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ReviewPLoS computational biology2018

Strategies and opportunities for promoting bioinformatics in Zimbabwe.

Ryman Shoko, Justen Manasa, Mcebisi Maphosa, Joshua Mbanga, Reagan Mudziwapasi, Victoria Nembaware, Walter T Sanyika, Tawanda Tinago, Zedias Chikwambi, Cephas Mawere and 5 more

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Review in PLoS computational biology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Health Research Ethics in Southern Africa: Building Capacity and Cultivating Excellence.Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Ryman ShokoDepartment of Biology, School of Natural Science and Mathematics, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe.ORCID 0000-0002-1557-1696
Justen ManasaAfrican Institute of Biomedical Science & Technology, Harare, Zimbabwe.ORCID 0000-0002-8874-907X
Mcebisi MaphosaDepartment of Crop and Soil Science, School of Agricultural Sciences, Lupane State University, Lupane, Zimbabwe.
Joshua MbangaDepartment of Applied Biology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Reagan MudziwapasiDepartment of Crop and Soil Science, School of Agricultural Sciences, Lupane State University, Lupane, Zimbabwe.
Victoria NembawareComputational Biology Division, Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Walter T SanyikaDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe.
Tawanda TinagoDepartment of Biology, School of Natural Science and Mathematics, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe.
Zedias ChikwambiDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe.
Cephas MawereDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Industrial Science and Technology, Harare Institute of Technology, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Alice MatimbaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Grace MugumbateDepartment of Chemistry, School of Natural Science and Mathematics, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe.ORCID 0000-0002-2829-9425
Jonathan MufandaedzaNational Biotechnology Authority, Harare, Zimbabwe.ORCID 0000-0002-7321-5825
Nicola MulderComputational Biology Division, Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-4905-0941
Hugh PattertonCentre for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-0492-4986

Funding

H3ABioNet: informatics solutions for H3AfricaU24HG006941 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN · PI MULDER, NICOLA · 2017 to 2021
$12.9M
GENOMICS, INHERITANCE, ETHICS, LAW AND SOCIETY (GILES) - Initiative for genomics, ethical, legal and societal issues in bioresources for human genomics in Zimbabwe.U01HG008224 · NHGRI · COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIS UNIV OF ZIMBABWE · PI GWANZURA, LOVEMORE, KANGWENDE, RUGARE ABIGAIL · 2015 to 2017
$250k
NHGRI NIH HHS U01 HG008224NHGRI NIH HHS U24 HG006941
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

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Computational BiologyFood SupplyHealth Status IndicatorsHumansInterprofessional RelationsMetagenomicsZimbabwe

Identifiers

PMID30496170
PMCPMC6264469

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