Design and Prototyping of a Mechanical Pedaling System for Separating and Sieving Sand. by Ahimbisibwe, Peter Marvin

“…For example; plastering or wall finishes would require fine smooth sand particles most preferably river sand. This has led to processes like sieving where sand particles are separated according to particle sizes. …”
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Financial accountability mechanisms in local governments in Uganda: a case of Kabale District Local Government by Perpetua, Arinaitwe, Eton, Marus, Moses, Agaba, Abanis, Turyahebwa, Benard, Patrick Ogwel, Fabian, Mwosi

“…This paper suggests that the local government should ensure that the district’s budget demonstrates community preference; salaries and wages should be paid in accordance with the district’s approved budget; expenditures on development should always be as per the approved budget, and the mode of financial reporting, particularly on liabilities should be standardized.…”
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Financial accountability mechanisms in local governments in Uganda: a case of Kabale District Local Government by Eton, Marus, Moses, Agaba, Abanis,Turyahebwa, Perpetua, Arinaitwe, Fabian, Mwosi, Bernard, Patrick Ogwel

“…This paper suggests that the local government should ensure that the district’s budget demonstrates community preference; salaries and wages should be paid in accordance with the district’s approved budget; expenditures on development should always be as per the approved budget, and the mode of financial reporting, particularly on liabilities should be standardized.…”
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Women's experiences and acceptability of self-administered, home delivered, intravaginal 5-Fluorouracil cream for cervical precancer treatment in Kenya by Konyin Adewumi, Aparna Ghosh Kachoria, Everlyn Adoyo, Mercy Rop, Mercy Rop, Antony Owaya, Jennifer H. Tang, Jennifer H. Tang, Lisa Rahangdale, Lisa Rahangdale, Lisa Rahangdale, Chemtai Mungo, Chemtai Mungo, Chemtai Mungo

“…Compared to their previous ablation or excision treatments, participants found 5FU to be less painful, and all would prefer a self-administered treatment instead of a procedure if it were an option.ConclusionSelf-administered intravaginal 5FU as an adjuvant treatment for cervical precancer among women living with HIV in Kenya was highly acceptable. …”
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Ureteroarterial Fistula by D. H. Kim, A. Mahdy, V. Mundra, M. Berman, G. M. Ghoniem

“…Being minimally invasive, we believe that endovascular stenting should be the preferred therapeutic option as it also corrects the source of bleeding while preserving distal blood flow.…”
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The Necessity of Mobile Phone Technologies for Public Health Surveillance in Benin by Yaovi M. G. Hounmanou, Murielle S. S. Agonsanou, Victorien Dougnon, Mahougnon H. B. Vodougnon, Ephraim M. Achoh, Jibril Mohammed, Esron D. Karimuribo

“…All respondents reported adhering to a nascent project of mobile phone-based health surveillance and confirmed that there is no existing similar approach in the country. The most preferred methods by all respondents for effective implementation of such platform are phone calls (96.92%) followed by SMS (49.23%) and smart phone digital forms (41.53%). …”
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Pneumatosis Intestinalis as the Initial Presentation of Systemic Sclerosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Farshid Ejtehadi, Nikolaos A. Chatzizacharias, Hugh Kennedy

“…In most cases, conservative management is preferable to surgical intervention, depending on the patient’s clinical presentation and progress. …”
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Encrypted Engagement: Mapping Messaging App Use in European News Consumption Patterns by Răzvan Rughiniș, Dinu Țurcanu, Simona-Nicoleta Vulpe, Alexandru Radovici

“…The study highlights a generational divide, with younger users and those still in education showing a stronger preference for messaging apps. Surprisingly, individuals without formal education also demonstrate high usage, challenging assumptions about the digital divide. …”
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Peer and parental support for sweet snack consumption habits among suburban adolescents in Palu City by Utami Dewi Nikmah, Ayu Hartini Diah, Aisyah Solechah Siti, Nurul Fadjriah Rasyika

“…Indonesian adolescents have a preference for sweet foods. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between parental and peer support and sweet snack habits among suburban adolescents. …”
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Multi-objective optimization of urban logistics land: a gradient-based method approach with Wuhan city as an example by Hongzan Jiao, Shuaikang Zhang

