Whole blood transcriptome profiles of trypanotolerant and trypanosusceptible cattle highlight a differential modulation of metabolism and immune response during infection by Trypan... by Peylhard, Moana, Berthier, David, Dayo, Guiguigbaza-Kossigan, Chantal, Isabelle, Sylla, Souleymane, Nidelet, Sabine, Dubois, Emeric, Martin, Guillaume, Sempéré, Guilhem, Flori, Laurence, Thévenon, Sophie

“…Animal African trypanosomosis, caused by blood protozoan parasites transmitted mainly by tsetse flies, represents a major constraint for millions of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa. Exposed cattle include trypanosusceptible indicine breeds, severely affected by the disease, and West African taurine breeds called trypanotolerant owing to their ability to control parasite development, survive and grow in enzootic areas. …”
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Factors and barriers to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine uptake for intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy in Ghana by Akua Kumi Yeboah, Patrick Ohemeng Gyaase, Richmond Bediako Nsiah, Regina Amoa-Tutu, Saida Abdul-Rahman Zakaria, Lynna Naa Adede Obeng, Frank Prempeh, Phenihas Kwadwo Opoku, Amos Andoono, Gilbert Elara Dagoe, Kwame Kusi Agyemang, Jonathan Mawutor Gmanyami, Dominic Nyarko, Paul Kofi Awuah, Gifty Sefaah Owusu, Solomon Anum-Doku

“… Malaria continues to pose a significant threat to pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana, where the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) remains below optimal levels. …”
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Road Transport and Urban Mobility Greenhouse Gas Emissions Factor for Air Pollution Modeling in Burkina Faso by Issaka Abdou Razakou Kiribou, Tiga Neya, Bernard Nana, Kehinde Ogunjobi, Tizane Daho, Y․ Woro Gounkaou, Faith Mawia Muema, Dejene W. Sintayehu

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Hepatitis B and C Viruses’ Infection and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Hospitals in the Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia by Mulat Dagnew, Yihenew Million, Mucheye Gizachew, Setegn Eshetie, Gashaw Yitayew, Lakachew Asrade, Mulat Adefris, Feleke Moges, Moges Tiruneh

“…Hepatitis virus infection is a major public health burden and silent killer disease in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses and associated factors among pregnant women attending an antenatal clinic in three tertiary hospitals in Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia. …”
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Comprehensive health risk assessment of urban ambient air pollution (PM2.5, NO2 and O3) in Ghana by Boansi Adu Ababio, Gerheart Winfred Ashong, Thomas Peprah Agyekum, Blessed Adjei Yeboah, Marian Asantewah Nkansah, Jonathan Nartey Hogarh, Michael Kweku Commeh, Edward Ebow Kwaansa-Ansah, Kwabena Dabie, Felix Adulley, Eldad Boansi, Lorenda Sarbeng, Birago Adu Ababio, Maame Serwaa Boapea, Nana Kwabena Oduro Darko, Meshach Kojo Appiah

“…It emphasizes the significance of robust real-time monitoring of air pollutants and the investigation of seasonal dust storm effects, to fill data gaps in Ghana and West Africa, facilitating evidence-based interventions that improve urban air quality and public health outcomes.…”
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Pre-pandemic cross-reactive antibody and cellular responses against SARS-CoV-2 among female sex workers in Dakar, Senegal by Bobby Brooke Herrera, Bobby Brooke Herrera, Bobby Brooke Herrera, Bobby Brooke Herrera, Beth Chaplin, Souleymane MBoup, Adam Abdullahi, Adam Abdullahi, Michelle He, Sydney M. Fisher, Sulaimon Akanmu, Charlotte A. Chang, Donald J. Hamel, Ravindra K. Gupta, Ravindra K. Gupta, Phyllis J. Kanki

“…We investigated the potential role of pre-existing immunity in shaping the epidemiology of COVID-19 in Africa.MethodsPlasma collected from Senegalese female sex workers prior to the COVID-19 pandemic was screened for SARS-CoV-2 and human coronavirus (hCoV) antibodies by virion immunoblots. …”
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Climats et origines des grands singes et des hommes by Brigitte Senut

