Knowledge, attitude, and practices toward infection prevention and control among undergraduate pharmacy students in Zambia: findings and implications
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Steward Mudenda, Joseph Yamweka Chizimu, Billy Chabalenge
Background: Infection prevention and control (IPC) measures are critical in preventing the risk of acquiring and transmitting nosocomial infections. In Zambia, there is little information …
Video Traffic Analysis for Real-Time Emotion Recognition and Visualization in Online Learning
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Ayoub Sassi, Wael Jaafar, Safa Chérif
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis, transition to remote education presented several challenges to educational institutions. Unlike face-to-face classes where educators can modify and …
Proposed Framework to Manage Non-Functional Requirements in Agile
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Ezeldin Sherif, Waleed Helmy, Galal H. Galal‐Edeen
Agile Software Development (ASD) is a type of iterated software development that strives to maximize productivity, effectiveness, and quick delivery through the minimization of documents …
Experiences of primary health care practitioners dealing with emergencies – ‘We are on our own’
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Meghan Botes, Richard Cooke, Judith Bruce
BACKGROUND: Primary health care (PHC) focuses on health promotion and disease prevention; however, acute episodes and emergencies still occur at this level of care. The …
Spatial co-occurrence patterns of sympatric large carnivores in a multi-use African system
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Paolo Strampelli, Philipp Henschel, Charlotte E. Searle
Interspecific interactions can be a key driver of habitat use, and must be accounted for in conservation planning. However, spatial partitioning between African carnivores, and …
Feasibility, usability and acceptability of a novel digital hybrid-system for reporting of routine maternal health information in Southern Tanzania: A mixed-methods study
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Regine Unkels, Fatuma Manzi, Ntuli Kapologwe
Health information systems are important for health planning and progress monitoring. Still, data from health facilities are often of limited quality in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries. Quality …
Prevalence and molecular characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in cattle and humans, Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
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Ayi Vandi Kwaghe, J.A. Ameh, Caleb Ayuba Kudi
INTRODUCTION: Globally, the highest burden of bovine and human tuberculosis resides in Africa and Asia. Tuberculosis (TB) is the second leading single infectious killer after …
Acoustic methods improve the detection of the endangered African manatee
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Clinton Factheu, Athena Rycyk, Sévilor Kekeunou
The African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) is an elusive, data-deficient, and endangered species which inhabits marine and freshwater systems throughout Western and Central Africa. A major …
Effect of menstrual irregularity on academic performance of undergraduate students of Debre Berhan University: A comparative cross sectional study
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Enguday Demeke Gebeyaw, Abayneh Birlie Zeru, Esubalew Tesfahun
BACKGROUND: Menstrual period is a critical time in the life of females. For the first few years after menarche, irregular cycle is common due to …
Farmers’ perceptions on tomato early blight, fungicide use factors and awareness of fungicide resistance: Insights from a field survey in Kenya
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Andrew M. Nuwamanya, Steven Runo
Early blight (EB) caused by Alternaria solani is one of the most devastating tomato diseases in Kenya and is most often managed by application of …
Spatiotemporal dynamics of vegetation in response to climate variability in the Borana rangelands of southern Ethiopia
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Mitiku Adisu Worku, Gudina Legese Feyisa, Kassahun Ture Beketie
In this paper, we analyze the spatiotemporal dynamics of vegetation and its association with climate variables in the Borana rangelands of southern Ethiopia. Moderate resolution …
Genetic diversity and population structure of barley landraces from Southern Ethiopia’s Gumer district: Utilization for breeding and conservation
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Hewan Demissie Degu, Tekuamech Fikadu Tehelku, Marie Kalousová
Barley is the fifth most important food crop in Ethiopia. The genetic relationship and population structure studies of barley are limited to gene bank collections. …
An Efficient Multi-Secret Image Sharing System Based on Chinese Remainder Theorem and Its FPGA Realization
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Bishoy K. Sharobim, Marwan A. Fetteha, Salwa K. Abd–El–Hafiz
Multi-Secret Image Sharing (MSIS) is important in information security when multiple images are shared in an unintelligible form to different participants, where the images can …
Students stress patterns in a Kenyan socio-cultural and economic context: toward a public health intervention
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Victoria Mutiso, David M. Ndetei, Esther Nduku Muia
This study aimed at determining the prevalence of stress, different types of stress, their severity and their determinants in Kenyan university, college and high school …
A quantitative and qualitative assessment of sugar beet genotype resistance to root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita
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I. Gohar, Amal Alyamani, Manal E. Shafi
Sugar beet productivity is highly constrained by the root-knot nematode (RKN) Meloidogyne incognita. Eight sugar beet genotypes were screened under greenhouse conditions for their susceptibility …
Strengthening financial management systems at primary health care: Performance assessment of the Facility Financial Accounting and Reporting System (FFARS) in Tanzania
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George Mugambage Ruhago, Frida Ngalesoni, Ntuli Kapologwe
Background: Universal coverage remains a challenging pursuit around the world, even among the highest-income countries. Strengthening financial management capacity is essential towards attaining the three …
The world is coming to an end! COVID-19, depression, and anxiety among adolescents in Malawi
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Chilungamo Mmanga, Yamikani Ndasauka, Jimmy Kainja
Introduction: This paper assessed the effects of Covid-19 on adolescent mental health in Malawi. There is minimal research on adolescent mental health in Africa, Malawi …
Exploring potential risk pathways with high risk groups for urban Rift Valley fever virus introduction, transmission, and persistence in two urban centers of Kenya
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Keli Nicole Gerken, Justinah Maluni, Francis Mutuku
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a zoonotic arbovirus that has profound impact on domestic ruminants and can also be transmitted to humans via infected …
Support Vector Machine Parameters Optimization for 500 kV Long OHTL Fault Diagnosis
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Abdelrahman Said, Mohamed H. Saad, Sobhy M. El-Adl
Faults can seriously damage high-voltage (HV) power systems, particularly if they occur on the long overhead transmission line (OHTL) that connects the nuclear power plant …
Prevalence of hypertension and other cardiovascular disease risk factors among university students from the National Polytechnic Institute of Côte d’Ivoire: A cross-sectional study
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Philippe C. Zobo, Frank Y. Touré, Alexandra Bitty-Anderson
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading causes of death in the world, mainly occurring in low-and-middle income countries. The aim of this study was …