“…The application of this model in the Wuhan Urban Development Area reveals that: (1) across various scenarios, the model balances the utilization of multiple optimization objectives and demonstrates high solution efficiency; (2) in both the equal weight scenario and the economic preference scenario, the areas of logistics land change are characterized by high economic output, relatively good traffic conditions, greater distance from residential zones, and comparatively low land prices; and (3) based on urban development goals, the model can determine the upper bounds of the optimization objectives through manual supervision of the selection of ideal points.…”
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Foundations of Second Language Acquisition: Strategies and Motivation of Banjarese Young Learners in Learning English as a Foreign Language by Rusnadi Ali Kasan, Ridha Fadillah, Muhammad Yusuf

“…The quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS to identify the preferred strategies and levels of motivation. The qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis to gain insights into the learners' strategy use and motivations. …”
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Decoding user experience in exergames: A systematic scoping review of assessment methods by Fabrízzio Martin Pelle Perez, Ericles Andrei Bellei, Juliana Rosa Nascimento, Larissa Tumelero Bombarda, Vitor de Farias Belger, Ana Carolina Bertoletti De Marchi

“…The findings indicate a preference for validated questionnaires, underscoring a commitment to methodological soundness and enabling comparability. …”
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Effect of Whey Protein Changes on Milk Flavor and Sensory Characteristics During Heating by Zheting Zhang, Kexin Jiang, Aolin Yang, Kunli Xu, Fanyu Meng, Fang Zhong, Bei Wang

“…The flavor of dairy products crucially affects consumer purchase preference. Although the flavor and sensory perception of milk can be influenced by heat treatment during processing, the exact mechanism remains unclear. …”
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Heterogenous Trip Distance-Based Route Choice Behavior Analysis Using Real-World Large-Scale Taxi Trajectory Data by Yajuan Deng, Meiye Li, Qing Tang, Renjie He, Xianbiao Hu

“…Most early research on route choice behavior analysis relied on the data collected from the stated preference survey or through small-scale experiments. …”
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The Role of TORS in the Management of Benign Pathology of the Base of Tongue: A Systematic Review by Riccardo Nocini, Valerio Arietti, Athena Arsie, Erica Zampieri, Luca Sacchetto

“…Our search methodology followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. …”
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Combined Microencapsulated Islet Transplantation and Revascularization of Aortorenal Bypass in a Diabetic Nephropathy Rat Model by Yunqiang He, Ziqiang Xu, Hongxing Fu, Bin Chen, Silu Wang, Bicheng Chen, Mengtao Zhou, Yong Cai

“…Revascularization of aortorenal bypass is a preferred technique for renal artery stenosis (RAS) in diabetic nephropathy (DN) patients. …”
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Technical Aspects of Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy for Benign and Malignant Disease: Review of the Literature by T. de Rooij, R. Sitarz, O. R. Busch, M. G. Besselink, M. Abu Hilal

“…Spleen preservation can be achieved preferably by preserving the splenic vessels (Kimura technique), but also by resecting the splenic vessels and maintaining vascularity through the short gastric vessels and left gastroepiploic artery (Warshaw technique). …”
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Nymphal feeding suppresses oviposition-induced indirect plant defense in rice by Jiancai Li, Xiaoli Liu, Wenhan Xiao, Jiayi Huangfu, Meredith C. Schuman, Ian T. Baldwin, Yonggen Lou

“…Analyses of host-plant transcriptomes, phytohormones, and direct and indirect defense compounds all show that BPH gravid females (GFs), but not nymphs and non-gravid females (NFs), strongly induce rice defenses. BPH nymphs and GFs prefer to feed on plants previously infested by nymphs over un-attacked plants, but are repelled by plants previously infested by GFs. …”
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Criteria to define rare diseases and orphan drugs: a systematic review protocol by Katie Kerr, Ghada Mohammed Abozaid, Amy McKnight, Hussain A Al-Omar

“…This systematic review (SR) will identify the quantitative and qualitative criteria and the underlying rationale used internationally to define RDs and ODs.Methods and analysis This protocol follows the conventions for the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (2015 guidelines). …”
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Crowdsourcing geographic information for terrorism-related disaster awareness and mitigation: perspectives and challenges by Michaelmary Chukwu, Xiao Huang, Siqin Wang, Di Yang, Xinyue Ye

“…Despite the prevalence of natural language processing for data mining, the majority of studies did not incorporate ML algorithms in their analyses. This preference for qualitative research methods can be attributed to the multifaceted nature of terrorism, spanning security, governance, politics, religion, and law. …”
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