“…Des données plus récentes ont suggéré que l'Eurasie serait un bon candidat. Baptisé « Back to Africa Hypothesis », ce scénario reste discuté. Pour son auteur, Begun, les hominoïdes auraient migré vers 16 -17 millions d’années d'Afrique vers l'Eurasie où ils auraient évolué vers un ancêtre potentiel des grands singes africains et des hommes et qui serait à son tour revenu en Afrique pour donner naissance aux grands singes africains et aux hommes. …”
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Travellers’ adherence to atovaquone/proguanil malaria chemoprophylaxis after return from endemic areas by Jenny Lea Schnyder, David Cornelis Birkhoff, Myrthe Celine Jarings, Sabine Margot Hermans, Martin Peter Grobusch, Hanna Katrien de Jong

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Diversity and distribution of nitrifying bacteria play an important role in the nitrogen cycle in mangrove sediments by A. Mubaraq, M. Sembiring, E. Widiastuti, E. Fachrial, B. Utomo, M. Turjaman, F. Sidik, Y.I. Ulumuddin, V.B. Arifanti, E.S. Siregar, T. Kajita, S. Proches, M. Basyuni

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Vulnerability, Resilience and Adaptation of Lagos Coastal Communities to Flooding by Prince Emeka Ndimele, Akinloye Emmanuel Ojewole, Gabriel Olarinde Mekuleyi, Lateef Akorede Badmos, Christopher Monday Agosu, Emmanuel Sunday Olatunbosun, Oluseyi Olaide Lawal, Jamiu Adebayo Shittu, Olufemi Olabode Joseph, Kehinde Moyosola Ositimehin, Felix Chinsom Ndimele, Catherine Oluwalopeye Ojewole, Iman Olawunmi Abdulganiy, Odunayo Temitope Ayodele

“…Flooding is a key factors that has prevented Africa’s growing urban population from escaping poverty, and it also impedes the achievement of some SDGs. …”
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Assessment of genetic diversity in Sehima nervosum for yield, nutritional traits and ensiling quality by Sultan Singh, Tejveer Singh, Neeraj Kumar, Pushpendra Koli, Madan Mohan Das, Sanat Kumar Mahanta, Krishna Kumar Singh, Prakash K. Jha, PV Vara Prasad, Manoj Kumar Srivastava, Rohit Katiyar

“…Sehima is a prominent range grass of Sehima-Dichatnthium grasslands in India followed by Africa, Pakistan, China and Australia. In this study, 92 diverse SN germplasm accessions were evaluated for biomass yield, nutritional quality and sugar content. …”
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L’africanisation de l’Église évangélique au Maroc : revitalisation d’une institution religieuse et dynamiques d’individualisation by Bernard Coyault

“…Since that time, the Church has experienced a deep sociological mutation with a continuing influx of sub-Saharan Africa nationals (students, migrants, businessmen, etc.). …”
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Relevance of the synergy of surveillance and populational networks in understanding the Usutu virus outbreak within common blackbirds (Turdus merula) in Metropolitan France, 2018 by Bouchez-Zacria, Malika, Calenge, Clément, Villers, Alexandre, Lecollinet, Sylvie, Gonzalez, Gaelle, Quintard, Benoit, Leclerc, Antoine, Baurier, Florence, Paty, Marie-Claire, Faure, Éva, Eraud, Cyril, Decors, Anouk

“…Usutu virus (USUV) was first isolated in Africa in 1959 and has since spread to and through Europe with a typical enzootic mosquito-bird cycle. …”
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Impact of Nutritional Support for Tuberculosis on Intermediate and Terminal Undernutrition and Treatment Outcomes (INSTITUT) study: a protocol for a quasi-experimental study to ass... by Dissou Affolabi, Chelsie Cintron, Madolyn Dauphinais, Attannon Arnauld Fiogbe, Mohammed Fall Dogo, Safiou Ate, Christine Adjonou, Kokou Agossou, Susie Jiaxing Pan, Marius Esse, Benjamin Ade, Komi Séraphin Adjoh, Pranay Sinha, Kobto G Koura

“…Benin and Togo are neighbouring countries in West Africa. Benin’s national TB programme currently provides all PWTB with nutritional support whereas Togo’s national TB programme does not provide nutritional support to PWTB with drug-susceptible strains. …”
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Special issue: Proceedings of the 15th ISIC - The Information Behaviour Conference, Aalborg, Denmark, August 26-29, 2024

