Climate variability can outweigh the influence of climate mean changes for extreme precipitation under global warming by K. Nordling, K. Nordling, N. L. S. Fahrenbach, B. H. Samset

“…Changes in the widths and shapes of precipitation distributions are especially dominating over mean changes in Asia, the Arctic and sub-Saharan Africa. In contrast, temperature changes are primarily driven by changes in the mean state. …”
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A Qualitative Study Exploring Factors Associated with Retention in HIV Care among Women with HIV in a Large HIV Clinic in Lagos, Nigeria, after Implementing the Test and Treat Poli... by Omoladun O. Odediran, Oluwakemi O. Odukoya, Mobolanle R. Balogun, Jonathan A. Colasanti, Alani S. Akanmu

“…Therefore, to achieve the “treatment as prevention” for HIV/AIDS, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, it is essential to employ strategies that address these barriers and leverage the facilitators for better health outcomes among women with HIV/AIDS.…”
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Induction of stigma-like structures in saffron (Crocus sativus L.): Exploring factors and metabolite analysis. by Parvaneh Mahmoudi, Ahmad Moieni, Mojtaba Khayam Nekouei, Mohsen Mardi, Ghasem Hosseini Salekdeh

“…Quantitative and qualitative analyses of saffron compounds in SLSs indicated similarities with natural saffron, albeit at significant lower concentrations: crocin (up to 10.2 mg/g), picrocrocin (up to 4.8 mg/g), and safranal (up to 9.7 mg/g). The highest accumulation of the three studied secondary metabolites was observed in the SLSs of style (24.4 mg/g), stigma (28.3 mg/g), and ovary (21.4 mg/g) explants, respectively. …”
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Qatari Genotype May Contribute to Complications in Type 2 Diabetes by Youssra Dakroury, Stephen L. Atkin, Soha R. Dargham, Amal Robay, Juan Rodriguez-Flores, Ronald G. Crystal, Alexandra E. Butler

“…Therefore, three genotype-based Qatari ancestral groups, Q1 Arab Bedouin, Q2 Asian/Persian, and Q3 sub-Saharan African, with a fourth admixed group were correlated with T2DM prevalence and its complications to determine if they differed between the 4 Qatari ancestries, particularly for the SLMAP allele-associated diabetic retinopathy. …”
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Genetics of Stay-Green Trait and Its Association with Leaf Spot Tolerance and Pod Yield in Groundnut by Rukiya Danful, Yussif Baba Kassim, Doris Kanvenaa Puozaa, Richard Oteng-Frimpong, Masawudu Abdul Rasheed, Alexander Wireko-Kena, Richard Akromah

“…Despite its importance in providing income and food for smallholder farmers, fodder for livestock, and improving soil fertility through biological nitrogen fixation, groundnut yields are lowest on farmers’ fields in Sub-Saharan Africa due to biotic and abiotic constraints. …”
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FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ADOPTION OF INTEGRATED SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES BY SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN NAMTUMBO DISTRICT, TANZANIA by Hija Walad Mwatawala, Estherbella Martin Burian

“…Sub-Saharan African smallholder farmers face two challenges: low production and restricted funding for nutrient inputs. …”
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Foreword by Kammila Naidoo

“…Currently, there are more than 2 billion children in the world, with the highest proportion living in sub-Saharan Africa. By the middle of this century, more than 40 percent of children younger than 5 years will be resident here. …”
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Nutritional management and maize variety combination effectively control Striga asiatica in southern Africa by Simbarashe Mutsvanga, Edmore Gasura, Peter S. Setimela, Cacious S. Nyakurwa, Stanford Mabasa

“…Abstract Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important staple food crop in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and contributes significantly to food security. …”
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Stated-preference research in HIV: A scoping review. by John M Humphrey, Violet Naanyu, Katherine R MacDonald, Kara Wools-Kaloustian, Gregory D Zimet

“…Only 30% of studies were conducted in sub-Saharan Africa where the burden of HIV is highest. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of children and adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study... by Lei Wang, Xue Yao, Linhua Yang

“…From 1990 to 2021, children and adolescent ALL deaths and DALYs show a declining trend in about 72.5% of countries, with only Sub-Saharan Africa showing an increase. The prevalence of ALL in children and adolescents is higher in males, with the highest cases in patients under 5 years of age.ConclusionOur study highlights the trend of decreasing deaths and DALYs of ALL in children and adolescents. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on Utilization of Healthcare Services Among People Living with HIV (PLHIV): A Systematic Review by Enyinnaya Ukaegbu, Maulenkul Tilektes, Antonio Sarria-Santamera

“…However, the countries in the sub-Saharan African region showed a progressive service increase over the pandemic. …”
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Maternal mortality in Malawi, 1977–2012 by Bejoy Nambiar, Iqbal Anwar, Tim Colbourn, Sonia Lewycka, Chisale Mhango, Ann Phoya

