<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Articles: University of South Africa</title><link>https://www.biomedcentral.com</link><description>Articles: University of South Africa</description><item><title>Trauma team members’ perceptions of the effectiveness of the current trauma care system in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a phenomenological study</title><link>//bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-025-12611-1</link><description>Trauma is a leading cause of mortality and disability in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Among African nations, Ethiopia has one of the highest trauma fatality rates at 26.7% per 100,000 population, ...</description><category>Research</category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>//bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-025-12611-1</guid><dc:creator>Eyayalem Melese Goshu and Zodwa Margaret Manyisa</dc:creator><dc:date>2025-03-31T00:00:00Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Physiology, yield and nutritional contribution of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) grown under different fertiliser types and environments</title><link>//jcannabisresearch.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s42238-025-00273-z</link><description>The eradication of poverty and malnutrition are some of the main goals set by the United Nations through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1 and 2. Humans have traditionally used Cannabis sativa L. for a v...</description><category>Original research</category><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>//jcannabisresearch.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s42238-025-00273-z</guid><dc:creator>Mdungazi K. Maluleke and Kgaogelo R. Thobejane</dc:creator><dc:date>2025-03-22T00:00:00Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Draft genome sequence of the fungal pathogen Penicillium expansum (PPRI25879) isolated in South Africa</title><link>//bmcgenomdata.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12863-025-01299-1</link><description>Penicillium expansum, a necrotrophic plant pathogen with a wide range of fruit hosts, is an important causal agent of blue mold rot. The fruit business suffers significant financial losses because of blue mold ro...</description><category>Data Note</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>//bmcgenomdata.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12863-025-01299-1</guid><dc:creator>Molemi Rauwane, Sandiswa Figlan, Wai Yin Chan and Khayalethu Ntushelo</dc:creator><dc:date>2025-02-21T00:00:00Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Joint spatiotemporal modelling of tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus in Ethiopia using a Bayesian hierarchical approach</title><link>//bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-024-20996-7</link><description>The aim of this paper was to evaluate the distribution of HIV and TB in Ethiopia during four years (2015-2018) at the district level, considering both spatial and temporal patterns.</description><category>Research</category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>//bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-024-20996-7</guid><dc:creator>Legesse Kassa Debusho and Leta Lencha Gemechu</dc:creator><dc:date>2025-01-30T00:00:00Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Derivation and validation of a clinical predictive model for longer duration diarrhea among pediatric patients in Kenya using machine learning algorithms</title><link>//bmcmedinformdecismak.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12911-025-02855-6</link><description>Despite the adverse health outcomes associated with longer duration diarrhea (LDD), there are currently no clinical decision tools for timely identification and better management of children with increased ris...</description><category>Research</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>//bmcmedinformdecismak.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12911-025-02855-6</guid><dc:creator>Billy Ogwel, Vincent H. Mzazi, Alex O. Awuor, Caleb Okonji, Raphael O. Anyango, Caren Oreso, John B. Ochieng, Stephen Munga, Dilruba Nasrin, Kirkby D. Tickell, Patricia B. Pavlinac, Karen L. Kotloff and Richard Omore</dc:creator><dc:date>2025-01-15T00:00:00Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Predictive modelling of linear growth faltering among pediatric patients with Diarrhea in Rural Western Kenya: an explainable machine learning approach</title><link>//bmcmedinformdecismak.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12911-024-02779-7</link><description>Stunting affects one-fifth of children globally with diarrhea accounting for an estimated 13.5% of stunting. Identifying risk factors for its precursor, linear growth faltering (LGF), is critical to designing ...</description><category>Research</category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>//bmcmedinformdecismak.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12911-024-02779-7</guid><dc:creator>Billy Ogwel, Vincent H. Mzazi, Alex O. Awuor, Caleb Okonji, Raphael O. Anyango, Caren Oreso, John B. Ochieng, Stephen Munga, Dilruba Nasrin, Kirkby D. Tickell, Patricia B. Pavlinac, Karen L. Kotloff and Richard Omore</dc:creator><dc:date>2024-12-02T00:00:00Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Rubella epidemiology in Lesotho after vaccine introduction: a five-year review, 2018–2022</title><link>//bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-024-20081-z</link><description>The rubella virus is a major contributor to birth defects globally and is preventable by vaccination. In 2020, the world was supposed to be free of both rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS) however th...