Tracheostomy-related indications, early complications and their predictors among patients in low resource settings: a prospective cohort study in the pre-COVID-19 era by Nyanzi, Daniel J., Daniel, Atwine, Kamoga, Ronald, Birungi, Caroline, Nansubuga, Caroline A., Nyaiteera, Victoria, Nakku, Doreen

“…Clinical examination was performed at baseline but also at either day 7 or whenever a trache ostomy-related complication was suspected during the 7 days follow-up. Comparison of patients’ baseline charac teristics, tracheostomy indications and complications across two hospitals was done using Pearson’s chi-square. …”
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Role of Financial Management in Influencing the Performance of Kabale District Local Government. by Ahwera, Ruth

“…Both simple random and purposive sampling techniques were used in identifying the study sample size. The methods that were used in data collection included questionnaires, observation, and interviews. …”
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Performance of Sisal Fabre as Natural Geotextile to Reinforce Soil Layers on Unpaved Road. by Kyomugasho, Lilian

“…Finally, it was observed that placing sisal fibre after the second layer gives the highest CBR value and MDD values. Based on the results the expansive soil reinforced with sisal fibre at the second layer can be used in unpaved road layers since it gave an increase in CBR from 3.7% to 19.2% since it meets the requirement as per the Uganda ministry of works, Housing and communication, 2005 and the general specification for roads and Bridges. …”
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Adverse Maternal Outcomes and Associated Factors Among Mothers of Advanced Age delivering at a Tertiary Hospital, Southwestern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study. by Masembe, Sezalio, Migisha, Richard, Turyasingura, Godwin, Aheisibwe, Hillary, Nzabandora, Emmanuel, Lule, John C.

Subjects: “…Advanced maternal age…”
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Impact of Weed Infestation on Growth and Yield of Carrot Plants. by Mutabazi, Cosma

“…These 5 cm were measured using a ruler and holes were dug using a debar. After one week, carrot seeds germinated, and weeding started after two weeks. …”
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Budgetary Factors and the Quality of Education Service Delivery in Public Secondary Schools in Northern Division Kabale District. by Atwongyeire, Redeemer

“…The study used both a questionnaire and an interview guide as methods of data collection. …”
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Temporal Changes in Plasmodium Falciparum Genetic Diversity and Multiplicity of Infection Across Three Areas of Varying Malaria Transmission Intensities in Uganda. by Mwesigwa, Alex, Kiwuwa, Steven M., Musinguzi, Benson, Kawalya, Hakiim, Katumba, James Davis, Baguma, Andrew, Mutuku, Irene M., Adebayo, Ismail Abiola, Nsobya, Samuel L., Byakika‐Kibwika, Pauline, Kalyango, Joan N., Karamagi, Charles, Nankabirwa, Joaniter I.

“…Statistical comparisons were made using the Kruskal–Wallis test, and temporal trends were analyzed using the Jonckheere–Terpstra test, with statistical significance set at p < 0.05. …”
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Effects of Seasonal Variations in Physical Parameters on Quality of Gravity Flow Water in Kyanamira Sub-County, Kabale District, Uganda by Hannington, Ngabirano, Denis, Byamugisha, Emmanuel, Ntambi

“…Temperature was measured using thermometer; pH, EC and TDS were determined using a multimeter, turbidity, colour and total suspended solids were determined by spectrophotometric method. …”
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An Update on African Trypanocide Pharmaceutics and Resistance. by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, MacLeod, Ewan Thomas, Ntulume, Ibrahim, Welburn, Susan Christina

“…Eflornithine is used in combination with nifurtimox. Resistance to eflornithine is caused by the deletion or mutation of TbAAT6 gene which encodes the transmembrane amino acid transporter that delivers eflornithine into the cell, thus loss of transporter protein results in eflornithine resistance. …”
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Treatment Patterns of Long-Acting Somatostatin Analogs for Neuroendocrine Tumors by Callisia N. Clarke, Paul Cockrum, Thomas J.R. Beveridge, Michelle Jerry, Donna McMorrow, Anh Thu Tran, Alexandria T. Phan

“…Results for switched treatment patterns were limited due to insufficient sample sizes. **Discussion:** Real-world treatment patterns of LA-SSA were assessed using more recent administrative claims data. …”
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A systematic review of military-to-civilian transition, The role of gender. by Alexandria Smith, Laura Rafferty, Bethany Croak, Neil Greenberg, Rafiyah Khan, Victoria Langston, Marie-Louise Sharp, Anne Stagg, Nicola Fear, Sharon Stevelink

