The Steel Industry and The Development Of Local Community: Case Study of Tembo Steel Industry in Kasolo Division Iganga District. by Kibirige, Eriasafu

“…The findings on contributions of Tembo Steel Industry, the responses were obtained from the statements that were given to respondents as follows; it provides employment opportunities to people like; drivers, engineers, cleaners and accountants, it is strengthening the economy through paying tax that are used to provide social services like medical, security and transport, transformation of agriculture from use of rudimentary tools to modem machines which increase productivity and the extraction of steel products generates significant foreign exchange and according to the research findings the study went ahead to find the challenges faced by the local community in Kasolo division around Tembo steel industry and responses were obtained from statements that it has caused environmental drawbacks which include; pollution of air, water and soil, accidents that lead to workers losing their limbs, fingers, sight and respiratory disorders, increased theft of steel materials in search for materials like saucepans, goal posts and road signs and displacement of people due to need of land for expansion of the steel plant. …”
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Record Keeping and Financial Performance of Financial Institutions in Rukungiri District Uganda. by Ninsiima, Moreen

“…The study also established that the majority of the respondents were in agreement that only valid cash payments are made (94%), all cash payments that are incurred are recorded (87%), cash payments are charged to the correct accounts (93%), cash payments posted to correct payable accounts and to the general ledger (79%), cash payments are recorded in the correct accounting period (94%). …”
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DeepISLES: a clinically validated ischemic stroke segmentation model from the ISLES'22 challenge by Ezequiel de la Rosa, Mauricio Reyes, Sook-Lei Liew, Alexandre Hutton, Roland Wiest, Johannes Kaesmacher, Uta Hanning, Arsany Hakim, Richard Zubal, Waldo Valenzuela, David Robben, Diana M. Sima, Vincenzo Anania, Arne Brys, James A. Meakin, Anne Mickan, Gabriel Broocks, Christian Heitkamp, Shengbo Gao, Kongming Liang, Ziji Zhang, Md Mahfuzur Rahman Siddiquee, Andriy Myronenko, Pooya Ashtari, Sabine Van Huffel, Hyunsu Jeong, Chiho Yoon, Chulhong Kim, Jiayu Huo, Sebastien Ourselin, Rachel Sparks, Albert Clèrigues, Arnau Oliver, Xavier Lladó, Liam Chalcroft, Ioannis Pappas, Jeroen Bertels, Ewout Heylen, Juliette Moreau, Nima Hatami, Carole Frindel, Abdul Qayyum, Moona Mazher, Domenec Puig, Shao-Chieh Lin, Chun-Jung Juan, Tianxi Hu, Lyndon Boone, Maged Goubran, Yi-Jui Liu, Susanne Wegener, Florian Kofler, Ivan Ezhov, Suprosanna Shit, Moritz R. Hernandez Petzsche, Michael Müller, Bjoern Menze, Jan S. Kirschke, Benedikt Wiestler

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Effects of an extended therapeutic strategy versus standard-of-care therapy on persistent acute kidney injury in high-risk patients after major surgery: study protocol for the rand... by Joachim Gerss, Melanie Meersch, Carola Wempe, Alexander Zarbock, John Kellum, Christian Strauss, Thilo von Groote, Mahan Sadjadi, Hendrik Booke, Ludwig Maximilian Schöne, Leonie Sauermann

“…Results will be disseminated widely and published in peer-reviewed journals, presented at conferences and will guide patient care and further research.Trial registration number NCT05275218 (clinicaltrials.gov), first posted 11 March 2022.…”
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Assessment of staffing needs for physicians and nurses at Upazila health complexes in Bangladesh using WHO workload indicators of staffing need (WISN) method by Sabina Alam, Taufique Joarder, Samiun Nazrin Bente Kamal Tune, Md Nuruzzaman, Valeria de Oliveira Cruz, Tomas Zapata

