Reverse logistics and environmental sustainability in selected manufacturing entities in Kampala district, Uganda by Rugasira, Jack, Moses, Agaba, Jotham Mbiito, Byarugaba, Rita, Makumbi, Kyatuheire, Jill, Asiimwe, Jane

“…The study also used quantitative approaches in collecting and analysing the data both descriptively and inferentially. The study population was 675 manufacturing entities. …”
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Factors Affecting the Growth and Expansion of Business Firms in Ruhinda Sub County Rukungiri District. by Arinaitwe, Fred

“…A cross sectional survey research design was adopted. Both quantitative and qualitative data was collected and this enabled the researcher to draw valid and dependable conclusion and recommendation of the study. …”
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Nucleic Acid Aptamers for Human Norovirus GII.4 and GII.17 Virus-Like Particles (VLPs) Exhibit Specific Binding and Inhibit VLPs from Entering Cells by Cheng C, Sun M, Li J, Xue Y, Cai X, Liu J, Wang X, Xu S, Xie Y, Zhang J

“…Binding affinity was enhanced as the concentration of both aptamer and VLPs increased. The specificity of the aptamers was verified by ELASA and dot blotting. …”
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Fourier Descriptor Pada Klasifikasi Daun Herbal Menggunakan Support Vector Machine Dan Naive Bayes by Mutmainnah Samir, Purnawansyah, Herdianti Darwis, Fitriyani Umar

“…Citra daun herbal terdiri dari daun katuk (Sauropus Androgynus) dan daun kelor (Moringa) dengan total 480 citra. Data tersebut dibagi menjadi 80% untuk training dan 20% untuk testing. …”
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Deep Learning Image Classification Rontgen Dada pada Kasus Covid-19 Menggunakan Algoritma Convolutional Neural Network by Leni Anggraini Susanti, Agus Mohamad Soleh, Bagus Sartono

“…Dataset terdiri dari 21165 citra, dengan pembagian 10% sebagai data uji dan 90% data dibagi menjadi data latih (80%) dan data validasi (20%). …”
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Comparative Analysis of the Outcomes of Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy with D2 and D3 Lymphadenectomy in the Treatment of Patients with Right Colon Cancer by A. A. Nevolskikh, V. A. Avdeenko, Yu. Yu. Mikhaleva, T. P. Pochuev, P. V. Sokolov, R. F. Zibirov, I. P. Reznik, N. D. Silin, L. O. Petrov, S. A. Ivanov, A. D. Kaprin

“…Postoperative complications in accordance with the Clavien — Dindo classification occurred in 16 (23.5 %) patients in the group with D2 and in 15 patients (22.1 %) in the group with D3 lymph node dissection (p = 0.999); III–V grade complications were noted in 2 (2.9 %) cases in each group (p = 0.999). Postoperative hospital stay was 6 days for patients in both groups (p = 0.369). …”
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Assessment of Bowel Preparation Using Low-Volume Sulphate-Based Preparations in Comparison with Macrogols: A Multicenter, Randomized, Comparative Clinical Study of the 3rd Phase by Evgeny D. Fedorov, Viktor V. Veselov, Sergey V. Kashin, Ekaterina V. Tikhomirova, Alexey V. Veselov, Dmitry V. Zavyalov, Anne Kornowski, Tatyana Gorskaya, Magali Volteau, Thierry Ponchon

“…The proportion of patients with a successful bowel preparation (BBPS ≥6 scores) was high in both groups (OSS [PP-population]: 97.2 % (95 % confidence interval [CI] 89.5–99.3), Macrogol [PP-population]: 97.7 % (95 % CI: 90.7–99.4)). …”
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Analisis Komparatif Keamanan Aplikasi Pengelola Kata Sandi Berbayar Lastpass, 1Password, dan Keeper Berdasarkan ISO/IEC 25010 by Whisnu Yudha Aditama, Ira Rosianal Hikmah, Dimas Febriyan Priambodo

“…Authentikasi merupakan salah satu faktor terpenting dalam ruang lingkup keamanan komputer, penggunaan kata sandi menjadi metode autentikasi yang dominan diterapkan pada website ataupun desktop. …”
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Analisis Perbandingan Model Bert Dan Xlnet Untuk Klasifikasi Tweet Bully Pada Twitter by Teuku Radillah, Okta Veza, Sarjon Defit

