Directive leadership style and staff motivation in private universities in Uganda: a case of Kampala International University by Chrisostom, Oketch, Gerald, K. Karyeija

“…Research findings indicated that whereas supervisor’s instructions accommodates innovativeness by giving employees guidelines on how to execute their tasks, they do not exactly tell employees what to do, they do not appropriately schedule work to be done, they do not set key performance indicators and that directive leadership style is not sufficient in enabling employees persevere during times of hardship let alone failing to strike a work-life-balance. …”
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Girl-Child Empowerment and Socio-Economic Welfare in Urban Southwestern Uganda: A Case of Kanungu Town Council, Kanungu District by Adebayo, Sanni T.

“…The study found out that forms of girl-child empowerment in Kanungu Town Council included; access to education, reproductive health services and income generating.…”
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Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations on Poverty Reduction in Kabale District: A Case study of Buhara Sub-County. by Adebayo, Sanni T.

“…Focus group discussions also employed, the researcher interview key informants like LCs youth representatives, women representatives, church leaders and extension workers in Buhara Sub-county. …”
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Financial accountability mechanisms in local governments in Uganda: a case of Kabale District Local Government by Eton, Marus, Moses, Agaba, Abanis,Turyahebwa, Perpetua, Arinaitwe, Fabian, Mwosi, Bernard, Patrick Ogwel

“…Frequencies and percentages were used to analyze quantitative data, while direct quotes from interviews conducted among key informants formed the basis for qualitative analysis. …”
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A study on Visual, Audio and Tactile Reaction Time Among Medical Students at Kampala International University in Uganda. by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Mbiydzneyuy, Ngala Elvis, Namubiru, Sarah, Safiriyu, Abass Alao, Sulaiman, Sheu Oluwadare, Okpanachi, Alfred O., Ninsiima, Herbert Izo

“…A questionnaire was administered to collect information on participant’s lifestyle patterns and analysis was done using SPSS Version 20. …”
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Robustness and limitations of maximum entropy in plant community assembly by Jelyn Gerkema, Daniel E. Bunker, Andrew M. Cunliffe, Erika Bazzato, Michela Marignani, Tommaso Sitzia, Isabelle Aubin, Stefano Chelli, Julieta A. Rosell, Peter Poschlod, Josep Penuelas, Arildo S. Dias, Christian Rossi, Tanvir A. Shovon, Juan A. Campos, Mark C. Vanderwel, Sharif A. Mukul, Bruno E.L. Cerabolini, Thomas Sibret, Bruno Hérault, Sylvain Schmitt, Pedro Higuchi, James L. Tsakalos, Decky I. Junaedi, Yun-Peng Zhao, Vanessa Minden, Ana Carolina da Silva, Tereza Mašková, Roberto Canullo, Ning Dong, Edwin T. Pos

“…Furthermore, trait-related information obtained from the model decreased with increasing species richness. …”
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Enhancing Pipeline Reliability Analysis through Machine Learning: A Focus on Corrosion and Fluid Hammer Effects by Ajinkya Zalkikar, Bimal Nepal, Mani Venkata Rakesh Mutyala, Anika Varshney, Lianne Dsouza, Hazlina Husin, Om Prakash Yadav

“…Integrating the proposed machine learning models for reliability analysis and pressure surge detection in corroded pipelines, in conjunction with the fluid hammer effect, offers an innovative approach to identifying risks and hazards.…”
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A quantitative model of hierarchical product design by Ferdinand Wöhr, Simon Königs, Max Stanglmeier, Markus Zimmermann

“…It includes, first, a product model which structures physical product properties in a hierarchical dependency graph; second, an organizational model which formalizes the assignment of stakeholder responsibility; third, a process model which describes the top-down and bottom-up flow of design information; fourth, an actor model which simulates the combination of product, organization and process by using computational agents. …”
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Museomics and morphological analyses of historical and contemporary peninsular Italian wolf (Canis lupus italicus) samples by Elena Fabbri, Antonia Vecchiotti, Federica Mattucci, Edoardo Velli, Vilde Arntzen Engdal, Nicola Baccetti, Adriano De Faveri, Pavel Hulva, Barbora Černá Bolfíková, Urmas Saarma, Elisabetta Cilli, Romolo Caniglia

“…Therefore, in this study, we morphologically and genetically analyzed historical and contemporary wolf samples, also exploiting the optimization of an innovative bone DNA extraction method, to describe the morphological variability of the subspecies and its genetic diversity during the last 30 years. …”
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“Tal vez ser profesor no haría que mi mamá se sintiera orgullosa”. Factores sociales que intervienen en la elección de la docencia en estudiantes universitarios ecuatorianos by Gabriela Aguilar Feijoó, Sofía Picco, Santiago Rosano

“…Para este fin, se utilizó una metodología con un enfoque mixto secuencial explicativo. Inicialmente, se realizó una encuesta para conocer las características sociodemográficas de 362 estudiantes de primer año de Educación Básica de dos universidades públicas. …”
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DeepReducer: A linear transformer-based model for MEG denoising by Hui Xu, Li Zheng, Pan Liao, Bingjiang Lyu, Jia-Hong Gao

