From enduring side effects to redesigning the service: contraceptive method knowledge, the lived experience of side effects, and clients’ recommendations for family planning care at an urban hospital in Accra, Ghana
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Daniel Azure Akolbire, Emmanuel Omari Boakye, Freda Kuntu-Blankson
Synthesis, performance, and DFT insights of sustainable waste-derived S/N-doped alumina as an antiaging coating for paper sheets
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Mona A. El-Sabour, Hebat‐Allah S. Tohamy, Mohamed El‐Sakhawy
Using waste aluminum cans is a sustainable method created to attained alumina doped with sulfur and nitrogen as an antiaging coating for paper sheets. Acidic …
Knowledge, Practice, and Perception of Gestational Hypertension among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Obinna Felix Dim, Azubuike Ekwuofu Amos, Chisom Omeye
Mapping of the pig/pork cross-border food chain between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a first step to assess its potential impact on the occurrence of Taenia solium in Haut Katanga Province
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Alain TSHIASUMA Kedi, Gégoire Kasongo Aseke Mukanga, Moses Tshikung Kambol
Exploring the role of group support models for HIV prevention among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub–Saharan Africa (SSA): a scoping review
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Faith Mary Musvipwa, Buhle Lubuzo, Mosa Julia Letsielo
Background: Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) remain disproportionately affected by HIV, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where most AGYW living with HIV reside. Although …
Investigating the relationships between job crafting, person-job fit and job embeddedness within an agricultural organisation
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Janika Pelser, Elrie Botha, Thapelo D. ChaaCha
Orientation: This study investigated the relationships between job crafting, person-job fit and job embeddedness within a South African agricultural organisation. Research purpose: The aim was …
Heat exposure and maternal stress: evidence from the GRAPHS pregnancy cohort in Ghana
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Lewis White, Kenneth Ayuurebobi Ae-Ngibise, Cascade P. Tuholske
Abstract Heat exposure has been linked to psychosocial stress, an established antecedent of perinatal depression; however, evidence on heat-related stress during pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa …
Africa’s emerging role in precision oncology: translational insights from the harnessing functional genomics in cancer research conference, Windhoek, 23-26 September 2025
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Charlize L. Rix, Eliud Buberwa, Justice Ohene Amofa
PURPOSE: Africa is entering a new era of cancer research, driven by renewed commitments to genomic innovation, data equity, and strengthened cancer registry systems. The …
Discordance Between Biomarker-Confirmed Antiretroviral Therapy and Self-Reported HIV Status Among People Living with HIV in Zambia and South Africa: A Secondary Analysis of HPTN 071 (PopART)
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Rita Nakalega, Daniel Haines, Richard Hayes
Background: Misclassification of HIV status in population-based surveys remains a critical barrier to accurate surveillance and program evaluation. Self-reported HIV status may diverge from objective …
Polyphasic characterization reveals the first evidence of an atypical AFG1-dominant toxigenic profile of Aspergillus section Flavi in Uganda's cassava value chain
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Elias Oyesigye, Carla Cervini, Ángel Medina
Dual Customary and Civil Marriages under the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act: A Critical Analysis of Sedinyane v Malatji (10756/2023) [2024] ZALMPPHC 88 (8 August 2024)
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Maropene Ramabina, Christa Rautenbach
The co-existence of civil and customary marriages continues to present significant legal challenges within South Africa’s pluralistic legal framework. The judgment in Sedinyane v Malatji …
Systemic and structural barriers to effective infection prevention and control practices in a teaching and referral hospital in Kenya: A qualitative study
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Sakhile Venus Ndwandwe, Abigail W. Nyanjui, Langelihle Ndebele
Abstract Background Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a leading adverse event in healthcare delivery. Despite Kenya’s robust National Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Policy and Strategic …
Effect of Training Load and Recovery Time on Neuromuscular Performance in Elite Youth Soccer Players
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Walid Bouzid, Carla Lourenço, Khalaf waleed Diabat
Background. Managing training load and recovery in developing elite footballers is a major challenge for optimizing performance while limiting the risk of neuromuscular fatigue. Vertical …
Computational metabolomics reveals flavonoid architectures underlying species-specific chemical identity in medicinal Plectranthus
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Akhona Myoli, Ntakadzeni Edwin Madala, Farhahna Allie
A hybrid experimental and machine learning framework for designing and predicting compressive strength of ultra-high-performance concrete
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Mohamed Ayman, Amr El-Nemr
Abstract Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) offers exceptional mechanical and durability properties but often relies on quartz powder, raising sustainability and occupational health concerns. This study introduces …
Stress testing eight water tank metrics under the different energy zones in South Africa to evaluate how future climatic variations may affect rainwater harvesting
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Emmanuel Kabundu, Sijekula Mbanga, Emma Ayesu-Koranteng
Introduction In its 2023 report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported Q8 Q9 that global surface temperatures during 2011–2020 were, on average, 1.1 …
Mobile technology, citizen co-production and public service delivery in Uganda: a policy and practice review introducing the Digitally Mediated Municipal Co-production Framework
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Jovita Nnenna Ugwu, Tom Ongesa Nyamboga, Irene Ayoo Oywa
This Policy and Practice Review introduces the Digitally Mediated Municipal Co-production Framework (DMMCF), a formally specified five-layer model that synthesises the current state of scholarship …
“The heat really troubles us”: community perspectives on a cool roof intervention, Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Saloshni Naidoo, Patrick Nyamaruze, Nisha Nadesan-Reddy
Introduction: Climate change disproportionately affects communities experiencing social and environmental vulnerabilities. In South Africa, rising temperatures pose a significant risk to peri-urban communities. This pilot …
Microbial applications for enhancing plant-mediated remediation in the tropics
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O. E. Dada
Microbially enhanced phytoremediation, a green technique that involves the removal of contaminants from the ecosystem by hyperaccumulating flora under the influence of microbes, has been …
A Catchment Information System to Advance Systems-Based Management of Large Tropical River Basins
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Raphaël M. Tshimanga, Landry N. Nkaba, Felly K. Ngandu