Engineering Design of a Mechanical Decladder for Spent Nuclear Rod-Cuts by Young-Hwan Kim, Yung-Zun Cho, Young-Soon Lee, Jin-Mok Hur

“…A buckling measurement instrument was used to perform a buckling verification test according to the length of a rod-cut and to determine decladder dimensions. …”
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Delayed-release prednisone improves fatigue and health-related quality of life: findings from the CAPRA-2 double-blind randomised study in rheumatoid arthritis by Frank Buttgereit, Rieke Alten, Amy Grahn, Robert J Holt, Patricia Rice

“…Fatigue was assessed using validated instruments: the fatigue scale of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F) and the vitality domain of the Short Form-36 (SF-36). …”
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Associação entre pressão máxima de língua em idosos saudáveis e características demográficas e dentárias by Darley Luiz Gomes Ribeiro, Thais Mendes Rocha Alves Vieira, Aline Mansueto Mourão, Andréa Rodrigues Motta, Laelia Cristina Caseiro Vicente

“…A avaliação foi composta por anamnese para coleta de dados pessoais, rastreio cognitivo, avaliação da condição dentária e avaliação da pressão da língua por meio do Iowa Oral Performance Instrument. As variáveis resposta foram a pressão de língua em contração máxima (anterior e posterior) e as variáveis explicativas foram idade, sexo, número de dentes naturais e condições referentes às próteses dentárias. …”
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The Impact of Domestic Roles on Girls' Academic Performance in English in Maziba Sub-County Kabale District. by Mwesigye, Fred

“…These were teachers, head teachers, parents and pupils. The instruments used were questionnaires and interview. …”
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Advertisement and Sales Performance in Mtn Uganda, Kabale Branch. by Mwebesa, Acleo

“…The researcher used questionnaires and interview guides as research instruments. The study sample of 136 respondents was selected using simple random and purposive sampling. …”
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The Effect of Poverty on Rural Livelihoods in Uganda: A Case Study of Katooke Sub-County Kyenjojo District. by Mukabazaire, Mary

“…The study used Purposive sampling techniques which are the strategies applied by researchers during the statistical sampling process. Data collection instruments used included questionnaires and interview guides. …”
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The Effect of Gender Inequality in Education on Rural Poverty in Kamuganguzi Sub-County Kabale District. by Niwamanya, Obed

“…The researcher considered the validity of instruments to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the tools to arrive at dependable findings, conclusions, and recommendations as demanded by the study objectives and topic. …”
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Causes of Pupils' Failures At Primary Leaving Examinations in Butanda Sub-County Kabale District. by Keinika, Titus

“…Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used in selecting respondents. Data collection instruments in this study were questionnaires, interview guides, and documentary reviews. …”
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Factors associated with knowledge on the spread of HIV/AIDS among Secondary School Students of Groupe Scolaire De Rugando in Kigali City, Rwanda. by Nwankwo, Chinenye Mercy, Uwizeye, Denyse Sibomana

“…Self-administered structured questionnaires were used for data collection for one month with the help of a trained research assistant. The study instrument was pilot-tested in a mission secondary school outside the study population and further validation was carried out before it was administered based on consent. …”
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Examining the Impact of Classification of Information materials towards the Organization of Academic Libraries. A Case Study of Uganda College of Commerce Library, Kabale District. by Winfred, Ninsiima

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Distance Learning and the Quality of teacher Education in Rwanda: A case Study of Byumba. by Anastase, Mvuyekure

“…The interview also was used as a data collection instrument. The study found that Distance Learning Programme in Rwanda gave rise to effective and efficient outcomes in terms of quality education. …”
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Stress management and Employee performance in Kisoro Hospital, Kisoro District, Uganda by Gregory K.N., Ndongereye

“…The target population for this study was 151; however the sampling size that was obtained by stratified and purposive sampling techniques were 60 respondents. The research instruments used included questionnaires, interviews and documentary review. …”
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The Role of Faith Bases Organizations in Enhancement of the Social Welfare Among the Rural Poor Households in Nyamweru sub-county, Kabale district; A case Study of Caritas Kabale d... by Hategekimana, Donisian

“…The data collection instruments used in this study included questionnaires, interview guide and focus group discussions. …”
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Factors associated with knowledge on the spread of HIV/AIDS among Secondary School Students of Groupe Scolaire De Rugando in Kigali City, Rwanda by Mercy Nwankwo, Chinenye, Denyse Sibomana, Uwizeye

“…Self-administered structured questionnaires were used for data collection for a period of one month with the help of a trained research assistant. The study instrument was pilot tested in mission secondary school outside study population and further validation carried out before it was administered based on consent. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Inflation on Household Consumption in Kisoro District: A Case Study of Ny Akabande Subcounty by Nzabanita, Alikanjero

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The Impact of Domestic Roles on Girls' Academic Performance in English in Maziba Sub County Kabale District. by Mwesigye, Fred

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Repeated positron emission tomography tracing neutrophil elastase in a porcine intensive-care sepsis model by Frida Wilske, Olof Eriksson, Rose-Marie Amini, Sergio Estrada, Helena Janols, Amina Khalil, Anders Larsson, Miklós Lipcsey, Sara Mangsbo, Jonathan Sigfridsson, Jan Sjölin, Paul Skorup, Anders Wall, Viola Wilson, Markus Castegren, Gunnar Antoni

“…Conclusion The neutrophil elastase PET-tracer [11C]NES is a novel and unique instrument to study the acute innate neutrophil immune response in sepsis and associated vital organ failure. …”
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Development and Validation of a New Method for Determination of Pb and Cr in Marine Organisms by Total Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence (TXRF) Spectroscopy by Blanca G. Beltrán, Ibiza Martínez-Serrano, Victor Ramos-Sanchez, David Chávez-Flores, Myrna C. Nevárez-Rodríguez, Emilio A. Suárez-Domínguez

“…In order to correct possible instrument drifts, 20 μg·L−1 of gallium was used as internal standard (IS). …”
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Comparing space-based to reported carbon monoxide emission estimates for Europe's iron and steel plants by G. Leguijt, G. Leguijt, J. D. Maasakkers, H. A. C. Denier van der Gon, A. J. Segers, T. Borsdorff, I. R. van der Velde, I. R. van der Velde, I. Aben, I. Aben

“…We perform analytical inversions to estimate emissions from 21 individual plants using observations from the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) for 2019. As prior emissions, we use values reported by the facilities to the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR). …”
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Exploring cognitive and neuroimaging profiles of dementia subtypes of individuals with dementia in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Jean Ikanga, Jean Ikanga, Saranya Sundaram Patel, Saranya Sundaram Patel, Megan Schwinne, Caterina Obenauf, Caterina Obenauf, Emmanuel Epenge, Guy Gikelekele, Nathan Tshengele, Immaculee Kavugho, Samuel Mampunza, Lelo Mananga, Charlotte E. Teunissen, Julio C. Rojas, Brandon Chan, Argentina Lario Lago, Joel H. Kramer, Adam L. Boxer, Andreas Jeromin, Emile Omba, Alvaro Alonso, Alden L. Gross

“…This study aims to identify dementia subtypes and their cognitive and neuroimaging profiles in older adults with dementia in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) using biomarkers and clinical data.MethodsForty-five individuals with dementia over 65 years old were evaluated using the Community Screening Instrument for Dementia and the informant-based Alzheimer’s Questionnaire. …”
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