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Evolution of COVID-19 in the Karisimbi Health Zone City of Goma, DRC 2020

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: The Karisimbi health zone reported its first case of Covid-19 in the twentieth epidemiological week of 2020, and up to the thirty-third epidemiological week, it had reported 223 confirmed cases and 22 deaths. There was widespread fear of
Fidèle Djamba Okitokonda, André André Kalabela Misombo, Ernest Ombha Loshima , Guy Bilulu Suama, Union Sacrée Mwanza Tsonga, Freddy Kambale Kavoga, Éric Panzi Kalunda   +6 more
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Isotelluroureas for Asymmetric C1 Ammonium Enolate Reactions

European Journal of Organic Chemistry, EarlyView.
Chiral isotelluroureas are powerful catalysts for a variety of C─C bond forming C1 ammonium enolate transformations. Isotelluroureas (ITeUs) have recently been introduced as a novel class of highly nucleophilic Lewis base catalysts. Herein, we systematically screened them for their potential to facilitate C1 ammonium enolate transformations and ...
Fereshteh Khorasani, Lotte Stockhammer, Magdalena Piringer, Mario Waser   +3 more
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Perspectives on delivering sexual and reproductive health and rights information and services to young people: focus group discussions with civil society organizations in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Global Health Action
Background Universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is fundamental to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals due to its impact on gender equality as well as women’s health and survival. In the Democratic Republic of Congo,
Landry Egbende, Viviane Mayala, Branly Mbunga, Nina Viberg, Mala Ali Mapatano, Tobias Alfvén, Eva Åkerman   +6 more
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Using Drones to Reveal the Distribution and Population Abundance of Threatened Dasyatid Rays at a Nursery Site in Seychelles

Drones
Drones are becoming increasingly valuable tools for studying species in marine environments. Here, a consumer-grade drone was used to elucidate the distribution and population abundance of two threatened dasyatid rays, Pastinachus ater and Urogymnus ...
Robert Bullock, Daisy Fermor, Dillys Pouponeau, Ellie Moulinie, Henriette Grimmel   +4 more
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“The co-authors of pregnancy”: leveraging men’s sense of responsibility and other factors for male involvement in antenatal services in Kinshasa, DRC

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017
Background Despite efforts to improve male involvement (MI), few male partners typically attend antenatal care (ANC). MI in ANC and interventions to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission have been demonstrated to be beneficial for the HIV-positive ...
Michelle M. Gill, John Ditekemena, Aimé Loando, Vicky Ilunga, Marleen Temmerman, Franck Fwamba   +5 more
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Turn the tide on losing members to cults: The challenge of the churches in the Congo

In die Skriflig, 2020
Especially since the late 20th century, former ‘Western’ cults such as the Jehovah Witnesses, Mormons and Branhamites, became a real threat to churches in the greater Kolwezi, the rest of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and several other places in
Mathieu B. Mufika, Hendrik G. Stoker
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Cytotoxicity of 19 Pesticides in Rainbow Trout Gill, Liver, and Intestinal Cell Lines

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, EarlyView.
Abstract The rainbow trout gill cell line (RTgill‐W1), via test guideline 249 of the Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development, has been established as a promising New Approach Methodology, although to advance confidence in the method more case studies are needed that: 1) expand our understanding of applicability domains (chemicals with ...
Sophie Emberley‐Korkmaz, Krittika Mittal, Na'im Temlock, Jessica Head, Niladri Basu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leveraging risk communication and community engagement and lessons from previous outbreaks to strengthen a Public Health response: A case study of Disease X in the Panzi region, DRC

Journal of Public Health in Africa
On 08 December 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported an outbreak of Disease X in the Panzi Health Zone, Kwango province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Pierre Gashema, Patrick G. Iradukunda, Placide Sesonga, Radjabu Bigirimana, Jean C. Mugisha, Jean dD Harelimana, Mosoka P. Fallah, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Claude M. Muvunyi   +8 more
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From Insight to Theory: Advancing Sentiment Evaluation for Diaspora Development Projects

New Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article develops the concept of “sentiment evaluation,” drawing on a mid‐term evaluation by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) of its program supporting Somali diaspora activism in Somaliland. Conducted in 2014, the evaluation revealed that “sentiment,” the emotional, identity‐based attachment linking diaspora actors to their homeland ...
Valeria Saggiomo, Twesigye Jackson Kaguri   +1 more
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Revisiting the Nexus Between Trade Liberalisation and Income Inequality: The Case of Sub‐Saharan African Countries

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of trade liberalisation on income inequality across 24 Sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries from 2000 to 2020. Using IV‐Tobit and 2SLS models, we consistently find that greater trade openness significantly exacerbates inequality in the region. Critically, we document an inverted U‐shaped relationship between trade
Guivis Zeufack Nkemgha, Le Roi Nso Fils, Ulrich Kevin Kamwa   +2 more
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