Causal Effects of Climate-Smart Agriculture Adoption on Smallholder Welfare and Food Security in Zambia: Evidence from Endogenous Switching Regression, Double Machine Learning, and Bayesian Estimation
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Evans Wally Kudzai Chinembiri, Munyaradzi Mutenje, Nkele Dorcus Malahlela
Youth insights on menstrual health and hygiene in Burkina Faso; a comparison of written versus spoken qualitative text
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Temidayo Akinreni, Teresa Buitrago-García, N. Sawadogo
Understanding girls' lived experiences with menstruation is essential yet can be challenging given the taboo nature of the topic. While diaries have not previously been …
A Qualitative Assessment of Health Workers’ Knowledge, Perceptions, and Practices on Sudden Unexpected Infant Death in Central Uganda
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Mary Nyantaro, James Robert Carpenter, Andrew Abaasa
Abstract Introduction Health workers (HWs) have a central role in reducing the risk of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) through caregiver education and safe-sleep counselling. …
Gender Disparity, Social Exclusion, and Women's Agency in Contemporary Nollywood Cinema: A Comparative Analysis of Wives on Strike 2 and Up North
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Kingsley Oyong Akam, Esther Frank Apejoye-Okezie
Sparse frame selection for graph-based deadlift form assessment
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Automated movement analysis from monocular RGB video can enhance injury prevention and performance assessment in strength training. Yet, existing approaches struggle to accurately evaluate the …
Enhancing the Robustness of Android Malware Detection Systems Against Adversarial Attacks: A Systematic Review of Defense Strategies and Emerging Challenges
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Zahraddeen Bala, Fatima Umar Zambuk, Badamasi Imam Ya’u
Data-driven adaptive hybrid models for exchange rate return forecasting
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Olumide S. Adesina, Lawrence Ogechukwu Obokoh
Background Exchange-rate return forecasting is challenging because financial time series may exhibit linearity, nonlinearity, regime-switching behavior, and volatility. To address these complexities, two adaptive hybrid …
From AI Assisted to Self-Regulated Learning: Roles of Digital Literacy, Critical Thinking, and Self-Efficacy among University Students
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Ali Abdi Mohamed, Mohamud Hassan Abdulle, Abdulkadir Jeilani Mohamud
Climate-informed surveillance for climate-sensitive infectious diseases in Somalia: early warning systems, policy gaps, and preparedness priorities
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Abdikadir Ahmed Hassan, Liibaan Abdulahi Sudi, Mohamed Daud Mohamed
Climate variability is reshaping infectious disease risk through ecological, environmental, social, and health-system pathways. However, its operational implications remain insufficiently defined in fragile and conflict-affected …
Effects of incubation temperature on olive ridley sea turtle nest success at the Songor Ramsar Site, Ghana
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Baidoo Abigail, Addo Samuel, Agyekumhene Andrews
Abstract Incubation temperature plays a key role in sea turtle embryonic development through influencing developmental rate, hatchling phenotype, and temperature-dependent sex determination. We quantified nest …
Evaluation of extra-early cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] genotypes for yield in multiple environments
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Souleymane Abdou, Abdoul Moumouni Iro Sodo
Design and pilot evaluation of a collaborative platform for the inclusive integration of ICT in Morocco
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Mounia Machkour, Latifa Lamalif, Sophia Faris
ICT-related needs in inclusive education are often reported informally, with limited traceability and weak stakeholder coordination. This study designs and evaluates a socio-technical platform to …
The role of the human resource development practitioner within Industry 4.0 in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
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Colile T. Naka, Cecile Schultz, Phillimon T. Mpete
Orientation: The role of the human resource development (HRD) practitioner within Industry 4.0 holds great potential for directing the entire organisation and better preparing the …
Caregivers’ and healthcare providers’ perceptions of blood availability, safety, and acceptability for patients with cancer in southwestern Uganda
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Ivan Mugisha Taremwa, Nixon Niyonzima, Scholastic Ashaba
Blood transfusion is crucial in supporting the treatment of patients with cancer. However, in poor-resource settings, blood and blood components remain scarce, and their perceived …
The effect of word spacing size on word segmentation in Tibetan reading: the moderating role of Tibetan proficiency
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Chenxu Zhang, Hongyu Liang, Zijian Xie
Introduction Previous studies have shown that inserting interword spaces facilitates word recognition, reading efficiency, and saccadetarget selection during Tibetan reading. However, the effects of different …
A mathematical model of lung cancer incorporating drug resistance, macrophage polarization, and immune escape
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Willie Kudakwashe Chidaushe, Thomas Musora, Steady Mushayabasa
AI and silkworm biomanufacturing: a new paradigm for malaria therapeutics access
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Anthony Pilorget, Sospeter Ngoci Njeru, Damaris Matoke-Muhia
Malaria remains one of the most devastating infectious diseases globally, causing an estimated 282 million cases and 610,000 deaths in 2024, predominantly among children in …
HIV and Hepatitis B co-infection in Tanzania: Analysis of the 2022–2023 Tanzania HIV Impact Survey
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Felistar William Mwakasungura, Alfateresia Mwasangama, Davis Amani
Co-occurrence of HIV and Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) in sub-Saharan Africa, although less prevalent, is often more serious and exhibits rapid clinical deterioration even with …
Barriers, Coping Strategies and Institutional Constraints Shaping Healthcare Access for People with Disabilities under Nigeria's Basic Health Care Provision Fund: A Qualitative Study from Bauchi State, Nigeria
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Mahmud Abdullahi, Akyala Ishaku Adamu, Yakubu Boyi Ngwai
Fourier-based chemometric resolution of the FOLFOX regimen through digital filtering with poly-metric sustainability assessment
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Hadir M. Maher, Salma Mahmoud Mohamed, Ekram M. Hassan
The FOLFOX regimen, comprising oxaliplatin (OXA), 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), and leucovorin (LU), is a standard first-line protocol for colorectal cancer therapy. Given its clinical centrality, developing …