The Influence of Summative Evaluation on Pupils' Dropout in Primary Schools in Rubaare Town Council Ntungamo District. by Mwogyera, Godfrey

“…Research used descriptive research design and methods of data collection were put into action. The research used both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis. …”
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Effects of Absenteeism on Academic Performance of Pupils in Rubuguri Town Council Kisoro District. by Alfred Safari, Ruteisire

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An introduction to using metrics to assess the health and sustainability of library open source software projects by Jenn Colt

“…I demonstrate the use of cauldron.io as one method to gather and visualize the data for these metrics, and discuss the benefits and limitations of using them for decision-making.…”
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Conjunctivolimbal Autograft versus Cadaveric Keratolimbal Allograft in Ocular Surface Disorder: A Comparison by Jaya Kaushik, Jitendra Kumar Singh Parihar, Vaibhav Kumar Jain, Vijay Mathur

“…The outcome measures were functional vision (best corrected visual acuity ≥ 6/60), gain of ≥ 2 lines of Snellen's visual acuity, corneal neovascularisation, visually significant corneal opacity (Iris details poorly visible), fluorescein stain, Schirmer's ≥ 10 mm, tear break-up time (TBUT) ≥ 10 seconds. …”
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The results of comparative analysis of angiogenic and laser therapy for diabetic macular edema in diabetes type 2 by I. V. Vorobieva, E. V. Parfenova, D. A. Merkushenkova, P. I. Makarevich, V. I. Alekhnovich

“…Purpose: To compare the results of laser treatment and intravitreal ranibizumab injections in patients with DME consistent with the level of VEGF A in tear fluid.Methods: The progress of visual acuity, retinal thickness and light sensivity after laser treatment and ranibizumab intravitreal injection has been assessed.Results: One month after the treatment the main effect of laser was the decrease of retinal thickness, whereas after ranibizumab — the increase of visual acuity. …”
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Research of indicators of activity and participation of disabled people living in inpatient social service institutions and families based on the provisions of the international cl... by I. S. Ishutina, M. D. Khodakovskii, S. V. Pavlova, A. V. Sokurov, T. V. Ermolenko

“…The data from the clients' documentation was recorded in the developed personal cards. General scientific methods (content analysis, analytical, system-structural, comparative, statistical) and methodological methods of systematization, comparison, generalization, interpretation using the standard Excel-7.0 software package for IBM PC are applied.The object of the study. …”
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Undiagnosed Patent Foramen Ovale Presenting as Retinal Artery Occlusion—An Emerging Association by Hiten G. Sheth, Tania Laverde-Konig, Jyoti Raina

“…To report patent foramen ovale (PFO) as the cause of retinal artery occlusion in a young and previously fit male and discuss the appropriate medical and surgical management options. Methods. Interventional case report with serial fundus photographs of an 18-year-old male presenting to the eye casualty with sudden onset left visual loss. …”
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STRATEGY OF LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIAN PENSION SYSTEM: ANALYSIS OF INTERIM RESULTS by Pavel A. Kozlov

“…At the same time reaching the average level of insurance old age pensions equal to 2,5-3 living minimums runs counter to the plans to strengthen finance stability of the system. …”
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Strategies for Information Support of Vaccination by D. А. Adamov

“…The author examines the key areas of increasing vaccination population coverage: targeted campaigns, medical community partnership, public leaders and bloggers involvement, methods of storytelling and visual communication usage. …”
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A FastSurfer Database for Age‐Specific Brain Volumes in Healthy Children: A Tool for Quantifying Localized and Global Brain Volume Alterations in Pediatric Patients by Ibrahim Zughayyar, Martin Bauer, Christopher Güttler, Ana Luisa de Almeida Marcelino, Fabienne Kühne, Claudia Buss, Christine Heim, Annette Aigner, Anna Tietze, Andrea Dell'Orco

“…ABSTRACT Purpose MRI‐based whole‐brain manual segmentation methods are considered the gold standard for brain volumetric analysis, but are time‐consuming and prone to human error. …”
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ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES OF CARDIOREHABILITATION SERVICE IN RUSSIA. THE RESULTS OF PILOT PROJECT “DEVELOPMENT OF REHABILITATION SYSTEM OF CARDIOVASCULAR PATIENTS IN MEDICAL INSTITUTIO... by D. M. Aronov, M. G. Bubnova, S. A. Boytsov, G. Е. Ivanova, A. G. Andreev, О. L. Barbarash, V. V. Belova, V. N. Belov, B. V. Borisov, Е. V. Ivanov, I. М. Karamova, A. V. Karpukhin, V. B. Krasnitskiy, Е. S. Kyblanova, P. А. Lebedev, Е. А. Lisnyak, N. P. Lyamina, Т. N. Mizurova, О. F. Misyura, I. E. Mishina, О. V. Mischenko, S. Yu. Nikulina, N. I. Ostroushko, S. А. Poteshkina, А. S. Sidorov, А. А. Sprikut, I. S. Sukhinina, А. G. Tkacheva, S. А. Ustyugov, G. А. Chumakova

