A narrative review of emerging chemoprotective agents for chemotherapy-induced toxicity: nanoformulated natural products, dual COX-2/TNF-α inhibitors, and Nrf2 modulators
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Chidi Emmanuel Ezerioha, Precious Ojo Uahomo, Precious Akukanwo Chidi-Ezerioha
Background: Chemotherapy-induced toxicity remains a major cause of treatment discontinuation, reduced quality of life, and long-term morbidity in cancer survivors. Established chemoprotective agents (dexrazoxane, mesna, …
Endemicity and environmental reservoirs of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections in Ghanaian rural communities
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Rita Nyaaba Akologo, Isaac Williams, Dennis Adu‐Gyasi
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections remain major neglected tropical diseases in low- and middle-income countries despite ongoing preventive chemotherapy programmes. This study assessed …
Theory vs. praxis: what [should] mathematics offender-educators know and why it matters?
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Siphelele Mbatha
Several studies indicate that adult offenders’ mathematics performance is dire. Bedeviling scholars has been the question of whether adult offender-educators know andragogical strategies pertinent to …
Observed temperature trends and projected changes under CMIP6 climate scenarios in North Shewa Zone of Amhara Region Ethiopia
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Baykedagn Taye Shenkut, Solomon S. Demissie, Solomon Asfaw Beza
Structure-based molecular modeling of a novel S-Remiketamine scaffold and derived arylcyclohexanone analogues: NMDA receptor dynamics, MM-GBSA ranking, and CES1-Oriented structural compatibility
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Ahmed A.A.M.M. Alkhatip, Usama Raza, Ehab Farag
Introduction: Short-acting ketamine-related scaffold design remains an important medicinal-chemistry problem, but computational studies require conservative interpretation until receptor, enzymatic, and pharmacokinetic validation is available. Methods: …
Reducing immunization inequities among zero-dose and under-vaccinated children through catch-up vaccination in Burkina Faso: findings from a mixed-method evaluation of the Big Catch-Up initiative, 2023–2025
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Amidou ZONGO, Hadiatou Diallo, Crepin Hilaire DADJO
Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Local Chicken in Burkina Faso
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S. Pindé, R.W. Ouédraogo, A.S.R. Tapsoba
Poultry farming plays a vital role in rural livelihoods and is a primary source of animal protein in Burkina Faso. However, the increasing introduction of …
Whole-genome sequencing reveals divergent and shared selection signatures of heat stress adaptation in indigenous Ethiopian zebu cattle from dry-hot and humid-hot environments
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Endashaw Terefe, Gurja Belay, Abdulfatai Tijjani
African zebu cattle (Bos indicus) exhibit remarkable adaptations to extreme thermal conditions, yet the genomic basis of this resilience remains incompletely characterized. Ethiopia provides a …
From Desk Review to Field Verification and the Tax Audit Modality Revenue Paradox in Southwest Nigeria
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Grace Wale-Ajayi, Gideon Akinleye, Tajudeen Ajayi
This study examines why desk audits can be perceived as operationally useful while showing little independent association with revenue generation, and whether field verification supplies …
Brain metastasis secondary to primary vaginal clear cell adenocarcinoma not associated with diethylstilbestrol: a case report and a review of the literature
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Esther Anyimadu Buckson, Obi Emereole, John Richard Ouma
Background: exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES). Patients with non-DES-related PCCAV are even scarcer and usually have a worse prognosis. PCCAV has been reported to metastasize to …
The community drug distributor passport: a case study of training and recognition in Chad
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Sohaibou Diane, Adoum Mahamat Oumar, Barka Kali
Introduction: Community health workers (CHWs), particularly volunteer community drug distributors (CDDs), play essential roles in advancing universal health coverage (UHC) and neglected tropical disease (NTD) …
Reimagining inclusive mathematics education in Ghana through ethnomathematics
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Bright Asare
This study investigates the integration of ethnomathematics into Ghana's mathematics curriculum as a pathway to achieving inclusive and culturally responsive education. Despite multiple post-independence curriculum …
Using urban nitrate-rich groundwater for peri-urban irrigation in Dakar, Senegal: an evaluation of water quality concerns
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Mandiaye Diene, Abdoulaye Pouye, Viviana Ré
Contamination of urban groundwater from faecal effluent in sewered and unsewered areas is a widespread constraint to its use for water-supply provision. Here, we present …
Exploring the factors associated with diabetes and hypertension complications among refugees living in Egypt
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Noura Seada, Sungsoo Chun
Introduction Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 74% of global deaths, with high global prevalence of diabetes and hypertension. Egypt hosts over 1 million refugees and …
The limits of awareness campaigns: persistent age-disparate relationships in KwaZulu-Natal more than a decade after the 2012 sugar daddies destroy lives campaign
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Sbonelo Chamane, Lehlogonolo Makola, Sean Jooste
In 2012, the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Health launched a comprehensive public health campaign "Sugar Daddies Destroy Lives" discouraging adolescent girls and young women from …
Trait-Dependent and Site-Specific Effects of Foliar IAA and Kinetin on Two Chickpea Varieties Grown Under Contrasting Conditions
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Z. Kebaili, Abdelouahab Yahia, Ayache Boultif
Abstract Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) yield in Algeria still falls short of domestic demand, and low-cost agronomic tools such as plant growth regulators are one …
Stakeholders’ perceptions of the teaching–learning and assessment quality in Ethiopian public universities
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Samuel Assefa Zinabu, Adamu Assefa Mihirka, Hailu Wubshet
Ensuring the quality of teaching–learning and assessment processes is a fundamental responsibility of higher education institutions and a critical determinant of institutional effectiveness and graduate …
A 10-year Cancer Registry Analysis on Demographic, Clinicopathological, and Treatment Characteristics for Head and Neck Cancer Patients in Zambia
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Chrispinus Hakimu Mumena, Jenny Öhman, Bengt Hasséus
Effects of Acacia cyanophylla -condensed tannin supply on growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of fat-tailed Barbarine lambs studied under grazing conditions or in a feedlot
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Yathreb Yagoubi, N. Atti, Samir Smeti
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation with acacia foliage, a tannin source, and feeding systems on Barbarine lambs' …
Mechanistic Pathways of Biochemical and Toxicological Responses to Waste Tyre Combustion Emissions: A Systematic Review
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Stephen Kusi, Christopher Larbie, Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe