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Does Mobile Money Adoption Improve Dietary Quality? Assessing Household and Individual Level Impacts in Cameroon

open access: yesJournal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mobile money—a digital financial service—has proliferated in many developing countries. Owing to its ability to reduce transaction costs and allow even the poor to be financially included, it has been widely adopted. While a growing body of literature has examined its welfare effects, its effects on diet quality of households and individuals ...
Francis E. Ndip   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Re-emphasizing the importance of Lake Chad fisheries in Nigerian economy: Borno State experience [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Nigeria with an estimated population of about 120 million people requires about 2.3 million metric tonnes of fish and fisheries product for good health at the recommended 19 kg/caput/year by FAO.
Odogbo, D.
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Paediatric computed tomography diagnostic reference levels in Africa: A systematic review

open access: yesJournal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 139-147, March 2025.
Improvements in computed tomography (CT) technology have increased its applications in medical imaging. Variations in the paediatric DRLs indicate that harmonisation and standardisation of paediatric CT protocols are essential for the optimisation of paediatric doses. Abstract Introduction Improvements in computed tomography (CT) technology in terms of
Emmanuel Gyan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of HIV, HBV and Chlamydia infections in Cameroonian University context: case of the University of Dschang, in the Western Region [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Introduction: In sub-Saharan Africa HIV infection remains largely epidemic, whereas HBV infection is highly endemic (>8%). In Cameroon, HIV prevalence is 4.3%. Concerning HBV and chlamydia infections, their prevalence are both ≥10%.
Colizzi, V.   +10 more
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Comparing the Last Interglacial (MIS 5e) with the present interglacial period (MIS 1) using a multidimensional functional diversity analysis: The marine molluscs from Santa Maria Island (Azores Archipelago, central Atlantic) as a case study

open access: yesJournal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Marine fossil records hold outstanding importance for ecological, evolutionary and biogeographical studies. Santa Maria Island in the Azores Archipelago (central Atlantic) features a remarkable marine fossil record spanning from the Pliocene to recent times.
Sérgio P. Ávila   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study of inheritance and identification of QTLs linked to Ceratocystis wilt resistance in cacao [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Ceratocystis wilt (CW) in cacao, caused by Ceratocystis cacaofunesta, is a drastic disease that results in plant death. The pathogen was recently identified in the major cacao-producing region of Brazil-Bahia.
Clément, Didier   +5 more
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Two Tales of Uncertainty: Calibrating Overprecision With Self‐Regulated Entrepreneurial Learning

open access: yesStrategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Entrepreneurial success strongly depends on decision‐making under uncertainty. Uncertainty is particularly pronounced when entrepreneurs are confronted with novel situations characterized by an absence of information. While cognitive biases, such as overprecision, can have a negative impact on decision‐making processes by distorting ...
Julian Kolbe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using dried blood spot for the detection of HBsAg and anti-HCV antibodies in Cameroon

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2018
Objective Dried blood spots (DBS) offer multiple benefits for collecting, storing and shipping whole blood samples. Our objective was to compare, for the first time in Africa, the performance of DBS with respect to plasma in the detection of Hepatitis B ...
Sebastien Kenmoe   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Present state of the production of Musaceae in Africa, Asia Pacific and the Caribbean [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The world-wide production of bananas and plantains (104 MT in 2006) has generally continued to increase with consumer demand proportional to population increase.
Lescot, Thierry
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