“…Given God’s intermediaries: a study into chaplains’ information behaviour Kieran Robson, Ian Ruthven, Perla Innocenti COVID-19 information spaces, boundaries, and information sharing: an interview study Togzhan Seilkhanova, Theodore Dreyfus Ledford, Jodi Schneider Information from sound: exploring sounds and listening in information practices research Owen Stewart-Robertson Information practices in multi-professional work in urban planning Anna Suorsa, Anna-Maija Multas, Emilia Rönkkö, Eevi Juuti, Anelma Lammi, Heidi Enwald Searching for people in the workplace: aims, behaviour, and challenges Tanja Svarre, Marianne Lykke, Ann Bygholm Surfacing the ‘silent foundation’: which information behaviour theories are relevant to public library reference service? Amy VanScoy, Africa S. Hands, Katarina Švab, Tanja Merčun Using progress logs to research the information behaviour of higher education students in prison Isabel Virgo Savolainen’s everyday information practices: concept and development Xinyue Wang Digital stress among Chinese adolescents: a focus group study Zhang Wen, Chen Yifan, Cao Gaohui Creating, using, and sharing embodied information in the ultrarunning community on Instagram Laura Williams, Andrew Cox, Andrea Jimenez Isolated, individualised, and immobilised: information behaviour in the context of academic casualisation Rebekah Willson, Owen Stewart-Robertson, Heidi Julien, Lisa M. …”
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A novel ddPCR™ assay for eDNA detection and quantification of Greater Amberjack Seriola dumerilli and three congeners in US waters: challenges and application to fisheries independ... by P. Joana Dias, Ryan Lehman, Bryan L. Huerta-Beltrán, Ana Wheeler, Crystal L. Hightower, Jessica Heise, Theodore Switzer, Clint Rhode, J. Marcus Drymon, Lynne Stokes, Mark A. Albins, Sean Powers, Nicole Phillips

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Potential of long-term satellite observations and reanalysis products for characterising soil drying: trends and drought events by M. Hirschi, P. Stradiotti, B. Crezee, B. Crezee, W. Dorigo, S. I. Seneviratne

“…Geographically, drying is localised to parts of Europe and the Mediterranean; the Black Sea–Caspian Sea and Central Asian region; Siberia; parts of the western USA and the Canadian Prairies; and larger parts of South America, parts of southern and northern Africa, and parts of northwestern Australia.</p> <p>All investigated products mostly capture the considered drought events. …”
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Spatiotemporal analysis of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte binding antigen-175 gene dimorphism in Ghana by Abraham Y. Kpirikai, Belinda A. Ofosu, Josie N. A. Okai, Victor Kornu, Abdul Rashid Kassim, Esther Donkor, Frederica Malm, Osumanu Ahmed, Mona-Liza E. Sakyi, Samirah Saiid, Albert Yao Kudakpo, Charles Mensah, Francis Dzabeng, Collins Morang’a, Gordon A. Awandare, Yaw Aniweh, Lucas N. Amenga-Etego

“…Over 90% of these deaths, mostly among children under 5 years, occur in sub-Saharan Africa and are caused by Plasmodium falciparum. The merozoites stage of the parasite, crucial for asexual development invade erythrocytes through ligand-receptor interactions. …”
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Disability, comorbidities and risk determinants at end of TB treatment in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe by The Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe TB Disability Study Group (members listed here in alphabetical order):, S.A. Adakun, F.M. Banda, A. Bloom, M. Bochnowicz, J. Chakaya, A. Chansa, H. Chiguvare, R. Chimzizi, C. Colvin, J.P. Dongo, A. Durena, C. Duri, R. Edmund, A.D. Harries, I. Kathure, F.N. Kavenga, Y. Lin, H. Luzze, I. Mbithi, M. Mputu, A. Mubanga, D. Nair, M. Ngwenya, B. Okotu, P. Owiti, A. Owuor, P. Thekkur, C. Timire, S. Turyahabwe, E. Tweyongyere, M. YaDiul, R. Zachariah, K. Zimba

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Investigating the Effect of Chicken Manure and Potassium Sulfate on the Physiological Properties of Fenugreek )Trigonella foenum-graecum L.( Medicinal Plant by Mohammad hossein Aminifard, Sajjad Nadafa, Hassan Hassan, Mehdi Jahani

“….), is an annual plant found in many countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe, and India is the largest producer in the world. …”
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