Contribution of Agricultural Cooperatives to Smallholder Potato Farmers’ Livelihood: A Case Study of Mubuga Cooperative in Nyarusizasub-County Kisoro District. by Niringiyimana, Steven

“…The services offered were: offering loans, provision of agricultural inputs, market creation, construction of storage facilities, provision of seeds, supply of chemicals, and sensitization of farmers. The impact of the Mubuga agricultural cooperative on smallholder farmers included access to agricultural inputs and construction of storage facilities, increased income, and paying school fees for their children. …”
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Impact of Loan Interest Rate on Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises a Case Study of Rosika Company Limited in Kabale Municipality. by Twongyeirwe, Sonia

“…The study recommended extensive sensitization and guidance for SME owners on effectively utilizing loan funds from financial institutions. …”
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Design and Construction of Operator-Alcohol Detection Interlock System with Automatic Machine Shutdown and Alarm. by Akampurira, Chrisbus

“…This prototype has a Grove gas alcohol sensor as the input of the system, a 16×2 Liquid Crystal Display that shows the state of the breath’s alcohol level, a buzzer that produces an alarm when a breath sample is to be taken and when there is alcohol present in their breath, Light Emitting Diode which shows whether it is safe to operate machine or not and lastly the DC Motor which acts as the machine being operated. …”
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An Automated Voice Control Home System Using Arduino and Bluetooth Module Hc-05. by Abamwesiga, Bless, Tumwekwatse, Armson

“…Also, it suggests that Google Cloud Messaging be integrated to control our lighting system from the Internet as well as introduce security-sensitive functionality on the voice application.…”
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Design and Construction of an Anemometer. by Mukhangu, Paul

“…The study aims to address current limitations in anemometry by designing and evaluating a more accurate and robust prototype Historical development reveals significant milestones in anemometer evolution, from early wind vane instruments to sophisticated sensor-based devices. Recent research emphasizes the need for enhanced accuracy, durability, and cost-effectiveness in anemometer design to overcome. …”
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Application of the Natural Decomposition Method to Strongly Coupled Partial Differential Equations: The Gray-Scott Model. by Nsingwire, Godwin

“…The results show that the natural decomposition method effectively captures the intricate dynamics of the Gray-Scott model, demonstrating good convergence for specified initial conditions and parameter values. Sensitivity analysis further revealed that even small changes in initial conditions could significantly affect chemical concentration patterns, underscoring the need for accurate parameter settings. …”
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Decentralization Policy and Economic Development in Nyarusiza Sub-County Kisoro District. by Kwizera, Jemimah

“…Respondents noted that the government, through the Ministry of Health, has emphasized prevention through mass sensitization campaigns on personal hygiene and healthy lifestyles, accounting for 25% of responses. …”
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Mathematical Model for Transmission and Control of Covid-19 in Human Population of Kigezi Sub-region. by Mukamatayebwa, Keneth

“…The basic reproductive number R0 is given by FV-1 where F and V are matrices obtained from f{x} and v{x} and where Fx is newly infected and Vx is the other term. The sensitivity index shows the effect of each parameter used in the equation and how it can affect the results of the model, therefore it's obtained from the given formula as R0 = where R0 is the basic reproductive number and P indicates any parameter used in the model formulation…”
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Financial inclusion and the growth of small medium enterprises in Uganda: empirical evidence from selected districts in Lango sub-region by Eton, Marus, Fabian, Mwosi, Constant, Okello Obura, Abanis, Turyahebwa, Gilbert, Uwonda

“…The study recommends that financial providers should continue sensitizing the public on the available financial services beyond credit services, which are common and known. …”
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Assessment of Factors Associated with Low Handwashing Coverage in Karungu Sub-County BuhweJu District. by Manigaruhanga, Pius

“…There is a need to provide piped water for easy access, promote rain water harvesting tanks and continuous sensitization on the benefits of hand washing both after use and to prevent the spread of COVID-19. …”
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Sistem Monitoring Tekanan Darah Berbasis Maximum Amplitude Algorithm Menggunakan Android Secara Realtime by Barlian Henryranu Prasetio, Brylliano Maza Putra, Dahnial Syauqy

“…Pada penelitian ini digunakan metode non-invasive dengan memanfaatkan pembacaan sinyal osilometrik dari perubahan tekanan pada cuff yang terbaca oleh sensor tekanan MPX5500DP untuk melakukan pembacaan tekanan darah yang kemudian ditampilkan pada perangkat android. …”
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Utility of Pulse Oximetry Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) with Incorporation of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (SpO2∗10/FiO2∗PEEP) for Classification and Prognostication of Patients wit... by Pratibha Todur, Anitha Nileshwar, Souvik Chaudhuri, Nitin Gupta, Srikant Natarajan, Shwethapriya Rao

