Internal Control Systems and Financial Performance of SACCOs in Kabale Municipality. by Kyomugisha, Loyce

“…The study revealed a strong correlation (r = 0.653) between the control environment and financial performance of SACCOs, the correlation between control Activities and financial performance (0.699), and r=0.613 for Risk Assessment and Financial performance of SACCOs in Kabale municipality. …”
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Contribution of Youth Livelihood Program (YLP) Towards Agriculture in Nyarusiza Sub-County Kisoro District. by Ndirahisha, Brian

“…The study concluded that government should establish strong market connections which can help farmers achieve better prices and reduce market volatility and there should be provision of timely and accurate market data which can help farmers make informed decisions, reducing risks associated with market uncertainties.…”
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Role of Pastoral Care on Church Growth: A Case Study of Muko Parish Rubanda District. by Ampumuza, Flavia

“…The emphasis on training and mentoring aligns with literature that underscores the importance of strong leadership in driving church success. Marriage and Family Support and Home Visitation were also highly valued, highlighting the need for personal and relational support in fostering a cohesive and engaged congregation. …”
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Influence of Motivational Practices on Teachers’ Performance in Secondary Schools Kamwenge District. by Prudence, Hanga

“…The study findings that people enjoying teaching as a profession was strongly agreed to by the majority of the respondents with 65% while free meals at school was in the lead on extrinsic motivation with 83.6%. …”
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A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of the BTK inhibitor zanubrutinib in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 respiratory distress: immune biomarker and clinical findings by Steven P. Treon, Camille N. Kotton, David J. Park, Giorgia Moranzoni, Camilla K. Lemvigh, Joseph C. Gathe, Tilly A. Varughese, Christopher F. Barnett, Johnny M. Belenchia, Nina M. Clark, Charles M. Farber, Muhammad Bilal Abid, Gulrayz Ahmed, Christopher J. Patterson, Maria L. Guerrera, Jacob D. Soumerai, Vipheaviny A. Chea, Isabel P. Carulli, Jackson Southard, Shuqiang Li, Catherine J. Wu, Kenneth J. Livak, Eric Holmgren, Pil Kim, Carrie Shi, Holly Lin, Vanitha Ramakrishnan, Ying Ou, Scott Olszewski, Lars Rønn Olsen, Derin B. Keskin, Derin B. Keskin, Zachary R. Hunter, Christopher Tankersley, Todd Zimmerman, Binod Dhakal

“…Concurrent administration of steroids and antiviral therapy to most patients may have contributed to these results. …”
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Improved cardiac and venous pressures during hospital stay in patients with acute heart failure: an echocardiography and biomarkers study by Eiichi Akiyama, Raphaël Cinotti, Kamilė Čerlinskaitė, Lucas N.L. Van Aelst, Mattia Arrigo, Rui Placido, Tahar Chouihed, Nicolas Girerd, Faiez Zannad, Patrick Rossignol, Marc Badoz, Jean‐Marie Launay, Etienne Gayat, Alain Cohen‐Solal, Carolyn S.P. Lam, Jeffrey Testani, Wilfried Mullens, Gad Cotter, Marie‐France Seronde, Alexandre Mebazaa

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Treatment of autonomous intestinal neuropathy in critical care by prucalopride and multistrain probiotic by A. L. Kovaleva, A. I. Ulyanin, O. Yu. Kiselyova, Ye. A. Poluektova, O. S. Shifrin, A. S. Tertychny, V. T. Ivashkin

“…At the background of treatment stool frequency gradually decreased up to 2 times per day, hematochezia stopped. …”
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Soil-Transmitted Helminth Reinfection and Associated Risk Factors among School-Age Children in Chencha District, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Zerihun Zerdo, Tsegaye Yohanes, Befikadu Tariku

“…Structured questionnaire and Kato-Katz thick smear technique were used to interview parents or guardians and quantify the number of eggs per gram of stool. Pearson chi-square and logistic regression were used to assess the association between predictor variable and STH reinfection. …”
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From Bench to Bedside to Bug: An Update of Clinically Relevant Advances in the Care of Persons with Helicobacter pylori Associated Diseases by N Chiba, ABR Thomson, P Sinclair

“…While the urea breath test remains the noninvasive test of choice, interesting new data are available on the use of stool antigen testing to diagnose H pylori infection. …”
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Mahuang Fuzi Xixin Decoction Ameliorates Allergic Rhinitis in Rats by Regulating the Gut Microbiota and Th17/Treg Balance by Xiao Liang, Chang-Shun Liu, Xiao-Han Wei, Ting Xia, Fei-Long Chen, Qing-Fa Tang, Meng-Yue Ren, Xiao-Mei Tan

