Cataract surgery and environmental sustainability: a comparative analysis of single-use versus reusable cassettes in phacoemulsification by Oscar Kallay, Rayane Sadad, Ahmed Zafzafi, Elie Motulsky

“…Information on cassette weight, quantities and transport volume was obtained from routine procedures and purchasing records. The costs for each machine were calculated by reviewing the invoices received from the accounting department.Results We found significant differences across comparisons. …”
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Determinants of food insecurity among Syrian refugee women and their coping strategies by Kübra Esin, Feride Ayyıldız

“…The most preferred strategies to cope with food insecurity were found to be purchasing less preferred and cheaper foods, and reducing portion sizes. …”
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Development of corn supply chain strategy in East Java based on logistics cost structure and marketing efficiency by Andika Yuli Heryanto, Novita Erma Kristanti, Kuncoro Harto Widodo

“…Apart from that, there is the purchase of superior corn seeds, using seed planters, and maximizing the number of laborers. …”
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Travel Behavior Changes after COVID-19 Outbreak in Taiwan by Rong-Chang Jou, Chen-Siang Yeh, Ke-Hong Chen

“…Finally, the important explanatory variables included the importance of the time to promote government policies (such as implementing the real-name registration system for mask purchases, publishing confirmed cases, and establishing the transit disinfection system), types and number of weekly activities, and storage of various types of consumer goods. …”
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Changes in Metabolites Produced in Wheat Plants Against Water-Deficit Stress by Valentina Spanic, Jurica Duvnjak, Dubravka Hefer, John C. D’Auria

“…Some growth metabolites, such as oxalic acid, sophorose, and turanose, showed the highest positive increase under both stresses, while butanoic acid, tropic acid, glycine, propionic acid, and phosphonoacetic acid decreased. …”
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Analysis of Digital Marketing 4C in Convection MSMEs in the Era of Society 5.0 by Gian Riksa Wibawa, Arif Arif, Muhammad Irsal Muharrom, Luviany Kastury, Andra Kharuna Pratama, Sofie Aulia, Febi Ferbianti

“…In determining the prices of their products, these business actors have adjusted prices to consumers' purchasing power. This is in accordance with Currency where in this digital era prices are more dynamic. …”
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Gambaran Sitologi Eksfoliatif Pada Apusan Mukosa Mulut Murid SD Negeri 13 Sungai Buluh Batang Anai Padang Pariaman by Athika Rahmawati, Tofrizal Tofrizal, Yenita Yenita, Siti Nurhajjah

“…Jenis sel epitel pada apusan mukosa mulut adalah sel intermediet (58,9%), superfisial (37,2%), dan dalam jumlah kecil parabasal, dan basal. Simpulan studi ini ialah jenis leukosit yang paling dominan adalah netrofil segmen dengan kepadatan leukosit bervariasi dan sel epitel yang paling dominan adalah sel intermediet.…”
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Online Shopping Behaviour of Slovak During the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…Furthermore, the results underscore the pivotal role of the apparent helpfulness of e-commerce services in driving consumers towards online purchases, particularly during the ongoing pandemic. …”
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Comparing green customer citizenship attitudes and behaviours in South Africa and South Korea by Christo Bisschoff, Sam Fullerton

“…Research design, approach and method: Independent samples of 513 consumers in South Africa and 292 consumers in South Korea responded to an invitation-only, Internet-based questionnaire that focussed on attitudinal and behavioural issues of green purchasing and green consumption. Main findings: Statistically significant differences exist on all five scales. …”
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Research on the Design and Application of Sports Competition Ticketing Platform Based on Edge Computing by Wenfeng Dai, Jiajia Shao, Xiuli Zhang

“…When investigating the current traditional ticketing platform for sports competitions, it is not difficult to find that most ticketing services rely heavily on manual services. From ticket purchase to ticket checking, consumers have poor experience, there is a lot of waste of manpower and material resources, and scalpers easily sell high-priced tickets. …”
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Analysıs of Offıcıal Internet Sıtes of Sport Clubs In Terms of Socıal Medıa and Marketıng Communıcatıon: A Study on Turkısh and German Sport Clubs by Erkan Faruk Şirin, Ali Sevilmiş

“…Becoming widespread of internet use, advantages web has, compared to traditional environment, and purchaser tendencies in marketing communication have made web sites a potential social media communication and marketing tool for sport clubs. …”
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The Impact of Stone Quarrying on Socio Economic Status of Households in Nyakyibigi Ntungamo Municipality. by Natweeta, Elvason

“…The study recommended there should be strengthening of security in quarrying areas in order to protect the quarrying activities which leads to improvement at the quarrying site, there should be carefully pre-planning of the project to ensure that the quarrying process takes place well and in its actual state because when this one is done, then the activity also goes on well to facilitate the desires of the community and there should be fitting of drills with dust collection systems and purchasing additional land surrounding the mine to act as a buffer zone and trees planted in these buffer zones can also minimize the visual impact of quarrying operations on local communities.…”
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Supplier Relationship Management and Organizational Performance in Local Governments: A Case Study of Kabale Municipal Council. by Kesande, Grace

“…Results showed that Supplier Relationship Management practices strongly used at Kabale Municipal Council are purchasing strategies and supplier vendor rating. A significant relationship existed between supplier relationship management practices and organizational performance of Kabale Municipal Council (R =.7786; p<.05). …”
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Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Livelihoods in Rujumbura Rukungiri District. by Niwagaba, Alfred

“…These challenges were limited capital to purchase improved agriculture technologies, limited skills and lack of enough government support. …”
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Negotiation and Procurement Performance in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality. by Tayebwa, Newbold

“…The study recommended that Kabale Municipal Council should employ qualified staff in procurement departments who will manage the negotiation process with the suppliers to purchase the quality products the municipal council uses.…”
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A Comparative Study of Vitamin C Concentrations in Two Selected Wild Fruits in Itojo Sub-County Ntungamo District. by Akankwatsa, Marither

“…Additionally, rural residents often lack the financial resources to purchase these fruits from markets and supermarkets. …”
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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 recommended that in order to attract and influence the purchase decisions of the telecom consumers in the country’s competitive market structure, sales promotion should be a prominent feature in telecom companies’ budget, year in, year out. …”
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The Impact of Stone Quarrying On Socio Economic Status of Households in Nyakyibigi Ntungamo Municipality by Natweeta, Elvason

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Increased serum ferritin is associated with severity of orbital disease in COVID-19–associated rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis: A quantitative analysis by Shashi Tanwar, Nibha Mishra, Prachi Sharma, Apjit Kaur

“…Based on the classification proposed by Honavar, the study patients were classified into four stages: Stage 1: involvement of the nasal mucosa (n = 11), Stage 2: involvement of paranasal sinuses (n = 14), Stage 3: involvement of the orbit (n = 37), Stage 4: involvement of the central nervous system (n = 38). …”
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Understanding Nigeria’s antibiotic resistance crisis among neonates and its future implications by Victor Oluwatomiwa Ajekiigbe, Ikponmwosa Jude Ogieuhi, Temiloluwa Adebayo Odeniyi, Praise Oluwatobi Ogunleke, Josiah Temitope Olatunde, Adedoyin Veronica Babalola, Akintunde Abisoye Omoleke, Tolulope Felix Omitade, Damilare Emmanuel Olakanmi, Adewunmi Akingbola, Chidera Stanley Anthony

“…Some reasons for the continuous trend include but are not limited to unregulated antibiotic purchase and use, inadequate surveillance systems, and cultural determinants and socioeconomic issues. …”
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