Complementary nutritional and health promoting constituents in germinated and probiotic fermented flours from cowpea, sorghum and orange fleshed sweet potato
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Yusuf Olamide Kewuyemi, Oluwafemi Ayodeji Adebo
Germination and fermentation are age-long food processes that beneficially improve food composition. Biological modulation by germination and probiotic fermentation of cowpea, sorghum, and orange-fleshed sweet …
Eugenol alleviates acrylamide-induced rat testicular toxicity by modulating AMPK/p-AKT/mTOR signaling pathway and blood–testis barrier remodeling
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Dalia O. Saleh, Sara M. Baraka, Gehad A. Abdel Jaleel
This study aimed to investigate the effects of eugenol treatment on reproductive parameters in acrylamide (ACR)-intoxicated rats. The study evaluated alterations in relative testes and …
CuO nanoparticles for green synthesis of significant anti-Helicobacter pylori compounds with in silico studies
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Wesam S. Shehab, doaa atef elsayed, Atef M. Abdel Hamid
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a universal health intimidation as mentioned by the World Health Organization. The primary causal agent linked to a number of …
Compromise or choose: shared movement decisions in wild vulturine guineafowl
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Danai Papageorgiou, Brendah Nyaguthii, Damien R. Farine
Shared-decision making is beneficial for the maintenance of group-living. However, little is known about whether consensus decision-making follows similar processes across different species. Addressing this …
Genus Curcuma: chemical and ethnopharmacological role in aging process
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Esraa A. Elhawary, Ashaimaa Y. Moussa, Abdel Nasser B. Singab
Aging or senescence is part of human life development with many effects on the physical, mental, and physiological aspects which may lead to age-related deterioration …
Nutritional composition and mineral profile of leaves of Moringa oleifera provenances grown in Gaborone, Botswana
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Eng P. Masitlha, Eyassu Seifu, Demel Teketay
Abstract Although Moringa is an important vegetable crop elsewhere, its nutritional and non-food uses are not widely known in Botswana community. This study was conducted …
Effect of nutrition education integrating the health belief model and theory of planned behavior on dietary diversity of pregnant women in Southeast Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial
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Girma Beressa, Susan J. Whiting, Tefera Belachew
BACKGROUND: Maternal anemia, miscarriage, low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth (PTB), intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), prenatal and infant mortality, morbidity, and the risk of chronic …
Prevalence and factors associated with maternal and neonatal sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Fatoumata Traoré, Cheick Sidya Sidibé, E. Diallo
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with maternal and neonatal sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis …
Enhancing productivity, modifying biochemical parameters, and regulating the phenylpropanoid pathway in 'Le-Conte' pears through optimal protocatechuic acid treatments
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Emad Hamdy Khedr, Nagwa Khedr
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the impact of protocatechuic acid (PRC) treatments on the productivity and fruit quality of 'Le-Conte' pears, with a specific …
Influence of larval growth and habitat shading on retreatment frequencies of biolarvicides against malaria vectors
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Betwel J. Msugupakulya, Swedi K. Ngajuma, Athuman N. Ngayambwa
Effective larviciding for malaria control requires detailed studies of larvicide efficacies, aquatic habitat characteristics, and life history traits of target vectors. Mosquitoes with brief larval …
Species-specific allometric models for reducing uncertainty in estimating above ground biomass at Moist Evergreen Afromontane Forest of Ethiopia
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Abu Mulatu, Mesele Negash, Zerihun Asrat
Abstract An allometric equation is used to convert easily measured tree variables into biomass. However, limited species-specific biomass equations are available for native tree species …
Bioactivity and toxicity of coumarins from African medicinal plants
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Godwin Anywar, Emmanuel Muhumuza
Introduction: Coumarins are naturally occuring metabolites from plants and a few micro-organisms. They have been widely used in the food and drug industry in their …
Multichannel high noise level ECG denoising based on adversarial deep learning
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Franck Lino Mvuh, Claude Odile Vanessa Ebode Ko'A, Bertrand Bodo
This paper proposes a denoising method based on an adversarial deep learning approach for the post-processing of multi-channel fetal electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. As it's well …
Bioflocculation of pollutants in wastewater using flocculant derived from Providencia huaxiensis OR794369.1
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Tlou Nelson Selepe, Tsolanku Sidney Maliehe
Abstract Background Water pollution has become a major environmental and health concern due to increasing population and industrialisation. Microbial flocculants are promising agents for treatment …
Development of a green synchronous spectrofluorimetric technique for simultaneous determination of Montelukast sodium and Bilastine in pharmaceutical formulations
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Sayed M. Derayea, Khalid M. Badr El‐Din, Ahmed S. Ahmed
Abstract For the treatment of rhinitis and asthma, a combination of Montelukast sodium and Bilastine has just been approved. Based on the first derivative of …
BinCOA: An Efficient Binary Crayfish Optimization Algorithm for Feature Selection
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Nabila H. Shikoun, Ahmed Salem Al‐Eraqi, Islam S. Fathi
The increased utilization of digital instruments like smartphones, Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, cameras, and microphones has resulted in extensive amounts of big data. Inherent …
Femicide, intimate partner femicide, and non-intimate partner femicide in South Africa: An analysis of 3 national surveys, 1999–2017
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Naeemah Abrahams, Shibe Mhlongo, Esnat Chirwa
BACKGROUND: In most countries, reliable national statistics on femicide, intimate partner femicide (IPF), and non-intimate partner femicide (NIPF) are not available. Surveys are required to …
High-performance spinel NiMn2O4 supported carbon felt for effective electrochemical conversion of ethylene glycol and hydrogen evolution applications
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Shymaa S. Medany, Mahmoud A. Hefnawy, S. M. Kamal
Abstract One of the most effective electrocatalysts for electrochemical oxidation reactions is NiMn 2 O 4 spinel oxide. Here, a 3-D porous substrate with good …
Osmotolerant plant growth promoting bacteria mitigate adverse effects of drought stress on wheat growth
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Naoual Bouremani, Hafsa Cherif‐Silini, Allaoua Silini
Drought stress represents a major constraint with significant impacts on wheat crop globally. The use of plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) has emerged as a promising …
The evolution of social-ecological systems (SES) research: a co-authorship and co-citation network analysis
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Amanda Manyani, Reinette Biggs, Lloyd Hill
Social-ecological systems (SES) research has gained substantial momentum, as witnessed by the growth in SES publications, theories, and frameworks, and the traction these concepts have …