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Comparative evaluation of pharmacy students’ knowledge and skills in maternal and child health: Traditional versus integrated curriculum
(MDPI, 2022)
: Reducing maternal and child mortality is a health priority in South Africa. Therefore, health
professional education should produce graduates that can meet these needs. This study compared
the maternal and child health ...
Crystal engineering and thin-film deposition strategies towards improving the performance of kesterite photovoltaic cell
(Elsevier, 2021)
With high absorption coefficient (104 cm 1), optimal bandgap (~1.5 eV), low toxicity and the
abundance of its constituent elements, kesterite (Cu2ZnSnS4 or CZTS) displays the properties
of an ideal photovoltaic material. ...
Insights into innovative therapeutics for drug-resistant tuberculosis: Host-directed therapy and autophagy inducing modified nanoparticles
(Elsevier, 2022)
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest communicable dis-
eases caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) since its discovery in
the 1880s (Cambau and Drancourt, 2014; Singh et al., 2020). Over 1
billion mortalities ...
Association between socio-economic factors and HIV self-testing knowledge amongst South African women
(AOSIS, 2022)
Self-testing for HIV is an effective and alternative method of increasing HIV testing rates and a strategy for reaching populations that are underserved by HIV testing services. Nonetheless, many resource-constrained ...
Fractions of Hoslundia opposita Vahl and hoslundin induced apoptosis in human cancer cells via mitochondrial-dependent reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation
(Elsevier, 2022)
ancer remains one of the leading causalities of several morbidity and mortality with negative
impact on global economy due to low workforce and management/treatment cost. A number of conventional
therapies have been ...
Zebrafish behavioral response to ivermectin: Insights into potential neurological risk
(Elsevier, 2022)
Ivermectin is a well‐known and widely used anti‐parasitic drug. Recently, in vitro data suggest anti‐viral effi-
cacy of the drug, albeit at much higher concentrations than currently approved. Despite warnings by ...
Monkeypox during Covid-19 era in Africa: Current challenges and recommendations
(Elsevier, 2022)
In May 2022, monkeypox virus (MPXV) outbreak was confirmed amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic in many parts of the world including Africa. This is the largest outbreak since monkeypox (MPX) was
first ...
In vitro alpha-glucosidase and alpha-amylase inhibitory activities and antioxidant capacity of helichrysum cymosum and helichrysum pandurifolium schrank constituents
(MDPI, 2022)
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of systemic metabolic disorders with a high rate of morbidity
and mortality worldwide. Due to the detrimental side effects of the current treatment, there is a
great need to develop more ...
Crataegus monogyna and centella asiatica extracts as inhibitors of cathepsin s
(Horizon Research Publishing, 2022)
Cathepsin cysteine proteases such as
cathepsin S are responsible for the unfavorable and
irreversible dysregulation of extracellular matrix (ECM)
proteolysis found in cardiomyopathy, heart valve diseases
and atherosclerosis. ...
Pharmacokinetics of vancomycin in critically Ill children: A systematic review
(European journal of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics, 2021)
Background and Objective Vancomycin is often used in the ICU for the treatment of Gram-positive bacterial infection. In critically ill children, there are pathophysiologic changes that afect the pharmacokinetics of vancomycin. ...