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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
wiley   +1 more source

Camel economy: from local to international market [PDF]

, 2015
The camel productions are involved in local, regional or international economy. If the market of live animals, linked mainly to the meat market, is well developed in the Horn of Africa and Middle-east, the milk market knows a recent development in spite ...
Bengoumi, Mohammed, Faye, Bernard
core  

A Modified GHG Intensity Indicator: Toward a Sustainable Global Economy based on a Carbon Border Tax and Emissions Trading

, 2013
It will be difficult to gain the agreement of all the actors on any proposal for climate change management, if universality and fairness are not considered.
Cheriet, Mohamed, Moghaddam, Fereydoun Farrahi, Moghaddam, Reza Farrahi   +2 more
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Sky Temperature Forecasting in Djibouti: An Integrated Approach Using Measured Climate Data and Artificial Neural Networks

Energies
Buildings exchange heat with different environmental elements: the sun, the outside air, the sky, and outside surfaces (including the walls of environmental buildings and the ground).
Hamda Abdi, Abdou Idris, Anh Dung Tran Le   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparison of power plant energy flow prediction using real data applied to linear programming and if-else algorithms

Energy Reports, 2023
In this paper, the energy flow prediction of a grid-connected Hybrid Microgrid (HMG) is studied. The studied system consists of a 19 kW photovoltaic (PV) array, a 6.5 kW wind turbine (WT), and a 59.32 kWh battery Energy Storage System (ESS).
Chaker Ibrahim, Jean-Michel Reboul, David Houivet, Hamid Gualous, Hassan Ali Barkad   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

CSR disclosure and investment efficiency in MENA countries: The moderating role of CSR committee

Strategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Corporate social responsibility disclosure (CSRD) is often recognized as a transparency mechanism that allows companies to communicate their commitment to CSR. However, CSRD may also exacerbate agency conflicts. This study addresses these two contrasting perspectives by investigating the impact of CSRD on investment efficiency and exploring ...
Mohamed Malek Belhoula, Imen Khanchel, Naima Lassoued, Rouba Jebri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unlocking the Green Gold: Exploring the Cancer Treatment and the Other Therapeutic Potential of Fucoxanthin Derivatives from Microalgae

Pharmaceuticals
Fucoxanthin, a carotenoid widely studied in marine microalgae, is at the heart of scientific research because of its promising bioactive properties for human health.
Fatouma Mohamed Abdoul-Latif, Ayoub Ainane, Ibrahim Houmed Aboubaker, Ali Merito Ali, Houda Mohamed, Pannaga Pavan Jutur, Tarik Ainane   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

On an Aggregation Theory for Indicators Expressing Behaviors of Complex Systems With an Application to Sustainability

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Certain attributes of large‐scale complex systems are often expressed through sets of indicators. For example, the sustainability of an entity, be it a nation, a city, an energy system, a corporation etc., can be effectively represented by indicators and corresponding data series.
Vassilis S. Kouikoglou, Yannis A. Phillis   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effects of Khat Chewing among Djiboutians: Dental Chemical Studies, Gingival Histopathological Analyses and Bioinformatics Approaches

Bioengineering
This study examined the effects of khat chewing on oral gingival conditions by adopting a targeted process which combined physicochemical analyses of the teeth, histopathological examinations of the gums, and bioinformatics modeling.
Fatouma Mohamed Abdoul-Latif, Ayoub Ainane, Ali Merito, Ibrahim Houmed Aboubaker, Houda Mohamed, Sanaa Cherroud, Tarik Ainane   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anti‐Globalization Dynamics and Africa's Structural Transformation: Identifying Avoidable Environmental Degradation Thresholds

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source