Investigating the Efficiency of Coffee Husks in Bio-Retention Model for Storm Water Treatment. by Musasizi, Joseph

“…However, the selection of appropriate media structure and optimized design have not been adequately researched. …”
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Suitability of Sand as Improvement to Mechanical Properties of Laterite Soil for Road Subbase. by Tumusiime, Darious

“…Test results showed that an optimal sand content of 40% by dry weight was found to achieve the desired CBR of 30% for G30 material, surpassing the requirements for subbase material. However, further increases in sand content beyond 40% led to a slight decline in CBR values. …”
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Analyzing the Effectiveness of Performance Appraisal Systems in Improving Employee Motivation: A Case Study of Kihanga Mparo SACCO in Rukiga District. by Barigye, Augustine

“…There are also managers and supervisors who may lack proper training in conducting performance appraisals effectively. …”
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Tea Growing and Socio-Economic Development of Small Holder Farmers: A Case Study of Rushoroza Kabale District. by Byamukama, Hillary

“…The study findings indicated that there were contributions of tea growing to welfare they included; poverty alleviation, food security, illiteracy level, financial support, capital base, collateral security, and illiteracy level. However, the majority of the respondents revealed that collateral security 28% was the major factor in credit access by tea farmers. …”
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Student Councils and Management Of Discipline in Selected Secondary Schools in Kamwenge District. by Wilson, Hakiza

“…The present study found out that the leadership roles of the student council in secondary schools were influencing others to achieve agreed upon goals in the school. …”
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Lessons learned from implementation of the Workload Indicator of Staffing Need (WISN) methodology: An international Delphi study of expert users. by Grace , Nyendwoha Namaganda, Audrey, Whitright, Everd, Bikaitwoha Maniple

“…Background Staffing of health services ought to consider the workload experienced to maximize efficiency. However, this is rarely the case, due to lack of an appropriate approach. …”
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Distance Learning and the Quality of Teacher Education in Rwanda: A Case Study of Byumba Distance Learning by Anastase, Mvuyekure

“…Concerning open-ended questions, the respondents were motivated to explain their answers by reacting to the question in order to obtain the quality of their thinking and the reality of their answers.…”
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Adulthood trajectories of resilience and vulnerability: exploring gender differences in disadvantage after experience of out-of-home care by Lisa Bornscheuer, Evelina Landstedt, Karl Gauffin, Ylva B. Almquist

“…Women in this group were however less likely than men to experience disadvantage across multiple life domains (complex disadvantage OR = 0.56, p = 0.046; unemployment-related disadvantage OR = 0.51, p = 0.005). …”
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Astaxanthin-loaded brain-permeable liposomes for Parkinson’s disease treatment via antioxidant and anti-inflammatory responses by Thai-Duong Nguyen, Shristi Khanal, Eunhee Lee, Jinsol Choi, Ganesh Bohara, Nikesh Rimal, Dong-Young Choi, Soyeun Park

“…Astaxanthin is an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent; however, its high susceptibility to oxidative degradation and low aqueous solubility limit its therapeutic efficacy. …”
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Establishment of a rapid and quantitative method for detecting the range of infection exposure in preclinical dental education by Ayaka Ueda, Yuki Shinoda-Ito, Kazu Takeuchi-Hatanaka, Takashi Ito, Shintaro Ono, Kimito Hirai, Kazuhiro Omori, Tadashi Yamamoto, Shogo Takashiba

“…Abstract Backgrounds Safe dental treatments that prevent nosocomial and cross-infections are essential for patients and dental workers. However, dental students sometimes pay inadequate attention to infection control, especially in preclinical practice, because of too much focus on technical training, such as the use of equipment, etc. …”
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LRP11 promotes stem-like T cells via MAPK13-mediated TCF1 phosphorylation, enhancing anti-PD1 immunotherapy by Zhishui Chen, Gang Chen, Li Chen, Xiangli Zhao, Lingjuan Sun, Zhibo Ma, Xiaosheng Tan, Yuhao Tu, Jingzeng Wang, Peixiang Lan

