A geographical cluster of konzo in Tanzania
Konzo, an upper motor neuron disease, was diagnosed in 116 subjects in a community-based survey of 28,500 inhabitants in the Tarime District in Tanzania. All cases had a uniform clinical picture with isolated non-progressive paraparesis of abrupt onset identical to the findings in earlier studies of konzo .
Howlett, William P. +3 more
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Effects Of Fermentation, Drying And Additional Of Carotene Oil On Nutritional Value Of Cassava Flour [PDF]
Population drift from rural to urban areas has increased the demand ready to eat traditional processed food. Thus, there is a great need for better ways of preparing this food at both domestic and factory scale.
Razali, Rozaihan
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CRISPR-Cas9-mediated knockout of CYP79D1 and CYP79D2 in cassava attenuates toxic cyanogen production. [PDF]
Gomez MA +14 more
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Solar Orientation in Home Design [PDF]
An introduction to solar orientation can be no more than a discussion of the physical principles underlying the subject. A few "solar houses" have been built, with apparently satisfactory results.
Lindsay, D.B., Scheick, W.H.
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Distribution and Determinants of Serum Zinc, Copper, and Selenium Levels among Children under Five Years from Popokabaka, Democratic Republic of Congo: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
Mbunga BK +7 more
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Bitter taste receptors: Genes, evolution and health. [PDF]
Wooding SP +3 more
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A systematic benchmark of integrative strategies for microbiome-metabolome data. [PDF]
Mangnier L +7 more
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Ataxia in Africa: current efforts and recommendations. [PDF]
Nebieridze A +6 more
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Children's cognitive impairment associated with cassava cyanide in Democratic Republic of the Congo: Burden of disease. [PDF]
Chen C, Wu F.
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