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Typology and evolution of diminutives in the Kikongo Language Cluster

, 2021
This article proposes both a typology of the variation which languages of the Kikongo Language Cluster (KLC) manifest in terms of diminutive marking and a reconstruction of how this variation evolved through time. The high diversity of diminutives within
Bostoen, Koen, Goes, Heidi
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Shameful or shameless? Anxieties about mothers and women's autonomy on the Central African Copperbelt, 1956–1964

Gender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article deals with anxiety about and the shaming of modern urban mothers and wives on the mines of the late colonial Central African Copperbelt. Women's various labours and public presence lead to ambivalent depictions, such as the ‘careless mother’, that were part of a broader array of anxieties about women's autonomy on the mines ...
Stephanie Lämmert
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Inter‐Model Feature Fusion for Robust Low‐Resource Speech Recognition

Applied AI Letters, Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2026.
Our Self‐Supervised Feature Fusion (SSF‐FT) method enhances low‐resource speech recognition by adaptively combining features from self‐supervised models trained with Contrastive, Predictive, and Reconstruction objectives. This attention‐weighted ensemble delivers robust performance, particularly in acoustically challenging conditions, extending current
Ussen Kimanuka, Ciira wa Maina, Osman Büyük   +2 more
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Use of Insecticide‐Treated Mosquito Net among Pregnant Women and Guardians of Children under Five in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Malaria Research and Treatment, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017
Background. Insecticide‐treated mosquito nets (ITNs) are one of the most effective tools for preventing malaria in sub‐Saharan Africa. Objective. This study examined knowledge, attitude, and practice on the use of ITNs in the prevention of malaria among pregnant women and guardians of children under five in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Methods.
Joseph N. Inungu, Nestor Ankiba, Mark Minelli, Vincent Mumford, Dido Bolekela, Bienvenu Mukoso, Willy Onema, Etienne Kouton, Dolapo Raji, Polrat Wilairatana   +9 more
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Noncausal/Causal Alternations and the Rise of Lability in Ngwi (West-Coastal Bantu, B861) [PDF]

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Bostoen, Koen, Pacchiarotti, Sara
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Constraining Greenhouse Gas Cycling and Emissions in Africa's Largest Humic Lake

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, Volume 131, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Humic tropical lakes and wetlands are globally important sources of atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs). However, mechanistic insight into GHG cycling in such systems remains limited—especially in understudied central Africa. To address this, here we measured high‐, falling‐, and low‐water seasonal concentrations and isotopic compositions of ...
M. Barthel, T. W. Drake, A. de Clippele, L. W. de Groot, M. Engelhardt, N. Haghipour, Y. Hou, N. Kueter, D. Lewicka‐Szczebak, A. Ludjwera Bahati, C. L. Tschumbu, K. Van Oost, J. N. Wabakanghanzi, R. A. Werner, J. Zambo Mandea, J. Six, J. D. Hemingway   +16 more
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Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV in Rural Area of Democratic Republic of the Congo: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Survey among Service Users

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015
Aims. To determine the prevalence of HIV, the level of sexual risk for HIV, and determinants of VCT attendance among adult population living in a rural area. Methods. A cross‐sectional study was conducted in Mbanza‐Ngungu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. An anonymous questionnaire was designed to extract relevant data. Results.
Mida Kautako-Kiambi, Mathilde B. Ekila, Smith Kama-Lemba, Roger Wumba, Michel N. Aloni, Shyam Sundar   +5 more
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Identification of Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Cytotoxic Compounds From Hymenocardia acida Tul. Using Ultra‐High‐Performance Liquid Chromatography‐Quadrupole Exactive‐Orbitrap‐Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Networking Approach

Chemistry &Biodiversity, Volume 23, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Hymenocardia acida Tul. is a medicinal plant used in Angola to treat microbial diseases. It is a well‐known plant among local populations; however, few studies have focused on the assessment of phytochemicals associated with their biological activities.
Ntsoaki Joyce Malebo, Idah Tichaidza Manduna, Monizi Mawunu, Ramakwala Christinah Chokwe, Bafedile Tlhapi   +4 more
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A Step Prior to REDD+ Implementation: A Socioeconomic Study

International Journal of Forestry Research, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014
Phase 2 of the United Nations’ REDD+ climate change mitigation initiative is underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Meanwhile, activities are being implemented to assess the reduction of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. REDD+ projects need to include a social dimension; thus, the aim of this research was to understand how ...
Anne Bernard, Nancy Gélinas, Sunil Nautiyal   +2 more
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The proto-West-Coastal Bantu velar merger [PDF]

In this article, we assess the genealogical validity of West‑Coastal Bantu (WCB) as a major subclade of the Bantu family by means of the Comparative Method.
Bostoen, Koen, Pacchiarotti, Sara
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