“…Short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) content in rat stool and serum was determined by GC-MS. Inflammatory and immunological responses were assessed by histopathology, ELISA, flow cytometry, and western blotting. …”
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Diagnostics of chronic small intestinal obstruction in patient with ectopic pancreas in the Meckel's diverticulum (case report) by Zinaida A. Lemeshko, O. S. Shifrin, A. V. Korolev, T. L. Lemina, I. A. Sokolina, A. Ye. Leonovich, K. A. Lesko, A. S. Tertychny, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The patient at the same time had frequent liquid stool that indicated presence of incomplete obstruction. …”
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Leclercia adecarboxylata Cholecystitis with Septic Shock in Immunocompetent Patient by Nooraldin Merza, John Lung, Ahmed Taha, Ahmed Qasim, Jill Frost, Tarek Naguib

“…L. adecarboxylata is a Gram-negative rod previously named Escherichia adecarboxylata, isolated as normal flora in the gut of animals including human stool. Most reported cases refer to immunocompromised patients with polymicrobial infections and water environments. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Peptic Ulcer in Adults (Clinical Guidelines of the Russian Gastroenterological Association, Russian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and the Russian Endosc... by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, P. V. Tsar’kov, M. P. Korolev, D. N. Andreev, E. K. Baranskaya, S. G. Burkov, A. A. Derinov, S. K. Efetov, T. L. Lapina, P. V. Pavlov, S. S. Pirogov, A. V. Tkachev, A. S. Trukhmanov, E. D. Fedorov, A. A. Sheptulin

“…In order to determine indications for eradication therapy, all ulcer patients should be tested for the presence of H. pylori using a 13C-breath test or a stool antigen test. In the case of simultaneous endoscopy, rapid urease test can be used. …”
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EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ESD) MELALUI PEMAHAMAN MASYARAKAT UNTUK MENGURANGI SAMPAH POPOK SEKALI PAKAI DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN POPOK REUSE by Angsoka Dwipayana Marthaliakirana

“…Development of monitoring in terms of pengelolahan and conservation of river ecosystems needs to be done, the habit of disposing waste disposable diapers is certainly very dangerous to the quality of river water and for the sustainability of the river in the future, because disposable diapers are disposable waste products that contain dirt (stool) and urine from infants, which can have a negative impact on the community's most potent impacts of river pollution. …”
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Risk Factors for Acute Hemorrhagic Rectal Ulcer Syndrome and Its Prognosis: A Density Case-Control Study by Toshihiko Komai, Fumio Omata, Yasutoshi Shiratori, Daiki Kobayashi, Hiroko Arioka

“…Patients with hematochezia, bloody stool, and rectal ulcer confirmed by colonoscopy between 2003 and 2011 were diagnosed as AHRUS (n=38). …”
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Clostridium difficile Peritonitis: An Emerging Infection in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients by Saira Chaughtai, Bhavika Gandhi, Zeeshan Chaughtai, Dana Tarina, Mohammad A. Hossain, Arif Asif

“…While the peritoneal fluid culture did not grow the organism (possibly because of prior empiric broad-spectrum antibiotics use), the positive PCR on stool analysis suggested C. difficile-related peritonitis, along with the rapid clinical improvement induced by C. difficile-directed therapy (metronidazole) and discontinuation of broad-spectrum antibiotics. …”
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New-Onset Ulcerative Colitis in a Young Caucasian Woman with Unclassified Arteritis by Bryan Roberts

“…By follow-up in the clinic, the patient’s carotidynia improved, but now, she reported a three-month history of bloody stools. Colonoscopy and pathology findings were consistent with ulcerative colitis, and the patient was started on mesalamine. …”
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Centrality of Hygienic Honey Bee Workers in Colony Social Networks by Adrian Perez, Brian R. Johnson

“…Here, we test this hypothesis using honey bee workers recently involved in hygienic behavior, an important set of sanitary tasks in which unhealthy brood are uncapped and then removed from the colony. …”
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Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing The Effect Of Oral Rehydration Therapy With And Without Racecadotril In The Management Of Acute Diarrhea In Children by Sughra Zulfiqar, Hifza Zeb, Nadia Mumtaz, Ammara Musthaq Khan, Taimur Khalil Sheikh, Tariq Saeed

“…The primary outcome measured was the mean duration of illness, and the secondary outcome was the number of stools 48 hours after the start of treatment. Data were collected using a pre-designed proforma and analyzed using SPSS version 24. …”
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Prevalence and Subtype Analysis of Blastocystis hominis Isolated from Patients in the Northeast of Iran by Mitra Salehi, Jalal Mardaneh, Hamid Reza Niazkar, Mohammadhaasan Minooeianhaghighi, Elahe Arshad, Fateme Soleimani, Alireza Mohammadzadeh

“…Also, PCR was done on the positive samples, and sequencing and phylogenetic analysis were subsequently performed. From 1878 collected stool samples, 152 (8.1%) Blastocystis samples were detected by the microscopic method. …”
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