Removal and adsorption kinetics of copper(II) ions from aqueous media on activated carbon in dynamic adsorption on a fixed-bed column by Mve Mfoumou, Charly, Tonda-Mikiéla, Pradel, Ngoye, Francis, Bouassa Mougnala, Spenseur, Mbouiti, Berthy Lionel, Feuya Tchouya, Guy Raymond

“…Dynamic adsorption experiments on fixed-bed columns and adsorption kinetics studies of Cu2+ in aqueous media, under various experimental conditions, were carried out on activated carbon (AC) prepared using coconut shells from Franceville (Gabon). Results of dynamic adsorption experiments showed that particle size (x) of the column bed, flow rate (D) and bed height (h) influence adsorption capacities at saturation (Qsat) and removal percentages (E) of Cu2+ on the prepared AC. …”
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Factors Influencing Seasonal and Daily Dynamics of the Genus Stomoxys Geoffroy, 1762 (Diptera: Muscidae), in the Adamawa Plateau, Cameroon by Sevidzem S. Lendzele, Mavoungou J. François, Zinga-Koumba C. Roland, Koumba A. Armel, Gérard Duvallet

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Evaluating the Potential of Commercial Forest Inventory Data to Report on Forest Carbon Stock and Forest Carbon Stock Changes for REDD+ under the UNFCCC by Danae Maniatis, Yadvinder Malhi, Laurent Saint André, Danilo Mollicone, Nicolas Barbier, Sassan Saatchi, Matieu Henry, Laurent Tellier, Mathieu Schwartzenberg, Lee White

“…The data presented originate from five logging companies dispersed over Gabon, totalling 2,240 plots of 0.3 hectares.We distinguish three Forest Types (FTs) in the dataset based on floristic conditions. …”
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African army ants at the forefront of virome surveillance in a remote tropical forest by Fritz, Matthieu, Reggiardo, Bérénice, Filloux, Denis, Claude, Lisa, Fernandez, Emmanuel, Mahé, Frédéric, Kraberger, Simona, Custer, Joy M., Becquart, Pierre, Mebaley, Telstar Ndong, Kombila, Linda Bohou, Lenguiya, Léadisaelle H., Boundenga, Larson, Mombo, Illich M., Maganga, Gael D., Niama, Fabien R., Koumba, Jean-Sylvain, Ogliastro, Mylène, Yvon, Michel, Martin, Darren P., Blanc, Stéphane, Varsani, Arvind, Leroy, Eric, Roumagnac, Philippe

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Contribution à la ré-évaluation de l’aire de répartition du singe à queue de soleil (Cercopithecus solatus) by Peggy Motsch, Guillaume Le Flohic, Jeremy Leclercq, Jean-Paul Gonzalez

“…The sun-tailed monkeys (Cercopithecus solatus) is an endemic species of Gabon, where it was first observed in 1984 by Mike Harrison and described in 1988. …”
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Complications after Dynamic Hip Screw Osteosynthesis of Proximal Femoral Fractures at Army Instructional Hospital-Libreville by F. M. Bombah, M. Diawara, B. Y. Ekani, T. Nana, A. Mikiela

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Leveraging synthetic data to improve regional sea level predictions by Guanchao Tong, Jiayou Chao, Wenxuan Ma, Ziqi Zhong, Gaurav Gupta, Wei Zhu

“…Our method is tested across three developed regions—Shanghai, New York, and Lisbon—and three developing regions—Liberia, Gabon, and Somalia. The results reveal that integrating TimesGAN reduces the average mean squared error of the ConvLSTM prediction by approximately 66.1%, 76.6%, 64.5%, 78.2%, 81.7% and 85.1% for Shanghai, New York, Lisbon, Liberia, Gabon, and Somalia, respectively. …”
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Genome sequencing of Plasmodium malariae identifies continental segregation and mutations associated with reduced pyrimethamine susceptibility by Amy Ibrahim, Franziska Mohring, Emilia Manko, Donelly A. van Schalkwyk, Jody E. Phelan, Debbie Nolder, Steffen Borrmann, Ayola A. Adegnika, Silvia Maria Di Santi, Mohammad Shafiul Alam, Dinesh Mondal, Francois Nosten, Colin J. Sutherland, Robert W. Moon, Taane G. Clark, Susana Campino

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Le triomphe de l’histoire et la ré-invention de la mémoire dans la fiction romanesque de Jean Divassa Nyama by Noël-Bertrand Boundzanga

“…Gabon’s history has been an institutional matter and, from this point of view, it did not report on historical facts that may explain the socio-political phenomena of today. …”
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Safety and efficacy of praziquantel in pregnant women infected with Schistosoma haematobium by Benjamin T. Schleenvoigt, Martha Holtfreter, Tina Bohnes, Dearie Glory Okwu, Yaw Ampem Amoako, Johannes Mischlinger

