Multi-scale optical scanning holography for robust manipulation detection in satellite images
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Mayada Khairy
Recent progress in generative AI has made it increasingly easy to produce highly realistic satellite imagery. While this advancement enables a wide range of beneficial …
Women entrepreneurship and family-related barriers: an empirical analysis in Southern Benin
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Tchokomi Sabine Toungakouagou Sama, Bruno MONTCHO, Denga SAHGUI
This study investigates the family-related and socio-cultural barriers shaping women's engagement in small and medium-sized enterprises in Cotonou and Abomey-Calavi, the main economic hubs of …
Abundance and behaviour of detritivorous fish as indicators of reef degradation in the Pemba Channel, Tanzania
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Aliyah Lomax, Kennedy Osuka-Edeye
Coral reef degradation is changing benthic habitats globally, with increasing transitions from structurally complex coral frameworks to rubble- and sediment dominated substrates. This study examined …
Corporate Governance and the Likelihood of State Capture in South African State-Owned Enterprises
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Nthabiseng Violet Moraka, Gilbert Anyowuo Okyere, Olebile Molaoa
Purpose/Objectives: Drawing on agency, stakeholder, legitimacy, and public choice perspectives, this study examines how board and committee governance characteristics, alongside selected financial conditions, are associated …
Post-Hoc Explainability for Contrastive Graph Anomaly Detection via Gradient Attention Maps
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Iyad Assaad Nekka, Hamida Seba, Walid-Khaled Hidouci
Retention of skilled health workers in Africa: the migration–governance–environmental nexus
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Limkile Mpofu, Zamokuhle Mbandlwa, Bismarck Shamuzumba
Background Retaining skilled health workers (SHWs) is a critical challenge for African health systems, where a high disease burden coincides with severe workforce shortages. Traditional …
Omega-3 fatty acids and bioactives in aqueous-extracted oils from seven edible insects
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Xavier Cheseto, Chrysantus M. Tanga
Globally, there is urgent search and research interest towards alternative sources of polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids (ω-3 FA) due to sustainability challenges faced by dependence …
Media framing of Violence Against Women and Girls in Egypt: a feminist critical discourse and framing analysis of news coverage (2020–2024)
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Rasha El-Ibiary
This research critically examines the framing of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in Egyptian mainstream news media between 2020 and 2024, focusing on how …
A No-Go Theorem for Curvature Neutrality in f(Q) Cosmology?
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GAMAL G. L. NASHED, Amare Abebe
In the framework of $f(Q)$ gravity, we investigate whether spatial curvature can be made dynamically invisible in the cosmological background equations. We consider open spatial …
YOLO-WKPose v3.1: Turbulence-Aware, Motion-Robust and Temporally Consistent Keypoint Estimation for Fixed-Wing Aircraft — An Updated Gap, Model and Implementation Guide
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Anthony Ofosu-Kwarteng
Comparative evaluation of daytime solar and nighttime solar hydro center pivot irrigation for common bean
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Amr Sabahy, Kamal I. Wasfy, Heba Ahmed Mosalam
Abstract Water scarcity and the temporal variability of solar power constrain center pivot irrigation in hyper arid agriculture. This single season field scale comparative case …
When choice is not performative: the struggle for agency among women accessing family planning services in Senegal
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Thaïs González-Capella, Marieme Fall, Mbenoye Ndiaye
Introduction: Despite ongoing efforts to improve family planning (FP) counselling as a means of increasing uptake and safeguarding women's sexual and reproductive rights, interactions between …
Build a neuro-fuzzy continuous protocol representation for ventilator adjustments in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients using fuzzy neural network
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Jimmy Nabende Wanzala, Michael Robson Atim, Moses Awal
Abstract Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is on the increase due to many causes such as: corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which worsens the arterial …
A Practical Meta-analytic Framework for Integrating Diverse Biological Endpoints in Pediatric Environmental Health Research
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Moustafa Sherif, Aya Samy, Aya Darwish
From ICT integration to digital transformation: perceptions and pedagogical innovations in Ivorian higher education—comparative study of UVCI and ISTC
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Zahoua Roland AHOUMAN, Kouamé Wiliam Yoboue, Jean-Jacques Maomra BOGUI
Digital transformation has become a major driver of higher education modernization in Africa. While the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) into teaching practices …
Implementation of Secondary School Curricula and Instructional Strategies in Promoting 21 st Century Students’ Learning Skills in Sciences in Aari Zone of South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia
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Alemu Gurcho
The relationship between perceived organizational support and psychological empowerment among nurses in selected South African public hospitals
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Linda Ratau
Orientation: Psychological empowerment is essential for improving employee effectiveness in demanding work environments such as public healthcare, where organizational support plays an important role in …
Latent Factors Shaping Early Childhood Development: Insights from a Longitudinal Study in Gauteng, South Africa
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Arnesh Telukdarie, Godfrey Mpho Nkadimeng, Leila Patel
Plant-based protein foods consumption and its associated factors among adolescent girls in Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
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Fantahun Ayenew Mekonnen, Gashaw Andargie Biks, Telake Azale
Prevalence and associated risk factors of self-reported symptoms suggestive of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) among women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Sinegugu Nosipho Shongwe, Chester Kalinda, Khumbulani Hlongwana
BACKGROUND: Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) is a neglected tropical disease affecting women and girls in schistosomiasis-endemic areas. However, it remains under-recognised because of limited access …