A Randomized Controlled Trial of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Versus Standard of Care Recovery for Emergency Cesarean Deliveries at Mbarara Hospital, Uganda by Moris, Baluku, Francis, Bajunirwe, Joseph, Ngonzi, Joseph, Kiwanuka, Stephen, Ttendo

“…CONCLUSIONS: Use of an ERAS protocol for women undergoing emergency cesarean delivery in a low-income setting is feasible and reduces length of hospital stay without generally increasing the complication rate. …”
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Gender differences in response to warrelated trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder – a study among the Congolese refugees in Uganda by Herbert, E. Ainamani, Thomas, Elbert, David Kani, Olema, Tobias, Hecker

“…Even though it is clear that civilians who are exposed to potentially traumatizing events in war and conflict areas develop trauma-related mental health problems, scholarly information on gender differences on exposure to different war-related traumatic events, their conditional risks to developing PTSD and whether the cumulative exposure to traumatic events affects men and women differently is still scanty. …”
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Transitioning health workers from PEPFAR contracts to the Uganda government payroll by Everd, Bikaitwoha Maniple

“…Our case studies offer implementation research lessons on effective donor transition and insights into pragmatic strategies for increasing public spending on expanding the health workforce in a low-income setting.…”
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Classifying the Involvement of Men and Women in Climate Smart Agricultural Practices in Kayonza Sub-county, Kanungu District, Uganda by Benson, Turyasingura, Ayiga, Natal

“…Using simple random and purposive sampling techniques, a total of 374 respondents were selected to participate in the study. Questionnaires,key informant interviews, observation methods of data collection were used in this study. …”
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Organizational Communication and Performance of Co-Operative Societies in Uganda. A Case Study of Abateganda Ntungamo Growers Co-Operative Society Ltd by Richards, Arinaitwe

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Other proprietary brand assets and competitive advantage in beer products in Kabale District, South Western Uganda by Moses, Agaba, Sunday, Arthur

“…Simple random sampling was used to select alcoholic beverages products and producers while purposive sampling was adopted to select shopping centers where consumer information was collected after pilot marketing investigation. …”
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Project Monitoring and Evaluation in the Sustainability of Donor-Funded Potato Projects in Kabale District, Uganda by Turyasingura, John Bosco, Moses, Agaba, Meza, Orach, Zombeire, Regis, Kyabarongo, Benon

“…Therefore, the study recommends that project beneficiaries should share information concerning their project, collect data together and learn lessons from the project report and disseminate data for purposes of understanding very well the project…”
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Determination of the Effect of Treated Waste Water on Growth And Development Of Zea Mays( L). by Emmanuel, AYesigwa

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Assessing Factors Contributing to Diarhoea Among Children Under Five Years in Kasese Municipal Council, Kasese District by Stephen, Bagonza

“…It was found that 81.1 percent of the respondents agreed that failure to wash hands before eating and after visiting the toilet causes diarrhea among children under five years; 68.9 percent agreed that lack of household information on health and sanitation causes diarrhea; and 64.1 percent agreed that failure of the caretakers to wash hands after changing napkins causes diarrhea.…”
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Grain Amaranth Is Associated with Improved Hepatic and Renal Calcium Metabolism in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus of Male Wistar Rats by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Namubiru, Sarah, Safiriyu, Abass Alao, Ninsiima, Herbert Izo, Nakimbugwe, Dorothy, Namayanja, Monica, Valladares, Miriela Betancourt

“…Dysregulation of calcium signaling is a hallmark of diabetes mellitus (DM) and grain amaranth (AG) has antidiabetic properties. Information on the mechanism of action of AG on blood, renal, and hepatic tissues is sparse, although it continues to be an important alternative medicinal plant in several developing countries. …”
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Teacher rewards and their performance: a case study of selected secondary schools in southern division, Kabale municipality by Agnes, Nyinamasiko, John Michael, Edoru

“…Finally, it was recommended that the Government of Uganda and the Ministry of Education and sports should provide adequate information and counseling to teachers on creating an environment, inside the classroom and beyond where students can talk openly about their learning, their challenges and what allows them to succeed, teachers’ salaries should be determined according to sector needs as opposed to macro-economic policy requirements if Uganda is to attain the Millennium Development Goals related to Education, there is also a need to continuously engage teachers in the National teachers Union (UNATU) a statutory representative of teachers at all levels in both private and government sectors; this will enable teachers to consult on educational, labor and other relevant issues…”
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The Impact of Private Education Sector to The Development of Bukimbiri Sub-County, Kisoro District. by Tibesigwa, David

