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Fistula in sub-Saharan Africa

The Lancet Global Health, 2015
We were very surprised to read the recent report by Mathieu Maheu-Giroux and colleagues (May, 2015) of a metaanalysis of Demographic and Health Survey data on fistula prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa. This study can only provide an estimate of urinary incontinence symptoms, and since there was no confi rmation of fi stula diagnosis, the data cannot be ...
Karen Ballard, Fekade Ayenachew, Jeremy Wright, Habtamu Atnafu, Martin Andrews   +4 more
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Soil pH Amelioration Synergizes Carbon Accrual with Yield Gains Under Organic Substitution

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Soil pH shifts towards neutrality in both acidic and alkaline soils under organic substitution. A global synthesis links pH amelioration to soil organic carbon accrual through enhanced microbial biomass after accounting for added organic carbon and its interaction with pH. This pH amelioration‐shared soil organic carbon accrual accounts for 5.1–8.6% of
Xunzhuo Dong, Yanzhong Yao, Bingbing Han, Yunyao Zhong, Benyi Li, Mengfei Li, Yunchao Dai, Zhaolei Li   +7 more
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Modeling the impact of sweetpotato weevils on storage root yield

Open Agriculture, 2018
This study estimated the amount of loss in storage roots caused by various levels of damage caused by sweetpotato weevils (Cylas spp). Seven varieties of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.
Akansake Daniel A., Abidin Putri E., Carey E. E.   +2 more
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Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

, 2019
"Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa comprehensively explores the challenges and potential solutions to key conservation issues in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Primack, Richard B, Wilson, W. Johnny
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Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Using a phone-based learning tool as an instructional resource for initial literacy learning in rural African families

South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2020
Background: Despite increased enrolments at primary schools in Zambia, more than half of the children in Grades 1–4 are unable to meet the required minimum standards for literacy.
Jacob C. Nshimbi, Robert Serpell, Jari Westerholm   +2 more
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Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Goiter surgery recommendations in sub‐Saharan Africa in humanitarian cooperation

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2022
Background The standard treatment for endemic goiter is usually total thyroidectomy. In low‐ and middle‐income countries, the management of thyroid disease, which is commonplace in fully developed countries, is not always possible.
José Gil Martinez, Miguel González, Quiteria Hernández, María Angeles Rodríguez, Nuria Torregrosa, Elena Gil, Pedro Antonio Cascales, Miguel Angel Delgado, Joan Sancho, Victor Lopez‐Lopez, Jose Manuel Rodriguez   +10 more
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Is Youth's Engagement in Agribusiness an Opportunity or a Necessity? A Closer Look at the Situation in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole, Paul Martin Dontsop Nguezet, Shiferaw Feleke, Victor Manyong, Kamala Kaghoma Christian, Zoumana Bamba, Tahirou Abdoulaye   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Platform 2013 : getting evidence-based development research into use in Sub-Saharan Africa; accessible DRUSSA University research for policy-makers

, 2013
The Development Research Uptake in Sub-Saharan Africa (DRUSSA) Programme “Platform 2013” publication provides a round-up of current evidence-based development research which can be used as a platform towards public policy influence.
Development Research Uptake in Sub-Saharan Africa (DRUSSA)
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