Targeted ferroptotic potency of ferrous oxide nanoparticles-diethyldithiocarbamate nanocomplex on the metastatic liver cancer
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Marwa M. Abu‐Serie
Existing treatments are frequently ineffective in combating liver cancer (LC) due to its rapid growth, high metastatic potential, and chemoresistance. Thus, inducing ferroptosis, a new …
Neural network method for quadratic radiation and quadratic convection unsteady flow of Sutterby nanofluid past a rotating sphere
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Lelisa Kebena Bijiga, Dachasa Gamachu
Abstract In this study, the heat relocation properties of quadratic thermal radiation and quadratic convective unsteady stagnation point flow of electro-magnetic Sutterby nanofluid past a …
Climate Governance in Eastern Africa: The Challenges and Prospects of Climate Change Adaptation Policies
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Raphael Kweyu, Shilpa M. Asokan, Ronald Boniphace Ndesanjo
Abstract Climate governance leverages collaborative climate change adaptation actions. Despite many joint actions, gaps exist between policy and practice in climate adaptation among East African …
Bridging the gap? Local production of medicines on the national essential medicine lists of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
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Ayo-Oley Baldeh, Colin Millard, Allyson M Pollock
BACKGROUND: Essential medicines (EMs) are those that satisfy the basic healthcare needs of the population. However, access to EMs remains a global health challenge. The …
In vitro antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg (seedless breadfruit) fruit pulp protein hydrolysates
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Sodiq Oluwaseun Dada, Great Chimsom Ehie, Olukemi Adetutu Osukoya
Abstract Protein hydrolysates from dietary sources possess many physiological and biological properties. Artocarpus altilis is an evergreen multipurpose plant with many benefits. Therefore, this study …
Diagnosis and management of keratoconus by eye care practitioners in Kenya
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Zahra Aly Rashid, Vanessa R. Moodley, Khathutshelo Percy Mashige
BACKGROUND: To explore current eye care practice in keratoconus diagnosis and management in Kenya. METHODS: An online questionnaire was distributed to ophthalmic clinical officers (OCO) …
Male partner involvement in postnatal care service utilization and associated factors: A community-based cross-sectional study in Motta district, Northwest Ethiopia
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Alemwork Abie, Getahun Belay, Eden Asmare
BACKGROUND: Male partner involvement during the postpartum period is an effective strategy to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes. However, since reproductive health has been …
“I know why I am taking this pill”: Young women navigation of disclosure and support for PrEP uptake and adherence in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
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Joseph Daniels, Lindsey de Vos, Dana Bezuidenhout
There is limited understanding of the dynamic interplay between adolescent girl's and young women's (AGYW) disclosure and social support for using oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) …
Symbiotic effectiveness of Bradyrhizobium strains on soybean growth and productivity in Northern Mozambique
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Stephen Kyei‐Boahen, Canon Engoke Norris Savala, Carlos Pedro Muananamuale
Inoculation of soybean [ Glycine max (L.) Merr.] with rhizobia strains is a low-cost investment which can increase yields of smallholder farmers in Mozambique. The …
Disclosure of HIV status to sexual partner and its associated factors among pregnant women living with HIV attending prenatal care in Amhara Regional state Referral Hospitals, Ethiopia
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Nebiyu Solomon Tibebu, Bayew Kelkay Rade, Azmeraw Ambachew Kebede
BACKGROUND: Disclosure of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) status to sexual partners plays a significant role in the successful prevention and care of HIV infection. Pregnant …
Indiscriminate slaughter of pregnant goats for meat in Enugu, Nigeria: Causes, prevalence, implications and ways-out
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Patience C. Ugwu, Emmanuel Okechukwu Njoga, Ugochinyere Juliet Njoga
BACKGROUND: The indiscriminate slaughter of pregnant goats (SPGs) undermines meat production and food security especially in developing countries. It also connotes animal cruelty, depletion of …
Effects of Exchange Correlation Functional (Vwdf3) on the Structural, Elastic, and Electronic Properties of Transition Metal Dichalogenides
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Shehu Aminu Yamusa, A. Shaari, Ibrahim Isah
In this research, the effects of Van der Waals forces on the structural, elastic, electronic, and optical properties of bulk transition metals dichalcogenides (TMDs) were …
Student peer mentoring: Feasibility and acceptability of mHealth-based tool for alcohol and substance abuse prevention by peer mentors at a university in Kenya
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Catherine Mawia Musyoka, Anne Mbwayo, Dennis M. Donovan
OBJECTIVE: The use of mobile health (mHealth)-based interventions for the prevention of alcohol and other psychoactive substances use is an emerging practice for which new …
Late antenatal care booking and associated factors among pregnant women in Mizan-Aman town, South West Ethiopia, 2021
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Gelila Gashawbeza Battu, Roza Teshome Kassa, Haweni Adugna
BACKGROUND: Antenatal care (ANC) is one of the most important ways to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. According to data from poor countries, …
Exploring how citizen science projects measuring beach plastic debris can support UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Jordan Gacutan, Jessica L. Oliver, Heidi Tait
Plastic debris within marine environments is an issue of global concern, leading to commitments at international, regional, and national scales to remove plastics from the …
Prevalence and predictors of viral load suppression in adults living with HIV in the western region of Ghana: A cross-sectional study
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Philip Boakye, Adwoa Safowaa
Background: Although antiretroviral therapy is beneficial and available free of cost to patients, several roadblocks still prevent patients from reaching viral suppression. This research aimed …
Hepatitis B in Africa Collaborative Network: cohort profile and analysis of baseline data
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Nicholas Riches, Michael J. Vinikoor, Alice Guingane
Approximately 80 million people live with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the WHO Africa Region. The natural history of HBV infection in this …
Decision support systems in healthcare: systematic review, meta-analysis and prediction, with example of COVID-19
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Houssem Ben Khalfallah, Mariem Jelassi, Jacques Demongeot
Objective The objective of this study was to provide an overview of Decision Support Systems (DSS) applied in healthcare used for diagnosis, monitoring, prediction and …
Characteristics and outcomes of neonates with intrapartum asphyxia managed with therapeutic hypothermia in a public tertiary hospital in South Africa
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Firdose Nakwa, Letlhogonolo Sepeng, Alison van Kwawegen
BACKGROUND: In randomized clinical trials, therapeutic hypothermia (TH) has been shown to reduce death and/or moderate-to-severe disability in neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in …
Work experience was associated with the knowledge and practice of catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention among nurses at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, northwest Ethiopia, 2021
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Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Chanyalew Worku Kassahun, Yemataw Zewdu Temachu
BACKGROUND: Catheter-associated urinary tract infection is the source of about 20% of episodes of health-care acquired infections in acute care facilities and it is over …