Assessing the Outcomes of Digital Soil Science Curricula for Agricultural Undergraduates in the Global South by Rico Heidy, de la Puente Mario, de Oro Carlos, Navarro Daniela, Lambis Juan, Londoño Guillermo

“…This inspection lends valuable discernment into advanced technology’s potential to address rural student challenges, elevating educational outcomes and furthering constructive pedagogical encounters in the developing world.…”
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Sugar Profile, Mineral Content, and Rheological and Thermal Properties of an Isomerized Sweet Potato Starch Syrup by Brunson Dominque, Peter N. Gichuhi, Vijay Rangari, Adelia C. Bovell-Benjamin

“…There is a search for alternative HFS substrates because of increased food demand and shrinking economies, especially in the developing world. The sweet potato is a feasible, alternative raw material. …”
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Knowledge and Attitude on Obstetric Effects of Female Genital Mutilation among Maasai Women in Maternity Ward at Loitokitok Sub-County Hospital, Kenya by Keddy Wanjiru Muchene, Irene Gacheri Mageto, Joyce Jebet Cheptum

“…Female genital mutilation (FGM) is one of the most harmful traditions still practiced in many parts of the developing world, including Kenya. The practice leads to permanent and irreversible health damages; however, knowledge and attitude of women towards its obstetric effects is scarce. …”
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Automating monitoring and evaluation data analysis by using an open-source programming language by Nadia Fouché, Melody Mentz-Coetzee

“…Contribution: This article contributes by providing a free alternative method for analysing quantitative ME data, which can help evaluation practitioners in the developing world reduce the costs associated with evaluating capacity development programmes.…”
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The relationship of growth differentiation factor 15 with some biochemical parameters in cardiovascular disease patients in Babylon City by Hiba Resheed Behayaa, Zinah Abbass Ali, Seenaa Badr Mohammed, Suhayr A. Alqaysi

“…Abstract Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the reasons of mortality in the world. In the developing world, deaths from CVD have been increasing. …”
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Long-term trends in the socio-economic development of Arab countries by V. A. Meliantsev

“…It reveals the extent of Arab countries’ convergence, as well as divergence in the levels of technological, economic and social development with/from leading regions and countries of the developing world and economically advanced states. With all the considerable differentiation that exists between Arab countries in the 1980-2010s, in contrast to a number of other countries and regions of the East and South, the Arab world on the whole has suffered from a significant slowdown in the dynamics of per capita GDP, total factor productivity, human development index and augmented development index.These trends, according to the author’s calculations, are determined not only and not so much by high population growth rates, but by the limited nature of economic and institutional reforms that affect the degree of diversification of production and export structures, share of investments in physical and human capital in GDP, and the quality of labor. …”
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High Rate of Obesity-Associated Hypertension among Primary Schoolchildren in Sudan by Zeena Salman, Gregory D. Kirk, Mark D. DeBoer

“…That obesity-associated cardiovascular sequelae exist in the developing world at young ages may be a harbinger of future CVD in sub-Saharan Africa.…”
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Potential of International Project Activity for University Development by E. V. Kudryashova, L. A. Zarubina, S. V. Popkova, N. V. Baykina

“…Due to such features as practice orientation, time limits, and the ability to integrate different types and forms of international cooperation, the projects help university to address the challenges in a complex way and achieve multiple effects and, therefore, contribute significantly to developing world-demanded research, creating scholars networks and publishing, strengthening international partnerships, capacity building, enhancing academic mobility, developing the university campus and its infrastructure. …”
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Lessons Learned from Experimental Human Model of Zinc Deficiency by Ananda S. Prasad

“…Nutritional zinc deficiency is now known to affect over two billion subjects in the developing world. Conditioned deficiency of zinc in many diseases has also been observed. …”
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Administrative Management Practices and Service Delivery in Selected Non-Governmental Organizations in Kabale District: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality by Barnabas, Nabaasa

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Risky Behaviors among HIV-Positive Female Sex Workers in Northern Karnataka, India by Apoorva Jadhav, Parinita Bhattacharjee, T. Raghavendra, James Blanchard, Stephen Moses, Shajy Isac, Shiva S. Halli

