Investigation of Adolescent Pregnancy Outcomes and Postpartum Depression Frequency and Risk Factors: Prospective Case Control Study by Mehmet Sukru Budak, Sedat Akgol

“…Results: The frequency of PPD was higher in adolescent patients than in adult patients but the difference was not considered statistically significant (p> 0.05). In adolescent and adult patients, the following factors were found to increase PPD risk: illiteracy, living in an urban area, divorced parents, having fewer than 4 siblings, anemia and caesarean delivery. …”
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FACTORS MILITATING AGAINST THE STUDENT’S PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS, LEISURE AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN UNIVERSITY OF BENIN by GABRIEL E. ARAINRU, CHUKWUMA SUNDAY LATOR

“…A correlation co-efficient of 0.76 was obtained using Pearson’s correlation statistics. The data collected was analysed using simple percentages, tables and frequency counts. …”
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THE IMPACT OF INSECURITY ON THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY IN GUSAU METROPOLIS: A CASE STUDY OF HOTELS by APITYAN TUME

“…Data collected through a questionnaire from hotel managers, staff, and guests were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistical tools. The findings indicate that insecurity has resulted in decreased occupancy rates and revenue for hotels, with 54.3% and 57.5% of respondents reporting adverse impacts, respectively. …”
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Palatal Rugae as an Unique and Stable Marker in Personal identification—An Interracial Pilot Study by Nishant Kumar, Ramasamy Sarvathikari, Venkatesh Jayaraman, Philips Mathew, Kumari Jyotsana

“…African and Dravidian males were predominant in wavy pattern when compared to Mongoloid males where unification type was more predominant. Conclusion: A statistically significant association between the rugae shape in three populations exists, although subtle yet definite.…”
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Nordic Preschool Teachers’ Views of the Physical and Psychological Literacy Environments Regarding Read-Alouds by Tarja Alatalo, Maria Magnusson, Martina Norling

“…The attitudes towards reading aloud to organise everyday activities scored very low on average, which was a somewhat unexpected finding. There were some statistically significant differences in the measures between countries and groups, such as educational level. …”
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Government interventions in supporting SME growth in Lira district, northern Uganda by Eton, Marus

“…The finding indicates the correlations between entrepreneurship intervention and financial accessibility intervention (r = .628; p < .05) was relatively strong and statistically significant. The study recommended that Government should promote collateral security-free financial services to encourage entrepreneurs to access credit financing. …”
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Government interventions in supporting SME growth in Lira district, northern Uganda by Eton, Marus, Charles David Ebong, Fabian, Mwosi, Benard, Patrick Ogwel

“…The finding indicates the correlations between entrepreneurship intervention and financial accessibility intervention (r = .628; p < .05) was relatively strong and statistically significant. The study recommended that Government should promote collateral security-free financial services to encourage entrepreneurs to access credit financing. …”
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Microfinance Institution Services and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kabale District Uganda by moses Agaba

“…Microsoft EXCEL and SPSS Version 22.0 were used to analyze the data and produce both descriptive and inferential statistics. The study concluded. Savings literacy, debt literacy, and investment literacy programs helped business owners safely manage their income, expenses, and savings, make clear financial decisions, repay loans on time, and diversify their investments, all of which boosted the performance of SMEs. …”
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Professional Development Programs and Teacher Effectiveness in Government Aided Secondary Schools in Ibanda Municipality. by Mwesigye, Seriano

“…Quantitative data was analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS 20.0) while content analysis was used for the analysis of qualitative data. …”
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Investigating the Factors that Affect Structural Integrity of Buildings Under Construction in Kampala Region. by Tusingwire, Moses

“…Data collected was analyzed using Excel to generate histograms, charts, and descriptive statistical information.…”
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Ecotourism and Poverty Reduction in Uganda. A Case Study of Batwa Communities in Kisoro District. by Kukundakwe, Obadiah

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Healthy Eating: Create Your Plate! by Jennifer Hillan, Linda B. Bobroff

“…The way you ‘create your plate’ to balance carbohydrates for blood glucose control is a bit different from the MyPlate recommendations. Let’s get started with this revised 2-page fact sheet was written by Jennifer Hillan and Linda B. …”
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Paradigms in theology by W.J. Ouweneel

“… My present starting-point, not worked out here (cf. extensively Ouweneel 1993), is that all scientific activity, even all human action is founded in a central-religious ground-motive (fundamental driving-force of a religious-spiritual nature). …”
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Dispersal of Oxyops vitiosa: A Biological Control Agent of Melaleuca in Florida by William A. Overholt, Paul D. Pratt

“… In 1986, USDA/ARS scientists at the Invasive Plant Research Laboratory in Fort Lauderdale started a classical biological control program against melaleuca. …”
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On the Way to Life-domains Balance: Success Factors and Obstacles by Harald Lothaller

“…., getting a job and starting a career, establishing a family, moving towards getting their own home, but also meeting people, part taking in leisure activities, etc.). …”
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School-Based 4-H Programming Series: Designing Programs Based on Time Involvement by Vanessa Spero

“… One of the biggest factors to consider when starting a school-based program is the amount of time and level of commitment that can be provided for the 4-H program at that site. …”
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Exploratory analysis of the position of Chinese cities as international tourism hubs: product destination versus business environment internationalization by Xiang Feng, Ben Derudder, Xiaochuan Zhu, Haixia Zhou

“…We discuss how this study can be complemented with research using other spatial imageries, and used as the starting point for further comparative studies on tourism internationalization in other geographical contexts. …”
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Ecology and theology together within African Pentecostals worship liturgy by N. Sande

“…For the ecological strategies to be effective, they should blend into the churchs spiritual life, such as worship. The starting point is to identify and amplify any ecological notions that the church uses consciously or unconsciously. …”
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Major Asset Classes: A Brief Glossary by Jarrett Tsai, Jorge Ruiz-Menjivar, Martie Gillen

“… The best time to have started investing is yesterday. Whether you are saving for retirement, to send your child to college or for a down payment on a house, it can only be in your benefit to choose and implement the proper investment plan. …”
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Research on key technology and network deployment of fgOTN by LIAO Shangjin

“…With the development of 5G+ vertical industries and high-quality government-enterprise dedicated lines, the demand for fine particle business still maintains strong vitality. Starting with the technical development of fine grain optical transport network (fgOTN), the key technical schemes of fgOTN were focused on, network planning was studied, and the application scenarios of fgOTN were explored. …”
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