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THE ECONOMIC INFLUENCE OF FRANCE IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA

Baltic Journal of Economic Studies
Despite the decolonisation process, France has retained a considerable degree of influence over its former colonies in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, in recent years, this influence has diminished markedly.
Juraj Ondriaš, Mykola Palinchak, Kateryna Brenzovych   +2 more
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A review of solar and air-source renewable water heating systems, under the energy management scheme

Energy Reports, 2022
Although traditional electric storage tank water heaters (ESTWHs) are the most frequently used systems in the world, they are known to be among the highest energy consumers, due to their inefficiency in converting electrical energy to thermal energy ...
Tsholofelo Priscilla Gaonwe, Kanzumba Kusakana, Percy Andrew Hohne   +2 more
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Exploring Preferences for a Digital Single‐Session Intervention for Adolescent Siblings of Youth With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Adolescent siblings of children with cancer are at elevated risk for psychosocial problems. Unfortunately, various barriers such as limited family time and resources, conflicting schedules, and psychosocial staffing constraints at cancer centers hinder sibling access to support.
Christina M. Amaro, Sarah Silver, Prishi Patel, Meredith K. Reffner Collins, Kimberly S. Canter, Stephanie Fooks‐Parker, Michael Amylon, Shawna V. Hudson, Jessica L. Schleider, Melissa A. Alderfer, Katie A. Devine   +10 more
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Design and control challenges of hybrid, dual nozzle gas turbine power generating plant: A critical review

Energy Reports, 2021
The provision of sustainable energy is one of the critical challenges currently facing the power sector and gas turbine power production has established itself as one of the more viable sources of reliable energy.
Frank Kulor, Elisha Didam Markus, Kusakana Kanzumba   +2 more
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Efficacy and Tolerability of Topotecan/Cyclophosphamide/Dinutuximab in Relapsed and Refractory High‐Risk Neuroblastoma: A Multi‐Institutional Retrospective Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Chemoimmunotherapy with irinotecan, temozolomide, and dinutuximab (I/T/DIN) has emerged as first‐line therapy for relapsed/refractory (r/r) high‐risk neuroblastoma (HRNB) in North America. Topotecan and cyclophosphamide (T/C) are often used in combination with dinutuximab in the setting of lack of response, progression, or incomplete ...
Benjamin J. Lerman, Madeleine King, Rajen Mody, Sara‐Jane Onyeama, Araz Marachelian, Thomas Cash, Sara M. Federico, Meaghan Granger, Ami V. Desai, Suzanne Shusterman, Jennifer H. Foster, Elizabeth Sokol, Chelsee Greer, Keri Streby, Holly J. Meany, Kieuhoa T. Vo, Margaret E. Macy, Rochelle Bagatell   +17 more
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Biobanking in East and Central Africa: A case of the Integrated Biorepository of H3Africa Uganda [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Open Research Africa, 2022
Biorepositories are essential because they guarantee the proper storage and distribution of biospecimens and their associated data for current and future research.
Lwanga Newton Kigingi, Sharley Melissa Aloyo, Kezimbira Dafala, Nasinghe Emmanuel, Moses L Joloba, Moses Levi Ntayi, David Patrick Kateete, Kamulegeya Rogers, Gideon Nsubuga   +8 more
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Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Study ARST0332

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare soft tissue sarcoma occurring most commonly in adolescence and young adulthood. Methods We present the clinical characteristics, treatments, and outcomes of patients with newly diagnosed ASPS enrolled on the Children's Oncology Group study ARST0332.
Jacquelyn N. Crane, Wei Xue, Amira Qumseya, Thomas Scharschmidt, Kathryn R. Tringale, Oscar Lopez Nunez, Jiaqi Hu, Donald A. Barkauskas, Rajkumar Venkatramani, Sheri L. Spunt, Aaron R. Weiss, Noah C. Federman   +11 more
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DIRECT METAL LASER SINTERING, USING CONFORMAL COOLING, FOR HIGH VOLUME PRODUCTION TOOLING

South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 2017
Existing techniques to manufacture conventional tool steel inserts for the plastic injection moulding process are expensive and time-consuming. Complex mould inserts, difficult to manufacture with conventional processes, can be produced using Direct ...
van As, Bertus , Combrinck, J. , Booysen, G. J. , De Beer, D. J.   +3 more
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Cis‐regulatory and long noncoding RNA alterations in breast cancer – current insights, biomarker utility, and the critical need for functional validation

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The noncoding region of the genome plays a key role in regulating gene expression, and mutations within these regions are capable of altering it. Researchers have identified multiple functional noncoding mutations associated with increased cancer risk in the genome of breast cancer patients.
Arnau Cuy Saqués, Aracele Martinez‐Mendez, John Crown, Alex Eustace   +3 more
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Acceptability of HIV self-testing in African students: a cross-sectional survey in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
INTRODUCTION: The empowerment of young people aged 15-24 years is a key component of an effective AIDS response. HIV self-testing (HIVST) is progressively being implemented in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Serge Tonen-Wolyec, Francois-Xavier Mbopi-Kéou, Salomon Batina-Agasa, Ginette Claude Mireille Kalla, Michel Noubom, Ralph-Sydney Mboumba Bouassa, Jean De Dieu Longo, Jérémie Muwonga, Laurent Bélec   +8 more
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