Evaluation of a tele-refraction model to address the lack of human resources in Kenya
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Shadrack Muma, Jyoti Naidoo, Khathutshelo Percy Mashige
BACKGROUND: Uncorrected Refractive Errors (URE) constitute a significant public health concern in Kenya, where limited availability of qualified eye care professionals continues to impede equitable …
Financial Development, Foreign Direct Investment, and Private Sector Development in Sierra Leone: Evidence from ARDL and Granger Causality Analysis (1996–2024)
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Peter Makieu, Saffa Mohamed Massaquoi, Abdulai Sillah
Phenotypic and SSR marker-based selection of M4 bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) putative mutant lines adapted to limited water availability in Egypt
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A. S. ANTER, G. M. SAMAHA
Statistical projections of the mean changes in intra-seasonal rainfall characteristics over Zambia from the reference period 1971-2000 to the future 2021-2050.
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Nephat Mwanza, Suman Jain
As the Earth continues to warm, extreme seasonal precipitation events such as dry spells, floods, and droughts are expected to become more frequent and severe …
Government-led energy initiatives: a systematic literature review on strategies for sustainability and transition
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Lebogang Tlowana, Mampilo M. Phahlane, Avrill Mukhithi
Introduction The accelerated growth of energy demand across multiple economic sectors compels strategic responsiveness from national energy departments to achieve reliable energy provisions. Nevertheless, aligning …
Transmission dynamics of dengue–Zika co-infection with antibody-dependent enhancement, cross-immunity, and vaccination: backward bifurcation analysis and data calibration
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Thomas Onoja, Benson Ade Eniola Afere, Ayodele Gabriel Fasanya
The co-circulation of dengue virus (DENV) and Zika virus (ZIKV) in Aedes aegypti-endemic regions creates a significantly more dangerous epidemiological landscape than either pathogen alone. …
Digital communication tools used to promote healthy lifestyles: an overview of reviews from the BRIDGE project
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Khaoula El Kinany, Amira Abdelhamid, Arnold Benedict
Introduction: The widespread use of digital communication tools can contribute to promoting healthy behaviors within the population. The main aim of this study is to …
Isolation and preliminary characterization of a glucan-type exopolysaccharide produced by Bacillus tequilensis strain HH from Egyptian fermented cucumber
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H. R. Heba, Mai Amer, Mahmoud M. A. Elsayed
Exopolysaccharide (EPS) production is a common feature of microbial carbohydrate metabolism during fermentation; however, glucan-type EPS produced by Bacillus species in fermented vegetable systems remain …
Building the toolkit to address malaria resurgence and radical cure of vivax malaria in Ethiopia: a meeting report
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Tamiru Shibiru Degaga, Heven Sime, Shazia Ruybal-Pesántez
Ethiopia has experienced a substantial resurgence in malaria in recent years, with increasing case numbers and a growing contribution of Plasmodium vivax in several regions. …
Prevalence and associated factors of intimate partner violence against reproductive-age women in Africa and Asia regions: Insights from 2022–2024 DHS datasets
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Enyew Getaneh Mekonen
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence is a major public health and human rights issue, affecting one in four women globally. It is particularly prevalent in low‑ …
Mechanistic Pedotransfer Functions for Soil Property Prediction Integrating Process Based Modeling and Data Driven Approaches
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Caleb Ayomide Babatunde
Epstein Barr virus in an idiopathic nephrotic syndrome cohort screened for NPHS2 V260E
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Graham Paget, Saraladevi Naicker, Caroline Dickens
Cyber-resilient flight architecture for software-defined UAVs using digital twin-based validation
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I.C Emeto, A. G. Adamu, I.H. Ezeh
Software-Defined Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (SD-UAVs) rely heavily on software control and networked communication, making them vulnerable to cyber-physical attacks that threaten flight safety and mission …
The dynamics of farmer's choice for rice irrigation technology in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania: evidence from reduced farm household model
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Martin Komba, gody Jonathan Sanga, Jacqueline Majuva
Smallholder farming households in developing economies make simultaneous decisions about irrigation technology, land allocation, labor deployment, and consumption, decisions that binary adoption models cannot adequately …
DIETARY PRACTICES AND NUTRITION STATUS OF PREGNANT ADOLESCENTS’ IN KAJIADO COUNTY, KENYA
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Caroline Wambui Wandu, Joseph Kobia, Dorcus Mbithe D Kigaru
ABSTRACT Kajiado County ranks eighth in the country for adolescent pregnancy, with one in five teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19 (21.8%) likely …
Stigma Toward People Living with HIV and Key Populations Among Healthcare Workers in Northwest Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Eugene Chiabi, Jude Bereynuy Cholong, Ndong Ignatius Cheng
On some inequalities for weighted products and ratios of the sine function
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Augustine Larweh Mahu, Benoît F. Sehba, C. Williams
We introduce a reflection-substitution technique for sine inequalities that yields, via Hölder's inequality and its reverse, $2^{n-1}$ distinct upper bounds for products and lower bounds …
Survival of Stroke Patients According to Hypertension Status and its Predictors at Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study
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Selamawit Abayneh Ayen, Alemayehu Werku, Hussen Mekonnen
Field evaluation of 3-(N-acetyl-n-butyl) aminopropionic acid ethyl ester - IR3535 as a spatial repellent to control malaria: A Randomised, Before-After-Control-Intervention trial
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Joaquim Lequechane, Luis Filipe Lopes, Luzia Gonçalves
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a major public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. Increasing mosquito resistance to insecticides can significantly limit current vector control strategies. Spatial repellents …
Benchmarking Machine Learning and Seismic-Derived Heat Flow Models to Decipher the Lithospheric Thermal Architecture of the Arabian-Nubian Shield
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Menna Haggag, Mohamed Sobh, Hosni Ghazala