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1. Gender disparities in rural education attainments and agricultural landownership from the perspective of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): evidence from 16 Sub-Sahara African countries
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between gender disparities in rural education attainments and agricultural landownership (ALO) in Sub-Sahara Africa with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) perspective. Design/methodology/approach This study uses SDG indicators interactions and pairwise correlation analysis. Finding
RAUSP Management Journal. Publicado em: 2022
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2. The Role of Eye Color in the Emergence of Tinnitus in Silence
Abstract Introduction Previous research suggests that African Americans are less likely than Caucasians to perceive tinnitus in sustained silence. Objective To evaluate the association between non-cutaneous melanin as indicated by eye color and the emergence of temporary tinnitus during a brief period of silence. Methods A cross-section of adults grouped
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology. Publicado em: 2022
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3. CROSSROADS BETWEEN AMEFRICAN AUTHORS: ESHU, OGUN AND OSHUNMARE IN TONI MORRISON’S A MERCY AND CONCEIÇÃO EVARISTO’S PONCIÁ VICENCIO
Abstract This paper aims at exploring the findings of an investigation which comparatively studied A Mercy (2008), written by the North-American author, Toni Morrison and Ponciá Vicencio (2006), written by the Brazilian contemporary writer Conceição Evaristo, in order to list elements related to the presence of Orishas in the narratives. At the end of the
Ilha do Desterro. Publicado em: 2022
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4. Frequency of Rh and K antigens in blood donors in Riyadh
ABSTRACT Objectives: Investigate the prevalence of Rh and the K antigens and their phenotypes in the red blood cells of blood donors in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods: This is a retrospective study. The five principal Rh antigens (D, C, c, E, e) and the Kell antigen from the Kell blood group were tested in 4,675 random samples collected from four blood bank
Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy. Publicado em: 2022
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5. Combined and Uneven Comparisons. Rethinking the Fields of African and Postcolonial Literary Studies within the Debate on World-Literature. Notes for New Comparatist Avenues
RESUMO: O projeto de pesquisa “Comparativismos Combinados e Desiguais. Repensar o campo dos estudos literários africanas e pós-coloniais à luz do debate sobre literatura-mundial”, financiado pela Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (2020/07836-0), se situa no campo dos estudos literários sobre romances africanos contemporâneos e
Gragoatá. Publicado em: 2022
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6. Mobilizing a pluralist theoretical approach to understand microlending digital platforms: the AfricaMC case
Abstract Purpose This study aims to explore how a microlending digital platform connects social investors in developed countries and micro-entrepreneurs in Africa. However, additional research is necessary to discuss how online auction models are designed and implemented and how existing theories can explain their use in the so-called developing countries.
RAUSP Management Journal. Publicado em: 2022
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7. Accuracy of the Simplified Version of the Global Risk Score in Detecting Cardiovascular Risk in Women from Quilombola Communities in the State of Alagoas, Brazil
Abstract Background: Cardiovascular risk (CVR) monitoring is important for defining preventive actions against cardiovascular disease; this condition prevails more intensely in scenarios with less infrastructure such as African descent communities. The Framingham Risk Score (FRS) and the Global Risk Score (GRS) have been used in Brazil for CVR monitoring ba
Int. J. Cardiovasc. Sci.. Publicado em: 2021-08
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8. Coping with COVID-19 pandemic in blood transfusion services in West Africa: the need to restrategize
ABSTRACT Introduction The West African region has been lagging in terms of the availability of, and accessibility to, safe blood. According to the 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) Global Status Report on Blood Safety and Availability, none of the West African countries met the WHO benchmark of 10 blood units per 1000 inhabitants. This study is aimed at
Hematol., Transfus. Cell Ther.. Publicado em: 2021-06
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9. Suggested guidelines for convalescent plasma therapy for the treatment of COVID-19
ABSTRACT Introduction The West African region has been lagging in terms of the availability of, and accessibility to, safe blood. According to the 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) Global Status Report on Blood Safety and Availability, none of the West African countries met the WHO benchmark of 10 blood units per 1000 inhabitants. This study is aimed at
Hematol., Transfus. Cell Ther.. Publicado em: 2021-06
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10. Drug Profile and Therapeutic Adherence of African-Brazilians with Apparent Resistant Hypertension
Abstract Background Resistant hypertension (RH) is manifested by the presence of blood pressure values resistant to antihypertensive therapy. RH is highly prevalent among black individuals, increasing cardiovascular risk in this population and requiring effective control of this comorbidity. Objectives To investigate the medication profile and therapeutic
Int. J. Cardiovasc. Sci.. Publicado em: 2021-06
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11. The first series of cases of ketosis-prone type 2 diabetes (flatbush diabetes) in Brazilian adults
SUMMARY Ketosis-prone type 2 diabetes (KPD) is an emerging form of diabetes mellitus characterized by unprovoked ketoacidosis, absence of autoimmunity and beta-cell dysfunction. The KPD may improve after initial glycemic compensation and evolve to exogenous insulin independence, most cases were observed in populations with African or Hispanic backgrounds. We
Arch. Endocrinol. Metab.. Publicado em: 2021-04
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12. Optimization of hot-air drying conditions on functional properties of flour from dried South African sweet potato cultivars (Impilo and Bophelo) using the response surface methodology
Abstract The response surface method (RSM) has an important application in formulation of new products. This study determined the effect of electric hot-air drying on the functional properties of flour made from orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP). Flour from the cultivars Bophelo (B) and Impilo (IM) were treated with 13 temperature-time combinations designed
Food Sci. Technol. Publicado em: 2021-03