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Ex vivo and in vitro investigations on the protective effects of Combretum glutinosum Perr. ex DC against oxidative and inflammatory stress-induced liver and kidney damage

Phytomedicine Plus, 2023
Background: Organ damage, such as liver and kidney injury, is a serious and frequent problem leading to end-stage failure. Despite advances in research, there is still no proof of the effectiveness of potentially anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and ...
Mabozou Kpemissi, Dzidzoe Degbe, Abide Noelie Adjome, Kwashie Eklu-Gadegbeku   +3 more
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Tuberculous Abscess of the Chest Wall Simulate Pyogenic Abscess

Case Reports in Radiology, 2015
The chest wall tuberculosis abscesses is rare. We present a case of a 27-year-old immunocompetent male who presented chest wall abscesses. Imaging (chest radiographic, ultrasound, and computed tomography) and Ziehl-Neelsen staining demonstrated chest ...
Lantam Sonhaye, Abdoulatif Amadou, Faré Gnandi-Piou, Kouméabalo Assih, Mazamaesso Tchaou, Bérésa Kolou, Kokou Adambounou, Bidamin N’Timon, Lama Agoda-Koussema, Komlavi Adjenou, Koffi N’Dakena   +10 more
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Bilateral semilunar perihilar opacities in a patient with pulmonary hypertension

Clinical Case Reports, 2018
Key Clinical Message Pulmonary arterial aneurysm is a rare entity with a high mortality if left untreated. Pulmonary arterial hypertension is an important cause of PAAs although other infective and auto‐immune causes must be excluded when an aneurysm is ...
Soulemane Pessinaba, Lantam Sonhaye, Komlavi Yayehd, Latif Amadou, Mohamed Kpelafia, Nsangou Nafissatou, Findibe Damorou   +6 more
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HIV prevalence and behavioral studies in female sex workers in Togo: a decline in the prevalence between 2005 and 2011

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2013
INTRODUCTION: We determined the sero-prevalence of HIV among female sex workers (FSWs) in Togo identified their sexual risk behaviors. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study from 17 to 27 December, 2011 on 1106 FSWs in Togo.
Palokinam Pitché, Komi Gbetoglo, Bayaki Saka, Séfako Akakpo, Dadja Essoya Landoh, Stéphane déAlméida, Abiba Kere Banla, Dométo Sodji, Kodzo Deku   +8 more
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A qualitative exploration of how a community engagement approach influences community and health worker perceptions related to family planning service delivery in Togo

Frontiers in Reproductive Health
BackgroundThere is a growing body of evidence that asserts community engagement approaches can improve the quality of reproductive health services. Family planning (FP) programs in Togo are implementing such approaches, which aim to mobilize both health ...
Leanne Dougherty, Sethson Kassegne, Robert Nagbe, Joseph Babogou, Paula Peace, Farida Moussa, Karen Kirk, Hilaire Tokplo, Djibril Ouro-Gnao, Serge Prince Agbodjan, Dana Loll, Timothy R. Werwie, Martha Silva   +12 more
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Condom use and associated factors among men who have sex with men in Togo, West Africa

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2016
INTRODUCTION: in 2011, the prevalence of HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Togo was estimated at 19.6% compared to 3.4% in the general population. This study aimed to describe condom use and associated factors among MSM in Togo.
Tchaa Abalo Bakai, Didier Koumavi Ekouevi, Boris Kévin Tchounga, Eric Balestre, Kossivi Agbélénko Afanvi, Kariyiare Benjamin Goilibe, Yao Kassankogno, Vincent Palokinam Pitche   +7 more
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Sexual identity and risk behavior among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Accra, Ghana and Lomẻ, Togo

Cogent Medicine, 2017
Objectives: We examined sexual identity and its relationship with risky sexual behavior among 60 men who have sex with men in Accra, Ghana and Lomé, Togo. Methods: We used mixed-methods to investigate this relationship. Results: Quantitative results show
Ami R. Moore, Nichola Driver, Adobea Owusu, Foster Amey   +3 more
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
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Examining the Impact of Row Planting on Labor Use for Sustainable Food Production Among Maize Farmers in Rural Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah, Habtamu Alem, Abdulai Adams, Tomáš Ratinger, Miroslava Bavorová   +4 more
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Analyzing the relationship between electrification, non-agricultural entrepreneurship and household income in Togo

Cogent Economics & Finance
For the Togolese authorities, access to electricity for a large segment of the population is supposed to encourage entrepreneurship and pave the way for Togo’s modernization and development.
Kuamvi Sodji, Kassimou Gountante, Komla Senyo Konou, Bonaventure Sandabalo Katale, Kofi Houesse   +4 more
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