Challenges and opportunities in French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production and Market outlet in Togo: prospects and future perspectives
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Essohouna Modom Banla, Aboudoulaye Bifai Soule, Obaiya Utoblo
Background French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivation plays a growing role in vegetable farming systems in Togo by contributing to both household food security and …
Linkages and determinants of investments in sustainable land management innovations among smallholder farmers in Central Ethiopia
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Alemayehu Temesgen Gebremikael, Aklilu Abera Shamalo
Sustainable land management (SLM) as a strategic tool for sustainable agriculture is being developed globally and widely required and implemented in developing continents, such as …
Social equity in Ethiopian infants’ breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices: a birth cohort study
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Amare Tariku, Kassahun Alemu, Joanna Schellenberg
INTRODUCTION: Monitoring social equity in infant feeding is essential to track countries’ progress towards global child nutrition and survival targets. We aimed to examine social …
Preferences for long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis service delivery among male and female sex workers in Uganda: A discrete choice experiment
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Richard Muhindo, Rachel King, Andrew Mujugira
In Sub-Saharan Africa, limited data exist on the delivery of injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). We explored service delivery preferences for injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) among …
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding tetanus: a case of healthcare workers in the emergency and intensive care departments of a regional hospital in the northern region of Morocco
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Nadira Mourabit, Khadija Elwardi, Younes Mahrach
BACKGROUND: Tetanus is a potentially fatal, vaccine-preventable infection caused by Clostridium tetani. Healthcare workers play a crucial role in preventing this disease and managing infections …
Malaria among schoolchildren in urban, peri-urban and rural settings in Eastern Ethiopia: repeated cross section study
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Hailu Merga, Teshome Degefa, Zewdie Birhanu
BACKGROUND: Despite malaria control efforts, schoolchildren continue to exhibit high malaria prevalence. While multiple studies report varying malaria prevalence among schoolchildren across Africa, there is …
Socio-demographic factors associated with incomplete vaccination or non-vaccination among children aged 12–23 months in Sierra Leone
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Dove Djossaya, Thompson Igbu, Desmond Kangbai
BACKGROUND: Childhood vaccination coverage in Sierra Leone remains unsatisfactory despite multiple efforts made by health authorities to enhance collective immunity of the population, especially for …
Health Expenditures and Social Sustainability in Nigeria: A Disaggregated Grossman Analysis of Short-Run Gains and Long-Run Paradoxes
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Pureheart Ogheneogaga Irikefe, Jonathan Ojarikre Oniore, Mohammad Falahat
Background Global health expenditure has increased dramatically in the past decades, yet poor health outcomes in many emerging markets, including Nigeria, pose efficiency and sustainability …
Study and Assessment of Trace Metal Contamination (As, Cd, Pb and Hg) in Water Resources from the Headwaters of the Ouémé and Pendjari Watersheds in the Copargo Municipality, Northwestern Benin
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K. Kondo, Ibrahim Tchakala, Wèré Gédéon Sambienou
Headwaters, considered strategic zones for preserving water resources and crucial for evaluating water quality and streamflow, have been increasingly subjected to anthropogenic pressure in recent …
Perceptions of TVET instructors on the involvement of enterprises in cooperative training
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Kebede Soressa Guta
Abstract The government of Ethiopia provides TVET in a cooperative modality, which requires the active involvement of enterprises. The study was conducted to investigate the …
Where did the river go? Testing the hypothesis of rivers discharging into the Gulf of Sirt (East Mediterranean) during the late Pleistocene
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Barbara Mauz, Esam O. Abdulsamad, Saleh A. Emhanna
Large quantities of freshwater supplied by rivers are, amongst other factors, required to slow down deep-water ventilation and allow sapropels to form. Spatial distribution of …
Longitudinally investigating patterns of maternal psychological distress in a South African birth cohort
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Rae MacGinty, Nadia Hoffman, Nastassja Koen
BACKGROUND: Psychological distress, a broad construct that encompasses of a range of emotional difficulties—including depression and anxiety—is prevalent during pregnancy and postnatally with up to …
Symptomatic 10-year-old with a large right atrial aneurysm and a secundum atrial septal defect: a case report
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Herbert Ariaka, Aisha Nakato, Twalib Aliku
BACKGROUND: Right atrial aneurysms are rare. If left untreated, they can result in arrhythmias, heart failure, catastrophic rupture, and thromboembolic phenomena. CASE PRESENTATION: We present …
Why are toilets not used? Using system effects modelling to understand stakeholder perceptions on the impacts and barriers to Taenia solium control in Eastern and Western Uganda
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Nicholas Ngwili, Salaviriuse Ahimbisibwe, Derrick Noah Sentamu
Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis in humans and pigs remains endemic to Uganda. Although, looking at the lifecycle of the parasite, the risk factors are well known, …
Factors associated with HIV status non-disclosure among people entering care at IeDEA sites in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study
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Gabriel Tchatchouang Mabou, Ellen Brazier, Peter Vanes Ebasone
BACKGROUND: While non-disclosure of HIV status may protect people living with HIV (PLWH) against stigma, discrimination, and violence, disclosure may facilitate access to social support …
Perceptions of South Africa’s master of public health graduates on the degree’s contribution to their leadership at work and in society
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Virginia Zweigenthal, Nicola Christofides, Thembelihle Dlungwane
Introduction: Integrating public health functions into national health systems is essential to enhance population health. The Master of Public Health (MPH) degree is an important …
The new generalized odd Median Based Unit Rayleigh
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Iman Attia
Introduction In this paper, the author presents the generalized form of the Median-Based Unit Rayleigh (MBUR) distribution, a novel statistical distribution that is specifically defined …
Energy-Aware Real-Time Scheduling of Sporadic Tasks Using a Hybrid Genetic Algorithm with EDF and DVFS
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Ibrahim Gharbi, Hamza Gharsellaoui, Sadok Bouamama
This paper outlines a hybrid scheduling approach for multiprocessor real-time embedded systems. The proposed hybrid scheduler for multiprocessor real-time embedded systems integrates Earliest-Deadline-First (EDF) priorities …
EmotionNet: A Novel Hybrid Deep Learning Model for Arabic Speech Emotion Recognition
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Mourad Belhadj, Mihoub Mazouz, Dalal Djeridi
This study presents EmotionNet, a novel hybrid deep learning model designed for Arabic speech emotion recognition. EmotionNet integrates a Variational Auto-Encoder (VAE) for latent representation …
Aedes mosquito distribution across urban and peri-urban areas of Kinshasa city, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Victoire Nsabatien, Josué Zanga, Nono Mvuama
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Aedes mosquitoes are vectors of medically important arboviruses, mediating the transmission of yellow fever, dengue, and chikungunya. However, …