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Confirmation of cholera by rapid diagnostic test amongst patients admitted to the cholera treatment centre in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo
INTRODUCTION: Cholera is endemic in the Eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 1978, and Uvira in …
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Maternal and child characteristics and health practices affecting under-five mortality: A matched case control study in Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Though Ethiopia has shown a considerable improvement in reducing under-five mortality rate since 1990, many children still continue to …
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Deciphering the targets of retroviral protease inhibitors in Plasmodium berghei
Retroviral protease inhibitors (RPIs) such as lopinavir (LP) and saquinavir (SQ) are active against Plasmodium parasites. However, the exact molecular …
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Oxygen uptake kinetics and speed-time correlates of modified 3-minute all-out shuttle running in soccer players
How parameters derived from oxygen uptake [Formula: see text] kinetics relate to critical speed is not fully understood, and how …
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Outcomes of HIV-associated pneumocystis pneumonia at a South African referral hospital
HIV-associated pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is increasingly recognized as an important cause of severe respiratory illness in sub-Saharan Africa. Outcomes of …
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Treated Rhizophora mucronata tannin as a corrosion inhibitor in chloride solution
Treated Rhizopora mucronata tannin (RMT) as a corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel and copper in oil and gas facilities was …
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Amino-acid-enriched cereals ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTF) are as effective as milk-based RUTF in recovering essential amino acid during the treatment of severe acute malnutrition in children: An individually randomized control trial in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) is used to treat children suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Standard RUTF uses milk …
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Implications of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Guinea: Qualitative findings to inform future health and nutrition-related responses
INTRODUCTION: Due to the close relationship between EVD and nutrition, the humanitarian community implemented various nutrition-specific and -sensitive interventions to …
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Enhancing motor learning of young soccer players through preventing an internal focus of attention: The effect of shoes colour
The purpose of this research was to assess how the motor learning skills in 7-years old soccer players can be …
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Contraceptive method mix and preference: A focus on long acting reversible contraception in Urban Cameroon
INTRODUCTION: Meeting targets of the Sustainable Development Goals in the domain of maternal health and the Family Planning 2020 commitments …
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Genetic homogeneity of North-African goats
North Africa represents a rich and early reservoir of goat genetic diversity, from which the main African breeds have been …
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Post-hospital mortality in children aged 2-12 years in Tanzania: A prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates of child mortality worldwide. Little is known about post-hospital outcomes after an index …
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Home-based record (HBR) ownership and use of HBR recording fields in selected Kenyan communities: Results from the Kenya Missed Opportunities for Vaccination Assessment
BACKGROUND: Home-based records (HBRs), which take many forms, serve as an important tool for frontline health workers by providing a …
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Predictors of death including quality of positive pressure ventilation during newborn resuscitation and the relationship to outcome at seven days in a rural Tanzanian hospital
BACKGROUND: Effective positive pressure ventilation (PPV) of non-breathing newborns is crucial in facilitating cardio-respiratory adaptation at birth. Identifying predictors of …
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Hospitalization of HIV positive patients in a referral tertiary care hospital in Antananarivo Madagascar, 2010-2016: Trends, causes and outcome
BACKGROUND: During the last few years, significant efforts have been made to improve access to antiretroviral therapy which led to …
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Modelling spatio-temporal patterns of disease for spatially misaligned data: An application on measles incidence data in Namibia from 2005-2014
BACKGROUND: Making inferences about measles distribution patterns at small area level is vital for more focal targeted intervention. However, in …
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Recreational fisheries economics between illusion and reality: The case of Algeria
Recreational fishing is often perceived as harmless when it comes to fisheries management, and its impact often estimated to surpass …
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Call and be counted! Can we reliably estimate the number of callers in the indri's (Indri indri) song?
Estimating the number of animals participating in a choral display may contribute reliable information on animal population estimates, particularly when …
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Cross sectional study of chronic hepatitis B prevalence among healthcare workers in an urban setting, Sierra Leone
INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis B is a serious public health problem across sub-Saharan Africa. Sierra Leone has no national hepatitis B strategy …
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Effect of heat and pectinase maceration on phenolic compounds and physicochemical quality of Strychnos cocculoides juice
Strychnos cocculoides fruit is an important food source for rural populations in Zimbabwe in times of scarcity. Its thick pulp …