Investigating the Effect of Wood Charcoal Dust as Partial Replacement for Cement in Plain Concrete. by Akankunda, Lindah

“…This substitution demonstrates the potential of WCD as an environmentally friendly and cost-effective cement alternative for sustainable construction.…”
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Analyzing the Effects of Transplanting and Direct Seeding on the Growth and Yields of Green Pepper. by Natukunda, Tracy

“…On the other hand, direct sowing can be more cost-effective and less labor-intensive. Understanding the effects of these two methods on green pepper growth and yields is crucial for optimizing production practices and ensuring a successful harvest.…”
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Analysis of the Profitability of Cabbage Farming in Kabale District Uganda. by Muhumuza, Trust

“…Other costs included fertilizers, irrigation, transportation, labor, and land preparation. …”
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Financial Management and Performance of Banks in Kabale District: A Case Study of ABSA Bank Kabale. by Turihohabwe, Rominate

“…The study recommended that there should be ensuring that the bank maintains an optimal level of cash reserves to meet daily operational needs and unexpected expenses as this can help in avoiding liquidity crises while minimizing the opportunity cost of holding excessive cash and there should be implementation of the strategies to speed up the collection of receivables since this can include setting clear credit policies, offering discounts for early payments, and regularly reviewing the creditworthiness of clients as faster collections improve cash flow and reduce the risk of bad debts.…”
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Design and Construction of a Solar Installation System for a Reading Room at St. Johns Secondary School Ikumba. by Turyashemererwa, Norbet

“…Solar panel systems are cost-effective, pollution-free, and maintenance-free.…”
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Assessing the Durability Behaviour of Cement Stabilized Soil Bricks in Kabale Municipality. by Muzahura, Ronald

“…The construction industry in Uganda and across Africa is undergoing a significant transformation as stakeholders seek sustainable and cost-effective building materials. Traditional fired bricks, while widely used, pose environmental challenges due to deforestation and high energy consumption during production. …”
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An Assessment of the Impacts of Inadequate Housing on the Health of Urban Dwellers: A Case Study of Bweyale Town Council of Kiryandongo District by Malaki, Wanjala

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A Regression Model to Enhance the Profitability of Local Construction Contractors in Uganda by Buhamizo, Isaac, Muhwezi, Lawrence, Sengonzi, Ruth

“…The results also indicate that the profitability of LCCs is significantly affected by the timeliness of payments, cost of f inance, competitive bidding environment, project delays, price fluctuations and corruption tendencies, in that order. …”
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Optimal Pavement Maintenance Strategy Based on the Relationship Between Pavement Condition Index and Roughness by Kabiru, R. U., Abbas, U., Hassan, Aliyu, Terseer, A, Muhindo, D

“…Pavement maintenance is crucial for ensuring road safety, reducing congestion, and minimizing repair costs. However, determining the optimal timing and strategy for pavement maintenance remains a challenge. …”
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Mobile-Commerce Usage Challenges among University Students in Uganda: A Case of Kabale University. by Phelix, Businge Mbabazi, Micheal, Tamale, Patricia, Kyomugisha

“…The results further showed that music, gaming and banking were most frequently accessed mobile services online however Cost of maintaining operating Internet, Preference for 'feel and touch' features of products, Security Challenges, Slow speed of the Internet, Lack of Credit Cards and Payment Systems were cited among the key challenges though skilled manpower was not a challenge to students. …”
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Access to Finance and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Uganda: A Case of Selected Smes in Kabale Municipality by Esperance, Nyiratebuka

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Green Transportation and Environmental Sustainability in Selected Manufacturing Entities in Kampala District, Uganda by Rugasira, Jack, Moses, Agaba, Byarugaba Mbiito, Jotham, Makumbi, Rita, Kyotuheire, Jill, Asiime, Jane

“…It is therefore recommended that the education department of the National Environment Management Authority approaches the non-compliant firms and educates them on the best ways of cost effectively adopting green transportation to offset their fears about costs involved in adopting Green Transportation; many of which are groundless.…”
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The Impact of Production Center Policy on Bali Cattle Farming in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia: A Policy Analysis Matrix Approach by W. Rindayati, Gerhana, D. S. Priyarsono

