Motivation and Employees’ Performance in Local Governments: A Case Study of Kabale Municipal Council, Kabale District by Robert, Ampeire

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Motivation And Employees’ Performance in Local Governments: A Case Study of Kabale Municipal Council, Kabale District by Robert, Ampeire

“…The third study objective about the relationship between motivation and employee performance found out that there was a relationship between the variables as evidenced by the average mean of M=3.63and SD=1.123. …”
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Drone Insights: Unveiling Beach Usage through AI-Powered People Counting by César Herrera, Rod M. Connolly, Jasmine A. Rasmussen, Gerrard McNamara, Thomas P. Murray, Sebastian Lopez-Marcano, Matthew Moore, Max D. Campbell, Fernando Alvarez

“…When applying similar restrictions as lifeguard surveys, drone data estimated 15 million visits, aligning closely with lifeguard counts (within 9%). Temporal (time of day, day of the week, season) and spatial (beach location) factors were the strongest predictors of beach usage, with additional patterns explained by weather variables. …”
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Enhanced associations between subjective cognitive concerns and blood-based AD biomarkers using a novel EMA approach by Ángel García de la Garza, Caroline Nester, Cuiling Wang, Jacqueline Mogle, Nelson Roque, Mindy Katz, Carol A. Derby, Richard B. Lipton, Laura Rabin

“…Traditional measures of SCC rely on recall-based assessments, which may be limited in capturing real-time fluctuations in cognitive concerns. Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) offers a promising alternative by providing real-time data. …”
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Clinical significance of coefficient of variation in continuous glucose monitoring for glycemic management in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes by Tatsuhiko Urakami, Hiroki Terada, Satomi Tanabe, Yusuke Mine, Masako Aoki, Ryoji Aoki, Junichi Suzuki, Ichiro Morioka

“…Results The mean frequencies in time in range (TIR), time below range, %CV and the mean glycosylated hemoglobin value were 59.3 ± 16.1, 4.0 ± 3.5, 39.3 ± 6.2 and 7.3 ± 0.8%, respectively. …”
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Determinants of Long-Lasting Insecticide-Treated Bed Net Utilization Among Pregnant Women in Gechi District, Buno Bedele Zone South West Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional... by Dereje Oljira Donacho, Sisay Korsa Tura, Bilisumamulifna Tefera Kefeni

“…Data collection employed a pretested questionnaire, and logistic regression analysis was utilized to identify factors influencing LLITN usage. Variables with a P -value < .25 in univariable analysis were incorporated into the multivariable logistic regression model. …”
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Maternal and Child Health Services in Rural Settings of The Gambia: Contextual Determinants of Postnatal Care from Mothers’ Perspectives—A Community-Based Analytical Cross-Sectiona... by Bakary Kinteh, Amadou Barrow, Musa Nget, Ebrima Touray, Jainaba Touray, Sambou L. S. Kinteh, Mansour Badjie, Solomon P. S. Jatta

“…Percentages, chi-square/Fisher’s exact test for variables with p value ≤0.15 were considered for inclusion into the logistic regression model. …”
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Neonatal Hypothermia and Associated Factors among Newborns Admitted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Dessie Referral Hospital, Amhara Region, Northeast Ethiopia by Yibeltal Asmamaw Yitayew, Endashaw Belayhun Aitaye, Helina Wondimu Lechissa, Lubaba Oumer Gebeyehu

“…Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression and crude and adjusted odds ratio with their 95% confidence interval were computed. Finally, p value < 0.05 was used to identify variables that had a significant association with neonatal hypothermia. …”
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Evaluation of the incidence of congenital uterine anomalies in polycystic ovarian syndrome: tertiary center experience by Onur Yavuz, Aslı Akdöner, Kadir Alper Mankan, Kadircan Gündoğan, Recep Emre Okyay, Ömer Erbil Doğan

“…CUAs were 5.7 times higher in the PCOS group than in the control group according to the ASRM criteria and 5.5 times higher in the PCOS group than the control group according to the ESHRE/ESGE classification system (17.2% vs. 3%, p &lt; 0.0001; 10.1% vs. 2%, p = 0.003, respectively). …”
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Characterizing the Impact of Physical Activity on Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Using Statistical and Machine Learning Models by David Chushig-Muzo, Hugo Calero-Díaz, Himar Fabelo, Eirik Årsand, Peter Ruben van Dijk, Cristina Soguero-Ruiz

