Role of private providers in the implementation of the national health insurance scheme in Zambia: a qualitative study of perceptions and experiences by Jesper Sundewall, Warren Mukelabai Simangolwa

“…Providers perceived the service reimbursement levels as relatively cost-reflective, but some providers shifted models to maximise profits, including inducing demand to defraud the fund. Generally, providers perceived payments as within the agreed timelines, especially for online claims.Conclusion The initial scepticism among private providers before the initiation of the NHIS has subsided. …”
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Distribución, frecuencia y abundancia de plantas vasculares no permanentes: comparación geográfica a escala local en dos espacios de La Alcarria (España) by Juan-Javier García-Abad Alonso

“…Se exponen y comparan los datos generales sobre frecuencia y abundancia relativa de ambos grupos, así como una muestra de la distribución de doce plantas no permanentes en cuatro resoluciones espaciales (1, 4, 25 y 100 km²). …”
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Learning under label noise through few-shot human-in-the-loop refinement by Aaqib Saeed, Dimitris Spathis, Jungwoo Oh, Edward Choi, Ali Etemad

“…Our work not only achieves better generalization in high-stakes health sensing benchmarks but also sheds light on how noise affects commonly-used models.…”
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Association between magnesium depletion score and prostate cancer by Hongyang Gong, Xiaomei Lin, Shaoqun Huang

“…Subgroup analysis indicated that the positive association between MDS and PCa was generally consistent across different population groups. …”
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Relationship between METS-IR and ABSI index and the prevalence of nocturia: a cross-sectional analysis from the 2005–2020 NHANES data by Fei Xue, Yating Zhou

“…Multivariable logistic regression assessed the associations between METS-IR, ABSI, and nocturia, adjusting for demographic characteristics, chronic diseases, and lifestyle factors. Generalized additive models and smoothing splines were used to describe relationship dynamics. …”
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Differences in Sexual Function Between Trimesters During Pregnancy: An Observational Study by Sunullah Soysal, Abdullah Sarioz, Umran Kilincdemir Turgut, Gokce Anik Ilhan, Yusuf Arman, Begum Yildizhan, Tanju Pekin

“…CONCLUSIONS: Sexual function in women during the third trimester of pregnancy is generally affected negatively. …”
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La medición de la creatividad en destinos urbano-culturales españoles by Juan Ignacio Pulido-Fernández, José Antonio García Suárez, Jairo Casado-Montilla, Beatriz Rodríguez-Díaz

“…A partir de los indicadores generales y parciales, establece matrices creativas de cada una de las áreas estudiadas, determinando las ventajas y desventajas creativas de los sistemas analizados. …”
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Study of Gaming Disorder and Its Association with Depressive Disorder and Anxiety among Medical Students in India by Hanee Patel, Niraj Pandit, Rudra Patel, Ishita Gupta, Dhairya Jain, Shreya Katoch

“…The Internet GD Scale-Short Form (IGDS9-SF) was used to assess the intensity of gaming disorders, while patient health questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and generalized anxiety disorder assessment (GAD-7) were used to assess the severity of depression and anxiety, respectively. …”
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Fitting and comparison of calcium-calmodulin kinetic schemes to a common data set using non-linear mixed effects modelling. by Domas Linkevicius, Angus Chadwick, Guido C Faas, Melanie I Stefan, David C Sterratt

“…However, existing models have generally been fit to different data sets, with some publications not reporting their training and validation performance. …”
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Correlation between Soil Organic Matter, Total Organic Matter and Water Content with Climate and Depths of Soil at Different Land use in Kelantan, Malaysia by A Azlan, ER Aweng, CO Ibrahim, A Noorhaidah

“…Correlation analysis indicated that,generally, SOM and TOC concentration and soil classes had a positive correlation with temporal patterns and no significance effects with depth of the soils. …”
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THE IMPACT OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ON BANK PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA by Ibrahim Yinka Agbeyinka

“…Firm size emerges as a crucial factor in determining financial performance. Larger firms generally enjoy higher returns on equity and are more efficient in utilizing their assets to generate returns. …”
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Inventory Management and Service Delivery in Government Hospitals: A Case Study of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. by Muhindo, Patience

“…The findings revealed that service delivery at KRRH was lacking with majority (63%) of the interviewed staff saying that the patients’ level of satisfaction in regards to the health services offered was generally low and also majority (65%) of them said the health services were not readily available. …”
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Influence of Social Capital on Small and Medium Enterprises Performance in Wakiso District, Uganda. by Mbowa, Henry Stanley, Businge, Mbabazi Phelix, Ssemaluulu, Paul, Eton, Marus

“…Furthermore, the small sample size might limit the generalization of the study results to the entire district. …”
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Teacher Transfers and Academic Performance of Learners in Uganda: A Case of Government Aided Primary Schools In Kalaki District. by Okello, George William

“…Routine transfer of teachers is generally a good policy in terms of performance and that the MOES is justified to transfer teachers who have overstayed. …”
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Assessing the Hydraulic Performance of Ntungamo Town Piped Water Distribution System. by Ahimbisibwe, James

“…The findings demonstrated that the pressures at junctions and the flow rates and velocities in pipes were generally feasible for providing adequate water to the area. …”
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Urbanisation and Education Development: A Case Study of Rock High School. by Abaho, Derick

“…The findings revealed that urbanization generally leads to improved educational infrastructure and increased educational offerings. …”
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Naads and Poverty Reduction in Kabale District by Matthew, Jimtexkuule

“…However, less than half of the respondents were satisfied with the empowerment that the program gave. Generally, participation in the NAADS program resulted in increased crop and livestock productivity as well as improved household incomes and welfare. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Versus Standard of Care Recovery for Emergency Cesarean Deliveries at Mbarara Hospital, Uganda by Moris, Baluku, Francis, Bajunirwe, Joseph, Ngonzi, Joseph, Kiwanuka, Stephen, Ttendo

“…CONCLUSIONS: Use of an ERAS protocol for women undergoing emergency cesarean delivery in a low-income setting is feasible and reduces length of hospital stay without generally increasing the complication rate. (Anesth Analg 2020;130:769–76)…”
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Spatio‑temporal variations in physicochemical water quality parameters of Lake Bunyonyi, Southwestern Uganda by Alex, Saturday, Thomas, J. Lyimo, John, Machiwa, Siajali, Pamba

“…According to these values, the water quality of Lake Bunyonyi generally belongs to the ‘good’ class in terms of drinking water quality based on the WQI classification. …”
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Uncertainties in the finite-time Lyapunov exponent in an ocean ensemble prediction model by M. Matuszak, J. Röhrs, P. E. Isachsen, P. E. Isachsen, M. Idžanović

“…In this study FTLEs are used to characterize flow field features in a high-resolution regional ocean forecast system. Generally, trajectory simulations, such as Lagrangian trajectories, inherit uncertainty from the underlying ocean model, bearing substantial uncertainties as a result of chaotic and turbulent flow fields. …”
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