“…S/FP∗10 ratio ≤116 at baseline has excellent discriminant function to be categorized as severe ARDS as per Berlin definition (AUC: 0.925, p<0.001, 90% sensitivity, 93% specificity, CI: [0.862–0.988]). The increase in S/FP∗10 ratio by ≥64.40 from baseline to day three of MV is a good predictor of survival (AUC: 0.877, p<0.001, 73.5% sensitivity, 97% specificity, CI: [0.803–0.952]). …”
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Genetic variants associated with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury. by Nicholas J Douville, Lisa Bastarache, Emily Bertucci-Richter, Snehal Patil, Elizabeth S Jewell, Robert E Freundlich, Miklos D Kertai, Milo C Engoren

“…Each of the 3-models were repeated in a pre-specified sensitivity analysis of higher severity S-AKI, defined as KDIGO Stage 2 or 3. …”
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Risk of All-Cause Mortality in US Adults With Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry: An Observational Study by Xiao S, Ou J, Qiu W, Ye C, Li N, Chen S, Lai Y, Deng Z, Wu F, Shen Y

“…We used Cox proportional hazards regression models to compare all-cause mortality between the groups. We performed sensitivity analyses stratified by the lower limit of normal definition of spirometry criteria. …”
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Teknologi Irigasi Cerdas pada Sistem Irigasi Drip dengan Algoritma Ant Colony Optimization by Abdul Haris, Nabilla Anggraini, Hengki Sikumbang

“…Uji coba dilakukan dengan menggunakan 3 sensor, sebagai representasi 3 kondisi lahan yakni lahan basah, lahan normal dan lahan kering.  …”
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Role of Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography Scan in Reaching Definite Diagnosis in Patients With Fever of Unknown Origin and Inflammation of Unknown Origin in Rheumato... by Koreli UY, Torun ES, Adaş M

“…PET/CT’s high sensitivity implies that negative results can reliably exclude malignancies in most cases. …”
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Clinical Study of Sentinel Lymph Node Detection to Evaluate Pelvic Lymph Node Metastasis to Determine the Prognosis of Patients with Early Cervical Cancer by Peipei Li, Shuai Feng, Guodong Zhou, Lu Zhang, Xiugui Sheng, Dapeng Li

“…The negative predictive value, sensitivity, false negative rate, and coincidence rate and were 97.7%, 92.4%, 7.6%, and 95.4%, respectively. …”
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A simple staging system using biomarkers for wild‐type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in Japan by Naoya Nakashima, Seiji Takashio, Mami Morioka, Masato Nishi, Toshihiro Yamada, Kyoko Hirakawa, Masanobu Ishii, Noriaki Tabata, Kenshi Yamanaga, Koichiro Fujisue, Daisuke Sueta, Hisanori Kanazawa, Tadashi Hoshiyama, Shinsuke Hanatani, Satoshi Araki, Hiroki Usuku, Eiichiro Yamamoto, Mitsuharu Ueda, Kenichi Matsushita, Kenichi Tsujita

“…Abstract Aims It has been reported that a staging system combining N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide and high‐sensitivity troponin T (hs‐cTnT) or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is useful in patients with wild‐type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTRwt‐CM). …”
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Reliability of non-invasive imaging methods in the evaluation of pancreatic parenchyma changes in tumors of the pancreaticoduodenal zone by M.M. Veligotskyy, S.E. Arutyunov, I.I. Yakovtsova, I.V. Ivakhno, O.M. Veligotskyi

“…Non-invasive diagnostic parameters such as parenchymal stiffness according to SWE (sensitivity 90.9 %, specificity 81.2 %) and native density according to computed tomography (sensitivity 69.7 %, specificity 87.5 %) can be used as diagnostic criteria for assessing pancreatic fibrosis in patients with neoplasms of the pancreaticoduodenal zone in the preoperative period.…”
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Short-term effects of combined environmental factors on respiratory disease mortality in Qingdao city: A time-series investigation. by Xin Zhang, Zijian Xi, Min Yang, Xiuqin Zhang, Ruikai Wu, Shuang Li, Lu Pan, Yuan Fang, Peng Lv, Yan Ma, Haiping Duan, Bingling Wang, Kunzheng Lv

“…Furthermore, our findings indicate that females, the elderly population, and warm seasons exhibit heightened sensitivity to PM exposure.…”
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