Optimized Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) Production by Moderately Haloalkaliphilic Bacterium Halomonas alkalicola Ext by Martin N. Muigano, Sylvester E. Anami, Justus M. Onguso, Godfrey O. Mauti

“…In this study, an alkaliphilic and moderately halophilic bacterium Halomonas alkalicola Ext was isolated from Lake Simbi Nyaima in western Kenya and investigated for PHA production. Sudan Black B and Nile Red A staining showed that bacterium had distinct ability for accumulation of PHAs. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of climate research in East Africa: The rise and progress by Mohammed Rady, Ahmed Abdiaziz Alasow, Abdifatah Ahmed Hersi

“…Ethiopia was the leading contributor, accounting for more than one-third of all publications, followed by Kenya and Tanzania. In contrast, Seychelles and Comoros collectively contributed only 1% of the region’s climate research. …”
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The role of agro-input dealer certification in promoting sustainable pest control: insights from Uganda by Justice A. Tambo, Keith A. Holmes, Caroline Aliamo, Fredrick Mbugua, Christine Alokit, Fred Muzira, Andrew Byamugisha, Paul Mwambu

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Anonymous Authentication Scheme Based on Physically Unclonable Function and Biometrics for Smart Cities by Vincent Omollo Nyangaresi, Ahmad A. AlRababah, Ganesh Keshaorao Yenurkar, Ravikumar Chinthaginjala, Muhammad Yasir

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Integrated Remote Sensing and Geophysical Investigations of the Geodynamic Activities at Lake Magadi, Southern Kenyan Rift by Akinola Adesuji Komolafe, Zacharia Njuguna Kuria, Tsehaie Woldai, Marleen Noomen, Adeleye Yekini Biodun Anifowose

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Ms44-SPT: unique genetic technology simplifies and improves hybrid maize seed production in sub-Saharan Africa by Sarah Collinson, Jill E. Cairns, Lucia Ndlala, Benjamin Deonovic, Dickson Ligeyo, Marc Albertsen, Walter Chivasa, Kingstone Mashingaidze, Michael S. Olsen, Berhanu T. Ertiro, Boddupalli M. Prasanna

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Conservation status of newly discovered subpopulations of two globally threatened tree species in the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania by Henry J. Ndangalasi, Norbert J. Cordeiro

“…Two globally threatened tree species, the Critically Endangered Cola porphyrantha (Malvaceae) and the Endangered Gigasiphon macrosiphon (Fabaceae) are narrowly distributed in Kenya and Tanzania. In Tanzania, both species were first located in an isolated, unprotected forest fragment in the East Usambara Mountains in the early 2000s. …”
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African based researchers' output on models for the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases and public health interventions: A scoping review. by Olatunji O Adetokunboh, Zinhle E Mthombothi, Emanuel M Dominic, Sylvie Djomba-Njankou, Juliet R C Pulliam

“…The publication authors were found to be predominantly affiliated with institutions based in South Africa and Kenya. Furthermore, human immunodeficiency virus, malaria, tuberculosis, and Ebola virus disease were found to be the most researched infectious diseases. …”
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Development of spring durum wheat cultivars resistant to stem rust in Western Siberia by V. S. Yusov, M. G. Evdokimov, L. V. Meshkova, D. A. Glushakov

“…Resistance to the Ug99 race was evaluated under natural infection pressure at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO).Results. …”
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Breeding for postharvest physiological deterioration in cassava: problems and strategies by Wilton Mbinda, Asunta Mukami

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Challenges of sharing individual participant data for secondary research on neglected tropical diseases: the experience of Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative and a call for ac... by Anastassia Negrouk, Thaddaeus Egondi, Craig Tipple, Justyna Tarwid, Michelle Childs, Dominique Junod-Moser

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Technical and management coaching for government institutions: Lessons learned and health systems transformations across 8 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and India. by Kate Graham, Anna Kalbarczyk, Lekan Ajijola, Emily Das, Fatimata Sow, Kenneth Owino, Maheen Malik

“…In-depth interviews (IDIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted with stakeholders across 24 TCI sites in 8 countries-Benin, Kenya, India, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda-from October 2020 to March 2021. …”
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"I'll take them another day": A qualitative study exploring the socio-behavioral complexities of childhood vaccination in urban poor settlements. by Judy Gichuki, Ben Ngoye, Francis Wafula

