Information and Communication Technologies for Development: Evolution of International Discourse by Z. E. Gomboin

“…In each section the author examines both conceptual frameworks of the key donors’ policies, and concrete initiatives of international organizations, as well as their financing parameters and modalities. The conclusion is drawn that international actors’ ICT4D efforts resemble a patchwork of isolated programs and initiatives rather than a harmonious structure. …”
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Sildenafil as a Salvage Treatment for Ovarian Torsion: A Rat Model by Didem Alkas Yaginc, Huriye Ayse Parlakgümüs, Selcuk Yetkinel, Pinar Caglar Aytac, Huriye Eda Ozturan Ozer, Derya Akaydin Aldemir, Esra Bulgan Kilicdag

“…One month after the initial operation, blood was drawn via the intra-cardiac route, and serum antimullerian hormone (AMH) concentrations were studied. …”
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QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT COURSEWORKS: COMPETENCY-BASED APPROACH by T. M. Shamsutdinova

“…The following conclusions are drawn: 1) the system current control of professional competencies mastering is necessary for timely correcting of individual educational trajectories; 2) the assessment of professional competencies of students means diagnostics of preparation results including a large number of various criteria; 3) the unified approach to level formation measurement of professional competencies is impossible due to complexity and heterogeneity of their structure; 4) there is a need for the variability as well possibility of increase or reduction (association) of criteria for assessment of professional competencies in order to identify the most significant indicators of effectiveness and quality of a particular academic paper.Practical significance. …”
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Design and Prototyping of Solar Operated Fertilizer Sprayer. by Nduhura, Whycliffee

“…Sprayers are of many different kinds which include knapsack sprayers, motorized sprayers, tractor drawn sprayers, etc. The most commonly used type by the Ugandan farmers are the knapsack sprayers which have to be carried at the back requiring a lot of physical effort to actuate the lever by one hand at a frequency of 15 to 20 strokes per minute because they are cheap in terms of capital cost. …”
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Factors Influencing the Uptake of Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Rubanda District, South Western Uganda. by Tayebwa, Amon

“…A total of 387 adolescent respondents drawn from target population of 21273 were involved in the study that used a self-administered questionnaire and focus group discussions. …”
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Impact of E-Learning on Pupils Academic Performance in Social Studies: A Case Study of Selected Schools in Ikumba Sub-County Rubanda District. by Tibekyinga, William

“…A sample size of 80 respondents was drawn from schools in the Rubanda district's lkumba sub-county. …”
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Public Procurement Practices and Service Delivery: A Case of Kisoro District Local Government. by Nyiramfite, Emily

“…These respondents were drawn from the Kisoro district local government. …”
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Internal Control Systems and Financial Management in Uganda: A Case of Rukungiri District Local Government. by Turyamusiima, Judith

“…A sample of 138 respondents consisting of District Administration and Management staff, Internal auditors, Finance and Accounting, District Finance Committee, and Budgeting was drawn from a population of 210 study subjects using simple random sampling and purposive sampling techniques. …”
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Effect of Financial Literacy on the Profitability of Small-Scale Enterprises in Rubaare Town Council Ntungamo District. by Tugumisirize, Fiona

“…The study involved samples drawn from employees, business owners, and CDOs. …”
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Assessing the Effects of Solid Waste Dump Sites on the Quality of Water Resources: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality Dumpsite by Mutaawe, Bob Wamala

“…Conclusions and recommendations were drawn based on the results analysis that was done using charts and graphs from the resultant data that was obtained from the various site and laboratory analysis processes.…”
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The Effect of Wildlife Conservation to the Surrounding Community in Nyamagabe District: A Case Study of Nyungwe National Park. by Vestine, Batamuliza

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Computerized Accounting Systems and Organizational Performance in Local Governments in Uganda A Case Of Rubanda District by Charles, Akandwanaho

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The Impacts of Breakthrough Drug Classes on Total Healthcare Expenditures by Zeynal Karaca, Steven N. Wiggins

“…The paper focuses on the level of reductions in total healthcare expenditures drawn from the replacement of other drugs with breakthrough drug classes. …”
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Quality of Life in Yoga Experienced and Yoga Naïve Asian Indian Adults with Obesity by Shirley Telles, Sachin Kumar Sharma, Alok Singh, Niranjan Kala, Vikas Upadhyay, Jaideep Arya, Acharya Balkrishna

“…All the participants were assessed for quality of life using the Moorehead–Ardelt quality of life questionnaire II. Data were drawn from a larger nationwide trial which assessed the effects of yoga compared to nutritional advice on obesity over a one-year follow-up period (CTRI/2018/05/014077). …”
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Assessment of Masonry-Infilled Steel Frames Using Existing Experimental Tests Database in Comparison to Standards by Ciprian Bratu, Dario Šokić, Naida Ademović, Ercan Isik, Borko Bulajić, Dorin Radu, Marijana Hadzima-Nyarko

“…Based on the obtained results, important conclusions were drawn, specifically to the most accurate equivalent diagonal model used and the analytical expressions to be used in the assessment of the masonry-infilled steel frame behavior. …”
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Unleashing the power of internet of things and blockchain: A comprehensive analysis and future directions by Abderahman Rejeb, Karim Rejeb, Andrea Appolloni, Sandeep Jagtap, Mohammad Iranmanesh, Salem Alghamdi, Yaser Alhasawi, Yasanur Kayikci

“…This review paper endeavours to bridge this gap by meticulously analysing a dataset of 4455 journal articles drawn solely from the Scopus database, cantered around IoT and blockchain applications. …”
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Growth differentiation factor-15 as a biomarker for intensive care unit-acquired weakness: a meta-analysis by Bing-Han Wang, Meng-Ying Qi, Zheng Yang, Gui-Lan He, Si-Ya Meng

“…The data were combined with fixed-effects model, and the summary receiver operating characteristic curve was drawn to evaluate the overall diagnostic accuracy of GDF-15.ResultsWe identified 6 eligible studies comprising 401 patients with ICU-AW. …”
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Factors affecting financial well-being: the mediating role of financial behavior towards religiosity and anti-consumption lifestyle – evidence from Indonesia by Arief Budiyanto, Abdul Mujib, Mohammad Nur Rianto Al Arif, Riris Aishah Prasetyowati

“…The research model is examined using LISREL 8.0 for data analysis drawn from a questionnaire administered to 256 Muslim respondents. …”
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Facile Fabrication of SrTiO3@MoS2 Composite Nanofibers for Excellent Photodetector Application by Jinghong Li, Lun Zhang, Di Wang, Ran Wang, Xiujuan Liu, Jingxin Zhou

“…Therefore, the special structure of V-MoS2 has drawn a lot of interest, which can not only reduce the size of MoS2 nanosheets but also improve the valence electron structure of the materials. …”
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E.V. From ‘Greater’ to ‘Global Britain’: The New and the Old in the Foreign Policy of the United Kingdom by E. V. Khakhalkina

“…At the same time, they have drawn attention of the academic community to similar intellectual endeavors at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries, when British politicians also faced the need for a qualitative reassessment of the empire’s place in the world. …”
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