Credit Risk Management and Profitability of Commercial Banks in Uganda: A Case of Centenary Bank Kabale Branch. by Tushemereirwe, Charity

“…The main conclusion drawn from this research was that credit risk identification, credit risk assessment and credit risk controls had a significant effect on the profitability of commercial Banks. …”
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Examining the Impacts of Sand Mining on Physical Water Quality: A Case Study of River Minera Rukungiri District. by Nasasira, Ambrose

“…The study examined the impacts of sand mining on physical water quality, case study of river Minera Rukungiri district. The study had the objectives; to assess the water quality, pH, and site size of River Mineera in Rukungiri District to quantify the environmental impacts of sand mining activities on the river ecosystem. …”
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The Influence of Students’ family background on Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Kamuganguzi Sub-County, Kabale District by Franco Jack, Tumuhimbise

“…The findings of the study show that parents’ level of education had no effect on academic performance of students while parents’ financial status and occupations had strong influence on students’ academic performance as those who earn high income can cater for their children’s educational needs better than those with low income. …”
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Information Technology and development of Small and medium Enterprises in Kabale Municipality, Kabale District. by Gastone, Twesigye

“…It was also revealed that information technology had contributed towards the development of business in the study area. …”
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Citation Analysis of Undergraduate Projects Report in the Department of Library and Information Science Kabale University Uganda: An In-Text Citation Study by Iroroeavwo Edwin, Achugbue, Benjamin, Ahimbisibwe, Olivia Nina, Rugambwa, Patrick, Odong

“…Findings - The study found that students had the highest number of in-text citations in their research project in 2019 and most of their citations were in journals and books. …”
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Student Manual Kabale University by Kabale University

“…The plan to establish the University had been conceived six years before in 1996. A Steering Committee headed by Hon Avitus Tibarimbasa was selected and started laying ground for the purpose. …”
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The centuries-old dialogue between Buddhism and Christianity by M. Clasquin-Johnson

“…Asians during the same period had a far better chance of understanding Christianity, because of the widespread presence of the Nestorian Church from Arabia to China. …”
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Playing It Safe with Play Equipment by Donna Davis

“…Even the joyful vision of a playground could be daunting when the swing was used as a human slingshot and the slide had 101 uses, of which only one was acceptable. …”
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Breast Cancer Series: Hormone Therapy by Karen C. Daily, Martha C. Monroe

“…Women who are at high risk of getting breast cancer and women who have had breast cancer may be prescribed daily oral medications to block the estrogen receptor site or decrease the production of estrogen. …”
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Murcott (Honey Tangerine) by Stephen H. Futch, L.K. Jackson

“…In about 1922, early history states that Mr. Charles Murcott Smith had a nursery in Bayview, Pinellas County, Florida where several of these trees were located. …”
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THE COLLECTION OF MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE NOUL-NEAMŢ MONASTERY by Stela GUŢANU

“… The new monastery, called “The New Neamţ” (Romanian: “Noul Neamţ”), established in 1864 by the monks who had left the old Neamţ community, took over not only the name of the oldest and richest monastic foundation in Moldova, but also the secular traditions of this important cultural center. …”
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Review and Prospect of Research on Urban Walking Safety and Environmental Influencing Factors Thereof by Lin LI, Yu YE, Yong CHEN

“…The advanced urbanization process and prominent social contradictions make developed countries and regions more capable of investing energy and funds in walking safety research, exploring the safety issues faced by vulnerable road users, and deepening the degree of research refinement. …”
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Effectiveness, Safety, and Costs of Thromboprophylaxis with Enoxaparin or Unfractionated Heparin Among Medical Inpatients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Heart Failur... by Alpesh N. Amin, Alex Kartashov, Wilson Ngai, Kevin Steele, Ning Rosenthal

“…Enoxaparin recipients also had significantly lower total hospital costs during index admission (mean reduction per patient: COPD, $1280; HF, $2677) and readmission (COPD, $379; HF, $1024). …”
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Impact of Novel Coronavirus Infection on the Course and Prognosis of Cirrhosis by A. G. Ismailova, R. V. Maslennikov, M. S. Zharkova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Among the 226 patients included in the study, 57 had COVID-19, among which 19 patients who died of the disease. …”
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Popliteal artery aneurysm is a cause that should not be forgotten in acute limb ischemia by Deniz Sarp Beyazpinar, Mehmet Emir Erol

“…In the first year follow-up, 42 (41.2%) patients had undergone amputation. All patients who underwent amputation had exclusively undergone embolectomy; no amputations were observed in patients with PAA (p=0.01). …”
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The mediating role of social support in self-management and quality of life in patients with liver cirrhosis by Ying Zhang, LeYao Xiao, Qian Liu, XinYi Zhang, MingDan Li, YaLi Xu, Mei Dai, Fei Zhao, YouShu Shen, Jordan Tovera Salvador, Ping Yang

“…Data were analyzed using SPSS and PROCESS software. (1) Patients in the decompensated stage of liver cirrhosis and those classified in Child–Pugh class B/C had lower scores in self-management, quality of life, and social support compared to patients in the compensated stage of liver cirrhosis and those classified in Child–Pugh Class A. (2) Quality of life was positively correlated with both social support and self-management (r = 0.668, r = 0.665, both P < 0.001). (3) Mediation analysis showed that self-management had a direct predictive effect on quality of life. …”
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Association Between Vaso-Occlusive Crises and Opioid Prescriptions Among Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: A Retrospective Claims-Based Study by Hyeun Ah Kang, Jamie C. Barner, Kristin M. Richards, Menaka Bhor, Jincy Paulose, Abdullah Kutlar

“…Overall, 2071 (61.5%) had at least one VOC event with an average of 2.9 (SD=4.4). …”
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Sero-epidemiological Study of Toxoplasma gondii among Pregnant Women in Akre City by Hogir Mohammed Shukri Saadi, Ahmed Jumaa Ahmed

“…Seropositivity for both IgG (61.90 %) and IgM (9.52%) was higher among pregnant women who had cats compared to those without cat. Seroprevalence of IgM and IgG was 9.67% and 54.83% among population who had undercooked meat, while 1.69% and 59.23% were positive for IgM and IgG respectively, in those well cooked meat meal. …”
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Real-World Health Care Outcomes and Costs Among Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Spain by Jordi Antón, Estefania Moreno Ruzafa, Mireia Lopez Corbeto, Rosa Bou, Judith Sánchez Manubens, Sonia Carriquí Arenas, Joan Calzada Hernández, Violetta Bittermann, Carolina Estepa Guillén, Juan Mosquera Angarita, Lucía Rodríguez Díez, Estíbaliz Iglesias, Miguel Marti Masanet, Berta Lopez Montesinos, Maria I. González Fernández, Alfonso de Lossada, Carmen Peral, Mónica Valderrama, Noelia Llevat, María Montoro Álvarez, Immaculada Calvo Penadés

“…**Methods:** Children were enrolled in this 24-month observational, multicentric, cross-sectional, retrospective study (N = 107) if they had been treated with biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs), had participated in a previous study (ITACA), and continued to be followed up at pediatric rheumatology units at 3 tertiary Spanish hospitals. …”
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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

“…In adjusted analyses, abatacept patients had a lower risk of discontinuing index treatment due to disease progression (0.3 \[95% confidence interval (CI): 0.1-0.6\], *P*=0.001). …”
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