Visual Essay: Postcards from Guinea-Bissau by Salym Fayad, Juan Orrantia

“…Visual Essay: Postcards from Guinea-Bissau…”
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Tourism or sustainable tourism in the Global South? Perspectives from Guinea-Bissau by Andreia Martins, Claudete Oliveira Moreira

“…Tourism in the Global South is a vital economic activity that promotes development, but many countries, like Guinea-Bissau, face significant challenges due to political, economic, social, and environmental fragility. …”
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Analysis of the MSW management system in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, in the light of sustainable development goals (SDG) by Fernando Nantungue, Marianna D. Kharlamova

“…The study analyzes the existing system of solid municipal waste management in the capital of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau - Bissau. Based on the analysis, facts of ineffective waste management, lack of operational control and systematization of data in the system of urban sanitation of the city were revealed, which is due to the lack of necessary technical training at the level of the city government - the city council of Bissau. …”
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Phytochemical Characterization and Biological Activity of Two <i>Anacardiaceae</i> Species from Guinea-Bissau by Quintino Malú, Maryam Malmir, Gonçalo Infante Caldeira, Sofia Encarnação, Katelene Lima, Luís Catarino, Beatriz Silva Lima, João Rocha, Olga Silva

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Book Review: Building Peace in West Africa: Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea-Bissau by Adekeye Adebajo by Samwel Ong'wen Okuro

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Escuelas de las zonas libertadas en la Guiné-Bissau: resistir, (re)existir e (re)africanizar by Marcelo da silva, francini Scheid Martins, João Paulo Pinto Có

Subjects: “…Guinea-Bissau…”
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Qualitative study of antibiotic prescription patterns and associated drivers in Sudan, Guinea-Bissau, Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo by Mohit Nair, Carolina Jimenez, Tonka Eibs, Alena Koscalova, Paul Grohma, Gisa Kohler, Rawa Gafar Bakhit, Mzia Thurashvili, Estrella Lasry, Sandra Wagner Bauer

“…Objectives The objective of this study was to address the knowledge gap regarding antibiotic use in Medecins Sans Frontiéres (MSF) projects located in Africa by exploring antibiotic prescription and consumption habits and their drivers at different healthcare levels.Design This study used an exploratory study design through thematic analysis of semistructured, in-depth interviews, focus group discussions (FGDs) and field observations in order to understand the main drivers influencing current antibiotics prescription habits and consumption habits of patients in different geographical settings.Setting The study took place in MSF centres and towns across four countries: Guinea-Bissau, Central African Republic (CAR), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Sudan.Participants 384 respondents participated in the study, which includes project staff, prescribers, community members, patients, among other groups.Results Treatment protocols were physically present in all countries except DRC, but compliance to protocols varied across contexts. …”
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Comandante Pedro Pires. Memórias da luta anticolonial em Guiné-Bisssau e da construção da República de Cabo Verde. [Commander Pedro Pires. Memories of the Anti-Colonial Struggle in Guinea-Bissau and of the Construction of the Republic of Cape Verde].... by Jan Klíma

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Pre-eclampsia as a predictor of early-onset cardiovascular impairment among young women (PREECARDIA study): protocol for a prospective cohort study by Albertino Damasceno, Amabelia Rodrigues, Nuno Lunet, Ruben Turé, Eunice Barai, Almame Cissé, Gabriel Sanca, Tida Iafa, Waldir Jalo, Bubacar Embalo, Marcos Dju, Vasco Iala

“…Hence, this study aims to assess the association between pre-eclampsia and cardiovascular impairment within the first year after delivery, among younger women in SSA.Methods and analysis This is a prospective cohort study conducted at Hospital Nacional Simão Mendes in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. A total of 230 pregnant women aged below 25 years (115 diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and 115 normotensive age-matched pregnancies), will be enrolled after their 20th gestational week. …”
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Vouloir construire une mosquée en pays Jola - Ajamat (Guinée Bissau, 1990 – 2000) by André Julliard

“…Three religions cohabitate – not without occasional conflicts – in Susana, the largest rice-producing town in Diola Adiamat country, in the northwest of Guinea-Bissau. The “religion of the soil” (the idea that a unique God coexists alongside superhuman polytheistic activity) remains prevalent in a demographic sense. …”
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Neonatal BCG vaccination and child survival in TB-exposed and TB-unexposed children: a prospective cohort study by Peter Aaby, Per Kallestrup, Christine Stabell Benn, Sanne M Thysen, Ane Fisker, Victor Francisco Gomes, Frauke Rudolf, Christian Wejse, Adam Roth

“…Objectives To assess the association between neonatal BCG vaccination and mortality between 28 days and 3 years of age among tuberculosis (TB)-exposed and TB-unexposed children.Design Prospective cohort study.Setting Bandim Health Project runs an urban Health and Demographic Surveillance site in Guinea-Bissau with registration of mortality, vaccination status and TB cases.Participants Children entered the analysis when their vaccination card was inspected after 28 days of age and remained under surveillance to 3 years of age. …”
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Finding provenance, seeking context by Peter Mark

“…If, therefore, one assumes that some of the works were produced in the northern range of ‘Sape’ occupation, present-day Guinea-Bissau, it then becomes advisable for the art historian to compare these ivories with the rich corpus of wood sculpture made by the groups whose ancestors belonged to or lived adjacent to the northern ‘Sapes’. …”
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Descolonizando las historias biopolíticas con Amílcar Cabral by Dan Wood

“…En la segunda sección, uso los métodos de a mílcar Cabral por descolonizar la historia y muestro las maneras como su socialismo revolucionario en Guinea-Bissau y Cabo Verde actualmente operan como un ejemplo de la biopolítica. …”
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Nutritional composition, toxicity, and the effects of Parkia biglobosa on the metabolic, somatic and oxidative parameters related to liver and kidney function of obese rats by Mirela Gouveia-Nhanca, Maria Luiza Rolim Bezerra, Yuri Mangueira do Nascimento, Evandro Ferreira da Silva, Josean Fechine Tavares, Gonçalo Mendes da Conceição, Rubens Teixeira de Queiroz, Luis António Tavares, Adriano Francisco Alves, Jailane de Souza Aquino

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Les rendez-vous manqués de l’ethnologie et de la primatologie de terrain (1960-2010) by Vincent Leblan

“…To the contrary, the ethnography of hunting practices in Guinea and Guinea-Bissau (Boké region, Tristao Islands) presented here is based on a conception of knowledge as inseparable from its mobilization and transformation through action. …”
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Does macrolide use confer risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest compared with penicillin V? A Danish national case-crossover and case–time–control study by Lars Køber, Freddy Lippert, Charlotte Andersson, Peter E Weeke, Gunnar H Gislason, Frederik Boetius Hertz, Aksel Jensen, Jenny D Knudsen, Magnus Arpi, Christian Torp–Pedersen

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Wildlife trade at the interface between deeply-rooted animal-based traditional medicine and unregulated harvesting of wild animals in West Africa by Stanislas Zanvo, Samson Dognimon, Chabi A. M. S. Djagoun, Jiroux Akpatchémè, Akomian Fortuné Azihou, Bruno Djossa, Bruno Djossa, Etotépé A. Sogbohossou, Brice Sinsin

“…We also found that the national wildlife trade in Benin was supplied from 80% (12/15) West African Economic and Monetary countries, and all the Economic Community of West African States (except Guinea-Bissau) in violation of national laws, CITES, and regional commitments to combat wildlife trafficking (e.g., the West African Strategy for Combatting Wildlife Crime). …”
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Mapping mycological ignorance – checklists and diversity patterns of fungi known for West Africa by Meike Piepenbring, Jose G. Maciá-Vicente, Jean Evans I. Codjia, Carola Glatthorn, Paul Kirk, Yalemwork Meswaet, David Minter, Boris Armel Olou, Kai Reschke, Marco Schmidt, Nourou Soulemane Yorou

“…According to data available in literature, knowledge on fungal richness ranges from 19 species (Guinea Bissau) to 1595 (Sierra Leone). In estimating existing species diversity, richness estimators and the Hawksworth 6:1 fungus to plant species ratio were used. …”
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Healthy lifestyle before and during pregnancy to prevent childhood obesity: study protocol for a parallel group randomised trial — the PRE-STORK trial by Tina Vilsbøll, Signe S Torekov, Julie Lyng Forman, Romain Barrès, Andreas Andersen, Filip K Knop, Signe Foghsgaard, Klaus Bønnelykke, Thomas Bergholt, Karoline Kragelund Nielsen, Christina Anne Vinter, Majken Lillholm Pico, Louise Groth Grunnet, Nina Kornerup, Julie Hagstrøm Danielsen, Ronni Eg Sahl, Mette Yun Johansen, Louise Kelstrup, Nida Ghauri, Emilie Grønlund, Lærke Lund

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