …”
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Overview: quasi-Lagrangian observations of Arctic air mass transformations – introduction and initial results of the HALO–(𝒜 𝒞)³ aircraft campaign by M. Wendisch, S. Crewell, A. Ehrlich, A. Herber, B. Kirbus, C. Lüpkes, M. Mech, S. J. Abel, E. F. Akansu, F. Ament, C. Aubry, C. Aubry, S. Becker, S. Borrmann, S. Borrmann, H. Bozem, M. Brückner, H.-C. Clemen, S. Dahlke, G. Dekoutsidis, J. Delanoë, E. De La Torre Castro, E. De La Torre Castro, E. De La Torre Castro, H. Dorff, R. Dupuy, O. Eppers, F. Ewald, G. George, G. George, I. V. Gorodetskaya, S. Grawe, S. Groß, J. Hartmann, S. Henning, L. Hirsch, E. Jäkel, P. Joppe, P. Joppe, O. Jourdan, Z. Jurányi, M. Karalis, M. Kellermann, M. Klingebiel, M. Lonardi, M. Lonardi, J. Lucke, J. Lucke, A. E. Luebke, M. Maahn, N. Maherndl, M. Maturilli, B. Mayer, J. Mayer, S. Mertes, J. Michaelis, J. Michaelis, M. Michalkov, G. Mioche, M. Moser, M. Moser, H. Müller, R. Neggers, D. Ori, D. Paul, F. M. Paulus, C. Pilz, F. Pithan, M. Pöhlker, M. Pöhlker, V. Pörtge, M. Ringel, N. Risse, G. C. Roberts, S. Rosenburg, J. Röttenbacher, J. Rückert, M. Schäfer, J. Schaefer, V. Schemann, I. Schirmacher, J. Schmidt, S. Schmidt, J. Schneider, S. Schnitt, A. Schwarz, H. Siebert, H. Sodemann, H. Sodemann, T. Sperzel, T. Sperzel, G. Spreen, B. Stevens, F. Stratmann, G. Svensson, C. Tatzelt, T. Tuch, T. Vihma, C. Voigt, C. Voigt, L. Volkmer, A. Walbröl, A. Weber, B. Wehner, B. Wetzel, M. Wirth, T. Zinner

“…In addition, we discuss the statistical frequency of occurrence of the different thermodynamic phases of Arctic low-level clouds, the interaction of Arctic cirrus clouds with sea ice and water vapor, and the characteristics of microphysical and chemical properties of Arctic aerosol particles. Finally, we provide a proof of concept to measure mesoscale divergence and subsidence in the Arctic using data from dropsondes released during the flights.…”
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Application of lacrimal gland ultrasonography in the evaluation of chronic ocular graft-versus-host-disease by Mingxia Zhong, Siyuan Liu, Jinghan Luo, Qin Zhang, Zhou Yang, Shanshan Zhang

“…Demographics and transplantation-related information were collected for all participants, including age, gender, donor-recipient HLA matching, donor-recipient ABO matching, donor-recipient gender combination and duration after allo-HSCT. …”
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Normative Database of Spatiotemporal Gait Metrics Across Age Groups: An Observational Case–Control Study by Lianne Mobbs, Vinuja Fernando, R. Dineth Fonseka, Pragadesh Natarajan, Monish Maharaj, Ralph J. Mobbs

“…The IMU was placed at the sternal angle of each participant to ensure optimal data capture during a 50 m walk along a flat, unobstructed pathway. …”
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Development and Validation of a Diagnostic Model for Stanford Type B Aortic Dissection Based on Proteomic Profiling by Zhao Z, Chen T, Liu Q, Hu J, Ling T, Tong Y, Han Y, Zhu Z, Duan J, Jin Y, Fu D, Wang Y, Pan C, Keyoumu R, Sun L, Li W, Gao X, Shi Y, Dou H, Liu Z

“…This study focused on developing a model to improve the diagnosis in a population.Patients and Methods: Serum biomarkers were investigated in 88 participants using proteomic profiling combined with machine learning. …”
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Randomised trial of coconut oil, olive oil or butter on blood lipids and other cardiovascular risk factors in healthy men and women by Stephen J Sharp, Kay-Tee Khaw, Robert Luben, Nita G Forouhi, Leila Finikarides, Islam Afzal, Marleen Lentjes

“…We aimed to compare changes in blood lipid profile, weight, fat distribution and metabolic markers after four weeks consumption of 50 g daily of one of three different dietary fats, extra virgin coconut oil, butter or extra virgin olive oil, in healthy men and women in the general population.Design Randomised clinical trial conducted over June and July 2017.Setting General community in Cambridgeshire, UK.Participants Volunteer adults were recruited by the British Broadcasting Corporation through their websites. …”
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Construction and validation of a prediction model for fall risk in hospitalized older adults with osteoporosis by Li Sun, Hai-Yan Gu, Guan-Hua Xu, Jia-Wei Jiang, Ting-Ting Wang, Dan-Dan Li, Bai-Hong Cui

“…Model performance was evaluated using the area under the receiver operator characteristic curve (AUC), Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test, and clinical decision curve analysis, assessing the discrimination ability, calibration, and clinical utility of the model.ResultsBased on logistic regression analysis, we identified several significant fall risk factors for older adults with osteoporosis: gender of the study participant, bone mineral density, serum calcium levels, history of falls, fear of falling, use of walking aids, and impaired balance. …”
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