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Perinatal Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Meta-Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys
Annals of Global Health, 2019 Background: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has one of the highest levels of perinatal mortality globally. However, there are sub-regional and country-specific disparities in its distribution. Objective: The aim of this study was to undertake a meta-analysis of
B. Akombi, A. Renzaho
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study uncovers a non‐canonical role of SNORA80B in ESCC, showing it mediates AR‐driven metabolic reprogramming via N⁶‐methyladenosine (m6A) methylation. By binding YTHDC1, SNORA80B stabilizes cholesterol‐metabolic enzyme mRNAs and promotes tumor progression. The FDA‐approved drug clinofibrate inhibits SNORA80B by disrupting cholesterol homeostasis,
Hongyu Yuan +7 more
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Decolonisation of higher education: Dismantling epistemic violence and Eurocentrism in South Africa
, 2016 Since the end of the oppressive and racist apartheid system in 1994, epistemologies and knowledge systems at most South African universities have not considerably changed; they remain rooted in colonial, apartheid and Western worldviews and ...
Savo Heleta
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Scientific Reports, 2018 Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) is a noctuid moth pest endemic throughout the Western Hemisphere that has recently become widespread in sub-Saharan Africa.
R. Nagoshi +5 more
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Education: The Key to Africa’s Future
, 2007 Africa, a continent full of abundance and potential, is ironically hindered in desolation, deprivation, and chaos. The growth, future, and potential success of Africa is solely dependent on the education of its children.
Bixby, Heather
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The False Promise of Gleneagles: Misguided Priorities at the Heart of the New Push for African Development [PDF]
, 2009 The Gleneagles Summit, for all its good intentions, gave rise to unrealistic expectations. The heavy emphasis on aid and debt relief made Western actions appear to be chiefly responsible for poverty alleviation in Africa.
Marian L. Tupy
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Red Blood Cell‐Derived Exosomal miR‐93‐5p Promotes Lung Cancer Progression through PTEN Suppression
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Red blood cell (RBC)‐derived exosomal miR‐93‐5p is elevated in lung cancer patients and correlates with poor outcomes. Exosomal miR‐93‐5p suppresses PTEN in cancer cells, enhancing proliferation, migration, and invasion. In mouse models, therapeutic inhibition with ASO‐miR‐93 5p reduces tumor growth, highlighting a bidirectional tumor‐RBC‐tumor axis ...
Ning Li +4 more
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Severe outcomes among adults with TB during COVID-19
IJTLD OpenBACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic prompted strict public health measures to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission, potentially interrupting TB programmes in the Western Cape, South Africa.
T. Jacobs +7 more
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Dermatophytosis in Western Africa: A Review
Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 2010 Dermatophytic fungal infections are one of the most common infectious diseases in the world and are among the most commonly diagnosed skin diseases in Africa. They are caused by several dermatophyte species made up of three genera: Trichophyton, Microsporum and Epidermophyton.
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DETERMINANTS OF CONSTRUCTION FIRMS' COMPLIANCE WITH HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA [PDF]
, 2012 The management of health and safety issues is very significant in the construction industry in South Africa in terms of accident rates and cost to contractors.
Oladapo, Adebayo Akanbi +1 more
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