Assessing the Role of MBIFCT as a Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) in Socio-Economic Transformation of Rural Areas in Gitenderi Parish Nyarusiza Sub-County Kisoro District. by Kwebiha, Alex

“…The study research focused on the findings on the role of MBIFCT as Non-governmental Organizations (NGO's) and the socio-economic transformation of rural areas in Nyarusiza Sub¬county Kisoro district The objectives of the study were to find out the services offered by NGO's for the society in Nyarusiza sub-county Kisoro district, to determine the effect of NGO's on increased rural incomes in Nyarusiza sub-county Kisoro district and to explore the challenges faced by NGO's in the transformation of rural areas in Nyarusiza sub-county Kisoro district In chapter two, there was a critical review of the issues that have explored and studied both theoretically and empirically in the existing literature on Non-governmental Organizations as an independent variable and socio-economic transformation of rural areas as the dependent variable. …”
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Gender Relations and Women Empowerment in Kisoro Municipality. by Kamahoro, Janet

“…There was a critical review of the issues that have been explored and studied both theoretically and empirically in the existing literature on gender relations as an independent variable women empowerment as the dependent variable and the methods of data collection were put into action. …”
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Impact of Maziba Church of Uganda on Family Stability in Maziba Sub-County Kabale District. by Akancungura, Albert

“…In chapter two, there was a critical review of the issues that have been explored and studied both theoretically and empirically in the existing literature on Maziba church of Uganda as an independent variable and family stability as the dependent variable. …”
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The Influence of Summative Evaluation on Pupils' Dropout in Primary Schools in Rubaare Town Council Ntungamo District. by Mwogyera, Godfrey

“…There was a critical review of the issues that have been explored and studied both theoretically and empirically in the existing literature on summative evaluation as an independent variable and pupils dropping out as the dependent variable. …”
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Social Work Practice and Rural Development. A Case Study of Kyanamira Sub-County Kabale District. by Ssembure, Edson

“…There was a critical review of the issues that have been explored and studied both theoretically and empirically in the existing literature on of social work and social administration as an independent variable and rural development as the dependent variable and the methods of data collection were put into action. …”
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Tea Growing and Socio-Economic Development of Small Holder Farmers: A Case Study of Rushoroza Kabale District. by Byamukama, Hillary

“…The objectives of the study were to find out the contributions of tea growing to the socio-economic development of farmers, to identify challenges faced by tea farmers towards socio-economic development, and to suggest possible strategies to the challenges faced by tea farmers socio-economic development, was a critical review of tea growing on socio-economic development and studied both theoretically and empirically in the existing literature on tea growing as an independent variable and socio-economic development as the dependent variable. …”
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Effects of Absenteeism on Academic Performance of Pupils in Rubuguri Town Council Kisoro District. by Alfred Safari, Ruteisire

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Two new species of Plagiostomum (Prolecithophora, Plagiostomidae) from China with its morphology, phylogeny, and reproductive strategy by Leyuan Feng, Shiyan Zhang, Ming Tao, Ting Sun, Antai Wang

“…Our results not only enrich the biodiversity data of the family Plagiostomidae in China but also provide new empirical evidence for existing sex allocation theories.…”
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The link between sleep bruxism and oxidative stress based on a polysomnographic study by Michal Fulek, Weronika Frosztega, Mieszko Wieckiewicz, Anna Szymanska-Chabowska, Pawel Gac, Rafal Poreba, Grzegorz Mazur, Milena Sciskalska, Marta Kepinska, Adrian Martuszewski, Helena Martynowicz

“…Sleep bruxism (SB) is a prevalent masticatory muscle activity during sleep characterized by heterogeneous etiology and inadequately recognized pathophysiology. Recent theories have proposed a potential association between SB and oxidative stress. …”
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Looking at Infrared Background Radiation Anisotropies with Spitzer: Large-scale Anisotropies and Their Implications by A. Kashlinsky, Richard G. Arendt, M. L. N. Ashby, J. Kruk, N. Odegard

“…We discuss the proposed theories for the origin of the excess CIB anisotropies in light of the new data. …”
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Green awakening: The rising influence of minority shareholders And ESG in shaping China's sustainable future by Shanshan Yue, Norkhairul Hafiz Bajuri, Guang Ye, Farid Ullah

