Body Size Poorly Predicts Host-Associated Microbial Diversity in Wild Birds by Elizabeth A. Herder, Heather R. Skeen, Holly L. Lutz, Sarah M. Hird

“…In this study, we examine microbial diversity across 214 bird species sampled in Malawi at five major body sites: blood, buccal cavity, gizzard, intestinal tract, and cloaca. …”
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Investigating Seawater Intrusion in Republic of South Africa’s Heuningnes, Cape Agulhas Using Hydrogeochemistry and Seawater Fraction Techniques by Abongile Xaza, Harold Wilson Tumwitike Mapoma, Tamiru A. Abiye, Sumaya Clarke, Thokozani Kanyerere

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Fish seed and feed value chains analysis and their critical factors for aquaculture development in Tanzania by Amon Paul Shoko, Samwel Mchele Limbu, Eusebia Ernest Ulotu, Salome Daniel Shayo, Mathew Ogalo Silas, Sloans K. Chimatiro, Nazael Amos Madalla, Rashid Adam Tamatamah

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Overestimation of school-based deworming coverage resulting from school-based reporting. by William Sheahan, Roy Anderson, Kumudha Aruldas, Euripide Avokpaho, Sean Galagan, Jeanne Goodman, Parfait Houngbegnon, Gideon John Israel, Venkateshprabhu Janagaraj, Saravanakumar Puthupalayam Kaliappan, Arianna Rubin Means, Chloe Morozoff, Emily Pearman, Rohan Michael Ramesh, Amy Roll, Alexandra Schaefer, James Simwanza, Stefan Witek-McManus, Sitara S R Ajjampur, Robin Bailey, Moudachirou Ibikounlé, Khumbo Kalua, Adrian J F Luty, Rachel Pullan, Judd L Walson, Kristjana Hrönn Ásbjörnsdóttir

“…DeWorm3 is a cluster-randomized trial, conducted in three study sites in Benin, India, and Malawi, designed to assess the feasibility of interrupting STH transmission with community-wide MDA as a potential strategy to replace SBD. …”
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Multi-trait discovery and fine-mapping of lipid loci in 125,000 individuals of African ancestry by Abram Bunya Kamiza, Sounkou M. Touré, Feng Zhou, Opeyemi Soremekun, Cheickna Cissé, Mamadou Wélé, Aboubacrine M. Touré, Oyekanmi Nashiru, Manuel Corpas, Moffat Nyirenda, Amelia Crampin, Jeffrey Shaffer, Seydou Doumbia, Eleftheria Zeggini, Andrew P. Morris, Jennifer L. Asimit, Tinashe Chikowore, Segun Fatumo

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An uncertainty approach to assessment of climate change impacts on the Zambezi River Basin by Gebretsadik, Yohannes, McCluskey, Alyssa, Strzepek, Kenneth, Fant, Charles W

“…Under both climate polices, the majority of the basin will likely be drier, except for a portion in the north around Malawi and northern Zambia. Three Key Performance Indicators are used—flood occurrence, unmet irrigation demand, and hydropower generation—to understand the impact channels of climate change effects on the four countries. …”
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Transcriptional Profiling of Plasmodium falciparum Parasites from Patients with Severe Malaria Identifies Distinct Low vs. High Parasitemic Clusters by Regev, Aviv, Mesirov, Jill P., Milner, Danny A., Pochet, Nathalie, Krupka, Malkie, Williams, Chris, Seydel, Karl, Taylor, Terrie E., Peer, Yves Van de, Wirth, Dyann, Daily, Johanna P.

“…Methods and Findings: We collected peripheral blood from children meeting the clinical case definition of cerebral malaria from a cohort in Malawi, examined the patients for the presence or absence of malaria retinopathy, and performed whole genome transcriptional profiling for Plasmodium falciparum using a custom designed Affymetrix array. …”
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Health facility assessment of small and sick newborn care in low- and middle-income countries: systematic tool development and operationalisation with NEST360 and UNICEF by Penzias, RE, Bohne, C, Ngwala, SK, Zimba, E, Lufesi, N, Rashid, E, Gicheha, E, Odedere, O, Dosunmu, O, Tillya, R, Shabani, J, Cross, JH, Liaghati-Mobarhan, S, Chiume, M, Banda, G, Chalira, A, Wainaina, J, Gathara, D, Irimu, G, Adudans, S, James, F, Tongo, O, Ezeaka, VC, Msemo, G, Paton, C

“…The tool was reviewed by > 150 global experts, and refined and operationalised in 64 hospitals in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania between September 2019 and March 2021. …”

