Mobile Health Access and Utilisation in Uganda: Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of Health and Veterinary Workers
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Mercy Takuwa, Shirley Elizabeth Mbabazi, Martha S. Tusabe
Background: Despite its strong growth in many parts of the world, mobile health access is still limited in low- and middle-income countries. Among the many …
Secondary metabolic profiling of Serratia marcescens NP10 reveals new stephensiolides and glucosamine derivatives with bacterial membrane activity
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Tanya Clements-Decker, Marina Rautenbach, Wilma van Rensburg
Abstract Secondary metabolic profiling, using UPLC-MS E and molecular networking, revealed the secondary metabolites produced by Serratia marcescens NP10. The NP10 strain co-produced cyclic and …
Simulation based testing and performance investigation of induction motor drives using matlab simulink
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Kehinde Adeleye Makinde, Mutiu Shola Bakare, Benjamin Olabisi Akinloye
Abstract Induction motors (IMs) are the most widely employed electrical motors due to their robust construction and adaptability. Due to their versatility and wide range …
Diallel analysis of soybean (Glycine max L.) for biomass yield and root characteristics under low phosphorus soil conditions in Western Ethiopia
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Abush Tesfaye, Samuel Adewale, Godfree Chigeza
Combining ability studies under low soil P conditions provides useful information on the inheritance of important traits to improve soybean for low P tolerance. The …
Metabolomic profiling in kidney cells treated with a sodium glucose-cotransporter 2 inhibitor
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Hyung Ah Jo, Jong-Hyun Seo, Sunhwa Lee
We aimed to determine the metabolomic profile of kidney cells under high glucose conditions and following sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor treatment. Targeted metabolomics using …
COVID-19, gender and health: Recentring women in African indigenous health discourses in Zimbabwe for environmental conservation
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Molly Manyonganise
In precolonial Africa, women were the major authorities in herbal remedies within their own homes and at the community level, where they focused on disease …
Nutrition in City Ecosystems (NICE): Protocol of a multi-sectoral development project to improve food and nutrition security of secondary city populations in Bangladesh, Kenya and Rwanda
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Cornelia Speich, Tanja Barth‐Jaeggi, Capucine Musard
Background: Secondary cities tend to be better linked with local food systems than primate cities, acting as important platforms to trade agricultural produce with rural …
The politics of knowledge in South African universities: Students’ perspectives
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Corinne Knowles, Nomphumelelo Q. Babeli, Athabile Ntlokwana
Knowledge-making in South African universities is set up and framed in particular ways, with a Euro-centric bias. We argue that many of the contributions that …
Glypican-3, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Golgi Protein-73 for Differentiation between Liver Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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Samah Mamdouh, Amira Soliman, Fatma Khorshed
BACKGROUND: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for more than 80% of primary liver cancers. Moreover, in the next 10 years, more than one million patients are …
Prospects of nanosorption and photocatalysis in remediation of oil spills
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Solomon E. Shaibu, Edu Inam, Eno Anietie Moses
Nanoremediation approaches have been applied to remove oil from surface and ground water as oil spills have been found to have long-term negative consequences for …
Prevalence of undernutrition and its associated factors among older adults using Mini Nutritional Assessment tool in Womberma district, West Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region, North West Ethiopia, 2020
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Amsalu Dereje Tadesse, Tsige Gebre, Molla Yigzaw Birhanu
BACKGROUND: Undernutrition is a frequent and serious problem in the world's older adults. Even though life expectancy is increasing, they are more vulnerable and at …
Mortality among persons receiving tuberculosis treatment in Itezhi-Tezhi District of Zambia: A retrospective cohort study
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Eutra Chaaba, Josphat Bwembya, Eness Nyambe
Itezhi-Tezhi District in southern Zambia has been reporting tuberculosis (TB) mortality rates that are fourfold higher than the national average of six percent. We conducted …
To what extent does renewable energy deployment reduce pollution indicators? the moderating role of research and development expenditure: Evidence from the top three ranked countries
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Inès Gharbi, Aïda Kammoun, Mohamed Karim Kefi
Climate change, pollution, drought, and rising seas impede the achievement of the seventh sustainable development goal SDG#7 “affordable and clean energies”. To counter these threats, …
Validation of saline, PBS and a locally produced VTM at varying storage conditions to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus by qRT-PCR
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Caroline Ngetsa, Victor Osoti, Dorcas Okanda
Coronavirus Disease-2019 tests require a Nasopharyngeal (NP) and/or Oropharyngeal (OP) specimen from the upper airway, from which virus RNA is extracted and detected through quantitative …
Enteric infections and management practices among communities in a rural setting of northwest Ethiopia
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Zemichael Gizaw, Negesu Gizaw Demissie, Mulat Gebrehiwot
Infections with enteric pathogens have a high mortality and morbidity burden, as well as significant social and economic costs. Poor water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) …
Prevalence and determinants of lymphedema in newly diagnosed Nigerian breast cancer patients using bioimpedance estimations
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Funmilola Wuraola, Olalekan Olasehinde, Matteo Di Bernardo
Background: Breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) is common and has significant impact on quality of life. Very little is known about BCRL in sub-Saharan Africa. Generally, …
Bridging the Effect of the Impactor Head Shape to the Induced Damage during Impact at Low Velocity for Composite Laminates
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Mustapha RABOUH, Khelifa Guerraiche, K. Zouggar
The present paper presents an investigation and analysis study of the effect of the head shapes of the impactor on the damages observed during low-velocity …
Survey Analysis of Students and Teachers' Perceptions of E-Learning and M-Learning in Morocco
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Amine Dehbi, Rachid Dehbi, Abdellah Bakhouyi
With the advent of new technologies, smart devices, and the evolution of ICT in education, the integration of new technologies into learning systems has been …
Improving nursing education curriculum as a tool for strengthening the nurse–client relationships in maternal and child healthcare: Insights from a human-centered design study in rural Tanzania
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Kahabi Isangula, Eunice Pallangyo, Eunice Ndirangu‐Mugo
Background: There are growing evidence of poor nurse-client relationships in maternal and child health (MCH). The nursing curriculum forms an important entry point for strengthening …
Utilization of sexual and reproductive health services among young people in refugee settings in Uganda
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Paul Bukuluki, Peter Kisaakye, Symon Peter Wandiembe
There is a considerable high level of unmet need for reproductive health services among refugees. Yet, there is limited research about the provision and utilization …