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Measuring the Impact of Globalization on the Well-being of the Poor: Methodology and an Application to Africa [PDF]

Whereas a large number of empirical studies have been devoted to analyzing the relationship between measures of income and globalization (defined by openness to international trade), much less attention has been paid to the analysis of well-being for the
Mittelhammer, Ronald C., Rahman, Tauhidur   +1 more
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Ongoing study on the integration of biodiversity concerns in management of forest concessions in Central Africa [PDF]

, 2008
Central Africa is home to the world's second largest contiguous tropical rainforest, after Amazon. Depending on countries in the sub-region, between 10% to 15% (Nasi, Cassagne, Billand, 2006) of the forests' surface area is occupied by protected areas ...
Billand, Alain, Fournier, Jérôme, Nguinguiri, Jean Claude, Souvannavong, Oudara   +3 more
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Carbon finance initiatives can provide biodiversity benefits

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
We evaluated the biodiversity co‐benefits of a REDD+ initiative in the tropical forests of Sierra Leone and Liberia using a quasi‐experimental study design. Complementary measures from bioacoustics and DNA metabarcoding revealed that REDD+‐financed protected areas were associated with additional biodiversity benefits compared to control areas.
H. S. Sathya Chandra Sagar, Jennifer Raynor, Felicity A. Edwards, Fiona J. Sanderson, Sorrel Jones, Douglas W. Yu, Alex Bush, Maia E. Persche, Tarik Bodasing, Michael E. Taire, Ben Gottesman, Mohamed A. Feika, Mohamed Nyallay, Zuzana Buřivalová   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Herpès Néonatal à Localisation Périnéale : À Propos de Deux Cas Illustrant les Défis du Diagnostic Précoce au Gabon

Health Research in Africa
RÉSUMÉ L’herpès néonatal est une urgence pédiatrique rare mais dévastatrice, dont le pronostic dépend de la précocité du traitement. Sa présentation est souvent atypique, retardant la prise en charge.
Koumba Maniaga R, Minto’o Rogombe S, Lembet Mikolo MA, Nzila Matoumba GM, Mboungani M, Dibungg D’Yfungg GA, Kuissi Kamgaing E, Ategbo S   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies

Economics &Politics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We argue that when terms‐of‐trade (ToT) shocks reduce resource rents, autocrats lose the fiscal capacity to sustain loyalty through patronage and increasingly rely on electoral manipulation as a survival strategy. We present a simple model in which rents finance patronage in normal times, while adverse shocks reduce the effectiveness of ...
Antonis Adam, Sofia Tsarsitalidou
wiley   +1 more source

Occlusion Intestinale sur Étiologies Inhabituelles : À Propos de Deux Cas et Revue de la Littérature

Health Research in Africa
Au Gabon, l'occlusion digestive est un challenge diagnostique et thérapeutique, avec une morbi-mortalité avérée en absence de prise en charge efficace.
Nguema Asseko B, Mveme Meyo S, Sagbo Ada V, Nguele Ndjota, Sy Moutsinga F, Obame R   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of ESG in Shaping the Impact of Financial Development on Banks' Performance

European Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how financial development, divided into financial markets and financial institutions, affects banks' performance across 93 financially developed countries during the period between 2008 and 2023. The analysis highlights the role of environmental, social and governance readiness as core determinants that reshape ...
Noman Arshed, Yassine Bakkar, Marco De Sisto, Mubasher Iqbal, Shajara Ul‐Durar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Political Connection Mitigate the Sanctions for Corruptions? Evidence From the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)

Journal of Business Finance &Accounting, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the effect of political connection on sanctions for violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Using a sample of revealed FCPA sanctions and two alternative proxies for US firms’ political connections, we find a negative association between political connection and the severity of sanctions, an effect that ...
Kaishu Wu, Wenjia Yan
wiley   +1 more source

SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Seroprevalence in Gabon: Findings from a Nationwide Household Serosurvey in a Sub-Saharan Africa Country

Viruses
Seroconversion surveys of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies provide accurate estimates of the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infections. This nationwide population-based cross-sectional serosurvey aimed to evaluate the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among ...
Samira Zoa-Assoumou, Paulin Essone-Ndong, Rafiou Adamou, Sandrine Lydie Oyegue-Liabagui, Amandine Mveang Nzoghe, Bayodé Roméo Adegbite, Armel Mintsa Ndong, Herve Mboyis-Kandem, Marien Juliet Verraldy Magossou Mbadinga, Angelique Ndjoyi-Mbiguino, Armel Brice Amalet Akagha, Krystina Mengue Me Ngou-Milama, Magaran Monzon Bagayoko, Inoua Aboubacar, Jean-Bernard Lekana-Douki, Joel Fleury Djoba Siawaya, Ayola Akim Adegnika, Edgard-Brice Ngoungou, COVID-19 Gabonese Group   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the occurrence of the snakefish Trachinocephalus myops (Aulopiformes: Synodontidae) in the Azores archipelago

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The snakefish Trachinocephalus myops is an Atlantic species distributed in tropical and temperate coastal waters on sandy substrates. This study reports the validated record of an adult T. myops in the Azores archipelago caught by a fisherman at Faial Island.
Iryna Hulevata, Filipe M. Porteiro, Eva Giacomello, Diana Catarino   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source