“…We aimed to fill this gap for Malawi, a country in sub-Saharan Africa with high maternal mortality.Methods We reviewed the literature for population-based studies that provide estimates of the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in Malawi, and for studies that list and justify variables potentially associated with trends in MMR. …”
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Enterococcus and Eggerthella species are enriched in the gut microbiomes of COVID-19 cases in Uganda by Carolina Agudelo, David Patrick Kateete, Emmanuel Nasinghe, Rogers Kamulegeya, Christopher Lubega, Monica Mbabazi, Noah Baker, Kathryn Y. Lin, Chang C. Liu, Arthur Shem Kasambula, Edgar Kigozi, Kevin Komakech, John Mukisa, Kassim Mulumba, Patricia Mwachan, Brenda Sharon Nakalanda, Gloria Patricia Nalubega, Julius Nsubuga, Diana Sitenda, Henry Ssenfuka, Giana T. Cirolia, Jeshua T. Gustafson, Ruohong Wang, Moses Luutu Nsubuga, Fahim Yiga, Sarah A. Stanley, Bernard Ssentalo Bagaya, Alison Elliott, Moses Joloba, Ashley R. Wolf

“…We present the first study to investigate the gut microbiome composition of COVID-19 cases in a population from Sub-Saharan Africa. Given the impact of geography and cultural traditions on microbiome composition, it is important to investigate the microbiome globally and not draw broad conclusions from homogenous populations. …”
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Facilitating high quality acute care in resource-constrained environments: Perspectives of patients recovering from sepsis, their caregivers and healthcare workers in Uganda and Ma... by Felix Limbani, Olive Kabajaasi, Margaret Basemera, Kate Gooding, Nathan Kenya-Mugisha, Mercy Mkandawire, Davis Rusoke, Shevin T Jacob, Anne Ruhweza Katahoire, Jamie Rylance, African Research Collaboration on Sepsis, Patient Experience Study Group

“…Sepsis is a major global health problem, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Improving patient care requires that healthcare providers understand patients' priorities and provide quality care within the confines of the context they work. …”
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Management of Hypertension in the Elderly Patient at Abidjan Cardiology Institute (Ivory Coast) by K. E. Kramoh, E. Aké-Traboulsi, C. Konin, Y. N'goran, I. Coulibaly, A. Adoubi, J. Koffi, J. B. Anzouan-Kacou, M. Guikahue

“…The control of elderly hypertension can be effective in Sub-Saharan Africa. He required at least two antihypertensive drugs to meet the recommended blood pressure target.…”
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Genetic diversity and differentiation of cultured Nile tilapia populations from Ethiopia revealed by ddRAD-seq: implications for better hatchery management by Geletu Temesgen Tola, Tang Shoujie, Zhao Jinliang

“…Sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia, is a center of native Nile tilapia populations, which are important for conservation and aquaculture development. …”
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Very Short-Term Blackout Prediction for Grid-Tied PV Systems Operating in Low Reliability Weak Electric Grids of Developing Countries by Benson H. Mbuya, Aleksandar Dimovski, Marco Merlo, Thomas Kivevele

“…Sub-Saharan emerging countries experience electrical shortages resulting in power rationing, which ends up hampering economic activities. …”
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Term stillbirths in Eastern Uganda: a community-based prospective cohort study by Martin Chebet, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Andrew D Weeks, Ingunn Marie S Engebretsen, Noela Regina Akwi Okalany, Francis Okello, Thorkild Tylleskär, Kathy Burgoine, David Mukunya

“…Background Every year, 1.9 million stillbirths occur worldwide, of whom 1.5 million occur in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and Southeast Asia. Objectives This study aims to determine the incidence and risk factors and to describe underlying causes for term stillbirths in Eastern Uganda. …”
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Study and valorization of a new bituminous concrete based on natural dune sand for hot and arid environments by Ahmed Berriache, Mohamed Bensoula, Mohamed Zaoui, Tahar Kadri

“…These results offer the potential to optimize bituminous mixes by incorporating dune sand fillers, thereby enabling Saharan roads to be built more quickly, at lower cost and, above all, to extend their lifespan, making a positive contribution to the development of road infrastructure in hot, arid environments. …”
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Wild Edible Plant Nutritional Contribution and Consumer Perception in Ethiopia by Haile Tesfaye Duguma

“…Wild edible plants (WEPs) are one of the alternative sources of healthy and nutritious food, and they are crucially important in supporting the global food basket in all parts of the world in general and in sub-Saharan Africa in particular. These wild edible plants have played a significant role in supplying food and nutritional requirements and increasing the health status of poor communities in many rural parts of the world. …”
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