Complementarity of formal and informal actors and their networks in support of vulnerable populations in informal settlements: Governance diaries approach
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Ivy Chumo, Caroline Kabaria, Alex Shankland
Introduction: Beyond several interests and speculations on the relationship between formal and informal actors and their networks in support of vulnerable populations, most studies do …
Assessment of community perceptions and risk to common zoonotic diseases among communities living at the human-livestock-wildlife interface in Nakuru West, Kenya: A participatory epidemiology approach
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Maurice Owiny, Ben Kipchumba Ngare, Bernard Chege Mugo
BACKGROUND: Zoonoses account for most of the emerging and re-emerging infections in Kenya and in other low to medium-income countries across the world. The human-livestock-wildlife …
Determinants of trust in healthcare facilities among community-based health insurance members in the Manna district of Ethiopia
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Wakuma Akafu, Teferi Daba, Edosa Tesfaye Geta
BACKGROUND: Low-income countries, including Ethiopia, face substantial challenges in financing healthcare services to achieve universal health coverage. Consequently, millions of people suffer and die from …
Sources of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seed in northwest Ethiopia
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Yekoye Abebaw Yitayew, Dawit Tsegaye Sisay, Dereje Ayalew
Abstract Smallholder farmers in Ethiopia are involved in multiple seed sources to access bread wheat seed. The present study was conducted in Baso Liben district, …
Occurrence of neonatal hypothermia and associated risk factors among low birth weight (LBW) infants in Accra, Ghana
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John Pellegrino, Mufaro Kanyangarara, Babbel Agbinko‐Djobalar
Background Neonatal hypothermia is a prominent issue in low-resource settings. Preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants are at increased risk for developing hypothermia. If …
Community perspectives on cardiovascular disease control in rural Ghana: A qualitative study
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B. V. Patil, Isla Hutchinson Maddox, Raymond Aborigo
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevalence is high in Ghana-but awareness, prevention, and treatment is sparse, particularly in rural regions. The nurse-led Community-based Health Planning and …
Community participation in the health system: analyzing the implementation of community health committee policies in Kenya
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Robinson Karuga, Marjolein Dieleman, Patrick Mbindyo
BACKGROUND: Community health committees (CHCs) are a mechanism for communities to voluntarily participate in making decisions and providing oversight of the delivery of community health …
Exploring factors that full-service school teachers believe disable their self-efficacy to teach in an inclusive education system
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Isabel Van Staden-Payne, Mirna Nel
Introduction Teachers’ sense of self-efficacy has been identified by research as a key factor in the successful implementation of inclusive education. This article reports on …
Face mask ownership/utilisation and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy amongst patients recovering from COVID-19 in Cameroon: A cross-sectional study
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Frederick Nchang Cho, Yayah Emerencia Ngah, Andrew Tassang
INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to establish pre-/post Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) diagnosis/treatment symptoms, ownership/utilisation of face masks (FMs), as well as vaccine hesitancy (VH) amongst …
Men’s motivations, barriers to and aspirations for their families’ health in the first 1000 days in sub-Saharan Africa: a secondary qualitative analysis
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Daniella Watson, Samuel Chatio, Mary Barker
Introduction: The first 1000 days of life are a critical period of growth and development that have lasting implications for health, cognitive, educational and economic …
Predictors of underage pregnancy among women aged 15–19 in highly prevalent regions of Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis based on EDHS, 2016
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Desalegn Anmut Bitew, Yonas Akalu, Yitayeh Belsti
Under age (teenage) pregnancy is a pregnancy that occurs under the age of 20 years old. Its magnitude is increasing globally. It is much higher …
Existence and stability analysis for a class of fractional pantograph q-difference equations with nonlocal boundary conditions
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Adel Lachouri, Mohammad Esmael Samei, Abdelouaheb Ardjouni
Abstract In this present manuscript, by applying fractional quantum calculus, we study a nonlinear fractional pantograph q-difference equation with nonlocal boundary conditions. We prove the …
Genetic and phenotypic correlations among feed efficiency, immune and production traits in indigenous chicken of Kenya
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Sophie Miyumo, Chrilukovian B. Wasike, E. D. Ilatsia
This study aimed at estimating genetic and phenotypic relationships among feed efficiency, immune and production traits measured pre- (9–20 weeks of age) and post- (12 …
Design optimization and CFD analysis of the dynamic behavior of a standing wave thermoacoustic engine with various geometry parameters and boundary conditions
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Zahra Bouramdane, Abdellah Bah, Mohammed Alaoui
Abstract Thermoacoustic devices are converters of thermal energy into acoustic energy and vice versa. Although these machines contain simple components, the design of these machines …
Exploring optical soliton solutions of the time fractional q-deformed Sinh-Gordon equation using a semi-analytic method
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Khalid K. Ali, Mohamed S. Mohamed, M. Maneea
The $ \mathsf{q} $-deformed Sinh-Gordon equation extends the classical Sinh-Gordon equation by incorporating a deformation parameter $ \mathsf{q} $. It provides a framework for studying …
First-principles Study on the Structural, Electronic, and Elastic Properties of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
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Shehu Aminu Yamusa, A. Shaari, Ibrahim Isah
In this paper, the structural, electronic, and elastic properties of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) in hexagonal and trigonal phases were investigated using first-principles calculations based on …
SOCIAL WORK EDUCATORS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE IMPORTANCE AND RELEVANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL WORK
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Linda Arkert, Issie Jacobs
It is well known that the effects of climate change and especially environmental inequality are amplified for people who live in poverty or who are …
CF Recommender System Based on Ontology and Nonnegative Matrix Factorization (NMF)
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Sajida Mhammedi, Hakim El Massari, Noreddine Gherabi
The potential of facultative predatory Actinomycetota spp. and prospects in agricultural sustainability
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Manar Ibrahimi, Souad Loqman, Martin Jemo
Actinomycetota in the phylum of bacteria has been explored extensively as a source of antibiotics and secondary metabolites. In addition to acting as plant growth-promoting …
Restricted participation: Drivers, experiences and implications of disability stigma in Ethiopia
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Esther Breffka, Caroline Jagoe, Susan P. Murphy
Background: Community-based inclusive development (CBID) acknowledges society's critical role in supporting the active participation of persons with disabilities. However, research on how this approach relates …