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Water, sanitation, and hygiene access in Senegal and its impact on the occurrence of diarrhea in children under 5 years old

Journal of Water and Health, 2022
Diarrheal diseases are the second leading cause of child mortality worldwide, occurring in about one in every nine child deaths, and were associated with water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) access.
Mouhamadou Lamine Daffe, Cheikh Diop, Bonheur Dounebaine, Samba Sagor Diop, Jessica Carmelia Mbemba Peleka, Fatoumata Bah, Salimata Thiam, Awa Ndong, Mathilde Cabral, Aminata Toure, Absa Lam, Mamadou Fall   +11 more
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Analysis of regulatory review models and approval timelines across selected African medicines regulatory authorities using the OpERA framework (2020–2024)

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) developed the Global Benchmarking Tool (GBT) to assess national regulatory systems and support regulatory‐system strengthening across regulatory functions. Several African National Medicines Regulatory Authorities (NMRAs) have achieved Maturity Level 3 (ML3).
Constance Sakala Chisha, Stephanie Leigh, Makomani Siyanga, Grace Matimba, Richard Rukwata, Mercy Owusu‐Asante, Kwabena Frimpong‐Manso Opuni, Pratibha Sobrun, Boitumelo Semete‐Makokotlela, Adem Kermad, Stuart Walker   +10 more
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Addressing the Energy Trilemma: The Role of Entrepreneurship, Regulation, and Climate Finance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Balancing energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability has become increasingly challenging as economies pursue low‐carbon growth amid climate risk and persistent disparities in access to modern energy. Although entrepreneurship is widely recognized as a driver of innovation, its role in addressing the energy trilemma ...
Kingsley Imandojemu, Aliyu Akorede Rufai, Felix Orole, Romanus Osabohien   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Main life history traits of the largehead hairtail, Trichiurus lepturus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Senegalese North coast

Fisheries & Aquatic Life
Trichiurus lepturus is a benthopelagic species of socio-economic importance in Senegal. Despite its intensive exploitation, there is a lack of studies on its life traits in West African waters, particularly in Senegal.
Diop Khady, Diouf Khady, Ndiour Yacine, Diouf Sidya, Jouffre Didier   +4 more
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Measuring Corporate Alignment With the Circular Economy: a Text‐Based Circularity Index From Mandatory Non‐Financial Disclosures

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition to a circular economy (CE) has become a strategic priority for firms, yet empirical assessments of corporate circularity remain fragmented and heavily dependent on structured indicators or self‐reported metrics. This paper proposes a novel, text‐based circularity index derived from mandatory non‐financial statements of large ...
Giuseppe Pernagallo, Francesco Quatraro, Eleonora Rubichi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mitochondrial DNA Mutations and Rheumatic Heart Diseases

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2019
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an autoimmune disease affecting the heart-valve endocardium in its final stage. Although rare in developing countries, ARF persists in third-world countries, particularly Senegal, where rheumatic heart diseases (RHDs) are ...
Fatou Balla Wade, Marie Parsine Sall, Fatimata Mbaye, Mbacké Sembene   +3 more
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Decarbonization in Financial Turbulent Times: Global Value Chains and Regulatory Framework

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how participation in global value chains (GVCs) influences carbon emissions amid financial turbulence, with attention to cross‐country heterogeneity and distributional dynamics. Although existing research has explored trade–environment linkages, limited attention has been given to how GVC integration interacts with ...
Xiaoyong Xu, Lu Zhang, Kingsley Imandojemu, Felix Orole, Romanus Osabohien   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electoral participation of people with and without disabilities in urban communities in Cameroon and Senegal

African Journal of Disability
Background: The right to participate in political processes is fundamental to democratic governance, economic development and human rights. Objectives: We assessed participation in political processes and also explored factors associated with voting at ...
Vladimir Y. Pente, Anita Jeyam, Stevens Bechange, Emma Jolley, Anne Roca, Sandra R. Dossou, Khady Ba, Joseph Oye, Salimata Bocoum, Laurene Leclercq, Elena Schmidt   +10 more
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Impacts of 1.5 and 2.0 °C Global Warming on Water Balance Components over Senegal in West Africa

Atmosphere, 2019
This study assesses the changes in precipitation (P) and in evapotranspiration (ET) under 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C global warming levels (GWLs) over Senegal in West Africa.
Mamadou Lamine Mbaye, Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla, Moustapha Tall   +2 more
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Hepatocellular carcinoma in Senegal: epidemiological, clinical and etiological aspects about 229 cases at Hôpital Principal de Dakar

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2021
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major public health problem in Senegal, and the third most common cancer in terms of incidence. However, there are no recent data on the characteristics of this pathology in our country.
Ibrahima Diallo, Bineta Ndiaye, Mouhamed Touré, Abdoul Sow, Ababacar Mbengue, Papa Silman Diawara, Sara Boury Gning, Papa Saliou Mbaye, Fatou Fall, Mouhamadou Mbengue   +9 more
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