An Experimental Study on the Geotechnical, Mineralogical, and Swelling Behavior of KPK Expansive Soils by Bakht Zamin, Hassan Nasir, Khalid Mehmood, Qaiser Iqbal, Asim Farooq, Mohammad Tufail

“…These parameters are often ignored in the geotechnical report writing stage specifically in small projects, due to which, the durability and service life of the facilities are reduced and the maintenance cost is increased. To mitigate the potential damages in structures constructed on expansive soil, it is necessary to assess the mineralogical and swelling characteristics of expansive soil. …”
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Evaluating Pipeline Inspection Technologies for Enhanced Corrosion Detection in Mining Water Transport Systems by Víctor Tuninetti, Matías Huentemilla, Álvaro Gómez, Angelo Oñate, Brahim Menacer, Sunny Narayan, Cristóbal Montalba

“…Future research should focus on quantitative performance metrics and cost-effectiveness analyses to optimize inspection strategies for mining infrastructure.…”
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Injectable crosslinked HA hydrogel: a promising carrier for cell transplantation to treat stable vitiligo by Qianren Zheng, Jie Chen, Yixun Huang, Weikai Chen, Dandan Cheng, Qianqian Jia, Meiqin Zhu, Youguo Liao, Qiulin He, Qiulin He, Shunli Wu, Shunli Wu

“…Among current cell-based therapies, autologous epidermal cell transplantation is regarded as a safe and cost-effective strategy. However, the therapeutic outcome critically depends on the retention and viability of the transplanted cells at the target site. …”
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Modelling the effect of a carbon tax on the development of a cultivated protein industry: a Norwegian case study by Nicholas Roxburgh, Rob J.F. Burton, Klaus Mittenzwei, J. Gareth Polhill

“…However, the introduction of a carbon tax would result in a rapid and substantial decline in these sectors due to the dramatically increased costs imposed on conventional producers and the triggering of tipping points along value chains. …”
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Emerging technologies in corneal transplantation: innovations, challenges, and global implications by Khayry Al-Shami, Salman Almurabi, Andreea Pop, Clara Vincent, Aniela Popescu, Iulia Cezara Pop, Noor S. Bader, Hala Faour, Rahaf Barhoush, Saja Karaja

“…The other obstacle is the high costs that discourage access to and availability of advanced technologies for many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), whose healthcare infrastructures are also limited. …”
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Model Development for Measuring and Analyzing Green Accounting Activities Using Factor Analysis by Lisa Kartikasari, Dian Essa Nugrahini

“…It covers a clear figure of a company to combine cost and environmental benefits in economic decision making reflected in the implementation of green accounting. …”
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Breath- and blood-based molecular assessment for gastroesophageal cancer by S. Vanstraelen, F. Van Herpe, J. Dekervel, P. Nafteux

“…However, despite its high specificity, upper endoscopy demonstrates a suboptimal cancer yield and moderate missed rates, compromising its cost-effectiveness for screening in the general population. …”
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Effect of Social Environment on The Effectiveness of HIV/AIDS Prevention: A Case Study of Rwamucucu Sub-County Rukiga District. by Nahiwera, Edverse

“…Other respondents mentioned violence in families, accessibility of health care services, and alcohol consumption, and the study findings on challenges to effective HIV/AIDS prevention, the highest number of respondents mentioned lack of coverage and access to prevention services. the lowest number of respondents mentioned a lack of accurate evaluations, other respondents mentioned stigma among rural communities, cost of treatment, and lack of awareness and the study results on HIV/AIDS prevention measures, the highest number of respondents mentioned social marketing of condoms, the lowest number of respondents mentioned encouraging being faithful to their partners. other respondents mentioned having school-based HIV prevention programs, discouraging wife inheritance, and voluntary counseling and testing of the people. …”
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Evaluation of Learning Management Systems for Success Factors. by Muhaise, Hussein, Adeyemi, A. L., Muteb,I.J.

“…Evaluating the success factors of a Learning Management System (LMS) is essential in the perspective of information systems success in a developing country context. eLearning is vital to the educational system considering its benefits and impacts, particularly in accessing learning from remote areas, suitable for different learners’ categories, and minimal resource utilization in terms of cost and time. Through the literature reviewed on eLearning and Information Systems, the desire to determine the variables that measure the success factors for information systems continues. …”
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Experiences and Perceptions on Community Client-Led ART Delivery (CCLADS) Model of Antiretroviral (ART) Delivery: Patients’ and Providers’ Perspectives in South Western Uganda. by Kasande, Meble, Tusimiirwe, Happiness, Taremwa, Michael, Lamulatu, Kabiite, Amanyire, Mark, Nakidde, Gladys, Kabami, Jane

“…Benefits to ALHIV included: Longer refills, reduced transport costs, receiving drugs in time, and peer advice; to providers: time-saving, less tiresome, and reduced congestion at the facility. …”
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Designing and Construction of a Traditional Hand Bellow Device. by Olwal, Dunoish

