Financial Inclusion Driven by Digital Financial Platforms: Impact on Economic Growth in Ghana
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Kennedy Oppong-Fosu, Oloyede Obagbuwa
This study investigated the impact of financial inclusion, driven by digital financial platforms, on economic growth in Ghana between 2000 and 2023.Using secondary data from …
Electrocoagulation and Coupled Processes for Urea Wastewater Removal: Parametric study and gradient boosting optimization.
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Wafa Atba, Mouna Chérifi, Sabir Hazourli
Abstract This study investigates urea removal from wastewater using zinc-based electrocoagulation method, supported by Gradient Boosting Regressor modeling. The highest urea removal of 42% was …
Molecular characterization and high prevalence of Tritrichomonas foetus in bulls from the North-West Province of South Africa using real - time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and conventional PCR diagnostics
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Afaque H. Syed, Mpinda Edoaurd Tshipamba, Lubanza Ngoma
Background and Aim: Bovine trichomonosis, caused by Tritrichomonas foetus, is a significant reproductive disease that impacts cattle productivity and breeding efficiency. In South Africa, routine …
Humanising Postgraduate Supervision in Higher Education: A Panacea to Student Success
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Regina Ntongolozi Stofile, Dorcas Gonese
Student throughput has been a crucial issue in higher education, with postgraduate dropout rates and longer study periods creating substantial global challenges. In South Africa, …
Machine Learning and Deep Learning for Plant Disease Detection: A Review of Techniques and Trends
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Alfred Thaga Kgopa, Malusi Sibiya, Mbuyu Sumbwanyambe
Plant diseases pose a significant threat to global agricultural productivity, making early and accurate detection critical for yield protection and food security. This study evaluates …
Digital Forensic-Ready Voting Model
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Edmore Muyambo, Stacey Baror, Sheunesu M. Makura
The increasing digitalization of elections through internet-based voting (e-voting) systems introduces both opportunities for enhanced accessibility and threats to electoral integrity. Existing electronic voting systems …
AN INTEGRATED CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF THE IMPACT OF E-HAILING ON DRIVERS' QUALITY-OF-LIFE: INSIGHTS FROM A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
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Mandla Sibisi
The past decade has brought with it numerous strenuous calamities on the global economy, among others, these include pandemics, trade wars, geopolitical tensions. This has …
Sepsis-induced coagulopathy: recent insights on the role and clinical application of neutrophil extracellular trap formation
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Shams ElDoha Galal ElDin Zaiema, Nahela Ahmed Shalaby, T. El Mohamed
Sepsis is characterized by life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by an uncontrolled immune response to infection. Neutrophils play a vital role in this process, which can …
LEVERAGING RURAL FESTIVALS FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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Thabani Priscilla NKUNZI, Siyabulela Nyikana
This study aims to critically examine the potential of rural festivals as instruments for sustainable community development, using the Keiskammahoek Music and Art Festival [KMAF], …
Emerging Frontiers in Nanotechnology for Salinity Stress Management: A Global Bibliometric Analysis
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Abhishek Singh, Vishnu Dayal Rajput, Rupesh Kumar Singh
The use of nanotechnology to manage salinity stress has recently become a prominent focus in agricultural and environmental research, garnering substantial global attention. Soil Salinity …
Gender dynamics in the relationship among student-teacher relationships, academic task engagement, academic task value, and positive developmental outcomes
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Getahun Tadesse Abren, Reda Darge Negasi, Amare Sahile Abebe
This study examines gender differences in the direct and indirect relationships among student-teacher relationships, academic task engagement, perceived academic task value, and positive developmental outcomes …
Magnitude of Hepatitis B virus and associated factors among chronic liver disease patients admitted to the medical ward at Sheikh Hassen Yabare Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Jigjiga, Ethiopia: a retrospective study
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Ramadan Budul Yusuf, Getnet Addisu, Ahmed Mohammed Ibrahim
BACKGROUND: Viral hepatitis is still a major public health problem around the globe, and acquiring adequate and recent epidemiological data on Hepatitis B is important …
Impact of guided inquiry-based laboratory experiments on secondary school students’ attitudes toward biology in Ethiopia: A quasi-experimental study
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Ashebir Mekonnen Chengere, Beyene Dobo Bono, Samuel Assefa Zinabu
Attitude plays a vital role in achieving modern science education goals by enhancing students' conceptual understanding, motivation, academic performance, interest, and engagement in scientific inquiry. …
The effect of video observation on the frequency, type, and accuracy of peer feedback in a long jump learning context
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Hiba Abdelkafi, Ahmed Ghorbel, Mohamed Yaakoubi
Background Video technology facilitates feedback provision in sport pedagogy, benefiting both teacher/coach and peer feedback. Most studies focus on attributing learning gains to video-based peer …
Comparison of automated and manual mRNA enrichment to automated rRNA depletion for whole-blood RNA-sequencing
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Denis Awany, Helgard Claassen, Nadia Carstens
RNA sequencing libraries are typically processed before sequencing. We compared the performance of automated mRNA enrichment (autoE) and manual mRNA enrichment (manE) with globin depletion, …
Comparative effect of Antivet®, Oplasture®, and a prototype paste on color change and microhardness of simulated stained enamel: an in vitro study
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Dina Fayez S. Diab, Esraa Esmeail H. Elhaddad
BACKGROUND: Micro-abrasion enables conservative stain removal with tooth preservation, enhancing color and microhardness in line with minimally invasive dentistry principles. The aim of this in …
Business-as-usual and fantasy planning – an analysis of equity within climate adaptation planning for sanitation in Nairobi
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Leonie Hyde‐Smith, Daniel Ddiba, Sarah Dickin
This paper explores the disconnect between policy rhetoric and implementation at the intersection of sanitation equity and climate change in Nairobi, Kenya. To examine the …
Profiling zero-dose measles-rubella children in Zambia: Insights from the 2024 post-campaign coverage survey
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Moses Mwale, Guissimon Phiri, Francis Dien Mwansa
Measles & Rubella (MR) zero-dose children (unvaccinated for measles-rubella) cluster in underserved communities can sustain measles transmission. We estimated MR zero-dose prevalence after Zambia's 2024 …
An estimation of the effect of finding nurses helpful on early breastfeeding exclusivity mediated via breastfeeding self-efficacy, using a counterfactual approach and G-computation
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Alessandra Prioreschi, Shane A. Norris, Cindy‐Lee Dennis
BACKGROUND: Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for at least the first six months of life, however in South Africa only 32% of mothers are exclusively breastfeeding …
Reading Strategies of Multilingual ESL Learners across Culturally Familiar and Unfamiliar Texts in Eswatini
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Mfanukhona Wonderboy Kunene, Nicholus Nyika
Reading comprehension in multilingual contexts requires more than linguistic competence; it demands metacognitive regulation and strategic flexibility across culturally diverse materials. This study investigates the …