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Relaxed trade rules boost African development, study finds
Jan 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Often thought to be hobbled by corruption, poor infrastructure and a weak financial system, African exporters rose to the opportunities presented by a U.S. trade liberalization policy, a recent University ...
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For African violets, 'hands off' means healthier
Nov 03, 2009 |
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African violets have a mixed reputation. Their delicate, colorful flowers and furry, soft leaves make them a favorite among home gardeners and growers. But the striking plants are often regarded as temperamental: ...
Ecological impact of African cities
Dec 02, 2008 |
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African cities are growing faster than anywhere else in the world. This is having a major impact, but few ecologists are studying the urban environment and effect of cities on rural areas. One of the most important ecological ...
Uganda forests rapidly disappearing: study
Jun 20, 2009 |
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Uganda has lost nearly a third of its forest cover since 1990 due to expanding farmlands, a rapidly growing human population and increased urbanisation, a government report said on Friday.
Millicom buys out 3 Africa wireless firms
Feb 02, 2006 |
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Millicom International Cellular has taken 100 percent ownership of a trio of African wireless companies after buying out their minority partners.
Researchers analyze 'Africa effect,' the slow growth of some economies
Jun 15, 2007 |
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African governments were instrumental in inhibiting the growth of their own economies in the late 20th century, according to a decade-long project conducted by African scholars and economists. Robert Bates, professor of government ...
Brown economists measure GDP growth from outer space
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Outer space offers a new perspective for measuring economic growth, according to new research by three Brown University economists. In a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, J. Vernon Henderson, ...
Genetic study clarifies African and African-American ancestry
Dec 21, 2009 |
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People who identify as African-American may be as little as 1 percent West African or as much as 99 percent, just one finding of a large-scale, genome-wide study of African and African-American ancestry released ...
African-American women with advanced breast cancer often forego vital treatment
May 22, 2009 |
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A new study finds that nearly one in four African American women with late stage breast cancer refused chemotherapy and radiation therapy, potentially life saving therapies. Published in the July 1, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer ...
African American lung cancer patients may have different response to new cancer-fighting drugs
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Clinical research out of University Hospitals Case Medical Center has found that African Americans with a common form of lung cancer have a lower frequency of drug-sensitizing genetic mutations, which may impact response ...
Biological markers of prostate cancer shed light on cancer burden faced by African-American men
Nov 29, 2007 |
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Researchers based at Tulane University report the discovery of biological markers of prostate cancer which are involved in the growth of tumor cells, shedding light on the genetic basis for the prostate cancer burden faced ...
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