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The Cultural and Spiritual Origination of The Western, Southern and Central African Influences of Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival and the artform of Kalinda.

open access: yesCaribbean Quilt, 2023
In this thesis, I will be discussing the origins of Carnival and the artform of Kalinda, within the Carribean twin island of Trinidad and Tobago. I will discuss the cultural and spiritual roots of these practices that originated from West, Central and ...
Shayna Rivelle Thompson
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Hellenistic Amphora Stamps from Kalynda

open access: yesGephyra, 2023
This article analyzes twenty-six amphora stamps found during the excavations at the ancient city of Kalynda in 2022-2023. Twenty are identified as being of Rhodian origin, five are from Knidos, and one is unidentified.
Erkan Dündar
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Prevalence of the Burden of Diseases Causing Visual Impairment and Blindness in South Africa in the Period 2010–2020: A Systematic Scoping Review and Meta-Analysis

open access: yesTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022
The prevalence of visual impairment (VI) continues to rise, despite efforts to reduce it. The burden of disease negatively impacts the quality of life, education opportunities, and other developments in various communities.
Zamadonda Nokuthula Xulu-Kasaba   +1 more
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Toxoplasma gondii Infections in Animals and Humans in Southern Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

open access: yesPathogens, 2022
Background: Toxoplasma gondii is an apicomplexan parasite with zoonotic importance worldwide especially in pregnant women and immunocompromised people. This study is set to review the literature on T.
Adejumoke O. Omonijo   +2 more
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Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) disease diagnostic error in low-resource health care: Observations from a hospital-based cross-sectional study.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
Although the global burden of ear, nose and throat (ENT) diseases is high, data relating to ENT disease epidemiology and diagnostic error in resource-limited settings remain scarce.
Lufunda Lukama   +3 more
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Adapting Strategies for Effective Schistosomiasis Prevention: A Mathematical Modeling Approach

open access: yesMathematics, 2023
One of the most deadly neglected tropical diseases known to man is schistosomiasis. Understanding how the disease spreads and evaluating the relevant control strategies are key steps in predicting its spread.
Zadoki Tabo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transmission of a bumblebee parasite is robust despite parasite exposure to extreme temperatures

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 7, July 2023., 2023
The transmission of a prevalent bumblebee gut parasite is robust to exposure to extreme temperatures. Therefore, its transmission is unlikely to be affected by temperature differences across the seasons, between climates and with climate change in the future.
Hannah S. Wolmuth‐Gordon   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Training, Attitudes, and Practice (TAP) among healthcare professionals in the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality, South Africa: A health promotion and disease prevention perspective.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundHealthcare professionals (HCPs) play a pivotal role in ensuring access to quality healthcare of patients. However, their role in health promotion (HP) and disease prevention (DP) has not been fully explored.
Herbert I Melariri   +2 more
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Quantitative estimates of glacial refugia for chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) since the Last Interglacial (120,000 BP)

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Primatology, Volume 83, Issue 10, October 2021., 2021
Quantitative estimates of glacial refugia years for chimpanzees over the past 120,000 using climate and human density data. Abstract Paleoclimate reconstructions have enhanced our understanding of how past climates have shaped present‐day biodiversity.
Christopher D. Barratt   +87 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors associated with modern contraceptive use: a comparative analysis between younger and older women in Umlazi Township, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

open access: yesWomen's Health, 2021
Introduction: Unplanned pregnancy continues to be a global reproductive and public health concern among women. This study aimed to investigate whether factors associated with modern contraceptive use differ by age-group among young and older women of ...
Mbuzeleni Hlongwa   +3 more
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