“A nossa lâmpada não se apaga”: The Mnemonic Return of Angola’s Jonas Savimbi
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DOI: 10.1017/asr.2020.23
Abstract: Abstract Rehabilitating the legacy of deceased leaders is a phenomenon particularly salient in Southern Africa, insofar as memories of liberation wars provoke considerable debate. After a protracted civil war, Angolans remain divided about the contributions… read more here.
Keywords: mnemonic return; mpada apaga; jonas savimbi; apaga mnemonic ... See more keywords
Islamism: What It Means for the Middle East and the World. By Tarek Osman. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016. 328p. $35.00.
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DOI: 10.1017/s1537592716005041
Abstract: with some (frail) form of power sharing, Angola’s peace came about “with the government’s ferocious vanquishing of the . . . rebellion,” which implied a total victory and “an uncompromising mastery over Angola” (p. 3).… read more here.
Keywords: state; soares oliveira; president; world ... See more keywords
Building Angola: A Political Economy of Infrastructure Contractors in Post-War Angola
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DOI: 10.1080/03057070.2023.2192589
Abstract: Following the end of the civil war in 2002, Angola entered a period of political stability and economic growth that was sustained until the oil-price crisis hit the economy in 2015. During this period a… read more here.
Keywords: war; economy infrastructure; political economy; infrastructure ... See more keywords
Molecular characterization of Giardia lamblia in children less than 5 years of age with diarrhoea attending the Bengo General Hospital, Angola
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DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/try004
Abstract: Abstract Background Giardia lamblia is a pathogenic intestinal protozoan with high prevalence in developing countries, especially among children. Molecular characterization has revealed the existence of eight assemblages, with A and B being more commonly described… read more here.
Keywords: molecular characterization; general hospital; lamblia children; giardia lamblia ... See more keywords
Placing Angola: Racialisation, Anthropocentrism, and Settler Colonialism at the Louisiana State Penitentiary's Angola Rodeo
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DOI: 10.1111/anti.12393
Abstract: The Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola) is a site embedded with historical legacies of plantation slavery and settler colonialism; as the largest maximum security penitentiary in the United States, the prison also reflects the racial injustice… read more here.
Keywords: settler colonialism; rodeo; angola rodeo; angola ... See more keywords
Continued Low Efficacy of Artemether-Lumefantrine in Angola in 2019
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DOI: 10.1128/aac.01949-20
Abstract: Biennial therapeutic efficacy monitoring is a crucial activity for ensuring the efficacy of currently used artemisinin-based combination therapy in Angola. Children with acute uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum infection in sentinel sites in the Benguela, Zaire, and… read more here.
Keywords: angola; efficacy; artemether lumefantrine; lunda sul ... See more keywords
Prevalence and significance of anaemia in childhood bacterial meningitis: a secondary analysis of prospectively collected data from clinical trials in Finland, Latin America and Angola
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057285
Abstract: Objectives To describe the prevalence and severity of anaemia and to examine its associations with outcome in children with bacterial meningitis (BM). Design Secondary analysis of descriptive data from five randomised BM treatment trials. Setting… read more here.
Keywords: meningitis; angola; anaemia; latin america ... See more keywords
A revision of the Dwarf Geckos, genus Lygodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae), from Angola, with the description of three new species.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4853.3.1
Abstract: At present the genus Lygodactylus is represented by three species in Angola confirmed by voucher specimens-L. angolensis, L. bradfieldi, and L. capensis-and two others believed to be present, but without specimens with precise localities, L. chobiensis and L. lawrencei.… read more here.
Keywords: revision; new species; three new; genus lygodactylus ... See more keywords
Molecular and genomic investigation of an urban outbreak of dengue virus serotype 2 in Angola, 2017–2019
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010255
Abstract: Background The transmission patterns and genetic diversity of dengue virus (DENV) circulating in Africa remain poorly understood. Circulation of the DENV serotype 1 (DENV1) in Angola was detected in 2013, while DENV serotype 2 (DENV2)… read more here.
Keywords: serotype; dengue; pcr; dengue virus ... See more keywords
Analysis of the Dental Caries Epidemiological Profile in Children of Benguela city, Angola.
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DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.b2805501
Abstract: PURPOSE To analyse the epidemiological profile of dental caries in children aged 5 and 12 years in the city of Benguela, Angola. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was an observational, analytical, cross-sectional study conducted in 2019… read more here.
Keywords: dental caries; year old; epidemiological profile; city ... See more keywords