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Review article of recent literature on the Democratic Republic of Congo. (Nzongola-Ntalaja: The Congo from Leopold to Kabila, Trefon (ed): Reinventing Order in the Congo, and Clark (ed): The African Stakes of the Congo War) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
By survival in conditions that are murderous, by evading forms of control and de-linking from the system, people in Congo ultimately limit the reach of the power imposed on them.
Marriage, Zoe
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Coupled Above‐ and Belowground Ecosystem Stability Worldwide

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Are the worlds above and below our feet in sync? This global exploration reveals an entangled fate between above‐ and belowground ecosystem stability. It identifies arid regions as hotspots for this coupling and highlights temperature stability as a vital safeguard for maintaining ecosystem balance across our warming planet.
Zexin Meng   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hepatitis B and C viruses seroprevalence and risk factors among health care workers (HCWs) in referral hospitals in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo

open access: yesВопросы вирусологии
Introduction. Hepatitis B and C viruses cause chronic infections leading to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses and the potential risk factors which might ...
Juthèce Private Malanda-Kiminou   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Relationship between waist circumference, visceral fat and metabolic syndrome in a Congolese community: further research is still to be undertaken

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2013
INTRODUCTION: The criteria of positivity of waist circumference to define the metabolic syndrome as currently recommended for the population of sub-Saharan Africa do not take into account specific ethnic or regional variation.
Philippe Bianga Katchunga   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

NGA-ATSESSE KIA-KIA : un héros inconnu de la résistance à l’ordre colonial au CONGO (1908-1914) [PDF]

open access: yesZiglôbitha, 2022
Résumé : Pendant la période de la domination coloniale française au Congo, des hommes se sont dressés pour opposer à l’hégémonie française la force de leur courage. Peu nombreux, ils ont peu pesé.
Etanislas NGODI & Juste Farlez AKOUELE DIMI
doaj  

The Transcription Factor FgSge1 Harnesses the SAGA Complex to Activate Mycotoxin Biosynthesis and Fungal Virulence

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
This study reveals the molecular mechanism by which the transcription factor FgSge1 regulates mycotoxin biosynthesis and virulence in Fusarium graminearum. FgSge1 binds to the TAARGTTT cis‐element, enabling self‐activation. It recruits the SAGA complex, promotes histone acetylation, and facilitates jet‐like chromatin remodeling, thereby activating ...
Yueqi Zhang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial and temporal variability of plant-available soil water in Congo Basin and its relationship with tree species distributions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Regional-scale patterns of tropical rainforest tree composition can be due to climate (rainfall, dry season length), geology and/or soil properties (chemical fertility, available water). In Amazonia, soil fertility and dry season length appears to be the
Fayolle, Adeline   +5 more
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Sustainability of artisanal mining of cobalt in DR Congo

open access: yesNature Sustainability, 2018
The sustainability of cobalt is an important emerging issue because this critical base metal is an essential component of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.
C. Banza Lubaba Nkulu   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Orthogonal Ionic Liquid‐Based Extraction Strategy Enables Amyloid‐Specific Profiling of Aggregate Proteome

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
An orthogonal ionic‐liquid extraction (Orth‐iEA) enables selective isolation of amyloid fibrils. TMGBF4 disrupts hydrogen‐bonded β‐sheet networks to solubilize amyloid aggregates, whereas C12ImCl interacts with hydrophobic regions of non‐amyloid proteins.
Shiying Zheng   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Book review: Congo [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
"Congo." Thomas Turner. Polity. April 2013. --- The Democratic Republic of Congo has become one of the world’s bloodiest hot spots, and despite recent peace agreements and democratic elections, the country is still plagued by army and militia violence ...
Krupa, Joel
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