Microscopic and molecular detection of Anaplasma and Theileria species in goats from Egypt, with the first report of the emerging zoonotic Anaplasma capra and Theileria orientalis
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Eman Sayed Mohammed, Ismail Elshahawy, Samia Abdel-Motaleb Fawy
Introduction Goats constitute a fundamental component of the livestock sector in Egypt, contributing to rural livelihoods, food security, and national income. However, their productivity is …
Assessing projected changes in meteorological drought severity and frequency under future climate scenarios: Insights from CMIP5 Models in Eastern Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
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Damasco Rubangakene, Gloria Peace Lamaro, Atkilt Girma
The study assessed the frequency and severity of past and future meteorological drought in the Eastern Tigray zone. Global climate model data of Coupled Model …
Psychiatric morbidity among patients living with epilepsy at a tertiary referral hospital in Western Kenya: A cross-sectional study
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Agnes Odhiambo, Daniel Kinyanjui, Robina Kerubo Momanyi
Abstract Background Psychiatric comorbidities commonly have a negative impact on epilepsy outcomes. However, they are continuously ignored in routine epilepsy care, with focus directed more …
Using Uganda Sign Language to Obtain Informed Consent and assent Among Adolescents Living with Deafness in Research: Experiences and Lessons Learned from a Mixed- Methods Study in Wakiso District, Uganda
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Racheal Aida Ayanga, Nancy Katumba Muwangala, Jane Babirye
Dental Health Practitioners' Adherence to Ergonomics Standards in Enugu State
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Okafor Ngozi Roseline, Ani Ngozi Rita, Okafor Chinedu Lebechi
What Determines Women’s Low Labor Supply in Morocco? Home Production, Bargaining Power, and Social Norms in a Collective Household Model
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Sara Loukili, Said Hanchane, Mustapha Ziroili
Perceived usefulness of institutional repositories for research outputs among Arabic language undergraduates in Kwara state, Nigeria
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Musa Siddiq Abdullahi
Institutional repositories (IRs) are critical platforms for preserving scholarly outputs in higher education, yet undergraduate students’ awareness of and utilisation of IRs remain concerns in …
Establishing Zambia's First National Malaria RDT Proficiency Testing Programme: A Model for Strengthening Sustainable Diagnostic Capacity through South-to-South Collaboration
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Doreen Mainza Shempela, Cynthia Banda Kasonde, Moonga Hawela
Education for Unaccompanied Migrant Children in Addis Ababa
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Eyueil Abate Demissie
Threshold-based pest management for smallholder rice farmers in Ghana: a symptom-driven approach
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Kofi Frimpong‐Anin, Atta Kwesi Aidoo, Ernestina Narveh Awarikabey
Introduction The rice production system is evolving toward intensive and extensive monoculture, resulting in frequent and severe insect pest outbreaks that are met with excessive …
Understanding maternal nutrition through the voices of community health workers and mother mentors in Limpopo Province, South Africa
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Mxolisi Welcome Ngwenya, Coshiwe Matildah Makunyane, Mabitsela Hezekiel Mphasha
Introduction: Maternal nutrition is an important factor influencing maternal health and foetal development. Community health workers (CHWs) and mother mentors (MMs) play a critical role …
AraCoT-Agent: Arabic Chain-of-Thought Distillation for Agentic Reasoning
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Mohamed Ali Farag
Snakebite-associated audiological sequelae: Rethinking care pathways in African health systems
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Suvishka Barath, Ntandoyenkosi L. Msomi, Andrew Ross
Snakebite envenomation remains one of the most neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), with clinical management primarily focused on survival and acute complications. While mortality and limb-related …
National research priorities for maternal and newborn health in The Gambia: a stakeholder-led prioritisation exercise
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Oghenebrume Wariri, Sainey Sanneh, Mamady Cham
Abstract Maternal and newborn mortality in The Gambia remains high despite expanded coverage of essential interventions, and progress towards SDG targets 3.1 and 3.2 has …
Observed evidences of shallow groundwater resources threatened by multi-decadal re-greening practices in the Sahel
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Yacouba Nouhou Chaweye, Guillaume Favreau, Amaury Dehecq
Abstract. Re-greening initiatives in drylands in response to desertification processes represent a key contributing policy for mitigating climate change impacts, restoring biodiversity, and sustainable land …
Association of serum antibody to serotype-specific capsular (K), lipopolysaccharide (O) and MrkA with risk reduction of invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae disease in young infants: an observational study
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Alane Izu, Ziyaad Dangor, Anne V Amulele
Abstract Background Klebsiella pneumoniae is a leading cause of sepsis in young infants. We evaluated the association of invasive K. pneumoniae disease (iKPnD) in relation …
Reassessing the 50/50 Assessment Policy at the Central University of Technology, South Africa: Implications for academic standards and quality assurance
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Koketso Botlholo
The 50/50 assessment weighting policy, dividing final module marks equally between Continuous Assessment (CASS) and final examinations, has become a dominant approach across South African …
Association of CYP11B2 T-344C polymorphism with hypertension and plasma aldosterone in a Ghanaian population
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Emmanuel Denu, Max Efui Annani-Akollor, Christian Obirikorang
Abstract The Cytochrome P450 Family 11 Subfamily B Member 2 ( CYP11B2 ) is the gene responsible for the synthesis of aldosterone synthase, the enzyme …
Patryk I Labuda International Criminal Tribunals and Domestic Accountability: In the Court's Shadow (Oxford University Press 2023)
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Fungisai Gloria A Gcumeni
In International Criminal Tribunals and Domestic Accountability: In the Court's Shadow, Labuda offers a nuanced analysis of the theoretical concept of complementarity, elucidating its role …
Agrarian alarmism and transnational right-wing solidarity: the myth of “white genocide” and expropriation in South Africa
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Boaventura Monjane
This paper examines agrarian alarmism – a discursive and political strategy through which actors frame progressive agrarian reform and rural conflict as existential threats, whether …