Enhancing food security sustainability through digital information extension services in rural Uganda: Maize postharvest evidence-based strategies
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Jackline Estomihi Mayende Kiwelu, Patrick Ngulube
BACKGROUND: Postharvest losses caused by poor drying and storage practices lead to maize waste, reduced food availability, unsafe food due to aflatoxin contamination, and income …
Antiretroviral pause for HIV remission trials: A mixed methods study of people living with HIV in Soweto, South Africa
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Fatima Laher, Mbalenhle Sibiya, Naledi Mahlangu
Trials may pause antiretroviral treatment to study HIV remission, but little is known about the perspectives of people living with HIV in highly prevalent regions. …
A compact ultra-wideband bandstop filter using mu-negative and ENZ metamaterial resonators for multiple advanced wireless communication systems
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Mouhssine Elbathaoui, Nawfal Jebbor, Sudipta Das
A compact ultra-wideband bandstop filter (UWB-BSF) based on a microstrip line and innovative complementary electrical LC (CELC)-loaded metamaterial (MTM) resonators is proposed. These MTM resonators …
A system to rapidly develop a bunyavirus pseudotyped virus neutralisation assay for pandemic preparedness
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Federica Marchesin, Emma M. Bentley, Francis Mutuku
Several Bunyavirales families have been listed as being of high pandemic or epidemic risk by the WHO R&D Blueprint. To support pandemic preparedness and the …
Determinants of neonatal near miss among newborns admitted to SOS Mother & Child Hospital, Benadir region, Somalia: a case-control study
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Hassan Abdullahi Dahie, Falis Ibrahim Mohamud, Mohamed Abdullahi Osman
BACKGROUND: While the birth of a newborn is often a moment of great joy, it can be overshadowed by life-threatening complications that endanger survival in …
Preventive insights and practices of female health professionals regarding cervical cell dysplasia: a cross-sectional study in Egypt
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Mira M. Abu‐Elenin, Marwa A. Shahin, Doaa E. Abdeldaim
BACKGROUND: Cervical dysplasia is preventable through screening methods and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. Cervical cancer (CC) mortality is disproportionately higher in low-and-middle-income nations, which lack …
The Good School Toolkit–Secondary to prevent violence against students: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial
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Jodie Pearlman, Mathew Amollo, Clare Tanton
BACKGROUND: Schools provide a unique opportunity to address multiple forms of violence against adolescents. Yet, few whole-school interventions to comprehensively address physical, sexual and emotional …
Too tired to learn: insomnia, sleep quality, and sleep aid practices among Kasr Al Ainy medical students: a cross-sectional analysis
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Omnia Azmy Nabeh, Rehab Magdy, M. Khalifa
INTRODUCTION: Medical students face a unique set of challenges, including high academic stress, irregular schedules, and clinical responsibilities, which place them at increased risk for …
Trends in uncomplicated and severe malaria following seasonal malaria chemoprevention administration in Nouna, Burkina Faso: a quasi-experimental pre-post study
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Elisabeth Gebreegziabher, Mamadou Ouattara, Mamadou Bountogo
BACKGROUND: While Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) has been adopted as a malaria control strategy in regions with seasonal transmission, continued monitoring and evaluation of its …
Sustainable removal of malachite green from wastewater using mesoporous BaTiO₃: synthesis, characterization, and adsorption performance
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Ahmed Barakat, Wael Ibrahim Mortada, A. M. Abdelghany
Abstract In this study, mesoporous barium titanate (BaTiO₃) was synthesized using a single-step solid-state reaction by blending TiO₂ and BaCO₃ followed by thermal treatment. The …
Characterization of urban mobility behavior in emerging cities of Ethiopia: the case study of Bahir Dar using structural equation modeling
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Tafere Yalew Kassaye, Berhanu Woldetensae, Wim Ectors
An in-depth understanding of travel behavior underpins the development of efficient and sustainable urban transport systems. While several studies have examined aspects of urban mobility …
Monitoring agricultural drought using hyper-temporal satellite observatory indicators
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Damasco Rubangakene, Gloria Peace Lamaro, Atkilt Girma
Abstract Ethiopia is a country frequently portrayed as drought-stricken, yet more than 80% of its population depends on rain-fed Agriculture for their livelihood. In this …
Viral suppression and associated factors after enhanced adherence counseling among people living with HIV with unsuppressed viral loads at tertiary and first-level health facilities in Zambia: A retrospective cohort study
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Chitalu Chanda, Webster C. Chewe, Benson M. Hamooya
People living with HIV (PLHIV) who do not achieve viral suppression on antiretroviral therapy contribute to HIV transmission. Poor adherence is a major factor associated …
Barriers and enablers to help-seeking for common mental disorders among young people in low-income settings: Perspectives from Zimbabwe
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Rufaro Hamish Mushonga, Tarisai Bere, Rebecca Jopling
Common Mental Disorders (CMDs), such as depression and anxiety are highly prevalent, particularly among young people globally. In Zimbabwe, contributing factors like poverty, unemployment, and …
Time-to-death and its predictors among under five children in the developing regions of ethiopia: a cross sectional study
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Gebru Gebremeskel Gebrerufael, Brhane Gebrehiwot Welegebrial, Mehari Gebre Teklezgi
BACKGROUND: The under-five children mortality rate (U5CM) is still a global public health concern, especially in Ethiopia and other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Unfortunately, …
A 1.2-V 7.76-ENOB 1-MS/s single-ended SAR ADC in 65-nm CMOS for biomedical applications
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Kawther I. Arafa, Dina Mohamed Ellaithy, Heba Shawkey
Abstract A successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter (SAR ADC) is a promising approach used in biomedical applications due to its energy-efficiency architecture with less complex …
Integrable and Continuous Solutions of the Nonlinear Delayed Abel Fractal Integral Equation of the Second Kind
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Shaymaa I. Nasim, A. M. A. El‐Sayed, Eman M. A. Hamdallah
In this paper, we define the nonlinear delayed Abel fractal integral equation of the second kind. The existence of solutions in the two classes, of …
Modeling urban malaria infection in Anopheles stephensi hotspot area in Eastern Ethiopia: application of Structural Equation Modeling
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Hailu Merga, Teshome Degefa, Zewdie Birhanu
BACKGROUND: In Ethiopia, the fight against malaria faces significant challenges, including the emergence of insecticide resistance, vector behavioral change, population movement, climate change, civil unrest, …
Exploring the nexus between climate finance, rural–urban disparities, and rural brain drain in Somalia: the mediating role of climate resilience
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Mohamed Ibrahim Nor
Rural brain drain poses a major development challenge in fragile, climate-vulnerable contexts where climate shocks, economic disparities, and weak governance converge. This study investigates how …
‘We do not father another man’s child’: Child adoption among Christians in Enugu-Ezike community
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Ndidiamaka V. Ugwu, Kanayochukwu Michael Okoye
Child adoption is a concept that provides the legal right for a person or persons to assume the parental role for a child who is …