The Contributions of Pineapple Growing on Farmer’s Welfare: A Case Study of Maziba Sub-County Kabale District. by Juliet, Ninsiima

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Challenges Facing Small and medium Tourism Enterprises around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park: A Case Study of Nkuringo Area. by Luke, Hakizimana

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Communication Technologies and Tourism development in and around Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda. by Eugene, Kagayano

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Development Projects of Non-Governmental Organisations towards Social-Economic Welfare in Kisoro Municipality. by Pius, Ngarama

“…The study was guided by four objectives namely: to identify the various projects carried out by the Non-Governmental Organizations; to establish the ways in which development projects of Non-Governmental Organizations have improved social-economic welfare of the people; to assess the challenges faced by the NGOs in the delivery of social-economic welfare support; and to suggest ways for effective and efficient delivery of social-economic welfare by Non-Governmental Organizations’ development projects in Kisoro Municipality. …”
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Agribusiness strategy and rural development: A case study of Ihunga Sub County, Ntungamo District by Denis, Simpson Singahache

“…The study was guided by three objectives; namely: (i) To establish how agribusiness strategy contributes to rural development. …”
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Tax Administration and Performance of Business Enterprises in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality by Hilda, Nahabwe

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Presenting the model of portfolio management in investment funds based on behavioral financial variables by Seyed Mohammad Hadi Shahamat, Mahdi Mohammad Bagheri, Ali Raispour Rajabali, Mohsen Zayandeh Roudi

“…Investor attention, sentiment, discoveries and biases, and network effects interact to form a highly volatile and dynamic market. Therefore, it is suggested to investigate the effects between these variables using structural equation models in future researches. …”
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Factors affecting the design of the management dashboard framework with an emphasis on the components of human resources productivity by Hassan Barmaki, Farshad Faezy Razi, Ehtesham Rashidi

“…The findings of the research showed that after collecting data and conducting interviews and conducting the Delphi method, 15 dimensions and 53 indicators were counted in the final model in 4 main components. Among these, group dynamics and team spirit, success motivation and talent assessment and completion of talent banks of employees, documentation and continuity in learning, creating motivation and success among employees with a weighted average of 4.9 are among the most important factors identified.Extended abstractIntroductionToday, fierce competition has prevailed in various jobs. …”
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Designing and explaining the political behavior model of managers in government organizations by Mehdi Izadi, Amir Hoshang Nazarpuri, Reza Sepahvand, Hojat Vahdati, Mohammad Hakak

“…The results showed that the political behavior of managers is, respectively, receiving control of access to information at the highest level, followed by showing calmness, resistance to change, pleasing others, playing with time, forming groups, blaming and attacking others, dealing with the opposite, strengthening a favorable impact, creating a communication network, support and empathy, and presenting oneself through other powerful people in the next priorities. …”
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La datation des aqueducs lyonnais : un état des lieux by Aldo Borlenghi, Catherine Coquidé

“…If it is indeed a pipe linked to the Yzeron, it could indicate an ancient state, a diversion introduced during repair works or a pipe taking water to a few neighbourhoods.The Brévenne aqueduct, whose original name would seem to have been Aqua Claudia Augusta according to the inscription on the Clos du Verbe Incarné fountain, dates from the 40s or even 50s AD. …”
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Predictive Value of Novel Inflammation-Based Biomarkers for Pulmonary Hypertension in the Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Huanhuan Zuo, Xiaochen Xie, Jiahuan Peng, Lixin Wang, Rong Zhu

“…Recently, there has been an increasing interest in the potential clinical use of several inflammatory indexes, namely, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and systemic-immune-inflammation index (SII). …”
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Engineered CAF-cancer cell hybrid membrane biomimetic dual-targeted integrated platform for multi-dimensional treatment of ovarian cancer by Yuwei Yao, Jiarui Zhang, Kexin Huang, Yingying Peng, Shuangshuang Cheng, Shuangge Liu, Ting Zhou, Jinhua Chen, Haojia Li, Yingchao Zhao, Hongbo Wang

