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Implementation of respondent driven sampling in Nairobi, Kenya, for tracking key family planning indicators among adolescents and youth: lessons learnt
OBJECTIVE: Adolescents and youth constitute a significant proportion of the population in developing nations. Conventional survey methods risk missing adolescents/youth …
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Tear strength and elastic recovery of new generation hybrid elastomeric impression material: A comparative study
OBJECTIVE: Since there is no material in the market met all the ideal requirements of an impression material, thus in …
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Objectively-measured step cadence and walking patterns in a rural African setting: a cross-sectional analysis
OBJECTIVES: ). From the minute-by-minute uni-axial accelerometry data, outcomes describing physical activity intensity, step volume, step cadence and step bouts …
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Is there an association between COVID-19 mortality and Human development index? The case study of Nigeria and some selected countries
OBJECTIVES: We assessed Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of COVID-19 as an indicator to situate the performance of Nigeria relative to …
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Meary angle for the prediction of mitral valve prolapse risk in non-syndromic patients with pes planus, a cross-sectional study
OBJECTIVES: Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP) is a common valvular abnormality accounting for 2% of the population. There is a reported …
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Past and current status of adolescents living with HIV in South Africa, 2005–2017
OBJECTIVES: This paper reports HIV prevalence, incidence, progress towards the UNAIDS (90-90-90) targets, and HIV drug resistance among adolescents living …
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Plasma Neuron-Specific Enolase is not a reliable biomarker for staging Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness patients
OBJECTIVE: Currently, the only available staging criterion for T. b. rhodesiense requires a lumber puncture to collect and later examine …
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Longitudinal borehole functionality in 15 rural Ghanaian towns from three groundwater quality clusters
OBJECTIVE: In sub-Saharan Africa, 45% of the rural population uses boreholes (BHs). Despite recent gains in improved water access and …
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Endemicity and genetic diversity of Hepatitis delta virus among Pygmies in Cameroon, Central Africa
OBJECTIVE: A single study conducted about three decades ago on hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection among Baka pygmies in Cameroon …
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Extracellular enzyme activity of entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae and their pathogenicity potential as a bio-control agent against whitefly pests, Bemisia tabaci and Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)
Abstract Objective This study was aimed to assess the enzymatic activity and pathogenicity potential of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae …
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Evaluation of HIV infection in febrile patients visiting health centers in Lagos, Nigeria
OBJECTIVE: Acute febrile infections compatible with malaria are the most prevalent presentation at sub-Saharan African health clinics, accounting for 30-50% …
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Nutritional prospects of jackfruit and its potential for improving dietary diversity in Uganda
OBJECTIVE: A sustainable way of providing essential nutrients from crops for the poor and undernourished is biofortification, through plant breeding. …
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Assessment of deep learning algorithms to predict histopathological diagnosis of breast cancer: first Moroccan prospective study on a private dataset
OBJECTIVE: Breast cancer is a critical public health issue and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women worldwide. Its …
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Adiponectin levels and its relation with insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity in a group of sub-Saharan African women with polycystic ovary syndrome
OBJECTIVES: Low levels of adiponectin have been reported in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). In sub-Saharan Africa, little data are available …
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Translating research to usual care of children with sickle cell disease in Northern Nigeria: lessons learned from the SPRING Trial Team
OBJECTIVES: Evidence-based practice for stroke prevention in high-income countries involves screening for abnormal transcranial Doppler (TCD) velocity and initiating regular …
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The geography of COVID-19 misinformation: using geospatial maps for targeted messaging to combat misinformation on COVID-19, South Africa
OBJECTIVE: The proliferation of false information on COVID-19 mostly through social media is adversely affecting control efforts. The objective of …
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Accelerated nonstandard finite difference method for singularly perturbed Burger-Huxley equations
OBJECTIVE: The main purpose of this paper is to present an accelerated nonstandard finite difference method for solving the singularly …
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In-silico analysis reveals druggable single nucleotide polymorphisms in angiotensin 1 converting enzyme involved in the onset of blood pressure
OBJECTIVE: The Angiotensin 1 converting enzyme (ACE1) gene plays a critical role in regulating blood pressure and thus, it has …
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Collecting quantitative experimental data from a non-WEIRD population: challenges and practical recommendations from a field experiment in rural Sierra Leone
OBJECTIVE: Standardized pretest-posttest experimental designs with quantitative surveys are frequently applied to evaluate the effectiveness of health programs. However, this …
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Chromium removal from tannery effluents by adsorption process via activated carbon chat stems (Catha edulis) using response surface methodology
OBJECTIVE: In tannery processing, water consumption is high, which generates wastewater as a by-product and numerous pollutants such as chromium …