Critical Analysis of the Production of Western Knowledge and Its Implications for Indigenous Knowledge and Decolonization by Francis Akena, Adyanga

“…The Western education system is a hybrid of different knowledge, adopted through European global expansion, to enrich our learning in formal educational settings. …”
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Epidemic Analysis and Mathematical Modelling of Influenza with Vaccination. by Musiime, Catherine

“…We show that if the product of the recruitment rate and the ratio of infection rate to mean latent period is less than the product the sums µ + m, µ + m and + a + y; where µ, a, y, m and 1/ware natural death rate, disease-related death rate, recovery rate, vaccination rate and mean latent period, respectively; then the disease-free equilibrium will be locally and globally asymptotically stable, an indication that that disease can be eradicated from the population.…”
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KAB Newsletter Issue 01 – March 2022 by Nowamani, Collins, Sempungu, Joseph Godfrey

“…Emmanuel Tumusiime - Mutebile KAB hosts global scholars KABSOM trains health workers in selected districts of Kigezi Makerere University Research & Innovations fund explores a partnership with KAB Rotary donates cervical cancer screening & treatment equipment to selected districts of Kigezi KAB receives a grant from Canadian partners KAB to host Kiswahili international conference The French embassy in Kampala partners with KAB…”
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Effects of a liquefied petroleum gas stove and fuel intervention on head circumference and length at birth: A multi-country household air pollution intervention network (HAPIN) tri... by Hina Raheel, Sheela Sinharoy, Anaité Diaz-Artiga, Sarada S. Garg, Ajay Pillarisetti, Kalpana Balakrishnan, Marilu Chiang, Amy Lovvorn, Miles Kirby, Usha Ramakrishnan, Shirin Jabbarzadeh, Alexie Mukeshimana, Michael Johnson, John P. McCracken, Luke P. Naeher, Ghislaine Rosa, Jiantong Wang, Joshua Rosenthal, William Checkley, Thomas F. Clasen, Jennifer L. Peel, Lisa M. Thompson

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Perspectives from the 2nd International Post-Tuberculosis Symposium: mobilising advocacy and research for improved outcomes by B.W. Allwood, R. Nightingale, G. Agbota, S. Auld, G.P. Bisson, A. Byrne, R. Dunn, D. Evans, G. Hoddinott, G. Günther, Z. Islam, J.C. Johnston, G. Kalyatanda, C. Khosa, S. Marais, G. Makanda, O.M. Mashedi, J. Meghji, C. Mitnick, C. Mulder, E. Nkereuwem, O. Nkereuwem, O.B. Ozoh, A. Rachow, K. Romanowski, J.A. Seddon, I. Schoeman, F. Thienemann, N.F. Walker, D.T. Wademan, R. Wallis, M.M. van der Zalm

“…The 2nd International Post-Tuberculosis Symposium (Stellenbosch, South Africa) was held to increase global awareness and empower TB-affected communities to play an active role in driving the agenda. …”
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Hyperbolic Cross Truncations for Stochastic Fourier Cosine Series by Zhihua Zhang

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Editorial: Health and illness interactions by Tracey Collett, Gayle Letherby, Gayle Letherby, Gayle Letherby, Louise Owusu-Kwarteng, Tanisha Spratt

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Advances in Applications of Polymer Nanocomposites by Yahya A. Ismail, Mohammad Luqman, Rajaram S. Mane, Yasir E. Greish, Habib M. Pathan

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Practicing Health Geography: The African Context by Prestige Tatenda, Makanga

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Qualitative Insights on Barriers to Receiving a Second Dose of Measles-Containing Vaccine (MCV2), Oromia Region of Ethiopia by Kalkidan Solomon, Brooke N. Aksnes, Abyot Bekele Woyessa, Chala Gari Sadi, Almea M. Matanock, Monica P. Shah, Paulos Samuel, Bekana Tolera, Birhanu Kenate, Abebe Bekele, Tesfaye Deti, Getachew Wako, Amsalu Shiferaw, Yohannes Lakew Tefera, Melkamu Ayalew Kokebie, Tatek Bogale Anbessie, Habtamu Teklie Wubie, Aaron Wallace, Ciara E. Sugerman, Mirgissa Kaba

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Deployment and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines for refugees and migrants in regular and irregular situations: a mixed-method multicountry study by Biraj Man Karmacharya, Karl Blanchet, Jai K Das, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, Maria Midea M Kabamalan, Nguyen Toan Tran, Zahra A Padhani, Anjali Joshi, Seyed-Moeen Hosseinalipour, Enrique Teran, Pierina Benavente, Vinay N Kampalath, Moussa Lonkila Zan, Elżbieta Anna Czapka, Cheryl Martens, Vicente B Jurlano

“…Phase 2 (June–August 2022) included a cross-sectional study among refugees and migrants in regular (MIRS) and irregular situations (MIIS) and used descriptive analysis and a COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Index (CVEI).Results A total of 1378 individuals responded to the survey (43.8% MIRS, 31.2% MIIS and 25% refugees). 87% reported receiving at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The CVEI at the global level (0.824) suggested differences in complete vaccination between migrants and other residents in most of the study countries (refugees reported more access to vaccines than MIRS and MIIS). …”
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A catalogue of land-based adaptation and mitigation solutions to tackle climate change by Maria Vincenza Chiriacò, Claudia Dămătîrcă, Sara Abd Alla, Sara Barilari, Rebeca Biancardi Aleu, Tommaso Brazzini, Tiago Capela Lourenço, Carlotta Annamaria de Carolis Villars, Suzie Durand, Giulio Di Lallo, Ricardo Encarnação Coelho, Océane Espin, Noelia Ferreras-Alonso, Giulia Galluccio, Daniel Ganszky, Sofie Hellsten, Gema Hernández-Moral, Jane Ihrfors, Iphigenia Keramitsoglou, Chris T. Kiranoudis, Attila Nemethy, Robert Oakes, Jesús Ortuño Castillo, Amandine Valérie Pastor, Patricia Pérez-Ramirez, Iván Ramos-Diez, Panagiotis Sismanidis, Chiara Trozzo, Chiara De Notaris

