Genetic diversity and population structure of barley landraces from Southern Ethiopia’s Gumer district: Utilization for breeding and conservation
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Hewan Demissie Degu, Tekuamech Fikadu Tehelku, Marie Kalousová
Barley is the fifth most important food crop in Ethiopia. The genetic relationship and population structure studies of barley are limited to gene bank collections. …
An Efficient Multi-Secret Image Sharing System Based on Chinese Remainder Theorem and Its FPGA Realization
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Bishoy K. Sharobim, Marwan A. Fetteha, Salwa K. Abd–El–Hafiz
Multi-Secret Image Sharing (MSIS) is important in information security when multiple images are shared in an unintelligible form to different participants, where the images can …
Students stress patterns in a Kenyan socio-cultural and economic context: toward a public health intervention
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Victoria Mutiso, David M. Ndetei, Esther Nduku Muia
This study aimed at determining the prevalence of stress, different types of stress, their severity and their determinants in Kenyan university, college and high school …
A quantitative and qualitative assessment of sugar beet genotype resistance to root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita
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I. Gohar, Amal Alyamani, Manal E. Shafi
Sugar beet productivity is highly constrained by the root-knot nematode (RKN) Meloidogyne incognita. Eight sugar beet genotypes were screened under greenhouse conditions for their susceptibility …
Strengthening financial management systems at primary health care: Performance assessment of the Facility Financial Accounting and Reporting System (FFARS) in Tanzania
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George Mugambage Ruhago, Frida Ngalesoni, Ntuli Kapologwe
Background: Universal coverage remains a challenging pursuit around the world, even among the highest-income countries. Strengthening financial management capacity is essential towards attaining the three …
The world is coming to an end! COVID-19, depression, and anxiety among adolescents in Malawi
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Chilungamo Mmanga, Yamikani Ndasauka, Jimmy Kainja
Introduction: This paper assessed the effects of Covid-19 on adolescent mental health in Malawi. There is minimal research on adolescent mental health in Africa, Malawi …
Exploring potential risk pathways with high risk groups for urban Rift Valley fever virus introduction, transmission, and persistence in two urban centers of Kenya
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Keli Nicole Gerken, Justinah Maluni, Francis Mutuku
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a zoonotic arbovirus that has profound impact on domestic ruminants and can also be transmitted to humans via infected …
Support Vector Machine Parameters Optimization for 500 kV Long OHTL Fault Diagnosis
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Abdelrahman Said, Mohamed H. Saad, Sobhy M. El-Adl
Faults can seriously damage high-voltage (HV) power systems, particularly if they occur on the long overhead transmission line (OHTL) that connects the nuclear power plant …
Prevalence of hypertension and other cardiovascular disease risk factors among university students from the National Polytechnic Institute of Côte d’Ivoire: A cross-sectional study
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Philippe C. Zobo, Frank Y. Touré, Alexandra Bitty-Anderson
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading causes of death in the world, mainly occurring in low-and-middle income countries. The aim of this study was …
Falls and associated risk factors in a sample of old age population in Egyptian community
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Abd El Hamied Ibrahim El Sayed, M. Said, Omnia Mohsen
Introduction: Falling is a major health problem among old age persons and are the sixth cause of mortality and morbidity among them. Assessing the prevalence …
Nanoscale antenna systems: Transforming wireless communications and biomedical applications
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Segun Akinola, Leelakrishna Reddy
This article provides an overview of nanoscale antenna systems in wireless communications and emerging biomedical applications. The research examines the importance of nanoscale antennas and …
Magnitude of undernutrition and its association with dietary diversity among older persons in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2023
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Getachew Sale Mezgebu, Legesse Petros, Etaferaw Alemayew
Undernutrition in elders remains under-detected, under-treated, and under-resourced and leads to further weight loss, increased infections, and delay in recovery from illness as well as …
Second trimester post-abortion family planning uptake and associated factors in 14 public health facilities in Central Uganda: a cross-sectional study
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Susan Atuhairwe, Claudia Hanson, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye
BACKGROUND: Post-abortion family planning counselling and provision are known high impact practices preventing unintended pregnancies. Little is known, however, about specific needs in the second …
Non-communicable Diseases Week: Best Practices in Addressing the NCDs Burden from Tanzania
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Belinda J. Njiro, Jackline E Ngowi, Harrieth P. Ndumwa
Background: Five million people die every year from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally. In Tanzania, more than two-thirds of deaths are NCD-related. The country is investing …
Power Level Control of Nuclear Power Plants During Load Following Operation Using Fractional Order Controller Based on a Modified Algorithm
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Tarek A. Boghdady, Mostafa Mahmoud, Essam Aboul Zahab
Nuclear power can play an important role to achieve a secure clean energy transition. Output power control is considered an important issue with respect to …
Scaling up integrated care for HIV and other chronic conditions in routine health care settings in sub-Saharan Africa: Field notes from Uganda
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Faith Moyo, Josephine Birungi, Anupam Garrib
Introduction: Integration of HIV and non-communicable disease (NCD) services is proposed to increase efficiency and coverage of NCD care in sub-Saharan Africa. Description: Between October …
Magnitude and associated factors of adverse perinatal outcomes among women with oligohydramnios at 3rd trimester at University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital, North West Ethiopia
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Mezigebu Molla, Zelalem Mengistu, Winta Tsehaye
Background: Oligohydramnios is a pregnancy condition characterized by low volume of amniotic fluid. Based on ultrasound measurement, it is defined as a single maximum vertical …
Development of the Ethiopian Healthy Eating Index (Et-HEI) and evaluation in women of reproductive age
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Tesfaye Hailu Bekele, J.H.M. de Vries, Edith J. M. Feskens
Ethiopia announced its first food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) on 15 March 2022. The present study aims to develop and evaluate the Ethiopian Healthy Eating Index …
Universal HIV testing and the impact of late diagnosis on disease stage among adults in urban Ethiopia
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Yimam Getaneh, Jemal Ayalew, Qianxin He
BACKGROUND: Treatment as prevention evolved into the universal HIV test-and-treat (UTT) strategy, which entails testing to the general population and treatment to every people living …
Point prevalence survey on antibiotic use in the hospitals of Mauritius
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Lovena Veerapa-Mangroo, Harena Rasamoelina-Andriamanivo, M.I. Issack
Background: This study aims at determining the antibiotic prescribing pattern in admitted patients in the regional public hospitals of Mauritius. Methods: A Point Prevalence Survey …