Neuroanatomical and Psychosocial Effects of Heavy Alcohol Use Among Young Adults in Angola: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
Health Sci RepABSTRACT Background and Aims Excessive alcohol consumption is a critical yet under‐researched public health problem in Angola, particularly among young adults. Although per capita consumption is among the highest in Africa, little is known about the specific neuroanatomical and psychosocial consequences in this group.
Guerra BO, Delgado C, Sacomboio ENM.
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Geochemistry and risk assessment of street dust in Luanda, Angola, a tropical urban environment [PDF]
, 2005 A total of 92 samples of street dust were collected in Luanda, Angola, were sieved below 100 μm, and analysed by ICP-MS for 35 elements after an aqua-regia digestion.
Ferreira Baptista, Lopes +1 more
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Womens Limited Choice and Availability of Modern Contraception at Retail Outlets and Public-Sector Facilities in Luanda, Angola, 2012-2015. [PDF]
, 2017 In Angola, many women want to use family planning but lack access to affordable and preferred methods. This article assesses the link between womens choice and availability of contraceptive methods in Luanda, Angola, drawing on data from 3 surveys: a ...
Bell, Suzanne +7 more
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Coffee, cash, and consumption: rethinking commodity production in the global south [PDF]
, 2018 This essay reflects on the study of coffee production in Angola, following research in business and missionary archives in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. After observing that African coffee farmers were consumers of foreign goods as much as they
Vos, Jelmer
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'The time of the leaflet': pamphlets and political communication in the UPA (Northern Angola, around 1961) [PDF]
, 2015 In March 1961, war broke out in Northern Angola. The Portuguese authorities attributed the violence to the UPA - a nationalist movement led by Northern Angolan immigrants resident in Congo.
Brinkman, Inge
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When Modern Housing Built Optimistic Suburbia: A Comparative Analysis Between Lisbon and Luanda
Urban Planning, 2022 Throughout the 1960s, the urban peripheries in several Portuguese colonial cities embarked on a profound process of transformation. With different urban histories and distant geographical contexts, Lisbon and Luanda were united by urban planning and ...
Inês Rodrigues
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Health Science Reports, 2023 Background and Aims SARS‐CoV‐2 infection is a public health concern. Several aspects related to the pattern of infection remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the blood pressure pattern among blood donors exposed to SARS‐CoV‐2 in Luanda, Angola,
Cruz S. Sebastião +9 more
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Anhydrous bio-ethanol produced from Elaeis Guineensis palm wine for use as a biodiesel feedstock
South African Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2019 Biofuel is an important alternative to the limited resources of fossil fuels for use in power generation. Currently, regular alcohol is used as a feedstock; however, it is known to be toxic.
Kátia Gabriel +6 more
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Evidence-Based Behavioral Interventions to Improve the Double-Duty Actions Impacting the Dual Burden of Malnutrition: A Scoping Review. [PDF]
Food Sci NutrNo scoping review summarizes evidence‐based behavioral interventions that improve double duty actions to prevent stunting and obesity. Inclusion criteria included articles from 2010 to 2024, behavioral interventions to improve breastfeeding, young child nutrition, and antenatal care, and were set in sub‐Saharan Africa or Asia.
Hearst MO +5 more
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Conducta perioperatoria en paciente con apnea obstructiva del sueño: A propósito de un caso
Revista Cubana de Anestesiología y Reanimación, 2011 Introducción: A pesar de la alta frecuencia del síndrome de apnea - hipopnea obstructiva del sueño y de sus graves complicaciones perioperatorias, el riesgo de estos pacientes se subestima.
Edwin García García García García +4 more
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