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Background: Stab wounds are rare, accounting for around 25 % of all spinal cord injuries. They are the most frequent cause of penetrating wounds and occur mainly after an assault or suicide attempt.
Ibrahim Issa Assoumane +6 more
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ABSTRACT Background Despite various initiatives to promote family planning and the availability of various contraceptive methods, many women of reproductive age do not utilise these services effectively, and the gap between need and access has translated to a high unintended pregnancy rate in Osun State.
Adeniyi Olanipekun Fasanu +8 more
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Study region: Middle Niger River, upstream to downstream of Niamey city, Sahel, West Africa. Study focus: Understanding surface water pollution dynamics and identifying its main drivers is particularly important in regions where surface waters are ...
Moussa Boubacar Moussa +8 more
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Different living environments have a significant impact on the gut microbiota of patients with Schistosoma japonicum. ABSTRACT Schistosomiasis japonica is a parasitic disease leading to liver cirrhosis. China's “fishermen going ashore” policy divides patients with schistosomiasis liver fibrosis into two groups: those near the infected waters and those ...
Xiaofei Fan +3 more
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ABSTRACT Commensal mammals offer unique opportunities to study how human‐mediated dispersal, admixture, and secondary contact shape genomic variation during range expansion, yet for one of the most successful invasive commensals globally, the western house mouse Mus musculus domesticus, invasion dynamics across Africa remain largely unexplored.
Daniel Poveda‐Martinez +21 more
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Concomitant brachial plexus and phrenic nerve palsy due to birth trauma: A case report
Phrenic nerve palsy is a rare and mortal obstetric complication, and generally occurs with brachial plexus injury. Treatment options include surgical and conservative approach but there is no clear consensus yet.
Caglar Helvacioglu +2 more
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Toxoplasmosis seroprevalence in urban rodents: a survey in Niamey, Niger [PDF]
A serological survey of Toxoplasma gondii was conducted on 766 domestic and peridomestic rodents from 46 trapping sites throughout the city of Niamey, Niger. A low seroprevalence was found over the whole town with only 1.96% of the rodents found seropositive.
Mercier, Aurélien +6 more
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Food Price Crises and the Insulation of Domestic Grain Markets
ABSTRACT Studies that analyze the transmission of food prices from international to domestic markets for large sets of countries and products assume that price relationships are time‐invariant. However, studies that look in detail at individual countries and products show that countries respond to increasing international food prices with measures that
Clemens Hoffmann +3 more
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Interannual MODIS NDVI Dynamics of the Grazing Areas Under Variable Precipitation in Northern Sahel
ABSTRACT The Sahel region of sub‐Saharan Africa has suffered from a severe rainfall decline since the mid‐1960s. This study aims to assess the applicability of satellite‐based observations in quantifying the dynamics of MODIS NDVI in the central‐south of the Republic of Niger.
Adamou Dila Souleymane +4 more
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Hydrological drivers of flooding in Niamey (Niger): the role of the Sirba River
In recent decades, floods have become a major global concern. In Niamey (Niger) in West Africa, flooding is primarily caused by the significant increase in surface runoff resulting from heavy rainfall occuring between July and September in the upstream ...
Idi Souley Tangam +4 more
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