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Dec 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-22-4301
Elsadig. E. E. ElshukryCorresponding author
Field experiments were conducted during three successive winter seasons 2010/11, 2011/12 and 2012 /13, at Shambat Research Station Farm on clay loam soil pH 7.8, to study the effects of seed bed, cultivars and seed rates and their interactions on onion set yield and quality. Two seed bed (flat and r…
Oct 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2381-862X.jwrh-22-4228
U.O Anyanwu,Corresponding author
National Obstetrics Fistula Centre, Abakaliki
Background Gender based violence (GBV) refers to any violence targeted at an individual or group on the basis of their gender. It could occur in different forms with several clinical manifestations. The authors have described several clinical manifestations of GBV in a tertiary health centre, knowle…
Jun 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-22-4197
Timothy A. AttahCorresponding author
Aim and Objective Despite the growing concerns about the relationship between exposure to radiofrequency radiation (RFR) and detrimental health effects due to the changes in biological processes of experimental animals, there is still ongoing debate on the significance of these findings in causing s…
Apr 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2831-8846.j3dpa-22-4066
Temesgen GeremewCorresponding author
Thin films are everywhere in the modern world, with many of the technologies we depend upon in daily life being, in turn, dependent upon thin film technology. Chemical bath deposition includes principles of chemical bath deposition (CBD) and concept of solubility product, nucleation and film growth,…
Mar 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-22-4115
Solange Whegang YoudomCorresponding author
Background Cameroon is battling against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Although several control measures have been implemented, the epidemic continues to progress. This paper analyses the evolution of the pandemic in Cameroon and attempts to provide insight on the evolution of COVID-19 w…
Nov 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-21-3993
Oluwatoyin Adenike Adeyemo-SalamiCorresponding author
Chlorogenic acid (CA), abundantly found in green coffee beans, is a phenolic compound with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties amongst others. Exposure to rotenone, a natural pesticide, induces Parkinsonism (a type of neurodegeneration) through the induction of mitochondria dysfunction and…
Oct 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-21-3961
Saurabh GangolaCorresponding author
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has severely affected the whole world. It has overshadowed all the developmental activities across different countries. The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected global economy and has threatened health security of people worldwide. This pandemic have affe…
Oct 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-7669.ject-21-3970
Joao Dias Toledo Arruda-NetoCorresponding author
Microcystins (MCs) are toxins profusely synthesized by cyanobacteria, causing livestock poisonings and endangering human health. We design and execute an experiment to investigate the attenuation (degradation) of microcystins by exposing them to gamma radiation and electron beams at doses of 0 (cont…
Aug 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2471-2140.jaa-21-3910
Morteza IzadiCorresponding author
Oxidative stress is implicated in male infertility and significantly higher reactive oxygen Species (ROS) are detected in 25% of infertile males. We showed that Ozone oxygen therapy (O2/O3) induces protective effects for oxidative stress factors and its consequences on isolated mitochondria obtained…
Aug 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-21-3858
Abubaker Haroun Mohamed AdamCorresponding author
The Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is considered among the economic important pests in Sudan. Therefore, it became necessary to study and understand its biology and find out the appropriate control measure (s). To achieve the above objective, experiments based on Randomized Complete Block Des…
Jun 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-2818.jfb-21-3849
Sara BachCorresponding author
A novel technological innovation called Elective Oocyte Freezing (EOF) has emerged as a solution for women who wish to preserve their fertility to delay childbearing for non-medical reasons. This technology has grown in popularity as women have undertaken a greater role in the workforce and faced th…
May 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2689-4602.jes-21-3837
Jeffrey O. HendersonCorresponding author
The coronavirus infectious disease (20)19 (COVID-19) pandemic is caused by a newly identified virus (2019) SARS-CoV-2, a beta coronavirus that shares similarities with other human-infecting coronaviruses. Genomic analysis suggests that SARS-CoV-2 is closely related to SARS-CoV, a bat-related coronav…
Apr 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-21-3741
Sahilu AssegidCorresponding author
Background Ethiopia confirmed its 1st case of COVID-19 on Friday 13th February 2020. The burden increased dramatically by August/2020. The conditions that led to this rise were not reviewed. Objective To exploreCOVID-19 related phenomena in Ethiopia during 2019-2020. Materials and Methods Review of…
Mar 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2644-1101.jhp-21-3753
Jennifer Chinoye AmadiCorresponding author
Centre For Conflict and Gender Studies, Social Sciences, University of Port Harcourt
People tend to believe that power imbalance that women and men experience in an intimate relationship is natural, the way it should be and of course, something that should not be debated. The problem with this argument and/or generalisation is that it usually suggests that hegemonic masculinity shou…
Mar 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-21-3756
Moncef BoulilaCorresponding author
In contributing to the initiative to address the COVID-19 pandemic and in order to enhance the knowledge on driving forces shaping the evolution of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (isolated from Tunisian patients), a comparison in relation to other coronaviruses infectin…
Feb 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-20-3683
Erigene RutayisireCorresponding author
Women in Rwanda are still suffering from overweight and obesity and health-related complications. However, little is known about overweight/obesity prevention knowledge and factors associated with overweight/obesity prevention among women. The aim of this study was to determine knowledge and factors…
Feb 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-21-3732
Raúl IseaCorresponding author
This paper resolves analytically a mathematical model that reproduces the transmission of Covid-19 in three interactive populations, i.e. from the initial source of contagion associated with the bat population, subsequently transmitted to unknown host (usually associate with pangolins). The host wer…
Dec 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3652
Mohammed AlghamdiCorresponding author
Background The use of hydroxychloroquine in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic raised significant concerns as regards safety and efficacy in hospitalized patients. The objective was to examine the effect of hydroxychloroquine on clinical improvement and mortality among hospitalized patients wit…
Dec 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2644-1101.jhp-20-3637
Yanli HuangCorresponding author
How human understand and represent concepts is always a hot topic in cognitive psychology. According to the conceptual metaphor theory 12, understanding and representing abstract concepts rely on concrete concepts via metaphoric mappings. In this review, we discussed three core issues with the aim t…
Oct 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-6694.jbbs-20-3517
Camille S.U. DOSSOUCorresponding author
Background of the Study African countries are facing frequent blackout. Thus in sub Saharan region, due to frequent power cut, the laboratory professionals find sometimes difficulty to carry out earlier diverse diagnostic tests. Objective The aim of this work is to evaluate the feasibility of enzy…