Medium-sized and large bodied mammals of Marshall Wetlands, a proposed protected area in Liberia by Allen Gweh, Allison Bailey, Ana Filipa Palmeirim, Jackson Poultolnor, Henry Toe, Wing Crowley, Catherine Machalaba, James Desmond, Jenny Desmond, Paula R. Prist

“…Liberia comprises 43% of the upper Guinean tropical forest of West Africa, a global hotspot with high levels of biodiversity and endemism succumbing to accelerated rates of deforestation. …”
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Putting Africa on the Black Death map: Narratives from genetics and history by Monica H. Green

“…Archaeologists now have reason to believe that there was widespread abandonment of urban communities in West Africa in the 14th or 15th centuries. Focusing on the other side of the continent, the present essay argues that previously unutilized evidence—a “living archive” of genetic data combined with a new reading of linguistic and documentary evidence from the 14th through 20th centuries—suggests that plague did have a significant impact on pre-modern East Africa. …”
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Genomic exploration of the journey of Plasmodium vivax in Latin America. by Margaux J M Lefebvre, Fanny Degrugillier, Céline Arnathau, Gustavo A Fontecha, Oscar Noya, Sandrine Houzé, Carlo Severini, Bruno Pradines, Antoine Berry, Jean-François Trape, Fabian E Sáenz, Franck Prugnolle, Michael C Fontaine, Virginie Rougeron

“…Our study employed cutting-edge population genomic techniques to analyze whole genome variation from 620 P. vivax isolates, including 107 newly sequenced samples from West Africa, Middle East, and Latin America. This sampling represents nearly all potential source populations worldwide currently available. …”
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Social ecology of artisanal sand mining in the Niger River around Bamako, Mali. by Katharina Salomea Hemmler, Bouraima Camara, Andreas Buerkert

“…Sand, shaping both natural waterways and urban infrastructure, has recently seen a major surge in extraction, particularly in rapidly urbanizing regions like West Africa. To assess the organization, quantification, and socio-ecological implications of sand mining around Mali's capital Bamako, we employed a mixed methods approach including structured and unstructured interviews, truck counts, turbidity analyses, and river depth measurements. …”
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Territorial Coherence Through Urban Planning, Myth or Reality: Analysis of Planning Instruments in Ho (Ghana) and Kpalimé (Togo) by Tchakouni Sondou, Coffi Cyprien Aholou, Jérôme Chenal

“…Cities in West Africa have master and local plans to plan and guide land use and prevent urban sprawl. …”
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Analysis of factors influencing electric vehicle adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa using a modified UTAUT framework by Qasim Ajao, Makhluk Hossain Prio, Lanre Sadeeq

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The potential impact of a prophylactic vaccine for Ebola in Sierra Leone by Erin N. Bodine, Connor Cook, Mikayla Shorten

“…The 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was multinational and of an unprecedented scale primarily affecting the countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. …”
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Observation of Blood Donor-Recipient Malaria Parasitaemia Patterns in a Malaria Endemic Region by Jamilu Abdullahi Faruk, Gboye Olufemi Ogunrinde, Aisha Indo Mamman

“…Asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia has been documented in donor blood in West Africa. However, donated blood is not routinely screened for malaria parasites (MPs). …”
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COMBATING WEEDS IN MEADOWS WITH REFERENCE TO CIRSIUM VULGARE SPECIES by Lisena Piscoran, Gabriela Calatan, Stefan Bakos, Ioan Lupuț, Teodor Rusu

“…Cirsium vulgare, spear thistle, bull thistle or common thistle , is a species of the genus Asteraceae Cirsium, widespread throughout Europe, West Asia and North-West Africa. Since we have a target species Cirsium vulgare, in the choice of herbicides we had to take into account the active substances of the herbicides and the weeds that combat. …”
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Mobilisations collectives et femmes immigrées en France by Sylvie Thiéblemont-Dollet

“…For this reason, this article examines the collective mobilization, between 2000 and 2008, through the actions and communication processes used by several immigrant women or women from ethnic minorities, natives of Maghreb and West Africa, particularly from the example of the Ni Putes ni Soumises (“Neither whores nor submissive”) movement. …”
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Effect of Roasting on the Proximate Composition, Antioxidant Activity, and Functional Properties of Afrostyrax lepidophyllus (Country Onion) Seeds by Wiyeh Claudette Bakisu Muala, Tonfack Djikeng Fabrice, Noumo Ngangmou Thierry, Ngangoum Eric Serge