“…The results show that both models have a good ability to identify bullying tweets, but XLNet shows superior performance compared to BERT with an accuracy rate of 95%. …”
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Gender Analysis, Milk Value Chain, Kabale Uganda. Kabale: Kabale University. by Tugume, Samuel

“…The male gender was more involved in the distribution of milk to retailers and consumers than the male gender, both the male and the female genders were involved in milk consumption. …”
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THE EFFECT OF TRADE OPENNESS ON POVERTY IN NIGERIA by Benedict Azu, Onyemaechi Ugboh

“…The result of the analysis shows that in the first model trade openness has significant positive effect on per capita income only in the long run, foreign direct investment has a positive effect on per capita income both in the long run and in the short run while exchange rate has a negative effect on per capita income in the short run. …”
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Engineered CAF-cancer cell hybrid membrane biomimetic dual-targeted integrated platform for multi-dimensional treatment of ovarian cancer by Yuwei Yao, Jiarui Zhang, Kexin Huang, Yingying Peng, Shuangshuang Cheng, Shuangge Liu, Ting Zhou, Jinhua Chen, Haojia Li, Yingchao Zhao, Hongbo Wang

“…The nanoparticle PH20/CCM@PMCS could penetrate the extracellular matrix of tumor tissues and target both cancer cells and CAFs. After tumor cell internalization, these nanoparticles significantly inhibited cancer cell proliferation, generated reactive oxygen species, induced endoplasmic reticulum stress, and triggered immunogenic cell death. …”
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Effect of Novel Biomodification Strategies on Bonding to Pulp Chamber Dentin – An In Vitro Study by Saranya Radhakrishnan, Darshana Devadiga

“…Conclusions: Dentin biomodification using both chemical and physical agents such as grape seed extract and diode LASER was shown to improve the shear bond strength of resin composite endodontic access restorations to the pulp chamber dentin.…”
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LEARNING ANALYTICS SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF STUDENTS' OUTCOMES by Ali Alowayr

“…Learning analytics (LA) is a rapidly growing area of research that focuses on using data from learning technologies to improve the quality of students' outcomes. …”
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BANDITRY AND GENDER-BASED VOLIENCE IN NORTH-WEST NIGERIA by Simon Nankap KUMS, Cornelius Ishaya KWEDE

“… The menace of banditry over the years had had a devastating effects on both developed and developing countries of the world alike. …”
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Novel Polymorphism in a Promoter of MBL2 Gene Result in Lower MBL Expression in Chronic Infection Caused by HCV by Paywast Jamal Jalal

“…Previous studies revealed that both MBL and L-ficolin were hampered the HCV entry and infectivity. …”
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Access to Essential Contraception, Family Planning, and Safe Motherhood Services During COVID-19 Pandemic: Single Secondary Level Care Hospital Experience by Jayanta Kumar Biswas, Soumen Das Poddar, Ganesh Saravagi, Ajith Nilakantan

“…RESULTS: It has shown more late reported unintended pregnancies requiring surgical intervention, more late-registered antenatal cases and consequently delayed essential evaluations, increased trend in high-risk cases requiring in-patient care (IPD), and reduced access to contraception and family planning services in comparison to those in the previous two years. …”
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Are Artificial Sweeteners a Healthier Alternative to Sugar? by Julia Buszek, Piotr Czerniak, Adrianna Antoszewska, Weronika Bargiel, Dominika Bąk, Halszka Wajdowicz, Mateusz Warzocha, Michał Medygrał, Sylwia Buszek, Aldona Sokołowska, Maciej Rumian, Alicja Kosel

“…Conclusion Sweeteners are gaining popularity as sugar alternatives, particularly in the context of obesity and diabetes. …”
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Modulatory effects of cinnamomi cortex and its components epicatechin and linalool on skin circadian rhythms by Ji-Young Kim, Juyeon Lee, Soo-Hyeon Lee, Eui-Man Jung, Kyung-Ha Lee

“…During molecular docking simulations, both EC and LO exhibited strong binding affinities for RORA, a key nuclear receptor involved in circadian regulation. …”
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Gendered associations of situational and dispositional factors with exclusion from social relations and loneliness in older age by Georgios Pavlidis, Georgios Pavlidis

“…., widowed, never married) significantly increased the probabilities of ESR for both genders, while other (e.g., divorce) had a gender-specific significance. …”
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