Systematic experimental evaluation of EB and NSM FRP strengthening configurations for RC beams: strength, ductility, and failure mechanisms
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E. A. HASSAN, Mohamed S. Zahran, A. OSMAN
M2retinexformer: Multi-Modal Retinexformer For Low-Light Image Enhancement
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Youssef Aboelwafa, Hicham G. Elmongui, Marwan Torki
Low-light image enhancement is challenging due to complex degradations, including amplified noise, artifacts, and color distortion. While Retinex-based deep learning methods have achieved promising results, …
Digital literacy and academic performance in visual arts teacher education in Ghana
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Prosper Setsoafia, Harry Barton Essel, Akosua Tachie-Menson
Abstract Despite growing evidence that digital literacy supports student learning, little is known about its relationship to perceived academic performance among pre-service visual arts teachers, …
Enhancing disease surveillance in Nigeria through machine learning: opportunities, challenges and strategic recommendations
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Lukman Jibril Aliyu, Abbas Bashir Umar, Saifuddeen Kamfut Sani
Abstract Disease surveillance is fundamental to public health, enabling timely outbreak detection, efficient resource allocation, and evidence-based policymaking. In Nigeria, the Integrated Disease Surveillance and …
Enhanced magnetoelectric coupling in praseodymium-doped multiferroïc bismuth ferrites
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A. AMOURI, D. Dhruv, W. Dimassi
Contextual barriers and facilitators influencing implementation fidelity of school-based preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis: A qualitative study in two endemic districts in the Central Region, Ghana
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Haruna Moshi, Betwel J. Msugupakulya, Mahnaz Vahedi
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis remains a significant neglected tropical disease of public health concern, particularly in Sub-Saharan African countries, including Ghana. For decades, school-based preventive chemotherapy (PC) …
Start4All: Protocol for a diagnostic accuracy evaluation of tuberculosis screening and diagnostic tests and test algorithms, in the community and lower care levels in seven high burden countries
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Rachel L. Byrne, Marc Y R Henrion, Emily R. Adams
BACKGROUND: Despite advances in TB care, approximately 2.4 million people with TB remain undiagnosed or unreported each year. A key contributor to these ‘missed millions’ …
Hybrid chemical and physical activation techniques for engineering hierarchical pore structures in activated carbon for enhanced adsorption performance
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Mahmoud M. S. Ali, A.T. Kassem
Abstract This study explores the synergistic impact of hybrid chemical activation (CA) and physical activation (PA) on creating hierarchical pore structures in activated carbons (ACs) …
Evaluation of the biodistribution of [99mTc]Tc-PSMA-GCK01 SPECT/CT in a prospective, intraindividual comparison with [68Ga]PSMA-11 PET/CT for phenotyping in mCRPC prior to PSMA-targeted radioligand therapy
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Emil Novruzov, Eduards Mamlins, Joseph Kabunda
Abstract Background PSMA-PET/CT became an important means for prostate cancer management. The high-resolution and signal-to-noise ratio of PET is mandatory in primary staging or biochemical …
Epidemics of Northern Leaf Blight (Exserohilum turcicum) as Influenced by Epidemiological Drivers and Agronomic Factors in the Major Maize-Growing Agro-Ecologies of Ethiopia
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Mesele Haile, Zelalem Bekeko, Dagne Wegary
Integrating genomic additive relationship matrices improves the efficiency in diploid banana breeding.
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Violet Akech, Rony Swennen, Therése Bengtsson
) parents, generated at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Arusha. The genomic-based relationship matrices were constructed using a set of 2792 filtered single-nucleotide …
Enhancing growth and graft success of shea (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn) through targeted inoculation with indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
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Abdel Aziz Ben Yaya ZOUNGRANA, Hadou Haro, Madina Alima Tapsoba
Abstract Vitellaria paradoxa is a keystone species in West African agroforestry systems, but its regeneration is constrained by slow juvenile growth and low graft success. …
Family planning self-care: From global frameworks to local meaning, perceptions, experiences and opportunities in Niger
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Jean Christophe Fotso, Elikem Togo, Dieudonné Bidashimwa
Family planning (FP) self-care is a strategic pillar for advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and mitigating health workforce shortages. However, a significant disconnect persists between …
Machine learning–enhanced detection of climate regime shifts in the West African Sahel
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Mbayang Thiam, Abdoulaye Faty, Awa Niang
Acceptability of advanced Controlled Human Infection Models: The case of a pneumococcal challenge in people living with HIV and mycobacterial challenge with Bacillus Calmette Guerin in Malawi
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Anthony Emeritus Chirwa, Charity Gunda, Shalom Songolo
Controlled Human Infection Models (CHIM) in which volunteers are experimentally exposed to pathogens are used to study pathogenesis and down select among treatment and vaccine …
Ecosystem services and livelihood pathways: the nexus between biodiversity governance and environmental justice in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Kablan Antoine Effossou, Philani Moyo
Mountain ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africa provide critical services such as water regulation, soil fertility, and biodiversity conservation, yet they face increasing vulnerability from climate variability …
Modelling potential habitat suitability of three invasive alien plant species under projected climate scenarios and land-use/land-cover change in the Lake Zone of Tanzania
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Neema C. Mtenga, Ng’winamila Donald Kasongi, Jan Rudolf Karl Lehmann
Invasive alien plant species pose significant ecological and socio-economic risks across East Africa, yet invasion risk assessments in Tanzania have largely relied on single-species and …
Mucosal IgA to pre-fusion F protein predicts protection from RSV infection in a high burden setting
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David B. Hodgson, Sheikh Jarju, Laura Gatcombe
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes over 100,000 annual deaths, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries, yet immunological correlates of protection remain poorly defined in high-burden …
Creating complete life histories of individual female tsetse (Glossina spp) to study the effects of meteorological conditions on fly size in Zimbabwe
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John W. Hargrove, Faikah Bruce, John V. Van Sickle
Using novel methodologies and ovarian dissection, we constructed life histories for ~90,000 female Glossina pallidipes and G. m. morsitans collected in Zimbabwe (1988-1999). Temperature-dependent development …
Cloud-based Electronic Health Records (EHR) adoption rate in Nigeria: barriers and performance bottlenecks
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Olumhense Benedict Adoghe, Ikharo A. Braimoh, Henry Erialuode Amhenrior
Abstract Background While cloud-based Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are crucial to improving service quality and operational efficiency, uptake is still variable across low-income and middle-income …