A potential cause for extensive dieback of plantation in highland districts of Awi zone, northwestern Ethiopia.

Although De Wild has rapidly expanded for economic and ecological purposes in the highland districts of the Awi zone, northwestern Ethiopia, recent plantations have suffered from severe defoliation, dieback, and stunted growth. We conducted this study in four districts that hold potential for plantations. The study examined the identification of the causal agent, its occurrence, and local community perceptions of the plantation's significant dieback.

Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from various clinical specimens at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.

Background: K. pneumoniae become multidrug-resistant (MDR) and commonly poses a serious health threat to patients due to limited therapeutic options. As a result, determining the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of K.

Antibiogram of Bacteria Isolated from Bloodstream Infection-Suspected Patients at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Northwest Ethiopia: A Retrospective Study.

Background: Bacterial bloodstream infections (BSIs) are the leading cause of sepsis-related morbidity and mortality worldwide. The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria is also a growing global concern. As a result, data on bacterial profile and their antibiogram are essential for strategies to contain drug resistance, improve the quality of patient care, and strengthen health systems.

Comparative Effects of Exercises Combined With Kinesio Taping and Electrotherapy in Women with Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

Background: Primary dysmenorrhea is a common gynecological problem characterized by menstrual pain without any pelvic pathology. It affects a significant portion of women of reproductive age, impacting their quality of life and daily activities. Physiotherapy interventions such as therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, electrotherapy, and kinesio taping reduce menstrual pain and symptoms.

Exploring nonlinearity in quarter car models with an experimental approach to formulating fractional order form and its dynamic analysis.

This study explores the inherent nonlinearity of quarter car models by employing an experimental and numerical approach. The dynamics of vehicular suspension systems are pivotal for ensuring passenger comfort, vehicle stability, and overall ride quality. In this paper we assessed the impact of various parameters and components on suspension performance, enabled the optimization of ride comfort, stability, and handling characteristics.

The application of machine learning approaches to determine the predictors of anemia among under five children in Ethiopia.

Health professionals need a strong prediction system to reach appropriate disease diagnosis, particularly for under-five child with health problems like anemia. Diagnosis and treatment delay can potentially lead to devastating disease complications resulting in childhood mortality. However, the application of machine learning techniques using a large data set provides scientifically sounded information to solve such palpable critical health and health-related problems.

Hepatoprotective effect of hydromethanol extract of benth leaves in isoniazid and rifampicin induced Swiss albino mice.

Introduction: Drug-induced liver injury is the most common cause of acute liver failure. Off-Target effect "hepatotoxicity "frequently detected during clinical examination of patients on -Tb medication particularly isoniazid (INH), and rifampin (RMP). However, there is no any treatment option against isoniazid and rifampicin induced hepatotoxicity.

Bacterial Etiology of Urinary Tract Infection and Antibiogram Profile in Children Attending Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.

Background: Bacterial urinary tract infections are important public health problems in children. This study was conducted to identify the bacterial agents of urinary tract infections and antibiogram patterns in children.

Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study including 220 children was carried out between November 15, 2021, and March 10, 2022.

Agro-morphological and physiochemical studies of upland rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties for variability with yield and quality related parameters in south Gondar district, Ethiopia.

Study was conducted during the main cropping season of 2016 in Fogera and Libo Kemkem District, South Gondar, Ethiopia to evaluate agro-morphological and physiochemical studies of upland rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties for variability and their association with yield and their quality. A total of ten up land rice varieties namely NERICA13, NERICA12, NERICA4, SUPERICA1, HIDASE, ADET, ANDASA, TANA, KOKIT and GETACHEW laid down in a randomized complete block design with three replications were used.

Diversity of woody species in traditional agroforestry practices in Wondo district, south-central Ethiopia.

Woody species are very important components of agroforestry as they play multiple roles in the system. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess woody species diversity within households' farms. Stratified random sampling was employed for the study, where households were stratified via wealth ranking.

Farmers' perspectives on drivers of rice yield in the Fogera Plain of Ethiopia.

In Ethiopia, rice productivity varies over locations. However, there is limited understanding about rice yield drivers for design appropriate policies and strategies to enhance rice productivity. This study focuses on assessing the patterns of rice yield and its drivers.

Crisis and policy imaginaries: higher education reform during a pandemic.

Crisis makes bold policy actions possible. In responding to socioeconomic and technological ruptures, policymakers create new imaginaries or revitalise existing ones. With the Australian Government's Job-Ready Graduates (JRG) reform during the COVID-19 pandemic as an empirical case, this paper shows how crisis instrumentalism and policy imaginaries intersect to effect swift policy changes.

Ketogenic Diets and their Therapeutic Potential on Breast Cancer: A Systemic Review.

Breast cancer remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in women, and there is still a lack of complementary approaches to significantly improve the efficacy of standard therapies. For many kinds of cancers, the usual standard care is the combination of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. However, this standard therapy is not effective alone.

Supplementary irrigation for managing the impact of terminal dry spells on the productivity of rainfed rice ( L.) in Fogera Plain, Ethiopia.

