Assessment of safe injection awareness and practices among healthcare providers at primary health care facilities
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Lamia Ali, Randa Eldessouki
BACKGROUND: Unsafe injection necessitates some preventive steps including promoting and assuring the execution of safe injection administration and waste disposal methods. The present study aimed …
Reimagining mission and missiology amid global ecological crisis: An oikomissiological theoretical and conceptual framework for building a sustainable world.
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Lukwikilu Credo Mangayi
The starting point is that mission and missiology must work to sustain the whole web of life on earth emulating the cosmic Christ. I have …
Afrocentricity and decoloniality in disciplinarity: A reflective dialogue on academic literacy development
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This study explores a transformative method to revise an academic literacy study guide in a Humanities faculty in South Africa. The methodology includes a critical …
Socioeconomic Factors and Navigational Safety among Marine Pilots in Lagos Ports
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Adeniyi Olufemi Oluwakoya
Marine transportation is a critical component of global trade and commerce, with ports serving as key nodes for the movement of goods and people. However, …
South Africa
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Ramos Mabugu, Eddie Rakabe
Abstract This chapter focuses on contemporary issues in South Africa’s evolving and unique system of quasi-federal governance. In what appears to be an unending and …
Bending and buckling responses of functionally graded nanoplates embedded in an elastic medium
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R. Bentabet, Amina Attia, Mahmoud M. Selim
This research is devoted to the study of the flexural response and buckling analysis (thermal and mechanical) of functionally graded (FG) nanoscale plates integrated in …
Establishment of an interdisciplinary vascular anomalies program in Tanzania, East Africa
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Daniel Puhr‐Westerheide, Max Masthoff, Jay Shah
Purpose The aim of this project is the sustainable implementation of a vascular anomalies (VA) program in Tanzania. Materials and methods In 2021 the first …
Effects of non-classical boundary conditions on the free vibration response of a cantilever Euler-Bernoulli beams
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Abderrachid Afras, Abdelouafi El Ghoulbzouri
In this article, the problem of the free vibration behavior of a cantilever Euler-Bernoulli beam with various non-classical boundary conditions, such as rotational, translational spring, …
Structural and Electronic Properties of Cu2+ Doped LiMn2O4 Cathode Material for Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery: A DFT Study
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Owolabi Joshua Adeyemi, M. Y. Onimisi, Victor A Odoh
Spinel LiMn2O4 offers a potentially attractive alternative to the commercialized LiCoO2 because of its low cost, non-toxicity, good rate performance and superior safety, but experiences …
Effect of Substrate Type on Survival and Growth of Sweet Potato Vitroplants Under Acclimatization
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Katembo Vihabwa Abishay, Arnaud Agbidinoukoun, Badou Bienvenu Témidouan
The lack of healthy planting materials is one of the major constraints of sweet potato cultivation in Benin. One of the solutions to this problem …
Comparative Analysis of the Effectiveness of Polymerase Chain Reaction and Microscopy in Malaria Diagnosis
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Ismail Muhammad, Tanko Mohammed, Asiya Usman
Malaria is a life-threatening parasitic disease which causes enormous morbidity and mortality in tropical African countries. Successful prevention and treatment of infected individuals heavenly depend …
Computational study on the impact of Nb doping on electronic structure, magnetic and optical properties of hexagonal bilayer BN
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Mesikerem Mesele Debebe, Sintayehu Mekonnen Hailemariam
Abstract We investigate the impact of Niobium (Nb) doping on the electronic structure, and magnetic and optical properties of the bilayer hexagonal boron nitride (BL …
Assessing the effectiveness of a DASH diet in hypertensive patients attending the Ngaoundere Regional Hospital – Cameroon: a case–control study
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Mireille Flore D. Kenmoue, Wilfred Damndja Ngaha, Edith Nig Fombang
Abstract Hypertension remains a public health issue in Cameroon, though lifestyle and dietetic measures are the main approaches for the prevention and management of hypertension. …
Flavonoid glycoside fraction of Ginkgo biloba extract modulates antioxidants imbalance in vanadium-induced brain damage
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Adeshina Oloruntoba Adekeye, Adedamola Adediran Fafure, Morayo M. Omodele
Human and animal diseases have always been reported to be treated by medicinal herbs owing to their constituents. Excess sodium metavanadate is a potential environmental …
PERCEPTIONS OF NYAOPE USERS REGARDING THERAPEUTIC SERVICES AT PRIVATE IN-PATIENT TREATMENT CENTRES IN GAUTENG
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Noxolo Chairmaine Minenhle Zwane, Stephan Geyer
National data indicate that young adults are increasingly vulnerable to the harmful use of nyaope –an illicit drug. Consequently, there is a need for appropriate …
Reconfigured securityscapes in Louis Trichardt: Possibilities, limitations, and contradictions
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James Chakwizira
Insecurity, violence, and xenophobia manifest at different geographic scales of the South African landscape threatening to compromise, reverse, derail, and contradict the envisaged democratic processes …
Improving women's purchasing power through land-enhancing technologies: The case of bio-reclamation of degraded lands in Niger
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Alphonse Singbo, James Quarshies, Alice Bonou
In Niger, about 50% of the land surface is composed of degraded lateritic soils, and rural women farmers have limited access to productive land. Targeting …
Rural Zambian Oral Health Transition: A Long-Term Retrospective Examination of an Outreach Program’s Progress and Impact
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John P. Morgan, Olivia N. Marino, Matthew Finkelman
Objective: This study aimed to (a) describe an annual prevention-focused, community-based oral health outreach program in rural Zambia, (b) assess its oral health outcomes using …
Carbapenem resistance in Enterobacterales from agricultural, environmental and clinical origins: South Africa in a global context
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Taish Ramkisson, Diane Rip
Carbapenem agents are regarded as last-resort antibiotics, however, bacterial resistance towards carbapenems has been reported in both clinical and agricultural settings worldwide. Carbapenem resistance, defined …
Proposed Approach to Investigate the Current and Voltage Distributions of Isolated and Grounded Systems During Earth Fault Conditions
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Osama E. Gouda, Adel Z. El Dein, Sayed M. Eldin
One important objective of this article is to present a novel approach to study the current density and ground surface potential around the area surrounding …