Analysis of the Impact of Media on Premarital Sex in Central Division Kabale Municipality. by Kamusiime, Phabith

“…The study results on the strategies being used to prevent premarital sexual, the highest number of respondents mentioned offering youth empowerment programs that focus on building self-esteem, communication skills, and decision-making abilities while the lowest number of respondents mentioned developing media literacy programs that help young people critically analyze and question the portrayal of sex and relationships in the media. …”
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Information and Communication Technology on the Performance of SACCOs: A Case Study of Kebison SACCO in Kebisoni Town Council Rukungiri District. by Agaba, Brison

“…The study recommended that SACCOs should offer online services to make it easier for members to engage with the SACCO, leading to increased transactions and sales growth and there should be efficient data management to improve decision-making, reduce errors, and enhance the overall operational efficiency, contributing to increased profitability.…”
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Role of Financial Institution on the Success of Small-Scale Enterprises in Uganda: A Case Study of Lyamujungu SACCO in Kabale District. by Kyarimpa, Glorius

“…The study results showed the role of financial training of members on the performance of Small and Medium Enterprises growth in Lyamujungu Sacco and these included; improved Financial Management, enhanced Decision-making, access to Financing, cost Control, and Efficiency, compliance and Reporting, strategic Growth. …”
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Strengthening ethical Values and accountability in Local Governance: Citizen-Led Strategies in the Greater Kigezi Sub-Region of Uganda by Mucunguzi, Abel, Katusimeh, Mesharch Walto, Chrysostom, Oketch, Kakuru, Robert, Ahabwe, Macklean

“…Findings reveal that while local government initiatives often fall short in involving citizens adequately, empowering communities through education, sensitization and active participation in decision-making processes is identified as a key strategy for fostering ethical values and reinforcing accountability in local governance. …”
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Computerized Accounting Systems and Organizational Performance in Local Governments in Uganda A Case Of Rubanda District by Charles, Akandwanaho

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Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“…Just like the previous issue of the Intergenerational Justice Review, this one is also dedicated to the topic of the underrepresentation of younger people in political decision-making. The first two contributions in this issue pay particular attention to the existence – or lack thereof – of networks and contacts in politics that seem to be important for political representation. …”
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Shannon Entropy and K-Means Method for Automatic Diagnosis of Broken Rotor Bars in Induction Motors Using Vibration Signals by David Camarena-Martinez, Martin Valtierra-Rodriguez, Juan P. Amezquita-Sanchez, David Granados-Lieberman, Rene J. Romero-Troncoso, Arturo Garcia-Perez

“…For automatic diagnosis, the K-means cluster algorithm and a decision-making unit that looks for the nearest cluster through the Euclidian distance are applied. …”
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Donors With Previous Malignancy: When Is It Safe to Proceed With Organ Transplantation? by Vitor Turra, Joao Manzi, Sarah Rombach, Simone Zaragoza, Raphaella Ferreira, Giselle Guerra, Kendra Conzen, Trevor Nydam, Alan Livingstone, Rodrigo Vianna, Phillipe Abreu

“…A critical analysis is presented on current knowledge and the decision-making processes that consider cancer types, stages, and patient survival outcomes. …”
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Fatal Postpartum Hemorrhage in Diffuse Midline Glioma with H3-K27M Mutation by Takeshi Miyazaki, Masahiro Tsuji, Shinya Hagiwara, Toshiko Minamoto, Noriyoshi Ishikawa, Junko Hirato, Sumihito Nobusawa, Yasuhiko Akiyama

“…Management of pregnant women with brain tumors necessitates difficult decision-making especially for estimating or preventing its intratumoral hemorrhage. …”
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Recessive transition of rural residential land use from the perspective of value co-creation: A case study of Yiwu City, Zhejiang by ZHANG Cong, LONG Hualou, FENG Dedong

“…In the future, we should aim at the rural transformation needs and changes in stakeholder demands, identify the dominant subjects of value consensus, the core forces of value execution, and the key rules of value win-win, and promote recessive transition and redevelopment of rural residential land use according to local conditions, enhancing the scientific basis of decision-making.…”
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Extinction studies in focus: Reflections on photography at a time of ecological decline by Kate Simpson, Sarah Oakes, Aureja Stirbyte, Katie Prosser, Timothy M. Brown, Jonathan David Roberts, Amy J. Bartlett

