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Perennial Legumes Pueraria phaseoloides and Leucaena leucocephala Exhibit High Potential for Fertility Restoration of Degraded Mined Soils in Ghana

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
Revegetating the subsoil layer of abandoned gold mined sites with the perennial legumes Leucaena Leucocephala, Pueraria phaseoloides and Gliricidia sepium without any soil amendments increases the content of soil organic carbon and important macro‐nutrients, which are crucial for restoring soil health and productivity. These improvements in soil health
Enoch Opoku, Beloved Mensah Dzomeku, John Opata, Adam Muhammad Adam, Frank Rasche   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transactional sex and intersecting vulnerabilities: a multicountry cross-sectional study of pregnant and parenting adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. [PDF]

BMJ Public Health
Machoka BN, Kabiru C, Stanislaus J, Asego C, Ajayi AI.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Gut function among children treated for severe acute malnutrition: A cohort study in Uganda

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Impaired gut function in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is associated with morbidity. We aimed to assess changes in six biomarkers representing different domains of gut function among children with complicated SAM during nutritional rehabilitation, and to identify predictors of these changes.
Betty Lanyero, Nicolette Nabukeera–Barungi, Ezekiel Mupere, Bikila S. Megersa, Iris Weidema, Pingping Jiang, Maria Wiese, Musemma K. Muhammed, Henrik Friis, Hanne Frøkiær, Dennis S. Nielsen, Vibeke Brix Christensen, Benedikte Grenov   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Mobile App and Wearable Device for Collecting Mental Health Survey and Passively Sensed Data Among Health Care Workers in Kenya: Mixed Methods Pilot Study. [PDF]

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth
Khakali L, Aballa A, Mwigereri DG, Weinheimer-Haus EM, Njoroge W, Maina R, Bunde A, Musitia P, Nyongesa MK, Orwa J, Shah J, Wu Z, Ngugi AK, Atwoli L, Sen S, Kolars C, Waljee AK, Abubakar A, Frank E, Merali Z.   +19 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Nutritional and sensory characteristics of local and hybrid East African Highland cooking bananas: Implications for breeding programs

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Bananas (Musa species) are an important staple food and cash crop in many parts of the world. The East African Highland cooking bananas form the backbone of food security for millions of Ugandans. The demand for high quality cooking bananas is thus closely linked to their sensory characteristics (which drive consumer preference) and
Willy Nelson Kisenyi, Pricilla Marimo, Moses Matovu, Kephas Nowakunda, Ediriisa Mugampoza, Samuel Gafuma, Timothy Omara, Ivan Kiganda   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community health volunteers as a frontline platform for antimicrobial resistance mitigation in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health
Kavulavu BM, Omwenga EO, Bukosia EH, Muendo NN, Too RJ.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Is quinoa‐farming sustainable in marginal environments? Social, economical and environmental aspects

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is an Andean grain crop introduced as a novel crop to many parts of the world in recent years. Recognized for nutritious seeds and high abiotic stress tolerance, it has been promoted as an element of climate‐resilient agriculture, particularly in marginal environments.
Anna Tabea Mengen, Damir Esenaliev, Jakhongir Babadjanov, Lukas John, Sandra M. Schmöckel, Botir Khaitov   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Legislation against girl circumcision: a cultural psychological understanding of prohibition

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2019
Ernst Patrick Graamans, Eefje Smet, Steven ten Have   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Kenya's integrated program for cervical and breast cancer's early detection. [PDF]

Int J Gynecol Cancer
Sangara D, Varon M, Fitzgerald E, Lilian G, Bor JP.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source