Factors influencing the adoption and acceptance of eHealth in Malaysia: a systematic review by Masuda Begum Sampa, Nor Hidayati Abdul Aziz, Md. Siddikur Rahman, Mehdi Hasan, Nor Azlina Ab. Aziz

“…eHealth, supported by information and communication technology (ICT), improves healthcare quality, accessibility, and cost-efficiency, especially in developing countries with limited infrastructure. …”
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Smart Energy Strategy for AC Microgrids to Enhance Economic Performance in Grid-Connected and Standalone Operations: A Gray Wolf Optimizer Approach by Sebastian Lobos-Cornejo, Luis Fernando Grisales-Noreña, Fabio Andrade, Oscar Danilo Montoya, Daniel Sanin-Villa

“…The objective is to minimize operational costs, including grid electricity purchases (grid-connected mode), diesel generation costs (islanded mode), and maintenance expenses of distributed energy resources while ensuring voltage limits, maximum line currents, and power balance. …”
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Lightweight and efficient skeleton-based sports activity recognition with ASTM-Net. by Bin Wu, Mei Xue, Ying Jia, Ning Zhang, GuoJin Zhao, XiuPing Wang, Chunlei Zhang

“…By integrating ASGM and TMGM, ASTM‑Net jointly captures spatial-temporal mutualities with significantly reduced computational cost. Extensive experiments on NTU‑RGB + D, NTU‑RGB + D 120, and Toyota Smarthome demonstrate ASTM‑Net's superiority: it outperforms DualHead‑Net‑ALLs by 0.31% on NTU‑RGB + D X‑Sub and surpasses SkateFormer by 2.22% on Toyota Smarthome Cross‑Subject; it reduces parameters by 51.9% and FLOPs by 49.7% compared to MST‑GCNN‑ALLs while improving accuracy by 0.82%; and under 30% random node occlusion, it achieves 86.94% accuracy-3.49% higher than CBAM‑STGCN.…”
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High Affinity Aptamers and Their Specificity for Azaspiracid-2 Using Capture-SELEX by Jiaping Yang, Xinhao Li, Weiqin Sun, Yunyi Cui, Han Chen, Yao Yang, Mingjuan Sun, Lianghua Wang

“…Currently, the existing detection methods for azaspiracids all have certain drawbacks. Aptamers offer a cost-effective and convenient approach for the detection of azaspiracids. …”
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Impact of Interest Rates on Commercial Banks Lending Rates in Kabale Municipality: A Case Study of Centenary Bank, Kabale-Branch. by Twinamasiko, Conrad

“…The empirical result of this study showed that bank size, liquidity ratio and profitability ratio had significant and negative effect on lending interest rate in Centenary Bank, Kabale-Branch and Deposit rate and operating cost to total asset ratio had significant and positive impact on lending rates in Centenary Bank, Kabale-Branch. …”
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Monetary Policy and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda: A Case Study Centenary Bank, Kabale Branch. by Kemigisha, Phiona

“…The study recommended that monetary policy has a significant effect on the financial performance of commercial banks therefore; Centenary bank Kaba le branch should study and incorporate the ever-changing operating environment of the bank when making changes or adjustments in the monetary policies of the bank and the management of the Centenary bank Kabale branch should reduce unnecessary operating costs and ensure it adopts fixed and less costly contracts to reduce on the operation cost levels in the bank. …”
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Information Communication Technology and Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda: A Case Study of Equity Bank In Kabale Municipality. by Sabiiti, Ignatius

“…The study results on ICT platforms used by Equity bank Kabale branch, responses were obtained from automated teller machine, Mobile banking and PC banking, the study went ahead to find the effect of ICT on performance of Equity bank Kabale branch, responses were obtained from information technology has helped in easing enquiry, saving time and improving service delivery, information and communication technology has provided self-service facilities, it helps customer to validate their account numbers and receive instruction on when and how to receive their cheque books, credit and debit cards, it offers retail banking services to customers at their offces/homes and saves customers time, and gives more convenience for higher productivity and the study results further on challenges facing ICT use by Equity bank Kabale branch, the responses were obtained from in adequate ICT infrastructure, technophobia among the ICT bank officials due to inadequate skills in information technology, the cost demands of ICT gadgets, lack of digital preservation knowledge and network problem. …”
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Design and Analysis of a Serial Manipulator for Pick and Drop Objects for Material Handling at Uiri Metal Forming Workshop. by Behangana, Abert

“…Five design alternatives human hand, jib crane, mobile crane, industrial serial manipulator, and belt conveyor were conceptualized and evaluated using a Pugh matrix against criteria such as load capacity, precision, and cost-effectiveness. Static and dynamic analyses conducted via ANSYS Workbench validated the manipulator's structural integrity under a 50N load, confirming its resistance to significant deformation during operation. …”
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Land Use and its Impact on Agricultural Productivity in Mutara Sub-County Mitooma District. by Tusingwire, Pamellah

“…The findings indicated that the cost of inputs such as fertilizers, pesticides, seeds, labor, and machinery significantly influences farmers' decisions on crop selection and land management, with 57% strongly agreeing, 49% agreeing, and 4% disagreeing. …”
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E-Procurement and Procurement Performance of Central Government Procuring and Disposing Entities in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. by Kekitinisa, Privas

