Malaria is still a major health problem in Africa, including Uganda. The parasites are becoming resistant to the main treatments, known as Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy. Scientists are looking for new ways to tackle this issue. In a recent study, researchers combined three plant extracts - A
Epilepsy in kids raises lots of questions and concerns. So, let's take a look at how the public views childhood epilepsy and how understanding health info (health literacy) might influence those views. Besides, we'll chat about how things like age, education, and gender can play a part too. Health
Donald Trump's presidential campaign was based on lies, yet he won. From the economy to immigration and abortion, his promises were far from the truth. Despite this, inflation is down, growth is up, and crime rates are low. Trump created a mindset where people could ignore facts and focus on hate in
Ever wondered what goes on in your knee when doctors perform a pivot shift test? This test is crucial for checking your knee's stability, but the exact forces and twists involved are still a mystery. A recent study aimed to solve this puzzle by looking at the biggest forces and turns happening durin
Deep learning has made waves in various fields by handling complex data with ease. One such area is financial time-series prediction, specifically predicting stock price volatility. This involves forecasting if the prices will go up, down, or stay stable. Researchers have been digging into this for
In the northern part of Gaza, tens of thousands of Palestinians are facing severe food shortages due to a month-long Israeli siege. The area has been cut off from food supplies, leading people to ration their last bits of lentils and flour. Some even risk their lives by searching for canned food in
Imagine you have two kinds of thoughts about something: your inner feelings and your public statements. This is called dual opinions. Inner feelings come from personal experiences, while public statements depend on what others think. Researchers studied how these two types of opinions change when pe
Have you ever wondered why iPhone cameras aren't as flexible as some others? It's because Apple likes to take its time to perfect things. The tech giant finally added a telephoto lens to its iPhone 15 Pro Max last year, and it's even in this year's iPhone 16 Pro models. Apple is known for adopting n
Indonesia's micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have been growing steadily, but the financing they receive from Sharia banks hasn't kept pace. This study aims to figure out why. It turns out that banks' strategies for collecting funds from third parties have a lot to do with it. Sharia ban
Imagine a walker exploring a network of paths, each path with its own set of random rules. This is a random walk in a random environment, or RWRE, and when these rules are based on something called the Dirichlet environment, something really interesting happens. Normally, RWREs are all about the ra
