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Monitoring animal movement diversity as a component of biodiversity

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and the Environment, EarlyView.
Animal movement is increasingly being quantified in novel ways, with high potential for integration into broad‐scale efforts to monitor biological diversity. Here, we define movement diversity as a form of biodiversity, measuring variation in animal movement from the level of individual animals to communities. We present a framework to develop a common
Nicholas J Russo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparing the Private Cost of Education at Public, Private, and Faith-Based Schools in Cameroon [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper uses recent household survey data for Cameroon to measure the cost for households of the education services that their children receive and assess how this cost varies according to the type of service provider.
Backiny-Yetna, Prospere, Wodon, Quentin
core   +1 more source

Evaluation of the effect of flaxseed oil and docosahexaenoic acid on hematological and oxidative stress markers of female Wistar rats with 7, 12‐dimethylbenz[a]anthracene‐induced breast cancer

open access: yesFood Biomacromolecules, EarlyView.
DHA and flaxseed oil reduce tumor sizes, superoxide dismutase activity, malondialdehyde level and increase white blood cells, platelets, serum protein level, glutathione peroxidase, nitric oxide, catalase activities in DMBA‐induced breast cancer in Wistar rats compared to the negative control.
Julia Ndifor Mebami   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Negative Association of Interleukin-33 Plasma Levels and Schistosomiasis Infection in a Site of Polyparasitism in Rural Cameroon

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2019
Background: This study aimed to investigate the association of plasma levels of IL-33, a mucosal alarmin known to elicit type-2 immunity, with infection and liver fibrosis profiles of school children from an endemic area for Schistosoma mansoni, malaria ...
Severin Donald Kamdem   +28 more
doaj   +1 more source

Family, obligations, and migration [PDF]

open access: yes
The aim of this paper is to investigate the influence of family and kin networks on the individual decision to migrate. The study is based on qualitative ethnographic data which was collected during a field research in Cameroon in spring 2005, showing ...
Annett Fleischer
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first results from an experiment on on-farm planting material production in Cameroon [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Rubber smallholdings have yet to be widely developed in Cameroon and, in the absence of a support programme for that sector, small and medium-sized farms are encountering numerous difficulties.
Chambon, Bénédicte   +3 more
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Extending Soya Bean and Cottonseed Oils Shelf‐Lifes by Blending Them With Palm Kernel Oil During Frying of Potato Chips

open access: yesFuture Postharvest and Food, EarlyView.
Blending soya bean and cottonseed oils with palm kernel oil at ratios 50:50, 40:60, and 30:70 significantly increase their oxidative stability during frying of potato chips compared to soya bean oil and cottonseed oil alone. ABSTRACT Unsaturated oils have limited applications due to their instability. The industry uses hydrogenation and antioxidants to
Flavie Tonkeu Djikeng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Childhood burns in Shisong, Northwestern Cameroon

open access: yesIberoamerican Journal of Medicine, 2020
Objective: The study aimed to highlight the pattern and treatment outcome of childhood burn injuries in northwestern Cameroon. Such reports are expected to provide preventive and improvement guidelines in our settings in the long run. Methods: Forty-two
Bamidele Johnson Alegbeleye
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of bacterial communities of tilapia fish from Cameroon and Vietnam using PCR-DGGE (polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Fishes in general and tilapia in particular are traded all over the world. However, it is difficult to find out their exact geographical location. One of the techniques used in the traceability of fish and its byproducts consist in analysing in a global ...
Loiseau, Gérard   +4 more
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