“…The study revealed the level of implementation of e-procurement in Kabale Regional Referral Hospital and these included, a lack of thorough cost-benefit analysis and effective communication of e-procurement benefits, mixed perceptions about management support, indicating the need for stronger and more consistent leadership, some suppliers may not be fully prepared for e-procurement, highlighting the need for additional support and training, although the ICT infrastructure is deemed adequate by the majority, there is still room for improvement to ensure seamless e-procurement operations. …”
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Public Procurement Practices and User Satisfaction in Kabale District: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Kyakunzire, Furumera

“…Lastly, the study revealed there the effects of competition on user satisfaction in Kabale district local government and these included enhanced Choice for Users, cost Efficiency, innovation and Responsiveness, increased Accountability and Transparency, and improved Quality of Services.…”
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Role of Financial Institution on the Success of Small-Scale Enterprises in Uganda: A Case Study of Lyamujungu SACCO in Kabale District. by Kyarimpa, Glorius

“…The study results showed the role of financial training of members on the performance of Small and Medium Enterprises growth in Lyamujungu Sacco and these included; improved Financial Management, enhanced Decision-making, access to Financing, cost Control, and Efficiency, compliance and Reporting, strategic Growth. …”
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A Review of ICT Integration in Agricultural Extension Services. A Global Perspective by Byamukama, Willbroad, Ssemakula, Edward, Ssekandi, Joesph, Arinda, Shaman, Businge, Phelix, Kalibwani, Rebecca, Atukunda, Christian, Turyasingura, Benson

“…ICT tools such as mobile phones, internet-based platforms, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), drones, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and blockchain provide real-time, localised, and cost-effective solutions. This review examines the impact of ICT in enhancing agricultural extension services, highlighting initiatives like India’s mKisan, Africa’s e-Agriculture programs, and the global Digital Green initiative. …”
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Setting Priorities for African Postoperative Pain Research Through an International Delphi Process by Asfaw, Gebrehiwot, Melkie, Tadesse B., Shiferaw, Ananya A., Mwiti, Timothy M., Nyirigira, Gaston, Retief, Francois, Mikailu, Alfa A., Zacharia, Amos, Jarju, Ensa, Lakew, Esubalew, Epiu, Isabella, Vishaal, Kissoon, Abed, Lynda, Yimer, Mequanent, Mohamed, Mubarak, Ekor, Oluwayemisi E., Bukuru, Prudence, Djagbletey, Robert, Ayad, Amany E., Forget, Patrice, Gebremedhn, Endale G.

“…Priorities, ranked by consensus magnitude, include evaluating current practices, developing cost-effective multimodal analgesia, enhancing regional anesthesia training, assessing patient satisfaction, identifying barriers/enablers, examining impacts on surgical outcomes, exploring preemptive analgesia roles, addressing pediatric barriers, and predicting acute/chronic pain risks. …”
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Financial Institutions and Agricultural development in Rwanda. A Case Study of Rwanda Development Bank. by Boniface, Kabahizi

“…This will help to sensitize rural farmers about the availability of the loan schemes in those financial institutions and even project supervision can be cost effective since they are nearer their clients.…”
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Community Participation and the sustainability of Development projects: A case Study of Essential Nutrition and Health package Project in Kabuga, Gasabo District, Rwanda. by Bernard, Bayasese

“…It was also revealed that local participation of the community in projects benefited both the projects and the community through better designs; cost effectiveness, less corruption, equitable distribution of resources among others. …”
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Performance Management Innovations and Local Government Employees Performance in Kabale District: A case Study of Kabale District Local Government Administration. by Alex, Museveni

“…The study recommended that performance indicators in local governments be divided into two distinct areas, namely internal management (internal focus) and public accountability (external focus), that Policy makers at national and local level need to ensure that there are performance management systems that enable the performance of councils to be compared over time, between authorities, and with similar organizations elsewhere, Public services in districts should make more use of approaches involving benchmark competition and international comparisons, Policy makers need to consider alternative means for promoting cost-cutting innovations, that policy makers at national and local levels encourage leadership capacity and organizational culture.…”
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An Assessment of Task-Oriented Leadership on Employee Performance in Uganda: A Case Study of Buhoma Mukono Community Development Association (BMCDA) in Kanungu District. by Elli, Orikyiriza

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US food allergy patients’ experiences, priorities, and needs: A qualitative study by Elisabeth Oehrlein, MS, PhD, Silke C. Schoch, MA, Omar A. Escontrías, DrPH, MPH, Melanie Carver, AS, Sanaz Eftekhari, BA, Jessica Marvel, MPH, Chris Leo Pashos, PhD, Michael Pistiner, MD, MMSc, Randall Rutta, MA, Jill Voss, BSc Hons, MSc, Joe Vandigo, MBA, PhD

“…Recruitment was via social media, health care providers, and patient advocacy organizations. Results: Most participants had multiple FAs, with peanuts and/or tree nuts (86%) being the most common. …”
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CO33 | Acquired hemophilia A in Liguria, Italy: what six years of data reveal

“…Such training could allow faster diagnosis, prompt treatment, better outcome, shorter hospital stay and ultimately lower costs. We noticed the need for a more standardized approach to the IST of AHA that would facilitate the comparison of different IST regimens, enabling the identification of the most effective treatment strategies tailored to the specific needs of each patient. …”
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