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The epidemiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in rural East Africa: A population-based study
BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be common among individuals living in sub-Saharan Africa due to the confluence of CKD …
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Caregiving motivations and experiences among family caregivers of patients living with advanced breast cancer in Ghana
INTRODUCTION: Significant number of women present with advanced-stage breast cancer in Ghana. These women usually depend on family caregivers for …
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Smallholder farmers’ knowledge and willingness to pay for insect-based feeds in Kenya
Edible insects are increasingly being considered as sustainable alternatives to fish and soybean meals in animal feed because of their …
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Correlates of intimate partner violence among urban women in sub-Saharan Africa
INTRODUCTION: The dynamics of intimate partner violence (IPV)-one of the world's leading public health problems-in urban Africa remain poorly understood. …
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Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis from diffusion tensor images using convolutional neural networks
Machine learning algorithms are currently being implemented in an escalating manner to classify and/or predict the onset of some neurodegenerative …
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Testicular toxicity following chronic codeine administration is via oxidative DNA damage and up-regulation of NO/TNF-α and caspase 3 activities
BACKGROUND: Codeine, a 3-methylmorphine, and other related opioids have been implicated in androgen suppression, although the associated mechanisms remain unclear. …
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Correction: Bioassay- and metabolomics-guided screening of bioactive soil actinomycetes from the ancient city of Ihnasia, Egypt
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226959.].
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Correction: Hesperidin improves insulin resistance via down-regulation of inflammatory responses: Biochemical analysis and in silico validation
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227637.].
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Shelf-life in cucurbitacin-containing phytonematicides: Non-conformity to Arrhenius model
Shelf-life information provides end-users with the assurance that the product is still in compliance with label claims. Behavioral reaction orders …
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Low enrollment and high treatment success in children with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Ethiopia: A ten years national retrospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Limited evidence exists on the treatment outcome and factors that are associated with the duration from the initiation of …
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Characterising the effect of Akirin knockdown on Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) reproduction and survival, using RNA-mediated interference
Anopheles arabiensis is an opportunistic malaria vector that rests and feeds outdoors, circumventing current vector control methods. Furthermore, this vector …
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Prevalence and correlates of anal intercourse among female sex workers in eSwatini
INTRODUCTION: As HIV is very effectively acquired during condomless receptive anal intercourse (AI) with serodiscordant and viremic partners, the practice …
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A possible role for hepcidin in the detection of iron deficiency in severely anaemic HIV-infected patients in Malawi
INTRODUCTION: Iron deficiency is a treatable cause of severe anaemia in low-and-middle-income-countries (LMIC). Diagnosing it remains challenging as peripheral blood …
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A cross-sectional feasibility study of neurovascular ultrasound in Malawian adults with acute stroke-like syndrome
BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa, there is a dearth of epidemiologic data on the burden of cerebral atherosclerosis. This is explained …
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Time of HIV diagnosis, CD4 count and viral load at antenatal care start and delivery in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Despite the success of prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) program in South Africa, the 30% HIV prevalence …
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Rationale and feasibility of a combined rapid assessment of avoidable blindness and hearing loss protocol
PURPOSE: This study has two main objectives: 1) to assess the value of combining the rapid assessment of avoidable blindness …
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miRNA expression in advanced Algerian breast cancer tissues
Breast cancer is one of the commonest cancers among Algerian females. Compared to Western populations, the median age of diagnosis …
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The role of maternal health care services as predictors of time to modern contraceptive use after childbirth in Northwest Ethiopia: Application of the shared frailty survival analysis
INTRODUCTION: The first year after birth is an ideal time to offer contraception services, as many women have many opportunities …
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Perceived needs of patients and family caregivers regarding home-based enteral nutritional therapy in South Africa: A qualitative study
INTRODUCTION: The need for specialized care, particularly enteral nutritional therapy in community settings is now increasing with implications for both …
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Identification of Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein-specific CD8+ T cell epitopes in a malaria exposed population
BACKGROUND: Sterile protection against malaria, most likely mediated by parasite-specific CD8+ T cells, has been achieved by attenuated sporozoite vaccination …