“…Little is known about the risky sexual behaviors of HIV-positive female sex workers (FSWs) in the developing world, which is critical for programmatic purposes. …”
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Microfluidic Assays for CD4 T Lymphocyte Counting: A Review by Zhuolun Meng, Hassan Raji, Mahtab Kokabi, Deng Zou, James Chan, Qihao Liu, Ruifeng Zhang, Mehdi Javanmard

“…HIV, one of the leading causes of death in the developing world, specifically targets and gradually depletes CD4 cells, making CD4 counts a critical metric for monitoring disease progression. …”
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Clinical Outcomes and Predictors of Patients with Fracture in Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North West Ethiopia: A Prospective Cohort Study by Beminet Yimenu, Belayneh Mengist

“…Fracture continues to be a major public health concern in many parts of the developing world that results in several consequences and complications including lifelong morbidity and mortality. …”
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Evaluation of Monocular Treatment for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction with an Automated Thermodynamic System in Elderly Chinese Patients: A Contralateral Eye Study by Yinying Zhao, Jialu Xie, Junhua Li, Yana Fu, Xiaolei Lin, Shangrong Wang, Jiling Ma, Yune Zhao

“…Monocular treatment with LipiFlow may be a cost-effective treatment option to those afflicted with MGD in the developing world.…”
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Combined application of vermicompost and mineral K fertilizer improves root yield of sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] in Southern Ethiopia by Alemu Degwale, Geletaw Kebede, Ashenafi Woldeselassie, Fanuel Laekemariam

“…The high cost of mineral fertilizers, lack of credit, and delivery delays constrain crop production in the developing world like Ethiopia. Farmers apply little or no fertilizer to sweet potatoes leading to lower root yield (8 t ha−1) compared with 60 t ha−1 in research fields. …”
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Cognitive-Enhancing, Ex Vivo Antilipid Peroxidation and Qualitative Phytochemical Evaluation of the Aqueous and Methanolic Stem Bark Extracts of Lonchocarpus eriocalyx (Harms.) by Gervason Moriasi, Anthony Ireri, Mathew Ngugi

“…Over 50 million persons are living with cognitive deficits worldwide, with over 80% of these individuals living in the developing world. The number of affected persons is projected to go over 152 million by the year 2050. …”
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Information and Communication Technologies for Development: Evolution of International Discourse by Z. E. Gomboin

“…Exponential growth of technological knowledge has widened the gap between the developed and the developing world. Furthermore, new technologies have been introduced and distributed in developing countries very unevenly. …”
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ICT Enabled Learning and Teaching Innovations in Higher Education by G. Kabatangare, Tumuhairwe

“…The conclusion arrived at was that efficient ICT enabled learning and teaching innovations’ integration into higher education is of critical positive significance to sustainable development of higher education in the developing world, however, it is hard to use video materials for the electronic learning contents and provide the video meeting system since the internet infrastructure in these countries is not good enough for applications requiring high speed network and policy intervention is a prerequisite for remedial action to this challenge among other interrelated challenges to the efficient integration of ICT enabled learning and teaching innovations into higher education.…”
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Fluidization of fine coal particles in an ultrasound enhanced gas-solid fluidized bed by Sayuri Naicker, Neeraj Kuarsingh, Milan Carsky, David Lokhat

“…Coal continues to be one of the most important primary energy sources and is a major contributor to economic growth, especially in the developing world. Coal fines are an unavoidable by-product of coal extraction. …”
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Vaccination with Enzymatically Cleaved GPI-Anchored Proteins from Schistosoma mansoni Induces Protection against Challenge Infection by Vicente P. Martins, Carina S. Pinheiro, Barbara C. P. Figueiredo, Natan R. G. Assis, Suellen B. Morais, Marcelo V. Caliari, Vasco Azevedo, William Castro-Borges, R. Alan Wilson, Sergio C. Oliveira

“…The flatworm Schistosoma mansoni is a blood fluke parasite that causes schistosomiasis, a debilitating disease that occurs throughout the developing world. Current schistosomiasis control strategies are mainly based on chemotherapy, but many researchers believe that the best long-term strategy to control schistosomiasis is through immunization with an antischistosomiasis vaccine combined with drug treatment. …”
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