“…This Study found out that level of development in Atrican education sector has increased youth innovativeness and entering the job market. Further it has improved learning outcomes and equity in educational opportunities. …”
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Factors Contributing to Utilisation of Insecticide Treated Mosquito Bed Nets Among the Households of Kayonza Subcounty, Kanungu District. by Baguma, Bosco

“…It was noted that health workers, VHTs, peer facilitators were seen as important source of information on ITN use and utilization thus signify the importance of numerous health education carried out by health workers in promoting ITN utilization. …”
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The Role of Gut Microbiota in Hypertension Management - A Review by Alicja Kot, Marta Wojtczak, Natalia Myśliwiec, Adrian Różycki, Michał Pniak, Paweł Miklis, Maciej Mawlichanów, Aleksandra Ciesielska, Aleksandra Sieradzka, Krzysztof Szerej

“…Understanding the complex interactions between gut microbiota and hypertension could pave the way for innovative treatments and improved cardiovascular health outcomes. …”
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Soil organic matter composition affects ecosystem multifunctionality by mediating the composition of microbial communities in long-term restored meadows by Wenyin Wang, Sisi Bi, Fei Li, A. Allan Degen, Shanshan Li, Mei Huang, Binyu Luo, Tao Zhang, Shuai Qi, Tianyun Qi, Yanfu Bai, Peipei Liu, Zhanhuan Shang

“…However, there is little information on their interacting mechanisms in degraded and restored meadows. …”
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Key components in the professional ethics of sign language interpreters in healthcare contexts: a qualitative study in Colombia by Nora Ellen Groce, Samia Hurst, Laura Catalina Izquierdo Martínez, Angela Martínez-R, Jessica Cuculick, Minerva C Rivas Velarde

“…These findings can serve as a foundational reference for crafting ethical guidelines for sign language interpreters in other low- and middle-income countries.…”
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Analysis of long noncoding gene expression and its interactions with protein-coding genes in vascular endothelial cells in keloids by Yunxiang Luo, Zi Ye, Yi Li, Chau Wei Wong, Shuqia Xu, Yu Deng, Zhicheng Su, Xueqing Li, Yingxiong Huang, Bing Han

“…Materials and methods The GSE121618 database and clinical information of these samples were downloaded and reanalyzed by the R language package. …”
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Impact of stock market indices and raw material prices on the yield movements of Caterpillar company securities by Petrović Nevena, Novićević-Čečević Bojana, Krstajić Goran

“…Such predictions contribute to a better understanding of the characteristics that enable optimal aggregation of information and efficient price determination. They also assist investors in selecting an investment strategy aligned with their objectives…”
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Harnessing the Power of Citizen Science for Agroecological Transitions: The Case of the One Million Voices of Agroecology Initiative and Digital Platform by Lisa Elena Fuchs, Lily Cannell van Dien, Maria Rosa ‘Rosy’ Mondardini, Ma Estrella ‘Esther’ Penunia, Irish Baguilat, Sergio Iván Larrea Macías, Marcelo Soares Souza, Eduardo Fernandes Formighieri, Murilo Gelain Gonçalves, Rodrigo B. Westphalen, Vitória Pimentel, Fabio Ricci, Daria Levina, Matthias Geck

“…Its main functions include the participatory mapping of innovative on-farm and off-farm agroecological practices, their characterization, and their evaluation. …”
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Small open reading frames (sORFs): Driving big improvements in plant development and quality by Kui Dong, Chaofan Shan, Dongyu Wen, Zifan Cui, Jun Cao

“…The synergistic application of sORFs with gene editing technologies holds great promise, not only for devising novel strategies to improve plant quality, resulting in crops that are more resistant, nutrient-rich, and productive, but also for establishing innovative molecular breeding pathways. In summary, understanding and harnessing the potential of sORFs is a cutting-edge area of research that is poised to revolutionize the future of plant biology and agriculture, and ongoing exploration of their functions and mechanisms is anticipated to yield groundbreaking discoveries and practical applications in the future.…”
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