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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

open access: yesBMC 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Kilwa Massacre: Critical Analysis for a Southern Criminology

open access: yesInternational 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
doaj   +1 more source

EU Policies in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Try and Fail? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This paper argues that even though EU policies in the DRC integrated different components of human security – namely human rights protection, the restoration of law and order, and effective multilateralism – in practice these policies have
Arnould, Valerie, Vlassenroot, Koen
core  

Exploring Low‐Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems and Solar Cell Solutions for Nigeria's Renewable Energy Future

open access: yesEnergy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
This study explores the potential of solar PV and concentrating PV (CPV) technologies as sustainable energy solutions for Nigeria, highlighting their suitability in transitioning away from fossil fuels. By harnessing abundant solar resources, these technologies offer efficient, clean, and locally adaptable alternatives, supporting energy security ...
Sani Mohammed Lawal   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Non-resonant direct p- and d-wave neutron capture by 12C [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
Discrete gamma-rays from the neutron capture state of 13C to its low-lying bound states have been measured using pulsed neutrons at En = 550 keV. The partial capture cross sections have been determined to be 1.7+/-0.5, 24.2+/-1.0, 2.0+/-0.4 and 1.0+/-0.4
A. Mengoni   +18 more
core   +2 more sources

Cytotoxicity of 19 Pesticides in Rainbow Trout Gill, Liver, and Intestinal Cell Lines

open access: yesEnvironmental 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   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Turn the tide on losing members to cults: The challenge of the churches in the Congo

open access: yesIn 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
doaj   +1 more source

From Parallel Provision to Health System Integration: Exploring the Trajectory and Contextual Drivers of the Healthcare Response for Refugees in Six Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

open access: yesThe International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rising numbers of refugees, prolonged displacement and reduced funding have led to challenges in terms of how to address their healthcare needs, with different approaches taken, ranging from parallel mechanisms to arrangements that are integrated (to different extents) within the national health system. Increasingly, global frameworks call for
Maria Paola Bertone   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Central Africa to Buffalo: Refugees from Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Rwanda, and Burundi [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
For the past several decades Central Africa has been wrought with conflict, including both civil wars and international conflicts. Many different ethnic groups are involved in various capacities, creating tensions within and between countries.

core   +1 more source

Complex Support Vector Machines for Regression and Quaternary Classification

open access: yes, 2014
The paper presents a new framework for complex Support Vector Regression as well as Support Vector Machines for quaternary classification. The method exploits the notion of widely linear estimation to model the input-out relation for complex-valued data ...
Bouboulis, Pantelis   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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