The impact of precipitation, temperature, and soil moisture on wheat yield gap quantification: evidence from Morocco by Lahcen Ousayd, Terence Epule Epule, Salwa Belaqziz, Victor Ongoma, Abdelhakim Amazirh, Abdelghani Chehbouni

“…Wheat yields were found to be strongly correlated with rainfall, particularly from December to March. …”
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Mortality and immunological indicators of men who have sex with men living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy: a 10-year retrospective cohort study in Southern China by Huaxiang Lu, Huanhuan Chen, Shujia Liang, Yuhua Ruan, He Jiang, Jinghua Huang, Guangjie Tan, Xiuling Wu, Jianjun Li, Chen Gong, Qiuying Zhu, Guanghua Lan

“…Conclusions Mortality among MSM PLHIV on ART in Guangxi is relatively low, and both high viral loads and low CD4+/CD8+ T cell ratios during treatment and at recent follow-up are strongly predictive of a serious prognosis and should be closely monitored.…”
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The Oncogenic Human Papillomavirus Involvement as a Risk Factor of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine Immunotherapy Failure in Anogenital Warts by Achdiat PA, Ismiranty D, Hindritiani R, Rizqandaru T, Usman HA, Maharani RH

“…The inclusion criteria specified young age, indicative of a strong immunological status. Meanwhile, the exclusion criteria comprised immunocompromised conditions, such as HIV confirmed to be negative. …”
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Association between the attentional network efficiency and change of direction speed ability in young male Indian footballers by Debabrata Chatterjee, Santi Ranjan Dasgupta, Santi Ranjan Dasgupta, Arkadeb Dutta, Arkadeb Dutta

“…Partial correlation was conducted between the physical (field tests) and cognitive test scores adjusted for age and BMI.ResultsCODS ability measured with IAT was significantly correlated [r = +0.507 (large), p < 0.05] with the executive control network only, nor with alerting [r = −0.039 (trivial), p > 0.05] and orienting [r = + 0.051 (trivial), p > 0.05] networks and neither the CRT task performance [r = −0.011 (trivial), p > 0.05].DiscussionA strong positive association between executive control and preplanned CODS indicates better interference control by the attentional network. …”
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Occurrence and assessment of chronic pain fatigue and sleep disturbance in axial spondyloarthritis patients by Eman Abdel Ghani Sayed, Samer Samy, Faruk Ali Abdi, Anna Abou-Raya

“…Features of axSpA include pain, stiffness, reduced mobility, fatigue, and sleep disturbance. Fatigue has a strong link to sleep disorders, disease determining parameters, and poor psychological status. …”
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Financial Innovations and Financial Inclusion Among Commercial Banks in Uganda: Case Study Of Kabale District. by Mpirirwe, Christine

“…Microsoft EXCEL and SPSS Version 21.0 were used to analyze the data and produce both descriptive and inferential statistics. The study found a strong correlation between product innovation and financial inclusion in rural families. …”
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The Contributions of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park Towards Economic Development of Kisoro District: A Case Study of Gisozi Parish. by Munyambabazi, Danny

“…From the Research findings Recommendations were prescribed for instance if the government of Uganda and Kisoro District local government could make a strong policy governing the contribution of MGNP, and increase the setting up of many campsites, it could help them get more funds from the industry in the form of taxes. …”
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Tea Growing and Social Economic Development of Local Communities in Rubanda: A Case Study of Ikumba Sub-County Rubanda District. by Aharimpisya, Janet

“…It was concluded that the majority of the participants 80 (60%) strongly agreed that tea factories were setting up primary and secondary schools to provide quality education for the children in the area in Ikumba sub-county thus reducing the illiteracy rate and giving jobs to educated people in the area and also with still majority agreeing that local community has got money to pay school fees as indicated with (Mean= 3.41, SD = 0.854). …”
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An Examination of Records Management in Private Sector Agencies in Kabale Municipality: A Case Study of Kigezi Private Sector. by Kakuru, Danis

“…Staff needs suitable working and recreational accommodation, following the standards in effect within the government or organization, there should be the provision of quality leadership to promote the efficient management of organizations' resources correctly, and there should be the provision of quality services to customers based on their needs that is changing the view of management from sole control to service, Enhance customer focus through strong partnerships; Commit to achieving high standards of customer services, there should be a need to provide high-quality information on federal government operations which fully supports financial and performance reporting, establish standards and definitions and all top management should be committed to implementing effective and efficient internal controls. …”
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Types, Magnitude and Factors Associated with Medication Administration Errors Among Nurses in Rubanda East Health Sub District. by Atuhaire, Oliva

