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Genotyping Contemporary Captive and Historical Wild Western Lowland Gorillas Indicates Captive Breeding Is Maintaining Genetic Diversity in a Critically Endangered Primate

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Captive populations of threatened species risk losing genetic diversity over time. We evaluated the genetic status of contemporary captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at Howletts and Port Lympne and compared this with specimens from a historical wild population.
Jaimie Morris, Tony King, John Hills, Simon C. Harvey, Jane Hopper, Rodrigo Vega   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Glycemic status, antioxidant enzyme and lipid peroxidation among patients with diabetes mellitus in Buea Regional Hospital in Cameroon. [PDF]

World J Biol Chem
Ojong EW, Nyake Mbu Akime LB, Tambe AB, Seukep AJ, Ofon EA, Akwa TC, Sawah CN.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Discrepancies between self‐reported alcohol use and breathalyzer results and factors associated with blood alcohol concentration positivity among road traffic injury patients in Cameroon

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims In low‐resource settings such as Cameroon, blood alcohol concentration (BAC) testing is rarely available for road traffic injury (RTI) patients, necessitating confidence in self‐reported alcohol use for screening purposes. While Western settings often rely on objective measures like BAC for identifying alcohol‐related RTIs,
Serge Ngekeng, Rasheedat Oke, Odette Kibu, Elvis Tanue, Nicholas Tendongfor, Georges Nguefack‐Tsague, Alan Hubbard, Steven Shoptaw, Alain Chichom‐Mefire, Catherine Juillard   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics of occult hepatitis B infection among pregnant women in the Center Region of Cameroon: rationale for universal administration of hepatitis B birth dose vaccine. [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
Ondigui JN, Peyonga P, Goumkwa NM, Otam AL, Lobe C, Tanefo-Kuegouo L, Awoumou P, Atah SM, Wandji B, Junie YN, Gutierrez A, Garcia R, Fernandez I, Riwom Essama SH, Mah E, Mbu R, Torimiro J.   +16 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The economic foundations of powersharing: Evidence from Africa

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract How—and with whom—do rulers share power? Existing research focuses on the strategic logic of powersharing. In this paper, we analyze its economic foundations. Powersharing is modeled as a subnational fiscal contract, in which rulers allocate political representation based on constituencies’ revenue potential. Empirically, we combine historical
Yannick I. Pengl, Philip Roessler
wiley   +1 more source

Polymorphisms of the <i>plasmodium falciparum</i> dihydropteroate synthase gene among patients attending LEPI and ADLUCEM hospitals in the west region of Cameroon. [PDF]

Parasite Epidemiol Control
Edna GDM, Nadia NAC, Cedric Y, Raoul SNS, Christian NO, Pacome TK, Sidiki NNA, Sandra TNJ, Merveille TT, Line GAP, Yval KT, Hu H, Choukem SP.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Breathing in Plants and Chaos—Cosmic Tree Events in Cameroon and Beyond

Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contemporary practices of tapping into the wisdom of ancestral trees are described through three entangled recent events lived within the context of Bantu practices in Cameroon. In the three instances, the steered or chance encounters with high potency trees were serendipitous telling moments which brought something new to the horizon.
Julie Laplante, Armel Lekeufack, Nina Tamara Barbosa Ponce, Roger Amos Kañaa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Distribution of lactic acid bacteria in vaginal samples from Cameroonian women. [PDF]

BMC Infect Dis
Waita Vilidina PC, Oyong Assiene SD, Nodem Sohanang FS, Messina Ngah RL, Abanda M, Eboumbou Moukoko CE, Ngaba GP, Adiogo D.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Global Apparel Value Chain in the Post‐MFA Era: Exploring Bangladesh's Competitive Edge

Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study revisits Bangladesh's competitive edge by examining patterns of global apparel trade during the post‐Multi‐Fibre Arrangement (MFA) era using a large bilateral panel of 27 leading apparel exporters trading with 163 destinations with coverage of 90% of the world apparel exports.
Abul Bashar Mohammed Fakhruzzaman
wiley   +1 more source

Multiple Furuncular Cutaneous Myiasis in a 4-Month-Old Infant in an Urban Setting: A Case Report From Cameroon. [PDF]

Case Rep Pediatr
Mekone Nkwele I, Ewane Ngole GL, Mpah Edimo CN, Chelo D.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source