“…There are different workloads among the same staff category in different health facilities. If only the vacant posts are filled, the workload is reduced. In fact, sanctioned number of physicians and nurses is more than actual need.Conclusions It is evident that high workload pressures prevail for physicians and nurses at the UpHCs. …”
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Protocol for a systematic review of reviews on training primary care providers in dermoscopy to detect skin cancers by Leo Ng, Louisa G Gordon, Nikki McCaffrey, Jessica Bucholc, Kevin Chai, Ann Livingstone, April Murphy

“…Findings will be published in a peer-reviewed journal, presented at leading public health, cancer and primary care conferences, and disseminated via website postings and social media channels.PROSPERO registration number CRD42023396276.…”
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THE ARTISTIC POTENTIAL OF CHORAL CONDUCTING IN CONTEMPORARY UKRAINE by Lyudmyla SHUMSKA, Yuliia PUCHKO-KOLESNYK, Lyudmyla KOSTENKO, Oleksandr VILA-BOTSMAN, Olha MARTYNOVSKA

“…The results of the study show that videos of performances by professional Ukrainian choirs posted on YouTube receive millions of views, while student and children’s groups receive hundreds of thousands. …”
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Updating global estimates of pathogen-attributable diarrhoeal disease burden: a methodology and integrated protocol for a broad-scope systematic review of a syndrome with diverse i... by Margaret N Kosek, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Shannon E Majowicz, Josh M Colston, Thomas G Flynn, Andrea H Denton, Francesca Schiaffino, Carlotta Di Bari, Yuki Minato

“…It will also be made available for download from the Plan-EO website, where updated versions will be posted on a quarterly basis.PROSPERO registration number CRD42023427998.…”
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Protocol for a pilot clinical trial of the senolytic drug combination Dasatinib Plus Quercetin to mitigate age-related health and cognitive decline in mental disorders [version 2;... by Eric J Lenze, Andes E. Dasklakis-Perez, Julie Schweiger, Ginger Nicol, Breno Diniz, Abigail Schweiger

“…Trial registration Dasatinib Plus Quercetin for Accelerated Aging in Mental Disorders is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05838560; posted May 1, 2023.…”
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Interventions to improve the quality of cataract services: protocol for a global scoping review by Nathan Congdon, João M Furtado, Matthew J Burton, Jacqueline Ramke, Stephen Gichuhi, Helen Burn, Iris Gordon, William H Dean, John Buchan, Ada Aghaji, Miho Yoshizaki, Ana P Marques

“…We will publish our findings in an open-access peer-reviewed journal and develop an accessible summary of the results for website posting. A summary of the results will be included in the ongoing Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health.Registration details Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/8gktz).…”
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A decade of research on genetic privacy: the findings of the GetPreCiSe Center at Vanderbilt University by Christopher Slobogin, Karli Tellis, Ellen Wright Clayton, Ellen Wright Clayton, Ellen Wright Clayton, Ellen Wright Clayton, Jay Clayton, Ayden Eilmus, Bradley A. Malin, Bradley A. Malin, Bradley A. Malin

“…Research looking at fan fiction, blog posts, and online book reviews also found that these depictions can have a direct impact on public attitudes about genetic science.…”
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Mass gatherings in Italy: a study from the 2015 Milan Expo by Pietro Marino, Enzo Albergoni, Aida Andreassi, Gianluca Chiodini, Lucia Colombi, Cristina Corbetta, Gabriella Nucera, Marco Salmoiraghi, Alberto Zoli

“…The objective of the plan was to reduce the impact of the event by adopting the model of First Aid Points (advanced medical posts) deployed in the event site acting as ‘first health filters’ for the hospital network in Milan. …”
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Residents’ perceptions of cultural ecosystem services from urban green spaces: A comparative study of Korea and Germany by Jaewon Son, Yunjeong Lee, Caroline Kramer, Somidh Saha