“…Result We constructed PH20-overexpressing cancer-associated fibroblast (CAF)-cancer hybrid-cell membrane vesicles (PH20/CCM) for the dual-targeted delivery of carboplatin (CBP) and siRNA targeting p65 (sip65) loaded on the poly (dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride) (PDDA)-modified MXene (PMXene), named PMXene@CBP-sip65 (PMCS). The nanoparticle PH20/CCM@PMCS could penetrate the extracellular matrix of tumor tissues and target both cancer cells and CAFs. …”
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A convolutional autoencoder framework for ECG signal analysis by Ugo Lomoio, Patrizia Vizza, Raffaele Giancotti, Salvatore Petrolo, Sergio Flesca, Fabiola Boccuto, Pietro Hiram Guzzi, Pierangelo Veltri, Giuseppe Tradigo

“…AE specialized for signal data, named Convolutional Autoencoder (CAE), showed the best performances in the analysis of ECG signals.This paper presents a CAE-based framework for ECG signal analysis and anomaly identification. …”
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Early Root Development of Eucalyptus pellita F. Muell. Seedlings from Seed and Stem Cutting Propagation Methods at Nursery Stage by Affendy Hassan, Parveena Balachandran, Khairiyyah R. Khamis

“…The study was conducted using E. pellita seedlings from two different types of propagation, namely, seed and stem cuttings, along with three different nitrogen concentrations (0, 50, and 200 kg N ha−1). …”
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Impact of Entrepreneurial Inspiration, Awareness, and Skills on University Students’ Entrepreneurial Intentions: The Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Education by Ghulam Mujtaba, Siti Nur ‘Atikah Zulkiffli, Siti Falindah Padlee, Wan Norhayati Mohamed, Najahul Kamilah Aminy Sukri

“…A comprehensive survey was used to collect primary data from final-year business students, with a sample size of 865, from seven universities in the Punjab region of Pakistan that provide higher education in entrepreneurship and the data were analyzed in two stages, namely a model measurement and structural model Via Smart PLS 4. …”
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E-Cigarette Quality Control: Impurity and Nicotine Level Analysis in Electronic Cigarette Refill Liquids by Ismail Bennani, Madiha Alami Chentoufi, Miloud El Karbane, Amine Cheikh, Mustapha Bouatia

“…The method used for this study is known under the name of high-performance liquid chromatography. For statistical analysis, we used Student’s t-test for a single sample in order to analyze the relative differences between nicotine quantity reported in the product and the one measured during our experiment. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Characteristics of Climate Extremes in Sub-Saharan Africa and Potential Impact of Oceanic Teleconnections by Lormido Ernesto Zita, Flávio Justino, Carlos Gurjão, James Adamu, Manuel Talacuece

“…Therefore, this study evaluates the performance of the ERA5 and CHIRPS datasets, and the spatio-temporal evolution of extreme weather indices and their potential relationship/response to climate variability modes in the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic oceans, namely, the El Niño−Southern Oscillation, Indian Ocean Dipole, and Tropical Atlantic Variability (ENSO, IOD, and TAV). …”
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Exploration of the shared diagnostic genes and molecular mechanism between obesity and atherosclerosis via bioinformatic analysis by Wenrong An, Kegong Tang, Juan Liu, Wenfei Zheng, Guoxia Li, Yunsheng Xu

“…Using LASSO algorithm, we obtained two shared diagnostic genes, namely SAMSN1 and PHGDH. Validation confirmed their expression patterns and robust predictive abilities. …”
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“Sichuanvirus”, a novel bacteriophage viral genus, able to lyse carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae by Juan Li, Qingqing Fang, Huan Luo, Yan Feng, Yu Feng, Zhiyong Zong

“…This phage represents a novel viral genus of the subfamily Stephanstirmvirinae, for which we proposed “Sichuanvirus” as the genus name. This phage has a narrow host range lyse specific for KL64 Klebsiella. …”
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Application of a generalized additive mixed model in time series study of dairy cow behavior under hot summer conditions by C. Ferrari, C. Evangelista, L. Basiricò, S. Castellani, S. Biffani, U. Bernabucci

“…Behavioral parameters, namely low activity (LA), medium activity (MA), high activity (HA), rumination time (RUM), eating time (ET), and heavy breathing (OH), were monitored using neck collar sensors. …”
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