“…The main advantage of a traditional hand bellows is its cost-effectiveness in producing a strong airflow for fire management. …”
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Leveraging ICT to Enable Value Addition and Comprehensive Value Chain Participation for Smallholder Farmers in Kigezi Region: A Case Study of Potato Growers by Byamukama Mpora, Eliab, Sunday,Arthur, Mugalul,George, Turyahebwa,Abanis, Kaaya, Siraj, Turyasingura, Benson, Nakero, Sarah

“…Age (Adjusted R² = 0.713) affected tailored information access; farm size (Adjusted R² = 0.697) impacted ICT infrastructure access; and digital literacy (Adjusted R² = 0.527) with the age. Cost perceptions were influenced by farm size (Adjusted R² = 0.8701), stressing the need for age-inclusive solutions, infrastructure investment, and affordable ICT tools for small farmers. …”
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Credit Monitoring, Recovery Strategies and Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda: A Case Study of Centenary Bank Kabale Branch by Protase, Mubangizi

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Task-Oriented Leadership and Employee Performance: A Case Study of Buhoma Mukono Community Development Association (BMCDA) in Kanungu, Uganda by Orikyiriza, Elli, Moses, Agaba, Alex, Kanyesiime

“…The conclusion of the study, therefore, was that task-oriented leadership has a more significant positive relationship with employee performance, in which situation leader’s behaviour which involves: inspiring a shared vision through timely communication, emphasizing development and recognizing accomplishments explain some of the determinants in whether employees will ensure timeliness, quality, the quantity of work and cost-effectiveness at BMCDA. The researchers recommend that a more significant and more positive focus should be put on leadership behaviour that involves giving constructive feedback about performance, providing resources to employees to help them accomplish tasks, and implementing procedures to improve work processes, to improve employee performance. …”
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Outcomes and complications of pre-assisted reproductive technology hysteroscopic evaluation and treatment: a cross-sectional study at a Nigerian teaching hospital by Abimbola Tawaqualit Ottun, Ayokunle Moses Olumodeji, Olufemi Ayanbode, Ayokunle Adebayo Ogunyemi, Faosat Olayiwola Jinadu, Adeniyi Abiodun Adewunmi

“…In this study, intrauterine adhesions were the most common finding, and therapeutic interventions were effectively performed with minimal complications. …”
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Assessment of water handling practices in households and related health impacts: a case study in Deyniile District, Mogadishu, Somalia by Mohamed Hassan Mohamed, Hardeep Rai Sharma, Predrag Ilić, Yahye Elmi, Abdikarim Abdi Adam

“…Descriptive statistics was applied to analyze the frequency and percentage distributions of the variables using SPSS version 20.0. Results The most common containers for water collection were jerricans (44.2%) and plastic containers (38.6%). …”
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Antimicrobial resistance in Africa: A retrospective analysis of data from 14 countries, 2016-2019. by Gilbert Osena, Geetanjali Kapoor, Erta Kalanxhi, Timothée Ouassa, Edwin Shumba, Sehr Brar, Yewande Alimi, Manuel Moreira, Martin Matu, Abdourahmane Sow, Eili Klein, Pascale Ondoa, Ramanan Laxminarayan, MAAP Study Group

“…We assessed 819,584 culture records covering 9,266 pathogen-drug combinations, of which 187,832 (22.9%) were positive cultures with AST results. The most frequently cultured specimens were urine (32.0%) and purulent samples (28.1%), and the most frequently isolated pathogens were Escherichia coli (22.2%) and Staphylococcus aureus (15.0%). …”
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ASSESSING FACTORS THAT FORM PATIENT’S ATTITUDE TO TREATMENT PRECEDING HOSPITALIZATION FOR ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROM (DATA OF QUESTIONNAIRE WITHIN THE LIS REGISTER) by Yu. V. Lukina, M. L. Gynzburg, V. P. Smirnov, S. Yu. Martsevich, N. P. Kutishenko, A. V. Fokina, E. V. Daniels

“…According to the patients (125 patients – 46%) the most effective strategy to improve treatment adherence was the obtaining of detailed information about their disease and methods of its treatment provided by the doctor. 32 patients (11.8%) pointed out the importance of lowering drug costs. 11 patients of 272 respondents demanded more care from their doctor; 4 persons suggested that better quality of medical care organization would help to ameliorate treatment adherence. …”
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Numerical Study of the Effect of River-Sea Ship Hull Form Parameters on Resistance and Their Optimisation Using the Taguchi-Grey Method by Tu Tran Ngoc, Le Tat-Hien, Thien Doan Minh, Tao Tran Van, Ngoc Vu Minh

“…The results indicate that the optimum ship hull form depends on the water depth, and that LCB is the most critical parameter in regard to resistance. …”
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Towards Efficient Serverless MapReduce Computing on Cloud-Native Platforms by Xu Huang, Rong Gu, Yihua Huang

“…MapReduce is one of the most classic and powerful parallel computing models in the field of big data. …”
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