Multilevel correlates of abdominal obesity in adolescents and youth living with HIV in peri-urban Cape Town, South Africa
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Monika Kamkuemah, Blessings Gausi, Tolu Oni
BACKGROUND: Chronic non-communicable disease comorbidities are a major problem faced by people living with HIV (PLHIV). Obesity is an important factor contributing to such comorbidities …
Cross-cultural translation, adaptation, and validation of the stroke-specific quality of life (SSQOL) scale 2.0 into Amharic language
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Dechasa Imiru Wayessa, Mulugeta Bayisa Chala, Solomon Fasika Demissie
BACKGROUND: The stroke-specific quality of life 2.0 (SSQOL 2.0) scale is a valid, reliable instrument which has been widely used as a patients reported outcome …
Effect of processing and substitution levels of Ukwa (Treculia africana) on the anti-nutrient factors, in-vitro starch and protein digestibility and total essential amino-acid content of snack bars
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Anne P. Edima-Nyah, Victor E. Ntukidem, Moses Columba Ekanem
Introduction Ukwa ( Treculia africana ) is an indigenous edible seed. It is a strategic store of vital food nutrients that are available during a …
Growth of a cohort of very low birth weight and preterm infants born at a single tertiary health care center in South Africa
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Isabel Michaelis, Ingeborg Krägeloh‐Mann, Mikateko Mazinu
Background Very low birth weight (VLBW) and extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants are known to be at high risk of growth failure and developmental …
Corrosion Inhibition Potential of Thiosemicarbazide Derivatives on ALuminium: Insight from Molecular Modelling and QSARs Approaches
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Babatunde Temitope Ogunyemi, Francis K. Ojo
The potentials of six thiosemicarbazide derivatives towards corrosion inhibition were investigated theoretically using density functional theory (DFT) and quantitative structural-activity relationships (QSARs) methods. Their performance …
Teachers’ Experiences on Stress during COVID-19: A South African Case Study
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Thanduxolo Albert Nomtshongwana, Andrea Mqondiso Buka
COVID-19 posed an obstacle to many teachers as they tried to master online teaching. This study sought to investigate teachers stress experiences in primary schools …
Performing IVF for surrogacy before confirmation of the surrogacy agreement by the court: a critical analysis of recent case law in South Africa
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Donrich Thaldar
Abstract The regulation of surrogacy in South Africa centres on a scheme of judicial confirmation of surrogacy agreements before the start of the surrogate pregnancy. …
Orb-web spider Argiope (Araneidae) as indigenous arrow poison of G/ui and G//ana San hunters in the Kalahari
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Tharina L. Bird, Smith Moeti, Robert K. Hitchcock
Hunting has been crucial in early human evolution. Some San (Bushmen) of southern Africa still practice their indigenous hunting. The use of poisons is one …
Case report: 7p22.3 deletion and 8q24.3 duplication in a patient with epilepsy and psychomotor delay—Does both possibly act to modulate a candidate gene region for the patient’s phenotype?
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Rahma Touhami, Hajer Foddha, Eudéline Alix
Background: Psychomotor delay, epilepsy and dysmorphic features are clinical signs which are described in multiple syndromes due to chromosomal imbalances or mutations involving key genes …
Association of schistosome infection with adiposity in Tanzania
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Khanh Pham, George PrayGod, Daniel Faurholt‐Jepsen
Background Observational studies in humans have reported a link between schistosome infection and lower adiposity, but this may be explained by socioeconomic and demographic factors, …
Probiotic lactic acid bacteria as a means of preventing in vitro urinary catheter colonization and biofilm formation
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Mohamed Anwar Mahgoub, Aleya Abdel Gawad Abbass, A Abaza
BACKGROUND: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are the most common infections found in healthcare facilities. Urinary catheters predispose the development of CAUTIs by destroying natural …
Can Pretrained Language Models (Yet) Reason Deductively?
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Zhangdie Yuan, Songbo Hu, Ivan Vulić
Acquiring factual knowledge with Pretrained Language Models (PLMs) has attracted increasing attention, showing promising performance in many knowledge-intensive tasks.Their good performance has led the community …
Mixed Coded RF/FSO EH-Based Communication System Subject to Multiuser Interference and Residual Hardware Impairments
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Souad Labghough, Fouad Ayoub, Faissal El Bouanani
This study investigated the end-to-end performance of a coded dual-hop RF/FSO wireless communication system that operates across both Nakagami-mfading and Málaga-Matmospheric turbulence channels and are …
Modeling the role of public health intervention measures in halting the transmission of monkeypox virus
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Rubayyi T. Alqahtani, Salihu S. Musa
Monkeypox (mpox), a zoonotic viral disease caused by the monkeypox virus (mpoxv), is endemic in many countries in West Africa and is sometimes exported to …
Enhancing the shelf life of injera: design of an evaporative cooler clay chamber derived from local clay in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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Gezahegn Asmare Birhanu, Alebel N. Belay
Abstract Injera is Ethiopian ethnic traditional staple food, made from teff and other crops. The country’s superfoods are highly regarded in many Western countries for …
Degenerative tendon matrix induces tenogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells
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Joongwon Hwang, Seung Yeon Lee, Chris Hyunchul Jo
PURPOSE: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) react dynamically with the surrounding microenvironment to promote tissue-specific differentiation and hence increase targeted regenerative capacity. Extracellular matrix (ECM) would …
Circulating MiRNA-373 as a Predictor of Response to Super-selective Transarterial Chemoembolization Bridging Therapy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Awaiting Liver Transplantation
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Ahmed Tork, Amel Kamel, Moyassar Ahmad Zaki
BACKGROUND: Super selective transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) has emerged as a bridging therapy for early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients awaiting liver transplantation. This study aimed at …
Spatial distribution and predictive factors of antenatal care in Burundi: A spatial and multilevel baseline analysis for the third burundian demographic and health survey
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Emmanuel Barankanira, Arnaud Iradukunda, Nestor Ntakaburimvo
INTRODUCTION: The use of antenatal care by pregnant women enables them to receive good pregnancy monitoring. This monitoring includes counseling, health instructions, examinations and tests …
Potential Application of Used Coffee Grounds in Leather Tanning
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Ahmed Nasr, Mohammed El Shaer, Mohamed Awad Mahmoud Abd-Elraheem
Safety of environment and human health is an essential requirement of modern industrial techniques.Therefore, using natural agents in tanning industry may emerge as a trusted …
Effect of Magnetite Oxide Nanoparticles and Tungsten Oxide Nanoparticles on Phosphate Removal from Aqueous Solutions
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Amro El-Baz, Mona Mokhtar, Ahmed I. Abdo
Phosphate (P) removal from aqueous solutions were studied by a new mineral adsorbent, tungsten (VI) oxide (WO 3 ) nanoparticles (NPs), which has not been …