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Urban wild meat and pangolin consumption across southern forested Cameroon: The limited influence of COVID‐19

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Overexploitation of wildlife is pervasive in many tropical regions, and in addition to being a significant conservation and sustainability concern, it has received global attention given discussions over the origins of zoonotic disease outbreaks.
Franklin T. Simo, Ghislain F. Difouo, Christian N. Tchana, Alain Christel Wandji, Alfiery Laurel Djomnang‐Nkwala, Marcelle Mbadjoun Nziké, Sévilor Kekeunou, Markéta Swiacká, Daniel J. Ingram   +8 more
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Frequence de l´hyperlipasemie au cours des fractures osseuses chez les patients suivis a l´Hopital General Militaire de Reference Kokolo

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION: Décrire le profil des lipases sériques chez les patients présentant une fracture osseuse et en rechercher les facteurs associés. METHODS.il s´agit d´une étude transversale réalisée de Juillet à Octobre 2013 à l´Hôpital Général Militaire de ...
Mamy Mbelu, Donatien Kayembe, Luc Mokassa, Jean-Jacques Malemba   +3 more
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Conserving wildlife through demand reduction and supply alternatives: Two experiments in restaurants in Kinshasa

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract High aggregate levels of wildlife consumption in cities in Central Africa highlight the need for solutions that balance wildlife protection, local livelihoods and the relational values between people and nature. This study explores the impacts of demand‐ and supply‐side interventions on wild meat consumption through two randomized control ...
Abdoulaye Cisse, Gabriel Englander, Daniel J. Ingram   +2 more
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PHYSICAL SELF-ESTEEM OF ALBINOS IN KINSHASA AND ITS EXPLANATORY FACTORS

Journal of Social Sciences
The aim of this research was to assess the physical self-esteem of albinos in the Democratic Republic of Congo (more specifically, those living in the city-province of Kinshasa), and to identify the most explanatory factors. With this in mind, a physical
ENGUTA MWENZI, Jonathan, BANZA NSOMWE-A-NFUNKWA, Eustache, NGONZO KITUMBA, Reagan   +2 more
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Déterminants de la non-observance au traitement antirétroviral chez l´adulte à Kinshasa

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION: L'objectif de cette étude était d'identifier les déterminants de non-observance des PVVIH au TAR (traitement antirétroviral) à Kinshasa.
Ben Bepouka Izizag, Hippolyte Situakibanza, Florian Kiazayawoko, Aliocha Nkodila, Eric Mafuta, Philippe Lukanu, Henry Mukumbi, Murielle Longokolo, Madone Mandina, Nadine Mayasi, Amede Kinuka, Evelyne Amaela, Willy Kazadi, Marcel Mbula   +13 more
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L’alcoolisme dans une société à culture permissive : Kinshasa, a ce couteau sous la gorge [PDF]

Mouvements et Enjeux Sociaux, 2022
L’alcool existe et s’est socialisé depuis des temps immémoriaux ailleurs comme à Kinshasa. Son accès est d’ailleurs consacré par la législation congolaise, mais assorti d’une série de conditionnalités à observer.
Sylvain SHOMBA KINYAMBA
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The impact of COVID‐19 on public perceptions of wild meat in Central Africa

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat is a significant source of food and income generation in Central Africa. However, there is little knowledge of how the assumed link between COVID‐19 and wild meat consumption has been discussed by the media and received by the public. In this study, we conducted media content analysis of 264 articles published in 2019–2020 related to
Yuhan Li, Lude Kinzonzi, Paul Loundou, Divin Malekani, Krossy Mavakala, Christian Mikolo Yobo, Katharine Abernethy, Matilda Eve Dunn, Donald Midoko Iponga, Robert Mwinyihali, Joss Wright, Eleanor Jane Milner‐Gulland, Lauren Coad, Juliet H. Wright, Daniel W. S. Challender   +14 more
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Critical Assessment of Transfusional Practices in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department At the University Hospital of Kinshasa

Journal of Blood Medicine, 2023
Yvon Wangi Ngoy,1– 3 Mireille Solange Nganga Nkanga,1,2 Guy Ndelembo Baina,1 Audrey Katende Katende,3 Jacques Bikaula Ngwidiwo,1 Lethy Mpudi Massamba,1 Fanny Walo Diessa,1 Bienvenu Kuyangisa Boloko,1 Héritier Mawalala Malengele,2,4 Benjamin Longo-Mbenza2,
Wangi Ngoy Y, Nganga Nkanga MS, Ndelembo Baina G, Katende Katende A, Bikaula Ngwidiwo J, Mpudi Massamba L, Walo Diessa F, Kuyangisa Boloko B, Mawalala Malengele H, Longo-Mbenza B   +9 more
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Patterns of wild meat and other protein consumption in the periphery of Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract In Central Africa, human activities are severely impacting terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, threatening the food security of millions of people. Accordingly, sustainable use of wildlife is crucial for the nutrition and livelihoods of many rural communities in the region.
Zolo Admettons, Mattia Bessone, Josué Ausse Baraka, Josué Engombe Botomia, Espérance Miezi, Bénédicte Nsilu, Jonathan Nkamisha Mukole, Michel Opelele Omeno, Jean Semeki Ngabinzeke, Barbara Fruth   +9 more
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GHOSTLY ENCOUNTERS IN LAGOS: Virtual Reality between Urban Marketing and Media Activism

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the role of virtual reality (VR) technologies in mediating and contesting dominant visions of urban futures in West Africa. Drawing on theoretical insights from a hybridization of the work of the German‐born Jewish critic Walter Benjamin and the Nigerian writer Amos Tutuola, I introduce the concept of phantasmagoria as a ...
Hervé Roquet
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