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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"Sub-Sahara"”.
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Do Oil Economies in Sub-Sahara Africa
… What is the key to sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa? Is solving corruption and migrating away from a market dependent on primary exports the answer? Can they transition from the ancient patrimonial state to democracy? The paper explores the patterns, the results and perhaps a …
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Foreign Direct Investment in Sub-Sahara Africa.
… Investment (FDI) in the economic development of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It is motivated by the recent rise of inward FDI from both developed and developing countries into SSA, considering the attendant impact of foreign ownership on the performance of domestic firms. The study has four main …
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Modelling natural gas market for sub-Sahara African region: investment and regulatory approaches
The study is modelling a natural gas market for sub-Sahara Africa. The abundance of natural gas amidst energy poverty in sub-Sahara Africa has been a concern. It is this concern that persuades the conduct of this research. Literature review indicates that this case of natural gas abundant resources …
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Software Support for Podcasting Mobile Lecture Content for Education in Sub-Sahara African Universities
Podcasting is fast gaining traction in developing regions as a means to augment classroom instruction. Commercial podcasting tools such as Apple’s Leopard Server, Tele-task and OpenEya, despite being successfully used in the developed world (where Internet connections are fast and students have …
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Optimum currency areas in the sub Sahara region : examining eligibility of the east African community for a monetary union
This study assesses the impact of fiscal policy and structural harmonisation (common market) of the East African Community (EAC) on the flow of goods and services, market responses, the flow of FDIs in the region and the volatility levels of the exchange rates across the region. The gravity model …
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Ex-Ante Welfare Effects From Scale-Neutral Productivity Growth for Semi-Subsistence Orphan Crops: Genetically Modified Cassava in Sub-Sahara Africa
… a point estimate of producers' welfare effects substantially different from that of an alternative model, and may slightly underestimate welfare gains for lower-income cassava producers. Policy makers in the least developed countries may be able to make more informed decisions on public …
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THE INTERSECTION OF FRENCH AND POLITICS IN SUB-SAHARA AFRICA A LINGUISTIC SHIFT ECHOING A NEW POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC BEAT IN EAST AFRICA
<p>In today's globalization, French has experienced unprecedented circumstances with the rise of English, Kiswahili, and the re-birth of national languages in French speaking countries. While French is no longer used as the main official medium of instruction in countries such as Rwanda, …
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Beliefs and Perceptions in the construction of HIV stigma and sexual health seeking behaviour among Black sub-Sahara African (BSSA) communities in Birmingham, UK.
… and sexual health seeking behaviour among Black sub-Sahara African (BSSA) communities in one city in the UK. The Silences Framework, which sits within aspects of feminism, criticalist and ethnicity-based approaches, provided the theoretical underpinning for this study. An exploratory qualitative …
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Fertility, birth intervals, and their proximate determinants in Zimbabwe
… studies on the nature of fertility tansitions in sub-Sahara Africa, and would particularly be useful in explaining observed differences in fertility transitions between countries in the region.
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Governance and human development in Sub-Saharan Africa
… to estimate a dynamic panel model on forty-eight sub-Sahara African countries throughout 1996 to 2019 using the Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) technique. The empirical analysis reveals a positive association between all six governance indicators and human development. ‘Voice and …
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International portfolio diversification with special reference to emerging markets
… at regional markets of Latin America, Africa Sub-Sahara, Middle East and North Africa, East Europe and Asia. A number of authors have looked at the emerging markets of Asia and Latin America but little is known about the African, Middle East and East Europe markets. The innovation of this …
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The Role of Public Institutions in Encouraging Outcome Employee Innovations in Tanzania
… by many organizations. Similarly, few studies in sub Sahara countries have been conducted in this area and incorporated customers and employees satisfaction. This study contributes that public organizations have a role to play in encouraging outcome employee innovative ideas to add value to …
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Women’s occupational mobility in the Nigerian service sector through a radical feminist perspective
… growing empirical study within the context of Sub-Sahara Africa with a particular focus on Nigeria, this study investigates the impact of institutionalisation of organisational practices in the leadership experience and participation of women in the service sector. Through a radical feminist …
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A retrospective analysis of semen samples and reproductive hormones in Africa and the middle east
… parameters between 2005 and 2019 among men from sub-Sahara Africa. A seasonal change in semen parameters of men residing in sub-Sahara Africa below the equator was found, with sperm concentration and total sperm count higher in winter compared to summer and autumn. The lowest sperm concentration …
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ELVIS iLab : a flexible platform for online laboratory experiments in electrical engineering
… collaboration between MIT and universities in sub-Sahara Africa to exploit the value of iLabs in the developing world. The main goal of this project is to develop software that will exploit the value of the National Instruments Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite (ELVIS) system …
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Likelihood of development renal dysfunction after one year of treatment with tenofovir(TDF) in HIV/AIDS patients at the UTH: An analytical cross-section study
Studies have suggested that Sub-Sahara Africans are prone to HIV-related renal dysfunction. A study done in Zambia showed increased deaths among HIV/AIDS patients who had renal dysfunction. Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TDF) one of the first line antiretroviral drugs in Zambia, has been associated …
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Social entrepreneurship a solution to societies problem's : can social entrepreneurship contribute, to the sustainability og Children's homes in Ghana?
The subject of this thesis is to explore the potential contribution that social entrepreneurship can make to the operations of children’s homes in Ghana. I will research on recent trend in child care services and the severity of the problem of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Ghana. After …
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The regulation on trade barriers under SADC and EAC: assessing the effectiveness of their legal framework
… and Southern Africa than anywhere else in Sub-Sahara Africa. These include Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), East Africa Community (EAC), Southern African Development Community (SADC), Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) and Inter-Governmental Authority on Development …
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Assessment of biomas fuel use and its association with acute respiratory infections among under-five children in Zambia
… wastes, charcoal, coal and dung. Up to 81% of Sub Sahara Africa (SSA) relies on biomass fuel for cooking. In Zambia, about 98% of rural households and 63% in urban areas use biomass fuel as their main source of cooking energy. Research indicates that, extended exposure to high levels of biomass …
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