mtDNA control-region sequence variation suggests multiple independent origins of an "Asian-specific" 9-bp deletion in sub-Saharan Africans. by Soodyall, H, Vigilant, L, Hill, A, Stoneking, M, Jenkins, T

“…Within Africa, the deletion was not found among Khoisan peoples and was rare to absent in western and southwestern African populations, but it did occur in Pygmy and Negroid populations from central Africa and in Malawi and southern African Bantu-speakers. The distribution of the 9-bp deletion in Africa suggests that the deletion could have arisen in central Africa and was then introduced to southern Africa via the recent "Bantu expansion."…”

Characterization of the African swine fever virus decapping enzyme during infection by Quintas, A, Pérez-Núñez, D, Sánchez, E, Nogal, M, Hentze, M, Castello, A, Revilla, Y

“…ASFV carries a gene (Ba71V D250R/Malawi g5R) that encodes a decapping protein (ASFV-DP) which has a Nudix hydrolase motif and decapping activity in vitro. …”

Socio-political and ecological fragility of threatened, free-ranging African lion populations by Nicholson, SK, Dickman, A, Hinks, A, Riggio, J, Bauer, H, Loveridge, A, Becker, M, Begg, C, Bhalla, S, Burnham, D, Cotterill, A, Dolrenry, S, Dröge, E, Funston, P, Hazzah, L, Ikanda, D, Gebresenbet, F, Henschel, P, Mandisodza-Chikerema, RL, Mbizah, M, Hunter, L, Jacobsen, K, Lindsey, P, Maputla, N, Macdonald, E, Macdonald, DW, Duff, RK, Packer, C, Sillero-Zubiri, C, Mudumba, T, Strampelli, P, Sogbohossou, EA, Tyrrell, P, Jacobson, AP

“…At a country level, lion populations had highest ecological fragility in Cameroon and Malawi. When we examined socio-political fragility, Somalia was the most fragile lion range country, followed by South Sudan. …”

Delay in skeletal maturity in Malawian children. by Lewis, C, Lavy, C, Harrison, W

“…Poor nutrition and chronic diseases such as malaria and diarrhoea which are endemic in Malawi are likely to be contributing factors. We did not find any correlation between the reduction in body mass index in our patients and the degree of retardation of skeletal age.…”

The determinants of inflation in three selected countries / Nurfarah Diyana Khairul Azman and Farah Eizlin Ilyana Mazli by Khairul Azman, Nurfarah Diyana

“…Considering some variables which have affected the inflation, this study tried to investigate the relationship between exchange rate, government expenditure, interest rate and unemployment rate with inflation in three selected countries which are Japan, Malaysia and Malawi by using the annual data from 1991 to 2016. …”
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Exchange Rate Dynamics: Evidence From Major Sub-Saharan Africa Oil-Exporting Countries by Abdullahi, Idris Abdulqadir

“…This study investigates the exchange rate dynamics in the selected 15 major oil-exporting sub-Saharan African countries namely, Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Congo Republic, Congo Democratic People Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Malawi, Niger Republic, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, and Zambia. …”
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Contractual issues for Building Information Modelling (BIM)-based construction projects: An exploratory case study by Abd. Jamil, A. H., Fathi, M. S.

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Unsuppressed HIV infection impairs T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and abrogates T cell cross-recognition by Thandeka Nkosi, Caroline Chasara, Andrea O Papadopoulos, Tiza L Nguni, Farina Karim, Mahomed-Yunus S Moosa, Inbal Gazy, Kondwani Jambo, COMMIT-KZN-Team, Willem Hanekom, Alex Sigal, Zaza M Ndhlovu

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Prevalence and Molecular Identification of <i>Schistosoma haematobium</i> among Children in Lusaka and Siavonga Districts, Zambia by Rabecca Tembo, Walter Muleya, John Yabe, Henson Kainga, King S. Nalubamba, Mildred Zulu, Florence Mwaba, Shereen Ahmed Saad, Moses Kamwela, Andrew N. Mukubesa, Ngula Monde, Simegnew Adugna Kallu, Natalia Mbewe, Andrew M. Phiri

