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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Benjamin L. Rice, Akshaya Annapragada, Rachel E. Baker, Marjolein Bruijning, Winfred Dotse-Gborgbortsi, Keitly Mensah, Ian F. Miller, Nkengafac Villyen Motaze, Antso Raherinandrasana, Malavika Rajeev, Julio Rakotonirina, Tanjona Ramiadantsoa, Fidisoa Rasambainarivo, Weiyu Yu, Bryan T. Grenfell, Andrew J. Tatem, C. Jessica E. Metcalf
Summary: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has shown low burdens in sub-Saharan Africa compared to other regions, potentially influenced by factors such as climate and population demographics. Caution is needed when interpreting analyses that aggregate data from low- and middle-income settings. Heterogeneity in connectivity across sub-Saharan Africa may contribute to variance in the pace of viral spread.
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Business, Finance
Luis A. Gil-Alana, Robert Mudida, Eleazar Zerbo
Summary: This paper examines GDP per capita in sub-Saharan Africa through fractional integration, finding a negative relationship between income level and persistence, and exploring the impact of institutional characteristics on time series growth properties in the selected African countries.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Sokoine Kivuyo, Josephine Birungi, Joseph Okebe, Duolao Wang, Kaushik Ramaiya, Samafilan Ainan, Faith Tumuhairwe, Simple Ouma, Ivan Namakoola, Anupam Garrib, Erik van Widenfelt, Gerald Mutungi, Gerard Abou Jaoude, Neha Batura, Joshua Musinguzi, Mina Nakawuka Ssali, Bernard Michael Etukoit, Kenneth Mugisha, Meshack Shimwela, Omary Said Ubuguyu, Abel Makubi, Caroline Jeffery, Stephen Watiti, Jolene Skordis, Luis Cuevas, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Geoff Gill, Anne Katahoire, Peter G. Smith, Max Bachmann, Jeffrey V. Lazarus, Sayoki Mfinanga, Moffat J. Nyirenda, Shabbar Jaffar
Summary: Integrated management of chronic conditions can improve care for patients with diabetes or hypertension without adversely affecting outcomes for HIV patients in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Wolfgang Hladik, Paul K. Stupp, Stephen McCracken, Jessica Justman, Clement Ndongmo, Judith Shang, Emily Dokubo, Elizabeth Gummerson, Isabelle Koui, Stephane Bodika, Roger Lobognon, Hermann Brou, Caroline Ryan, Kristin Brown, Harriet Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, Leonard Kingwara, Peter Young, Megan Bronson, Duncan Chege, Optatus Malewo, Yohannes Mengistu, Frederix Koen, Andreas B. Jahn, Andrew Auld, Sasi Jonnalagadda, Elizabeth Radin, Ndapewa Hamunime, Daniel Williams, Eugenie Kayirangwa, Veronicah Mugisha, Rennatus Mdodo, Stephen Delgado, Wilford Kirungi, Lisa Nelson, Christine West, Samuel H. Biraro, Kumbutso Dzekedzeke, Danielle Barradas, Owen Mugurungi, Shirish Balachandra, Peter A. Kilmarx, Godfrey Musuka, Hetal Patel, Bharat Parekh, Katrina Sleeman, Robert C. Domaoal, George Rutherford, Tsietso Motsoane, Anne-Cecile Zoung-Kanyi Bissek, Mansoor Farahani, Andrew Voetsch
Summary: The epidemiology and transmission potential of HIV population viral load (VL) were examined in 12 sub-Saharan African countries. It was found that the number of female PLHIV with unsuppressed viral load outnumbered males, and just 5% of PLHIV accounted for almost two-thirds of countries' total VL.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Atif Awad, Ray Saadaoui Mallek, Ilhan Ozturk, Yousif Abdelbagi Abdalla
Summary: This study examined the impact of infrastructure development on environmental degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa, finding that different types of infrastructure exacerbate the problem. Urbanization had a mixed effect depending on the type of infrastructure, while human capital amplified the negative effects. Agricultural production, however, weakened the negative impact of ICT infrastructure.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Bahareh Kamali, Farshid Jahanbakhshi, Diana Dogaru, Joerg Dietrich, Claas Nendel, Amir AghaKouchak
Summary: Assessing the risk of yield loss in African drought-affected regions is crucial for stable crop production. This study applies Copula theory to describe the dependence between drought and crop yield anomalies in sub-Saharan Africa. Temperature has a greater impact on sorghum compared to maize and millet. The results demonstrate the added value of probabilistic methods for drought impact assessment.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Euzebiusz Jamrozik, Nchangwi Syntia Munung, Lucie Abeler-Dorner, Michael Parker
Summary: Phylogenetic analyses of HIV help clarify transmission patterns and identify high-risk populations for targeted public health interventions. While transmission clusters are significant in high-income countries, they play a minor role in sub-Saharan Africa. Nevertheless, phylogenetic analysis can still guide HIV program design for sub-populations with concentrated transmission events.
