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What is the process for institutional change when extraterritorial actors are already installed, have transformed economic dynamics, and have introduced new power relationships in the territory?

This study aims at developing Groundwater Quality Indices (GQIs) that constitute a reliable tool in defining aquifer vulnerability.

Open Research has the potential to advance the scientific process by improving the transparency, rigour, scope and reach of research, but choosing to experiment with Open Research carries with it a

Maternal mortality in Nigeria is one of the highest in the world. This research proposal focuses on programme impact on maternal survival.

Health workers were interviewed from caregiver (parental and health provider) perspectives regarding therapeutic oxygen – Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (bubble CPAP) – and newborns.

Drawing on their experiences as young African researchers, the authors describe the challenges of obtaining training in the biological and environmental sciences at home and abroad.

Despite evidence that male involvement increases uptake of maternal and child services, studies show that few men are participating in maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) programs in Nigeria

This paper interrogates emerging evidence in selected semi-arid countries of Africa and Asia from a gender perspective.

A report of Nepal Chepang Association (NCA) suggests that 71% of the children are malnourished. Non-toxic wild yam of Nepal is recognized as ‘Health/ Functional food’ with high nutritional values.

There is increasing concern about potential long-term effects of antibiotics on children’s health.

Land degradation is severe in the steep sloping highlands in eastern Africa; natural resource management is central to good governance and increasing enfranchisement of rural people.

While local adaptive capacity can evolve from place-based knowledge that governments often lack, communities need assistance from state powers to adjust to climate change and socioeconomic impacts.

This paper offers socio-ecological, situated perspectives on adolescent resilience derived from an application of interpretive

Health systems in many low-income countries remain fragile, and the record of human resource planning and management in Ministries of Health very uneven.

The demand for engineers and the under-employment of engineers seem to be simultaneous. This study looks for underlying reasons based on a review of existing literature.

The study examines the relationship between olfactory signals and nutrient rewards in 28 fruiting plant species in Madagascar.

The study employs an integrative multivariate approach which successfully examines what drives variation in fruit colour.

The article provides an overview of the CultiAF project (Cultivate Africa’s Future) “Expanding Business Opportunities for Youth in the Fish and Poultry Sectors in Kenya,” a joint undertaking by the

South Africa experienced the largest ever recorded outbreak of listeria (Listeria monocytogenes), with almost 1049 confirmed cases and 209 deaths between January 2017 and June 2018.

The paper shows the approximate quasiorthogonality of two operator algebras.

Eight key informants central to the primary care service for 40,000 people living in a low-income neighbourhood of Cape Town, South Africa, offered insights into tensions and commonalities between

Findings demonstrate that open textbooks have the potential to disrupt histories of exclusion by addressing issues of cost and marginalisation through the creation of affordable, contextually-relev

The study investigated drinking patterns by gender and age in a range of countries with differing income levels.