Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on School Dropout in Selected Primry Schools in Nyarusiza Sub-County Kisoro District. by Sibo, Dusabe Chris Jackson

“…A sample size of 30 respondents was drawn from schools in the Nyarusiza sub-county Kisoro district. …”
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Debt Management and Financial Performance of SACCOs in Karamoja Region: A Case of Kamukoi, Thurr and Lotuke SACCOs. by Apio, Brenda

“…Research findings from the regression model show that there are factors that influence debt management (R=862), benefits of debt management (R=756 and there is a relationship between debt management and financial performance (R=829) have a positive significance relationship in Karamoja region a case of Kamukoi, Thurr and Lotuke SACCOs. The main conclusion drawn from this research is that there are factors affecting debt management and debt benefits and there is a relationship between the dependent variable and independent variable. …”
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Designing and Construction of a Traditional Hand Bellow Device. by Olwal, Dunoish

“…By turning the wheel connected to the axle via the piston, the air is drawn in through a hole, channeled through the tube, and directed toward the fire to intensify the flames. …”
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Media Technology and the Academic Performance of the Students. by Jenifer, Tusiimire

“…The researcher was guided by the following objectives; to examine the type of media technology used to disseminate information at UCC-Kabale, to establish ways in which media technology improves the academic performance of the students, to examine the challenges hindering he use of media technology towards improving the academic performance of the students and to suggest the ways of enhancing media technology towards improving the academic performance of the students. The questions drawn there in were what are the different types of media technology that are used to disseminate information at UCC-Kabale? …”
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Civil Servants and Political Leaders’ Performance in Service Delivery in Kisoro District Local Government, Uganda. by Zigira Sam, Niyonzima

“…It was presented in tables which were drawn using Microsoft excel. From the findings, it was established that monitoring and supervision ensures timely reports are produced and disseminated to all stakeholders in health which ensures constant supply/delivery of medical facilities and drugs. …”
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The Impact of Domestic Roles on Girls' Academic Performance in English in Maziba Sub County Kabale District. by Mwesigye, Fred

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Emerging natural hemp seed proteins and their functions for nutraceutical applications by Haihong Chen, Bing Xu, Yi Wang, Wei Li, Dong He, Yan Zhang, Xizhen Zhang, Xinhui Xing

“…In particular, hemp seed proteins have drawn considerable attention in both scientific and industrial fields because of their excellent nutraceutical values, superior digestibility, low allergenicity and diverse techno-functional properties. …”
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A systematic review of military-to-civilian transition, The role of gender. by Alexandria Smith, Laura Rafferty, Bethany Croak, Neil Greenberg, Rafiyah Khan, Victoria Langston, Marie-Louise Sharp, Anne Stagg, Nicola Fear, Sharon Stevelink

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Peer-reviewed literature was drawn from a multi-database search, limited to qualitative studies. …”
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No microorganism was detected in amniotic fluid of healthy pregnancies from the second trimester to the delivery by Yu Liu, Jingmei Ma, Xiang Li, Haijuan Zhao, Qubo Ai, Lanying Zhang, Yulong Tong, Lingzhen Meng, Huixia Yang

“…While numerous studies have attempted to determine the presence or absence of intrauterine bacteria, the majority of them have drawn conclusions based on sequencing data from maternal or infant samples taken at a single time point. …”
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Application of Patient Version of General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition for Screening Elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment in Community by YANG Ting, HE Jiali, SONG Linlin, LIU Wentao, GUI Chenfan, CHEN Xiao, XU Li, JIA Chengsen

“…The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn, and the area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value were calculated to evaluate the application value of GPCOG screening.ResultsCompared with the NC group, the MoCA and Lawton-IADL scores were significantly lower in the MCI group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.001, <italic>P</italic>=0.022). …”
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Tracking shoreline change using minimum convolution of Gaussian weight and squared differences by Hojun Yoo, Hyoseob Kim, Tae Soon Kang, Jin Young Park, Jong Beom Kim

