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THE TERRITORIALIZATION OF ANGOLA'S REAL ESTATE FRONTIER: How Private‐led Housing Developments are Reshaping the Outskirts of Luanda

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Africa is recognized as the final frontier for urbanization and capitalism. Following a long wave of massive loans to promote state‐led developments, small private foreign and local developers are transforming the urban landscape on the outskirts of Luanda, forging partnerships with Angola's national and local governments and developing an ...
Higor Carvalho
wiley   +1 more source

Conducta perioperatoria en paciente con apnea obstructiva del sueño: A propósito de un caso

Revista Cubana de Anestesiología y Reanimación, 2011
Introducción: A pesar de la alta frecuencia del síndrome de apnea - hipopnea obstructiva del sueño y de sus graves complicaciones perioperatorias, el riesgo de estos pacientes se subestima.
Edwin García García, Daniela Iracema Oliveira Crista Gonçalves, Dra Maria das Neves Jardim, Marta L. Rosendo Jiménez, Ernesto Ubals Justiz   +4 more
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Unequal Family Ties, Wealth Transmission and Social Mobility Among Congolese Traders in Kinshasa

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Based on ethnographic fieldwork among Congolese traders operating in Kinshasa's urban economy, this article examines how differentiated family ties and wealth transmission shape social mobility and the intergenerational reproduction of inequality. We show that family support is neither uniform nor equally productive: its effects depend on both
Héritier Mesa, Joël Noret
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Environmental Impacts of Natural Resource and FinTech in Oil‐Rich Economies: The Role of FinTech in Mitigating the Carbon Curse

Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research investigates the joint environmental impacts of natural resource rents and FinTech in oil‐rich economies. It addresses the carbon curse hypothesis and argues that the integration of FinTech can be a transformative force, improving energy and carbon intensities in these countries.
Kingsley I. Okere, Ismail O. Fasanya, Stephen Kelechi Dimnwobi   +2 more
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Prevalence of Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis, and Eczema in Schoolchildren From Huambo, Angola: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Health Science Reports
Background and Aims Asthma is the most common chronic non‐communicable disease in children with a higher prevalence in high‐income countries, however, the majority of asthma‐related deaths occur in low‐ and middle‐income countries, including Angola ...
Elias José Gonçalves, Crícia do Espírito Santo Nunda, Cruz dos Santos Sebastião, Margarete Lopes Teixeira Arrais   +3 more
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Women's Off‐Farm Employment and Dietary Quality in Rural Africa

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Most households in rural Africa are involved in smallholder farming, but off‐farm employment is an important additional income source for many. Previous research has analysed links between off‐farm employment and well‐being, but mostly at the household level, not considering that household members may be affected differently.
Chrispinus Mutsami, Martin C. Parlasca, Matin Qaim   +2 more
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Serological identification of past and recent SARS‐CoV‐2 infection through antibody screening in Luanda, Angola

Health Science Reports, 2021
Cruz S. Sebastião, Manuela Galangue, Celestina Gaston, Rui Van‐Dunen, Domingos Jandondo, Zoraima Neto, Jocelyne Neto de Vasconcelos, Joana Morais   +7 more
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Repurposing Agricultural Budgets With Multiple Objectives and Fiscal Constraints: A Multicriteria Decision‐Making Policy Tool Applied to Sub‐Saharan African Countries

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Repurposing agricultural public resources toward higher‐return incentives and investments can help transform agri‐food systems. This is important for low‐income countries, especially in sub‐Saharan Africa, where limited budgets restrict options for boosting agricultural spending.
Marco V. Sánchez, Martín Cicowiez, Lucia Battaglia, Valentina Pernechele   +3 more
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Nutritional status and consumption of energy drinks among gym goers and non-gym-goers in Luanda, Angola

Revista Brasileira de Nutrição Esportiva
Energy drinks, also consisting of carbohydrates and sugars, are known for their stimulating effects, both in improving muscle performance and psychostimulating effects, especially among physical activity practitioners and young people.
Lúcia de Fátima Chavito Massanga, Marli Stela Santana   +1 more
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The development of the Huambo Province in Angola - The application of a spatial interaction model to simulate the movement from autarky to external integration [PDF]

Huambo province in Angola has been detached from the outside world since the begining of the nineties. First due to the civil war in Angola and from then on due to the degradation of the roads and destruction of the railways.
Silvia Amaral, Tomaz Dentinho
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