“…We draw conclusions around meaning-making through the process of photography itself, and the tensions encountered through framing and decision-making in a time of mass ecological decline.…”
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A Nomogram for Predicting Overall Survival in Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma: A Retrospective Study by Ling Y, Miao X, Zhou X, Ma J, Lin Z, Li Q, Zhang M, Ma Y, Chen B

“…The model accurately and effectively stratifies the prognosis of patients with PCNSL and offers valuable clinical guidance for decision making.Keywords: PCNSL, prognostic model, risk stratification, NLR, albumin, D-Dimer…”
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Elevated Liver Function Tests as Predictors of Severe Maternal Outcomes in Women with Preeclampsia by Sadia Chaudhary, Hafiza Ateeqa Mubarak, Anila Sabir, Hina Sadaf, Anas Khalil, Zahid Mahmood, Marium Shoukat, Farah Naz Tahir

“…Conclusion: This study provides new insight into the prognostic values of LFTs, which could increase their prognostic value and improve clinical decision-making and maternal care in preeclampsia. …”
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Analisis Metode AHP dan Promethee pada Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Penilaian Kompetensi Soft Skills Karyawan by Yuminah yuminah, Rusydi Umar, Abdul Fadlil

“…There are several methods that can be used for decision making with various criteria including AHP and Promethee. …”
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The predictive value of radiomics and deep learning for synchronous distant metastasis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma by Wan-Bin He, Chuan Zhou, Zhi-Jun Yang, Yun-Feng Zhang, Wen-Bo Zhang, Han He, Jia Wang, Feng-Hai Zhou

“…It holds promise for supporting clinical decision-making, reducing missed diagnoses of SDM, and guiding patients in further enhancing their systemic examinations.…”
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Decision Support Systems adoption in pesticide management [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Efi Vasileiou, Aurora García-Gallego, Jotham Jea Akaka, Mark Ramsden, Jean-Christian Tisserand, Nikolaos Georgantzis

“…Our analysis reveals nuanced insights into the user and farm-specific factors that influence the decision-making process of DSS adoption and WTP. Notably, farm size significantly influences both adoption and WTP, with larger farms more likely to adopt and exhibit higher WTP. …”
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Sediment flow connectivity index data for the Apulia region (Italy): An open-source geodatabase and the innovative CONNECTOSED WebGIS platformZenodo by Alok Kushabaha, Domenico Capolongo, Giovanni Scicchitano, Floriana Rizzo, Marina Zingaro

“…This integration allows users to combine various forms of environmental data, a capability that is vital for enhancing scientific knowledge, supporting the development of insights, and fostering more informed, evidence-based decision-making in land use planning, conservation efforts, and sustainability initiatives.…”
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A novel multi-scale and fine-grained network for large choroidal vessels segmentation in OCT by Wei Huang, Qifeng Yan, Lei Mou, Yitian Zhao, Wei Chen, Wei Chen, Wei Chen

“…The statistical analysis of these parameters revealed significant differences between the healthy control group and the high myopia group, thereby confirming the value of the proposed work in facilitating subsequent understanding of the disease and clinical decision-making.…”
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Nomogram to predict cumulative live birth rate following in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles in patients with endometriosis by Linling Zhu, Tongtong Lin, Xinyun Yang, Dan Zhang

“…Conclusion This predictive nomogram for CLB rate in patients with endometriosis provides valuable and precise information for personalized decision-making, which could be a visual and easily applied tool for IVF/ICSI counselling.…”
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Methodological provision of th analysis and assessment of the development of the circular economy in the EU by Оleksandr Shubalyi, Viktor Khomytskyi, Svitlana Moshchych

“…The article examines Eurostat's experience in using the Sankey diagram visualization tool and its analysis according to various criteria, in particular, according to the main types of material flows (biomass, metal ores, non-metallic minerals, fossil carriers/energy materials), which significantly expands the capabilities of analytics and effective decision-making in this field. It was concluded that it is important for Ukraine to adapt and harmonize domestic statistics in accordance with the methodical approaches defined by Eurostat, highlighting a separate direction - circular economy development statistics. …”
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