South Sudan’s health sector remains one of the most aid-dependent in sub-Saharan Africa, with over 80% of essential services financed by external partners. This reliance on Official Development Assistance (ODA) undermines national ownership, fiscal resilience, and long-term sustainability. In respon …

The word ‘Ayurveda’ is made up of ‘Ayu’ (which means ‘Life’) and ‘Veda’ (which means ‘Knowledge’). Together, Ayurveda means ‘Knowledge of Life and Longevity’.
The basic principles of Ayurveda trace their roots to the core of Indian philosophy and highlight a noble concept: that man is the microco …

A kissing naevus is usually congenital and found in approximately 1–3% of neonates. These lesions are present at birth and gradually affect both upper and lower eyelids and extend to the eyelid margin. There is a risk of developing malignant melanoma, which ranges from 5–40%. The larger the size of …

The violent death of Kurt Cobain, the lead guitarist and singer of the popular rock band Nirvana, was estimated by the King County Medical Examiner (ME) in Seattle, Washington, USA to have occurred on April 5, 1994. Cobain’s body was discovered on April 8, 1994. The Seattle Police Department (SPD) d …

One aspect that international policy has overlooked is the importance of scientific collections to the economy. Far from being a simple repository of specimens, each one provides the basis for decision-making regarding food security, health, conservation, and management of the natural resources on w …

Sex chromosomes and autosomes evolve in different trajectories depending on gene expression during gametogenesis. The X chromosome gene content across animal taxa shows opposite tendencies in different species implicating the underlying genetic basis of adaptive changes. The constraints imposed on t …

A study of the exterior and craniometric characteristics of European roe deer (n = 244) from Ukraine showed that animals from southern populations outperform their counterparts from northern areas in most indicators. This is observed in all age groups regardless of sex. Certain geographical differen …

No longer is it possible to get rid of contaminants, as fragments of plastics spread everywhere, with their micropollutants and microorganisms loads. Microplastics are currently classified as emerging contaminants due to their negative ecological or health effects. Governments demand clear and user- …

In vegetable production, everything starts with the seeds. the final success of growing and obtaining a product depends on the quality of the seeds. there are many practices to improve seed quality. one of these is the use of plasma technologies in the germination of vegetable seeds. in the present …

Background: Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) clones are detected in up to 60% of patients with aplastic anemia (AA), yet their prognostic impact remains incompletely defined, particularly in the context of frontline immunosuppressive therapy (IST) or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell trans …