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Anaemia and severe malarial anaemia burden in febrile Gabonese children: a nine-year health facility based survey

open access: yesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2013
Introduction: Anaemia remains a major cause of poor health in children and pregnant women living in sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria is one of the main causes of anaemia in endemic countries.
Marielle Karine Bouyou-Akotet   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Considering a lexicographic plan for Gabon within the Gabonese language landscape [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This article raises a number of questions that should be dealt with in drawing up a lexicographic plan for Gabon. For which of the Gabonese languages should lexicographic units be established? This question entrains the issue of inventorying the Gabonese
Ndinga-Koumba-Binza, Hugues Steve
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Revisiting the Nexus Between Trade Liberalisation and Income Inequality: The Case of Sub‐Saharan African Countries

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of trade liberalisation on income inequality across 24 Sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries from 2000 to 2020. Using IV‐Tobit and 2SLS models, we consistently find that greater trade openness significantly exacerbates inequality in the region. Critically, we document an inverted U‐shaped relationship between trade
Guivis Zeufack Nkemgha   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

On issues of labelling in the dictionnaire Français–Mpongwé : a case-study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Dictionaries contain lexicographic data whose occurrence is restricted to certain geo-graphical areas, subject fields, professions, etc. It is part of the duties of the lexicographer to give an account of such deviations to ensure a successful retrieval ...
Mavoungou, Paul Achille
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Adjunctive interferon-γ immunotherapy for the treatment of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis: a randomized controlled trial.

open access: yes, 2012
BACKGROUND: Interferon-gamma (IFNγ) is of key importance in the immune response to Cryptococcus neoformans. Mortality related to cryptococcal meningitis remains high, and novel treatment strategies are needed.
Bekker, Linda-Gail   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Butterfly and moth habitat specialisation changes along an elevational gradient of tropical forests on Mount Cameroon

open access: yesOikos, EarlyView.
Niche breadth, reflecting the range of environmental conditions or resources a species can exploit, influences its distribution, persistence, vulnerability to environmental change, and interspecific interactions. The elevational niche‐breadth hypothesis predicts broader ecological niches at higher elevations due to increased environmental stress and ...
Fernando P. Gaona   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Altered Toll-Like Receptor-4 Response to Lipopolysaccharides in Infants Exposed to HIV-1 and Its Preventive Therapy

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2018
Pathogen sensing and recognition through pattern recognition receptors, and subsequent production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, is the cornerstone of the innate immune system.
Anicet Christel Maloupazoa Siawaya   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Macro- and microstructural issues in Mazuna lexicography [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
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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The impact of COVID‐19 on public perceptions of wild meat in Central Africa

open access: yesPeople 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   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

La Tuberculose en Milieu Carcéral à Libreville : Épidémiologie et Devenir des Détenus sous Traitement Antituberculeux

open access: yesHealth Research in Africa
RÉSUMÉ Introduction. Cadre : prison centrale de Libreville. Objectif : apprécier les particularités épidémiologiques de la tuberculose et secondairement déterminer l’impact de l’infection VIH sur la tuberculose chez les détenus. Méthode.
Ulrich Davy Kombila   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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