Myocardial bridging (MB) is a congenital coronary artery anomaly involving an overlying myocardium's partial or complete encasement of a coronary artery segment. The obstruction can lead to significant cardiac symptoms, resulting in myocardial ischemia, arrhythmia, and sudden cardiac death. Several approaches, including invasive and non-invasive methods, have been proposed to diagnose and manage MB.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCovid-19 has forced many educational institutions to adopt e-learning as an alternative to physical classroom learning. However, the concern of critical stakeholders in higher educational institutions on the adoption and usage of e-learning system, especially in the developing countries continue to increase recently, due to various challenges facing the sector. This study investigates perception of undergraduate students in University of Ilorin, Nigeria on use of e-learning systems during Covid-19 pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Although scientific climate forecast (SF) distribution by national climate services has improved over time, farmers seem not to make good use of climate forecasts, a likely contributing factor to vulnerability to climate change. This study investigated factors associated with farmers' use of SFs and indigenous forecasts (IFs) for agricultural use in the Rwenzori region, western Uganda. Household survey gathered data on demographic characteristics, climate information use and livelihood choices from 580 farmers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCoronary heart disease (CHD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Dietary modifications in the form of a vegetarian diet can perhaps be the key to the prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases. The aims of this review are to determine the association between a vegetarian diet and CHD, to compare the risk of CHD in different types of vegetarian diets, and to assess variability in the biochemical predictors of CHD in the various vegetarian diets.
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