Public Procurement Practices and User Satisfaction in Kabale District: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Kyakunzire, Furumera

“…Lastly, the study revealed there the effects of competition on user satisfaction in Kabale district local government and these included enhanced Choice for Users, cost Efficiency, innovation and Responsiveness, increased Accountability and Transparency, and improved Quality of Services.…”
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MODEL FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENCY AUDIT AND MONITORING OF THE COAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS IN THE FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS by OGNYAN DINOLOV

“…The model takes into account the nominal power capacities of the available drives, by which the usability of the installed power capacity is considered and the interdependence between the power consumed and the relative consumption is avoided in determining the aggregate relative electric-power consumption. …”
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Comparative Costs of Growing Citrus in Florida and Sao Paulo (Brazil) for the 2000-01 Season by Ronald P. Muraro, Thomas H. Spreen, Marcos Pozzan

“… The states of Florida and Sao Paulo (Brazil) combined account for approximately 85 percent of the world's production of orange juice. …”
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Water Use for Drip-Irrigated Watermelon with Plastic Mulch in Florida by Sanjay Shukla, Niroj K. Shrestha, Thomas A. Obreza, Brian J. Boman

“… Watermelon is an important crop in Florida and accounts for a significant part of its agricultural water use. …”
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EFFECTS OF GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS ON ENTROPY GENERATION IN FIRE-TUBE STEAM BOILER’S HEAT EXCHANGER by OLUMUYIWA LASODE, JOSEPH OYEKALE, IDEHAI OHIJEAGBON, JOHN OLADEJI

“…The obtained correlation equation is a tool to be incorporated into fire-tube steam boiler design, so as to account for entropy generation during design. …”
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A Football Club's Strategic Performance Management by L.C. Panescu, M. Dragomir

“…The current study presented in this article shows that football teams should; generally speaking, implement a multifaceted performance management system that takes into account the opinions of all stakeholders. The Balanced Scorecard (BSC), which offers an integrated framework for measuring and managing performance, can assist clubs in evaluating both financial and non-financial activities. …”
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Developing Strong Teamwork to Support Excellence in Extension Programming by Hannah Carter, Amy Harder, Kevan Lamm

“…These are trust, ability to successfully engage in conflict, commitment to each other and the team, accountability, and focusing on collective results. This 2-page fact sheet was written by Hannah Carter, Amy Harder, and Kevan Lamm, and published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, May 2013. …”
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Meconium Peritonitis and Periorchitis: Report of a Prenatal Case by Cem Yaşar Sanhal, İnanç Mendilcioğlu, Adnan Aslan, Murat Özekinci, Mehmet Şimşek

“…The most common causes of meconium peritonitis are ischemic lesions of the small bowel associated with mechanical obstruction (atresia, volvulus, intussusception, congenital bands, Meckel diverticulum and internal hernia). These likely account for 50% of the cases of meconium peritonitis. …”
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Minimum Number of Soil Moisture Sensors for Monitoring and Irrigation Purposes by Lincoln Zotarelli, Michael D. Dukes, Marcelo Paranhos

“…This 4-page fact sheet proposes guidelines for soil moisture sampling that account for spatial variability, which helps to determine the minimum number of soil moisture sensors required to survey and monitor a specific area for irrigation. …”
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Child in exile by Monika Mačkinová, Agnieszka Nowicka

“…Their aim is to adjust the status of unaccompanied minors and to contribute to finding lasting solutions to their current situation, taking into account their best interests. …”
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A Series on Diseases in the Florida Vegetable Garden: PEPPER by Ken Pernezny, Tim Momol

“…The very minute size of these disease-causing pathogens accounts for the mystery that often surrounds their presence and impact in the garden. …”
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Integrating Critical Thinking into Extension Programming #5: Using Critical Thinking Styles to Enhance Team Work by Alexa J. Lamm

“… The final part of the Integrating Critical Thinking into Extension Programming series, this article continues the discussion of how to take into account critical thinking methods and styles when developing Extension programs. …”
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A CFD ANALYSIS IN SOLIDWORKS FLOW SIMULATION FOR TWO MIXING FLUIDS WITH DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES IN NOZZLES by IONEL OLARU

“…The study from this paper proposes an analysis and a simulation of flow through the convergent-divergent nozzle type to optimize the inlet of warm fluid to have minimum impact on the nozzle walls This analysis will be performed with a computer program specialized in complex analysis of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), which will also take into account the fluid temperature and its influence throughout the system. …”
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Developing Countries and Blockchain Technology: Uganda’s Perspective by Ivan, Niyonzima, Ruth Wario, Emmanuel Ahishakiye

“…Fundamentally, these nations need transparency, security, and accountability in their processes, all of which are cornerstones of Blockchain technology. …”
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Design and Validation of Policy Making Model with Open Government Approach by Zahra Mohammadi, Abdolmajid Imani, Farahnaz Ahang

“…This approach aims to make management within public entities more open and accountable, reduce operational costs, enhance efficiency, strengthen economic systems, and address social imbalances. …”
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Epidemiological Characteristics and Family Relatives among Thalassemic Patients in Sulaimani City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq by Kamal Jalal Rashid

“…Most of the patients cannot continue to the study accounted 66.4%. About number of children most of the patient’s family had more than 3 children 99.3%. …”
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INCREASING VALUE-BASED COMPANY POTENTIAL: THE GROUNDS OF A FULL-SCALE ASSESSMENT by Romans Dyakons, Vsevolods Karajevs, Rostislavs Kopitovs

“…The standard provides a detailed, step-by-step account of the organisation's status. A significant element of the investigation is the provision of decision-making based on objective ratios. …”
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Rural Development in Community Empowerment Through the Governance of Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDES) by Sofyan Hadi, Auradian Marta, Raja Muhammad Amin, Rury Febrina

“…The principles of BUMDes governance are being cooperative, participatory, emancipatory, transparent, accountable, and sustainable. The objectives of this study are (1) to explore rural development in community empowerment through the governance of Village-Owned Enterprises in Mandau District, Bengkalis Regency. (2) To explain the factors that support and hinder rural development in the governance of Village-Owned Enterprises in Mandau District, Bengkalis Regency. …”
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Assessing the Fiscal Burden of Overweight and Obesity in Japan through Application of a Public Economic Framework by Ataru Igarashi, Cillian Copeland, Nikos Kotsopoulos, Riku Ota, Silvia Capucci, Daisuke Adachi

“…**Conclusions:** While the health implications of OAO are well documented, this fiscal analysis demonstrates the significant economic burden of OAO both to the healthcare system and broader government accounts. Policies aimed at reducing population-level obesity have the potential to benefit government accounts through increasing employment and reducing public spending, which can offset the cost of implementing these policies.…”
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The Unignorable Near-ground PM2.5, UFP, PAHs, and BC Levels around a Traffic Prohibited Night Market by Sheng-Lun Lin, Hongjie Zhang, Ming-Yeng Lin, Shih-Wei Huang

“…., carbonaceous and ionic components accounted for ~60% of the PM2.5, supporting the importance of long-range transport. …”
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