This study explores sex differences in the outcomes of patients with schizophrenia (clinical/functional remission and recovery) across diverse regions of the world (Northern Europe, Southern Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, East Asia, and North Africa and the Middle East). Data (n=16,380 for this post hoc analysis) were taken from the World-Schizophrenia Health Outcomes Study....

Typology There are two forms of HAT, one of which is endemic mainly in East Africa and is caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. This form represents less than 10% of the reported cases of sleeping sickness. The other form is endemic mainly in West and Central Africa and is caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense. This form represents more than 90% of the reported cases in Africa. These proto...

Yam is a major staple in West and Central Africa and an important supplementary food in East Africa. Three varieties of yam are grown in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), though only two are indigenous to the region. White yam (D. rotundata) and yellow yam (D. cayenensis) are native to West Africa, and the production area stretches from central Cote d‘Ivoire to Cameroon. East African production of wate...

S. M. Perez,1,2 W. A. Richter,3 B. A. Brown,4 and M. Horoi5 1Department of Physics, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa 2iThemba LABS, P. O. Box 722, Somerset West 7129, South Africa 3Department of Physics, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Africa 4Department of Physics and Astronomy, and National Superconducting Cyclotron Lab...