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WO₃ nanoparticles: Synthesis and recent advances in their applications for radiotherapy and radioprotection

Next Nanotechnology
Tungsten oxide (WO₃) nanoparticles have attracted significant interest in radiotherapy and radioprotection due to their remarkable physicochemical properties, including high density, strong photon absorption, and easily functionalizable surfaces.
Carlos N. Kabengele, Giresse N. Kasiama, Clement L. Inkoto, Pius T. Mpiana, JP Ngbolua, Damien S.T. Tshibangu, Dorothée D. Tshilanda   +6 more
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Reality of virus infections in banana and plantain in Democratic Republic of Congo. [P.61] [PDF]

, 2015
Viral diseases of banana are one of the major constraints to the production and distribution of germoplasm of banana in the world. To date, six viruses have been listed on banana: Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), Banana streak virus (BSV), Banana bract ...
Bragard, Claude, Caruana, Marie-Line, Kalonji Mbuyi, A., Mukwa, Lyna Fama Tongo   +3 more
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Determinants of childhood stunting in the Democratic Republic of Congo: further analysis of Demographic and Health Survey 2013–14

BMC Public Health, 2017
BackgroundPrevalence of child stunting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is among the highest in the world. There is a need to systematically investigate how stunting operates at different levels of determination and identify major factors ...
H. Kismul, P. Acharya, M. Mapatano, A. Hatløy   +3 more
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The Role of Gender in Agent Banking: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo

Policy Research Working Papers, 2020
This paper uses a unique data set with 1.1 million customer transactions from a microfinance institution in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2017 to 2018.
Richard Chamboko, Robert J. Cull, X. Giné, Soren Heitmann, Fabian Reitzug, Morne Van Der Westhuizen   +5 more
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Operationalising people-centred community-led self-help groups to improve mental health and wellbeing for people with skin-neglected tropical diseases: a case study from Kasai, DRC

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
IntroductionPeople affected by skin-neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) may experience stigma and discrimination due to visible physical impairments, negatively affecting their mental health, wellbeing, and quality of life.
Motto Nganda, Maaike Seekles, Jacob Kadima, Pierre Luhaka, Junior Kukola, Joy Kim, Yvonne Kuavo, Christian Bulambo, Raphael Mulamba, Stephanie Ngenyibungi, Florent Ngondu, Louis Sabuni, Laura Dean   +12 more
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Report of the Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo [PDF]

, 2009
From the 21st of September to the 1st of October, 2008, the African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) in conjunction with the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA), Global Fund for Women and women's right's activists from Guinea, Swaziland ...

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Co-circulation of monkeypox virus subclades Ia and Ib in Kinshasa Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, July to August 2024

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
Between January and August 2024, mpox cases have been reported in nearly all provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Monkeypox virus genome sequences were obtained from 11 mpox cases’ samples, collected in July–August 2024 in several ...
T. Wawina-Bokalanga, P. Akil-Bandali, E. Kinganda-Lusamaki, E. Lokilo, Daan Jansen, A. Amuri-Aziza, J. Makangara-Cigolo, E. Pukuta-Simbu, R. Ola-Mpumbe, Mamito Muyembe, C. Kacita, Princesse Paku-Tshambu, Pedro Hlf Dantas, O. Tshiani-Mbaya, G. Luakanda, A. Nkuba-Ndaye, Meris Matondo, E. Vakaniaki, S. Tessema, N. Ndembi, Á. O'toole, T. de Block, Christian Ngandu, N. Hoff, N. Low, L. Subissi, Sydney Merritt, J. Muyembe‐Tamfum, Laurens Liesenborghs, M. Peeters, Eric Delaporte, J. Kindrachuk, A. Rimoin, S. Ahuka-Mundeke, A. Rambaut, Dieudonn é Mwamba, K. Vercauteren, P. Mbala-Kingebeni   +37 more
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ON THE KERNEL METHOD COMPARED TO THE MATRIX INVERSION METHOD FOR PASSING FROM A DUAL BASIS TO THE BASIS OF A VECTOR SPACE

Al-Ulum
In this work, we study and compare two methods for passing from a dual basis to the basis of a finite-dimensional vector space by recalling the passage from a basis to its dual.
Michael Kilela Makiese, Pongo Ngentshi Benoit, Milolo Kanimuambidi Lea-Irene, Bompoma Elese Ruphin, Mubikayi Kabumvu Serge   +4 more
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Case Not Closed: A Connecticut Family in King Leopold`s Court [PDF]

, 2011
Dr. Lay's article about the Democratic Republic of the Congo v.
Lay, William D.
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High Aedes spp. larval indices in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika are among the most important emerging infectious vector-borne diseases worldwide. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), increases in cases of dengue and outbreaks of yellow fever and chikungunya ...
Francis Wat’senga Tezzo, Sylvie Fasine, Emile Manzambi Zola, M. C. Marquetti, Guillaume Binene Mbuka, Gillon Ilombe, Richard Mundeke Takasongo, N. Smitz, J. Bisset, W. Van Bortel, V. Vanlerberghe   +10 more
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