Evaluation of energy generation potential from municipal solid waste in the North-West province, South Africa by Mapereka Francis Chagunda, Tabukeli Musigi Ruhiiga, Lobina Gertrude Palamuleni

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Social innovation in health: strengthening Community Systems for Universal Health Coverage in rural areas by Lindi van Niekerk, Martha Milena Bautista-Gomez, Barwani Khaura Msiska, Jana Deborah B. Mier-Alpaño, Arturo M. Ongkeko, Lenore Manderson

“…Methods A cross-country case study methodology was adopted to analyze three social innovations in health in three low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): Philippines, Malawi, and Colombia. Qualitative methods were used in data collection, and a cross-case analysis was conducted with the aid of a simplified version of the conceptual framework on social innovation as proposed by Cajaiba-Santana. …”
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Use of the repeated integral transformation method to describe the transport of solute in soil by Elias Mwakilama, Duncan Gathungu, Vusi Magagula

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The third head of the biceps brachii muscle exhibiting variable shape presentation: Prevalence, variability and clinical considerations by Arthur Tsalani Manjatika, Joshua Gabriel Davimes, Pedzisai Mazengenya

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Regionalização de acessos de soja-perene para o estado de São Paulo. III. Nova Odessa by Odete Maria Aparecida Angeli Ghisi, Ana Regina Pimentel de Almeida, Maria Josefa Fernandes

“…Os acessos que tiveram produções anual e de “inverno” acima de 7,0/0,7 t de MS por hectare, respectivamente, foram: em A1- 250/cvs Tinaroo e Malawi, e em A2- cv. Cooper/NO409 e cv. Malawi.…”
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Effect of electrolyte additives derived from natural plant extracts - Hibiscus Sabdariffa & Bidens Pilosa, on electrochemical performance of a lead-acid battery by Vitumbiko Nundwe, Augustine B. Makokha, Josphat Igadwa Mwasiagi

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A DenseNet CNN-based liver lesion prediction and classification for future medical diagnosis by N Nanda Prakash, V Rajesh, Dumisani Lickson Namakhwa, Sandeep Dwarkanath Pande, Sk Hasane Ahammad

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GPRS Sensor Node Battery Life Span Prediction Based on Received Signal Quality: Experimental Study by Joseph Habiyaremye, Marco Zennaro, Chomora Mikeka, Emmanuel Masabo, Santhi Kumaran, Kayalvizhi Jayavel

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Lactoferrin and lysozyme to reduce environmental enteric dysfunction and stunting in Malawian children: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by William D. Cheng, Karl J. Wold, Nicole S. Benzoni, Chrissie Thakwalakwa, Kenneth M. Maleta, Mark J. Manary, Indi Trehan

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HIV drug resistance mutations in non-B subtypes after prolonged virological failure on NNRTI-based first-line regimens in sub-Saharan Africa by Kityo, C, Thompson, J, Nankya, I, Hoppe, A, Ndashimye, E, Warambwa, C, Mambule, I, van Oosterhout, J, Wools-Kaloustian, K, Bertagnolio, S, Easterbrook, P, Mugyenyi, P, Walker, A, Paton, N, For the Europe Africa Research Network for Evaluation of Second-line Therapy (EARNEST)Trial Team

“…Viral subtype distribution was A1 (40%; Uganda, Kenya), C (31%; Zimbabwe, Malawi) and D (25%; Uganda, Kenya) and recombinant/unclassified (5%). …”

Effectiveness of a multi-country implementation-focused network on quality of care: Delivery of interventions and processes for improved maternal, newborn and child health outcomes by Djellouli, N, Shawar, YR, Mwaba, K, Akter, K, Seruwagi, G, Tufa, AA, Gonfa, G, Mwandira, K, Kyamulabi, A, Shiffman, J, English, M, Colbourn, T

“…Engagement with, and value of, QCN was perceived to be higher in Uganda and Bangladesh than in Malawi or Ethiopia. Capacity building efforts were implemented in all countries–yet often dependent on implementing partners and donors. …”

Neurodevelopment and recovery from wasting by Babikako, HM, Bourdon, C, Mbale, E, Aber, P, Birabwa, A, Chimoyo, J, Voskuijl, W, Kazi, Z, Massara, P, Mukisa, J, Mupere, E, Nampijja, M, Saleem, AF, Uebelhoer, LS, Bandsma, R, Walson, JL, Berkley, JA, Lancioni, C, Gladstone, M, van den Heuvel, M