“…Integrating stakeholder and signaling theories, this study underscores the transformative potential of combining robust MSP mechanisms with credible ESG signals for achieving sustainable innovation.…”
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Perceived causes of cancer in a rural community of Ethiopia: a qualitative study by Abigiya Wondimagegnehu, Muluken Gizaw, Lidya Genene Abebe, Brhanu Teka, Andreas M. Kaufmann, Tamrat Abebe, Shannon A. McMahon, Adamu Addissie, Eva J. Kantelhardt

“…Seven Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and six In-Depth Interviews (IDIs) were held with community members, women representatives, religious leaders and key informants using two interview guides (divided by method). Behaviour change theories and a community research framework were used to summarize the findings. …”
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The mental health impact of COVID-19: the need for community interventions and collaboration for recovery by Nadarajah Rajeshkannan, Daya Somasundaram, Balachandran Kumarendran, Thirunavukarasu Kumanan, Ivan Dinesh Aloysius, Nalayini Sugirthan, Sivanantham Sasikumar, Nalayini Jegathesan

“…At the community level, there were signs of collective (mass) hysteria from panic buying to conspiracy theories, public shaming, fake news, and disinformation spreading on social media and mass protests. …”
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Hybrid Models of Atmospheric Block Columns of Primary Oil Refining Unit Under Conditions of Initial Information Deficiency by Batyr Orazbayev, Zhadra Kuzhuhanova, Kulman Orazbayeva, Gulzhan Uskenbayeva, Zhanat Abdugulova, Ainur Zhumadillayeva

“…An effective method has been proposed that allows, based on a system approach, expert assessment methods, theories of fuzzy sets, and available information of various natures to develop hybrid models of complex objects in conditions of deficiency and fuzzy initial information. …”
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Using systems mapping within the process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial of the ACE active ageing programme in England and Wales by Helen Hawley-Hague, Colin Greaves, Diane Crone, Afroditi Stathi, Nick Cavill, Amy Davies, Katie E Chatwin, Zsofia Szekeres, Janet Withall, Janice Thompson

“…Background System mapping has mainly been used to develop theories and understanding of complex systems; to hypothesise how an intervention might work in a complex system or to inform intervention development. …”
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Network analysis of the association between social anxiety and problematic smartphone use in college students by Wanying Xing, Xianyang Wang, Tingwei Feng, Jiaxin Xie, Chang Liu, Xiuchao Wang, Hui Wang, Lei Ren, Lei Ren, Xufeng Liu

“…Network comparison tests between males and females revealed no significant differences in global expected influence, between-community edges weights, and BEI.ConclusionThe key bridging symptoms this study identified supports the existing theories about the co-occurrence of SA and PSU, and contributes to understanding the underlying mechanisms. …”
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First aid guidelines for fragile contexts (conflict, disaster and remote areas): Contextualization & Adaptation

“…The goal is to encourage people to be creative and adapt to harsh realities using available resources without being distracted by theories which they cannot apply.…”
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A Study to Determine the Mediating Effect of Novelty Seeking in the Effect of Consumers’ Personal Values on Attitudes Towards Functional Foods by Selçuk Efe Küçükkambak

“…Although the concept of personal value is included in the theories in the field of social psychology, it has become one of the concepts that are discussed more frequently in studies on consumer behavior. …”
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The Strategy of Lexical Specialization Explicitation in Quran Translation: A Study on Majāz Mursal by Mahmud Yunus by Nasimah Abdullah, Saifulah Samsudin

“…However, research that examines Mahmud Yunus' translation approach from the perspective of modern Western translation theories remains exceedingly rare. Therefore, this study aims to explore the translation approach employed by Mahmud Yunus by utilising one of the explicitation strategies, namely lexical specification, as proposed by Klaudy and Károly in 2005, who view explicitation as a translation strategy that can reveal the implicit meaning present in the source language into the target language due to contextual factors. …”
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Improved Dark Channel Defogging Algorithm for Defect Detection in Underwater Structures by Longsheng Bao, Chunyan Zhao, Xingwei Xue, Ling Yu

“…Moreover, for accurate disease area statistics, the binary morphology and optimal threshold segmentation theories are combined to perform disease edge screening and remove interference information. …”
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