</description><category>Research</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>//bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-024-20081-z</guid><dc:creator>Thabelo Makhupane and DSK Habedi</dc:creator><dc:date>2024-10-18T00:00:00Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Occurrence and characterization of ESKAPE organisms on the hands of veterinary students before patient contact at a veterinary academic hospital, South Africa</title><link>//bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12917-024-04322-2</link><description>This study aimed to investigate the presence of ESKAPE organisms on the hands of students working in the intensive care unit (ICU) at a veterinary academic hospital.</description><category>Research</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>//bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12917-024-04322-2</guid><dc:creator>Dikeledi C. Sebola, James W. Oguttu, Mogaugedi N. Malahlela, Marleen M. Kock and Daniel N. Qekwana</dc:creator><dc:date>2024-10-17T00:00:00Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Estimation of the biaxial tensile behavior of ovine esophageal tissue using artificial neural networks</title><link>//biomedical-engineering-online.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12938-024-01296-y</link><description>Diseases of the esophagus affect its function and often lead to replacement of long sections of the organ. Current healing methods involve the use of bioscaffolds processed from other animal models. Although t...</description><category>Research</category><pubDate>Sat, 12 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>//biomedical-engineering-online.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12938-024-01296-y</guid><dc:creator>H. M. Ngwangwa, D. Modungwa, T. Pandelani and F. J. Nemavhola</dc:creator><dc:date>2024-10-12T00:00:00Z</dc:date></item><item><title>The role of Teff crop in Ethiopian life: consumption and contribution to rural livelihoods</title><link>//cabiagbio.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s43170-024-00297-0</link><description>Teff (Eragrostis tef) is believed to be the smallest grain in the world. It is the most important crop in Ethiopia in terms of production and consumption. Smallholder farmers produce Teff, and it is the main sour...</description><category>Research</category><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>//cabiagbio.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s43170-024-00297-0</guid><dc:creator>Nahusenay Teamer Gebrehiwot and Catherine Ndinda</dc:creator><dc:date>2024-10-02T00:00:00Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Application of longitudinal multilevel zero inflated Poisson regression in modeling of infectious diseases among infants in Ethiopia</title><link>//bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-024-09820-0</link><description>In sub-Saharan African countries, preventable and manageable diseases such as diarrhea and acute respiratory infections still claim the lives of children. Hence, this study aims to estimate the rate of change ...</description><category>Research</category><pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>//bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-024-09820-0</guid><dc:creator>Bezalem Eshetu Yirdaw, Legesse Kassa Debusho and Aregash Samuel</dc:creator><dc:date>2024-09-07T00:00:00Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Genetic variation and association of yield, yield components, and carbon storage in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor [L.] Moench) genotypes</title><link>//bmcgenomdata.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12863-024-01256-4</link><description>Trait heritability and the response to selection depend on genetic variation, a prerequisite to developing sorghum varieties with desirable agronomic traits and high carbon sequestration for sustainable crop p...</description><category>Research</category><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>//bmcgenomdata.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12863-024-01256-4</guid><dc:creator>Asande Ngidi, Hussein Shimelis, Seltene Abady, Vincent Chaplot and Sandiswa Figlan</dc:creator><dc:date>2024-08-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Bacillus anthracis in South Africa, 1975–2013: are some lineages vanishing?</title><link>//bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12864-024-10631-5</link><description>The anthrax-causing bacterium Bacillus anthracis comprises the genetic clades A, B, and C. In the northernmost part (Pafuri) of Kruger National Park (KNP), South Africa, both the common A and rare B strains clade...</description><category>Research</category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>//bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12864-024-10631-5</guid><dc:creator>Kgaugelo Edward Lekota, Ayesha Hassim, Maphuti Betty Ledwaba, Barbara A. Glover, Edgar. H. Dekker, Louis Ockert van Schalkwyk, Jennifer Rossouw, Wolfgang Beyer, Gilles Vergnaud and Henriette van Heerden</dc:creator><dc:date>2024-07-30T00:00:00Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Comparative immune profiling of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression among South African patients</title><link>//bmccancer.