“…This study explored the behavioral and social factors influencing childhood vaccination uptake in urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. A grounded theory approach was employed to develop a theoretical account of the socio-behavioral determinants of childhood vaccination. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors of under-five mortality due to severe acute malnutrition in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Joshua Wambua, Anahita Ali, Jean Baptiste Ukwizabigira, Paul Kuodi

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Reducing fragmentation of primary healthcare financing for more equitable, people-centred primary healthcare by Kara Hanson, Gemini Mtei, Agnes Gatome-Munyua, Susan Sparkes, Martin Sabignoso, Prastuti Soewondo, Pierre Yameogo, Cheryl Cashin

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Rare and common single nucleotide variants in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus by Elisabet Svenungsson, Iva Gunnarsson, Lars Rönnblom, Ingrid E Lundberg, Andreas Jönsen, Niklas Hagberg, Leonid Padyukov, Marie Wahren-Herlenius, Christopher Sjöwall, Solbritt Rantapää-Dahlqvist, Sule Yavuz, Øyvind Molberg, Dag Leonard, Andrei Alexsson, Maija-Leena Eloranta, Ann-Christine Syvänen, Johanna K Sandling, Gunnel Nordmark, Roland Jonsson, Roald Omdal, Christine Bengtsson, Anders A Bengtsson, Pascal Pucholt, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Sergey V Kozyrev, Peter Söderkvist, Johanna Dahlqvist, Jonas Carlsson Almlöf, Daniel Eriksson, Ahmed Sayadi, Åsa Karlsson, Gerli Rosengren Pielberg, Anna Lobell, Eva Murén, Kerstin M Ahlgren, Nils Landegren, Olle Kämpe, Fabiana HG Farias, Argyri Mathioudaki, Jennifer Meadows, Jessika Nordin

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Dietary sodium-to-potassium ratio as a risk factor for stroke, cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in Japan: the NIPPON DATA80 cohort study by Hirofumi Ohnishi, Yoshitaka Murakami, Katsuyuki Miura, Koji Tamakoshi, Hirotsugu Ueshima, Akira Okayama, Tomonori Okamura, Takayoshi Ohkubo, Toshiyuki Ojima, Yoshihiro Miyamoto, Maryam Zaid, Aya Kadota, Akira Fujiyoshi, Yosikazu Nakamura, Naoyuki Takashima, Atsushi Hozawa, Shigeyuki Saitoh, Yutaka Kiyohara, Fumiyoshi Kasagi, Nagako Okuda, Takehito Hayakawa, Hiroshi Akasaka, Yusuke Arai, Katsushi Yoshita, Kiyomi Sakata, Nobuo Nishi, Toru Izumi, Yasuhiro Matsumura, Hideaki Nakagawa, Yoshikuni Kita, Naomi Miyamatsu, Yasuyuki Nakamura, Kazunori Kodama

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Understanding experiences of neglected tropical diseases of the skin: a mixed-methods study to inform intervention development in Ethiopia by Michael Marks, David Mabey, Ruth Canter, Elizabeth Allen, Charles Opondo, Jennifer Palmer, Iris Mosweu, Jacob Novignon, Sinéad Langan, Maria Zuurmond, Catherine Pitt, Stephen L Walker, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Tara Mtuy, Rachel L Pullan, Richard Phillips, Daniel Okyere, Anthony Ablordey, Samantha Owen, Portia Boakye Okyere, Kidist Bobosha, Katherine Halliday, Steve Walker, Galana Mamo Ayana, Rachel Pullan, Mirgissa Kaba, Tara B Mtuy, Yaw Amoako, Adwoa Asante-Poku, Abigail Agbanyo, Eric Koka, Joseph Timothy, Yohannes Hailemichael, Abebaw Yeshambel Alemu, Teklu Cherkose, Getachew Kebebew, Fikregabrail Aberra Kassa, Tedros Nigusse, Kibur Engedawork, Zenebu Begna, Abay Waday, Saba Lambert, Katherine Elizabeth Halliday, Endalamaw Gadisa, Vanessa Yardley, Collins Ahorlu, Anita Achiaa Gyekye, Emmanuel Afreh, Esther Amon, Abraham Kwabena Anang, Ruth Dede Tuwor, Giulia D’Odorico, Kibur Engidawork, Mehari Getaneh, Bernadette Morkporkpor, Emmanuel Narh, Dorcas Opai-Tetteh, Yohannes Michael, Amel Mohammed, Fewzia Shikur Mohammed, Shimelis Doni Nigusse, Maja Niksic, Edmond Okloo, Michael Oppong, Lucy Owusu, Ishaque Siam, Ingrid Sobel, Feleke Tilahum, Joseph Tuffour, Abay Woday, Abebaw Yeshambel, Adelaide Forkuo- Boadu, Derrick Kontoh, Jojo Cobbinah

