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Nonspecific purulent osteomyelitis of the spine [PDF]

Medičnì Perspektivi, 2016
Recently, in Ukraine a trend to increased incidence of suppurative osteomyelitis of the spine is defined. The main factors contributing to incidence increase is the growth of proportion of population with immunodeficiency and implementation of computer ...
Kosul'nikov S.O., Besedin A.M., Tarnapol'skiy S.A., Karpenko S.I., Kravchenko K.V., Simonova E.V.   +5 more
doaj  

SD Bioline malaria antigen Pf (HRP-2/pLHD) for assessing efficacy of artemisinin combination therapy against Plasmodium falciparum in pediatric patients in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015
INTRODUCTION: the emergence of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) is a worrying development. It calls for close surveillance to monitor the efficacy of the drugs.
Albert Lukuka Kilauzi, Jose Gaby Tshikuka Mulumba, Mgaywa Gilbert Mjungu Damas Magafu, Reginald Matchaba-Hove, Roy Tapera, Naoko Shimizu Magafu, Jean Jacques Muyembe Tamfum   +6 more
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What Role Do Finance Ministers Play in Political Business Cycles? Evidence‐Based on a New African Dataset

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how the personal characteristics of finance ministers influence political budget cycles in Africa. Using a new dataset covering 300 finance ministers across 23 countries from 1980 to 2020, we find that political budget cycles primarily take the form of increased government consumption during election years.
Christine Olivia Strong
wiley   +1 more source

“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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The human parvovirus B19/human immunodeficiency virus co-infection in healthy eligible voluntary blood donors at the blood transfusion national center in Kinshasa

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION: Parvovirus B19 (PVB19) is one of several viruses transmissible by blood transfusion. Levels of exposure to PVB19 among HIV-infected voluntary blood donors are comparable to those among HIV-negative controls because, in blood donors, the ...
Chabo Byaene Alain, Lufimbo Katawandja Antoine, Bizeti Nsangu Bizette, Pambu Dahlia, Tshibuela Beya Dophie, Muwonga Masidi Jérémie, Kayembe Nzongola-Nkasu Donatien, Ahuka Mundeke Steve   +7 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
wiley   +1 more source

The Kilwa Massacre: Critical Analysis for a Southern Criminology

International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 2020
This paper explores the 2004 Kilwa massacre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through a decolonial perspective, explaining how the massacre is situated within the history of colonial power and global capitalist relations.
Kim Lah, Anthony Collins
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Were the first Bantu speakers south of the rainforest farmers? A first assessment of the linguistic evidence [PDF]

, 2017
Popular belief has it that the Bantu Expansion was a farming/language dispersal. However, there is neither conclusive archaeological nor linguistic evidence to substantiate this hypothesis, especially not for the initial spread in West-Central Africa. In
Adjanohoun, Bastin, Bellwood, Bingham, Blanchon, Blanchon, Blench, Blench, Bostoen, Bostoen, Bostoen, Bunkheti, Clist, Crane, Daeleman, de Filippo, De Grauwe, de Maret, de Rop, de Rop, de Schryver, Fontaney, Gossweiler, Greenberg, Hagendorens, Hamon, Hannan, Hubau, Hulstaert, Hulstaert, Kabinda, Koni Muluwa, Koni Muluwa, Koni Muluwa, Kouarata, Latham, Lejju, Linton, MacGaffey, Maniacky, McCann, Mouandza, Ndinga-Koumba-Binza, Neumann, Pasch, Philippson, Phillipson, Raponda-Walker, Ricquier, Ricquier, Schwartz, SPIAF, Storrs, Thornell, van Everbroecke, Van Neer, Vansina, Vansina   +57 more
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Characteristics of longitudinal maternal health studies in sub‐Saharan Africa: A systematic mapping of literature between 2012 and 2022

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 51-62, April 2025.
Abstract Background High maternal mortality rates in sub‐Saharan Africa necessitate the need for aligned research focusing on prevalent causes and neglected conditions in the region. Objective This mapping review aimed to describe the characteristics of longitudinal maternal health studies between 2012 and 2022 in sub‐Saharan Africa and identify gaps ...
Ijeoma Solarin, Cherlynn Dumbura, Darshnika Pemi Lakhoo, Kshama Chande, Gloria Maimela, Stanley Luchters, Matthew Chersich, for the HE2AT Center   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Real time pre-detection dynamic range compression [PDF]

, 1992
A real time, pre-detection optical dynamic range compression system uses a photorefractive crystal, such as BaTiO3 or LiNbO3, in which light induced scattering from crystal inhomogeneities of the optical input occurs as a nonlinear function of the input ...
Liu, Hua-Kuang
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