“…We used a Framework Analysis approach to guide the synthesis of the qualitative data. …”
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Multiple Comorbidities, Psychiatric Disorders, Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Among Adults with Essential Tremor: A Retrospective Observational Study in a Large US Comme... by Dingwei Dai, Ali Samiian, Joaquim Fernandes, Henriette Coetzer

“…**Methods:** This retrospective observational study was conducted using a large US administrative claims database. …”
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Presenting a Multi-objective Mathematical Model for Smart Grids Considering Load Response Programs by Mohammad Hossein Tahari-Mehrjardi, Aliyeh Kazemi, Hamed Shakouri Ganjavi

“…These programs enhance energy consumption patterns during peak load times, resulting in appropriate pricing and grid reliability. …”
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Conocimientos sobre la lectoescritura emergente y prácticas en las aulas para su promoción: Un estudio con docentes de Educación preescolar en Costa Rica/ Emergent Literacy Knowled... by Luis Diego Conejo, Ana María Carmiol

“…During the school year, 7 sessions were held. The tutoring sessions of 8 dyads were videotaped and transcribed. …”
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Dietary intake of tomato and lycopene, blood levels of lycopene, and risk of total and specific cancers in adults: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of prospectiv... by Arghavan Balali, Kimia Fathzadeh, Gholamreza Askari, Omid Sadeghi, Omid Sadeghi

“…During the follow-up period of 2–32 years, a total of 108,574 cancer cases and 10,375 deaths occurred. …”
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Real-World Assessment of Weight Change in African American Females and Hispanics with HIV-1 After Initiating Integrase Strand-Transfer Inhibitors or Protease Inhibitors by Yen-Wen Chen, David Anderson, Christopher D. Pericone, Prina Donga

“…Female African Americans or Hispanics initiating INSTI- or PI-based regimens between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2018 (first prescription was index date), with ≥12-month baseline and follow-up periods, ≥1 weight measure during each period, and no prior antiretroviral (ARV) use were included. …”
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Phosphorus transitions driven by cyclone biparjoy linked middle east North Africa (MENA) and Indian Thar Desert dust storm pathways in Asia’s largest grassland by Rupak Dey, Seema B. Sharma, Mahesh G. Thakkar, Ranjit Kumar Sarangi, Abhiroop Chowdhury, Aliya Naz

“…Our findings revealed that the Middle East, North Africa, and Thar Desert significantly contributed to phosphorus deposition in the target grassland during specific seasons. The SW cyclone ‘Biparjoy’, which followed the same track of aerosol loading (MENA), made landfall in this zone (June 16, 2023) and affected the P depositional patterns. …”
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Retos en la gestión del talento humano: el papel del marketing interno en tiempos desfavorables - Challenges in talent management: The role of internal marketing in adverse times by Francia Contreras García, Tania Elena González Alvarado, Pablo Cabanelas Lorenzo

“…Además, se observó una relación inversa entre la cultura organizacional y la comunicación interna, lo que sugiere que una cultura organizacional más sólida podría mejorar la comunicación interna y, por ende, la atracción de talento. …”
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Analyzing the Effect of Dividends on Default Probability According to Signaling and Agency Theories by Alireza Najjarpour, Saeed Fathi, Ali Foroush Bastani

“…MethodsIn this article, Geske’s method, which is an extension of Merton’s method, is used to calculate the probability of default. Subsequently, an unbalanced nonlinear regression is applied to investigate the quadratic relationship between cash interest and the probability of default during the years 2001-2021. …”
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Improving the Quality of Total Hip Arthroplasty Operative Notes: A Clinical Audit Study by Rajeev Shukla, Devendra Nayak, Anurag Jain, Arpit Choyal, Aayush Kumar Soni

“…The notes were audited keeping in mind the guidelines set by the Royal College of Surgeons of England Good Surgical Practice with some additional points which was related to hip arthroplasty making up 21 points which is described in table below. Results: During the audit cycle, 47 operation notes of hip arthroplasty surgeries performed between March 2021 and October 2021, were retrospectively reviewed against the guidelines for the operation notes set by the Royal College of Surgeons of England in the recent 2014 edition; there was good compliance with respect to date documentation (85%), diagnosis (97%), name of operating surgeon (95%), assistants’ names (89%), description of the operative procedure (70%), detailed postoperative instructions (100%) and the signature (96%), name of responsible consultant (93%), details of the serial number of prosthetic used (98%). …”
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