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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
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Ex Vivo Drug Susceptibility of Plasmodium malariae Isolates to Antimalarial Drugs in Gabon
Plasmodium malariae is a neglected human malaria parasite despite its global distribution and propensity for persistent, sub-microscopic infections, which are associated with a mild but significant disease burden. Artemisinin-based therapies appear to be
Yudi T. Pinilla +9 more
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An overview of anti-diabetic plants used in Gabon: Pharmacology and Toxicology [PDF]
© 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Ethnopharmacological relevance: The management of diabetes mellitus management in African communities, especially in Gabon, is not well established as more than 60% of population rely on traditional treatments as ...
A. Souza +374 more
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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 +7 more
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Decrease on malaria clinical cases from 2017 to 2019 in Franceville, Southeast Gabon, Central Africa
Background: In Gabon, malaria remains a major public health problem. All malaria cases with axillary temperature ≥ 37.5°C with a parasites density ≥ 1200/μL are serious cases and must be treated as a medical emergency.
Larson Boundenga +8 more
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Report on the mission to SIAT Gabon, 7 to 19 December 2006 [PDF]
The purpose of the mission was to make a phytosanitary inspection of the Mitzic estate, make recommendations for controlling leaf diseases, draw up an experimental protocol for ULV defoliant treatment and propose a system of general foliage monitoring at
Guyot, Jean
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Human African trypanosomiasis : the current situation in endemic regions and the risks for non-endemic regions from imported cases [PDF]
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and T. b. rhodesiense and caused devastating epidemics during the 20th century. Due to effective control programs implemented in the last two decades, the number of reported
Gao, J-M +5 more
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From Empire to Aid: Analysing Persistence of Colonial Legacies in Foreign Aid to Africa
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
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Macro- and microstructural issues in Mazuna lexicography [PDF]
All the works in Mazuna lexicography have a common denominator: they are translation dictionaries biased towards French and were compiled by Catholic and Protestant missionaries or colonial administrators.
Mavoungou, Paul Achille
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ABSTRACT Marine fossil records hold outstanding importance for ecological, evolutionary and biogeographical studies. Santa Maria Island in the Azores Archipelago (central Atlantic) features a remarkable marine fossil record spanning from the Pliocene to recent times.
Sérgio P. Ávila +16 more
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