“…The performance analysis showed significant differences between glucose levels obtained in the PA and NDA period for Eversense and FSL devices, specially in the hyperglycemic range and two time intervals (morning and afternoon). Both Eversense and FSL devices present measurements with large variability during strenuous PA, indicating that their users should be cautious. …”
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Improving the maintenance program for passenger elevators based on simulation of their operating modes by D. S. Apryshkin, G. Sh. Khazanovich, V. О. Gutarevich

“…The performance feature of the elevator installation is that the service time of a customer is a function of many random variables. …”
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Evaluation of four regimens of methyl aminolevulinate mediated by red light to treat actinic keratoses: A randomized controlled clinical protocol. by Ricardo Hideyoshi Kitamura, Milene Alves Azevedo, Joao Paulo Ratto Tempestini, Christiane Pavani, Lara Jansiski Motta, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Ellen Sayuri Ando-Suguimoto, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari, Cinthya Cosme Gutierrez Duran, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana

“…A p-value < 0.05 will be considered significant.…”
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Airway Exchange Catheter-guided versus Conventional Techniques of Nasotracheal Intubation: A Prospective Interventional Study by Ameena Jabbar, KP Biji, KT Shafna, A Krishna Das, S Syam Kumar

“…The total time taken for endotracheal intubation was significantly lower in group G compared to group C (p<0.01). …”
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Cross-sectional assessment of the Tinetti performance-oriented mobility tool for screening physical frailty syndrome in older adults by Mahta Hayati, Guilherme Eustáquio Furtado, Parvaneh Nazarali, Mahta Sardroodian, Haniyeh Mohammadi, Mahdi Hosseinzadeh

“…Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the predictive value of performance-based PFF tests for detecting PFS among community-dwelling older adults in Tehran, Iran. …”
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Assessment of quality indicators in construction by L. D. Mailyan, N. O. Sizen

“…Ensuring proper quality of construction is one of the pressing challenges of our time. Consumers expect cheap products from developers in the form of commercial or residential real estate that meet all the required quality indicators. …”
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The influence of maternal factors and residential building characteristics on infant mortality in Papua Province, Indonesia, based on secondary data analysis of the IDHS 2017 by Septinda Ayu Prasninda Januar Putri, Samsriyaningsih Handayani, Astika Gita Ningrum

“…Results: The analysis found that maternal education level is a dominant factor influencing infant mortality, with an Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) of 43.579 (p-value = 0.000, 95% CI = 5.549-342.235). Mothers with a basic education are 43.57 times more likely to experience infant mortality compared to those with higher education. …”
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Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 molecular results from the first two COVID-19 waves in Gauteng by Kreshalen Govender, Rendani T. Mafuyeka, Azwidowi Lukhwareni, Pieter Meyer

“…Contribution: Granular insight into the basic demographic variables and Ct trends of SARS-CoV-2 real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) results within and between SARS-CoV-2 waves in South Africa.…”
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Low-Cost Air Quality Sensors: Biases, Corrections and Challenges in Their Comparability by Idris Hayward, Nicholas A. Martin, Valerio Ferracci, Mohsen Kazemimanesh, Prashant Kumar

“…Some use physical methods, removing the variability in environmental conditions, whereas most adopt software corrections. …”
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USING RETROSPECTIVE DATA TO ASSESS THE UNCERTAINTY OF INDICATORS OF BIOLOGICAL SAFETY OF FOOD AND FEED RAW MATERIALS by B. Zhukоv, A. Makarynska, T. Strakhova, I. Semenyuk

“…The uncertainty interval could narrow or widen by almost 100% of the value within fifty measurements. Median values obtained using different uncertainty estimation methods were 2.69%, 22.69%, 39.23, and 43.08%. …”
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Incidence of diabetic retinopathy and predictors among adult patients with diabetes in central and southern Ethiopia: a multicentre retrospective cohort study by Tagese Yakob, Awoke Abraham, Begidu Yakob, Mesfin Menza Jaldo

“…Bivariable and multivariable analyses were done; variables with a value of p&lt;0.05 and a corresponding 95% CI in the final model were used. …”
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