A genome-wide association study identifies distinct variants associated with pulmonary function among European and African ancestries from the UK Biobank
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Musalula Sinkala, Samar S. M. Elsheikh, Mamana Mbiyavanga
Pulmonary function is an indicator of well-being, and pulmonary pathologies are the third major cause of death worldwide. We analysed the UK Biobank genome-wide association …
Planning for decentralized, simplified prEP: Learnings from potential end users in Ga-Rankuwa, gauteng, South Africa
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Paballo Mataboge, Susan Nzenze, Nqaba Mthimkhulu
Background: In South Africa, youth experience challenges with oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) access and uptake. Taking services out of healthcare settings has the potential to …
Caregivers’ use of insecticide-treated nets is associated with the use of ITNs by children under the age of five in Ghana
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Daudi Yeboah, Michael Boah, Martin Nyaaba Adokiya
BACKGROUND: Malaria poses a greater risk to children under the age of five years due to its high morbidity and mortality rates. The use of …
Maternal hypertensive mother’s knowledge, attitudes and misconceptions on hypertension in pregnancy: A multi-center qualitative study in Ghana
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Evelyn Tamma, Kwame Adu‐Bonsaffoh, Adanna Nwameme
Hypertension in pregnancy is one of the commonest complications of pregnancy and a leading cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality globally, with the …
Efficient Bioinspired Feature Selection and Machine Learning Based Framework Using Omics Data and Biological Knowledge Data Bases in Cancer Clinical Endpoint Prediction
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Imène Zenbout, Abdelkrim Bouramoul, Souham Meshoul
Cancer Research has advanced during the past few years. Using high throughput technology and advances in artificial intelligence, it is now possible to improve cancer …
Bridging the Access Gap for Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Management Across Sub-Saharan Africa: Learnings for Other Global Health Interventions?
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Lutz Hegemann, Vas Narasimhan, Kwaku Marfo
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a major unresolved global health issue, with the highest disease burden in sub-Saharan African countries; yet, SCD care has …
Evidence of spatial competition, over resource scarcity, as a primary driver of conflicts between small-scale and industrial fishers
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Katherine Seto, Kelly Easterday, Denis Worlanyo Aheto
Accounts of fishing conflicts have been rising globally, particularly between small-scale and industrial vessels. These conflicts involve verbal or physical altercations, and may include destruction …
Socio-economic disadvantage and quality Antenatal Care (ANC) in Sierra Leone: Evidence from Demographic and Health Survey
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Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Mawulorm Akpeke
INTRODUCTION: Reduction of maternal mortality remains a global priority as highlighted by the third Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). This is critical in the case of …
Facilitators and barriers to implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs in public South African hospitals
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Lodewyk Nicolaas Scheepers, Christina Maria Niesing, Petra Bester
Objective: The South African National Department of Health released guidelines and recommendations for antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs to be established in public healthcare facilities. Their …
Report on the first detection of Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) in the Republic of Benin, West Africa
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Mamoudou Sétamou, Yovanna L. Soto, M.Z. Tachin
The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri, was detected for the first time in the Republic of Benin, West Africa. The ACP is a known …
Downscaling and validating SMAP soil moisture using a machine learning algorithm over the Awash River basin, Ethiopia
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Shimelis Sishah, Temesgen Abrahem, Getasew Azene
Microwave remote sensing instrument like Soil Moisture Active Passive ranging from 1 cm to 1 m has provided spatial soil moisture information over the entire …
Development of multi-level standards of care recommendations for sickle cell disease: Experience from SickleInAfrica
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Vivian Paintsil, Mwashungi Ally, Hezekiah Isa
Introduction:Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) causes significant morbidity and mortality particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where it contributes to early childhood deaths. There is need to …
Sero-prevalence of Newcastle disease and associated risk factors in chickens at backyard chicken production Kindo Koisha, Wolaita zone, Southern Ethiopia
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Wondimu Wodajo, Nejib Mohammed, Ephrem Tora
Newcastle disease (ND) is a serious infectious disease of poultry caused by virulent strains of Avian Paramyxovirus-1 and has a substantial impact on villages where …
Predictors of stunting among children aged 6–59 months, Zimbabwe
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Anesu Marume, Moherndran Archary, Saajida Mahomed
OBJECTIVE: Stunted children have an increased risk of diminished cognitive development, diabetes, degenerative and CVD later in life. Numerous modifiable factors decrease the risk of …
Diversity of Medicinal Plants Used by the Local Communities of the Coastal Plateau of Safi Province (Morocco)
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Ahmed Lemhadri, Hafid Achtak, Abdessamad Lamraouhi
Traditional herbal medicine is still used for basic healthcare by a significant portion of the population in developing countries. This study aimed to explore the …
Modelling the impact of vaccination and environmental transmission on the dynamics of monkeypox virus under Caputo operator
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Emmanuel Addai, Mercy Ngungu, Musibau Abayomi Omoloye
In this study, we examine the impact of vaccination and environmental transmission on the dynamics of the monkeypox. We formulate and analyze a mathematical model …
African coastal camera network efforts at monitoring ocean, climate, and human impacts
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Grégoire Abessolo Ondoa, Rafaël Almar, Donatus Bapentire Angnuureng
Regular and long-term monitoring of coastal areas is a prerequisite to avoiding or mitigating the impacts of climate and human-driven hazards. In Africa, where populations …
High-dimensional quantum key distribution implemented with biphotons
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Comfort Sekga, Mhlambululi Mafu, Makhamisa Senekane
We present a high-dimensional measurement device-independent (MDI) quantum key distribution (QKD) protocol employing biphotons to encode information. We exploit the biphotons as qutrits to improve …
The association between low-level viraemia and subsequent viral non-suppression among people living with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda
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Nicholus Nanyeenya, Larry W. Chang, Noah Kiwanuka
BACKGROUND: Uganda's efforts to end the HIV epidemic by 2030 are threatened by the increasing number of PLHIV with low-level viraemia (LLV). We conducted a …
Digital Work – Transforming the Higher Education Landscape in South Africa
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Modimowabarwa Kanyane
Abstract There are twenty-six public universities in South Africa. Yet, there is no digital transformation in most higher education workplaces. In some universities, digital technologies …