A Multifactor Comparative Assessment of Augmented Reality Frameworks in Diverse Computing Settings
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Mfundo A. Maneli, Omowunmi Isafiade
Research and development on different augmented reality (AR) frameworks have come a long way when it comes to image tracking, object tracking, plane tracking and …
Contribution of remote M.tuberculosis infection to tuberculosis disease: A 30-year population study
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Judith R. Glynn, Palwasha Khan, Themba Mzembe
BACKGROUND: The importance of remote infection with M.tuberculosis as a cause of tuberculosis disease (TB) is unclear, with limited evidence of impact on TB rates …
Creating Reproductive Health Behavioral Profiles for Women of Reproductive Age in Niger Using Cross-Sectional Survey Data: A Latent Class Analysis
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Leanne Dougherty, Nicole Bellows, Chaibou Dadi
Objectives: To identify health behavioral profiles for women of reproductive age in Niger. Methods: We interviewed married women of reproductive age in Niger in April …
Sero-prevalence and associated factors of sexually transmitted infections among youth-friendly services Attendees
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Erdachew Ambaye, Moges Desta Ormago, Musa Mohammed Ali
BACKGROUND: Worldwide, more than one million peoples acquire sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The burden of STIs and the youth awareness level on the transmission of …
Social perceptions of the value of green spaces: A view from the South
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Elizelle Juaneé Cilliers
Despite the expanding scientific understanding that green spaces are substantially beneficial to urban communities and their host cities, along with the evidence that some global …
Cervical cancer in Northern Tanzania—What do women living with HIV know
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Dorah Mrema, James S. Ngocho, Alex Mremi
Background: Cervical cancer (CC) is more prevalent in women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection compared to the general population. The magnitude is high …
Comparative protection of small ruminants against Mannheimia haemolytica infection by inactivated bacterin and toxoid vaccines
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Dounia Bkiri, Soufiane Elmejdoub, Zahra Bamouh
Background and Aim: Mannheimia haemolytica causes respiratory infection and mortality in sheep and goats, similar to the effects in cattle, which causes major economic damage. …
Production, characterization and techno-economic evaluation of Aspergillus fusant l-asparaginase
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Atim Asitok, Maurice Ekpenyong, Andrew Nosakhare Amenaghawon
Abstract Protoplast fusion is one of the most reliable methods of introducing desirable traits into industrially-promising fungal strains. It harnesses the entire genomic repertoire of …
Respectful maternity care and associated factors among mothers who gave birth in three hospitals of Southwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study
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Amanuel Adugna, Kassa Kindie, Gossa Fetene Abebe
Background: One of the primary barriers to reducing maternal morbidity and mortality is disrespect and abuse during childbirth in biomedical facilities. Despite the serious consequences …
Spatio-temporal patterns of Synechococcus oligotypes in Moroccan lagoonal environments
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Bouchra Chaouni, Abdellah Idrissi Azami, Sanae Raoui
Synechococcus are unicellular cyanobacteria susceptible to environmental fluctuations and can be used as bioindicators of eutrophication in marine ecosystems. We examined their distribution in two …
The Intended Uses of Automated Fact-Checking Artefacts: Why, How and Who
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Michael Schlichtkrull, Nedjma Ousidhoum, Andreas Vlachos
Automated fact-checking is often presented as an epistemic tool that fact-checkers, social media consumers, and other stakeholders can use to fight misinformation.Nevertheless, few papers thoroughly …
It’s MBR All the Way Down: Modern Generation Techniques Through the Lens of Minimum Bayes Risk
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Amanda Bertsch, Alex Xie, Graham Neubig
Minimum Bayes Risk (MBR) decoding is a method for choosing the outputs of a machine learning system based not on the output with the highest …
Integrated Knowledge Translation for Non-Communicable Diseases: Stories from Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nasreen Jessani, Peter Delobelle, Bonny Enock Balugaba
Integrated Knowledge Translation (IKT) is a key strategy for contextualising, tailoring, and communicating research for policy and practice. In this viewpoint, we provide examples of …
Diverse actor perspectives on African urban food systems: lessons from participatory food system modeling in Worcester, South Africa
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Jacqueline Davis, Peter H. Verburg, Julian May
Successful management of complex food systems inherently requires societal engagement. A major barrier is the misalignment between high-level generalized scientific representations of the urban food …
Identification of Phenolic Compounds Extracted from OMW Using LC-MS
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Hanna Fattoum, Aïcha O. Cherif, Sameh Trabelsi
The extraction of olive oil produces annually huge quantities of Olive Mill Wastewater (OMW) that are considered as a source of pollution due to their …
A DYNAMIC SIMULATION MODEL FOR OPTIMAL DEEP-LEVEL MINE COOLING MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL DECISION-MAKING FOR ESKOM’S LOAD CURTAILMENT
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Shamy Manchala Sithole, Andries Gous, Corné Schutte
The South African mining sector depends on intensive energy usage to extract minerals. Most of this energy is used to enhance underground working conditions through …
A Necessary Redefinition of Lexicography in the Digital Age: Glossography, Dictionography and Implications for the Future
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Sven Tarp, Rufus H. Gouws
his paper deals with developments in the field of lexicography that resulted in the need for a new definition of this term. The paper offers …
Anti-PRL-3 Monoclonal Antibody inhibits the Growth and Metastasis of colorectal adenocarcinoma
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Shuning Sun, Lin Meng, Xiaofang Xing
Background: Colon cancer is the one of leading causes of cancer-related death.Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy will be the mainstream in inoperable advanced cancer in clinics.Precision …
Dietary diversity and nutritional status of children attending early childhood development centres in Vhembe District, Limpopo province, South Africa
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Selekane Ananias Motadi, Mthokozisi Kwazi Zuma, Jeanne Freeland-Graves
The present study assessed dietary diversity and anthropometric status of children attending early development centres in South Africa. In the Vhembe District of Limpopo province, …
Prevalence, Predictors, and Outcomes of Resistant Hypertension in Egyptian Population
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Mohamed Khalfallah, Ayman Elsheikh, Ahmad Eissa
Background: Hypertension is a leading problem; it affects around thirty million adult Egyptians, according to the last national registry. The exact prevalence of resistant hypertension …