“…Underdoses were commonly administered to a moderate extent, while wrong documentation and wrong drug administration to the correct patient occurred to a greater extent. Factors strongly associated with MAEs included age, gender, poor drug administration knowledge, and interruptions during medication administration.…”
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Performance of Sisal Fabre as Natural Geotextile to Reinforce Soil Layers on Unpaved Road. by Kyomugasho, Lilian

“…Natural geotextiles are strong synthetic fabric usually used in civil engineering construction projects such as high way that stabilizes loose soil. …”
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Primary Schools’ Determinants of Pupils Academic Performance in Primary Leaving Examinations in Bubaare Sub-County Uganda. by Busingye, Annet

“…Institutional factors included recruiting and retooling qualified teachers, providing strong teacher-student support, offering guidance and counseling services, managing teacher workloads, supplying instructional materials (particularly textbooks), and implementing effective summative assessments. …”
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Revenue Management Practices and Service Delivery in Local Government: A Case Study of Rubanda District Local Government Uganda. by Buregyeya, Steven

“…Notably, regression analysis indicated a strong positive correlation (R = 0.749) between revenue management practices and service delivery, suggesting that effective revenue management significantly contributes to improved public service outcomes. …”
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Child Abuse and Intention to Dropout Among Secondary School Students in Rubanda District. by Ninsiima, Patience

“…Female students, in particular, reported higher rates of abuse and a greater likelihood of dropping out, underscoring the need for gender-specific interventions. The strong positive correlation between child abuse and dropout intentions underlined the importance of addressing abuse in order to improve school retention rates. …”
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Interest Rates and Financial Performance of Small and Medium Enterprise in Uganda: A Case Study of Muhanga Town Council. by Nabaasa, Innocent

“…The findings of the study also revealed that the prime interest rate was one of the interest rates charged on SMEs 45% of the respondents disagreed, 30% were not sure, 20% agreed and 5% strongly agreed with the statement. The researcher therefore concludes from the above that the financial performance of small-scale businesses does not always improve as a result of acquiring loans; the study highlights the significant role of interest rates in enhancing the financial performance of SMEs in Muhanga. …”
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Distance Learning and the Quality of teacher Education in Rwanda: A case Study of Byumba. by Anastase, Mvuyekure

“…A small number of leading questions that required answers like strongly agree or disagree were also used to get an opinion from the respondents in limited words. …”
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Therapeutic Potential of <i>Lappula patula</i> Extracts on Germline Development and DNA Damage Responses in <i>C. elegans</i> by Qinghao Meng, Anna Hu, Weiyu Xiao, Robert P. Borris, Hyun-Min Kim

“…These defects correlated with a significant decrease in brood size. Also, <i>L. patula</i> extracts activated the DNA damage response pathway, marked by increased expression of <i>atm-1</i> and <i>atl-1</i>. …”
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Planning for success but facing uncertainty: lessons learned from a native oyster, Ostrea lurida, restoration project in the Salish Sea by James T. McArdle, Julie S. Barber, Sarah K. Grossman, Lindy L. Hunter

“…Despite the known presence of brooding oysters and competent larvae in the region, we found no evidence of recruitment at either site through six years of monitoring. …”
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Phenotype characterization of interspecific hybrid abalone Haliotis asinina and Haliotis squamata seed by Dinar Tri Soelistyowati, Aldilla Kusumawardhani, Muhammad Zairin Junior

“…The hybrid seeds showed higher similarity with female brood (98,69%), while  the larvae from H. squamata × H. asinina were abnormal on trocophore until early veliger phase then dead occurred the next phase. …”
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The impact of dietary metabolizable energy levels on the performance of medium-sized geese: A systematic review by Shuo Wang, Chunbo Wei, Jiaxin Yan, Ying Zhang

“…The dose-response meta-analysis indicated optimal dietary metabolizable energy levels within the existing ranges, specifically 13 to 13.5 MJ/kg for medium-sized geese during the brooding stage, and 12 to 13 MJ/kg during the growing stage. …”
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