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An in-silico analysis of OGT gene association with diabetes mellitus
O-GlcNAcylation is a nutrient-sensing post-translational modification process. This cycling process involves two primary proteins: the O-linked N-acetylglucosamine transferase (OGT) catalysing …
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Digital design of a hybrid bone and tooth-supported surgical guide in patients with unilateral few remaining natural teeth: a dental technique
A technique for the design of a hybrid tooth and bone-supported implant drilling guide is described. The patient was scanned …
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Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake: evidence from a vulnerable global South setting
OBJECTIVE: Studies are paying increasing attention to complex social determinants in explaining the variation in the rates COVID-19 vaccine uptake. …
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Factors associated with rural-urban safe disposal of children stools in Ghana
INTRODUCTION: The burden of children's disease in many low-and middle-income countries is associated with poor sanitation, including unsafe disposal of …
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Investigating the relationship between carbapenemase production and biofilm formation in Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates
Abstract Objective Carbapenemase production and biofilm formation in K. pneumoniae are crucial factors influencing the pathogenicity and antibiotic resistance of …
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Ukumela impilo randomised trial: preliminary findings of height-adjustable sit-to-stand workstations on health outcomes of South African office workers
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of sedentary behaviour has concurrently risen with multiple cardiometabolic risk markers independent of physical activity levels. Office-based …
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Seroprevalence and factors associated with Hepatitis B virus infection among students in two senior high schools in the Krachi Nchumuru district in Ghana-A cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: There is paucity of hepatitis B virus (HBV) data among student populations although Ghana is HBV endemic. Screening and …
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Predictors for CD4 cell count and hemoglobin level with survival time to default for HIV positive adults under ART treatment at University of Gondar Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: HIV/AIDS is the most known powerful risk factor for morbidity and mortality in the world. The greatest biological markers …
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Dataset of the impact of food insecurity on health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa
OBJECTIVES: The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have goals and targets, including food insecurity and health outcomes. Hence, information about …
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A TaqMan-based RT-qPCR assay for serotyping of Southern African territories (SAT) 2 strains of Foot-and-Mouth disease virus (FMDV) in Southern Africa
OBJECTIVE: Determining the serotype of circulating virus strains is important in implementing effective vaccination. In this study, Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) …
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A gist on an obscure neoplasm in Ghana: gastrointestinal stromal tumours
BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour is a rare but potentially curable tumour of the gastrointestinal tract accounting for up to 1% …
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Fourth-order fitted mesh scheme for semilinear singularly perturbed reaction–diffusion problems
OBJECTIVE: The main purpose of this work is to present a fourth-order fitted mesh scheme for solving the semilinear singularly …
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Knowledge and attitude towards sickle cell anemia among care givers of paediatric sickle cell patients at a tertiary hospital in Eastern Uganda: a cross sectional study
OBJECTIVE: To explore the knowledge and attitude towards sickle cell disease (SCD) among care givers of paediatric sickle cell patients …
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High prevalence of TB multimorbidity among adults of a tertiary hospital in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study
OBJECTIVE: Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of death globally, with approximately 1.5 million deaths in 2020. TB often coexists …
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Determinants of fetomaternal complication of instrumental vaginal delivery among women who gave childbirth in Southern Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: In Ethiopia, one in five instrumental deliveries among women giving birth resulted in an unfavourable outcome. This study aimed …
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Assessment of the performance of haematological and non-invasive fibrotic indices for the monitoring of chronic HBV infection: a pilot study in a Ghanaian population
OBJECTIVE: Haematological and liver fibrotic markers could be appreciably utilized for effective monitoring of Chronic Hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection, …
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Prevalence, causes and outcomes of war-related civilian injuries in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region: a community-based descriptive study
OBJECTIVE: War and armed conflicts are the major causes of mortality, morbidity and disability. This study was aimed at assessing …
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Guided immediate implant with and without using a mixture of autogenous and xeno bone grafts in the dental esthetic zone. A randomized clinical trial
PURPOSE: This in vivo study aims to assess the pink esthetic score in the anterior maxilla after computer-guided immediate implant …
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Uniformly convergent extended cubic B-spline collocation method for two parameters singularly perturbed time-delayed convection-diffusion problems
This work proposes a uniformly convergent numerical scheme to solve singularly perturbed parabolic problems of large time delay with two …
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Seven-day, free-living, objectively-measured ambulatory activity: a data set from the Dikgale Health and Demographic Surveillance System site, Limpopo Province, South Africa
OBJECTIVES: To investigate first, the level, distribution, patterns and prevalence of seven-day, objectively-measured physical activity (ambulation) in a rural health …