Socioeconomic status and partaking in air pollution monitoring are associated with cookstove usage across three peri-urban communities in sub-Saharan Africa
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Federico Lorenzetti, Emily Nix, Theresa Tawiah
While transitioning from polluting cooking fuels (e.g. wood, charcoal) to cleaner fuels, like liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), can lead to time savings, the amount of …
PM2.5 Exposure and Depression in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Peace Akintunde Akintoye, Emmanuel Orire Ikuomola, Henry Olawale Sawyerr
Exposure to particulate matter (PM2.5) has emerged as a significant risk factor for depression, particularly among pregnant women. This systematic review and meta-analysis investigate the …
Changes in the provision of psychiatric beds and incarceration in the Eastern Mediterranean Region from 1990 to 2022
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Adrian P. Mundt, Mohammad Akbar Paiman, Heyam Fawaz Dalky
Background: Psychiatric bed numbers (general, forensic, and residential) and prison populations are considered indicators of institutionalization. The present study aimed to assess trends in institutional …
Tax compliance burden on SMEs in Durban: Perspectives from tax practitioners and business owners
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Lungisani Lucky Buthelezi, Lesley Stainbank, Mary Mutanda
The purpose of the study was to examine small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and tax practitioners’ perspectives on the effect of the cost of tax …
STRIDE-Based Threat Modeling and Risk Assessment Framework for IoT-enabled Smart Healthcare Systems
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Zineb Nadifi, Mariyam Ouaissa, Mariya Ouaissa
The increase in the evolution of Internet of Things (IoT) architectures and their use in different domains, such as agriculture, smart cities/homes, industry, transport and …
Novel Framework for Robust Gene Selection and Accurate Multi-Cancer Classification
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Sara Haddou Bouazza
This study presents the ensemble adaptive gene selection and classification framework (EAGSCF), a novel method for cancer classification using high-dimensional gene expression data. EAGSCF integrates …
Manufacture of low thermal conductivity cordierite ceramic foam based on low-cost waste and raw materials
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Esmat M. A. Hamzawy, Bassem S. Nabawy, Gehan T. El‐Bassyouni
Abstract Magnesite, silica fumes, and aluminum slag were used to create foam cordierite ceramic material. During the sintering process, cordierite ceramic was formed at temperatures …
Interaction of contextual, setting and implementation factors on a podoconiosis intervention in Rural Ethiopia: Results from a qualitative study
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Kibur Engdawork, Getnet Tadele, Gail Davey
Social science perspectives enable more holistic approaches to the evaluation of health interventions. Balance between context, setting and implementation is key to the sustainable impact …
Evaluating the Efficiency of Areke Distillation Process Using the Traditional Method of Distillation and Double Pipe Distillation: A Traditional Ethiopian Beverage
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Mulugeta Fentahun, Ayinalem Worku
Background Areke is a popular traditional distilled beverage in semi-urban and rural areas in Ethiopia. Traditional areke distillation uses an open fire system which consumes …
Cerebral oxygenation during submaximal and peak exercise for sedentary adults with and without down syndrome
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Pieter‐Henk Boer
Background Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) are born with or develop many physical limitations which affect their quality of life. Although studies involving cerebral oxygenation …
Record linkage without patient identifiers: Proof of concept using data from South Africa’s national HIV program
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Khumbo Shumba, Jacob Bor, Cornelius Nattey
Linkage between health databases typically requires patient identifiers such as names and personal identification numbers. We developed and validated a record linkage strategy to combine …
Rural South African mothers’ perspectives on strategies to mitigate cerebral palsy caregiving
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Ngokwana Rachamose
Background: Ample evidence suggests that primary caregivers of children with cerebral palsy experience barriers relating to their caregiving role; however, these caregivers also reported encountering …
Implementation of the electronic community health information system in rural East Shewa zone, Eastern Ethiopia: a CFIR-ERIC framework for facilitators, barriers and implementation strategies
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Serbesa Dereje Degaga, Solomon Shiferaw Yesuf, Girma Taye Aweke
Background: The Electronic Community Health Information System (eCHIS) is a key initiative of Ethiopian government to digitize the Health Extension Program and enhance community health …
Two unreported lecanoric acid derivatives isolated from Chaetomium globosum KM651986 and their anti-diabetic effect
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Rehab Ali Hussein, Enaam M. AbouZeid, Dalia O. Saleh
The genus Chaetomium, Chaetomiaceae, is a promising source of secondary metabolites with proven pharmacological activities. In the present study, a new strain of Chaetomium globosum …
Lack of knowledge of stakeholders in the pork value chain: Considerations for transmission and control of Taenia solium and Toxoplasma gondii in Burundi
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Salvator Minani, Jean‐Bosco Ntirandekura, Koen Peeters Grietens
Taenia solium and Toxoplasma gondii are important foodborne zoonotic parasites that cause substantial health and economic impacts worldwide. In Burundi, there was a lack of …
Effect of bundling auricular acupressure and fluid restriction program on salivary flow rate and fluid control adherence among children undergoing hemodialysis: a randomized control trial
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Zohour Ibrahim Rashwan, Marwa Mahmoud Abdellah, Ferial Moursi
BACKGROUND: The adverse effect of chronic kidney disease extends far beyond the primary impact on kidney function. Children undergoing Haemodialysis (HD) develop several oral complications …
Clinico-pathological and treatment characteristics of HIV and non-HIV related vulvar cancers: Analysis of a South African cohort
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Adekunle Emmanuel Sajo, Edwin Mnisi, Sheynaz Bassa
OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this study was to describe the clinical, pathological and treatment characteristics of patients with vulvar cancer who had surgery and …
Systematic review of risk assessment tools for post-discharge mortality among children in sub-Saharan Africa
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Ramya Ginjupalli, Kaitlin Cole, Karim Manji
Post-discharge mortality is increasingly recognized as a major contributor to the high burden of childhood mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Accurate identification of children at risk …
Validation of a risk-prediction model for pediatric post-discharge mortality after hospital admission for infection in Rwanda: A prospective cohort study
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Anneka Hooft, Christian Umuhoza, Jessica Trawin
Mortality following hospital discharge remains a significant threat to child health, particularly in resource-limited settings. The Smart Discharges risk-prediction models use simple clinical, socio-behavioral, and …
Whole genome-based reclassification of several species of the genus Nonomuraea
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Noureddine Bouras, Imen Nouioui, Guendouz Dif
Earlier classification methods lacked the resolution necessary to delineate species comparing to current standards, particularly since a significant number of bacterial taxa were described before …