“…Abstract Informing and engaging all actors in the land sector, including land-owners and managers, researchers, policy-makers and citizens, on the most effective sustainable land-based solutions and behavioural changes is a key strategy for achieving climate change adaptation and mitigation targets at the global as well as at EU and local level. One requisite to support actors in the land sector is to provide them publicly available, reliable and ready-to-use information related to the implementation of Land-based Adaptation and Mitigation Solutions (LAMS). …”
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Estimation of respiratory syncytial virus-associated hospital admissions in five European countries: a modelling studyResearch in context by Caroline Klint Johannesen, David Gideonse, Richard Osei-Yeboah, Toni Lehtonen, Ombeline Jollivet, Rachel A. Cohen, Arantxa Urchueguía-Fornes, María Herrero-Silvestre, Mónica López-Lacort, Rolf Kramer, Thea K. Fischer, Terho Heikkinen, Harish Nair, Harry Campbell, Michiel van Boven, Harish Nair, Hanna Nohynek, Anne Teirlinck, Louis Bont, Peter Openshaw, Andrew Pollard, Veena Kumar, Elizabeth Begier, Jim Janimak, Jenny Hendrix, Rolf Kramer, Alejandro Orrico Sánchez, Eva Molero

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Dealing with Complexity – Knowledge, design, and management of the built environment by Cesare Sposito, Francesca Scalisi

“…However, they provide an initial theoretical-practical framework on the topic, which will hopefully contribute to stimulating the scientific debate and inspire new research initiatives based on multiscalar approaches, capable of leveraging the potential of digital technologies to address the pressing challenges of contemporary times, including the global goals of climate and carbon neutrality. …”
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Impacts of irrigation expansion on moist-heat stress based on IRRMIP results by Yi Yao, Agnès Ducharne, Benjamin I. Cook, Steven J. De Hertog, Kjetil Schanke Aas, Pedro F. Arboleda-Obando, Jonathan Buzan, Jeanne Colin, Maya Costantini, Bertrand Decharme, David M. Lawrence, Peter Lawrence, L. Ruby Leung, Min-Hui Lo, Narayanappa Devaraju, William R. Wieder, Ren-Jie Wu, Tian Zhou, Jonas Jägermeyr, Sonali McDermid, Yadu Pokhrel, Maxwell Elling, Naota Hanasaki, Paul Muñoz, Larissa S. Nazarenko, Kedar Otta, Yusuke Satoh, Tokuta Yokohata, Lei Jin, Xuhui Wang, Vimal Mishra, Subimal Ghosh, Wim Thiery

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Association Between SHBG Levels and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Ajay Malvi, Muhammed Shabil, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, Roopashree R, Mandeep Kaur, Manish Srivastava, Amit Barwal, G. V. Siva Prasad, Pranchal Rajput, Rukshar Syed, Kamal Kundra, Vinamra Mittal, Amit Kumar, Pancham Cajla, Ganesh Bushi, Rachana Mehta, Zaid Khan, Prakasini Satapathy, Shilpa Gaidhane, Renu Sah

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Trends in infections detected in women with cervicitis over a decade by Lenka A. Vodstrcil, Lenka A. Vodstrcil, Lenka A. Vodstrcil, Erica L. Plummer, Erica L. Plummer, Thuy Vy Nguyen, Thuy Vy Nguyen, Christopher K. Fairley, Christopher K. Fairley, Eric P. F. Chow, Eric P. F. Chow, Eric P. F. Chow, Tiffany R. Phillips, Tiffany R. Phillips, Catriona S. Bradshaw, Catriona S. Bradshaw, Catriona S. Bradshaw

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Pre-pandemic cross-reactive antibody and cellular responses against SARS-CoV-2 among female sex workers in Dakar, Senegal by Bobby Brooke Herrera, Bobby Brooke Herrera, Bobby Brooke Herrera, Bobby Brooke Herrera, Beth Chaplin, Souleymane MBoup, Adam Abdullahi, Adam Abdullahi, Michelle He, Sydney M. Fisher, Sulaimon Akanmu, Charlotte A. Chang, Donald J. Hamel, Ravindra K. Gupta, Ravindra K. Gupta, Phyllis J. Kanki

“…BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic had a severe impact globally, yet African populations exhibited unexpectedly lower rates of severe disease and mortality. …”
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CISD2-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction and iron redistribution contributes to ferroptosis in arsenic-induced nonalcoholic steatohepatitis by Jingyuan Zhang, Lu Wang, Yang Lu, Fei Zheng, Xiaoqian Ding, Xiaofeng Yao, Jie Bai, Ningning Wang, Guang Yang, Tianming Qiu, Xiance Sun

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Carbon cycle and climate feedbacks under CO₂ and non-CO₂ overshoot pathways by I. Melnikova, I. Melnikova, P. Ciais, K. Tanaka, K. Tanaka, H. Shiogama, K. Tachiiri, K. Tachiiri, T. Yokohata, O. Boucher

“…Our findings reveal that these feedback terms are comparable in magnitude for the global ocean. This underscores the importance of considering both terms in carbon cycle feedback framework and climate change mitigation strategies.…”
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