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2025 | The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology | Pp. 1-9
Background Food and water serve as the primary sources of arsenic exposure, posing one of the most significant health threats related to heavy metals. Arsenic causes oxidative stress, which has many negative effects on humans. Nauclea latifolia (African peach...
2025 | BMC Infectious Diseases | Pp. 1-13
Background Effective management of Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) requires timely treatment of infections with appropriate antibiotics based on culture and susceptibility results. However, challenges in diagnostic testing persist and consequently, data on prevale...
2025 | KRONIKA JOURNAL | Pp. 603-617
This study develops a hybrid AI model integrating LSTM, Random Forest, and XGBoost with Bayesian inference and Z-score analysis to enhance cybersecurity threat prediction in financial transactions. The model achieves 100% accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-s...
2025 | International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS) | Pp. 48-54
Climate variability increasingly threatens rice production in Uganda, yet the perspectives of smallholder farmers and local institutions remain underrepresented in adaptation research. Understanding how these actors perceive and respond to climate risks is vi...
2025 | International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Innovative Research | Pp. 29-36
Background: Across Africa, where diverse fruits thrive in abundance, fruit juices constitute a part of daily life, offering refreshment and nourishment. However, the microbiological quality of fruit juices stands as a pivotal issue affecting public health. Pu...
2025 | Frontiers in Pharmacology | Pp. 1622055.
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) continue to represent one of the most significant andcostly complications related to diabetes mellitus, posing serious challenges tohealthcare systems and resulting in considerable morbidity rates. This narrativereview explores the...
2025 | Lungs Morphological Variation | Pp. 126-129
The lungs are vital organs of respiration occupying the thoracic cavity. The lungs are covered by a membrane called pleura and located in the pulmonary cavity. The lungs are attached to the mediastinum via pulmonary ligament. Anatomically the right lungs and...
2025 | Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports | Pp. 102385
Plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) are vital bioactive compounds with wide pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial applications. However, their commercial production faces challenges due to low yields, environmental variability, and high extraction costs...
2025 | Annals of Medicine & Surgery | Pp. 7715–7718
Introduction and Importance: Scrotal pyocele is a rare but serious urological emergency characterized by the accumulation ofpurulent fluid within the scrotum, often secondary to infection or trauma. Early recognition and intervention are essential to preventc...
2025 | Discover Sustainability | Pp. 1-36
Automation and robotics are revolutionizing hydroponic and aquaponic farming techniques and also enhancing their efficiency, sustainability, and scalability within the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA). This review explores the integration of key techn...