Financial Management Practices and Profitability of Small-Scale Business Enterprises in Uganda: A Case Study of Selected Small-Scale Industries in Kabale Municipality. by Nimusiima, Dichus

“…The study recommends that; SME owners should be advised to strengthen and put up policies regarding debtors on how to collect receivables, be able to know when to write off bad debts to minimize losses that accrue as a result of none payment, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Bank of Uganda should provide a favorable platform for SM Es to access financing that can enable them to run their businesses at a reasonable cost of financing and trainings should be organized for SMEs owners to help them understand why they should keep updated books to know their levels of performance on whether they are making profits or losses as well as know how to control costs through looking at the previous data.…”
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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

“…The study findings on whether any challenges hindered the implementation of staff training programs geared at improving teachers' job performance included limited funds, teachers' attitude towards training, resistance to change by teachers, and lack of time by teachers due to work schedules and the affect teachers' participation in training and their performance. …”
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The Impact of ICT on Student's Academic Performance in Selected Secondary Schools in Kabale District: A Case Study of Katuna Town Council. by Muzahura, Onesmus

“…The objectives of the study were; to assess whether there is a relationship between information communication technology and students' academic achievements, to investigate the factors affecting the implementation of ICT study programme in secondary schools in the Kabale district and to suggest remedies to factors affecting the implementation of ICT study programme in secondary schools. …”
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Enhance Research and Innovation in ICT products, Applications, and Services by Businge, Phelix Mbabazi

“…The purpose of this study was to establish whether ICT was being integrated in the teaching and learning process among selected secondary schools in the Kigezi region by assessing the usage of ICTs in the teaching and learning process; establish the ICT infrastructures currently available in the selected schools and how they are being used; and, ascertaining the challenges secondary school teachers face in integrating ICT in the teaching and learning process. …”
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Resilience Project Interventions and its Effect on Vulnerable Household’s Standards of Living in Uganda: An Empirical Evidence from USAID ICAN Project in Kigezi Sub-Region. by Sunday, Dismus

“…Data was analyzed using Stata software to determine descriptive statistics (mean, average, frequencies) and the relationship between variables using Chi-square whereas Inferential analysis for a two-sample test of proportions for livelihood, nutrition, and governance interventions as well as adoptions at baseline and end line of the project, was conducted to determine whether the difference or change created by the project was statistically significant. …”
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Performance of Sisal Fabre as Natural Geotextile to Reinforce Soil Layers on Unpaved Road. by Kyomugasho, Lilian

“…Further research should be conducted to assess the long-term performance of sisal fibres and its performance under different weather conditions…”
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Village Savings and loan associations and socio-economic empowerment of vulnerable people in Kamuganguzi Sub-County Kabale, District, Uganda. by Deus, Mwijukye, Moses, Agaba

“…Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) was promoted in Kamuganguzi Sub County by LADA Uganda to empower vulnerable households economically however, information as to whether their socio-economic status was improved was still sketchy and lacking. …”
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Influence of Omega-3 and Green Tea Extract on Alcohol-Induced Liver Injury in Rats by Ridha Hassan Hussein, Zana Hassan Ibrahim

“…Alcoholic rats were associated with significant elevation (P<0.05) in the levels of serum TC, TG, LDL-C, MDA, TSB, ALT, AST and ALP, whereas the levels of serum HDL-C and TP significantly (P<0.05) decreased with no significant change (P>0.05) of serum ALB level. treatment of alcohol-fed rats with GTE and OMG-3 oil either alone or in their combination have significant role (P<0.05) in lowering the injury effects of alcohol evidenced by reversing the results obtained on serum lipid profiles, MDA, LFTs and hepatic histological changes after their treatments during the amelioration study. …”
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Farmed fish welfare in Egypt: Surveying current practices and future directions for tilapia culture by Charlotte Flores, Christopher Bryant, Mohamed Bakr, Wasseem Emam

“…This survey identified a need for establishing minimum animal welfare standards in Egyptian tilapia farming either through regulators or certification schemes. …”
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Care burden and quality of life among family caregivers of children with cerebral palsy in China: the mediating roles of social support and coping styles by Fang Liu, Rui Zhang, Cui Cui, Hengyu Zhou

