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JCPP Advances, EarlyView.Abstract Background Unaccompanied migrant youths are at elevated risk for exposure to trauma and related mental health challenges, but there is minimal evidence guiding best practices. We conducted a systematic review of quantitative studies that examined mental health evaluation and treatment services for unaccompanied migrant youths resettled in the ...
Natan J. Vega Potler +3 more
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The elephants for King Leopold: a curious experiment in Colonial Africa
Гуманитарные и юридические исследованияIntroduction. The article is devoted to the subject of the colonial history of Africa, little-discussed in Russian historiography, – the attempt of the Belgians in the Congo to use elephants in the development of hard-to-reach areas, following the ...
A. A. Abakumov
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From Empire to Aid: Analysing Persistence of Colonial Legacies in Foreign Aid to Africa
Journal of International Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT For decades now, Western development agencies and donors have been castigated for their colonial biases in providing aid to Africa. It is well established that donors provide considerably more foreign aid to their former colonies relative to other countries.
Swetha Ramachandran
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Climatology of Tropical Cyclones Approaching Tanzania and Their Impacts on Rainfall in East Africa
International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.Tropical cyclones (TCs) that approach Tanzania bring heavy rainfall over northern Mozambique, Tanzania, and south‐central Kenya, but the occurrence of these TCs reduces precipitation over southern African countries. Easterly steering winds and the Mascarene High are key features directing TCs westward.
Michinori Ideyoshi, Youichi Kamae
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Plague Epidemics and Lice, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013 Renaud Piarroux +8 more
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JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a genetic disorder found worldwide, but its impact is particularly pronounced in the African continent. This results from both a higher prevalence and the persistent myths and superstitions surrounding the condition in many African communities.
Rebecca Donadoni +3 more
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Successful Treatment of Refractory Lichen Amyloidosus With Dupilumab
JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Lichen amyloidosis (LA) is a chronic, pruritic dermatosis with papillary dermal amyloid deposition. Standard therapies often fail, and most reports of dupilumab in LA involve patients with concomitant atopic dermatitis. We report a 32‐year‐old man with refractory, non‐atopic LA who had failed topical corticosteroids, tacrolimus, phototherapy ...
Sohrab Elahwiesy +5 more
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Multiomics Insights Into AL Amyloidosis
Medicine Bulletin, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Light chain amyloidosis is a systemic or localized protein conformational disorder triggered by misfolded immunoglobulin light chains, leading to amyloid fibril deposition. The disease is characterized by multiorgan involvement and delayed diagnosis, contributing to poor prognosis and high mortality rates.
Zixuan Zhang +6 more
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Molecular detection and genotyping of human herpes virus 8 in blood donors in Congo
Вопросы вирусологииObjectives. Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) is rarely studied in Congo, despite its prevalence in Africa. Among healthy individuals, HHV-8 does not always lead to a life-threatening infection; however, in immunocompromised individuals, it could lead to more ...
Patrina Joseph Iloukou +6 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Overexploitation of wildlife is pervasive in many tropical regions, and in addition to being a significant conservation and sustainability concern, it has received global attention given discussions over the origins of zoonotic disease outbreaks.
Franklin T. Simo +8 more
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