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Potential for increasing folate contents of traditional African fermented sorghum gruel (Motoho) using presumptive probiotic lactic acid bacteria
(Elsevier, 2023)
Folate deficiency is commonly observed in most developing countries. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) fermentation of
cereal-based foods could be an alternative to improving folate intake. This study evaluated the possibility ...
African rangelands and pastoralism in a changing continent: Perspectives and opportunities
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2023)
Eighty-five years ago, Africa was described as a land of promise because it provided an immense opportunity for maximum return in the minimum time (Olaniyan 2000). It was treated this way because ...
A guide to molecular characterization of genotype ii African swine fever virus: Essential and alternative genome markers
(MDPI, 2023)
African swine fever is a contagious viral disease that has been spreading through Europe
and Asia since its initial report from Georgia in 2007. Due to the large genome size of the causative
agent, the African swine fever ...
Changes in subcutaneous adipose tissue microRNA expression in response to exercise training in African women with obesity
(Nature Research, 2022)
The mechanisms that underlie exercise-induced adaptations in adipose tissue have not been
elucidated, yet, accumulating studies suggest an important role for microRNAs (miRNAs). This study
aimed to investigate miRNA ...
Challenges faced by African healthcare workers during the third wave of the pandemic
(Wiley, 2022)
Africa experienced the third wave of the coronavirus disease in 2019, which caused
an 18% rise in cases in most parts of the continent. As of January 2022, the region
had an estimated 10.4 million cumulative cases and ...
Taking risks: Exploring ecofeminist, climate-just popular education
(Linköpings University Electronic Press, 2023)
The climate catastrophe is a clarion call to humanity to change how we live. How do radical popular educators respond to this call? We ‘join the dots’ using climate justice, ecofeminism and our own insights from our engaged ...
Marburg virus disease amid Covid-19 in West Africa: An emerging and re-emerging zoonotic epidemic threat, future implications and way forward
(2023)
Amid the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic,
several African countries including Ghana
and Equatorial Guinea have reported several
zoonotic outbreaks. The COVID-19 pandemic
has added more strain on the already ...
A conceptual framework for sustainable waste management in small municipalities: The cases of Langebaan, South Africa and Swakopmund, Namibia
(Springer, 2023)
Municipal waste management is a major challenge for local governments in South Africa and Namibia, as in other developing
countries. The circular economy concept in waste management is an alternative sustainable development ...
Influence of termites on the soil seed bank in an African savannah
(Wiley, 2018)
In savannah ecosystems, termites drive key ecosystem processes, such as primary
production through creation of patchiness in soil nutrients availability around their
nests. In this study, we evaluated the role of termites ...
Promoting physics and development in Africa
(American Institute of Physics, 2004)
To excel in physics research in Africa is to conquer Mount Everest without the aid of additional oxygen. In a continent that lacks the infrastructure of research laboratories, technical support, and so forth, relatively ...