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Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium africanum in Ghana [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium africanum comprises two phylogenetic lineages within the M. tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and is an important cause of human tuberculosis (TB) in West Africa. The reasons for this geographic restriction of M.
Ahorlu, Collins   +13 more
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Who Are the Consumers of European Farmers' Markets? A Cross‐Country Analysis

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With substantial growth in the number of farmers' markets (FMs) in developed countries, the number of consumers visiting FMs is also increasing. This study comparatively assesses the consumers of FMs in three European countries where FMs traditionally play a distinctive role in food supply chains.
Áron Török   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Built environment education and research in West Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Built environment programmes in West African universities; and research contributions from West Africa in six leading international journals and proceedings of the WABER conference are explored.
Laryea, Sam
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

MACROECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN WEST AFRICA COUNTRIES

open access: yesGusau Journal of Accounting and Finance
The study examined the impact of macroeconomic fundamentals, international trade and economic growth in West African countries. The study utilized secondary data obtained from the World Development Indicators.
Kayode David Kolawole
doaj   +1 more source

Leadership of learning and change for successful learning outcome in History Education

open access: yesPerspectives in Education, 2021
Managing History learning and teaching in schools of South Africa over the years has been characterised by diverse opinions regarding the causes of learner underperformance, who is to be held responsible over learner performance and possible leadership ...
Hennades Tabe   +2 more
doaj  

Impact of Digital Ability and Rice Technology Adoption on Rice Farming Performance in Benin

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the combined effects of digital ability and the adoption of various rice technologies among smallholder rice farmers, using GPS‐spatially matched data sources that include household surveys and a general census of rice value chain actors in Benin.
Landry Bellarmin Kassa, Takeshi Sakurai
wiley   +1 more source

The radioactive contamination of ground and surface water near a uranium mine in Malawi

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
Ground and surface water in the uranium mining area of Kayelekera in Malawi was assessed for concentration levels of radioactive metals. Potential health risks associated with the intake of these metals in drinking water from various sources were also ...
L. J. Majawa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Machine Learning‐Augmented Loop‐Mediated Isothermal Amplification‐Enabled Point‐of‐Care for Mpox‐Specific Detection

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A low‐cost, portable point‐of‐care platform for rapid Mpox detection using loop‐mediated isothermal amplification is reported. The device integrates fluorescence readout and mobile monitoring. A machine‐learning model analyzes temperature data and correlates thermal changes with DNA concentration, enabling sensitive and reliable molecular diagnosis in ...
Nazente Atceken   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ajami in West Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
West Africans throughout the region have creatively adapted the Arabic script to write non-Arabic languages, a form of literacy known as Ajami which remains widespread today despite little or no government support.
Souag, Lameen
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