Publications by authors named "Berhanu Kebede"
In many Indian regions, paddy wheat is the main crop rotation and facing the problem of straw incorporation for seed bed preparation in short period. The handling of straw in combine harvested paddy fields is a significant issue in the paddy wheat rotation. In order to solve this issue, efforts were carried out to cut paddy straw into small pieces by the newly proposed counter-rotating blades, followed by the simultaneous incorporation of a rotary tiller into the soil.
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- * The study utilized a community-based cross-sectional approach with 444 participants, employing structured questionnaires and statistical analysis to explore the factors associated with insomnia among postpartum mothers.
- * Key factors linked to insomnia included unplanned pregnancies, alcohol consumption, low social support, and depression, highlighting the importance of planning pregnancies, reducing alcohol use, and addressing postpartum depression for improving maternal health.
Epidemiology of an overlapping and parallel infection of Sexually Transmitted Infections among pregnant women in North-east Ethiopia: Its implication for prevention of mother to child transmission.
PLoS One
May 2024
Background: The burden of parallel and overlapping infections of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), particularly HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are disproportionately higher among pregnant women globally, leading to unwanted consequences. These infections pose significant public health challenges as they can be transmitted vertically to the offspring. This study aimed to determine the sero-epidemiological patterns and predictors of STIs (HIV, syphilis, HBV, and HCV) among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics at ten health facilities in North-eastern Ethiopia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo simulate the bending behaviour of paddy straw at varied moisture contents after crop harvesting, we created a flexible paddy straw specimen model based on the Hertz-Mindlin with parallel contact bonding model using the discrete element model (DEM) approach. The research presented in this study aims to investigate a new approach called Definitive Screening Design (DSD) for parameterizing and screening the most significant parameters of the DEM model. This investigation will specifically focus on the three-point bending test as a means of parameterization, and the shear plate test will be used for validation purposes.
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- Acinetobacter baumannii is a significant antibiotic-resistant pathogen, especially known for causing biofilm-associated infections in healthcare settings, and is classified as a "red-alert" pathogen requiring urgent attention for new antibiotics.
- A systematic review analyzed 862 studies, ultimately focusing on 26 studies that involved 2,123 clinical isolates, revealing that 65.63% were capable of producing biofilms, which enhances their antibiotic resistance.
- The prevalence of biofilm-producing strains is notably high in studies published after 2014 (66.31%), particularly in the Western Pacific region (76.17%) and Asia (66.22%).
Background: Parasitic infections are known causes of morbidity among HIV-infected patients with low CD4 counts who are on antiretroviral therapy (ART), mainly as a result of immuno suppression. This study aimed to assess the extent of intestinal parasitic infection and related risk factors among HIV-infected patients attending ART clinic at Debretabor General Hospital, Northern Ethiopia.
Methods: A health facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 383 HIV-infected patients attending the ART clinic of Debretabor General Hospital, northern Ethiopia from December 2018 to March 2019.