Elementary students' mathematics learning activities and outcomes through the application of the problem solving method by Esty Saraswati Nur Hartiningrum, Nining Yuly Agustin, Rohmatul Umami

“…At SDN Payaman, the learning activities in class V are still predominantly teacher-centered, with students being less active and facing difficulties in solving story problems related to the topics of Speed and Discharge Units. …”
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Exploring coastal climate adaptation through storylines: Insights from cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique by Henrique M.D. Goulart, Panagiotis Athanasiou, Kees van Ginkel, Karin van der Wiel, Gundula Winter, Izidine Pinto, Bart van den Hurk

“…Summary: Coastal settlements, facing increasing flood risk from tropical cyclones (TCs) under climate change, need local and detailed climate information for effective adaptation. …”
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Evaluation of mobile clinics by MSF in pastoralist community in Doolo Zone, Somali region, Ethiopia by Birhanu Sahelie, Luke Baertlein, Bashir AIi Dubad, Mohammed Osman, Nathan Post, Beverley Stringer, Turid Piening, Hanna Majanen, Istifanus Chindong Damulak, Elburg Van Boetzalaer, Anna Kuehne, Patrick Keating

“…These challenges are consistent with those faced by mobile clinics in other contexts. To enhance the effectiveness and appropriateness of mobile clinics for pastoralist populations requires collaboration with both community members and local authorities to design and regularly review the locations, frequency, healthcare service package and referral policies of mobile clinics.…”
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Img2Vocab: Explore Words Tied to Your Life With LLMs and Social Media Images by Kanta Yamaoka, Ko Watanabe, Koichi Kise, Andreas Dengel, Shoya Ishimaru

“…Hence personalization for a learner plays a key role for vocabulary acquisition. However, this faces two challenges: probing a learner’s experiences in their lives and crafting tailored material for every different individual. …”
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Influence of food availability on the diet and activity budget of two western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) groups of differing size in the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park,... by Terence Fuh Neba, Giuseppe Donati, Angelique Todd, Shelly Masi

“…Such flexibility may better allow WLG groups to track ripe fruits when available but, unlike sympatric chimpanzees, switch to more herbivorous diets when necessary, adjusting activity budgets accordingly ; WLGs thus may be considered more resilient faced with environmental change such as forest degradation.…”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Construction and validation of a machine learning-based immune-related prognostic model for glioma by Qi Mao, Zhi Qiao, Qiang Wang, Wei Zhao, Haitao Ju

“…Although immunotherapy has shown potential in various tumors, it still faces challenges in gliomas. This study seeks to develop and validate a prognostic model for glioma based on immune-related genes, to provide new tools for precision medicine. …”
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Jackknife versus Lithotomy Position for Hemorrhoidectomy Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Sina Ghasemi, Behzad Imani, Alireza Jafarkhani, Ashkan Karimi, Ali Yamini

“…Investigating which type of technique and approach the surgeon has more expertise during hemorrhoidectomy surgery and the patient faces fewer complications is crucial. Therefore, this study evaluated the effects of the Jackknife and Lithotomy positions on the course and complications of hemorrhoidectomy surgery. …”
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Health-Related Quality of Life Subdomains in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: The Role of Gender by Anja Ophey, Carsten Eggers, Richard Dano, Lars Timmermann, Elke Kalbe

“…However, both the dimensionality of the eight PDQ-39 subscales and their summary score recently faced criticism. Furthermore, data on disease-related and neuropsychological determinants and the role of gender on HrQoL in PD are inconclusive yet. …”
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Evolution and Recent Radiation Therapy Advancement in Uganda: A Precedent on How to Increase Access to Quality Radiotherapy Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Awusi Kavuma, Solomon Kibudde, Daniel Kanyike, Joseph Kigula-Mugambe, Tianyu Zhao, Hiram Gay, Baozhou Sun, Jackson Orem

“…Despite the technological strides, the UCI faced numerous obstacles, including limited equipment, knowledge gaps in appropriate tumor/organs at risk segmentations, treatment planning, and protocols. …”
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COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Zimbabwe and Sierra Leone: an application of Health Belief Model constructs by Simon Ssentongo, Alex Muhereza, Morie Mustapha, Ruth Gemi, Dennis Cherian, Rebecca Waugh, Benjamin Crookston, Cougar Hall, Mary Linehan, Hayden Borg, Joshua West

“…Abstract Introduction While African countries, in general, experienced a milder COVID-19 impact compared to Western nations, they faced challenges with vaccine uptake. Specifically, Zimbabwe and Sierra Leone saw vaccine acceptance rates below global averages. …”
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Optimization of performance under off-design conditions for dual-pressure organic Rankine cycle with hot source splitting by Shiqi Wang, Zhongyuan Yuan, Kim Tiow Ooi, Xiangyu Chang, Nanyang Yu

