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Emergency food aid and household food security during COVID‐19: Evidence from a field survey in Senegal

African Development Review, Volume 34, Issue 4, Page 556-569, December 2022., 2022
Abstract The effectiveness of food aid in reducing household food insecurity in developing countries has been extensively examined in previous studies. This study explores this issue in the context of COVID‐19, using the example of emergency food aid provided by the Senegalese government.
Awa Diouf, Mouhamadou Fallilou Ndiaye, Cheikh Faye   +2 more
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Intercensal updating using structure‐preserving methods and satellite imagery

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society), Volume 185, Issue S2, Page S170-S196, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Censuses are fundamental building blocks of most modern‐day societies, yet collected every 10 years at best. We propose an extension of the widely popular census updating technique structure‐preserving estimation by incorporating auxiliary information in order to take ongoing subnational population shifts into account.
Till Koebe, Alejandra Arias‐Salazar, Natalia Rojas‐Perilla, Timo Schmid   +3 more
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Operations, risk, and small firms: Field results from irrigation equipment vendors in Senegal

Production and Operations Management, Volume 31, Issue 9, Page 3594-3610, September 2022., 2022
Abstract What are supply chain management challenges in a lower‐income economy, and how do managers at smaller firms address them? This field study presents these challenges from the perspective of the 60 managers who run firms selling irrigation equipment in Senegal.
Mark Brennan, Stephen Graves, Jonars Spielberg, Bish Sanyal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimating mixture hybrid Weibull distribution parameters for wind energy application using Bayesian approach

International Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 2023
The Weibull distribution function is essential for planning and designing wind-farm implementation projects and wind-resource assessments. However, the Weibull distribution is limited for those areas with high frequencies of calm winds.
Agbassou Guenoupkati, Adekunlé Akim Salami, Yao Bokovi, Piléki Xavier Koussetou, Seydou Ouedraogo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stability of healthcare quality measures for maternal and child services: Analysis of the continuous service provision assessment of health facilities in Senegal, 2012–2018

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 27, Issue 1, Page 68-80, January 2022., 2022
Abstract Objective High‐quality healthcare is essential to ensuring maternal and newborn survival. Efficient measurement requires knowing how long measures of quality provide consistent insight for intended uses. Methods We used a repeated health facility assessment in Senegal to calculate structural and process quality of antenatal care (ANC ...
Hannah H. Leslie, Celestin Hategeka, Papa Ibrahima Ndour, Kojo Nimako, Mamadou Dieng, Abdoulaye Diallo, Youssoupha Ndiaye   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A citizen science approach to monitoring of the Lion Panthera leo (Carnivora: Felidae) population in Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2020
A voluntary citizen science approach was used in a pilot study of the relict population of the Critically Endangered western African Lion Panthera leo in Niokolo-Koba National Park (NKNP) in Senegal.
Dimitri Dagorne, Abdoulaye Kanté, John B. Rose   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Persistence of the historical lineage I of West Africa against the ongoing spread of the Asian lineage of peste des petits ruminants virus

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 68, Issue 6, Page 3107-3113, November 2021., 2021
Abstract Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious disease of small ruminants. The causal agent, PPR virus (PPRV), is classified into four genetically distinct lineages. Lineage IV, originally from Asia, has shown a unique capacity to spread across Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
Kadidia Tounkara, Olivier Kwiatek, Cheick Abou Kounta Sidibe, Amadou Sery, Marthin Dakouo, Habib Salami, Modou Moustapha Lo, Aminata Ba, Mariame Diop, Mamadou Niang, Geneviève Libeau, Arnaud Bataille   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scrotoschisis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2017
Background Scrotoschisis is a rare congenital anomaly of the scrotal wall with idiopathic etiology and unknown prevalence. This pathology is extremely rare. We report a new case and review the literature for relevant data.
Souleymane Sidibe, Maxime Coulibaly, Salman Ghazwani   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Corrigendum to A citizens science approach to monitoring of the Lion Panthera leo (Carnivora: Felidae) population in Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2020
Following publication of this article on 26 January 2020 (Journal of Threatened Taxa 12(1): 15091–15105), the authors were able to re-examine all of the collected photographs with Sara Blackburn, a expert in lion identification.
Dimitri Dagorne, Abdoulaye Kanté, John B. Rose   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multienvironment Evaluation of Tannin‐Free Photoperiod‐Insensitive Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench) for Yield and Resistance to Grain Mold in Senegal

International Journal of Agronomy, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Combining resistance to grain mold with high grain yield in tannin‐free white‐grained photoperiod‐insensitive sorghum is of major interest for farmers in Senegal. In this study, GGE biplot analysis was used to assess the performance, adaptability, and stability of eleven sorghum parental lines and their hybrid combinations for yield and grain mold ...
Cyril Diatta, Mame P. Sarr, Thierry Klanvi Tovignan, Ousmane Aidara, Daniel Kwadjo Dzidzienyo, Elisabeth Diatta-Holgate, Jacques Martin Faye, Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, Samuel Kwame Offei, Ndiaga Cisse, Daryl Bowman   +10 more
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