Cumulative Environmental-Health Exposure Index (IEC-ES): A hybrid framework for prioritizing Public Health and environmental interventions
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Elisée Libert Embolo Enyegue
Context: Environmental health risks arise from interacting exposures, population vulnerability, and existing disease burden, yet these domains are often assessed separately. Objective: This paper proposes …
Synergistic effect of Pseudomonas fluorescens and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita and enzyme activity in eggplant under nursery and permanent pot conditions
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Mahmoud M.A. Youssef, Wafaa M.A. El-Nagdi, Ahmed E.A. Mahgoob
Beyond Pooled Averages: Sex-Patterned Variation in Biophilic School Experience among Ugandan Primary Pupils
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Josephine Marete Marete
Biophilic school research commonly reports pooled pupil averages, potentially concealing whether particular groups experience the same environment differently. This exploratory secondary analysis used 302 questionnaires …
Ranking Perceived Biophilic Dimensions is Method-Dependent: Evidencefrom Four Ugandan Primary Schools
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Josephine Marete Marete
Schools with limited resources need credible evidence about which environmental qualities to prioritise, yet rankings of biophilic dimensions may change with the analytical method used. …
Gross Margin Analysis of Crayfish Retail Marketing in Oron Business Cluster of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
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Damian Agom, Eddy Enyenihi, Namso Frank
In crayfish retail marketing in Oron business clusters, where capital constraints and limited formal credit access are common, understanding gross margins is essential for designing …
Feedback-enabled digital twin and explainable artificial intelligence framework for predictive resilience and adaptive decision-making in disrupted supply chains
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Charles Onyeka Nwamekwe, Nkemakonam Chidiebube Igbokwe, Ifeanyichukwu Benjamin Unigwe
Supply-chain disruptions are increasingly difficult to manage with conventional monitor–respond–recover approaches because they provide limited early-warning, explanation, uncertainty assessment and adaptive recovery support. This study …
Strengthening biomedical engineering systems in sub-Saharan Africa: a repeated cross-sectional assessment of workshop readiness and medical device maintenance in NEST360-supported hospitals
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John Wainaina, Christine Alexandra Bohne, George Banda
Background: Biomedical engineering technician (BMET) workshops are essential for maintaining medical devices, yet their service readiness in low-resource settings remains insufficiently described. This study assesses …
Trichoderma longibrachiatum-mediated green synthesis of selenium nanoparticles: Optimization, characterization, and selective in vitro cytotoxicity against cancer cells
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Khadiga A. Hasan, Noura El‑Ahmady El‑Naggar, Hoda M. Soliman
Climatic factors influencing vegetation net primary productivity in semi-arid savanna reserves of Limpopo Province, South Africa
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Yoksa Salmamza Mshelia, Sellina Ennie Nkosi
Savanna ecosystems are important components of the terrestrial carbon cycle, but their vegetation productivity is highly sensitive to climatic variability, especially in semi-arid environments. This …
Development of a Mobile Digital Skills Application for Older Adults with Age-Based Access Control
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O. C. Okeke, C. P. Uba, I. J. Mgbeafulike
The rapid advancement of mobile technologies has made digital skills increasingly important for participation in everyday activities. However, many mobile applications do not adequately address …
Consistent Positive Associations and Method-Dependent Rankings of Perceived Biophilic Dimensions in Four Ugandan Primary Schools
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Josephine Marete Marete, Mical Ongachi, Geoffrey Kiplimo Korir
Evidence from Sub-Saharan African primary schools remains limited concerning how different biophilic environmental dimensions relate to pupil well-being. This exploratory secondary analysis used 302 questionnaire …
Profiling insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.l. and Anopheles stephensi from Kenya using in-country nanopore sequencing
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Cynthia Awuor Odhiambo, Sylvia Milanoi, Karolina Glanz
Climate change and the potential global distribution of Agrobacterium tumefaciens: a MaxEnt modeling approach for current and future climate scenarios
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Jawaher Ibrahim Alahadeb, Mohamed S. Hodhod, Rna A. Mahran
Climate change is fundamentally altering the geographic ranges of plant-pathogenic microorganisms, with profound implications for global food security and agricultural sustainability. Agrobacterium tumefaciens , the …
Mass test and treat (MTaT) for malaria prevalence in a moderate transmission setting, a quasi-experimental trial from rural Ghana
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Ndong Ignatius Cheng, Chuo Ennestine Chu, Xue Wu
Abstract A principal challenge to reducing malaria transmission is the high prevalence of asymptomatic infections, whereby individuals without clinical symptoms continue to infect mosquitoes and …
Decoding endurance performance: integrative genomic and epigenetic insights into the molecular basis of athletic adaptation
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Arij El Haddouchi, Amina Marrouh, Souad Kartti
Applied genomics in sports performance has rapidly evolved into a multidisciplinary field aimed at elucidating the biological determinants of complex athletic traits, particularly endurance. Endurance …
Subdural Empyema as the Presenting Feature of a Cerebral Aneurysm in a Pediatric Patient in the Intensive Care Unit of a Teaching Hospital in Maputo, Mozambique: A Case Report
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Judite Salência-Ferrão, Aida Madeira, Ecídia Gerente Jambo
Longitudinal Clinical and MRI Changes Suggestive of Subclinical Disease Progression in Egyptian Patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A Prospective Observational Study
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Somaia Hamdy Zidan, Azza Abd El-Nasser Abd El-Aziz, Lobna Mohamed El-Nabil
Prevalence of physical activity involvement among older adults in Africa: A scoping review
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Ernest Adjei Bekoe, Tawagidu Mohammed, Bashir Bello
Background: The global rise in the population of older adults has significant health implications, particularly in Africa, where demographic transitions are accelerating. Reduced participation in …
Optimized joint analysis of multichannel electromyography spectrum and amplitude during dynamic muscle contraction
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Ahmed M. Awadallah, Mohamed A. Abbass, Ahmed Ebied
Abstract Muscular fatigue and recovery are crucial aspects for several applications such as sports medicine, neuromuscular rehabilitation, and prosthetics. The joint analysis of spectral and …
GDEGWO: Enhancing grey wolf optimization with gradient descent and dynamic balance factors for optimized exploration-exploitation in network intrusion detection
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Norhan S. ElMongy, M. S. Saraya, Sarah M. Ayyad
Abstract Network intrusion detection remains a critical cybersecurity challenge, as existing metaheuristic optimizers suffer from premature convergence due to poor exploration–exploitation balance, and black-box AI …