“…A phylogenetic tree analysis indicated that <i>S. haematobium</i> isolates were closely related to pure <i>S. haematobium</i> from Zimbabwe and hybrids of <i>S. haematobium</i> × <i>S. bovis</i> from Benin, Senegal and Malawi. The current study shows that urinary schistosomiasis is endemic in the study areas and is associated with water contact, and <i>S. haematobium</i> isolated is closely related to hybrids of <i>S. bovis</i> × <i>S. haematobium</i> strain, indicating the zoonotic potential of this parasite.…”
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Ethical and scientific considerations on the establishment of a controlled human infection model for schistosomiasis in Uganda: report of a stakeholders’ meeting held in Entebbe, U... by Alison M. Elliott, Meta Roestenberg, Anne Wajja, Christopher Opio, Francis Angumya, Moses Adriko, Moses Egesa, Serah Gitome, Joseph Mfutso-Bengo, Philip Bejon, Melissa Kapulu, Zoe Seager, Tom Lutalo, Winfred Badanga Nazziwa, Asuman Muwumuza, Maria Yazdanbakhsh, Pontiano Kaleebu, Narcis Kabatereine, Edridah Tukahebwa

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Defining optimal implementation packages for delivering community-wide mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminths with high coverage by Marie-Claire Gwayi-Chore, Kumudha Aruldas, Euripide Avokpaho, Chawanangwa Maherebe Chirambo, Saravanakumar Puthupalayam Kaliappan, Parfait Houngbégnon, Comlanvi Innocent Togbevi, Félicien Chabi, Providence Nindi, James Simwanza, Jabaselvi Johnson, Edward J. Miech, Khumbo Kalua, Moudachirou Ibikounlé, Sitara S. R. Ajjampur, Bryan J. Weiner, Judd L. Walson, Arianna Rubin Means

“…We aimed to identify the various packages of influential intervention delivery activities that result in high coverage of community-wide MDA for STH in Benin, India, and Malawi. Methods We applied coincidence analysis (CNA), a novel cross-case analytical method, to process mapping data as part of the implementation science research of the DeWorm3 Project, a Hybrid Type 1 cluster randomized controlled trial assessing the feasibility of interrupting the transmission of STH using bi-annual community-wide MDA in Benin, India, and Malawi. …”
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Validation of a brief screener for broad-spectrum mental and substance-use disorders in South Africa by Melissa Ann Stockton, Ernesha Webb Mazinyo, Lungelwa Mlanjeni, Kwanda Nogemane, Nondumiso Ngcelwane, Annika C. Sweetland, Cale Neil Basaraba, Charl Bezuidenhout, Griffin Sansbury, Kathryn L. Lovero, David Olivier, Christoffel Grobler, Melanie M. Wall, Andrew Medina-Marino, Phumza Nobatyi, Milton L. Wainberg

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Female genital schistosomiasis is a women’s issue, but men should not be left out: involving men in promoting care for female genital schistosomiasis in mainland Tanzania by Valencia J. Lambert, Anna Samson, Dunstan J. Matungwa, Agnes L. Kosia, Rhoda Ndubani, Marriam Hussein, Khumbo Kalua, Amaya Bustinduy, Bonnie Webster, Virginia A. Bond, Virginia A. Bond, Humphrey D. Mazigo

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Ethical and scientific considerations on the establishment of a controlled human infection model for schistosomiasis in Uganda: report of a stakeholders’ meeting held in Entebbe, U... by Alison M. Elliott, Meta Roestenberg, Anne Wajja, Christopher Opio, Francis Angumya, Moses Adriko, Moses Egesa, Serah Gitome, Joseph Mfutso-Bengo, Philip Bejon, Melissa Kapulu, Zoe Seager, Tom Lutalo, Winfred Badanga Nazziwa, Asuman Muwumuza, Maria Yazdanbakhsh, Pontiano Kaleebu, Narcis Kabatereine, Edridah Tukahebwa

