Therapeutic efficacy of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine combination for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Ghana
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Benjamin Abuaku, Paul Boateng, Nana Yaw Peprah
In 2020, Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine (DHAP) was adopted as a second-line antimalarial for treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Ghana following a review of the country's antimalarial medicines …
COVID-19 impacts on food systems in fisheries-dependent island communities
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Sarah Sutcliffe, Jacqueline Lau, Michele L. Barnes
Policies designed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted food systems worldwide. How impacts played out in local food systems, and how these affected the …
Aedes albopictus host odor preference does not drive observed variation in feeding patterns across field populations
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Kara Fikrig, Noah H. Rose, Nathan D. Burkett‐Cadena
Laboratory and field-based studies of the invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus demonstrate its competency to transmit over twenty different pathogens linked to a broad range of …
Usability and acceptance of a mobile health wallet for pregnancy-related healthcare: A mixed methods study on stakeholders’ perceptions in central Madagascar
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Etienne Lacroze, Anna Frühauf, Kim Nordmann
BACKGROUND: Several sub-Saharan African countries use digital financial services to improve health financing, especially for maternal and child health. In cooperation with the Malagasy Ministry …
Learning New Skills after Deployment: Improving open-domain internet-driven dialogue with human feedback
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Jing Xu, Megan Ung, Mojtaba Komeili
Frozen models trained to mimic static datasets can never improve their performance.Models that can employ internet-retrieval for up-to-date information and obtain feedback from humans during …
Self-devised assistive techniques by university students with learning disabilities
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Ndakaitei Manase
Background: Access to assistive technology for disabilities is limited in low-resource settings. Therefore, existing research focuses on accessibility challenges. This article focuses on how students …
Prevalence of birth injuries and associated factors among newborns delivered in public hospitals Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021. Crossectional study
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Esubalew Amsalu Tibebu, Kalkidan Wondwossen Desta, Feven Mulugeta Ashagre
BACKGROUND: Birth injury is harm that a baby suffers during the entire birth process. It includes both birth asphyxia and birth trauma. In Ethiopia, birth …
Why we should be looking for longitudinal patterns in biodiversity
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Şerban Procheş, M. K. Watkeys, Lisa Ramsay
Our understanding of global diversity patterns relies overwhelmingly on ecological and evolutionary correlates of latitude, and largely ignores longitude. However, the two major explanations of …
Engendering Technology-Assisted Pedagogy for Effective Instructional Strategy in the University of Namibia Language Centre
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Hafeni Pamwenase Shikalepo Hamakali, Lukas Matati Josua
The advent of COVID-19 disrupted existing socio-economic activities and has unveiled digital inequities and injustices. The pandemic led to a forced migration of education activities …
The problem-solving method: Efficacy for learning and motivation in the field of physical education
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Ghaith Ezeddine, Nafaa Souissi, Liwa Masmoudi
Background In pursuit of quality teaching and learning, teachers seek the best method to provide their students with a positive educational atmosphere and the most …
The mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 and profile of viral reservoirs in pediatric population: A systematic review with meta-analysis of the Cameroonian studies
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Aude Christelle Ka’e, Alex Durand Nka, Yagaï Bouba
BACKGROUND: The mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 (MTCT) remains on the major route of HIV-transmission among pediatric populations in Africa. Though a prevention of MTCT (PMTCT) …
Targeted ferroptotic potency of ferrous oxide nanoparticles-diethyldithiocarbamate nanocomplex on the metastatic liver cancer
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Marwa M. Abu‐Serie
Existing treatments are frequently ineffective in combating liver cancer (LC) due to its rapid growth, high metastatic potential, and chemoresistance. Thus, inducing ferroptosis, a new …
Neural network method for quadratic radiation and quadratic convection unsteady flow of Sutterby nanofluid past a rotating sphere
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Lelisa Kebena Bijiga, Dachasa Gamachu
Abstract In this study, the heat relocation properties of quadratic thermal radiation and quadratic convective unsteady stagnation point flow of electro-magnetic Sutterby nanofluid past a …
Climate Governance in Eastern Africa: The Challenges and Prospects of Climate Change Adaptation Policies
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Raphael Kweyu, Shilpa M. Asokan, Ronald Boniphace Ndesanjo
Abstract Climate governance leverages collaborative climate change adaptation actions. Despite many joint actions, gaps exist between policy and practice in climate adaptation among East African …
Bridging the gap? Local production of medicines on the national essential medicine lists of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
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Ayo-Oley Baldeh, Colin Millard, Allyson M Pollock
BACKGROUND: Essential medicines (EMs) are those that satisfy the basic healthcare needs of the population. However, access to EMs remains a global health challenge. The …
In vitro antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg (seedless breadfruit) fruit pulp protein hydrolysates
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Sodiq Oluwaseun Dada, Great Chimsom Ehie, Olukemi Adetutu Osukoya
Abstract Protein hydrolysates from dietary sources possess many physiological and biological properties. Artocarpus altilis is an evergreen multipurpose plant with many benefits. Therefore, this study …
Diagnosis and management of keratoconus by eye care practitioners in Kenya
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Zahra Aly Rashid, Vanessa R. Moodley, Khathutshelo Percy Mashige
BACKGROUND: To explore current eye care practice in keratoconus diagnosis and management in Kenya. METHODS: An online questionnaire was distributed to ophthalmic clinical officers (OCO) …
Male partner involvement in postnatal care service utilization and associated factors: A community-based cross-sectional study in Motta district, Northwest Ethiopia
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Alemwork Abie, Getahun Belay, Eden Asmare
BACKGROUND: Male partner involvement during the postpartum period is an effective strategy to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes. However, since reproductive health has been …
“I know why I am taking this pill”: Young women navigation of disclosure and support for PrEP uptake and adherence in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
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Joseph Daniels, Lindsey de Vos, Dana Bezuidenhout
There is limited understanding of the dynamic interplay between adolescent girl's and young women's (AGYW) disclosure and social support for using oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) …
Symbiotic effectiveness of Bradyrhizobium strains on soybean growth and productivity in Northern Mozambique
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Stephen Kyei‐Boahen, Canon Engoke Norris Savala, Carlos Pedro Muananamuale
Inoculation of soybean [ Glycine max (L.) Merr.] with rhizobia strains is a low-cost investment which can increase yields of smallholder farmers in Mozambique. The …