In vitro and in vivo investigation of the antibacterial, antivirulence, and antiquorum sensing activities of β-carotene against difficult-to-treat resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Khaled B. Al-Monofy, Ahmed Abdelaziz, Amal M. Abo-Kamar
BACKGROUND: Difficult-to-treat resistant (DTR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa has strong drug resistance and can tolerate a diversity of antibiotics. Infections triggered by DTR P. aeruginosa urgently require …
Prioritising non-native pest species to inform plant health biosecurity policy decisions and to safeguard agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, and livelihoods in Uganda
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Joseph Mulema, Caroline Kukiriza Nankinga, John Patrick Kanahe Kagorora
In recent years, various invasive species have been introduced to sub-Saharan Africa, partly due to insufficient information about potential invasions, which has led countries to …
Molecular Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance in Infectious Diseases: Advances in Therapeutic Strategies and Public Health Interventions
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Swase Dominic Terkimbi, Partick Aja Maduabuchi, Daniel Chans Mwandah
Drug resistance in infectious diseases present a major global health concern, reducing treatment efficacy and increasing morbidity and mortality. Resistance arises from different molecular mechanisms …
Regularizing quantum loss landscapes by noise injection
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Daniil S. Bagaev, Maxim A. Gavreev, Alena S. Mastiukova
The difficulty of training variational quantum algorithms and quantum machine learning models is well established. In particular, quantum loss landscapes are often highly nonconvex and …
Predictors of dual protection use based on information-motivation-behavior skill model among female university students: a cross-sectional study
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Banti Negero Feyisa, Gurmesa Tura Debelew, Zewdie Birhanu Koricha
Background The burden of sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy remain a major health problem disproportionately affecting young woman in sub Saharan Africa. While there …
Gender Disparities in High School Mathematics Achievement: Factors and Interventions
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Shakespear Chiphambo
Gender disparities in mathematics achievement persist in high school settings, influenced by many factors, including sociocultural norms, teaching methodologies, and student self-efficacy. This paper is …
Drivers and levers of the double burden of malnutrition in Cape Town, South Africa: insights from in-depth interviews with multi-sectoral stakeholders
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Nicole M. Holliday, Mulalo Kenneth Muhali, Martina Lembani
BACKGROUND: South Africa faces a high burden of malnutrition, including undernutrition, overweight, obesity, and diet-related non-communicable diseases. This coexistence and interaction of multiple forms of …
Business incubator coaching for small, medium and micro enterprises in South Africa
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Ntombekhaya Cenenda, Musawenkosi D. Saurombe
Background: Economic growth and job creation are focus areas for small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), and effective business coaching for their owners plays a …
Psychosocial impact of cervical cancer diagnosis: a study conducted in the Radiotherapy Department at CHU Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
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KHALFI Samia, Benhaddouch Yassine, Syeda Sakina Mehdi
Background: Cervical cancer is a major public health issue in Morocco, ranking as the second most common cancer among women. Beyond its physical burden, a …
Assessing the genetic diversity of Ethiopian indigenous goat ecotypes at the hemoglobin locus and its associations with morphometric traits
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Kebede Tilahun, Aberra Melesse, Simret Betsha
Genetic variation is the baseline for viability, fitness, survivability, and improvement of livestock raised under diverse agroclimatic conditions. The study aimed to assess the genetic …
Dissecting genomic regions and candidate genes for pod borer resistance and component traits in pigeonpea minicore collection
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Abhinav Moghiya, Rajendra Sudhakar Munghate, Vinay Sharma
Background Pigeonpea is an important leguminous food crop primarily grown in tropical and subtropical regions of the world and is a rich source of high-quality …
Awareness of hypertension-related complications and its determinants among adult hypertensive patients in Ethiopia
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Habtam Reda Chekol, Negesu Gizaw Demissie, Chilot Kassa Mekonnen
Background: Hypertension is a critical medical condition that substantially raises the risk of developing heart, brain, kidney, and other organ-related diseases. Despite its significance, limited …
Effectiveness of food literacy on household food waste in the KwaDukuza municipality, South Africa
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Nosipho Miti, Ashika Naicker, Heleen Grobbelaar
Introduction Every year, over one-third of the consumable food for humans is lost throughout the global food supply chain. In South Africa, almost 10.3 million …
Equitable food systems in practice? The case of smallholders’ marketing of legumes in Malawi
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Mayamiko Nathaniel Kakwera, Daimon Kambewa, Ruth Haug
We assess how Malawian smallholder farmers engage with legume markets in Dowa district and how these markets function to either support or hinder equitable livelihoods. …
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Domestic violence and outcome of pregnancy among pregnant females at Alzahraa University Hospital
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Abeer A. Almowafy, Mona Alsayed Elkafrawy, Doaa Sadek Ahmed
Violence against women is a distressing issue, particularly when the victim is pregnant. However, the pregnancy outcomes of many pregnant women who were subjected to …
Assessing the feasibility of HPV screening for cervical cancer in pregnant women in Ethiopia
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Selamawit Fisseha Mekuria, Nahom Assiged, Habtamu Biazin Kebede
Pregnant women have historically and are currently being excluded from cervical cancer screening in most low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The aim of this study …
Structural features of outdoor latrines influence the abundance of Anopheles gambiae s.l. and Culex quinquefasciatus in a village in Kisumu County, western Kenya
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Noriko Tamari, Heidi E. Brown, Luigi Sedda
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a leading cause of mortality in Kenya, despite concerted efforts in malaria vector control. Reducing outdoor transmission is a key factor in …
Burden of heat stress on residual work capacity among farmers living with chronic HIV in Siaya county, Kenya: a longitudinal observational study protocol
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Daniel Kwaro, Nour Kassem, Stephen Munga
INTRODUCTION: Sub-Saharan Africa, including Siaya County in Kenya, has a high prevalence of chronic HIV infection, which may increase vulnerability to climate-induced heat stress among …
Impact of veriflex and ICL on corneal biomechanics and endothelial cell density
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Passant Sayed Saif, Mohamed Gaber Okasha, Hatem Mahmoud
Abstract To evaluate endothelial cell density (ECD) and corneal biomechanical changes following implantation of Veriflex and Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) phakic intraocular lenses (pIOLs) over …
Factors affecting diabetes related hospitalization and in-hospital outcomes of adults with diabetes in south Ethiopia: A prospective observational study
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Nigist Birhanu, Girma Mamo, Girum Sebsibe shiferaw
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Globally, diabetes mellitus is emerging as one of the most common chronic illnesses, and its prevalence has been increasing in the last …