Online illegal wildlife trade in Indonesia: strengthening the regulatory framework and law enforcement by Krismanko Padang, Nuruliawati, Zahrah Afifah, Muhammad Irfan Andriansyah, Andina Auria Dwi Putri, Nur Hafizoh, Irma Hermawati, Ade Indah Muktamarianti, Syaras Yulianti, Niken Wuri Handayani, Sofi Mardiah

“…In this study we identified wildlife traded illegally through advertisements published by five large national e-commerce companies and one social media platform operating in Indonesia, using 39 keywords. We also analysed data on wildlife cybercrime court case outcomes, associated criminal networks and their modus operandi. …”
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Clinical Consultation in the Workplace: Are There Implications for Response Attitudes? by Bárbara Gonzalez, Rosa F. Novo, Maria João Afonso, Matilde Fernandes, Ana Vieira

“…Clinical record information of COS participants presenting under vs. over-reporting also reveal differences concerning their circumstances, and type of clinical conditions. …”
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Severe subcutaneous infection with Clostridium septicum in a herd of native Icelandic horses by Charlotta Oddsdóttir, Ólöf G. Sigurðardóttir, Vala Friðriksdóttir, Vilhjálmur Svansson, Birkir Þór Bragason, Sigríður Björnsdóttir

“…Analysis of water samples from the pasture where the herd was kept also revealed the presence of C. septicum. Whole genome sequencing suggested that the isolates from the diseased horses contained the same C. septicum strain, whereas the strain isolated from the water samples differed from the disease-causing isolates. …”
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A Real-Time Human Pose Measurement System for Human-In-The-Loop Dynamic Simulators by Nicola Giulietti, Davide Todesca, Marco Carnevale, Hermes Giberti

“…The system exploits pre-trained 2D human pose detection models and integrates an <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\alpha \text {-}\beta \text {-}\gamma $ </tex-math></inline-formula> filter to reduce fluctuations in detected key points. It also introduces a novel Weighted Direct Linear Triangulation method, enhancing 3D reconstruction accuracy by assigning higher weights to key points consistent across current and previous frames. …”
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Assessment of Air Pollution Tolerance and Physicochemical Alterations of Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br. along Roadsides of Lahore, Pakistan by Zahid Mehmood, Ali Hasnain, Muhammad Luqman, Sohaib Muhammad, Narayan Babu Dhital, Arooba John, Maryam Iqbal, Amna Ejaz, Matiba Tufail, Harma, Hsi-Hsien Yang, Muhammad Umer Farooq Awan

“…Abstract Air pollution has become a severe urban environmental and health problem in several countries around the globe. Air pollutants also affect the physiological, morphological and biochemical processes in plants such as stomatal function, photosynthesis, respiration, leaf area, chlorophyll content, amino acid, pH and plant growth. …”
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CAR T-cell detection scoping review: an essential biomarker in critical need of standardization by Naomi Taylor, Nirali N Shah, David P Turicek, Victoria M Giordani, Josquin Moraly

“…Detection time points and the number of evaluated time points also ranged markedly and quantitative data were often not reported. …”
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Comparative effects of gong’s mobilization and mobilization with movement in patients with adhesive capsulitis: a randomized clinical trial by Fareeha Amjad, Hasha Asghar

“…Moreover, a medium to large effect size was also observed for all the outcomes, pain(d = 0.5), ROM (d = 0.5–2.7), SPADI(d = 0.5). …”
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Assessment of Strategy Disclosure Drivers in Annual Company Report: A Meta-Synthesis Analysis by Akram Taftiyan, Mohammad Salari Abarghuoi

“…While disclosing forward-looking statements, like the progress of business strategies' implementation, in annual reports offers insight into the company's direction from management to financial analysts, it can also entail certain costs by potentially harming the company's competitive position.   …”
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Correlation between hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, and platelet score and short-term mortality in critically ill patients by Chong Zhang, Wenjin Peng, Meng Ning, Weiru Liang, Bin Su, Tingting Guo, Kun Hu, Wei Su, Yi Chen, Yingwu Liu

“…In Cox proportional hazards models, a low HALP score (HALP score < 3.2) was also associated with a higher risk of 28-day mortality (adjusted hazard ratio: 1.52, 95% CI: 1.33 to 1.74). …”
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Outcomes of total hip replacement in adults with septic arthritis of the native hip joint: A systematic review by Teddy Cheong, Surya Varma Selvakumar, Ryan Kwang Jin Goh, Ing How Moo

“…Range of motion (ROM) and limb length discrepancy (LLD) were also examined. Results Against the relevant criteria, seven studies (six case series, one cohort study) involving 1243 patients were included. …”
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Factors Affecting Utilization of Insecticide Treated Nets in Households Among Children Under Five Years of Age in Kazo Town Council, Kazo District. by Tumwebaze, Rodgers

