Exploring the potential of Rhizopus oryzae AUMC14899 as a novel endophytic fungus for the production of l-tyrosine and its biomedical applications
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Nessma A. El-Zawawy, Sameh S. Ali, Hoda S. Nouh
BACKGROUND: A significant threat to the public's health is the rise in antimicrobial resistance among numerous nosocomial bacterial infections. This may be a detriment to …
A scoping review of patient-centred tuberculosis care interventions: Gaps and opportunities
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Hanlie Myburgh, Dzunisani Patience Baloyi, Marian Loveday
Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of death globally. In 2015, the World Health Organization hailed patient-centred care as the first of three pillars in …
Setting a research agenda to advance maternal, newborn, and child health in Ethiopia: An adapted CHNRI prioritization exercise
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Michelle L. Korte, Habtamu Teklie, Lisanu Taddesse
Background: Critical to the improvement of maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) in Ethiopia - where 14 000 mothers die from pregnancy-, childbirth-, or postpartum-related …
Impact of Climate Change on Sustainable Pastoral Livelihoods in Loima Sub-County, Turkana County, Kenya
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C.A. Imana, Mashford Zenda
Climate change and variability have adversely affected communities’ pastoral livelihoods in Kenya. The study aimed to investigate sustaining pastoral livelihoods in a changing climate in …
O-GlcNAc transferase in astrocytes modulates depression-related stress susceptibility through glutamatergic synaptic transmission
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Jun Fan, Fang Guo, Ran Mo
Major depressive disorder is a common and devastating psychiatric disease, and the prevalence and burden are substantially increasing worldwide. Multiple studies of depression patients have …
Organisational cybernetics: A systems thinking method used for small and medium enterprises
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Vinay Bugwandin, Mohamed Sayeed Bayat
Orientation: Systems thinking stems from the Twenties and has constantly developed over the years in assisting sectors in operations, management and the environment in checking …
Generalized Gamma-CUSUM control chart with application of COVID-19 deaths
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Olatunde Adebayo Adeoti, Kayode S. Adekeye
The increase in the number of infections and the worrisome state of mortality linked to the COVID-19 pandemic demand an optimal statistical model and efficient …
Screening of therapeutic potentials of proprioceptive exercises and topical glucosamine sulfate on pain and functional disability in knee osteoarthritis
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Hifza Arif, Nimra Arif, Noshaba Kanwal
Purpose: To compare the effects of proprioceptive exercises and topical glucosamine sulfate on knee osteoarthritis in terms of reducing pain and functional disability. Methods: A …
Simple and Combined Pretreatment of a Mixture of Forestry and Aromatic-Medicinal Plant Waste by Chemical, Physical and Enzymatic Methods
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Ahmed Bendaoud, Abdelkhalek Belkhiri, Mohammed Maai
Forestry waste (FW) extracted parts ofmedicinal-aromatic plant waste (EPW) and unused parts (UPW) are considered potential resources for energy recovery (their heating value of approximately …
A multilevel analysis of factors associated with vitamin A supplementation among children aged 6–35 months in Ethiopia
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Tsegaw Amare, Tseganesh Sime, Gebrehiwot Lema Legese
Background Vitamin A deficiency is among the leading preventable causes of childhood morbidity and mortality that might be attributable to the low uptake of vitamin …
The Role of Religion in Transforming Ghanaian Society: A Christian Perspective
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Eric Oduro Wiafe, Joshua Awienagua Gariba
Globally, while some scholars assert that religion is anachronistic and inhibits the human rights of people and frustrates the social progress of society, others are …
Distinct antibody response in susceptible and non-susceptible hosts of the carcinogenic liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini infection
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Krongkarn Watakulsin, Arpa Surapaitoon, Lorina Handayani Ulag
Abstract Opisthorchis viverrini is a carcinogenic parasite that can cause bile duct cancer called cholangiocarcinoma. A study of the immune response of this parasite in …
THE ATMOSPHERIC ELEMENTS OF THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUMS AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE EGYPTIANS' INTENTIONS TO REVISIT
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Radwa Gamal, Jermin ABDELKAFY, Dalia Soliman
This study aims to fill the salient gap in the area of museums' atmospheric elements by examining their effect on the Egyptian visitors’ behavioral outcomes …
Rethinking the nexus of food insecurity, climate change and migration in the developing world: A case of Sub-Saharan Africa
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Shingirai Mugambiwa, Jabulani Calvin Makhubele
This paper aims to assess the nexus of food insecurity, climate change and migration in the developing world. The world is experiencing triple challenges of …
Integration of assisted partner services within Kenya’s national HIV testing services program: A qualitative study
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Beatrice Wamuti, Mercy Owour, Chris Obong’o
Assisted partner service (aPS) augments HIV case-finding among sex partners to individuals newly diagnosed with HIV. In 2016, aPS was incorporated into the national HIV …
Inertial-based extragradient algorithm for approximating a common solution of split-equilibrium problems and fixed-point problems of nonexpansive semigroups
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Francis O. Nwawuru, J. N. Ezeora
Abstract In this paper, we introduce a simple and easily computable algorithm for finding a common solution to split-equilibrium problems and fixed-point problems in the …
Knowledge of postpartum complications and associated factors among women who gave birth in the last 12 months in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia, 2019: A community-based cross-sectional study
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Godana Yaya Tessema, Gistane Ayele, Kassahun Fikadu
INTRODUCTION: The knowledge of women about obstetric complications can helps them to seek health care earlier before obstetric complications arise. Most maternal deaths occur due …
The distribution of blinkrate among Malawian young adults: a cross-sectional study
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Mayamiko Mbamba, Thokozani Mzumara, Precious Chisale
Blink rate is a critical sign for numerous systemic and ocular conditions in medicine, however, the literature reports varying values for the parameter. Hence, the …
Adherence to prophylaxis and bleeding outcome: A multicenter Nigerian study
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Theresa Ukamaka Nwagha, Helen Chioma Okoye, Saleh Yuguda
In Nigeria, low-dose prophylaxis is the standard of care as it reduces bleeding, development of target joints, arthropathy, and improvement of quality of life. Non-adherence …
Efficacy of HIV and AIDS education programs in the Elmina fishing community in Ghana
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Sylvester Kyei‐Gyamfi
Abstract One of the most important steps in HIV prevention is the provision of education to raise awareness to ensure individuals have a sufficient understanding …