Structural influences on groundwater circulation in the Makgadikgadi salt pans of Botswana? Implications for martian playa environments
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Gene Schmidt, Erica Luzzi, Fulvio Franchi
Across the surface of Mars, evidence of past lacustrine and evaporitic environments has been found within basins and craters, where often layered sedimentary deposits and …
Epidemiological characteristics of deaths from road traffic accidents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a study based on traffic police records (2018–2020)
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Micheal Alemayehu, Asfawesen Woldemeskel, Ararso Baru
INTRODUCTION: Road traffic accidents are a major cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries, causing permanent disabilities, and other indirect health complications. Each year, road traffic …
Drivers of disparities in stage at diagnosis among women with breast cancer: South African breast cancers and HIV outcomes cohort
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Witness Mapanga, Shane A. Norris, Ashleigh Craig
OBJECTIVE: In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), advanced-stage diagnosis of breast cancer (BC) is common, and this contributes to poor survival. Understanding the determinants of …
A multimodal investigation of EFL upper-intermediate learners’ conceptual metaphors of language learning with some psychological implications
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Mohammad Awad Al-Dawoody Abdulaal, Naglaa Fathy Mohammad Atia Abuslema, Amal Zakaria Mahmoud Hal
Abstract Increased attention has been directed toward utilizing visual modes because linguistic modes cannot accurately depict L2 learners’ metaphorical conceptions of their language-acquisition experiences. The …
Diversity and abundance of bacterial and fungal communities in rhizospheric soil from smallholder banana producing agroecosystems in Kenya
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Caroline N. Wahome, John M. Maingi, Omwoyo Ombori
In agroecosystems, microbial communities play a crucial role in delivery of various ecosystem services. These microbial communities are affected by several factors such as soil …
General two-parameter distribution: Statistical properties, estimation, and application on COVID-19
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Ahmed M. Gemeay, M. M. Abd El‐Raouf, Eslam Hussam
In this paper, we introduced a novel general two-parameter statistical distribution which can be presented as a mix of both exponential and gamma distributions. Some …
Impacts of small-scale irrigation water use on environmental flow of ungauged rivers in Africa
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Yohannes Geleta, Belay Simane, Engdawork Assefa
Abstract Failure in Environmental flow in quantity, timing, and quality leads to failure to support ecosystems, human livelihoods, and well-being. Irrigation water use is one …
Facilitators and barriers to in vitro diagnostics implementation in resource-limited settings: A scoping review
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Monica Ansu-Mensah, Desmond Kuupiel, Emmanuel Akomanin Asiamah
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) developed the model list of essential in vitro diagnostics (EDL) to guide countries to develop and update point-of-care (POC) …
Coursing hyenas and stalking lions: The potential for inter- and intraspecific interactions
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Nancy A. Barker, Francois G. Joubert, Marthin Kasaona
Resource partitioning promotes coexistence among guild members, and carnivores reduce interference competition through behavioral mechanisms that promote spatio-temporal separation. We analyzed sympatric lion and spotted …
Role of Cryptosporidium spp in Development of Colorectal Cancer
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Naglaa Fathi Abd El-Latif, Noha Said Kandil, Mohamed Shamseya
BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignancies in humans. About 20% of the cancer incidence was attributed to infectious agents highlighting the …
Thermal distribution of magneto-tangent hyperbolic flowing fluid over a porous moving sheet: A Lie group analysis
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A.B. Disu, S.O. Salawu
An investigation of magneto-hyperbolic tangent fluid motion through a porous sheet which stretches vertically upward with temperature-reliant thermal conductivity is scrutinized in this study. The …
Molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium species in Kpong and its environs, Ghana
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G. T. Mensah, Patrick F. Ayeh‐Kumi, Abraham K. Annang
BACKGROUND: Cryptosporidium is a ubiquitous enteric protozoan pathogen infecting humans, domestic animals, and wildlife worldwide. It is a waterborne pathogen with recognized zoonotic potential and …
Health-related quality of life and its associated factors among patients with asthma: A multi-centered cross-sectional study in selected referral hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia
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Eyayaw Ashete Belachew, Ashenafi Kibret Sendekie, Sumeya Tadess
BACKGROUND: Patients with asthma have a compromised health-related quality of life (HRQoL) due to factors related sociodemographic, clinical, and environmental factors. This study assessed the …
Brevibacillus DesertYSK and Rhizobium MAP7 stimulate the growth and pigmentation of Lactuca sativa L.
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Amr M. Mowafy, Sherouk Khalifa, Ashraf Elsayed
Applying microbial biostimulants during crop cultivation allows for higher sustainability levels. It reduces the need for fertilizers and environmental contaminants while enhancing plant quality. This …
Knowledge, attitude and practice on screening and early diagnosis of prostate cancer of primary health care providers in the Free State
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Matthew Benedict, Wilhelm J. Steinberg, Frederik M. Claassen
BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer is topmost in terms of incidence and mortality among men in sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa. Prostate cancer screening is beneficial only …
Assessing survival time of outpatients with cervical cancer: at the university of Gondar referral hospital using the Bayesian approach
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Chalachew Gashu, Buzuneh Tasfa Marine, Chekol Alemu
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the 4th most common cancer in women worldwide. as well as the 4th most common cause of cancer-related death. The main …
Ensuring confidentiality and privacy of cloud data using a non-deterministic cryptographic scheme
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John Kwao Dawson, Frimpong Twum, James Benjamin Hayfron Acquah
The amount of data generated by electronic systems through e-commerce, social networks, and data computation has risen. However, the security of data has always been …
Factors associated with unskilled birth attendance among women in sub-Saharan Africa: A multivariate-geospatial analysis of demographic and health surveys
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Isaac Yeboah Addo, Evelyn Acquah, Samuel H. Nyarko
BACKGROUND: Several studies have shown that unskilled birth attendance is associated with maternal and neonatal morbidity, disability, and death in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, little …
Variation of sensitivity of Trypanosoma evansi isolates from Isiolo and Marsabit counties of Kenya to locally available trypanocidal drugs
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Raymond E. Mdachi, Kennedy O. Ogolla, Joanna E. Auma
Trypanocidal resistance is a major cause of treatment failure. This study evaluated the sensitivity of Trypanosoma evansi field isolates collected from Marsabit and Isiolo counties, …
COVID-19 and syphilis co-dynamic analysis using mathematical modeling approach
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Shewafera Wondimagegnhu Teklu, Birhanu Baye Terefe
In this study, we have proposed and analyzed a new COVID-19 and syphilis co-infection mathematical model with 10 distinct classes of the human population (COVID-19 …