Homosexual Obsessive–compulsive Disorder Comorbid with Bipolar Disorder: A Rare Case report
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M. Gardabbou, R. Feki, N. Smaoui
Introduction While bipolar disorder–obsessive compulsive disorder overlap is quite common, sexuality remains a largely unexplored area of this clinical entity. Objectives Illustrate through a clinical …
Negative symptoms and associated factors in older people with schizophrenia
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M. Karoui, Inès Kammoun, R. Kammoun
Introduction The evolution of schizophrenia with age remains poorly studied. The prevalence of negative symptoms in elderly people with schizophrenia is even less described in …
Process evaluation in the context of emergencies: Lessons learnt from Operation Restore Hope
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Augustine Savanhu, Simbarashe Show Mazongonda, Audacious Jaunda
Background: This article uses case data from Operation Restore Hope to assess the effectiveness of models used during disaster response. Disasters take the form of …
Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Salmonella isolated from food products in the region of Casablanca, Morocco
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Chaima Sabri, Bouchra Karraouan, Thami Berradi
INTRODUCTION: Salmonellosis is a foodborne bacterial disease responsible for food epidemics around the world. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence and …
Exploring the impact of stock theft in Dr. Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Municipality
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Sandile Clement Masuku
In terms of human sustenance, agriculture is the cornerstone of South Africa as it provides food to all citizens. The rearing of livestock is an …
Managerial confidence and capital structure announcement effects on share prices on the Johannesburg Share Exchange
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Lerato Mapela, Chimwemwe Chipeta
Background: In an attempt to enhance our understanding of the important determinants of the debt–equity choice, there is a need to explore the behavioural facets …
Prescribing patterns of echinocandins in adult patients in a private hospital in Gauteng, South Africa
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Anja Grey, Rianda Joubert, Stephan F. Steyn
Background: Worldwide, the leading cause of invasive candidiasis and the fourth leading cause of hospital-acquired infections are the Candida species (spp.) group. One of the …
Study of the periodic thermal contact between exhaust valve and its seat in an internal combustion engine
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Amina Zemmouri, Salaheddine Azzouz, Djillali Benchadli
The focus of internal combustion engine development for urban vehicles is shifting towards reducing materials by making them lighter. In order to maintain thermal and …
Relating CYP2B6 genotype and efavirenz resistance among post-partum women living with HIV with high viremia in Uganda: a nested cross-sectional study
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Allan Buzibye, Kara Wools‐Kaloustian, Adeniyi Olagunju
BACKGROUND: We investigated the association between CYP2B6 polymorphisms and efavirenz drug resistance among women living with HIV who started on antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy and …
Ghana’s progress towards measles elimination: Surveillance data analysis, Greater Accra Region, 2015 – 2019
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Amara Alhaji Sheriff, Adam Zakariah, Samuel Dapaa
Introduction Although measles is targeted for global elimination by 2020, an estimated 869,770 measles cases and 207,500 deaths occurred in 2019. Ghana adopted the World …
Estimation of the efficiency of developing regenerative winter bread wheat lines in anther culture in vitro
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N. G. Chertkova, N. V. Kalinina, V. Yu. Dontsova
The efficiency of the anther culture methodin vitrolargely depends on the responsiveness of varieties and hybrids to the induction of androgenesis. The purpose of the …
Selection of grain sorghum varieties for the north Caucasian region of Russia
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Н. А. Ковтунова, В. В. Ковтунов, А. Е. Romanyukin
It is possible to solve the problem of productivity and improve the gross harvest of agricultural products by introducing new varieties and hybrids adapted to …
Leveraging cross-view geo-localization with ensemble learning and temporal awareness
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Abdulrahman Ghanem, Ahmed Abdelhay, Noor Eldeen Salah
The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is unreliable in some situations. To mend the poor GNSS signal, an autonomous vehicle can self-localize by matching a …
Pure braid group presentations via longest elements
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Caroline Namanya
The effect of COVID-19 on students’ mental health during quarantine and isolation
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Tiisetso Aubrey Chuene, Seponono Raesibe Mampa, Teresa-Anne Bagakilwe Mashego
The COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in a global public health and mental health disaster and a massive negative psychosocial experience for students. The counteractive measures …
China’s war on poverty
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Olayemi Bakre, Nirmala Dorasamy
Prior to China’s reform, the poverty count surpassed that of the whole African continent. However, within five years, the Chinese could reverse this narrative. Between …
The impact of corruption on victim teachers during promotion processes in South Africa’s Basic education system
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Mulatedzi Calvin Rammbuda, Mavhungu Abel Mafukata, Tshimangadzo Selina Mudau
South African teachers are faced with corruption during teacher promotion processes, and this remains unabated. This qualitative paper used three purposively selected case studies of …
IT disclosures in integrated reporting within the South African banking sector
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Pranisha Rama, Riyad Moosa, Husain Ally
The current study sought to assess the banks in South Africa and their compliance with IT disclosures and narrating in their integrated reports for the …
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of early COVID-19 deaths in Almadinah Almonawarah, Saudi Arabia: An analytical cross-sectional study
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Amal M. Qasem Surrati, Eman Sobh, Farah Asad Mansuri
Background and Objective: Identification of clinical characteristics and risk factors for mortality in COVID-19 is important for early detection and precise case management. The study …
Government expenditure on health and economic growth in Botswana
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Narain Sinha, Strike Mbulawa
This study examines the relationship between government expenditure on health and economic growth in Botswana. It seeks to test the existence of cointegration and specification …