“…The policy’s impact on input had a positive effect, as the government supported producers through input subsidies and protection of domestic input prices, which created additional surplus for farmers, protected domestic production, and reduced input costs. The policy’s combined impact on both input and output also had a positive effect, as it provided incentives for farmers, generated additional surplus, effectively protected production, and lowered production costs compared to opportunity costs. …”
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Containing Airborne Transmission of COVID-19 and Its Implications for Global Economic Recovery by Achintya Ray

“…Understanding the airborne transmission of coronavirus will help business leaders craft meaningful operational procedures to protect their stakeholders and minimize costly business disruptions. It will also help the policymakers to avoid economically costly lockdowns. …”
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The Impact of Production Center Policy on Bali Cattle Farming in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia: A Policy Analysis Matrix Approach by W. Rindayati, Gerhana, D. S. Priyarsono

“…The policy’s impact on input had a positive effect, as the government supported producers through input subsidies and protection of domestic input prices, which created additional surplus for farmers, protected domestic production, and reduced input costs. The policy’s combined impact on both input and output also had a positive effect, as it provided incentives for farmers, generated additional surplus, effectively protected production, and lowered production costs compared to opportunity costs. …”
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Assessing the Economic Burden and Health Care Utilizations of U.S. Veteran Patients with Schizophrenia by Lin Xie, M. Furaha Kariburyo, Juan Du, Yuexi Wang

“…Patients in both groups were required to be at least age 18 years and have continuous medical and pharmacy benefits 1 year pre- and 1 year post-index date. One-to-one propensity score matching was used to compare health care costs and utilizations during the follow-up period between the schizophrenia and comparison group patients, adjusted for baseline demographic and clinical characteristics…”
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Vision-Based Fall Risk Assessment Through Attention Augmented Neural Encoding and Data Augmentation by Chunhua Pan, Rui Miao, Qing Zhang, Boting Qu, Xin Wang

“…Although prior systems using wearable sensors or depth cameras have demonstrated potential, their widespread adoption is often constrained by user discomfort, setup complexity, and the high cost of specialized equipment such as Kinect. To address these limitations, we propose GTAE-FRA, a novel vision-based deep learning framework for fall risk assessment that leverages standard, widely available RGB cameras to record Five times Sit-To-Stand (FSTS) test videos. …”
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Conveyor X-Ray Tomosynthesis Imaging With Optimized Structured Sequential Illumination by Xu Ma, Dong Wang, Angela Cuadros, Tianyi Mao, Qile Zhao, Gonzalo R. Arce, Tingfa Xu

“…In this system, several X-ray sources are successively used to interrogate the moving object lying on a conveyor, where the compressive measurements are received by a set of low-cost strip detectors. The dynamic imaging model, and reconstruction framework of the proposed system are established taking into account sensing geometry along with the movement of the object. …”
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Error Analysis and Compensation of 3‒PTT Parallel Robot by CHEN Mingfang, LIANG Hongjian, WEI Songpo, HE Chaoyin

“…ObjectivePrecision design and kinematic calibration are two commonly utilized approaches to further improve the pose accuracy of parallel robots. Specifically, the cost of precision design is relatively high, and it is not suitable for some circumstances in which high precision is required. …”
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Addressing Challenges in Simulating Inter–Annual Variability of Gross Primary Production by Ranit De, Shanning Bao, Sujan Koirala, Alexander Brenning, Markus Reichstein, Torbern Tagesson, Michael Liddell, Andreas Ibrom, Sebastian Wolf, Ladislav Šigut, Lukas Hörtnagl, William Woodgate, Mika Korkiakoski, Lutz Merbold, T. Andrew Black, Marilyn Roland, Anne Klosterhalfen, Peter D. Blanken, Sara Knox, Simone Sabbatini, Bert Gielen, Leonardo Montagnani, Rasmus Fensholt, Georg Wohlfahrt, Ankur R. Desai, Eugénie Paul‐Limoges, Marta Galvagno, Albin Hammerle, Georg Jocher, Borja Ruiz Reverter, David Holl, Jiquan Chen, Luca Vitale, M. Altaf Arain, Nuno Carvalhais

“…Both models simulated hourly GPP and were parameterized for (a) each site–year, (b) each site with an additional constraint on IAV (CostIAV), (c) each site, (d) each plant–functional type, and (e) globally. …”
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