“…It is widely used in central and west Africa in traditional medicine and as spices. The seeds used as spices are generally roasted in order to improve their flavor or aroma. …”
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Identity and Socio-Political Self-Determination of the Ewe People in Ghana and Togo by Nikolay A. Medushevskii

“…The issue of Ewes political identity is extremely relevant for the countries of their residence, since both countries have a diverse ethnic composition of the population and autonomy, or the separation of a large ethnic group can destabilize the political situation, push other ethnic groups to self-determination, and, in general, raise the question of the legitimacy of postcolonial state borders, which is relevant for most countries of West Africa. In this regard, the purpose of the study is to analyze the process of Ewe political selfidentification formation after the countries gained independence and to state the modern image of identity based on self-identification studies. …”
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An extreme value analysis of daily new cases of COVID-19 in Africa by Saralees Nadarajah, Adamu Abubakar Umar, Adamu Abubakar Umar

“…A recent paper by the first author provided an extreme value analysis of daily new cases of COVID-19 from sixteen countries in west Africa. In this paper, we broaden our analysis to encompass data spanning all fifty four African nations over a period of forty four months. …”
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Pulmonary Thromboembolism Complicating Amebic Liver Abscess: First Reported Case in the United States—Case Report and Literature Review by Devon McKenzie, Michael Gale, Sunny Patel, Grazyna Kaluta

“…We present the case of a 43-year-old male from West Africa who presented with the chief complaint of right upper quadrant abdominal pain for one week associated with persistent nonproductive cough. …”
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Leaf spot of Telfairia occidentalis incidence and severity influenced by altitude and planting date in the West Region of Cameroon by Andrew Kebei Kpu, Mbong Grace Annih, Agyingi Lucy Ambang

“…Abstract Background Leaf spot disease of Telfairia occidentalis, caused by Phoma sorghina, represents one of the major biotic constraints to T. occidentalis production under small scale farming systems in West Africa including Cameroon. Currently this critically important seed and leaf vegetable is cultivated under varying altitudinal levels at different planting dates. …”
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Zika, a Mosquito-Transmitted Virus by L. Phil Lounibos, Barry W. Alto, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Cynthia C. Lord, Chelsea T. Smartt, C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly, Jorge R. Rey

“…In its native range in West Africa and Uganda, the Zika virus stays in the forest for the most part, and human infections are considered incidental and medically inconsequential. …”
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SIRENA, une plateforme participative au service de la gouvernance du delta transfrontalier du fleuve Sénégal by Marie-Christine Cormier-Salem, Labaly Toure, Mathilde Fabre, Yasmin Bouaita, Boubacar Ba Mamadou El Abass, Élisabeth Habert

“…This collaborative process, that seeks to be permanent, is now confronting the challenge of developing an action-research programme for the sustainable governance of the Senegal Delta, potentially expanding to other deltas in West Africa.…”
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Recording Postprandial Glucose Reactions with Potato Starch Structural Improvements by Sadaf Bashir, Zubair Farooq, Sobia Zafar, Tabussam Tufail, Huma Bader Ul Ain, Muzzamal Hussain, Entessar Al Jbawi, Purabi Saha, Roshan Kumar, Richard Owusu Nyarko

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Symbiotic Performance of Herbaceous Legumes in Tropical Cover Cropping Systems by Basil Ibewiro, Martin Onuh, Nteranya Sanginga, Bernard Vanlauwe, Roel Merckx

“…Sweet) in the derived savannas of West Africa can be attributed to their potential to fix atmospheric nitrogen (N2). …”
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A spatial inventory of freshwater macroinvertebrate occurrences in the Guineo-Congolian biodiversity hotspot by Emmanuel O. Akindele, Abiodun M. Adedapo, Oluwaseun T. Akinpelu, Esther D. Kowobari, Oluwatosin C. Folorunso, Ibrahim R. Fagbohun, Tolulope A. Oladeji, Olanrewaju O. Aliu, Oluwatobiloba S. Adenola, Babasola W. Adu, Francis O. Arimoro, Sylvester S. Ogbogu, Sami Domisch

“…Abstract The Guineo-Congolian region, extending from Guinea in West Africa to the central part of Africa, is considered an important biodiversity hotspot in the Afrotropics. …”
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