Impact of Effective Out Sourcing on Procurement Contract Performance: A Case Study of Kisoro District Local Government. by Ndayisenga, Jack

“…Based on the results from the study, 100% of the respondents agreed that Kisoro district local government experiences reasonable pricing on cost influence in local government and these included marketing mix, product differentiation, product cost, market demand of a product, prices are required to be competitive, demand and utility of consumer, marketing method used. The study findings revealed the impact of flexibility on the reliability of procurement contract performance in local government and these included resilience from supply challenges comes from attacking supply chain constraints from all angles and having operational, enterprises should do more to prevent fraud by actively evaluating and estimating the obstacles that may be encountered in the process of execution, sourcing flexibility has many advantages as they help to the buying firm to reduce their backorders, shortcomings in the contract management process occur because the buyer and the supplier are two different entities. …”
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Agreement between Gonioscopic Examination and Swept Source Fourier Domain Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging by Mohammed Rigi, Nicholas P. Bell, David A. Lee, Laura A. Baker, Alice Z. Chuang, Donna Nguyen, Vandana R. Minnal, Robert M. Feldman, Lauren S. Blieden

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Reliability of a New Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Biometer in Healthy Children, Adults, and Cataract Patients by Jinhai Huang, Yuyu Zhao, Giacomo Savini, Guanshun Yu, Jinjin Yu, Zhongxing Chen, Ruixue Tu, Yune Zhao

“…The agreement between the two devices was evaluated using the Bland–Altman method. Results. The repeatability and reproducibility of the SS-OCT optical biometer were high for all ocular biometry parameters in all groups, except for the WTW in cataract patients (TRT, 0.27–0.44 mm; ICC, 0.86–0.95). …”
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Cognitive frailty: a useful concept or a source of confusion? Insights from a survey of European geriatricians by Suzanne Timmons, Mary Faherty, Catriona Curtin, Maria Cristina Ferrara, Giuseppe Bellelli, Enrico Brunetti, Mario Bo, Alessandro Morandi, Antonio Cherubini, Massimiliano Fedecostante, Alessandra Coin, Susan D. Shenkin, Pinar Soysal

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AN ESTIMATE OF THE POSSIBLE IMPACT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL ELECTRIC PULSE SOURCE ON SEISMIC AND SEISMOACOUSTIC NOISE IN THE CENTRAL SAKHALIN FAULT ZONE by S. A. Gulyakov, N. S. Stovbun, N. V. Kostyleva, L. M. Bogomolov, D. V. Kostylev, I. P. Dudchenko, P. A. Kamenev

“…The aim of the experiment was to evaluate the response of the medium in the near-fault zone to the impact of current pulses, the amplitude of which is significantly greater than that for resistivity prospecting or seismoelectric prospecting methods but many times less than that for high-power electrical sounding in Central Asia with the aid of geophysical MHD generators or electric pulse installations. …”
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A Comprehensive Study of Spatial Distribution, Pollution Risk Assessment, and Source Apportionment of Topsoil Heavy Metals and Arsenic by Honghua Chen, Xinxin Sun, Longhui Sun, Yunce An, Ying Xiao, Jintao Zhang, Yunpeng Hong, Xiaodong Song

“…Firstly, the spatial distribution of soil HMs (Cd, Cr, Hg, Ni, and Pb) and arsenic (As) was predicted by incorporating environmental variables strongly affecting soil formation into geostatistical methods and machine learning approaches. Then, various pollution indicators were employed to conduct pollution evaluations, and potential ecological risk assessments were implemented based on the generated soil map. …”
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Hybrid GOA and PSO optimization for load frequency control in renewable multi source dual area power systems by Muhammad Zubair Yameen, Abdul Khalique Junejo, Zhigang Lu, Rizwan Aziz Siddiqui, Fayez F. M. El-Sousy, Ibtisam Naveed

“…Abstract The integration of unconventional power sources, such as solar, wind, and electric vehicles (EVs), into electrical power grids poses significant challenges in maintaining frequency stability and consistent tie-line power flows. …”
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Genome analysis of colistin-resistant Salmonella isolates from human sources in Guizhou of southwestern China, 2019–2023 by Jingtong Wu, Yongxian Wen, Lv You, Xiaoyu Wei, Xiaoyu Wei, Junhua Wang, Ge Zhu, Shijun Li

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Effect of Supplementation Lipogenic and Lipolytic Sources on Dry Matter Intake, Milk Composition and Blood Parameters of Lactating Cows by Mohammad Hassan Mortazavi, Mahdi Ganjkhanlou, Aboalfazl Zali, Kamran Reza Yazdi