“…Emerging data show that elevated body mass index is associated with outcomes of immunotherapy. However, the mechanism has not been clarified.Methods We investigated the proliferation of splenic lymphocytes or CD8+ T cells induced by CD3/CD28 stimulation in vitro. …”
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The Impact of p53 and Ki67 Expression in Endometrial Cancer and its Effect on Survival by Zekiye Sahin, Burak Bayraktar, Tugba Karadeniz, Muzaffer Sanci

“…The results of this study pave the way for new studies: however, randomized controlled prospective and multi-center studies are needed for immunohistochemical measures to be used as a parameter. …”
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Effect of different ceramic materials and dentin sealing on occlusal veneers bond strength and fracture resistance by Dina Mohamed Nasr, Rewaa Gaber AboElHassan

“…Conclusion Immediate dentin sealing increased the required debonding forces of occlusal veneers made of different materials and their bond strength without significant effect on their fracture resistance, however this improvement was found to be material dependant. …”
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Emotional exhaustion and turnover intentions among young ICU nurses: a model based on the job demands-resources theory by Xiaona Zhang, Haitao Huang, Songtao Zhao, Dan Li, Hua Du

“…However, few studies have examined how both external and internal resources simultaneously moderate this relationship, especially among young intensive care unit nurses. …”
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Investigating the implementation of infection prevention and control practices in neonatal care across country income levels: a systematic review by Emanuela Nyantakyi, Julia Baenziger, Laura Caci, Kathrin Blum, Aline Wolfensberger, Angela Dramowski, Bianca Albers, Marta Castro, Marie-Therese Schultes, Lauren Clack

“…Conclusion The results of this systematic review underscore the importance of the organizational level for the implementation of IPC practices in neonatal care irrespective of country income level. However, further research is needed to understand the underlying relationships of factors and dynamics contributing to the observed practice variances in LMICs and HICs. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of Direction-of-Arrival Estimation and Localization Approaches in Mixed-Field Sources Scenario by Amir Masoud Molaei, Bijan Zakeri, Seyed Mehdi Hosseini Andargoli, Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi, Vincent Fusco, Okan Yurduseven

“…Direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation plays a crucial role in array signal processing across various domains, including radar, sonar, wireless communications, and seismic exploration. …”
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A catechol-O-methyltransferase genetic variant impacts functional movement in tactical athletes. by Marcus K Taylor, Lisa M Hernández, Richard C Allsopp, John J Fraser

“…Functional movement is a valuable indicator of physical performance, injury risk, and/or musculoskeletal impairment following injury. However, genetic variation and gene-environment interactions that may affect functional movement are largely unexplored. …”
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Prediction of growth and feed efficiency in mink using machine learning algorithms by A. Shirzadifar, G. Manafiazar, P. Davoudi, D. Do, G. Hu, Y. Miar

“…Since feed cost is the major input cost in the mink industry, evaluating of FE is a crucial step for competitiveness of the mink industry. However, the FE measures have not been widely adopted for the mink due to the high cost of periodically measuring BW and daily feed intake. …”
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Eunugs in die Bybel by F. P. Retief, S. J. P. K. Riekert, J. F. G. Cilliers

“…The 38 original Bible references to saris and 2 references to eunouchos were studied in order to determine their meaning in context. …”
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How does the rise in contraceptive usage predict pregnancy termination among young women in Kenya? an in-depth multilevel analysis by Stephen Okechukwu Chukwudeh, Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa, Oluwatobi Abel Alawode, David Olawade, Sinegugu Shongwe, Ritika Tiwari

“…Studies have also shown that about half of the Kenyan population is young, an age bracket that predominantly experiences unwanted pregnancy. However, adequate attention has not been given to the relationship between pregnancy termination and contraceptive use among this teeming population in Kenya. …”
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