This cross-sectional study investigated women’s empowerment and its associated covariates with 445 women from Iganga and Bugiri districts in eastern Uganda. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews, and the principal component and logistic regression analyses were applied. The results indicate a concerning trend, with almost all (97.3%) of women failing to achieve empowerment, revealing a prevalent state of disempowerment. Women on average were inadequate in six out of ten empowerme...

Sociology  Economics  Nutrition 

Two isotropic harmonic oscillators in a magnetic field on the non-commutative phase space (NCPS) are studied in this paper. We derive the corresponding entanglement entropies of the vacuum state and we find analytically purity function, Hall conductivity and the energy density. Transition-state theory is also developed to examine the purity function and the energy density. By considering the action of the non-commutativity parameters, entanglement and Hall conductivity present a similar...

Mathematical Analysis 

The spatial variability of groundwater storage in Nigeria was investigated using Global Land Data Assimilation System (GLDAS) data over 21 years (2003 and 2023). The spatial and temporal analyses of the data were conducted in Google Earth Engine (GEE) and Python to assess regional and national aquifer responses to environmental change. The time analysis of the data revealed high groundwater recharge rates from 1.2 mm/year (2003-2013) to 14.5 mm/year (2013-2023). Three hydrogeological regions wer...

Environmental Sciences 

Boron (B) is a micronutrient considered essential for coconut cultivation, but its content in tropical soils is often reported as very low, affecting the nutrition and productivity of several crops. Nowadays, the coconut in Latin America and other parts of the world is becoming a relevant issue due to the high number of families depending on its cultivation. However, the matter of soil fertility, where coconut is growing, needs more scientific attention. This is the case of B, which is suggested...

Agricultural Science  Agricultural Engineering 

Introduction: The required immunization coverage of at least 90.0% has not been achieved in most parts of Nigeria. The routine immunization [RI] knowledge, attitude, and practice of mothers towards achieving the recommended coverage for all the vaccines have remained poor in Nigeria, especially in the northern part leading to high morbidity and mortality of children below the age of five years. There were suggestions that a lack of knowledge of the benefits of childhood routine ...

Public Health 

Due to the multiple diseases in the same patients, and the multiple medications they were taking, it was necessary to formulate medications containing two or more pharmaceutical substances to reduce the patient’s dosage and, as a result, reduce side effects. In this study aspirin and clopidogrel were formulated together in a pharmaceutical dosage form that ensures the chemical and physical stability. By wet granulation method as a first layer for clopidogrel as eduragit L100 as a polymer, which ...

High Polymer Chemistry  Medicinal Chemistry  Biochemistry  Physical Chemistry  Analytical Chemistry  Biophysics 

This research investigates Liberians’ food structure and dietary habits from 1961 up to 2022, as well as their environmental impacts. It emphasizes the reliance on rice, cassava, and maize, which are high in calories but lack the necessary nutrients. In this respect, children and women are most often left in a condition of undernourishment. The inevitable urbanization process is also characterized by a situation in which processed food is increasingly the main staple, thus decreasing the diversi...

Food Science & Technology 

The objective guiding this systematic literature review was to assess the role of market efficiency in spices production. The study reviewed 44 international publications from ScienceDirect published from 2010 to 2023 that address the effect of access to market information on spices production, guided by PRISMA-2020 framework. Results from this systematic review suggest that market efficiency has a substantial influence on spice production; access to perfect market information has a significant ...

Economics 

Martial arts, as a traditional sport, offer significant cultural and health benefits, yet students’ cognitive attributions during skill acquisition play a crucial role in their learning outcomes and motivation. This study investigates the cognitive attribution patterns of physical education majors at Zhejiang Normal University, focusing on their psychological states and how these factors influence martial arts learning effectiveness. A total of 80 students participated in a survey, which assesse...

Sports Science 

Over the past decade, opioid-related deaths have surged across Canada, posing a significant public health crisis. This study aims to analyze the trends, risk factors, and socio-demographic impacts of opioid-related fatalities from 2014 to 2024. By utilizing national surveillance data, provincial reports, and peer-reviewed literature, this research examines the underlying drivers of this epidemic, including increased fentanyl contamination, prescription opioid misuse, the COVID-19 pandemic, menta...

Health Policy