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12885-024-12595-x</link><description>Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive cancer characterized by an immunosuppressive microenvironment. Patients from specific ethnicities and population groups have poorer prognoses than other...</description><category>Research</category><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>//bmccancer.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12885-024-12595-x</guid><dc:creator>Nnenna Elebo, Ebtesam A. Abdel-Shafy, Jones A. O. Omoshoro-Jones, Zanele Nsingwane, Ahmed A. A. Hussein, Martin Smith, Geoffrey Candy, Stefano Cacciatore, Pascaline Fru and Ekene Emmanuel Nweke</dc:creator><dc:date>2024-07-07T00:00:00Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Self-inflicted ingestion of harmful chemicals in adolescents and adults: risk factors and characteristics</title><link>//bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-024-18971-3</link><description>Injury due to ingestion of harmful chemicals has become an area of concern globally. In South Africa, paraffin has been widely implicated in multiple health outcomes, including severe ingestion injuries. A spe...</description><category>Research</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>//bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-024-18971-3</guid><dc:creator>Rajen Govender, Ashley van Niekerk, Tiffany Joy Hector and Wayne van Tonder</dc:creator><dc:date>2024-06-20T00:00:00Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Nutraceuticals as components of sustainable poultry production systems for food and nutrition security in Africa: a review</title><link>//agricultureandfoodsecurity.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40066-024-00477-1</link><description>Poultry production plays a key role in reducing food and nutrition insecurity in developing countries. However, as the poultry industry continues to grow, its future is in doubt due to economic, environmental,...</description><category>Review</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>//agricultureandfoodsecurity.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40066-024-00477-1</guid><dc:creator>Caven Mguvane Mnisi, Victor Mlambo, Peter Kotsoana Montso, Freddy Manyeula, Cebisa Kumanda and John Cassius Moreki</dc:creator><dc:date>2024-06-11T00:00:00Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Public healthcare disparities in Africa: the food production systems and its dichotomy in a South African context</title><link>//jhpn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41043-023-00490-3</link><description>One of the major concerns of development in Africa is the issue of public health. In Africa, public healthcare has been and still is a problem most African countries are faced with. The problem of public healt...</description><category>Review article</category><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>//jhpn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41043-023-00490-3</guid><dc:creator>M. G. Manamela and M. E. Choung</dc:creator><dc:date>2024-06-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Towards a national policy on nursing education and training: an imperative framework for integrating nursing education within South Africa’s post-school education system</title><link>//bmcnurs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12912-024-01880-6</link><description>The aim of this study article is to present an analysis of the first national policy framework, which provides a coherent approach to integrating nursing education into a newly defined band for higher educatio...</description><category>Research</category><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>//bmcnurs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12912-024-01880-6</guid><dc:creator>Vhothusa Edward Matahela and Nonhlanhla Jabulile Makhanya</dc:creator><dc:date>2024-04-28T00:00:00Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Seroprevalence and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii in sheep and goats of North West Province, South Africa</title><link>//bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12917-024-03939-7</link><description>The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii causes toxoplasmosis, one of the most prevalent parasitic zoonotic diseases with significant economic and public health implications worldwide. Infection with the parasite...</description><category>Research</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>//bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12917-024-03939-7</guid><dc:creator>Mthokozisi Masombuka, Malekoba B.N. Mphuthi, Yusuf B. Ngoshe, Gloria Mokolopi and Nomakorinte Gcebe</dc:creator><dc:date>2024-03-26T00:00:00Z</dc:date></item><item><title>New insights into the molecular phylogeny, biogeographical history, and diversification of Amblyomma ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) based on mitogenomes and nuclear sequences</title><link>//parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-024-06131-w</link><description>Amblyomma is the third most diversified genus of Ixodidae that is distributed across the Indomalayan, Afrotropical, Australasian (IAA), Nearctic and Neotropical biogeographic ecoregions, reaching in the Neotropic...</description><category>Research</category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>//parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-024-06131-w</guid><dc:creator>Juan E. Uribe, Samuel Kelava, Santiago Nava, Andrea P. Cotes-Perdomo, Lyda R. Castro, Fredy A. Rivera-Paéz, Silvia Perea, Ben J. Mans, Alexander Gofton, Ernest J. M. Teo, Rafael Zardoya and Stephen C. Barker</dc:creator><dc:date>2024-03-18T00:00:00Z</dc:date></item></channel></rss>