Assessment of Women's Discretionary Salt Intake and Household Salt Utilization in Preparation for a Salt Fortification Trial in Oromia Region, Ethiopia.

There is a high incidence of neural tube defects (NTDs) in Ethiopia and folate insufficiency, a primary risk factor for NTDs, is common among Ethiopian women of reproductive age (WRA). Folic acid fortification of salt has been proposed as a strategy to control these problems. In preparation for an intervention trial to assess the nutritional effects of folic acid-fortified salt, we measured discretionary salt intakes among nonpregnant WRA using observed weighed food records, and we assessed household salt disappearance rates.

An application of the Mittag-Leffler-type Borel distribution and Gegenbauer polynomials on a certain subclass of bi-univalent functions.

The Mittag-Leffler-type Borel distribution is widely recognized and utilized as a beneficial and pertinent model across numerous applications. This study presents a new subclass of normalized analytic bi-univalent functions that combines Gegenbauer polynomials and the Mittag-Leffler-type Borel distribution. Employing this subclass enables us to derive novel approximations for Taylor-Maclaurin coefficients, and , as well as delve into the investigation of the Fekete-Szegö functional.

Structural basis of gap-filling DNA synthesis in the nucleosome by DNA Polymerase β.

Single-strand breaks (SSBs) are one of the most prevalent forms of DNA damage found in the chromatinized genome and are repaired by direct single-strand break repair (SSBR) or base excision repair (BER). DNA polymerase beta (Pol β) is the primary enzyme responsible for processing the 1-nt gap intermediate in chromatin during SSBR and BER. However, the mechanism used by Pol β to process a 1-nt gap in the context of the nucleosome and chromatin remains poorly understood.

Knowledge of reproductive rights and associated factors among Oda Bultum University students, eastern Ethiopia.

Background: Reproductive rights are an essential element of public health interventions to reduce adolescent and youth mortality and morbidity. A lack of knowledge about sexual and reproductive health is an important barrier that contributes to a variety of health and social issues. This study assessed the knowledge of reproductive rights among Oda Bultum University students, eastern Ethiopia.