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School–Community Perceptions Shaping Girls’ Participation in STEM Education: Empirical Evidence from Nyagatare District, Rwanda

Research Journal of Education, Teaching and Curriculum Studies
Persistent gender disparities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education continue to limit girls’ full participation, particularly in rural and under-resourced contexts.
Jean Paul Uzabakiriho, Gaspard Gaparayi, Irénée Ndayambaje, Dorothy Tukahabwa   +3 more
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Refining early detection of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Rwanda: Leveraging predictive symptom clusters to enhance case definitions

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Background: Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) poses a significant global health risk due to its high case fatality rates (24%-88%) and the diagnostic challenges posed by its nonspecific early symptoms, which overlap with other febrile illnesses like malaria ...
Olivier Nsekuye, Frederick Ntabana, Hugues Valois Mucunguzi, Ziad El-Khatib, Eric Remera, Lyndah Makayotto, Menelas Nkeshimana, David Turatsinze, Frederic Ntirenganya, Semakula Muhammed, Athanase Rukundo, Brian Chirombo, Richard Muvunyi, Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Pacifique Nizeyimana, Yvan Butera, Sabin Nsanzimana, Edson Rwagasore   +17 more
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Teachers' Understanding of Play-Based Learning Implementation on Students' Achievement

Universal Journal of Educational Research
This study explored the integration of play-based learning strategies within teaching practices, examining the types of activities, their frequency, and alignment with the curriculum.
Onesme Niyibizi, John Peter Kazinyirako, Jean Baptiste Gasigwa, Anne Marie Mukeshimana, Jean Nepomuscene Singirankabo, Cyprien Bintunimana, Vedaste Mutarutinya   +6 more
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Severe Anemia by a Leech Infestation in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report [PDF]

Rwanda Medical Journal, 2020
CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a five-year-old female patient who presented to the Rwanda Military Hospital for left ear foreign body. She had a background of hematemesis and body weakness and was found to have severe anemia.
D. Rutagumba, B. Niyoyita, R. Nyirasafari   +2 more
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gastric Rupture in Pregnancy: Case Series from a Tertiary Institution in Rwanda and Review of the Literature

American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2016
Background Gastric rupture is a rare, life-threatening condition during pregnancy. Case study We present three cases of gastric perforation during pregnancy and the puerperium.
David Ntirushwa, Stephen Rulisa, Febronie Muhorakeye, Lisa Bazzett-Matabele, Theogene Rurangwa, Maria Small   +5 more
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Use of trained scent dogs for detection of COVID-19 and evidence of cost-saving

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
BackgroundOne of the lessons learned from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is the importance of early, flexible, and rapidly deployable disease detection methods.
Leon Mutesa, Leon Mutesa, Gashegu Misbah, Eric Remera, Hans Ebbers, Esther Schalke, Patrick Tuyisenge, Reuben Sindayiheba, Clement Igiraneza, Jeanine Uwimana, Diane Mbabazi, Epimaque Kayonga, Michel Twagiramungu, Denyse Mugwaneza, Leandre Ishema, Yvan Butera, Yvan Butera, Clarisse Musanabaganwa, Clarisse Musanabaganwa, Edson Rwagasore, Friederike Twele, Sebastian Meller, Albert Tuyishime, Robert Rutayisire, Marilyn Milumbu Murindahabi, Lindsay A. Wilson, Noella Bigirimana, Holger A. Volk, Vedaste Ndahindwa, Benoit Kayijuka, Edward J. Mills, Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Sabin Nsanzimana   +32 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen, Gashaw T. Abate, Seid Yimam, Rui Benfica, David J. Spielman, Frank Place   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source