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A comparative analysis of contraceptive use in Africa: evidence from DHS
(SAGE Publications, 2016)
The aim of this article is to show a comparative analysis of contraceptive use in areas of traditionally high
fertility that have gone through profound changes. Data have been taken from the latest Demographic and
Health ...
Is millennium development goal 4 achievable in Tanzania?
(WB Saunders, 2013)
Introduction: This paper will focus on MDG4, which is concerned with
reducing child mortality. Childhood mortality rates are the
leading indicator of the level of child health and overall
development of a country; and ...
The variable N-terminal region of DDX5 contains structural elements and auto-inhibits its interaction with NS5B of hepatitis C virus
(Portland Press, 2012)
RNA helicases of the DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp)-box family of
proteins are involved in many aspects of RNA metabolism from
transcription to RNA decay, but most of them have also been
shown to be multifunctional. The DEAD-box ...
Simulation of Y-chromosomal haplotype data
(Elsevier, 2010)
The non-recombining nature of the Y-chromosome determines the non-independence of alleles between
loci. The evolution of short tandem repeat (STR) loci in the Y-chromosome is the result of different factors
such as ...
The “four sigma” limit for significant periodicities
(Springer Verlag, 2010)
Most of the pulsations which have been observed
in sdB stars have very low amplitudes. Detection of modes
from photometric observations is usually performed by noting
the most prominent peaks in a periodogram or, ...
Risk factors of preterm delivery of low birth weight (plbw) in an African population
(Academic Journals, 2010)
More than 20 million infants in the world (15.5% of all births) are born with low birth weight. Ninety-five
percent of them are in developing countries. The objective of this study was to examine different factors
which ...
The association between gender and tooth loss in a small rural population of South Africa
(Science Publishing Group, 2013)
Periodontal disease, which attacks the gums and supporting structures of the tooth, is one of the major causes
of tooth loss in adults. Few studies on general well-being have compared the differences in oral health between ...
Heydrichia cerasina sp. nov. (Sporolithales, Corallinophycidae, Rhodophyta) from the southernmost tip of Africa. Phycologia, 51(1): 11- 21
(International Phycological Society, 2012)
A new species of Heydrichia (Sporolithales), H. cerasina sp. nov., is described, found only on pebbles in the low intertidal zone along a 10 km stretch of the South African south coast from Cape Agulhas to Struisbaai. The ...
Time series photometry of the nearby brown dwarf DENIS-P J0041353-562112
(Oxford University Press, 2011)
DENIS-P J0041353−562112 is a brown dwarf, with a spectral type of M7.5, which may be
younger than 20 Myr. On the basis of its Hα emission-line asymmetry, it has been suggested
that the object is accreting material. If ...
Female preference for blue in Japan blue guppies (Poecilia reticulata)
(Springer Verlag, 2013)
Guppies (Poecilia reticulata) are widely used as a model species in mate choice studies. Although native to South America, guppies have been introduced to natural water bodies in disparate regions of the globe. Here, for ...