Review
Virology
George M. Nduva, Jamirah Nazziwa, Amin S. Hassan, Eduard J. Sanders, Joakim Esbjornsson
Summary: This review assessed phylogenetic data on HIV-1 transmission dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the mixing between HIV-1 hotspots and areas with lower HIV-1 burden. It described the HIV-1 transmission from both geographic and risk group perspectives in sSA, as well as discussed the challenges faced in phylogenetic inference in mixed epidemics and potential solutions.
Review
Immunology
Katherine M. Jia, Hallie Eilerts, Olanrewaju Edun, Kevin Lam, Adam Howes, Matthew L. Thomas, Jeffrey W. Eaton
Summary: Several HIV risk scores have been reviewed in sub-Saharan Africa to identify factors predicting incident HIV infection, with younger age, non-cohabiting, and recent STIs consistently identified as predictors. Community HIV burden and individual factors should both be considered to quantify HIV risk, although the discriminatory ability of HIV risk scores was found to be limited. Further evidence is needed to improve risk differentiation in HIV prevention programs.
JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY
(2022)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sylvia Kusemererwa, Dickens Akena, Damalie Nakanjako, Joanita Kigozi, Regina Nanyunja, Mastula Nanfuka, Bennet Kizito, Joseph Mugisha Okello, Nelson Kawulukusi Sewankambo
Summary: Expansion of antiretroviral therapy programs in sub-Saharan Africa has increased the number of people accessing treatment, but the retention rate of heterosexual males in HIV care is still below UNAIDS target. Various strategies to improve retention of heterosexual males in HIV care have been explored, but more male-centered interventions are needed for further studies.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Duncan McCloskey, Aggrey Semeere, Racheal Ayanga, Miriam Laker-Oketta, Robert Lukande, Matthew Semakadde, Micheal Kanyesigye, Megan Wenger, Philip LeBoit, Timothy McCalmont, Toby Maurer, Andrea Gardner, Juan Boza, Ethel Cesarman, Jeffrey Martin, David Erickson
Summary: This study demonstrates the use of a point-of-care device for molecular diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), achieving high sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy compared to traditional pathology. The results highlight the potential for the use of this diagnostic method to overcome barriers in limited-resource settings.
Editorial Material
Food Science & Technology
David Laborde, Valeria Pineiro
Summary: The Russia-Ukraine conflict had an impact on staple crop prices and stimulated interest in tropical wheat production. Regional consumption patterns and trade have a better potential to guide effective and sustainable food security policy strategies.
Review
Urology & Nephrology
Danielle Whiting, Asiimwe Ian Shane, Rachel Pope, Stephen Payne, Suzie Venn
Summary: Urinary incontinence is highly prevalent among women in sub-Saharan Africa, with non-fistulous stress, urgency, and mixed urinary incontinence being the most common types. Both obstetric and non-obstetric factors contribute to the development of urinary incontinence. The condition has significant social and emotional consequences, and there is a lack of understanding and awareness surrounding its etiology in sub-Saharan Africa. More resources and trained specialists are needed to address the needs of women with non-fistulous leakage in the region.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Richmond Silvanus Baye, Albert Ahenkan, Samuel Darkwah
Summary: This paper examines the underlying factors driving renewable energy output in Sub-Saharan African countries, finding that factors such as CO2 emissions, income levels, oil prices, trade openness, and natural resource rents play a significant role. The study proposes several policy recommendations, including incorporating environmental awareness into national development plans, encouraging middle-class consumption of renewable energy, and implementing and expanding feed-in-tariff systems.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Thomas P. Higginbottom, Roshan Adhikari, Ralitza Dimova, Sarah Redicker, Timothy Foster
Summary: The study reveals that only 16% of the proposed irrigated area is being delivered in 79 irrigation schemes across sub-Saharan Africa, with 25% delivering over 80% and 20% completely inactive. The findings are attributed to low economic viability, excessive optimism, and inadequate central bureaucratic systems in irrigation development.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2021)
