Historical biogeography and character-mapping of Acridocarpus (Malpighiaceae) evidence a revised infrageneric classification system and shifts in African biomes from the Eocene to the Miocene [PDF]
Background and aims – Acridocarpus belongs to one of the seven Malpighiaceae lineages that dispersed from the Neotropics to the Paleotropical region, being by far the most widely diversified and distributed genus of the family in Africa.
Rafael F. de Almeida +14 more
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Progressive pulmonary tuberculosis associated with bronchial dilatation: A clinical image
Bronchial dilatation is a potentially serious and irreversible clinical and radiological entity. It is an often underdiagnosed condition, particularly in developing countries.
Zamelina Angela Razafindrasoa +9 more
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Job satisfaction among primary school personnel in Madagascar [PDF]
This article analyzes the job satisfaction of primary school teachers in Madagascar. Based on the estimation of multilevel models, low wages and problems getting paid, job insecurity, lack of in-service training, high pupil-teacher ratios, and lack of ...
Gamero-Buron, Carlos +1 more
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Cytokine Biomarkers Associated with Human Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis Clinical Strains and Symptoms
Background: The primary site of infection for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the alveolar macrophages. However, Mtb can disseminate into other organs and causes extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB).
Paulo Ranaivomanana +9 more
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir/ledipasvir ± ribavirin in Malagasy patients with hepatitis C virus genotypes 1 and 2, in real conditions.
Chantelli Iamblaudiot Razafindrazoto +6 more
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Escarpment evolution drives the diversification of the Madagascar flora
Madagascar exhibits high endemic biodiversity that has evolved with sustained and stable rates of speciation over the past several tens of millions of years. The topography of Madagascar is dominated by a mountainous continental rift escarpment, with the
Yi Liu +4 more
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Trends of Human Plague, Madagascar, 1998–2016
Madagascar is more seriously affected by plague, a zoonosis caused by Yersinia pestis, than any other country. The Plague National Control Program was established in 1993 and includes human surveillance.
V. Andrianaivoarimanana +9 more
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Early Holocene human presence in Madagascar evidenced by exploitation of avian megafauna
Radiocarbon dates of perimortem tool marks reveal human presence in Madagascar 6000 years earlier than previously thought. Previous research suggests that people first arrived on Madagascar by ~2500 years before present (years B.P.).
J. Hansford +7 more
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Fossil lemurs from Egypt and Kenya suggest an African origin for Madagascar’s aye-aye
In 1967 G.G. Simpson described three partial mandibles from early Miocene deposits in Kenya that he interpreted as belonging to a new strepsirrhine primate, Propotto.
G. Gunnell +9 more
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The Mesozoic plate tectonic and paleogeographic history of Gondwana had a profound effect on the distribution of terrestrial vertebrates. As the supercontinent fragmented into a series of large landmasses (South America, Africa-Arabia, Antarctica ...
D. Krause +4 more
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