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Lithic analysis in African archaeology: Advances and key themes
Archaeometry, EarlyView.Abstract Stone artifacts (lithics) preserve for extended periods; thus they are key evidence for probing the evolution of human technological behaviors. Africa boasts the oldest record of stone artifacts, spanning 3.3 Ma, rare instances of ethnographic stone tool‐making, and stone tool archives from diverse ecological settings, making it an anchor for ...
Deborah I. Olszewski +2 more
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Developing Ontology Support for Human Malaria Control Initiatives [PDF]
, 2011 Malaria is one of the most common infectious diseases and an enormous public health problem in Sub-Sahara Africa, Asia and parts of America. In this paper, we discuss the development of the Human Malaria Control Ontology (HMCO) which contains ...
Daramola, Olawande, Fatumo, S.
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British Journal of Industrial Relations, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The debate on the relationship between labour conditions in manufacturing sectors and global value chain (GVC) participation takes a new turn with the emergence of sub‐Saharan African (SSA) economies as important sourcing destinations. With lower levels of economic development, and significantly lower wages than most other exporting countries,
Luc Fransen +4 more
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Functional reconstruction of complex tendo Achilles defect by free latissimus dorsi muscle flap
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2012 Managing the complex tendo Achilles defect involves reconstructing the Achilles tendon as well as providing soft tissue cover to the heel area. The advent of microsurgery has revolutionised the reconstruction of this difficult defect providing a number ...
Vaibhav Khanna +4 more
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Malignant craniopharyngiomas: Institutional experience and literature review
Brain Pathology, EarlyView.We report the second case of malignant craniopharyngioma with BAP1 and TP53 mutations. A literature review identified 44 cases of malignant craniopharyngiomas with a median overall survival of 6 months. Eighteen (41%) occurred in patients without any history of radiation, suggesting that mechanisms other than radiation have contributed to their ...
Thomas J. Auen +10 more
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African Land Ecology: Opportunities and Constraints for Agricultural Development [PDF]
Current agriculture in Sub-Sahara Africa is undeveloped and the Green Revolution has left the continent largely untouched. Poor performance is often related to a number of socio-economic factors.
B. G. J. S. Sonneveld +2 more
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Quel avenir pour les systèmes oasiens au Sud du Sahara ? Situation actuelle, perspectives d'évolution, enjeux pour la recherche. Contribution au document de travail CIRAD-ORSTOM-SPAAR : Quelques réflexions à propos de l'intensification en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre [PDF]
, 1995 Les sytèmes oasiens, mis au point en Afrique au nord du Sahara depuis des siècles, peuvent constituer un modèle de développement pour des sociétés rurales au sud du Sahara.
Dollé, Vincent
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Developing World Bioethics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Community Advisory Boards (CABs), as a form of community engagement, provide an important mechanism to ensure that research aligns with community needs and priorities by representing broader community interests and guiding research accordingly.
Yemisrach Seralegne +4 more
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Competition and payments to African chiefs on the Gold Coast during the slave trade, 1679‒1704
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract The manuscript records of the Royal African Company show that the Company paid African chiefs for access to trade along the caravan routes on the Gold Coast in the seventeenth century. This paper documents and examines these payments. Using an event study, I establish that after the Glorious Revolution in 1688 when the Company's monopoly in ...
Jose Rowell Corpuz
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