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Rubella transmission and the risk of congenital rubella syndrome in Liberia: a need to introduce rubella-containing vaccine in the routine immunization program

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Rubella is an RNA virus in the genus Rubivirus within the Matonaviridae family. Rubella remains a leading vaccine-preventable cause of birth defects. Most African countries including Liberia do not currently provide rubella-containing vaccine (
Abyot Bekele Woyessa   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Maternal mortality review in a major tertiary referral hospital in Liberia, 2018–2021

open access: yesHeliyon
Objectives: Anecdotal evidence showed increased maternal deaths at the major tertiary hospital over the past two years (2020–2021). We reviewed the maternal death audit data, identified the main causes of maternal death, and associated risk factors ...
Tete K. Thomas   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Training-of-Trainers Neuroscience and Mental Health Teacher Education in Liberia Improves Self-Reported Support for Students

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2021
Education programs have been central to reestablishing social norms, rebuilding public educational institutions, and addressing public attitudes toward mental illness in Liberia following a protracted civil war and the Ebola epidemic.
Kara Brick   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Liberia [PDF]

open access: yesThe Geographical Journal, 1906
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C., F. R., Johnston, Harry
openaire   +1 more source

Decarbonization in Financial Turbulent Times: Global Value Chains and Regulatory Framework

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how participation in global value chains (GVCs) influences carbon emissions amid financial turbulence, with attention to cross‐country heterogeneity and distributional dynamics. Although existing research has explored trade–environment linkages, limited attention has been given to how GVC integration interacts with ...
Xiaoyong Xu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Political Connections Shape Corporate Sustainability: A Systematic Review and Integrative Framework for Future Research Directions

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The intersection between corporate entities and political institutions—commonly referred to as corporate political connections (CPCs)—significantly influences firms' strategic conduct and their environmental obligations. Although academic interest in this area has grown, the ethical dimensions of CPCs in relation to environmental ...
Ahmed A. Elamer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preliminary Impacts of an HIV-Prevention Program Targeting Out-of-School Youth in Postconflict Liberia

open access: yesGlobal Pediatric Health, 2018
Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa account for greater HIV/STI (human immuno defiency virus/sexually transmitted infection) burdens and difficult-to-reach populations. This study implemented a community-based HIV/STI program to reach at-risk youth aged 15
Stephen B. Kennedy MD   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

How Does Vulnerability Framing by Microfinance Institutions Leverage Funding Success in Crowdfunding?

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study draws on framing theory to investigate how microfinance institutions (MFIs) strategically construct a vulnerability‐oriented organisational identity and how this framing influences their funding decisions during the pre‐campaign phase of prosocial crowdfunding.
Ana Paula Matias Gama   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Empire to Aid: Analysing Persistence of Colonial Legacies in Foreign Aid to Africa

open access: yesJournal of International Development, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Tiered Neuroscience and Mental Health Professional Development in Liberia Improves Teacher Self-Efficacy, Self-Responsibility, and Motivation

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2021
After acquiring knowledge of the neuroscience of learning, memory, stress and emotions, teachers incorporate more cognitive engagement and student-centered practices into their lessons.
Kara Brick   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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