Landscape heterogeneity and integrated landscape management practices in Benin: a remote sensing, GIS, and stakeholder-based analysis
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Symphorien Dossouhoui, Comlan Hervé Sossou, Epiphane Sodjinou
Introduction Balancing social, economic, and environmental priorities remains a central challenge in integrated landscape management (ILM). Despite increasing recognition of ILM as a framework for …
Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Studies of Four Chalcone Derivatives
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Nasiru Yusha’u, Yusuf Esther Gado¹, Abdulmumeen Abdulqoyum Durojaiye¹
Diagnostic accuracy of an artificial intelligence-driven cytopathological tool in detecting cervical pre-cancerous lesions from Pap smear images
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Background Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of cancer death among women in sub-Saharan Africa, with Tanzania bearing a disproportionate burden. The critical shortage of …
Self-care strategies and interventions to address antimicrobial resistance: evidence review and recommendations for national programs, service providers, caregivers, and self-carers
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Reuben Kiggundu, J. P. Waswa, Fahad Lwigale
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant global health threat, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries where fragile health systems struggle to respond effectively. Self-care …
“How Can the Untutored Africans Conceive God ? ” A Reassessment of Lévy-Bruhl’s Enquiry in the Light of African Lived Religion
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Polycarp Chibueze Nworie
Lucien Lévy-Bruhl’s question, “How can the untutored Africans conceive God?”, arose from early Western anthropological frameworks that closely associated authentic religious understanding with formal education …
The “puberty deadline”: cultural constructions of maturity, anticipated shame, and child marriage as a perceived risk-mitigation strategy in rural Niger
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Jean Christophe Fotso, Aichatou Hamadou, Ferdinard Ngong
Introduction: In rural Niger, child marriage remains highly prevalent, often functioning as a mechanism of risk mitigation. This qualitative study explores the cultural and bio-social …
Understanding artificial intelligence adoption among university students in South African higher education: a technology acceptance model approach
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Sizwe Vincent Mbona, Steven Kayambazinthu Msosa
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are increasingly transforming higher education by supporting teaching, learning, and academic productivity. Despite the use of AI tools among students, limited …
Melatonin seed priming reconfigures the metabolomic profile and functional attributes of brown mustard (Brassica juncea L.) sprouts
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Dina S. Ghallab, Tarek M. Okda
Abstract While mustard seeds offer a prime store of biologically active compounds, there is insufficient data regarding the impact of melatonin (MT) priming on remodelling …
Governing One Health under climate pressure: policy implementation in Botswana
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Thabo Lucas Seleke
Background: Climate change is tightening the links between human, animal, and environmental health, especially in settings where systems are already stretched. One Health is now …
Perceived potential for postgraduate students at a public university in Uganda to encounter ethical dilemmas in research involving human research participants
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Paul E. Alele
Citizen science reveals incipient naturalisation of non-native palms (Arecaceae) in South Africa
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Luke J. Potgieter, David M. Richardson
Correction: Surface and fracture properties of lithium disilicate and resin-Matrix CAD/CAM ceramics
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Ayat G. Montaser, Sara Tamimi, Shimaa A. El Saeed
Ontological beliefs as predictors of instructional practices among preservice mathematics teachers: evidence from a Ghanaian University
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Stephen Daniels Sarfo
Although teachers’ beliefs about mathematics are widely recognized as important influences on instructional decision-making, empirical evidence regarding the role of ontological beliefs in shaping mathematics …
A unified benchmark of supervised and retrieval-based methods for viral genomic sequence classification
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Ahmed M. Fahmy, Melissa Ayad, Hassan Ahmed
The rapid growth of genomic sequencing demands fast, accurate, and scalable analysis methods. In viral genomic classification, expanding labeled reference collections can make supervised models …
Development of targeted strategies to enhance linkage and retention in HIV care among people living with HIV/AIDS in Mpumalanga province
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Thuso Charity Mafhungo, Mygirl Lowane, Linda Skaal
Background: Despite significant progress in HIV services, significant patient loss occurs at every stage of the HIV care continuum. While efforts made by the NDoH …
Seroepidemiology of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) and farmers’ awareness and management practices in selected districts of West Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia
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Amanuel Balemi Lemecha, Wakuma Mitiku Bune, Abdela Bulbula Ogeto
Abstract Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) is a highly fatal respiratory disease of sheep and goats, causing substantial economic losses, particularly in Ethiopia. However, evidence on …
Integrating artificial intelligence across the cancer drug discovery pipeline using a design-test-refine workflow
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Jinming Bai, Jessica Sarah Faure, Tawfeeq Ahmed Khalfe
Artificial intelligence-driven drug design (AIDD) is increasingly transforming cancer drug discovery, but its applications are often considered as individual computational tasks rather than interconnected stages …
Nonlinear Elastic Finite Element Analysis of Frictionless Orthogonal Cutting of Composite Materials Using a Bucket Sort Contact Detection Method
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Faouzi Rahmouni, Mohamed Elajrami, Ziad Elajrami
Determinants of pastoralists’ participation in rangeland restoration in Laisamis and Saku sub-counties, Marsabit County, Kenya
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Serah Kabui Kahuri, Paul Adjei Kwakwa, Samuel Kumi
Rangeland degradation threatens the achievement of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator 15.3.1 in sub-Saharan Africa. However, restoration efforts frequently overlook …
Antitumor, antioxidant, and antibiofilm activities of chitooligosaccharides by chitosanase from Bacillus cereus
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Akram N. Salah, Nooran S. Elleboudy, Mohamed M.S. Farag
Abstract Chitooligosaccharides (COSs) are hydrophilic short oligomers produced by the action of microbial chitosanases on chitosan. The aim of this study is to assess the …