Assessing the Impact of Small-Scale Firms on Household Welfare in Uganda: A Case Study of Muhanga Town Council in Rukiga District. by Kukundakwe, Danise

“…Small-scale firms including those of MMuhanga town council in Rkiga district have issues like inadequate skills among the business operators, inadequate capital, and high taxes, which affect their success and profitability and hinder their ability to contribute effectively to the sustainable growth and development of the businesses and improvement of household welfare. …”
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Design and Construction of an Adjustable Light Intensity Reading Lamp. by Tukamuhabwa, Deus

“…This issue isn't just about inconvenience; it affects people's ability to read comfortably and efficiently. Those who need more light struggle to see clearly, while those sensitive to bright light find it uncomfortable to read for long periods. …”
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Women Empowerment and Economic Prosperity in Uganda: A Case of Kabale District by Christopher, Liberty

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Ship Target Detection Algorithm Based on Improved YOLOv3 for Maritime Image by Dehai Chen, Shiru Sun, Zhijun Lei, Heng Shao, Yuzhao Wang

“…The feature attention module was constructed by introducing the attention mechanism, which was embedded in Darknet-53 for feature recalibration, which improved the feature extraction ability of the model in the complex navigable background. …”
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Spectral Quantitative Analysis Model with Combining Wavelength Selection and Topology Structure Optimization by Qian Wang, Boyan Cai, Yajie Yu, Hui Cao

“…Experimental results verify that the proposed method has the ability to predict more accurately and robustly as a practical spectral analysis tool.…”
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Experimental and Numerical Studies on the Mechanical Properties of Columnar Jointed Basalt by Shiyi Zhu, Changdi He, Fei Peng, Anchi Shi, Dongyang Yuan, Weikang Zhang

“…The numerical simulation results show that the joint angle of 30° ∼ 60° presents weak antipressure abilities, for the shearing slipping force and interformational sliding are remarkable in them. …”
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Smart Grid to Monitor Breast Cancer Patient Status by Mohammad Ali Pourmina, Javad Nouri Pour, Mohammad Naser-Moghaddasi, Behbod Ghalamkari

“…The structure of the smart grid, given the weight of the communication paths between the nodes and the ability of the nodes, shows us a strong network to assess the patient's condition. …”
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Targeted Anticancer Immunotoxins and Cytotoxic Agents with Direct Killing Moieties by Koji Kawakami, Oumi Nakajima, Ryuichi Morishita, Ryozo Nagai

“…Among targeted cancer therapeutics, biologicals with targetable antibodies or ligands conjugated or fused to toxins or chemicals for direct cell-killing ability have been developed over the last 2 decades. …”
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Advancing Simulation-Based Orthopaedic Surgical Skills Training: An Analysis of the Challenges to Implementation by Kivanc Atesok, Shepard Hurwitz, Donald D. Anderson, Richard Satava, Geb W. Thomas, Ted Tufescu, Michael J. Heffernan, Efstathios Papavassiliou, Steven Theiss, J. Lawrence Marsh

“…Furthermore, these courses should address a wide range of issues, including assessment of trainees’ problem-solving and decision-making abilities and remediation of poor performance. Finally, which simulation-based surgical skills courses will become a standard part of the curriculum across training programs and which will be of value in board certification should be precisely defined. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Novel magnetic organic–inorganic hybrids based on aromatic polyamides and ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles with biological activity by Reza Eivazzadeh-Keihan, Mostafa Ghafori Gorab, Hooman Aghamirza Moghim Aliabadi, Mohammad mahdavi, Ali Reza Akbarzadeh, Ali Maleki, Hossein Ghafuri

“…Also, it has antibacterial ability against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. …”
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High-Resolution Remote-Sensing Image-Change Detection Based on Morphological Attribute Profiles and Decision Fusion by Chao Wang, Hui Liu, Yi Shen, Kaiguang Zhao, Hongyan Xing, Haotian Wu

