Investigating factors that influence the practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in an urban general hospital in Ghana: a cross-sectional study
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Baaba Dadzie, Fidelis Bayor, Abdul-Razak Doat
BACKGROUND: In Ghana, only 52% of mothers exclusively breastfeed their babies and the rate of increase has been steadily slow across all geographical areas of …
Using crop modeling to find solutions for wheat diseases: A review
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Caroline Fadeke Ajilogba, Sue Walker
Plant diseases have caused serious challenges in the production of food globally. This has led to hunger and food insecurity. Different solutions for crop diseases …
Clinico-epidemiological profile and risk factors of hypertensive crisis among patients attended at a tertiary care hospital in Somalia
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Mohamed Farah Yusuf Mohamud
Hypertensive crisis (HC) is a life-threatening clinical condition in which an abrupt rise in arterial blood pressure can lead to acute damage to vital organs. …
Respiratory Health Effects of Pollution Due to Artisanal Crude-Oil Refining in Bayelsa, Nigeria
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Benson Chukwunweike Ephraim-Emmanuel, Enembe Okokon, Best Ordinioha
Purpose: Artisanal refining of crude oil has been associated with the manifestations of various health problems directly related to the release of particulate matter, including …
Healthcare Workers’ Safety; A Necessity for a Robust Health System
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Nathan Ezie Kengo, Felix Amekpor, Godfred Yawson Scott
It is a prevalent misconception that healthcare professionals are specialists and thus can effectively manage their health. This is probably true, but given recent pandemics …
CUED at ProbSum 2023: Hierarchical Ensemble of Summarization Models
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Potsawee Manakul, Yassir Fathullah, Adian Liusie
In this paper, we consider the challenge of summarizing patients' medical progress notes in a limited data setting.For the Problem List Summarization (shared task 1A) …
DBF4 Dependent Kinase Inhibition Suppresses Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression and Potentiates Anti-Programmed Cell Death-1 Therapy
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Liang Zhang, Jiawei Hong, Wei Chen
The progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains a huge clinical challenge, and elucidation of the underlying molecular mechanisms is critical to develop effective therapeutic strategy.Dumbbell …
Barriers to Social Inclusion among Older Adults with Disabilities in Imo State, Nigeria: A Descriptive Phenomenological Inquiry
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Anthony Obinna Iwuagwu, Paulinus Okah, Chinwe U. Nnama‐Okechukwu
Discourses on successful aging in modern times have emphasized older people’s active participation in community life as essential to their independence and sense of fulfillment. …
Gendered conflict in the human family
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David W. Lawson, Sarah Alami, Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun
Sexual conflict is a thriving area of animal behaviour research. Yet parallel research in the evolutionary human sciences remains underdeveloped and has become mired by …
Optimized Position Estimation in Mobile Multipath Environments Using Machine Learning
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Nesreen I. Ziedan
Abstract The positioning accuracy of global navigation satellite system receivers is frequently degraded in urban areas due to reflected signals. A moving receiver faces additional …
The completeness of adverse drug reaction reports in South Africa: An analysis in VigiBase®
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Mafora F. Matlala, Martie S. Lubbe, Hanlie Steyn
BACKGROUND: Spontaneous reporting is regarded as a cornerstone of pharmacovigilance (PV) but presents many limitations, including varying quality and completeness of information, which is essential …
‘My people perish for lack of knowledge’: barriers and facilitators to integrated HIV and hypertension screening at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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Beatrice Wamuti, Mercy Owuor, Christine Magambo
INTRODUCTION: HIV and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are the two main causes of death in Kenya with hypertension as CVD's leading risk factor and HIV infection …
A non-inferiority and GLP-compliant study of broflanilide IRS (VECTRON™ T500), a novel meta-diamide insecticide against Anopheles arabiensis
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Njelembo J. Mbewe, Matthew J. Kirby, Janneke Snetselaar
Management of insecticide resistance in vector control requires development and evaluation of active ingredients (AIs) with new modes of action. VECTRON™ T500 is a wettable …
Exploring long-term electrification pathway dynamics: a case study of Ethiopia
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Andreas Sahlberg, Will Usher, Ioannis Pappis
Abstract The Open Source Spatial Electrification Tool (OnSSET) is extended to provide a long-term geospatial electrification analysis of Ethiopia, focusing on the role of grid- …
Trend and factors associated with anemia among women reproductive age in Ethiopia: A multivariate decomposition analysis of Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey
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Berhan Tsegaye Negash, Mohammed Ayalew
BACKGROUND: In developing countries like Ethiopia, anemia is a public health problem. Unfortunately, the progress of anemia reduction has been slow. Although the issue of …
Associated factors of pelvic organ prolapse among patients at Public Hospitals of Southern Ethiopia: A case-control study design
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Asfaw Borsamo, Mohammed Oumer, Ayanaw Worku
BACKGROUND: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is the descent of the vaginal wall, cervix, uterus, bladder, and rectum downward into the vaginal canal. It occurs owing …
Long distance entanglement and high-dimensional quantum teleportation in the Fermi–Hubbard model
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Sanaa Abaach, Zakaria Mzaouali, M. El Baz
The long distance entanglement in finite size open Fermi-Hubbard chains, together with the end-to-end quantum teleportation are investigated. We show the peculiarity of the ground …
Understanding the treatment burden of people with chronic conditions in Kenya: A cross-sectional analysis using the Patient Experience with Treatment and Self-Management (PETS) questionnaire
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Hillary Koros, Ellen Nolte, Jemima Kamano
In Kenya, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are an increasingly important cause of morbidity and mortality, requiring both better access to health care services and self-care support. …
Cefazolin access and use in Ethiopia: A policy implication
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Getachew Alemkere, Asres Teshome, Gobezie Temesgen
Healthcare systems in resource-limited nations have been challenged by the shortage of essential medicines. This study explores cefazolin access and uses history in the Ethiopian …
Foundation integrity assessment of failed buildings in Ehamufu and Aguamede, South East Nigeria
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Kelechi Nnaji Eze, Ogbonnaya Igwe, Daniel Nnadozie Okereke
Abstract The failure of civil engineering structures especially buildings by severe cracks, partial, or complete collapse have kept the natives of communities in Aguamede and …