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High-throughput nanopore sequencing of Treponema pallidum tandem repeat genes arp and tp0470 reveals clade-specific patterns and recapitulates global whole genome phylogeny by Nicole A. P. Lieberman, Thaddeus D. Armstrong, Benjamin Chung, Daniel Pfalmer, Christopher M. Hennelly, Austin Haynes, Emily Romeis, Qian-Qiu Wang, Qian-Qiu Wang, Rui-Li Zhang, Cai-Xia Kou, Cai-Xia Kou, Giulia Ciccarese, Ivano Dal Conte, Marco Cusini, Francesco Drago, Shu-ichi Nakayama, Kenichi Lee, Makoto Ohnishi, Kelika A. Konda, Kelika A. Konda, Silver K. Vargas, Silver K. Vargas, Maria Eguiluz, Carlos F. Caceres, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Oriol Mitja, Oriol Mitja, Anne Rompalo, Fiona Mulcahy, Edward W. Hook, Edward W. Hook, Edward W. Hook, Irving F. Hoffman, Irving F. Hoffman, Mitch M. Matoga, Mitch M. Matoga, Heping Zheng, Heping Zheng, Bin Yang, Bin Yang, Eduardo Lopez-Medina, Eduardo Lopez-Medina, Lady G. Ramirez, Lady G. Ramirez, Justin D. Radolf, Justin D. Radolf, Justin D. Radolf, Justin D. Radolf, Justin D. Radolf, Kelly L. Hawley, Kelly L. Hawley, Kelly L. Hawley, Kelly L. Hawley, Juan C. Salazar, Juan C. Salazar, Juan C. Salazar, Sheila A. Lukehart, Sheila A. Lukehart, Arlene C. Seña, Jonathan B. Parr, Lorenzo Giacani, Lorenzo Giacani, Alexander L. Greninger, Alexander L. Greninger

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Predicting minimum tillage adoption among smallholder farmers using micro-level and policy variables by Paswel P. Marenya, Menale Kassie, Moti Jaleta, Dil Bahadur Rahut, Olaf Erenstein

“…In this paper, we used probit regression and post-estimation simulations to identify the key micro (farm specific) and macro (country specific) factors as predictors of MTM adoption in four countries spanning a north-south gradient in eastern and southern Africa (ESA): Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi. We found that farmers’ access to markets and social capital empirically predicted MTM adoption. …”
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‘Lockdown Work’: Domestic Workers’ Experiences During the Covid-19 Pandemic in South Africa by Bianca Tame, Zukiswa Zanazo

“…Drawing on in-depth interviews with female black African South African and African migrant domestic workers from Zimbabwe and Malawi, the article provides crucial insights into how the pandemic altered existing working conditions and employment relationships. …”
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Making the case for Africa and the democratic republic of the Congo as the global rare earth element supply leaders by Pandwe Aletha Gibson

“…In Africa, REEs are concentrated in countries like South Africa, Madagascar, Malawi, Kenya, Namibia, the DRC, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Burundi. …”
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Losing the Plot: The Impact of Urban Agriculture on Household Food Expenditure and Dietary Diversity in Sub-Saharan African Countries by Navjot Sangwan, Luca Tasciotti

“…This paper aims to contribute to the literature by using a cross-country approach and by analysing household level data from nine sub-Saharan countries—Burkina Faso (2014), Ethiopia (2013), Ghana (2009), Malawi (2013), Niger 2014, Nigeria (2012), Tanzania (2010) and Uganda (2013). …”
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Shehu Integral Transform and Hyers-Ulam Stability of nth order Linear Differential Equations by Vediyappan Govindan, Samad Noeiaghdam, Unai Fernandez-Gamiz, Sagar Ningonda Sankeshwari, R. Arulprakasam, Bing Zhao Li

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