“…Respondents were urban residents in both cities, recruited through a combination of online outreach, local postings, and snowball sampling between July and September 2023. …”
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Understanding Public Perception of Over‐the‐Counter Hearing Aids: A Sentiment and Thematic Analysis of Consumer Reviews by Joshua W. Cho, Olivia Tandadjaja, Charlie Henriks, Malaika Jamal, Kaitlin Hori, Joel Feier, Ziphron Russel, Ethan Lawrence, Nicole Greene, Janet S. Choi

“…Methods All English online consumer reviews posted between 2016 and 2024 for OTC hearing aids (83 models) were recorded (n = 21,727). …”
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Winter cancellations of elective surgical procedures in the UK: a questionnaire survey of patients on the economic and psychological impact by Baljit Singh, Simon L Parsons, Andrew Wragg, Anisa Kushairi, Philip J J Herrod, Alfred Adiamah, Hannah Boyd-Carson, Prita Daliya, Ahmed M El-Sharkawy, Panchali B Sarmah, Tanvir Hossain, Jennifer Couch, Tanvir S Sian, David R Andrew, Dileep N Lobo, Bethan Johnson, Amanda Koh, Chris Lewis-Lloyd, Farah Roslan, Amari Thompson, Helen Wan, Sita Kotecha, Kevin Sargen, Phillip J J Herrod, Jonathan N Lund, Alastair Morton, Edmund Charles

“…Emotions were also quantified on a 5-point Likert scale.Setting Five NHS Hospital Trusts in the East Midlands region of England.Participants We identified 796 participants who had their elective operations cancelled between 1 November 2017 and 31 March 2018 and received responses from 339 (43%) participants.Interventions Participants were posted a modified version of a validated quality of life questionnaire with a prepaid return envelope.Main outcome measures The primary outcome measures were the financial and psychological impact of the cancellation of elective surgery on patients and their families.Results Of the 339 respondents, 163 (48%) were aged <65 years, with 111 (68%) being in employment. …”
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Impact of social media advertising on consumer behavior: role of credibility, perceived authenticity, and sustainability by Hemant Kothari, Avinash Choudhary, Apurva Jain, Shivoham Singh, Shivoham Singh, K. D. V. Prasad, K. D. V. Prasad, U. K. Vani, U. K. Vani

“…Further credibility, authenticity, and sustainability of social postings enhance consumer purchase intentions in general and online shopping in particular. …”
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Fostering social cohesion among Chinese students studying abroad: role of social organizations by Wang Ziwen, Razumenko Tetiana

“…Additionally, content analysis of organizational materials, such as event flyers, social media posts, and newsletters, provided insights into the themes, messages, and strategies used to promote social cohesion. …”
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Joint Intensity and Spatio-Temporal Representation Learning for Extreme Precipitation Nowcasting by Zefeng Pan, Renlong Hang, Qingshan Liu, Chunxiang Shi, Zhiqiang Xu, Xiao-Tong Yuan

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Gender differences in burnout among US nurse leaders during COVID-19 pandemic: an online cross-sectional survey study by Carolyn Smith, Latifah Alenezi, Gordon Lee Gillespie, Kermit G Davis

“…Therefore, the objective of the current study is to examine personal burnout, client burnout and work-related burnout of nurse leaders while considering the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and work-life balance through a gender lens.Design A cross-sectional study design was implemented in 2023 using a convenience sampling approach.Setting Data on personal burnout, work-related burnout, client burnout, work-life balance and COVID-19 impact were collected electronically and assessed through a gender lens.Participants A sample of 210 nurse leaders filled out the online surveys that were posted on the American Organization for Nursing Leadership and on Facebook.Conclusion Females had significantly higher personal burnout than males (mean 56.2 vs 49.3, F=5.853, p=0.019). …”
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Research on the Restructuring of Urban Administrative Space from the Perspective of Scalar Structuration: A Case Study of Wuhu City in Anhui Province by Ying Wanyun, Luo Xiaolong, Liu Xiaoman, Tang Mi

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