Imputing Missing Precipitation Data at Benin Synoptic Stations (West Africa) by Using Machine Learning Methods
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Mawinesso Gnonyi N’Kaina, Médard Noukpo Agbazo, Gabin Koto N’Gobi
Factorized vs. Normalized Spectra: Comparative Spectrophotometric Approaches for Enhancing the Resolution of Zero-Order Absorption Spectra of Olanzapine and Fluoxetine in Mixtures
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Khaled Hesham, Hend Z. Yamani, Shereen M. Tawakkol
Inertia or unanticipated bottlenecks? Exploring stakeholder perspectives on the implementation determinants of the national alcohol policy five years post-enactment in Zambia
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Adam Silumbwe, Miguel San Sebastiån, Joseph Mumba Zulu
BACKGROUND: Alcohol use accounts for a huge proportion of the global burden of disease, and many countries grapple with its severe negative social and health …
Determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding in Côte d’Ivoire: a hospital-based study
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Kouakou Kouamé Cyprien, Djivohessoun Augustine, Djoman Isabelle
BACKGROUND: Early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF), defined as putting the newborn to the breast within the first hour of life, is a cost-effective and evidence-based …
Synergistic immunostimulation between Leishmania donovani antigen and Carissa edulis in BALB/c mice with visceral leishmaniasis
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Judith Njeri, Joshua M. Mutiso, Rebeccah M. Ayako
Harnessing spent granular activated carbon from point-of-use water treatment for anaerobic digestion enhancement: characterization and pretreatment effects
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J. B. Kemirembe, A. Ayor, Timothy Kayondo
Abstract As an alternative to environmentally unfriendly disposal of spent activated carbon (SAC) from point-of-use water treatment systems, this study harnessed SAC as a co-substrate …
Impact of climate change on millet yield under different fertilization levels in three agroecological zones of Niger Republic
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Ali Malam Labo Mohamed, Seyni Salack, Siyabusa Mkuhlani
The study investigates the impact of climate change on pearl millet production in Niger, focusing on projected changes in temperature and rainfall. The research uses …
The asymmetric impact of tourism on economic growth: empirical evidence from Madagascar
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Franck Maminirina Ramaharo
This paper examines the asymmetric relationship between tourism development and economic growth in Madagascar using the Nonlinear Autoregressive Distributed Lag (NARDL) model and annual data …
Medical and health students’ insights into mycetoma: A survey-based study on knowledge and clinical practices
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Ali Awadallah Saeed, Samira M. E. Hussein, Ahmad Mohammad Al Zamel
BACKGROUND: Mycetoma poses significant public health challenges, especially in resource-limited settings. Well-trained healthcare professionals with both comprehensive knowledge and practical skills are essential in combating …
Performance of the low-cost phenotypic thin-layer agar MDR/XDR-TB Colour Test (first generation, 1G, Color Plate Test) for identifying drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in a resource-limited setting
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Binyam Mebrat, Juan Ignacio García, Yimtubezenash Woldeamanuel
BACKGROUND: The accessible, easy to use and timely, diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) drug-susceptibility, is often challenging, particularly in resource-constrained settings. We therefore evaluated the phenotypic …
Clinicopathological profile and survival in children with parameningeal rhabdomyosarcoma in resource-limited settings: A single-center experience from Uganda
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Richard Nyeko, Fadhil Geriga, Racheal Angom
BACKGROUND: Parameningeal rhabdomyosarcoma (PM-RMS) represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), given its location and its propensity for local …
Lattice-Based Post-Quantum Access Control with Fair Resource Allocation via Convex Optimization
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Rex Igwe
South African Participants’ Journey Through Their Sibling’s Autism Diagnosis
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Fatima Abdulla, Heidi Lourens
Evaluation of translucency, color stability, and surface roughness of advanced lithium silicate ceramics before and after thermocycling
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Ghada Essam, Bassem Kandil, Amr Saleh El-Etreby
Determinants of cholera fatalities in Malawi: A case-control study of patient-level and clinical management factors in the 2022–23 outbreak
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Ronald Chitatanga, Alex Thawani, Hope Michael Chadwala
Malawi experienced its deadliest cholera outbreak in 2022, reporting over 50,000 cases and more than 1,700 deaths. This situation was further exacerbated by the Tropical …
Decoupling of vegetation from rainfall in Nigeria’s drylands under demographic pressure
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Mubarak Mahmud, Alexis Roy, Hamadou Balde
Impact of bacteria with biofertilizing potentials and water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) compost on plant growth parameters
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Roseline Ngozi Akwukwaegbu, Peter Ikechukwu Akwukwaegbu, H. O. Stanley
The associations between Schistosoma mansoni infection, pre-treatment symptoms, praziquantel side effects, and treatment efficacy in Ugandan school-aged children
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Huanghehui Yu, Moses Arinaitwe, Moses Adriko
BACKGROUND: Over 240 million people have schistosomiasis. Mass drug administration (MDA) with the anthelmintic praziquantel is the cornerstone of control. Treatment side effects are commonly …
Evaluation of occupational health and safety in formal and informal sectors, 2024 - Freetown, Sierra Leone: A workplace-base survey
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Bockarie Pompay Sesay, Abdul Rahman Conteh, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru
Temporal Dynamics of HIV Testing as a Predictor of Facility Delivery among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW): Evidence from the Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Surveys (2005–2015)
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Hilary Takunda Takawira, Panashe Nyengera