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Optimized melanin production from marine-associated Bacillus sp. EGY7 as a sustainable precursor of carbon dots for biomedical applications
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Melanin, a multifunctional biopigment with photoprotective, antioxidant, and therapeutic properties, is limited by scarce sustainable sources and poor aqueous solubility. In this study, melanin production …
Complicated versus uncomplicated acute appendicitis: clinical characteristics, diagnostic scores, surgical management, and outcomes in a tertiary hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia
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Background: Acute appendicitis is the leading cause of acute surgical abdomen worldwide and is associated with substantial morbidity, particularly in complicated cases. Differentiating complicated from …
Evaluation of a Schisto -LAMP assay for the molecular diagnosis of schistosomiasis: a proof-of-principle comparative study with qPCR and Kato-Katz
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Abstract Schistosomiasis remains a major public health concern in Madagascar, where access to sensitive and user-friendly diagnostic tools is essential for effective control. This study …
Falling rates, rising deaths: the burden of venomous animal contact in sub-Saharan Africa, 1990 to 2023, and the distance to the WHO 2030 target
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Prevalence and Determinants of Early Sexual Debut Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa: Examining the Role of Digital Access and Sociodemographic Factors in a Multi-Country Cross-Sectional Study
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Determinants of household food security during seasonal flooding in Aweil West County, South Sudan
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Abstract Seasonal flooding poses a major threat to household food security in vulnerable rural communities in South Sudan. Despite increasing flood impacts, empirical evidence on …
Abyssinian Blue-winged Goose Cyanochen cyanoptera Rüppell, 1845 population size, distribution, and habitat association in the central-south highlands of Ethiopia
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Solomon Mengistu, Afework Bekele
The endemic and threatened Abyssinian Blue-winged Goose Cyanochen cyanoptera is restricted to the Ethiopian highlands, yet its population ecology and habitat use remain limited. This …
Population health status surveillance and its determinants in Bagira Health Zone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Analysis and prospects
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Tresor Yoshua Mulume, Gaylord Ngaboyeka, Pacifique Mwene‐Batu
Loss to Follow-up and Associated Factors among Women Pretreated for Cervical Lesions at Three Health Facilities in Kakumiro District, Uganda: A Cross-sectional Study
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Safety Surveillance During the Introduction of Novel Oral Poliovirus Vaccine Type 2 (nOPV2) in the Central African Republic: Findings from Passive AEFI and Active AESI Surveillance
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Risk-Stratified versus Cytology-Based Triage of Non-HPV 16/18-Positive for Detection of High-Grade Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia: Protocol of a Non- Inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial
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Diagnostic accuracy of ankle-brachial index versus pulse wave index measurements in the diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease in diabetic patients: A retrospective record-based study
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Profile and care pathway of men who have sex with men on pre-exposure prophylaxis in Lomé, Togo, in 2025: a cross-sectional study (Key-PrEP Study)
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Clinico-demographic and molecular characteristics of familial Mediterranean fever in Egypt: a multicenter study
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Mohamed Elbadry, Noha Eltaweel, Mohamed Hussein Ahmed
Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an inherited autoinflammatory disease characterized by recurrent episodes of fever and serositis caused by mutations in the MEFV gene. FMF …
Active labour market programme type influences youth employment integration in Morocco
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Youness Ezzaaime, Sara Haddouche, Ali Raigat
Abstract Active labour market programmes (ALMPs) are central to Morocco’s employment strategy, yet comparative evidence on their relative association with youth labour-market insertion remains scarce. …
Retention in intensive adherence counselling as a pathway to viral suppression among virally non-suppressed adolescents and young people living with HIV in east-central Uganda: a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study
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Determinants of Acceptability and Willingness to Receive the RTS, S/AS01 Malaria Vaccine Among Mothers of Under-Five Children inAbuja Municipal Area Council, Nigeria: A Mixed-Methods Study
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Chibuike Odo, Shade Adeyemi Odoma, Oluwafemi Christopher Odola