Predicting and Explaining WASH Inequities in Nigeria: A Machine Learning Approach to Accelerate NTD Elimination
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Nneoma Lydia Dorbor, Shitta Kefas Babale, Gbenga Olorunshola Alege
Abstract Background Inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) remain key risk factors for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Nigeria. However, the complex, non-linear determinants of …
Enhanced electrochemical and optical properties of polyaniline-based Ag2O/NiO/ reduced carbon black nanocomposites for renewable energy applications
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Rasha A. Baseer, A. H. Salama, Amal M. Abdel‐karim
Abstract A multi-step synthesis strategy was employed to fabricate Ag 2 O/NiO/rOCB@PANI core-shell nanocomposites. Silver oxide and nickel oxide nanoparticles were first decorated onto a …
Beta-caryophyllene restores blood pressure, heart rate, and electrocardiographic alterations while mitigating cardiometabolic biomarkers in a rat model of metabolic syndrome: Implications for non-communicable disease prevention
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Jolaoluwa Oluwatosin Yesufu, Benson Ekunola Olufemi, Abiodun Adegoke Adeyemi
Abstract Metabolic Syndrome (MS) is an escalating non-communicable disease (NCD) and public health crisis heavily driven by modern high-calorie dietary transitions. MS is closely linked …
Implementation strategies for integrating non-communicable disease care into primary healthcare settings in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review
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Hubert Amu, Theodora Yayra Brinsley, Joshua Oppong
This sytematic review synthesised evidence on implementation strategies for integrating non-communicable disease (NCD) care into primary healthcare (PHC) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the barriers and …
Utility of the urine dipstick test compared with the urine protein-creatinine ratio in screening for proteinuria among women with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza-Tanzania.
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Inuka Byabusha, Richard Kiritta, Fridolin Mujuni
Matters arising: expanding the literature base on blunt trauma-induced abdominal wall hernia
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Mohamed Hajri, Lassad Gharbi, Zied Hadrich
A combined aqueous extract of Psidium guajava L. and Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. gray improves metabolic homeostasis and preserves intestinal integrity in experimental rabbit colibacillosis
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Mireille Tuedom Chouegouong, Rufin Marie Kouipou Toghueo, Yanick Kevin Melogmo Dongmo
BACKGROUND: Colibacillosis, caused by pathogenic Escherichia coli, remains a significant threat to rabbit production, particularly during the critical weaning period. With the emergence of multidrug-resistant …
Knowledge, Preventive Practices and the Knowledge–Behaviour Gap for Sexually Transmitted Infections among Youths in a Rural Community in South-West Nigeria
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BA Adelekan, PF Adewale, BU Asuquo
Temporal patterns of tuberculosis-associated hyperglycaemia and its effect on treatment outcomes in individuals not previously diabetic: A prospective cohort study
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Victor Moses Musyoki, Marianne Mureithi, Annamari Heikinheimo
BACKGROUND: Active tuberculosis (TB) infection can induce hyperglycaemia and insulin resistance, increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and worsening TB disease severity. However, …
Distribution of high-risk Human Papillomavirus genotypes in cervical specimen from women using real-time PCR (Abbott m2000), a retrospective analysis over five years at Centre Pasteur du Cameroun
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Pretty Rosereine Mbouyap, Laure Ngono, Frederic Lissock
Preparedness of the Ghana Health Service for field epidemiology and applied biostatistics: a systematic review of infectious disease surveillance, outbreak investigation methodologies, and statistical modeling capacities in resource-limited settings
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Victor Luckyboy Dzramado, Obed U. Lasim, William Wilberforce Amoah
Introduction Infectious disease outbreaks continue to threaten global health security, with resource-limited settings facing disproportionate challenges in surveillance, outbreak investigation, and applied biostatistical capacity. The …
Uncertainty and Optimal Economic Growth: Insights from a Bibliometric Analysis
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Mariem Bikourne
Diagnostic accuracy of Truenat® MPX assay in comparison to Non-variola Orthopoxvirus RT PCR for diagnosis of mpox disease in Uganda
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James Sserubiri, Lydia Nakiyingi, Derrick Semugenze
Intelligent Path Planning and Robust Motion Control of an Autonomous Photovoltaic Cleaning Robot for Dusty Environments
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Abdulrahman Yahaya
The Nexus between Energy Access, Climate Variability, and Agricultural Productivity in the East African Community
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Abdifatah Ahmed Hersi, SAID MOHAMUD ABDI, Ahmed Abdiaziz Alasow
Morphological Characterization, Genetic Variability, and Multivariate Diversity Analysis of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana) Germplasm Collected from Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
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Yirgalem Tsehaye, Tsegay Gebremaryam, Redae Weldegebriel
What drives household income among smallholder livestock farming households? Evidence from communal farming systems in South Africa
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Tshifhiwa Noluthando Labase, Lwandiso Mdiya, Mashford Zenda
Introduction Household income is a key indicator of rural welfare and livelihood sustainability among smallholder livestock farming households. Methods This study examined the determinants of …
A Predictive Model to Detect Property Taxpayer Non-Compliance and Estimate Property Tax Liabilities in Rwanda Using Supervised Machine Learning
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Alexis Nshimiyimana, Charles Ruranga
Late-Stage Diagnosis and Barriers to Early Diagnosis of Head and Neck Cancers in Cameroon: A Six-Year Retrospective Study
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Emmanuel Choffor‐Nchinda, Irene Ewelisane Mbella, Esthelle Geneviève Stéphanie Minka Ngom
An ML-Based Hybrid Task Scheduler for Classical–Quantum Computing Environments Using Real Graph-Derived Workloads
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Peter Nimbe, Nicodemus Songose Awarayi, Vivian Akoto-Adjepong