“…Images of a part of orange peel are chosen for the test, where a boundary line is artificially drawn, not necessarily following clear object boundary, but crosses over small patterns. …”
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Influence of Duodenal–Jejunal Implantation on Glucose Dynamics: A Pilot Study Using Different Nonlinear Methods by David Cuesta-Frau, Daniel Novák, Vacláv Burda, Daniel Abasolo, Tricia Adjei, Manuel Varela, Borja Vargas, Milos Mraz, Petra Kavalkova, Marek Benes, Martin Haluzik

“…We applied them to glucose records drawn from two extreme cases available of DJBL implantation: before and after 10 months. …”
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The link between sleep bruxism and oxidative stress based on a polysomnographic study by Michal Fulek, Weronika Frosztega, Mieszko Wieckiewicz, Anna Szymanska-Chabowska, Pawel Gac, Rafal Poreba, Grzegorz Mazur, Milena Sciskalska, Marta Kepinska, Adrian Martuszewski, Helena Martynowicz

“…Blood samples were subsequently drawn via venipuncture for analysis. Participants were stratified into two groups based on their bruxism episode index (BEI). …”
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Functional Analysis of Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Based on Exploratory Item Response Theory Modeling by FAN Yabei, CHEN Jinjin, GE Panli, CHENG Xi, ZHANG Yichen, LIN Feng

“…And person-item plot was drawn according to the median expected difficulty. and the differences in the difficulty of each item in HFMSE scale and personal abilities among each evaluations were discussed.ResultsA total of 32items were included in this study and 4 alternative models were constructed. …”
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“Awakened Muse” by Ihor Kalynets in the interartistic dialogue with Oleksa Novakivskyi by Hryhorii Savchuk

“…Based on the intermedial analysis, the following conclusions were drawn: 1. Under the right conditions, the muse awakens to inspire the artist. …”
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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

“…Methods A total of 12,166 women aged 15–24 years old from Kenya were drawn using a secondary dataset from the most recent Kenya Demographic Health Surveys conducted in the year 2022. …”
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Quality of life of older adults and associated factors in Ghanaian urban slums: a cross-sectional study by Jos M G A Schols, Priscilla Yeye Adumoah Attafuah, Irma Everink, Aaron Asibi Abuosi, Christa Lohrmann

“…QoL was assessed using the WHO Quality of Life-Brief version (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire.Settings Participants were drawn from two slums in Ghana, one in a fishing-dominated community and the other in an industrial community.Participants This study included 400 participants aged 60 and above who had lived in either slum for at least 1 month and were able to communicate verbally.Results Although the means of all participants’ transformed scores were poor in the physical and psychological domains, they were moderate in all other domains. …”
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Trends in motives for trying to stop smoking: a population study in England, 2018–2023 by Sarah E Jackson, Jamie Brown, Sharon Cox, Vera Buss

“…Introduction Since 2020, people in England have lived through a global pandemic and national cost-of-living and healthcare crises, each of which might have affected motivations to stop smoking.Objective To examine changes in the factors motivating people to stop smoking over this period.Methods Data were drawn from a nationally representative monthly cross-sectional survey in England, 2018–2023. …”
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Management of the Uncommon Bladder Cancers: A Single-Center Experience over 10 Years by Youssef Kadouri, Salim Lachkar, Hamza Dergamoun, Hachem El Sayegh, Lounis Benslimane, Yassine Nouini

“…No role of total cystectomy concerning the conclusions could be drawn but elements suggest this may be the treatment of choice. …”
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Immune Cells and Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Causal Investigation Through Mendelian Randomization by Liumei Mo, Wei Pan, Wenjing Cao, Kui Wang, Li'an Huang

“…To mitigate potential biases and verify the stability of the conclusions drawn from the primary analytical methods, a series of sensitivity analyses were performed. …”
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