“…Due to the great advantages in spatial information modeling, Morphological Attribute Profiles (MAPs) are becoming increasingly popular for improving the recognition ability in CD applications. However, most of the MAPs-based CD methods are implemented by setting the scale parameters of Attribute Profiles (APs) manually and ignoring the uncertainty of change information from different sources. …”
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Soil Drought and Vegetation Response during 2001–2015 in North China Based on GLDAS and MODIS Data by Siyao Yang, Dan Meng, Huili Gong, Xiaojuan Li, Xinling Wu

“…The effectiveness and the ability of SMAI to recognize drought events were analyzed, while the vegetation condition index (VCI) was used to characterize the vegetation status. …”
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Educators’ perceptions of the life orientation programme in schools and its effect on HIV/AIDS by Abiodun Folakemi Fatoba, Daniel Angaama, Meshach Bolaji Ogunniyi

“…The main aim of this study was to evaluate educators’ perceptions of their ability to successfully implement the objectives of the programme. …”
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Abstract Word Definition in Patients with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment by Soo Ryon Kim, SangYun Kim, Min Jae Baek, HyangHee Kim

“…The aims of this study were to investigate concrete and abstract word definition ability (1) between patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and normal adults and (2) between the aMCI subtypes (i.e., amnestic single-domain MCI and amnestic multidomain MCI; asMCI and amMCI) and normal controls. …”
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Common neuropsychological assessment measures as performance indicators in neuropsychological rehabilitation: An exploratory correlational study by Liliana Mendes, Artemisa Rocha Dores, Irene Palmares Carvalho, Fernando Barbosa

“…On the other hand, none of the tests provided valuable data regarding the patients’ ability to perform the executive functioning training tasks, perhaps because those appeal to everyday situations, which are not adequately represented in the administered tests. …”
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Removal of U(VI) by Micrococcus aloeverae: condition, kinetic and mechanism studies by Xingming Gao, Mengmei Ye, Wenxin Li, Yong Lu, Lingzhi Bao

“…The strain demonstrated both biotransformation and biosorption ability to U(VI), with an excellent removal capacity of 123 mg/g for U(VI) at pH 6.0. …”
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Comparison of Photopic Negative Response of Full-Field and Focal Electroretinograms in Detecting Glaucomatous Eyes by Shigeki Machida, Kunifusa Tamada, Taku Oikawa, Yasutaka Gotoh, Tomoharu Nishimura, Muneyoshi Kaneko, Daijiro Kurosaka

“…The focal ERG has the diagnostic ability with higher sensitivity in detecting early and intermediate glaucoma than the full-field ERG.…”
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Enhanced Bearing Fault Detection Using Step-Varying Vibrational Resonance Based on Duffing Oscillator Nonlinear System by Yongbin Liu, Zhijia Dai, Siliang Lu, Fang Liu, Jiwen Zhao, Jiale Shen

“…Given this, a step-varying vibrational resonance (SVVR) method based on Duffing oscillator nonlinear system is proposed to enhance the weak status feature of bearing by tuning different parameters. Extraction ability of SVVR was verified by analyzing simulation signal and practical bearing signal. …”
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Multiorganelle Localization of Metallated Phthalocyanine Photosensitizer in Colorectal Cancer Cells (DLD-1 and CaCo-2) Enhances Efficacy of Photodynamic Therapy by Palesa Rose Sekhejane, Nicolette Nadene Houreld, Heidi Abrahamse

“…In conclusion, ZnPcSmix showed the ability of inducing apoptotic cell death features in PDT treated cells.…”
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Technological Potential of Lactobacillus Strains Isolated from Fermented Green Olives: In Vitro Studies with Emphasis on Oleuropein-Degrading Capability by Massimo Iorizzo, Silvia Jane Lombardi, Vincenzo Macciola, Bruno Testa, Giuseppe Lustrato, Francesco Lopez, Antonella De Leonardis

“…Technological properties of two strains of Lactobacillus plantarum (B3 and B11) and one of Lactobacillus pentosus (B4), previously isolated from natural fermented green olives, have been studied in vitro. Acidifying ability, salt, temperature, and pH tolerances of all strains were found in the range reported for similar strains produced in Italy and optimal growth conditions were found to be 6.0–8.0 pH, 15–30°C temperature, and less than 6% NaCl. …”
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