Protocol for an evaluation of the initiation of an integrated longitudinal outpatient care model for severe chronic non-communicable diseases (PEN-Plus) at secondary care facilitie... by Archana Shrestha, Biraj Man Karmacharya, Robert Kalyesubula, Isaac Ssinabulya, Zipporah Ali, Alma J Adler, Ana Olga Mocumbi, Neil Gupta, Meghnath Dhimal, Bhagawan Koirala, Gedeon Ngoga, Symaque Dusabeyezu, Gene Kwan, Gene Bukhman, Lilian Mbau, Beatriz Manuel, Giovanni Putoto, Santigie Sesay, Emily B Wroe, Yogeshwar Kalkonde, Sergio Chicumbe, Lauren Brown, Abha Shrestha, Lucia González, Matthew M Coates, Jones K Masiye, Mary Theodory Mayige, Wubaye Walelgne Dagnaw, Chiyembekezo Kachimanga, Ana Mocumbi, Ryan McBain, Apoorva Gomber, Fabio Manenti, Roma Chilengi, Yogesh Jain, Sam Patel, Gladwell Gathecha, Julie Makani, Amy McLaughlin, Celina Trujillo, Laura Drown, Reuben Mutagaywa, Todd Ruderman, Gina Ferrari, Chantelle Boudreaux, Humberto Muquingue, Mary Mayige, Jonathan Chiwanda Banda, Andrea Atzori, Neusa Bay, Wondu Bekele, Victoria M Bhambhani, Remy Bitwayiki Nkwiro, Dawson Calixte, Katia Domingues, Darius Fenelon, Innocent Kamali, Catherine Karekezi, Alexio Mangwiro, Fastone Mathew Goma, Emmanuel Mensah, Nicole Mocumbi Salipa, Alvern Mutengerere, Marta Patiño, Devashri Salvi, Fameti Taero, Emílio Tostão, Sterman Toussaint, Abhijit Gadewar, Sunil Jadhao, Chetanya Malik, Alma Adler, Victoria Bhambhani, Susan Donnellan, Kaita Domingues, Sheila Klassen, Andrew Marx, Maia Olsen, Catherine Player, Ramon Ruiz, Ada Thapa, Leslie Wentworth, Allison Westervelt, Ariana Wolgin, Emily Yale, Michael Abiyu, Lemma Ayele, Zelalem Mengistu, Temesgen Sileshi, Natnael Alemayehu, Natnael A Abebe, Nancy Larco, Gideon Ayodo, Peter Mokaya, Jones Masiye, Evelyn Chibwe, Noel Kasomekera, Nicole M Salipa, Riaze Rafik, Lucy Ramirez, Shiva Adhikary, Krishna Aryal, Phanindra Baral, Biraj Karmachaya, Abhinav Vaidhya, Ann Akiteng, Frank Mugabe, Sarah Asio Eragu, Bernard Bukar, Namasiku Siyumbwa, Wibroad Mutale, Kudakwashe Madzeke, Alaisa Mbiriri, Nyamayaro Wencelas, Porika Nyawai, Abaden Svisva, Laura Ruckstuhl

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Tracing Matolino’s Basis of a New Afro-Communitarian Political Theory of Democracy by Simon MAKWINJA

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Author Correction: Community-based active-case finding for tuberculosis: navigating a complex minefield by Peter MacPherson, Kwame Shanaube, Mphatso D. Phiri, Hannah M. Rickman, Katherine C. Horton, Helena R. A. Feasey, Elizabeth L. Corbett, Rachael M. Burke, Molebogeng X. Rangaka

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New record of Encyrtids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) by G.O. Japoshvili, J.S. Noyes

“…List of one hundred and one (52) new country records are given. 1-1 species for Algeria, Australia, Bahamas, Burma, Cameroon, Costa-Rica, Colombia, Congo, Jordan, Oman, Pakistan, Honduras, Kuwait, New Zealand, Malaysia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tajikistan, Venezuela, Uganda; 2-2 species for Brazil, India, Israel, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Thailand, Togo, USA; 3-3 species for Egypt and Iran; 4-4 species for China and Palestine…”
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The Role of Gold as a Hedge or Safe Haven in African Stock Markets during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Damien KUNJAL, Delane Deborah NAIDU

“…The findings suggest that gold serves as a weak hedge in Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Tunisia, and Zambia, a weak safe haven in Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, and a strong safe haven in Botswana and Tanzania. …”
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The Market as an Instrument of Political Control and Exploitation by Blessings Chinsinga

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OCP effects in Malawian CiTonga tone patterns by Lee Bickmore, Winfred Mkochi

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Gmelina arborea by Lamb, A

“…It promises to be an important species in Malawi and Malaya but less so in the sub-tropical climates of Rhodesia and Zambia. …”

Evaluation of an empiric risk screening score to identify acute and early HIV-1 infection among MSM in Coastal Kenya. by Wahome, E, Fegan, G, Okuku, H, Mugo, P, Price, M, Mwashigadi, G, Thiong'o, A, Graham, S, Sanders, E

“…We evaluated the University of North CarolinaMalawi Risk Screening Score (UMRSS) for detection of acute and early HIV-1 infection (AEHI) in a cohort of Kenyan MSM with approximately 8% annual HIV-1 incidence. …”

Pediatric inpatient antibiotic prescription practices in the chain network hospitals at baseline by Tornberg-Belanger, SN, Tickell, KD, Mangale, DI, Ahmed, T, Jobayer, CM, Kazi, Z, Khan, AF, Mukisa, J, Mupere, E, Njirammadzi, J, Saleem, A, Thitiri, J, Timbwa, M, Sukhtankar, P, Walson, JL, Berkley, JA, Denno, D

“…We audited the 240 clinical notes of 2-23 month-old inpatient children in Bangladesh (2), Kenya (3), Malawi (1), Pakistan (1) and Uganda (1) as part of a baseline assessment in a study to identify risk factors for mortality in acutely ill inpatients, particularly in undernourished children. …”

Appointments: a more effective commitment device for health behaviours by Derksen, L, Kerwin, JT, Ordaz Reynoso, N, Sterck, O

“…We randomly offer HIV testing appointments and financial com¬mitment devices to high-risk men in Malawi. Appointments are much more effective than financial commitment devices, more than doubling testing rates. …”

Linkage analysis of susceptibility to leprosy type using an IBD regression method. by Wallace, C, Fitness, J, Hennig, B, Sichali, L, Mwaungulu, L, Pönnighaus, J, Warndorff, D, Clayton, D, Fine, P, Hill, A

“…This paper describes the application of an identity by descent regression search for genetic determinants of leprosy type among families from Karonga District, Northern Malawi. Suggestive evidence was found for linkage to leprosy type on chr 21q22 (P<0.001). …”