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2026 | Kampala International University Law journal | Pp. 113-130
This study evaluates the relationship between anti-corruption regulation and environmental justice in Africa, and argues that fragmentation among legal and institutional frameworks has greatly diminished the ability of African states to stop environmentally d...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 120-125
Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum remained a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among African children, with hundreds of thousands of paediatric deaths annually despite expanded control measures. The RTS,S/AS01 pre-erythrocytic vaccine had demonst...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 115-119
Type 2 diabetes mellitus was characterized by chronic hyperglycemia resulting from insulin resistance and impaired regulation of hepatic glucose production. Excessive hepatic gluconeogenesis was a major contributor to fasting hyperglycemia and remained incomp...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 110-114
Obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) represent a major global health burden, with increasing prevalence linked to sedentary lifestyles, poor dietary habits, and genetic predisposition. These conditions are strongly interconnected through a range of metabolic dys...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 105-109
Sickle cell disease (SCD), particularly sickle cell anemia (HbSS), is intrinsically a chronic hemolytic anemia, but the severity and hospital burden of anemia vary widely across patients and care settings. In Uganda, where SCD is common and malaria and undern...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 100-104
Cardiovascular and renal complications remained the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in type 2 diabetes, affecting approximately 537 million adults globally in 2021 with projections exceeding 783 million by 2045. Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 94-99
Obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are major contributors to the global burden of chronic diseases, with their coexistence exacerbating the health challenges faced by millions of people worldwide. The close association between obesity and insulin resistance in...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 89-93
Malaria remained a major global health challenge, with uncomplicated malaria accounting for most clinical cases in endemic regions. Artemisinin-based combination therapy remained the cornerstone of treatment, and lumefantrine played a crucial role as the long...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 83-88
Plant-derived bioactives offer pleiotropic actions relevant to obesity and cardiometabolic risk, including modulation of appetite and gut hormone signaling, suppression of adipose inflammation, improvement of insulin sensitivity, regulation of lipid metabolis...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 77-82
Diabetes and metabolic syndrome (MetS) are interconnected metabolic disorders characterized by hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, central obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, oxidative stress, and chronic inflammation. Plant-derived bioactives including polyp...