Enhancing Geometry Learning with Mobile Augmented Reality: Evaluating the GeoFormeAR Application in Middle School Education
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Hajar Zekeik, Sara Mouali, Mohammed Lamartı Sefian
Augmented reality (AR) has attracted significant attention and has become an important topic for many professionals and researchers. This is due to the capability of …
Prevalence and predictors of anemia among HIV-positive women in Ethiopia: findings from the Ethiopian demographic and health survey
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Michael Getie, Gizeaddis Belay, Teshiwal Deress
Background Anemia is a significant health issue among HIV-positive women in Ethiopia, adversely affecting their quality of life and disease progression. Limited data exist on …
Decomposing the gap in under-five mortality determinants between the low- and high-risk regions of Nigeria
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Sunday A. Adedini, Elhakim Ibrahim, Hassan Seun Ogunwemimo
Nigeria has the highest burden of under-five mortality (U5M) in the world and contributes 17% of the global childhood deaths. The high national average of …
Rituximab therapy in patients with treatment-refractory hypersensitivity pneumonitis
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Yosri Mohamed Kamel Akl, Safy Zahid Kaddah, Shereen Medhat Nassar
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) presents with a highly variable clinical course, and traditional treatment includes systemic corticosteroids and strict antigen avoidance. The objective of this study …
Did magmatism of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) extend to the proto-Cameroon Line in the Gulf of Guinea (West/Central Africa)?
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Takeshi Hasegawa, Festus Tongwa Aka, Hikaru Iwamori
Abstract Pre-Gondwana breakup configurations suggest that the Borborema Province of Northeast Brazil and the areas of present-day Gulf of Guinea in West/Central Africa formed a …
Can AI think like a lawyer? Evaluating generative AI in South African law
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Donrich Thaldar
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being explored as a tool for legal research and reasoning, yet its effectiveness in applying South African legal principles remains …
Solvability of a Nonlocal Integral Problem of Integro-Mixed-Differential Equation Constrained by a Nonlinear Caputo-Fractional Order Constraint
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A. M. A. El‐Sayed, Hanadi Zahed, Amna B. Humieda
In this work, we study the constrained problem of a nonlocal integral problem of a functional integrodifferential (mixed integer and fractional) equation under a nonlinear …
Time to first dose of measles-containing vaccine and associated factors among infants in Ethiopia: a survival analysis from performance monitoring for action data
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Eyob Tilahun Abeje, Ermias Bekele Enyew, Chala Daba
Introduction: The measles-containing vaccine (MCV) is a live attenuated vaccine that helps to develop lifelong immunity, and it prevents measles outbreak when administered at the …
From period poverty to policy change: advancing menstrual health as a public health priority in Nigeria
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Francisca Ogochukwu Onukansi
Period poverty, the lack of access to menstrual products, adequate sanitation, and reliable health information, continues to undermine the health, dignity, and opportunities of millions …
Creating multilingual spaces through arts-based methods in foundation phase classrooms
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Shine Aung
This article considers how the use of multiple languages and the incorporation of arts-based methods in the Foundation Phase (Grades 1 to 3) classroom led …
Factors contributing to human and veterinary medicine shortages in developing countries: perspectives of suppliers and regulators in Namibia
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Kavitjiukua Uahupirapi, Saren Shifotoka, Vulika Nangombe
BACKGROUND: Medicine shortages remain a pervasive global public health challenge, particularly affecting import-dependent countries with limited local manufacturing capacity. Namibia's reliance on pharmaceutical imports makes …
Exploring the clinical utility of postural outcome tools for back and neck pain clinical outcomes: a systematic scoping review
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Chinonso Nwamaka Igwesi-Chidobe, Esther U Anih, Grace Nneoma Emmanuel
The role of posture in spinal pain is unclear which might be linked to characteristics of postural outcome measures. This systematic scoping review mapped the …
Dissecting fuel demand elasticities in Ghana: A quantile regression analysis using the Marshallian demand framework
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Felix Takyi, Anthony Adu‐Asare Idun, Patrick Kwashie Akorsu
Our study investigates fuel demand elasticities in Ghana by assessing consumer responses to income and price changes using the Marshallian demand framework. Applying Ensemble Empirical …
Community perceptions and practices on hepatic veno-occlusive disease in Tigray, Ethiopia: An explorative study challenging the attribution to Ageratum conyzoides
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Mekonnen Haileselassie, Yimer Mulugeta Agga, Ataklti Gebretsadik
BACKGROUND: Hepatic veno-occlusive disease (HVOD) is a rare but severe condition characterized by the blockage of microscopic veins in the liver due to endothelial damage, …
Contingent coherence and relational inclusion: women, work, and invisible illness
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Armand Bam, Joy Lulema
This article explores how professionally employed women living with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a chronic, fluctuating, and largely invisible illness, navigate the relational and emotional …
Drought resistance of Argania spinosa L. colonized by the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis varies according to accession
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Matike Ganoudi, Soumia El Malahi, Nouhaila Manan
Rhizophagus irregularis MUCL 41833 on three argan ( Argania spinosa L. Skeels) accessions (Tidzi, Mejji, and City Hanchan) under well-watered (100% field capacity) and water-stressed …
Quantification of end-of-life tyres in West Africa—developing a region-wide estimation framework
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Mona-Maria Narra, Komi Agboka, Satyanarayana Narra
End-of-life tyres (ELTs) represent a significant environmental and public health challenge across West Africa, yet fundamental data on ELT generation rates remain largely unavailable for …
Syndemic mapping of HIV and other STIs in KwaZulu-Natal: a Bayesian spatio-temporal modeling approach using latent constructs
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Exaverio Chireshe, Retius Chifurira, Jesca Mercy Batidzirai
Syndemics involving Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain a major public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, and understanding their spatial …
Prevalence and factors associated with postpartum depressive symptoms among mothers who gave birth within the past 12 months in Ghana: mixed-method study
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Leticia Tornyevah, Samuel Bosomprah, Anjali Sharma
BACKGROUND: Postpartum depressive symptoms (PPDS) are mental health concerns, characterised by sadness, anxiety and suicidal ideation. AIMS: We aimed to estimate the prevalence of PPDS, …
Inhibitory effects of four antidiabetic medicinal plants on advanced glycation end-products formation: A phytochemical and pharmacological evaluation
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Oluwaseyefunmi Iyabo Adeniran, Sechene Stanley Gololo
Introduction: Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) are important players in the development of diabetes complications, making their inhibition a key therapeutic target. This study examined the …