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Validation of self-reported physical activity by accelerometry among primary school children in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: a pilot study
Background: Self-reports are commonly used to assess physical activity in children. Existing self-reports for physical activity have not been validated …
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SNPs in IL4 and IFNG show no protective associations with human African trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a case-control study
Background: Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a protozoal disease transmitted by tsetse flies. Infection with trypanosomes can lead directly to …
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Community engagement in Genomics research; Challenges and lessons learnt in the AWI-Gen study at Dikgale Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) Site, South Africa
As health research often requires consent from participants and permission from community gate keepers, community engagement is considered an integral …
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Risky sexual behaviours among young adults attending Higher Learning Institutions in Mbeya, Tanzania: implications for STIs and HIV preventive programs
of immediate parental-supervision, are a transient migratory population, probably at peak-years of sexual activity. In Tanzania, information is limited on …
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Sensitivity of Botswana Ex-Tropical Cyclone Dineo rainfall simulations to cloud microphysics scheme
Background : Numerical weather and climate models rely on the use of microphysics schemes to simulate clouds and produce precipitation …
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Impact of malaria on haematological parameters of urban, peri-urban and rural residents in the Ashanti region of Ghana: a cross-sectional study
Background: We aimed at investigating the impact of malaria on the haematological parameters of residents from different demographic settlements in …
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Seroprevalence, risk factors and impact of Toxoplasma gondii infection on haematological parameters in the Ashanti region of Ghana: a cross-sectional study
Background: Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate, intracellular, apicomplexan parasite that causes toxoplasmosis. Although the global prevalence of toxoplasmosis has been …
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Carbon footprint of fertilizer imports to the East African Bloc and policy recommendations for decarbonization
Background: Almost all nitrogenous (N) fertilizers are fixed on an enormous scale using the Haber-Bosch ammonia synthesis process via a …
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Young people’s perceptions about abortion in Southwest Nigeria: Findings from formative audience research
Background: Community dialogue around abortion in Nigeria often revolves around legality and morality. Termination of pregnancy is a criminal offense …
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Wood-decaying fungi found in Southern Ghana: A potential source of new anti-infective compounds
Background: Discovery of bioactive natural products are instrumental for development of novel antibiotics. The discovery and development of natural products …
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Protective and curative effects of Beta vulgaris on dimethyl 2,2-dichlorovinyl phosphate-exposed albino rats
Background: This study evaluated the effect of Beta vulgaris (beetroot) smoothie on some biochemical parameters on dimethyl 2,2-dichlorovinyl phosphate (DDVP, …
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Environmental and biological monitoring in the workplace: A 10-year South African retrospective analysis
This report is an overview of requests for biological and environmental monitoring of hazardous chemicals, submitted to the National Institute …
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Multiple microbiologic tests for tuberculosis improve diagnostic yield of bronchoscopy in medically complex patients
Background: Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is indicated for medical evaluation of complex cases of lung disease. There is limited data on …
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Autism seminary for public engagement: evaluation of knowledge and attitudes of traditional medical practitioners in Mali
Background: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are stigmatizing in Africa and traditional medical practitioners occupy the first line of diagnosis and …
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Wood-decaying fungi found in Ghana: A rich source of new anti-infective compounds
Background: Discovery of bioactive natural products are instrumental for development of novel antibiotics. The discovery and development of natural products …
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Understanding Ethical, Legal and Societal Issues (ELSIs) in Human Biobanking and Genomics for Research and Healthcare in Zimbabwe: The Genomics Inheritance Law Ethics and Society (GILES) initiative
Biobanks and human genomics applications are key for understanding health, disease and heredity in Africa and globally. Growing interest in …
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Ethical and practical issues to consider in the governance of genomic and human research data and data sharing in South Africa: a meeting report
Genomic research and biobanking has undergone exponential growth in Africa and at the heart of this research is the sharing …
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Using climate analogue tools to explore and build smallholder farmer capacity for climate smart agriculture
Background: The phenomenon of climate change (CC) and its attendant challenges in agriculture have been widely document. Climate Smart Agriculture …
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Tackling human and animal health threats through innovative vaccinology in Africa
Africa bears the brunt of many of the world’s most devastating human and animal infectious diseases, a good number of …
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Case Report: Biloma gastrostomy after failed sonogram-guided percutaneous aspiration, pigtail catheter insertion and surgical drainage
Bilomas are rare abnormal extrabiliary accumulation of bile. This can be either intrahepatic or extrahepatic following traumatic or spontaneous rupture …