One-year clinical and radiographic evaluation of young permanent molars treated with brix 3000 vs. papacárie duo: a randomized controlled clinical trial
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Passant H. Hassanein, Abdel Wahab M. Samaha, Azza S. Zakaria
BACKGROUND: Managing deep carious lesions in immature permanent molars presents a clinical challenge. Minimally invasive caries removal helps preserve apexogenesis by minimizing tissue loss. This …
Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea: knowledge, attitude, and practice among pediatric dentists in Egypt: a cross-sectional study
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Mariam Mohsen Aly, Marwa Aly Elchaghaby, Yasmin Mohamed Yousry
BACKGROUND: Pediatric dentists can play a crucial role in detecting, referring, counselling, and treating patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Understanding their knowledge and attitudes …
Quantifying genetic variability and genotype ranking for food quality attributes in white Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata) using a multiple trait selection index
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Alice Adenike Olatunji, Andrew Saba Gana, Kehinde Dele Tolorunse
Introduction: Yield and food product quality are important attributes in the selection of yam (Dioscorea spp.) cultivars. Among yam-based food products, boiled yam and pounded …
Exploring differential privacy in CNNs, LSTMs, GRUs, and RNNs for heartbeat detection from multimodal data
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Osama M. Elkomy, Ehab Rushdy, Sohaila Nasser
Abstract Machine learning techniques in healthcare applications have seen rapid growth. However, the use of sensitive health data raises significant privacy concerns. In this paper, …
Trends and geographic patterns of overweight and obesity among Tanzanian adults: Evidence from the 2010–2022 Demographic and Health Surveys
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Angelina M Lutambi, Gerald Phares Mwing’a, Basiliana Emidi
Overweight and obesity are risk factors for several non-communicable diseases. In Tanzania, despite the increasing public health concern, detailed spatial information on the distribution of …
Avoidable severe morbidity from wound dehiscence after cesarean section: Practice and experience from a tertiary referral hospital in a low-income setting, Tanzania—a mixed-methods study
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Andrew Mgaya, Rebero Samuel, Isaya Erasto Mhando
Introduction: This study aims to determine care-related risk factors and explore the perspectives of women and care providers about complete wound dehiscence after cesarean section …
Psychosocial interventions for people with comorbid substance use disorders in people with severe mental health conditions in low- and middle-income countries: scoping review
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Awoke Mihretu, Abebaw Fekadu, Azeb Asaminew Alemu
BACKGROUND: The high comorbidity of substance use disorders (SUDs) among people with severe mental health conditions (MHCs) poses major challenges to providing effective care, particularly …
Enhancing municipal performance: Analysis of financial sustainability disclosures in South Africa
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Muziwakhe Alfred Tshabalala, Beatah Sibanda
Background: The financial performance of South African (SA) municipalities has been declining, raising concerns about financial sustainability in the public sector. The International Public Sector …
Evaluation of prophylactic and therapeutic activity of camel whey protein and its trypsinized hydrolysate against experimental trichinellosis
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Sara Ahmed Abdel Salam, Aisha El-Attar, Marwa Abdel Aziz
BACKGROUND: To date, control of trichinellosis has been dependent on the conventional chemotherapeutic agent, albendazole (ALB), with its hitherto unsolved flaws, including a serious adverse …
Potassium application methods and natural extracts influence yield components and biochemical traits in Faba bean genotypes
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Mohamed Ebaid, Ayman Abdeldaiem Mohamed, Dalia Elhag
This study investigated the interactive effects of potassium application methods (foliar and soil) and natural extracts (yeast, algae, and molasses) on yield components and biochemical …
Assessment of growth performance of striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) and yield of Guinea grass (Panicum maximum cv. Mombaça) under a biosaline integrated aquaculture-agriculture system
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Khaled Madkour, Fahad Kimera, Muziri Mugwanya
BACKGROUND: With freshwater scarcity and soil infertility being major challenges farmers face in arid and semi-arid regions, a biosaline-integrated aquaculture-agriculture system (IAAS) is key to …
Evaluation of the performance of the Influenza-like Illness (ILI) surveillance system in the Okai Koi North District, Greater Accra Region, 2022
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Doris Aboagyewaa Edu-Quansah, Delia Akosua Bandoh, Elijah Paa Edu- Quansah
BACKGROUND: Influenza-like Illness (ILI) caused by the influenza virus, causes morbidity in Ghana. Records of ILI outbreaks in recent times and the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted …
Comparing efficacy and adherence of smartphone-guided exercises to conventional self-directed exercises for neck pain in office workers: A randomized controlled trial protocol
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Sana Salah, A. Jellad, Manel Mili
BACKGROUND: Self-exercises focusing on strength and endurance training, as well as self-mobilization, are effective in neck pain (NP). This study aims to investigate the differences …
End user experiences of an electronic health records platform in a tertiary hospital system in Kenya
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Anmol Purna Shrestha, Jasmit Shah, Zamanali Khakhar
BACKGROUND: Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems allow health care facilities to provide better care to patients and improve overall provider efficiency. They are vital for …
Facilitators and barriers for completion of the diagnostic process among people with presumed tuberculosis in Central Uganda
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Rebecca Nuwematsiko, Lynn Atuyambe, Vicent Kasiita
Uganda has improved its tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic processes over the years since the scale up of the Xpert MTB/RIF testing in 2012. However, there are …
The association of class II HLA alleles with tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
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Phuti Choshi, Sarah Pedretti, Tafadzwa Chimbetete
Genetic associations within the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) gene complex and linked genes in TB-IRIS outcomes remains population specific and not well understood. Here, we …
Higher education, job or entrepreneurship? Rural high school learners’ perceptions of post-matric options in Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Percyval Bayane, Bright Smith, Enid Manyaku Pitsoane
Background: Making post-matric and career decisions is a significant challenge for rural high school learners in South Africa, where access to career assessments, information and …
Analyzing the relationship between private sector strategic investment interventions and food security outcomes of emerging forestry commercial farmers
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Sandile Jason. Mnikathi, Simphiwe Innocentia Hlatshwayo, Mjabuliseni Simon Cloapas Ngidi
Introduction Food insecurity remains a pressing challenge in developing nations, including South Africa, where many households depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. Integrating forestry emerging …
Prognostic significance of liver affliction in pregnancy related acute kidney injury in an Egyptian cohort
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Rasha Samir Shemies, Eman Nagy, Dalia Younis
Pregnancy related-acute kidney injury (Pr-AKI) is a major public health problem that poses serious maternal and fetal risks, particularly in low-resource settings. Liver affection including …
Optimizing Ghanaian Postgraduate students’ job performance: The impact of polychronicity, work-school facilitation, and organisational support
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Salomey Ofori Appiah, Richard Kofi Boateng
This study examined the influence of polychronicity, work-school facilitation, and organizational support on the job performance of postgraduate students in Ghana. Guided by the Conservation …