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Genomic analysis of putative hybrids between Potamochoerus spp. and domestic pigs from sympatric areas in West Africa and Madagascar. [PDF]

PLoS One
Rakotoarivony R, Mary N, Bahleman F, Beckmann J, Blome S, Friedrichs V, Oebel H, Jourdan-Pineau H, Mamiarisoa AM, Michaud V, Michaux J, Netherton CL, Raliniaina M, Randriamparany T, Zouaoui A, Massanas FJ.   +15 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies

Economics &Politics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We argue that when terms‐of‐trade (ToT) shocks reduce resource rents, autocrats lose the fiscal capacity to sustain loyalty through patronage and increasingly rely on electoral manipulation as a survival strategy. We present a simple model in which rents finance patronage in normal times, while adverse shocks reduce the effectiveness of ...
Antonis Adam, Sofia Tsarsitalidou
wiley   +1 more source

Competition and payments to African chiefs on the Gold Coast during the slave trade, 1679‒1704

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The manuscript records of the Royal African Company show that the Company paid African chiefs for access to trade along the caravan routes on the Gold Coast in the seventeenth century. This paper documents and examines these payments. Using an event study, I establish that after the Glorious Revolution in 1688 when the Company's monopoly in ...
Jose Rowell Corpuz
wiley   +1 more source

A gamified choice experiment of traditional African vegetable varieties in West Africa. [PDF]

PLoS One
Houngbo S, Codjo S, Ayenan MAT, Kaki RS, Govoeyi B, Dohou M, Komlan C, Mitchodigni IM, Sognigbe N, van Zonneveld M, Schreinemachers P.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Role of ESG in Shaping the Impact of Financial Development on Banks' Performance

European Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how financial development, divided into financial markets and financial institutions, affects banks' performance across 93 financially developed countries during the period between 2008 and 2023. The analysis highlights the role of environmental, social and governance readiness as core determinants that reshape ...
Noman Arshed, Yassine Bakkar, Marco De Sisto, Mubasher Iqbal, Shajara Ul‐Durar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multistakeholder perspectives on geographical accessibility to emergency obstetric care in Benin City, Nigeria. [PDF]

Afr J Emerg Med
Gwacham-Anisiobi U, Adio F, Ogbebor A, Ezeanochie M, Banke-Thomas A.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Gender Justice in the Triple Planetary Crisis: A Scoping Review

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To identify and report how gender justice is conceptualised and discussed in contemporary health literature in relation to the Triple Planetary Crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss, with a particular focus on the experiences of women and gender‐diverse populations, and the representation of nurses and other healthcare ...
Catelyn Richards, Micah Peters, Julia Charalambous, Lila Singh‐Peterson, Lucy Osborn, Aletha Ward, Jessica LeClair, Tracy Levett‐Jones   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Entomological surveillance of malaria vector: species, behaviors, and insecticide resistance in southern and central Benin. [PDF]

BMC Infect Dis
Hougbe SZ, Ossé RA, Akpodji S, Ahouandjinou MJ, Koumodji KD, Affolabi ZK, DePina AJ, Oussou O, Bocco EO, Souler MI, Idrissou S, Alohoutade SV, Adjottin B, Mokuba A, Chitou S, Totin F, Ossah M, Traore I, Cisse MBM, Baba-Moussa L, Akogbeto M.   +20 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Alignment of Midwifery Education in Nepal With Global Standards and Essential Competencies From the International Confederation of Midwives: A Mixed‐Methods Study

Journal of Midwifery &Women's Health, EarlyView.
Introduction Maternal and neonatal mortality rates in Nepal remain high, reflecting persistent gaps in the quality of maternal and newborn care. To address this issue, a national midwifery education program was initiated in 2016. This study assessed Nepal's preservice midwifery curricula against global standards and competencies defined by the ...
Khim Bahadur Khadka, Deepak Paudel, Binod Bindu Sharma, Ramesh Prasad Adhikari, Anju Poudel, Urmila Baral, Kamala Rana Magar, Bidhya Banstola, Guenter Froeschl, Olena Ivanova   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of reduced susceptibility of Anopheles Gambiae s.l.  to pirimiphos-methyl in Benin. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Hougbe SZ, Ossé RA, Kpanou CD, Koumodji KD, Ahouandjinou MJ, Affolabi ZK, Sovi A, Salako A, Sagbohan H, Adoha C, Souler MI, Zoungbedji DM, Konkon AK, Adjottin B, Towakinou L, Totongnon GS, Agbo-Ola A, Bocco EO, Idrissou S, Badirou K, Baba-Moussa L, Akogbeto M.   +21 more
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