Beyond linear models: machine learning insights into the determinants of slum prevalence
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Kingsley Ofori, Simon Ofori Ametepey, Clinton Aigbavboa
Introduction Rapid urbanization in developing countries has intensified the growth of informal settlements, raising critical concerns for housing affordability and sustainable urban planning. Despite extensive …
Editorial: Crop suitability and food security: the evolution of new technologies
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Mohamed S. Shokr, Nazih Y. Rebouh, Elsayed Said Mohamed
Global food security stands at the intersection of an expanding population, a changing climate, and increasingly fragile natural resource bases. In 2024, 638 to 720 …
Sustainability of affordable housing programs in Kenya: A case of Meru and Embu Counties
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Karambu Kiende Gatimbu, Paul Njiruh Nthakanio
Amid rising urbanization and population growth, Kenya faces a critical housing shortage that disproportionately affects low- and middle-income populations. In response, the government launched the …
Dark Triad traits and subjective career success mediated by emotional intelligence in the South African SMME sector
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Petronella Jonck, Freda van der Walt, Cassius Coetzee
Introduction Personality traits, emotional regulation capabilities, and individuals' perceptions of career success remain important areas of inquiry, particularly within the South African SMME sector. The …
A Bayesian spline-augmented piecewise exponential model with spatial frailty for under-five mortality in Nigeria
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Peter Enesi Omaku, Joseph Odunayo Braimah, Fabio Mathias Correa
Introduction: The Cox proportional hazards (PH) model is widely used in time-to-event research, but its validity depends on the PH assumption, which can be violated …
Participation of Farmers in Planning and Designing of Extension Support Through Stakeholder Platforms: Lessons from Strengthening Agriculture and Nutrition Extension Project in Malawi
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A. Saidi, O. Loki
Agricultural extension systems continue to shift from a centralised, public, top-down system to a more pluralistic, demand-driven system. However, in many countries, principles and institutional …
Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Snakebite Envenoming in Ghana, 2020-2025: A Nationwide Surveillance Analysis
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Eric Nana Yaw Nyarko, Pascal Antwi, Ebenezer Boakye Amponsah
Snakebite envenoming is a major neglected tropical disease disproportionately affecting rural populations in sub-Saharan Africa. In Ghana, evidence on the spatial and temporal distribution of …
Real-Time FPGA-in-the-Loop Validation of a Sequential Eliminative Lévy Flight MPPT Method for Global Maximum Power Point Tracking under Partial Shading
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Khadidja Bentata, Adel Ballouti, Salah Amroune
Heterogeneous impacts of rainwater harvesting systems on income and food outcomes in northern Ghana
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Abdul-Hanan Abdallah, Naghmana Ghafoor
Introduction Rainfed agriculture remains the dominant source of livelihood for smallholders in northern Ghana yet increasing rainfall variability and recurrent dry spells continue to undermine …
Salinity tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.): physiological mechanisms, grain quality responses, and advances in integrated breeding and management strategies
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Khadija Manhou, Rachid Moussadek, Houria Dakak
Salinity stress in wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) represents a major challenge for agricultural sustainability, grain quality, and global food security, particularly in arid and …
Early Serum Interleukin-6 Discriminates Meconium Aspiration Syndrome in Symptomatic Term Infants Born Through Meconium-Stained Amniotic Fluid
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Nashwa Farouk Mohamed, OsamaA Elfeky, Dina Saad Abdelmotaleb
Molecular screening for Lynch syndrome in early-onset colorectal cancer in Northern Tanzania
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Alex Mremi, Ayesiga Herman, Furaha Serventi
Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa, with a growing burden of early-onset disease and advanced-stage presentation.The contribution of Lynch syndrome (LS), the …
Strengthening district health systems to achieve Malawi’s decentralisation objectives: lessons learnt from Malawi’s Blantyre Prevention Strategy
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Betha O Igbinosun, Gift Kawalazira, Darwin Pangani
The Alma-Ata 'Health for All' Declaration of 1978 emphasised community participation in health systems and the need to 'bring health care as close as possible …
RCAF for patient-level thyroid ultrasound malignancy prediction under leakage-free evaluation and calibration
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Mennatallah Sherif, Eman K. Elsayed, Mohanad A. Deif
Accurate differentiation between benign and malignant thyroid nodules on ultrasound remains clinically important, yet interpretation is operator-dependent and subject to inter-observer variability. Recent deep learning …
Effectiveness and acceptability of biometrics to evaluate intervention coverage and contamination in a cluster randomised trial of community-based sexual and reproductive health services for youth in Zimbabwe
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Victoria Simms, Tsitsi Bandason, Ethel Dauya
OBJECTIVES: Low intervention uptake and contamination can dilute effects of cluster randomised trials (CRTs). We investigated the feasibility of digital fingerprints to assess intervention coverage …
Factors Contributing to Burnout Among Nurses in Public Hospitals in Africa: A Scoping Review
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Ezile Ndamase, Eric Maimela, Nomfuneko Sithole
Background Burnout among nurses is a growing public health concern, particularly in resource-constrained healthcare systems across Africa. Nurses working in public hospitals are frequently exposed …
Introducing family medicine in Tanzania: strengthening primary health care through the 5 Cs—advocacy through a deliberative dialogue symposium-a case study of multinational academic collaboration
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Donatus R. Mutasingwa, Nancy Matillya, Enica Richard
Tanzania is currently advancing universal health coverage (UHC) through the 2026 launch of its Universal Health Insurance scheme, creating a critical policy window to strengthen …
Prevalence of eye diseases among prison inmates in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
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Josephine Ampong, Emmanuel T. Doku, Werner Eisenbarth
Background: Eye diseases constitute a major public health challenge globally, with a disproportionate burden borne by populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including Sub-Saharan …
Cooper Pairing Mediated by Onsite Exchange: A Possible Mechanism For High-Temperature Superconductivity
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Jacques R. Eone
Among the various mechanisms proposed for unconventional superconductivity, this paper focuses on the Coulomb interaction responsible for $d$-wave and $s_\pm$-wave pairing symmetries in cuprates and …
Cascaded adaptive load frequency control for single area and double area power systems considering wind penetration
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Ahmed El-Bassiouny, Mahmoud A. Attia, Rizk M. Hamouda
This study investigates the application of a cascaded adaptive controller for Load Frequency Control (LFC) in single-area and two-area power systems. The controller is a …