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Is nutritional improvement a cause or a consequence of economic growth? Evidence from Mauritius [PDF]

Sustained economic growth in Mauritius has resulted in changes in nutrition patterns. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the existence and direction of causality between calories intake and economic growth.
Bhavani Shankar, Harris Neeliah
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Early bacterial biofilm colonizers in the coastal waters of Mauritius

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, 2017
Background: The past years have witnessed a growing number of researches in biofilm forming communities due to their environmental and maritime industrial implications.
Sillma Rampadarath, Kushlata Bandhoa, Daneshwar Puchooa, Rajesh Jeewon, Subhasisa Bal   +4 more
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Modes of association and differentiation in Mauritius : an account of identity in a situation of socio-cultural heterogeneity

, 2015
This Thesis details the anthropological investigation of socio-cultural heterogeneity in Mauritius, a small island republic in the Indian Ocean. I introduce the island, its population, climate and other salient features in the Introduction, where I also ...
Hills, Mils
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Factors associated with diabetes prevalence and utilisation of diabetes care services in Mauritius

, 2010
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 149-176).Diabetes is a growing problem worldwide. It is estimated that at least 171 million people have diabetes worldwide and this figure is projected to more than double by 2030. Mauritius has not been spared
Diop, Kine Bibi
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Mangrove biomass productivity and sediment carbon storage assessment at selected sites in Mauritius: the effect of tidal inundation, forest age and mineral availability

Environmental Research Communications
Carbon dioxide is the most abundant anthropogenic greenhouse gas released in the environment and is considered as one of the main drivers of global warming and ensuing climate change.
M D D Doodee, S D D V Rughooputh, S Jawaheer   +2 more
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Job involvement of bank managers in Mauritius [PDF]

, 2009
Job involvement is the psychological identification with one‘s work and the degree to which the job situation is essential to the worker and his identity.
Doobree, Daneshwar
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Initial states of fish of food interest in the south-west region of Mauritius

, 2014
The marine environment of Mauritius has suffered from rapid colonization and exploitation of the land since the 16th century. The reefs of Mauritius are today considered at high risk.
Bidet, Julien
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Industrial development in small islands economies. A comparative study of Mauritius and La Reunion growth performances [PDF]

Small islands economic development may follow different pathways, according to the particular combination of growth mechanisms. A comparative study of the long term growth in Mauritius and in La Reunion, two islands with strong historical, sociological ...
Michel Dimou
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