Despite substantial declines since 2000, lower respiratory infections (LRIs), diarrhoeal diseases, and malaria remain among the leading causes of nonfatal and fatal disease burden for children under 5 years of age (under 5), primarily in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The spatial burden of each of...
The population growth rates in the region are variable but decreasing in all countries, with the highest rate observed in Libya (2.13 percent per year) followed by Morocco (1.87 percent) then Algeria and Egypt (1.82 percent). The rate of population growth in Tunisia is the lowest among the ...
higher prevalence of HBV and HCV, limited healthcare resources, and elevated levels of alcohol consumption in Mongolia. Conversely, the U.S. benefits from effective hepatitis vaccination programs, comprehensive screening, and advanced treatment options, resulting in significantly lower mortality rates. Whi...
higher prevalence of HBV and HCV, limited healthcare resources, and elevated levels of alcohol consumption in Mongolia. Conversely, the U.S. benefits from effective hepatitis vaccination programs, comprehensive screening, and advanced treatment options, resulting in significantly lower mortality rates. Whi...
Urban development occurs in major cities like New York City, Tokyo, Japan. Urban development started back in the earlier cities like Mesopotamia, Egypt. This spreads the culture that affect people which makes them want to go to the major cities. Over fifty percent of the earth’s population ...
1. Introduction Delays during the construction of infrastructure projects are universally considered to be perpetual. Numerous documents have noted the substantial delays in road construction in less developed countries. For instance, Kaliba et al. [1] noted delays in road construction in Zambia of ...
Angiomyolipoma can be treated by the drug everolimus (Afinitor), which works by blocking the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) protein to affect many processes involved in cell growth. Researchers suggest that even if asymptomatic (causing no symptoms), angiomyolipomas that grow to 3 cm or mor...
In this chapter, we examine the causes and consequences of child labor. Working children usually come from low-income families and, among other possible outcomes, there is a high risk that they will drop out of compulsory education. The most relevant and
Genotypes and clinical findings in MADaM patients We evaluated seven patients issued from five consanguineous unions, originating from India (MADM1), Turkey (MADM2), Algeria (MADM3), Egypt (MADM4-1 to 3), and Ecuador (MADM5), diagnosed with severe progeroid form of MAD with growth retardatio...
Growth phases and insolation The presence of speleothems in Susah Cave demonstrates that effective rainfall must have been locally signifi- cantly higher in the past, allowing for episodic groundwater recharge in coastal northeast Libya. SC-06-01 formed episodically during the last glacial period ...