“…Neurodevelopment was assessed with the Malawi Developmental Assessment Tool (MDAT development-for-age z-score [DAZ]) at hospital discharge and after 6 months. …”

New directions for academic liaison librarians / by Crawford, Alice, 1958-

Corrigendum: An exploratory analysis of divergent patterns in reading progression during a tablet-based literacy program by Sarah Bardack, Celeste Lopez, Karen Levesque, Antonie Chigeda, Symon Winiko

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Patterns of farmer tree growing in Eastern Africa: a socioeconomic analysis by Warner, K

“…This was accomplished through the examination of patterns of tree growing in eight east African countries: Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe...…”

Availability of medical abortion medicines in eight countries: a descriptive analysis of key findings and opportunities by Amy Grossman, Ndola Prata, Natalie Williams, Bela Ganatra, Antonella Lavelanet, Laurence Läser, Chilanga Asmani, Hayfa Elamin, Leopold Ouedraogo, Md. Mahmudur Rahman, Musu Julie Conneh-Duworko, Bentoe Zoogley Tehoungue, Harriet Chanza, Henry Phiri, Bharat Bhattarai, Narayan Prasad Dhakal, Olumuyiwa Adesanya Ojo, Kayode Afolabi, Theopista John Kabuteni, Binyam Getachew Hailu, Francis Moses, Sithembile Dlamini-Nqeketo, Thembi Zulu, Ulrika Rehnström Loi

“…Methods Using a national assessment protocol and an availability framework, we assessed the availability of medical abortion medicines in Bangladesh, Liberia, Malawi, Nepal, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and South Africa between September 2019 and January 2020. …”
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Socioeconomic inequalities in the 90–90–90 target, among people living with HIV in 12 sub-Saharan African countries — Implications for achieving the 95–95–95 target — Analysis of p... by David Chipanta, Silas Amo-Agyei, Danielle Giovenco, Janne Estill, Olivia Keiser

“…It was pro-poor in 5/12 countries (Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Malawi, Namibia and Eswatini), ranging from CIX = -0·076 (p<0·05) for PLHIV in Eswatini, and CIX = -0·192 (p<0·05) for WLHIV in Ethiopia. …”
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Preparation, Spectroscopic Characterization, Theoretical Investigations, and In Vitro Anticancer Activity of Cd(II), Ni(II), Zn(II), and Cu(II) Complexes of 4(3<i>H</i>)-Quinazolin... by Ubale Panchsheela Ashok, Shiva Prasad Kollur, Nishad Anil, Bansode Prakash Arun, Sanjay Namdev Jadhav, Sanjay Sarsamkar, Vasant Baburao Helavi, Asha Srinivasan, Sandeep Kaulage, Ravindra Veerapur, Sarah Al-Rashed, Asad Syed, Joaquín Ortega-Castro, Juan Frau, Norma Flores-Holguín, Daniel Glossman-Mitnik

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Authorship inequalities in global health research: the IeDEA Southern Africa collaboration by Nicola Low, Lukas Fenner, Stefanie Hossmann, Jacqueline Huwa, Matthias Egger, Gilles Wandeler, Mary-Ann Davies, Marie Ballif, Andreas D Haas, Veronika W Skrivankova, Morna Cornell, Carole Dupont, Konstantinos Seintaridis, Thokozani Kalua, Reshma Kassanjee, Karl-Gunter Technau

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Barriers to childhood asthma care in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicountry qualitative study with children and their caregivers by Jonathan Grigg, Gioia Mosler, Refiloe Masekela, Rebecca Nantanda, Olayinka Olufunke Adeyeye, Hilda Angela Mujuru, Ismail Ticklay, Reratilwe Ephenia Mphahlele, Andrew Sentoogo Ssemata, Kimesh Loganathan Naidoo, Sophie Muyemayema, Elizabeth Mkutumula, Melinda Moyo, Olayinka Goodman, Yetunde Kuyinu, Sindisiwe Dladla

“…Objectives This study identifies barriers and provides recommendations to improve asthma care in children across sub-Saharan Africa, where qualitative data is lacking despite high rates.Design One of the aims of our National Institute for Health Research global health research group ‘Achieving Control of Asthma in Children in Africa’ was to use qualitative thematic analysis of transcribed audio recordings from focus group discussions (FGDs) to describe barriers to achieving good asthma control.Setting Schools in Blantyre (Malawi), Lagos (Nigeria), Durban (South Africa), Kampala (Uganda) and Harare (Zimbabwe).Participants Children (n=136), 12–14 years with either asthma symptoms or a diagnosis and their caregivers participated in 39 FGDs. …”
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