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Prevalence and outcome of malaria among hospitalized children in Al Sabah Children Hospital, South Sudan

South Sudan Medical Journal, 2020
Background: Malaria remains a public health concern and the leading cause of mortality in children aged under five years in South Sudan. Understanding the burden of malaria in children may assist in developing a strategy for mitigating and eliminating ...
Justin Bruno Tongun, Amanda Billy Berto Madison, Emmanuel Gore Lado, Felix Tuli Nygura,, Joseph Daniel Wani Lako, Rose Ajak Costa, Kenneth Lado Lino, Anthony Yosefo Lasuba   +7 more
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Economic Policy Uncertainty and Structural Transformation in Africa: The Conditional Role of Human Resource Development

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The present study has investigated two objectives. First, it examines the unconditional impact of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on Africa's structural transformation. Second, it explores the conditional role of human resource development in the nexus between economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and structural transformation.
Ekene ThankGod Emeka, Simplice A. Asongu, Anthony C. Ajah   +2 more
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Impact of Technological Innovation, Environmental Policy, and Policy Inclusion on Renewable Energy Adoption in Sub‐Sahara Africa

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the factors influencing renewable energy consumption and renewable electricity in Sub‐Sahara Africa (SSA) using the Lewbel 2SLS approach, panel quantile regression and Driscoll and Kraay estimator. It focuses on a panel dataset covering 41 countries from 1998 to 2020.
Emmanuel K. Manu, Simplice A. Asongu
wiley   +1 more source

Self-medication and associated factors: A cross-sectional study among undergraduate students at the University of Juba, South Sudan

South Sudan Medical Journal
Introduction: Self-medication (SM), the use of unauthorized medicines for self-diagnosed disorders or symptoms, is a global problem in healthcare delivery.
Kon Alier , Kenneth Sube , Ezbon WApary , Joseph Lako , Sylvester John , Daniel Janthana, Changjwok Ajwet , Wisely Lavirick , Gadi Stephen , Okia Morish   +9 more
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Case Report: Iatrogenic enterocutaneous fistula following a misguided surgical procedure in Torit, South Sudan

South Sudan Medical Journal, 2020
Groin hernia is common among active people in sub Saharan Africa. It contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality because of its unusual sac content.
Ronald Jada Francis, Oromo W. Apari , Mubarak Charles Lado   +2 more
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Yoruba Histories of Marriage and Belonging: Gender, Power and Innovation in Eighteenth‐Century West Africa

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article argues that marriage was central to historical change in the Yoruba‐speaking region of West Africa during the eighteenth century. It draws on ìtàn, a distinct oral source, to show that conjugality shaped Yoruba processes of urbanisation and political centralisation, gendered divisions of labour and social innovation and creativity.
Insa Nolte
wiley   +1 more source

Synthetic biology approaches to generate temperature‐sensitive alleles for the Sterile Insect Technique

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Abstract The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is an environmentally friendly, sustainable pest control approach, which uses large‐scale releases of sterile insects to suppress or eradicate target populations through infertile matings. The efficiency of SIT is enhanced by male‐only releases requiring genetic sexing strains (GSSs) that are classically ...
Chun Yin Leung, Ernst A. Wimmer, Hassan M. M. Ahmed   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Khartoum War's echoes in oil and energy sectors: Economic and environmental implications for Sudan and South Sudan

Heliyon
The energy sector is a main driver of African growth, particularly in regions with geopolitical conflicts like Sudan and South Sudan. The oil and gas industry notably influences these regions' economy, politics, humanitarian situation, and social ...
Mohamed Elnourani, Hamid Suliman Hamid Elhag, Waleed Isameldin Alasad, Mohamed Nasr Bashier   +3 more
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A “Tech First” Approach to Foreign Policy? The Three Meanings of Tech Diplomacy

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Scholars have recently argued that international politics is plagued by instability as the world rapidly transitions from one crisis to another. This state of “Permacrisis,” or permanent crises between states, is driven by technological innovations which create new kinds of crises and drive competitions between adversarial states.
Ilan Manor
wiley   +1 more source

Brokering Peace: Emerging Middle Powers, Agency and Mediation

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the role of mediation in emerging middle power conduct in an increasingly fragmented world. It asks why and how emerging middle powers seek mediator roles in international conflicts, focusing on Turkey and Indonesia's responses to the Russia–Ukraine war.
Buğra Süsler, Chris Alden
wiley   +1 more source