“…Measuring event-related magnetic fields (ERFs) in magnetoencephalography (MEG) is crucial for investigating perceptual and cognitive information processing in both neuroscience research and clinical practice. …”
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Feeding and growth variations affect δ13C and δ15N budgets during ontogeny in a lepidopteran larva by Charberet, Samuel M., Maria, Annick, Siaussat, David, Gounand, Isabelle, Mathieu, Jérôme

“…We were able to gain an understanding of the effect of growth rate on isotopes fluxes between three easy-to-measure biological materials, food, the organism and its wastes (frass), giving insight into physiological processes at play but also conveying helpful information to the sampling framework of field studies. …”
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Detecting Atrial Fibrillation Using Smartwatches by Agnieszka Kulczycka-Rowicka, Julianna Podolec, Silvia Ciraolo, Joanna Wojda, Adam Sobiński, Zuzanna Kościuszko, Katarzyna Kurza, Matylda Czerwonka, Katarzyna Lesiczka-Fedoryj, Anna Walczak

“…The aim of this review is to analyze the latest information on the use of smartwatches in detecting atrial fibrillation.   …”
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Epidemiological and Clinical Features among COVID-19-positive Children in Eastern Uttar Pradesh (India): An Observational Study by Priyanka Singh, Suresh N Singh, Kuldeep Singh, Ajeet K Yadav, Anita Mehta, Vijay K Singh, Bhoopendra Sharma

“…Aim and background: The COVID-19 pandemic has been studied extensively in the adult population; however, information regarding epidemiological and clinical characteristics in pediatric patients is meager. …”
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Combining Hyperspectral Imaging and a Transparent Hydroponics Bed to Analyze Growth and Age Distribution Dynamics of Entire Root Systems in Leafy Vegetables under In Situ Productio... by Ziyi Jin, Daisuke Yasutake, Yuki Sago, Tadashige Iwao, Gaku Yokoyama, Tomoyoshi Hirota

“…Existing methods of observing plant roots are often limited by their inability to monitor the physiological information of root system under actual agricultural conditions. …”
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Histological demonstration of gonad development in the banana shrimp, Fenneropenaeus merguiensis by Jirakanit Chimnual, Jirawat Saetan, Wilaiwan Chotigeat

“…Overall, these factors necessitate conservation of this shrimp species across its natural habitat. Information on the migration of primordial germ cells (PGCs) to form a gonad is essential for shrimp preservation techniques such as broodstock preparation, sex differentiation, and germ cell transplantation. …”
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Comparison of different models to describe the lactation curve of Holstein cows in a small-scale dairy system by Luis Javier Montiel-Olguín, Felipe de Jesús Ruiz-López, Sergio Gómez-Rosales, Germinal Jorge Cantó-Alarcón, Eliab Estrada-Cortés, Héctor Raymundo Vera-Ávila

“…Monthly milk weighins from 936 lactations were conducted in 23 farms in western Mexico. The Bayesian information criterion (BIC) and mean square prediction error (MSPE) were used to assess the fit of the models to the observed data, and the root mean square prediction error as a percentage of the observed mean (%RMSPE) was used to evaluate the accuracy of the models. …”
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An Integrated Database for Exploring Alternative Promoters in Animals by Feiyang Xue, Yuqin Yan, Weiwei Jin, Haotian Zhu, Yanbo Yang, Zhanhui Yu, Xuewen Xu, Jing Gong, Xiaohui Niu

“…Integrating these findings, we finally developed Animal-APdb, a database for the searching, browsing, and downloading of information related to Animal APs. Animal-APdb is expected to serve as a valuable resource for exploring the functions and mechanisms of APs in animals.…”
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A Study of the Motion Response of Floating Solar PV and Cross-Flow Savonius Turbine in Moored Conditions by Ramsy de Fretes Patrick, Izzuddin Jifaturrohman Mohammad, Putranto Teguh, Aria Pria Utama I Ketut, Huang Luofeng

“…The transition towards Net Zero Emissions (NZEs) is being accelerated by hybrid renewable technologies such as Floating Photovoltaic (FPV) systems and marine current turbines, which combine solar panels and cross-flow marine turbines mounted on floating structures for near-shore applications. Despite their innovative potential, these renewable technologies face significant challenges in stability and durability due to the effects of wind, waves, and ocean currents. …”
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Unraveling the dyadic dynamics: exploring the impact of flexible working arrangements’ availability on satisfaction with work-life flexibility among working parents by Ya Guo, Fenwick Feng Jing, Yuqi Zhong, Meng Zhu, Senhu Wang

“…Drawing on a linked lives perspective and the work-family border theory, this study contributes to the literature by adopting the longitudinal couple-level dyadic data from the Household, Income, and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey (2001–2021) to examine how couples’ availability of FWAs affects their own and their spouses’ satisfaction with WLF among working parents. …”
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