preCICE is an open-source library, that provides comprehensive functionality to couple independent parallelized solver codes establish a partitioned multi-physics multi-code simulation environment. For data communication between the respective executables at runtime, it implements peer-to-peer concept, which renders computational cost of coupling per time step negligible compared typical run co...

Child undernutrition remains a global challenge, with 200 million under-fives suffering from wasting and stunting. Mothers’ access to nutrition health-related information is critical for improving children’s dietary quality outcomes. The use of communication technologies (ICT) in low- middle-income countries increasing could improve mothers’ this information. This paper examines the effect moth...

Anemia is a global health problem affecting most developing countries. We examined the prevalence of anemia and its predictors among children under 5 years of age in Arusha District, Tanzania. Random sampling technique was used to identify 436 children aged 6-59 months. Anemia status was assessed by measuring hemoglobin concentration from blood sample obtained from a finger prick and HemoCue® H...

The familiar Western taxonomy of the five senses, in which vision is accorded pride of place as "the noblest of the senses," has a venerable history going back to Plato and Aristotle. As several scholars have noted (e.g. Classen 1993, 1997, Herzfeld 2001, Howes 1991, Ingold 2000, Seremetakis 1994, Stoller 1989) vision is closely followed by hearing, both of which are deemed superior to the lowe...

BACKGROUND The fourth Millennium Development Goals targets reduction of the mortality rate of under-fives by 2/3 by the year 2015. This reduction starts with that of neonatal mortality representing 40% of childhood mortality. In Cameroon neonatal mortality was 31% in 2011. OBJECTIVES We assessed the trends, associated factors and causes of neonatal deaths at the Yaounde Gynaeco-Obstetric and ...