“…Among the mediation analyses, significant indirect effects were found for the mediation path of social support between care burden and either physical or mental QOL. Whereas positive coping style as a mediator was not statistically significant. …”
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Efficacy and safety of an herbal galactagogue decoction versus powdered formulation in lactating rats by Pruksa Chotitham, Suksalin Booranasubkajorn, Saracha Pattanapholkornsakul, Pravit Akarasereenont, Pinpat Tripatara

“…However, the efficacy and safety of PNF in either form have not been studied. Purpose: This study investigated the effects of PNF decoction and powder on milk production and their safety regarding organ functions. …”
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Antimicrobial and antiproliferative activity of biosynthesized manganese nanocomposite with amide derivative originated by endophytic Aspergillus terreus by Nashwa El-Gazzar, Reem Farouk, Nervana S. Diab, Gamal Rabie, Basel Sitohy

“…Conclusion The use of HDOCOX, either alone or in combination with MnNPs, is a potential candidate for inhibiting pathogenic microbes and the development of an anticancer drug pipeline.…”
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Towards the standardization of Hydra vulgaris bioassay for toxicity assessments of liquid samples by G. Farley, P. Bouchard, C. Faille, S. Trottier, F. Gagné

“…The data revealed that water hardness, dissolved oxygen and ammonia were not significantly correlated with either the LC50 or EC50 values. Moreover, the hydra LC50 data predictive (rank correlation of 0.6) the rainbow trout LC50 with the absence of false negatives. …”
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CHATGPT IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT: EXPLORING EFL INSTRUCTORS’ EXPERIENCE by Inna Zaiarna, Olena Zhyhadlo, Olha Dunaievska

“…A considerable proportion of educators appeared to be either unfamiliar with ChatGPT or possess limited knowledge of its capabilities. …”
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கொங்கு நாட்டின் இராசிபுர வட்டார சிறுதெய்வங்களும் வழிபாட்டு முறைகளும் / Deities and Worshipping Methods in the Rasipuram Region of Kongu Nadu... by செ. தனபால் / S. Dhanapal

“…They were led to destruction either by violence or illness before they reached old age. …”
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Initial use of supplementary oxygen for trauma patients: a systematic review by Trine Grodum Eskesen, Josefine Stokholm Baekgaard, Jacob Steinmetz, Lars S Rasmussen

“…There was no significant difference in hospital or ICU LOS between the groups. No patient died in either group. Another interventional trial, not strictly fulfilling the inclusion criteria, was presented for descriptive purposes. 21 trauma patients were alternately assigned to two types of mechanical ventilation (first 48 hours), both aiming at an FiO2 of 0.40, but resulted in estimated mean FiO2s of 0.45 (intervention group) and 0.60 (control group). …”
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Efficacy of Trimebutine Maleate (Trimedat®) in the Treatment of Patients with Functional Dyspepsia: Results of the “TREND” Observational Study by S. S. Kardasheva, I. M. Kartavenko, N. B. Maksimova, E. Yu. Yurieva, I. R. Popova, Ch. S. Pavlov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The main clinical forms of functional dyspepsia syndrome (EPS and PPDS) are frequently manifested in combination either with each other (52 %), or with IBS (21 %) and GERD (15 %). …”
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Prevalence, Dispersion and Nature of Bioaerosols over a Solid Landfill Site in Central India by Priyanka D. Bhoyar, Pooja Kamdi, Amit Bafana, Panuganti C. S. Devara, Saravanadevi Sivanesan, Amrit Kumar, Kannan Krishnamurthi

“…Abstract Bioaerosols (or biological aerosols) consist of aerosol particles that originate biologically either as fully active component or as whole or part of inactive fragments. …”
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Dyslipidaemia in patients with chronic kidney disease – a neglected cardiovascular risk factor by M R Essop, F Seedat, F J Raal

“…Of those not on LLT, 51 (63%) were eligible for LLT and almost all were classified as either very high risk (64.2%) or high risk (28.4%) for ASCVD. …”
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Persistence with Early-Line Abatacept versus Tumor Necrosis Factor-Inhibitors for Rheumatoid Arthritis Complicated by Poor Prognostic Factors by Xue Han, Francis Lobo, Michael S. Broder, Eunice Chang, Sarah N. Gibbs, David J. Ridley, Irina Yermilov

“…Adult patients with RA complicated by poor prognostic factors were treated with either abatacept or TNFis as the first biologic treatment at the clinic. …”
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