AI-driven agricultural productivity: detecting potato leaf diseases with multi-scale feature extraction
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Amr Elkholy, Nada M. Elshennawy, Ahmed M. Gab Allah
Abstract Diseases that affect plant leaves significantly reduce crop yields and quality, so it’s essential to detect them promptly and accurately for effective farm management. …
Evaluation of Methane Emissions from Major Dairy Cattle Feed Resources and Identification of Low Methane-Emitting Feeds with Optimum Nutritional Quality in Central Ethiopia
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Teshome Gemechu, Mitiku Eshetu, Yesihak Yusuf Mummed
An optimal Poincaré inequality for the complex Ginibre log-gas
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Djalil Chafaï
We establish an optimal Poincaré inequality for real-valued symmetric observables of the complex Ginibre log-gas. Equality is attained by the real and imaginary parts of …
Rethinking malaria seasonality: humidity-driven transmission shifts and emerging hotspots in Zambia (2009–2023)
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Therese Shema Nzayisenga, Nyuma Mbewe, Kelvin Mwangilwa
Background Climate variability is increasingly altering the distribution and seasonality of malaria in Africa, yet evidence to guide climate-informed control strategies remains limited. Despite having …
Storage duration impact on the nutritional quality of honey from Burkina Faso
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Wouléyon Tiéné, Samson Guenné, Hemayoro Sama
Beekeeping is a rapidly expanding income-generating activity in several countries. Since 2003, good honey-harvesting practices, implemented with support from beekeeping centers, have yielded honey of …
Ameliorative effect of curcumin and/or cerium oxide nanoparticles on diabetes of rats: biochemical, molecular, and pathological insights
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Ahmed Elzahby, Eman M. Abd El-Maksoud, Omaima Ahmed
Diabetes mellitus encompasses a spectrum of metabolic dysfunctions fundamentally defined by a chronic state of hyperglycemia and oxidative cytotoxicity, where current therapies often fail to …
The Extract–Learn–Orient methodology for transforming indigenous proverbial wisdom into evaluation philosophy, frameworks and approaches
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Almas Fortunatus Mazigo
Background: The Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE) movement calls for evaluation theories and approaches grounded in African philosophies and indigenous knowledge systems. Although African proverbs …
Assessment of Indigenous Tree Management Practices of Hagenia Abyssinica (Kosso): The Case of Smallholder Farmers in Gamo Highlands, Southern Ethiopia
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Esubalew Girma, Aman Abeje
Determinants of serum aflatoxin B1 exposure among pregnant women in coastal Kenya: a cross-sectional study in Kwale County
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Richard Wodah-Seme, Gibson Omwansa Javes, Juma Changoma
BACKGROUND: Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) exposure is a major environmental health concern among vulnerable groups such as pregnant women, yet its determinants in coastal settings remain …
Multiscale mechanistic modeling for the rational design of novel dual-target candidates against acetylcholinesterase and NADPH oxidase: an advanced computational study
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Mohamed El fadili, Mohammed Er-Rajy, Somdutt Mujwar
Introduction: Alzheimer's disease is a complex neurodegenerative illness strongly associated with oxidative stress, which requires immediate intervention for therapeutic agents with potent antioxidant properties. Methods: …
Investigating a coordinated regional approach to malaria elimination using mathematical modelling
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Hilja Eelu, Immo Kleinschmidt, Sheetal Silal
Abstract The movement of people across country borders has implications for malaria control and elimination. Namibia is a low transmission country in southern Africa that …
“Eating under protocol”: Acceptability of controlled feeding and vitamin B12 supplementation among pregnant women in Tanzania: a phenomenological qualitative study
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Hassan Tearish Berenge, Mwifadhi Mrisho, Abdallah Mkopi
Empowering the AI-Literate Learners: Evaluating the Intersection of Digital Governance and Academic Integrity
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Joe Mutebi, Brian Mugisha, IBRAHIM ADABARA
The proliferation of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in higher education, particularly among undergraduate student population, has raised major contradiction about the traditional notions of academic …
Unveiling the toxicological and biochemical evaluation of selected botanical extracts against adult Aphis gossypii (Aphididae: Hemiptera)
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Abdel Fattah A. Khalaf, Karam Hussein, Shehta Ali
Abstract The present study evaluated the toxicity and biochemical effects of selected botanical extracts against the adult stage of Aphis gossypii . Two fixed oils, …
On the Numerical Range of Linear Relations in Banach Spaces
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Wissal Boubaker, Hannes Gernandt, Wafa Selmi
This paper is devoted to the study of the numerical range of linear relations in Banach spaces. We present a new definition adapted to the …
Optical–acoustic resonance fingerprinting of food-matrix perturbations in a phoxonic defect cavity
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Arafa H. Aly
This study presents a compact defect-mode phoxonic crystal framework for the dual optical-acoustic characterization of contamination-induced changes in food media. The proposed sensing platform consists …
Enhancing the anticancer potential of garlic and lemon essential oils through nanoemulsification: a comparative study
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Eman M. Elgendy, Lobna Shelbaya, Eman Ramadan
Garlic and lemon essential oils are recognized for their health benefits, and this study analyzed their chemical composition using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. This study emphasized …
Akorino Music As a Tool of Resistance in Kenya
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Julius Gathogo
This article sets out to explore how the Akorino Church, whose official name is the Holy Ghost Church of East Africa, has used music as …
Adherence to anti-seizure medications among persons living with epilepsy attending a community- based epilepsy clinic in Buikwe and Mukono Districts-Uganda: A mixed methods study
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Ronald Kibirige, Marianna Agaba Nyangire, Mark Kaddumukasa
BACKGROUND: Epilepsy is a common neurological disease especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Medication adherence is essential in seizure control; however, majority of patients living with epilepsy …
Pass-through and bias in South Africa's household inflation expectations
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Katrien Smuts, Pierre Siklos