A terminal dry spell is one of the main limiting factors for rice productions. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the effect of supplemental irrigation for managing the impact of terminal dry spells on the productivity of different rice varieties grown under rainfed conditions in the Fogera Plain. The experiment was designed in a split-plot design with water regimes as main plot factors and rice varieties as a subplot factor with three replications.

Factors associated with adherence to iron folate supplementation among pregnant women in West Dembia district, northwest Ethiopia: a cross sectional study.

Objective: In Ethiopia, iron folate tablets are prescribed for all pregnant mothers during their antenatal visits and given for free; however, only limited data are available on their adherence. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess adherence to iron folate supplementation and its associated factors among pregnant women in West Dembia district, northwest Ethiopia. An institution based cross-sectional study was conducted on 348 pregnant women that had at least one antenatal care visit.

Comparison of metabolic profile and abdominal fat distribution between karyotypically normal women with premature ovarian insufficiency and age matched controls.

Objective: We designed a prospective case-control study in order to investigate the lipid profiles, insulin sensitivity, presence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and the abdominal fat distribution in karyotypically normal women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI).

Methods: Anthropometric measurements, FSH, estradiol, total testosterone (T), sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), free androgen index (FAI), fasting glucose and insulin, homeostatic model for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), lipid profile, the prevalence of MetS and ultrasonographic abdominal fat measurements were assessed in 56 women with POI and 59 healthy controls at the same age range.

Results: Serum levels of T, SHBG and FAI were not significantly different between both groups.

The value of transvaginal sonography in detecting endometrial pathologies in postmenopausal women with or without bleeding.

Aim: The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of endometrial pathologies and compare the findings in postmenopausal women with or without bleeding who had endometrial thickness ≥5 mm.

Methods: Between January 2010 and December 2012 medical records of postmenopausal patients who underwent endometrial biopsy were reviewed retrospectively. 91 patients who presented with postmenopausal bleeding (Group A) with an endometrial thickness equal to or greater than 5 mm and 44 patients with an incidental finding of increased endometrial thickness (≥5 mm) on ultrasound without bleeding (Group B) were included in the study.

Hydrosonographic assessment of the effects of 2 different suturing techniques on healing of the uterine scar after cesarean delivery.

Objective: To compare the effects of 2 suturing techniques (single versus double layer) on healing of the uterine scar after a cesarean delivery.

Methods: In the present randomized, prospective study, 36 women with a term pregnancy who had an elective cesarean delivery were randomly assigned to closure of the uterine incision with a single-layer locked suture or with a double-layer locked/unlocked suture. Six months after the operation, the integrity of the cesarean scar at the uterine incision site was assessed by hydrosonography.

Is methotrexate administration needed for the treatment of caesarean section scar pregnancy in addition to suction curettage?

Objective: This study evaluated the clinical outcomes and safety of treating caesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) by means of suction curettage followed when required by Foley tamponade, with or without methotrexate (MTX) therapy preceding the curettage.

Methods: Twenty-five patients with CSP were identified between August 2008 and April 2012. The first team of doctors treated Group A patients (n = 11) with systemic MTX followed by dilatation and suction curettage whereas the second team of doctors carried out only a suction curettage on women of Group B (n = 14).

To evaluate the prevalence and clinical outcomes using a one-step method versus a two-step method to screen gestational diabetes mellitus.

Objective: The goal of this study is to compare the prevalence and clinical outcomes of a one-step with a two-step screening method, both of which are commonly used for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Methods: Women who presented for GDM screening and who consented to participate in this study were randomized into two groups. The women in Group 1 (n = 386) were screened using a one-step method (2-h, 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)) and in Group 2 (n = 400) by a two-step method (the 50 g glucose challenge test (GCT) followed by the 100 g OGTT).

The effects of ranibizumab on surgically induced endometriosis in a rat model: a preliminary study.

Objective: To examine the effect of ranibizumab on surgically induced endometriosis in rat models.

Study Design: Endometrial tissue was implanted onto the abdominal peritoneum of 20 rats that were randomized into 2 groups. The rats in group 1 (n = 9) were given 0.

Pregnancy Outcome of Multiparous Women Aged over 40 Years.

Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of maternal age on prenatal and obstetric outcome in multiparaous women. Materials and Methods.

Somatostatin analogs regress endometriotic implants in rats by decreasing implant levels of vascular endothelial growth factor and matrix metaloproteinase 9.

Objective: To examine the effect of somatostatin analogs on surgically induced endometriosis in rat models.

Study Design: Endometrial tissue was implanted onto the abdominal peritoneum of 26 rats that were randomized into 3 groups. The rats in group 1(n = 9) were subcutaneously administered with 0.

Khat chewing among Agaro secondary school students, Agaro, southwestern Ethiopia.

A cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire was carried out to determine the prevalence of khat chewing among secondary school students in Agaro, southwestern Ethiopia in 1991. Two-hundred-forty-eight students randomly selected from grade 9 to 12 were included in the study with current prevalence of 64.9%.