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The Validation of the sickle scan technique used to diagnose sickle cell disease

Orapuh Journal
Introduction Sickle cell disease is a multifactorial haemoglobinopathy that causes various abnormalities in affected individuals. Several diagnostic methods exist, but most require sophisticated techniques that are not available in Congolese ...
Magain Mihatano Barihuta, Guelord Inkalaba, Jocelyn Kakumba Mankulu , Olivier Nzingula, Maguy Luvandu Mbenza, Nicole M. Misengabu, M Ndeme, Michel Diyi, Mbembe Bitengeli, Tresor Bayebila Menanzambi, Nsimba Miezi, José Lami Nzunzu, Fridolin Kodondi Kule-koto   +12 more
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Anti‐Globalization Dynamics and Africa's Structural Transformation: Identifying Avoidable Environmental Degradation Thresholds

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ABSTRACT This study pursues a dual objective. First, it investigates the unconditional impact of anti‐globalization on structural transformation in Africa. Second, it explores how environmental degradation interacts with anti‐globalization to influence structural transformation. The analysis focuses on 52 African countries over the period 2005–2023. To
Simplice A. Asongu, Ekene ThankGod Emeka
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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
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Women's Empowerment, Governance, and the Economics of Clean Cooking Transitions in Africa

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past few decades, the global economy, particularly in developing nations, has persistently grappled with rising dependence on conventional energy resources, thus rendering the realization of Sustainable Development Goals 5 and 7 (SDGs 5 and 7) an elusive aspiration for the international community.
Stephen Kelechi Dimnwobi, Olufemi Gbenga Onatunji, Simplice A. Asongu   +2 more
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Management of biomedical waste and associated factors in military healthcare facilities in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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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
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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
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Clinical and bacteriological profile of suppurative otitis media in Kinshasa: A descriptive cross-sectional study

Orapuh Journal
Introduction Suppurative otitis media (SOM) is a predominantly bacterial disease that is common in low-income countries. The bacterial spectrum responsible for SOM and the antibiotic susceptibility patterns vary over time and between regions ...
BAFUANANSHA Léonard Kasonga, KAMIN Yasmin Tshingamb, TSHIKOLU Elisée Kembia, MALEMBA alain Ntumba, MADIMBALA Jean Paul Pholo, LUKOJI Eric Banza, NGOY Jules Mbuyamba, KUSANZANGANA Guyguy Kamwiziku, METILI Octavie Lunguyla, TSHIPUKANE Dieudonné NYEMBUE   +9 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
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Micrographic profiling and bio-optimisation of the antibacterial and antioxidant activities of Solanum lycopersicum L. (1753) by combining it with Curcuma longa L. (1753) extract

Orapuh Journal
Introduction Oxidative stress and antibiotic resistance are currently a major public health problem; hence, the search for new sources of anti-infective agents is essential. Purpose The aim of the present study was to determine the micrographic
Odette Kabena Ngandu, Yolie Yasombe Koizo, Olivier K. Mpungi, Lionel S. Asamboa, Jean-Jacques D. Amogu, Jeff B. Iteku, Francis F. Mubigalo, Jonathan M. Mukania, Franklin M. Nzembo   +8 more
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Dismantling the genus Tarenna (Rubiaceae: Pavetteae) in Africa and Madagascar, with the description of three new genera

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Abstract As presently circumscribed, the Paleotropical genus Tarenna, belonging to the tribe Pavetteae (Rubiaceae), comprises about 200 species and has its centres of diversity in tropical Asia and Africa. Previous molecular phylogenetic studies of the tribe revealed the polyphyly of Tarenna, suggesting that the genus needs to be recircumscribed ...
Petra De Block, Sylvain G. Razafimandimbison, Franck Rakotonasolo, Steven B. Janssens   +3 more
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