Healthcare workers’ mental health and perception towards vaccination during COVID-19 pandemic in a Pediatric Cancer Hospital
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Mai Alalawi, Mohamad Makhlouf, Omneya Hassanain
Abstract The consistent increase of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases parallel with the rate of deaths and the controversial response regarding the vaccines caused an …
The effects of a 3-day mountain bike cycling race on the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and heart rate variability in amateur cyclists: a prospective quantitative research design
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Anton Swart, Demitri Constantinou
BACKGROUND: The acute and chronic adaptation of endurance athletes' hearts shows that increased volume of endurance exercise might cause an acute reduction in cardiac function, …
Data Regulation in Africa: Free Flow of Data, Open Data Regimes and Cybersecurity
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Hanani Hlomani, Caroline B. Ncube
Abstract This chapter seeks to address the concerns associated with data regulation on the African continent. In particular, the paper zooms in on three major …
Temporal Dimensions of Data Quality in Bird Atlases: the Case of the Second Southern African Bird Atlas Project
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Karis Daniel, Les G Underhill
Halting biodiversity loss on land (Sustainable Development Goal [SDG] 15) is an unfolding problem, and as such, requires novel solutions. Citizen science (CS) promises large …
COULD DIGITAL UBUNTU BE THE SOUTH AFRICAN VERSION OF INDUSTRY 4.0?
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Mia Mangaroo‐Pillay, Meelan Roopa, Whisper Maisiri
Advanced technologies are satisfying the demands of individuals and of industry. But what about employees? Various organisations have begun to explore adopting new technologies and …
Quality Indices, Phenolic Compounds and Sensory Evaluation of Flavored Olive Oil
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Shaker M. Arafat, Amany M. Basuny, Mamdouh M. A. Awad-Allah
In this study, the effect of adding some aromatic plants (garlic, rosemary, thyme, and hot-red pepper) on the quality and organoleptic properties of flavored olive …
State Politics and Public Policy in Eastern Africa
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Gedion Onyango
This book maps and takes stock of major themes in twenty-first century Eastern African politics and governance
First record of the globally invasive planarian Girardia tigrina (Girard, 1850) sensu lato in Morocco
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Youness Mabrouki, Abdelkhaleq Fouzi Taybi, Miquel Vila‐Farré
The planarian Girardia tigrina sensu lato is the most successful freshwater invasive triclad.While Antarctica remains a continent without reports for this species, the single African …
Helicobacter pylori Infection Promotes Gastric Premalignancies and Malignancies Lesions and Demotes Hyperplastic Polyps: A 5 Year Multicentric Study among Cameroonian Dyspeptic Patients
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Ghislaine Florice Faujo Nintewoue, Laure Brigitte Kouitcheu Mabeku
BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori infection is the most well-known risk factor for gastric mucosa abnormalities. However, some geographic regions with persistent high H. pylori infection rates …
Generalized Secure and Dynamic Decentralized Reputation System With a Dishonest Majority
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Khalid Mrabet, Faissal El Bouanani, Hussain Ben-Azza
Reputation management systems are essential for establishing trust among network users. They are tools for reinforcing cooperation and sanctioning malicious behavior. This importance becomes a …
Systems and processes for regulation of investigational medical devices in Uganda
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Charles Norman Mpaata, Brian Matovu, Mercy Takuwa
Background: In many parts of the world, medical devices and the processes of their development are tightly regulated. However, the current regulatory landscape in Uganda …
Induced abortion among female students in higher education institutions in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Bereket Kefale, Yitayish Damtie, Mastewal Arefaynie
BACKGROUND: Female students in institutions of higher education are at higher risk of abortion and its consequences. There is no nationally representative data on induced …
Naturally acquired antibodies to gametocyte antigens are associated with reduced transmission of Plasmodium vivax gametocytes to Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes
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Surafel K. Tebeje, Wakweya Chali, Elifaged Hailemeskel
Naturally acquired antibodies may reduce the transmission of Plasmodium gametocytes to mosquitoes. Here, we investigated associations between antibody prevalence and P. vivax infectivity to mosquitoes. …
Optimization of adsorption of methyl orange from aqueous solution by magnetic CoFe 2 O 4 /ZnAl-layered double hydroxide composite using response surface methodology
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Yiene Molla Desalegn, Endrias Adane Bekele, Temesgen Abeto Amibo
Abstract The CoFe 2 O 4 /ZnAl-layered double hydroxide (LDH) composite was successfully developed through a facile co-precipitation method, characterized, and applied as an effective …
Improving measures of access to legal abortion: A validation study triangulating multiple data sources to assess a global indicator
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Caitlin R. Williams, Paula Vázquez, Carolina Nigri
BACKGROUND: Global mechanisms have been established to monitor and facilitate state accountability regarding the legal status of abortion. However, there is little evidence describing whether …
Generating Data for Symbolic Language with Large Language Models
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Jiacheng Ye, Chengzu Li, Lingpeng Kong
While large language models (LLMs) bring not only performance but also complexity, recent work has started to turn LLMs into data generators rather than task …
Development of Series-Parallel and Neural-Network Based Models for Predicting Electrical Conductivity of Polymer Nanocomposite
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Oladipo Folorunso, Peter Olukanmi, Thokozani Shongwe
Polymer nanocomposites are emerging hybrid materials for the production of energy storage electrodes, biomedical sensors, and building construction materials. However, experimentation cost and time can …
Diagnostic Efficacy of PSMA and PSCA mRNAs Combined to PSA in Prostate Cancer Patients
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M. M. Mahmoud, Fatma Abdel Hamid, Iman Abdelgawad
BACKGROUND: Serum Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) has been used for screening and diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa) but it is burdened by its low accuracy, creating …
Blockchain feasibility assessment: A quantitative approach
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Scott Spencer-Hicken, Corné Schutte, P. J. Vlok
This article outlines the research and development of a blockchain assessment framework which enables the assessment of the technical suitability, high-level design, adoption approach, economic …
Leveraging interactive voice response technology to mitigate COVID-19 risk in refugee settlements in Uganda: Lessons learned implementing “Dial-COVID” a toll-free mobile phone symptom surveillance and information dissemination tool
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Robin E. Klabbers, Timothy R. Muwonge, Phuong Pham
BACKGROUND: Persons living in refugee settlements in sub-Saharan Africa may be at increased risk for COVID-19 and experience barriers to accessing COVID-19 information. We aimed …