“…A primary challenge in deploying the DORC-HSS system lies in its off-design performance, particularly when faced with varying conditions of heat and cold sources. …”
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The Effects of Active Teaching and Learning Methods on The Pupils' Academic Performance in Four Selected Primary Schools in Bugamba Sub-County in Rwampara District. by Ampurire, Motion

“…Chapter five portrayed the summary of findings, recommendations were made and there was a need to invite more teachers and orient them to use active teaching methods in primary schools and show them that active teaching should be used in all classes of primary schools, the school administration needs to have frequent meeting with the subject teachers and find out the solutions to the problems faced by them with the view of solving them while using active teaching and the school administration also needs to give the subject teachers first priority by getting good trained and committed teachers and also show them the best teaching approaches and their importance of the subject where active teaching method can be used more effectively.…”
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Farmers’ Perception of the Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Food Security in Rubanda District, South Western Uganda by Willbroad, Byamukama, Bello N.J, Omoniyi T.E

“…Climate variability and change factors have the potential for climatic stress on food security according to the observed agricultural production decline and farmers are seasonally faced with problems of food deficits due to unpredicted extreme weather events. …”
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Association of Family Well-Being Parenting Style and Child Care in Southern Division Kabale District. by Niyomigisha, Saviour

“…Research findings showed that family well-being includes the safety, health, and financial stability of all family members, promoting well-being involves understanding and addressing child, youth, and caregiver functioning in physical, behavioral, social, and cognitive areas, clearly the most important characteristic is the health status of the parents, which declines with age, that marital status, employment, and the presence of young children in the household are three factors that often are thought to be associated with a decreased ability or willingness of daughters to provide care, Parents/caregivers have been forced to figure out ways to meet their families' most basic needs despite job insecurity, income loss, acute concerns about health and safety, emotional distress among both parents/caregivers and their children is higher in families facing more material hardship. The study concludes that as expected, the higher the authoritative style was, the lower the parents' perception of a difficult child and referred problems. …”
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Teacher Professional Development on Students Learning and Academic Performance: A Case Study of Selected Schools in Rubanda Town Council. by Owomugisha, Edith

“…Findings of the study also found that there were challenges faced due to teacher professional development which included; Corruption and Embezzlement of Public Funds, Inadequate Funds from the government , Negative Attitudes by teachers, Lack of proper training, and low level of education, Family background, and Inadequate and irregular training of teachers. …”
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Evaluation of Government Programmes on Enhancing the Lives of the Elderly: A Case Study of Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment in Mitooma District. by Natuha, Prossy

“…The study was guided by objectives namely to identify the influence of government programmes on lives of the elderly, to find out the challenges facing the implementation of SAGE, and to find out the strategies to improve the welfare of the elderly in Mitoma district. …”
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Effects of Marketing Strategies on the Performance of Tourism and Hospitality Enterprises in Uganda: Case Study of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. by Asiimwe, Dennis

“…The objectives of the study were to assess the different marketing strategies in tourism and hospitality enterprises in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, to identify the role of marketing in tourism and hospitability enterprises in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, and to find out challenges facing marketing in tourism and hospitability in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. …”
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Role of Government Projects and Youth Employment in Kisoro District: A Case Study of Youth Livelihood Program. by Zaninka, Esther

“…The study was guided by three objectives which include: identifying the factors that hinder youth involvement in government programs in Kisoro district, establishing contributions for YLP to gainful employment opportunities among the youth in Kisoro district, and investigating the challenges faced by YLP in Kisoro district. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to analyze data. …”
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Role of Faith Based Organizations (FBO’s) in Responding to the Socio-Economic Impact of Covid-19 in Nyakinama Sub-County Kisoro District. by Mukabera, Charity

“…The objectives of the study were to find out the services offered by FBO’s for the society in response to Covid 19 pandemic inNyakinama sub-county Kisoro district, to determine the effect of FBOs on increased rural incomes in Nyakinama sub-county Kisoro district and to explore the challenges faced by FBO’s in transformation of rural areas response to Covid-19 pandemic in Nyakinama sub-county Kisoro district. …”
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Budgetary Factors and the Quality of Education Service Delivery in Public Secondary Schools in Northern Division Kabale District. by Atwongyeire, Redeemer

“…The study was guided by the following objectives namely; to examine the contributions of budgeting towards education service delivery in in public secondary schools, to identify the factors affecting education service delivery in in public secondary schools, to examine the challenges facing budgeting for education in in public secondary schools in Northern division, Kabale District. …”
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