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Assessing alcohol industry penetration and government safeguards: the International Alcohol Control Study by Sarah Callinan, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Shiwei Liu, Sally Casswell, Thomas Karlsson, Jintana Jankhotkaew, Surasak Chaiyasong, Pranil Man Singh Pradhan, Gillian Shorter, Timothy Naimi, Ingeborg Rossow, Keitseope Nthomang, June Yue Yan Leung, Mindaugas Štelemėkas, Mom Kong, Khem Karki, Steve Randerson, Lathika Athauda, Arvind Banavaram, Orfhlaith Campbell, Song Dearak, Emeka W Dumbili, Laura Romero-García, Romtawan Kalapat, Norman Danilo Maldonado Vargas, Juan Felipe Gonzalez-Mejía, Opeyemi Oladunni, Kwame Owino, Juan Camilo Herrera Palacio, Phasith Phatchana, Vanlounny Sibounheuang, Dao The Son, Kate Vallance, Wim van Dalen, Ashley Wettlaufer, Arianne Zamora

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Inequity and vulnerability in Latin American Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations with rheumatic diseases: a syndemic approach by Bernardo A Pons-Estel, Rosana Quintana, Ruben Burgos-Vargas, Everardo Álvarez-Hernández, John Londono, Ana M Santos, Adalberto Loyola-Sanchez, Mario H Cardiel, Maria Victoria Goycochea-Robles, Ingris Peláez-Ballestas, Ysabel Granados, Flor Julián-Santiago, Celenia Rosillo, Jose Alvarez-Nemegyei, Natalia Santana, Mario Goñi, Ligia Cedeño, Romina Nieto, Silvana Conti, María Elena Calvo, Eugenia Picco, Rosa Chacón, Jorge Delgado, Alfonso Gastelum Strozzi, Sergio Guevara-Pacheco, Vicente Juarez, Mario Alberto Garza-Elizondo, Juan Camilo Rueda, Amaranta Manrique de Lara, Nora Mathern, Marisa Jorfen, Alvaro Sanabria, Cristina Prigione, Adriana MR Silvestre, Vanina García, Julio Miljevic, Daniel Dhair, Matias Laithe, Fadua Midauar, Maria Celeste Martin, Maria Cecilia Barrios, María Elena Crespo, Mariana Aciar, Emilio Buschiazzo, Natalia L Cucchiaro, Mario Ruiz, José Adolfo Sánchez, Rodolfo Franco, Natalia Estrella, Silvia Jorge, Cinthya Retamozo, Sofia Fernandez, Martina Fay, Cecilia Camacho, Graciela Gomez, Jazmin Petrelli, Andrés Honeri, Viviana Arenas Solórzano, Ana Bensi, Marcela Valdata, Rodrigo Giraldo, Ignacio Angarita, Jesus G Ballesteros, Sofia Arias, Andres Vásquez, Lina Valero, Ani Cortes, Estafania Castañeda, Elias Forero, Astrid Feicán, Fernando Vintimilla, Jaime Vintimilla, Veronica Ochoa, Angelita Lliguisaca, Holger Dután, Jacqueline Rodríguez-Amado, Julio Casasola-Vargas, Conrado Garcia, Imelda García-Olivera, César Pacheco, Susana Aidee Gonzalez-Chávez, Hazel Garcia Morales, Arturo Velasco Gutierrez, JF Moctezuma-Rios, Eduardo Navarro-Zarza, Angelia Angulo, Rosana Flores, Janeth Galván Padrón, B Lorena Pérez, Janett Riega, Brenda Vaquez Fuentes, Miguel A Villarreal, Cassandra Skinner Taylor, Sara Marín, Dionicio Galarza Delgado, Diana Flores Alvarado, Jorge A Esquivel Varerio, Luz Helena Sanín, Marco Maradiaga Ceceño, Jorge Zamudio Lerm, Ivan Stekman, Yanira Martínez, Gloris Sánchez

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