Publications by authors named "A O Toure Fall"

This research successfully synthesized semiconductive magnesioferrite (MgFeO) nanomaterials using a green chemistry method that utilizes the natural extract of Moringa olefeira serving as both a reducing and oxidizing agent. The optical characteristics and crystalline structure of the MgFeO nanomaterials were analysed using photoluminescence, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. Additionally, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy provided valuable insights into the chemical bonding and composition.

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We examined how generalized and mathematics-specific language skills predicted the word-problem performance of students with mathematics difficulty. Participants included 325 third-grade students in the southwestern United States who performed at or below the 25th percentile on a word-problem measure. We assessed generalized language skills in word reading, passage comprehension, and vocabulary knowledge.

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Malaria caused by Plasmodium spp., is a major public health issue in sub-Saharan Africa. The fight against malaria has stalled due to increasing resistance to treatments and insecticides.

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This study examined the efficacy of a 2-year anxiety management intervention integrated with a reading intervention for struggling readers in upper-elementary grades on anxiety outcomes. The study randomly assigned 128 struggling readers to one of three conditions: (a) reading intervention with anxiety management intervention (RANX), (b) reading intervention with math fact practice, an attention control, (RMATH), and (c) business-as-usual comparison (BaU). Findings demonstrated promising results for students in the RANX condition, particularly compared with the BaU condition.

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Article Synopsis
  • Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is linked to severe respiratory illness and acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), with 2022 showing increased infections but no rise in AFM cases unlike in 2018, which had a significant surge in AFM.
  • A study of 351 EV-D68 cases mainly involved children under 5, revealing that infections in 2018 led to more hospitalizations compared to 2022, and identified specific viral genomic changes associated with severe outcomes.
  • The findings emphasize the need for ongoing viral genomic surveillance to better understand the connections between genomic changes, immune responses, and the severity of diseases like AFM.
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