“…Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of sodium acetate supplement as a lipogenic source and conjugated linoleic acid supplement as a lipolytic source on the performance of lactating cows in early lactation. …”
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Effects of Different Sources of Selenium on Digestibility, Rumen Parameters, and Carcass Characteristics in Crossbred Zel Fattening Male Lambs by Rademan Bakhtiyari, Yadollah Chashnidel, Asdolah Tymouri Yansari

“…Conclusion: In general, it can be concluded that adding 0.5 mg Se/kg DM to the basic diet (containing 0.07 mg Se/kg DM of feed) from organic sources of selenium supplements (especially selenium methionine and selenium cysteine supplements) compared to the inorganic source of selenium has a better effect on the digestibility of feed nutrients and rumen parameters of fattening lambs.…”
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Tradeoff between compression ratio and decoding delay of distributed source coding for uplink transmissions in machine-type communication by Wen Wang, Jinkang Zhu, Sihai Zhang, Wuyang Zhou

“…We evaluate three clustering algorithms, grid dividing, Weighted Pair Group Method with Arithmetic Mean, and K-medoids in our system model. …”
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Fundamental solution of the time-space bi-fractional diffusion equation with a kinetic source term for anomalous transport by Anis Allagui, Georgii Paradezhenko, Anastasiia Pervishko, Dmitry Yudin, Hachemi Benaoum

“…Using the Laplace-Fourier transforms method, it is shown that the parametric solutions are expressed in terms of the Fox’s H-function that we evaluate for different values of $$\alpha$$ α and $$\beta$$ β .…”
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Lactoferrin concentration in bovine milk: validation of radial immunodiffusion technique, sources of variation, and association to udder health status by Giovanni Niero, Steffi Anna Thomas, Kassiani Mouratidou, Giulio Visentin, Massimo De Marchi, Mauro Penasa, Martino Cassandro

“…The present study aimed to evaluate analytical performances of radial immunodiffusion (RID) technique for the quantification of milk lactoferrin (LF), and to investigate the main sources of variation of LF concentration in individual milk samples of Holstein Friesian (HF, n = 1516) and Simmental (SI, n = 230) cows. …”
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Error related negativity and multi-source interference task in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder-combined type by Rosana Huerta-Albarrán, Adrián Poblano, Daniel Santana-Vargas, Eduardo Castro-Sierra, Reyes Haro, Saúl Garza-Morales

“…Objective To compare performance of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorders-combined (ADHD-C) type with control children in multi-source interference task (MSIT) evaluated by means of error related negativity (ERN). …”
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Metaheuristic-based optimal energy assessment of hybrid multi-effect evaporator with synergy of solar and wind energy sources by Smitarani Pati, Nandan Kumar Navin, Om Prakash Verma, Dwesh Kumar Singh, Tarun Kumar Sharma, Saurabh Agarwal, Santos Gracia Villar, Luis Alonso Dzul Lopez, Imran Ashraf

“…The results are validated by comparing them with existing studies, confirming the effectiveness of the proposed method and offering significant energy and environment savings.…”
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Assessment of iron accumulation in vegetables cultivated with excessive application of organic and inorganic fertilizers along with various water sources by Mehwish Amjad, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Ahlam Khalofah, Muhammad Arif, Saima Sadaf

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Assessing University Students’ Knowledge and Perceptions of Sexually Transmitted Infections: Sources of Information, Risk Awareness, and Educational Implications by Nontando Makhaye, Nokukhanya Thembane, Ziningi Jaya

“…The survey comprised of questions focused on demographics and practices, evaluating on STI knowledge, and students’ perceived risk of infection with STIs. …”
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Development of nutrient-rich complementary foods using locally sourced ingredients for low-income households in Eastern Ethiopia by Anbesse Girma Shewa, Shewangizawe Teketele Anamoo, Solomon Abera, Mikiyas Kebede Ali, Jalene Gelan

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Advances in examination methods for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis by Di Li, Peikang Wang, Man Zhang, Xinkai Zhang, Hailun Yao, Xing Liu

“…The article is a search and summary of the PubMed electronic database to understand the current and future status of AIS imaging technology, which can not only help to introduce other researchers to the field but also serve as a valuable source for healthcare professionals to study existing methods, develop new ones, or select evaluation strategies.…”
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Measurement Methods on Electrodes and Electrocatalysts for Water Electrolysis by Shigenori MITSUSHIMA, Tsutomu IOROI, Yoshiyuki KURODA, Kensaku NAGASAWA, Tomoki UCHIYAMA, Yuki ORIKASA, Hiroshi INOUE, Eiji HIGUCHI, Kota ANDO, Takashi NAKAJIMA, Ryuta MISUMI, Yoshiharu UCHIMOTO

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