Cassava starch-based hot melt adhesive for textile industries
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Asmare Tezera Admase, Desalegn Abera Mersha, Addisu Yenesew Kebede
The textile industry uses a lot of adhesives to join materials together, and many of these adhesives use petroleum-based ingredients that are harmful to the …
Effects of a self-guided digital mental health self-help intervention for Syrian refugees in Egypt: A pragmatic randomized controlled trial
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Sebastian Burchert, Mhd Salem Alkneme, Ammar Alsaod
BACKGROUND: Digital mental health interventions for smartphones, such as the World Health Organization (WHO) Step-by-Step (SbS) program, are potentially scalable solutions to improve access to …
Insect frass fertilizer as a regenerative input for improved biological nitrogen fixation and sustainable bush bean production
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Agnes Chepkorir, Dennis Beesigamukama, Harun I. Gitari
Bush bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production is undermined by soil degradation and low biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) capacity. This study evaluated the effect of black …
Laser enhanced photothermal effect of silver nanoparticles synthesized by chemical and green method on Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria
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Elham M. Mostafa, Y. Badr, Marwa A. Ramadan
PURPOSE: The antibacterial properties of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are extensively identified. In large quantities, they might be harmful. So many fields of nanotechnology have shown …
Comparative effects of curcumin, nano curcumin and their combination on reproductive traits and spawning performance of red tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus X O. Mossambicus)
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El‐Sayed Hemdan Eissa, Basma M. Hendam, Hagar Sedeek Dighiesh
Curcumin, the main polyphenol component of turmeric powder, has garnered increasing attention as an effective supplement in fish diets. A comparative trial was conducted to …
Effect of aging on dimensional accuracy and color stability of CAD-CAM milled and 3D-printed denture base resins: a comparative in-vitro study
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Marwa A Gad, Ahmed M. Abdel-Hamid, mahmoud elsamahy
BACKGROUND: There is a lack of studies comparing the dimensional accuracy and color stability of denture base resins made using computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing …
Novel thiazole-based cyanoacrylamide derivatives: DNA cleavage, DNA/BSA binding properties and their anticancer behaviour against colon and breast cancer cells
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Karim Barakat, Mohamed A. Ragheb, Marwa H. Soliman
Abstract A novel series of 2-cyano-3-(pyrazol-4-yl)- N -(thiazol-2-yl)acrylamide derivatives ( 3a – f ) were synthesized using Knoevenagel condensation and characterized using various spectral tools. …
Whole-genome sequencing of major malaria vectors reveals the evolution of new insecticide resistance variants in a longitudinal study in Burkina Faso
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Mahamadi Kientega, Chris S. Clarkson, Nouhoun Traoré
BACKGROUND: Intensive deployment of insecticide based malaria vector control tools resulted in the rapid evolution of phenotypes resistant to these chemicals. Understanding this process at …
Skin cancer classification leveraging multi-directional compact convolutional neural network ensembles and gabor wavelets
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Omneya Attallah
Skin cancer (SC) is an important medical condition that necessitates prompt identification to ensure timely treatment. Although visual evaluation by dermatologists is considered the most …
The influence of an emotion regulation intervention on challenges in emotion regulation and cognitive strategies in patients with depression
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Mohamed Hussein Ramadan Atta, Mervat El-Gueneidy, Ola Ahmed Rashad Lachine
BACKGROUND: Patients with depression struggle with significant emotion regulation difficulties, which adversely affect their psychological well-being and hinder recovery. Traditional therapeutic approaches often fail to …
Electrically tunable infrared optics enabled by flexible ion-permeable conducting polymer-cellulose paper
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Chaoyang Kuang, Shangzhi Chen, Mingna Liao
Abstract Materials that provide dynamically tunable infrared (IR) response are important for many applications, including active camouflage and thermal management. However, current IR-tunable systems often …
Barriers to healthcare access among reproductive age women in extremely high and very high maternal mortality countries: Multilevel mixed effect analysis
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Wubshet Debebe Negash, Adina Yeshambel Belay, Lakew Asmare
BACKGROUND: It is widely recognized that maternal deaths in low-resource countries are attributed to deprived access to maternal health services. Therefore, the aim of this …
Long-term potato response to different irrigation scheduling methods using saline water in an arid environment
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Fathia El Mokh, Kamel Nagaz, Mohamed Moncef Masmoudi
Crops’ water requirement is generally higher than the annual average precipitation in arid environments characterized by scarce freshwater resources. While using saline water for irrigation …
Epidemiology of cerebral palsy among children in Ghana
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Israt Jahan, Sk. Md. Kamrul Bashar, Francis Laryea
Background: The epidemiology of cerebral palsy (CP) is poorly described in Ghana. These data are crucial for evidence-based intervention for children with CP in the …
The nexus between poverty and maternal healthcare utilization with a focus on antenatal care visits and choice of place of birth in Somaliland
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Khalid Ahmed Abdi, M. K. Jayamohan, Mohammed Adem
Introduction: Poverty poses a significant barrier to accessing healthcare globally, particularly in relation to antenatal care (ANC) visits and the use of childbirth facilities, both …
The economic contribution of camel-based livestock systems in North-African drylands: the case of East and South Moroccan provinces
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Lina Amsidder, Véronique Alary, Guillaume Duteurtre
In Africa, camel herding is often viewed as a subsistence or ancient activity restricted to marginal drylands and arid or desert zones. However, camel products …
The prevalence of occupational injuries and associated risk factors among workers in iron and steel industries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Saumu Shabani, Jovine Bachwenkizi, Simon Mamuya
BACKGROUND: The iron and steel industries are among the most dangerous workplaces in the world compared to other manufacturing industries. Workers are exposed to multiple …
A novel injectable boron doped-mesoporous nano bioactive glass loaded-alginate composite hydrogel as a pulpotomy filling biomaterial for dentin regeneration
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Marwa Samir Naga, Hala M. Helal, Elbadawy A. Kamoun
BACKGROUND: Different materials have been used as wound dressings after vital pulp therapies. Some of them have limitations such as delayed setting, difficult administration, slight …
Streptomyces avermitilis MICNEMA2022: a new biorational strain for producing abamectin as an integrated nematode management agent
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Wafaa H. Radwan, Ahmed Abdelhafez, A. Mahgoub
Abstract Background Abamectin (ABA) is considered a powerful insecticidal and anthelmintic agent. It is an intracellular product of Streptomyces avermitilis; is synthesized through complicated pathways …
Improvement of Vicia faba plant tolerance under salinity stress by the application of thiamine and pyridoxine vitamins
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Eman Zakaria Ahmed, A. Sattar
Abstract Enhancement of plant growth at early growth stages is usually associated with the stimulation of various metabolic activities, which is reflected on morphological features …