“…To analyze,  how is, under  the  framework of the  Pilot Project, organized and being conducted  the improvement of work of the known departments in exact medical institutions (MI) of RF for rehabilitation of cardiovascular  diseases (CVD) patients  at the  three  steps  under  the current “Order of medical care and medical rehabilitation”, and how do the scientifically proven and types and methods  of cardiorehabilitation (CR) being implemented,  and to try to elaborate  on an exact algorithm for patients course.Material and methods. …”
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Epidemiology of Sepsis in Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of a Multi-Specialty Hospital (Experimental Study) by I. N. Tyurin, S. N. Avdeikin, D. N. Protsenko, R. A. Cherpakov, G. M. Mullakaeva, I. A. Kozlov

“…The age was a predictor of mortality in case of abdominal sepsis (the age older than 65 years predicted the risk of lethal outcome with sensitivity equal to 58.8% and specificity equal to 59.9%), which was not true for pulmonary sepsis. …”
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Innovative Damage Assessment of Endodontic Instruments Based on Digital Image Stacking by Raúl Argüello-Sánchez, Ivette Alejandra Calderón-Alday, Antonio Hernández-Morales, Benjamín Gonzalo Rodríguez-Méndez, Diego Medina-Castro, Régulo López-Callejas, Carlo Eduardo Medina-Solís

“…It offers a cost-effective and user-friendly alternative to traditional methods such as visual inspection and SEM, making it a comfortable and confident choice for both research and clinical settings.…”
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Label-Free Imaging of Umbilical Cord Tissue Morphology and Explant-Derived Cells by Raf Donders, Kathleen Sanen, Rik Paesen, Eli Slenders, Wilfried Gyselaers, Piet Stinissen, Marcel Ameloot, Niels Hellings

“…In situ detection of MSCs remains difficult and warrants additional methods to aid with their characterization in vivo. …”
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Optimization of aero-engine condition monitoring by autoregressive model analysis based on wireless communication by Mai Xin, Zhifeng Ye, Xing Liu, Xiong Pan

“…Methods: This research team acquires engine vibration signals in real time through a designed wireless signal sensor, and then analyzes and visualizes the signals in depth. …”
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Mechanical injuries of the eye: Incidence, structure and possibilities for prevention by Jovanović Miloš, Stefanović Ivan

“…Considering months in the year and days in the week, the injuries were almost equally distributed, and related to the time of day even 75% occurred between 10 a.m. …”
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Cell therapy for ARDS: efficacy of endobronchial versus intravenous administration and biodistribution of MAPCs in a large animal model by Nayra Cardenes, Paola Aranda-Valderrama, Jonathan P Carney, Jacobo Sellares Torres, Diana Alvarez, Julie A Wolfram Smith, Antony E Ting, Luigi Lagazzi, Zheming Yu, Scott Mason, Ernesto Santos, Brian J Lopresti, Mauricio Rojas, Ergin Kocyildirim

“…To date, there is no agreement on which is the best method for stem cells delivery in ARDS. Here, we compared the efficacy of two different methods of administration and biodistribution of MAPC for the treatment of ARDS in a sheep model.Methods MAPC were labelled with [18F] fluoro-29-deoxy-D-glucose and delivered by endobronchial (EB) or intravenous route 1 hour after lipopolysaccharide infusion in sheep mechanically ventilated. …”
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Repeated deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty combined with phacoemulsification by Kayabaşı, Mustafa, Utine, Canan Asli

“…Objective: To report the clinical findings and results of a patient who underwent deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) combined with phacoemulsification. Methods: Retrospective analysis of a case that underwent unsuccessful DALK surgery with no visual gain due to striations on the posterior surface of the donor, permanent interface irregularity, and scarring. …”
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Historisches Lehren und Lernen mit digitalisierten Quellen. Zum methodischen Umgang mit Datenbanken im Kontext der Digitalisierungss... by Jessica Kreutz

“…The methods of auxiliary sciences, as a branch of history science, therefore play a central role in history didactics. …”
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Approaches to the Influence of Uncertainties on Poverty Risk in the European Union by Alina MECA, Laurentiu-Nicolae PRICOPE, Monica Laura ZLATI

“…For this purpose, legislative and economic steps have been taken and the Strategy for social inclusion and equal opportunities has been developed. Faced with multiple economic crises, Europe has experienced significant disparities in the risk of poverty at the level of the Member States. …”
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