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Rhinopharyngitis and ENT morbidity among cement workers with long-term occupational exposure in Kongo Central Province, DRC

Orapuh Journal
Introduction Cement mineral dust contains a variety of carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic substances that contribute to serious health effects. Purpose This study aimed to determine the ENT symptoms and diagnoses among workers exposed to cement
Marie Ditu Kula , Jean Paul Pholo Manzimbala , Papy Steve Mbelambela Etongola , Lema Gabriel, Gibency Mfulani Mpenda, Eddy Mbambu Mampuya, Christian Matanda Nzanza, Marie Catherine Mbutshu Okitambolo, Allen Kondi Makani, Richard Matanda Nzanza, Jerome Sokolo Gedikondele   +10 more
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Green Finance, Energy Transition and Biodiversity Conservation in Africa: A Dynamic Analysis of African Countries

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study evaluates the dynamic relationship between Green Finance (proxied by green Official Development Assistance) and the expansion of Renewable Energies on biodiversity conservation across 48 African countries over the period 2000–2017.
Mounkaila Gourouza Nana Hadiza, Mohamed Kouni   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Kidney biopsies in Kinshasa: Epidemiology and histopathology

Orapuh Journal
Introduction Renal biopsy (Renal Puncture Biopsy, RPB) is essential for the diagnosis and prognosis of kidney disease. However, it is rarely performed in African countries, particularly in French-speaking regions, despite its importance for assessing
Rive LUKUAKU Buanza, Fabrice BUMWANA Ali, Mignon Dreude PANDI Kouandzi, Nathan KALONJI Ngoyi, Josué KAPATA Mukatshing, Augustin KOBONGO Ngwabaña, Welcome KWEREKWA Ngabo, David AZAKO Tasema, Fabrice BOKABAMDJA Lolangwa, Thierry MAKETO Niombo, Olivier TSHINGOMBE Mutombo, Marie-Paul MBOMBO Mbelu, Trésor BONGE Mbayi, Aaron Vila   +13 more
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Climate Vulnerability and Renewable Energy Consumption: The Moderating Role of Financial Development

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the nexus between climate vulnerability (CVUL) and renewable energy consumption (RECO) and tests the moderating effect of financial development (FD) on this relationship. The analysis is, particularly, relevant for the 162 panel countries observed between 1995 and 2022, which face diverse climate risks and exhibit ...
Sorin Gabriel Anton
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of mineral content of plants used in the management of sickle cell disease

Orapuh Journal
Introduction Sickle cell disease is a hereditary condition primarily identified in tropical areas. It is marked by significant anemia, vaso-occlusive seizures, and a heightened vulnerability to both viral and bacterial infections.
Jules M. Kitadi, Clément Liyongo Inkoto, Joseph Kwilu, Emmanuel M. Lengbiye, Damien S. T. Tshibangu, Dorothée D. Tshilanda, Jean-Paul Koto-Te-Nyiwa Ngbolua, Blaise M. Mbala, Brigitte Schmitz, Pius Tshimankinda Mpiana   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

ACP-EU Water Facility: Partnerships initiative [PDF]

, 2012
This report evaluates the expected impact of the ACP-EU Water Partnerships programme, and compares it with other international programmes of not-for-profit partnerships for capacity development in the water and sanitation sector.
Hall, David, Lobina, Emanuele
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Does Economic Growth Drive Equitable Water and Sanitation Access? Assessing Inequality Reduction Across 64 Nations

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines whether economic growth reduces inequalities in access to water and sanitation across 64 countries over an average period of 13.5 years. Drawing on disaggregated data by income quintiles and rural–urban location, and employing ordinary least squares (OLS), two‐stage least squares (2SLS), and Seemingly Unrelated Regression
Marcos García‐López, Samara López‐Ruiz, Gabriela Cuadrado‐Quesada   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of beneficiary satisfaction with biomedical laboratory services in Kinshasa: A case study of prescribers of biological analyses in several general referral hospitals

Orapuh Journal
Introduction Biomedical laboratories (BMLs) in Kinshasa, as elsewhere, are obligated to satisfy the beneficiaries of their services through the provision of quality services.
CHRISTIAN NGANDU KAISA, Beya Dophie Tshibuela , Pholo Dahlia Pambu , Ndaye Antoine Nkuba, Masidi Jérémie Muwonga   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Technological Innovation, Environmental Policy, and Policy Inclusion on Renewable Energy Adoption in Sub‐Sahara Africa

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the factors influencing renewable energy consumption and renewable electricity in Sub‐Sahara Africa (SSA) using the Lewbel 2SLS approach, panel quantile regression and Driscoll and Kraay estimator. It focuses on a panel dataset covering 41 countries from 1998 to 2020.
Emmanuel K. Manu, Simplice A. Asongu
wiley   +1 more source

Management of biomedical waste and associated factors in military healthcare facilities in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Orapuh Journal
Introduction Hospital waste is an inevitable by-product of healthcare activities in medical facilities. It remains a major public health concern, and its management in military healthcare facilities in Kisangani continues to pose a serious challenge ...
Venance Feruzi Kikuni, Dieu-Merci KOMBOZI, Lwanga Kakule , Guld AMOSI, Eugène BASANDJA, Alliance TAGOTO, John Panda, J. L. Losimba   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source