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New and interesting Surirella taxa (Surirellaceae, Bacillariophyta) from the Congo Basin (DR Congo)
(Museum Natl Histoire Naturelle, 2015)
Two new diatom taxa belonging to the genus Surirella, S. ebalensis and S. congolensis, are
described from material of the Congo Basin, downstream Kisangani, DR Congo. The first taxon is a
small, rather common species in ...
Self-reported skin colour and erythemal sensitivity vs. objectively measured constitutive skin colour in an African population with predominantly dark skin
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2015)
Background
Skin colour is an important factor in skin-related diseases. Accurate determination of skin colour is important for disease prevention and supporting healthy sun behaviour, yet such data are lacking for dark ...
Impact of integrated tuberculosis/human immunodeficiency virus (TB/HIV) services in Africa
(AFAHPER-SD, 2015)
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic presents a significant challenge to global tuberculosis (TB) control. Worldwide, TB is the most opportunistic infection affecting HIV positive individuals, and it remains the ...
Regional projections of extreme apparent temperature days in Africa and the related potential risk to human health
(MDPI, 2015)
Regional climate modelling was used to produce high resolution climate projections for Africa, under a “business as usual scenario”, that were translated into potential health impacts utilizing a heat index that relates ...