Generalized Secure and Dynamic Decentralized Reputation System With a Dishonest Majority
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Khalid Mrabet, Faissal El Bouanani, Hussain Ben-Azza
Reputation management systems are essential for establishing trust among network users. They are tools for reinforcing cooperation and sanctioning malicious behavior. This importance becomes a …
Systems and processes for regulation of investigational medical devices in Uganda
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Charles Norman Mpaata, Brian Matovu, Mercy Takuwa
Background: In many parts of the world, medical devices and the processes of their development are tightly regulated. However, the current regulatory landscape in Uganda …
Induced abortion among female students in higher education institutions in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Bereket Kefale, Yitayish Damtie, Mastewal Arefaynie
BACKGROUND: Female students in institutions of higher education are at higher risk of abortion and its consequences. There is no nationally representative data on induced …
Naturally acquired antibodies to gametocyte antigens are associated with reduced transmission of Plasmodium vivax gametocytes to Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes
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Surafel K. Tebeje, Wakweya Chali, Elifaged Hailemeskel
Naturally acquired antibodies may reduce the transmission of Plasmodium gametocytes to mosquitoes. Here, we investigated associations between antibody prevalence and P. vivax infectivity to mosquitoes. …
Optimization of adsorption of methyl orange from aqueous solution by magnetic CoFe 2 O 4 /ZnAl-layered double hydroxide composite using response surface methodology
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Yiene Molla Desalegn, Endrias Adane Bekele, Temesgen Abeto Amibo
Abstract The CoFe 2 O 4 /ZnAl-layered double hydroxide (LDH) composite was successfully developed through a facile co-precipitation method, characterized, and applied as an effective …
Improving measures of access to legal abortion: A validation study triangulating multiple data sources to assess a global indicator
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Caitlin R. Williams, Paula Vázquez, Carolina Nigri
BACKGROUND: Global mechanisms have been established to monitor and facilitate state accountability regarding the legal status of abortion. However, there is little evidence describing whether …
Generating Data for Symbolic Language with Large Language Models
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Jiacheng Ye, Chengzu Li, Lingpeng Kong
While large language models (LLMs) bring not only performance but also complexity, recent work has started to turn LLMs into data generators rather than task …
Development of Series-Parallel and Neural-Network Based Models for Predicting Electrical Conductivity of Polymer Nanocomposite
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Oladipo Folorunso, Peter Olukanmi, Thokozani Shongwe
Polymer nanocomposites are emerging hybrid materials for the production of energy storage electrodes, biomedical sensors, and building construction materials. However, experimentation cost and time can …
Diagnostic Efficacy of PSMA and PSCA mRNAs Combined to PSA in Prostate Cancer Patients
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M. M. Mahmoud, Fatma Abdel Hamid, Iman Abdelgawad
BACKGROUND: Serum Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) has been used for screening and diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa) but it is burdened by its low accuracy, creating …
Blockchain feasibility assessment: A quantitative approach
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Scott Spencer-Hicken, Corné Schutte, P. J. Vlok
This article outlines the research and development of a blockchain assessment framework which enables the assessment of the technical suitability, high-level design, adoption approach, economic …
Leveraging interactive voice response technology to mitigate COVID-19 risk in refugee settlements in Uganda: Lessons learned implementing “Dial-COVID” a toll-free mobile phone symptom surveillance and information dissemination tool
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Robin E. Klabbers, Timothy R. Muwonge, Phuong Pham
BACKGROUND: Persons living in refugee settlements in sub-Saharan Africa may be at increased risk for COVID-19 and experience barriers to accessing COVID-19 information. We aimed …
Engineered column treatment of greywater using raw and pyrolyzed coconut husk powder
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Theodora Sophia Taylor, Eugene Appiah–Effah, Kofi Akodwaa-Boadi
Reclaimed water from wastewater has become a prominent water source option to manage water scarcity. This study explores the potential of coconut husk biomass, a …
Effects of major and trace elements from the El Kahfa ring complex on fish: Geological, physicochemical, and biological approaches
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Eman Saad, Mohamed Hamed, Abdelnaby M. Elshahawy
The alkaline rocks are known for enriching rare lithophilic elements, including lithium, uranium, and tin, which negatively impact aquatic life. This study offers an intensive …
Structural and cross-cultural validity of the Afrikaans for the Western Cape Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire
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Susan de Klerk, Christina Jerosch‐Herold, Helen Buchanan
Abstract Background The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire has been translated and cross-culturally adapted to Afrikaans for the Western Cape, within …
Joint modeling of rainfall and temperature in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia: Application of copula
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Haile Mekonnen Fenta, Demeke Lakew Workie, Dereje Tesfaye Zikie
Objective Climate change has effects on the economy development of any country. This paper aimed to fit the best marginal and joint distribution models of …
Hypertension in an Emergency Department Population in Moshi, Tanzania; A Qualitative Study of Barriers to Hypertension Control
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Sophie W. Galson, Msafiri Pesambili, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa has a high prevalence of hypertension with a low rate of awareness, treatment adherence, and control. The emergency department (ED) may represent …
The Targeted Maximum Likelihood estimation to estimate the causal effects of the previous tuberculosis treatment in Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Sudan
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Adel Hussein Elduma, Kourosh Holakouie‐Naieni, Amir Almasi‐Hashiani
INTRODUCTION: This study used Targeted Maximum Likelihood Estimation (TMLE) as a double robust method to estimate the causal effect of previous tuberculosis treatment history on …
Knowledge and acceptability of cervical cancer screening among female undergraduates in Babcock University Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria
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Julius O. Maitanmi, Temidara E Fabiyi, Oluwadara Eniola
Background: Cervical cancer (CC) is currently the fourth most common cancer among women.There are several factors which have, in recent times, posed a threat to …
Degradation of PET Nanoplastic Oligomers at the Novel PHL7 Target:Insights from Molecular Docking and Machine Learning
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Chidi Edbert Duru, Christian Ebere Enyoh, Ijeoma Akunna Duru
The versatility of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as a material with numerous applications in the food industry and its recalcitrance to chemical and microbial degradation has …
HIV and SARS-CoV-2 infection in postpartum Kenyan women and their infants
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Emily R. Begnel, Bhavna Chohan, Ednah Ojee
BACKGROUND: HIV may increase SARS-CoV-2 infection risk and COVID-19 severity generally, but data are limited about its impact on postpartum women and their infants. As …