International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Africa is recognized as the final frontier for urbanization and capitalism. Following a long wave of massive loans to promote state‐led developments, small private foreign and local developers are transforming the urban landscape on the outskirts of Luanda, forging partnerships with Angola's national and local governments and developing an ...
Higor Carvalho
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Adolescent health services in a primary care facility in Northern Ghana: a qualitative investigation of patients', guardians', and staff's perceptions of care. [PDF]
BMC Health Serv ResAbaah JA +8 more
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Does Inequality Blur Class Lines? Meritocratic Attitudes in Comparative Perspective
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Scholars of inequality generally find that lower‐class individuals are more skeptical of meritocratic narratives that link economic success to individual work effort. However, past research has yielded inconclusive findings about how economic inequality affects meritocratic attitudes across different class groups.
Roshan K. Pandian, Ronald Kwon
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Consumption of Selected Healthy and Unhealthy Food Groups and Associations With Nutritional Status Among Children 2-5 Years of Age in Northern Ghana. [PDF]
Matern Child NutrBecher ER +11 more
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes such as preeclampsia, small‐for‐gestational age (SGA) and preterm birth remain major global health concerns. Beyond known high‐risk placental features, emerging evidence suggests lateral placenta to be associated with impaired uteroplacental blood flow resulting in placenta dysfunction and ...
Joseph Arkorful +6 more
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Ready-to-Use School Meals in Northern Ghana Are a Viable Alternative to Traditional School Meals. [PDF]
Ann N Y Acad SciShani I +7 more
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Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This empirical study examines the impact of green finance on economic growth and renewable energy in a group of 76 developing nations in 2010–2019. Results from a cointegration analysis, vector error correction model, and Granger causality test confirm a cointegrating relationship between green finance, renewable energy, economic growth, and ...
Xuan‐Hoa Nghiem +2 more
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Routine childhood immunization coverage, timeliness, dropout, and missed opportunities in Northern Ghana: Evidence from a community-based survey in Tamale Metropolis, Ghana. [PDF]
PLOS Glob Public HealthKonlan M +10 more
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Chinese Loans and Africa's Agricultural Investment: A Bayesian Multilevel Modelling Analysis
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Chinese lending to Africa expanded substantially after 2000, with agriculture often presented as a strategic sector in China–Africa development cooperation. This study examined whether Chinese loans to African agriculture reflected a differentiated financing strategy or formed part of a broader development finance portfolio.
Adrino Mazenda
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Exploring the perspectives of adolescents in high school in Northern Ghana on barriers to accessing substance use services. [PDF]
Discov Ment HealthDaliri DB +12 more
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