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Des chimpanzés sauvages (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) exploitent des tortues (Kinixys erosa) via une technique percussive by Simone Pika, Harmonie Klein, Sarah Bunel, Pauline Baas, Erwan Théleste, Tobias Deschner

“…We made these unprecedented observations on newly habituated chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) of the Rekambo community, living in the Loango National Park, Gabon. The behaviour qualified as customary, that is occurring in most or all adult males, involved a distinct smashing technique, and resulted frequently in food sharing with other group members. …”
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A New Global Mangrove Height Map with a 12 meter spatial resolution by Marc Simard, Lola Fatoyinbo, Nathan M. Thomas, Atticus E. Stovall, Adriana Parra, Abigail Barenblitt, Pete Bunting, Irena Hajnsek

“…The tallest mangrove stands reach nearly 60 meters in Colombia and Gabon, and potentially other countries. The map captures a broader range of canopy heights with finer spatial details than other available global products that use optical imagery. …”
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A paradoxical population structure of var DBLα types in Africa. by Mun Hua Tan, Kathryn E Tiedje, Qian Feng, Qi Zhan, Mercedes Pascual, Heejung Shim, Yao-Ban Chan, Karen P Day

“…When comparing African countries of Ghana, Gabon, Malawi, and Uganda, we report that some DBLα types were consistently found at high frequencies in multiple African countries while others were common only at the country level. …”
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Risque infectieux zoonotique lié à la conservation de primates non humains (PNH) by Barthélemy Ngoubangoye

“…De par leur diversité communautaire (hommes, primates non humains (PNH), rongeurs), les conditions de contact et de promiscuité entre PNH et soigneurs, le Centre de Primatologie du CIRMF (CDP), le Parc de Bakoumba et le Projet Protection Gorille (PPG) au Gabon représentent une situation exceptionnelle pour l'étude de transmission inter espèces entre les PNH et l'homme. …”
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‘Customary’ use of stick tools by chimpanzees in Bulindi, Uganda: update and analysis of digging techniques from behavioural observations by Matthew R. McLennan, Jacqueline Rohen, Zoe Satsias, Tom Sabiiti, John-Mary Baruzaliire, Marie Cibot

“…Next, we analysed video recordings of tool-assisted digging involving six individuals and compared their behaviour with the highly complex techniques (‘actions’) performed by chimpanzees (P. t. troglodytes) in Loango, Gabon – the only site with available data on behavioural techniques used to excavate ground bee nests. …”
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Geospatial mapping of drug-resistant tuberculosis prevalence in Africa at national and sub-national levels by Alemneh Mekuriaw Liyew, Archie C.A. Clements, Fasil Wagnew, Beth Gilmour, Kefyalew Addis Alene

“…The highest DR-TB prevalence was estimated in Eswatini (53.26; 95% uncertainty interval 13.13-66.12), Morocco, Tunisia, and South Africa, while the lowest prevalence was found in Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, and Mali. …”
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Number plate recognition smart parking management system using IoT by Allah Ditta, Muhammad Maroof Ahmed, Tehseen Mazhar, Tariq Shahzad, Yazan Alahmed, Habib Hamam

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Antenatal care and breastfeeding practices in Sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of demographic and health surveys by Bolanle Olapeju, Michael Bride, Mariam Wamala, Deborah Atobrah, Elizabeth H. Lee, Zoé M. Hendrickson

“…Results Exclusive breastfeeding rates ranged from 19% in Gabon to 81% in Rwanda (median = 53%), while early initiation of breastfeeding ranged from 32% in Senegal to 85% in Rwanda (median = 60%). …”
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Projet Sphinx : réhabilitation d'un groupe de mandrills en milieu naturel by Lucille Martin‑Klimoczko, Anais Herbert, Anne Meyer, Mélanie Harté

“…Le Centre de Primatologie du Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, au Gabon, héberge encore aujourd'hui un grand nombre de mandrills. …”
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Un programme d’éducation à l’environnement en RDC : la malle pédagogique « les grands singes et leur habitat », présentation des résultats d’une campagne de sensibilisation en pays... by Louis Ledo, Jean Christophe Bokika Ngawolo, Samy Mankoto, Richard Dumez, Sabrina Krief

“…Une malle pédagogique itinérante rassemblant des outils ludiques sur « les grands singes et leur habitat » a été créée en 2006 par l’association « Projet pour la conservation des grands singes » et mise à disposition d’organismes locaux en Ouganda, au Gabon, au Cameroun et depuis 2011 en RDC. Afin de mieux comprendre le contexte culturel du périmètre d’action de la malle en RDC et d’évaluer l’efficacité des messages de sensibilisations, des enquêtes mêlant questionnaires quantitatifs et entretiens semi-directifs ont été menées auprès de populations Batéké, du territoire de Bolobo (Province du Bandundu, RDC, février-juin 2011). …”
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