“…Results: The study findings indicate that significant socio-economic factors affect utilization of ITNs within households and these include; gender of the household head (p= .017), age of household head (p = .005), level of education; (p< .001) religion(p = .031), household size(p=0.028), income status(p= .031 ), number of children below 5(p= .002), gender of the child(p = .026), age of the child(p = .001), presence of fever a month before the survey and sleeping arrangement(p = .046). The study also identified significant cultural factors affecting the utilization of ITNs among children under-five years to be; misconceptions about malaria and its prevention(p=.017), cultural beliefs(p= .033), poor perception and attitude(p< .001).The study further identified the institutional factors affecting the utilization of ITNs among children under-five years to be awareness (p=.011), access/availability(p= .012), poor coverage(p .031), level of financial investment in ITN distribution(p = .041) and poor quality nets(p .049). …”
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African animal trypanocide resistance: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Ewan, Thomas MacLeod, Susan, Christina Welburn

“…ISM (SMD = −0.41, 95% CI: −0.96, 0.14; I2 = 5%, P = 0.38) showed multiple cross-resistance. Clinical studies also showed evidence of multi-drug resistance on DA and ISM (RR = 1.01, 95% CI: 0.71–1.43; I2 = 46%, P = 0.16). …”
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Review of the Effectiveness of the Existing Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems in Uganda. Case Study of Kabale Municipal Council, Kabale Municipality, Kabale District. by Ainebyona, Joseph

“…Therefore, there is need for KMC to include all the people in working for the clean and health threat-free environment. The study also suggest that KMC should try to effect the existing systems plus adopting the modern techniques for the collection, transportation and disposing of solid waste in Kabale Municipality.…”
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Investigating the Effect of Bamboo Fibers on The Engineering Properties of Laterite Soils in Road Construction. by Kiiza, Obed

“…The UCS – CBR developed relationship using Microsoft excel software 2013 were of the second order polynomial in the form, α₁x² - α₂x + c, at R² values of 0.89 and 0.97 for soaked and unsoaked conditions respectively indicating a high correlation between the CBR and UCS thus, can be used to predict the UCS at various CBR values and bamboo fibre contents in treated lateritic soils. Also the ANOVA analysis for effect of bamboo fibre on strength characteristics showed that in all cases, Fcal > FCrit indicating that the effects of bamboo fibre on lateritic soil were statistically significant. …”
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Partial Replacement of Cement with Ceramic Waste Powder in the Stabilization of Laterite Soils for Interlocking Earth Blocks. by Iteba, Maurice Victor

“…Not only because of emission of air pollutants, which increase the greenhouse effect, but also because of the consumption of non-renewable resources in the production of the intensive amounts of energy necessary for the process. …”
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Farmers’ Perception of the Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Food Security in Rubanda District, South Western Uganda by Willbroad, Byamukama, Bello N.J, Omoniyi T.E

“…The chi-square analysis showed that Climate variability and change has significant relationship with food availability (p < 0.05), food access (p < 0.05), food consumption (p < 0.05) and food stability (p < 0.05). The test also showed that there is variation in the perception of climate variability and change among the farmers in Rubanda District (p < 0.05). …”
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Credit Access and Performance of Women Owned Business in Southern Division Kabale Municipality. by Musinguzi, Ambrose

“…The agenda of women's groups should be to work towards the empowerment of the members and also other underprivileged poor women in society. …”
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Influence of Monitoring and Evaluation on The Performance of Government Projects: A Case Study of Operation Wealth Creation in Kabale District. by Twehemukama, Agatha

“…From the questionnaires also, respondents gave their opinions that M&E does not target whole villages, only groups of people, and then only a few members of a group get assistance initially, while other members wait sometimes for up to a year before getting any much-needed support. …”
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Effects of Teaching Methods on Academic Performance of Pupils in Mathematics In Primary Schools of Bufundi Sub-County Rubanda District. by Byarugaba, Joseph

“…They revealed that In a strictly lecture teaching approach, a teacher talks most of the time, uses audio-visual materials to illustrate mathematical concepts, work out mathematical problems and chalkboard, and finally summarizes the main points of a lesson on the chalkboard while pupils listen, take notes and have limited chances of asking questions. This study also revealed, 60% of the respondents revealed that an open-ended question that gets them writing/talking is one way of assessing pupil's academic performance in primary schools. …”
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The Impact of Sex Education Towards Moral Development Among Pupils in Kebisoni Sub-County Rukungiri District. by Kamagara, Annet

“…:iplines, an advisory committee builds support for the program, states should also require that school districts do more to facilitate staff development, encouraging parents to become more involved in the development and implementation of sexuality education courses.…”
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