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Distribution, pathological and biochemical characterization of Ralstonia solanacearum in Benin

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Annals of Agricultural Sciences"

DOI: 10.1016/j.aoas.2017.05.003

Abstract: Abstract In 2006 and 2007, 75 strains of Ralstonia solanacearum were collected from wilting tomato, pepper and eggplant in Benin. The distribution and the incidence of tomato bacterial wilt in the field were assessed by… read more here.

Keywords: bacterial wilt; benin; solanacearum; benin distribution ... See more keywords
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Comparative study of groundwater vulnerability to contamination assessment methods applied to the southern coastal sedimentary basin of Benin

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recommendations! Published in 2021 at "Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies"

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2021.100803

Abstract: Abstract Study region Southern coastal sedimentary basin of Benin, south of Benin, West Africa Study focus Groundwater vulnerability and contamination in Benin is a major concern that need proper attention as groundwater resource is the… read more here.

Keywords: sedimentary basin; basin; benin; basin benin ... See more keywords
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Use of local knowledge for contributing to the conservation of Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb in southern Benin (West Africa)

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recommendations! Published in 2021 at "Global Ecology and Conservation"

DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01551

Abstract: ABSTRACT Natural resources such as medicinal plants are important in the livelihood systems of many local people around the world. The high anthropogenic pressure on these species lead to their progressive disappearance. This is the… read more here.

Keywords: benin; caesalpinia bonduc; conservation; southern benin ... See more keywords
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Assessment of potential seawater intrusion in a coastal aquifer system at Abomey - Calavi, Benin

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Heliyon"

DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03173

Abstract: Severe sea-water intrusion can be detected several kilometers inland and represents a high risk for coastal region groundwater. The coastal aquifer of the continental terminal of the township of Abomey-Calavi (Benin) has been highly exploited… read more here.

Keywords: coastal aquifer; water; intrusion; benin ... See more keywords
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Predicting the potential impacts of climate change on the endangered Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb in Benin (West Africa)

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "Heliyon"

DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09022

Abstract: Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb is a medicinal plant with high therapeutic values but declared extinct in the wild in Benin. This study explored the potential distribution and climatic suitability of the species under the present-day… read more here.

Keywords: bonduc; caesalpinia bonduc; benin; climate change ... See more keywords
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Burying at all costs: investing in funerals in southern Benin

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recommendations! Published in 2023 at "Africa"

DOI: 10.1017/s0001972023000256

Abstract: Abstract Drawing on research conducted in southern Benin since 2000, this article explores the entanglements between grief, social status and funerals, and accounts for the conditions and the motives of the massive and multifarious investments… read more here.

Keywords: costs investing; funerals southern; burying costs; benin ... See more keywords
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A Social History of Parastatal Employees in Southern Benin, 1989–1990: Contesting Decline and Unemployment During “Africa’s Second Democratization”

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "International Labor and Working-Class History"

DOI: 10.1017/s0147547919000267

Abstract: Abstract The huge parastatal sectors in postcolonial African societies interested sociologists in the 1970s and 1980s, but have never found a historical discussion – and the experience of change towards the democratization (eventually) has not… read more here.

Keywords: benin; unemployment; democratization; history ... See more keywords
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Towards sustainable vegetable growing with farmer learning videos in Benin

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability"

DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2018.1428393

Abstract: ABSTRACT Vegetable production plays an important role in nutrition, food security and poverty reduction in Benin. However, vegetable production is hampered by pests and farmers rely on pesticides to control them. Improving farmers’ knowledge is… read more here.

Keywords: vegetable production; sustainable vegetable; learning videos; towards sustainable ... See more keywords
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Maternal and neonatal service delivery by traditional birth attendants in rural Benin: A case for integration?

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Global Public Health"

DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1762237

Abstract: ABSTRACT The Republic of Benin faces high maternal, newborn and child (MNCH) morbidity and mortality. Traditional birth attendants (TBAs) continue to operate on the margins of the health system yet provide critical services to women… read more here.

Keywords: traditional birth; birth attendants; maternal neonatal; benin ... See more keywords
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COVID-19 preparedness and social dynamics in a Sub-Saharan Africa country, Benin

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "Health Promotion International"

DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daac105

Abstract: Summary This project aims to assess and analyse the perception and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Benin. The applied research methodology was interdisciplinary and combined field studies that used ethnographic and social research methods… read more here.

Keywords: preparedness social; covid preparedness; benin; covid ... See more keywords
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Resistance profile and treatment outcomes in HIV-infected children at virological failure in Benin, West Africa

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy"

DOI: 10.1093/jac/dky300

Abstract: Background In Africa a high percentage of HIV-infected children continue to experience HIV treatment failure despite enormous progress. In Benin (West Africa), there are currently no data on HIV drug resistance at failure in paediatric… read more here.

Keywords: failure; resistance; benin; children virological ... See more keywords