Browsing Scientific Publications in Global Development and Planning by Issue Date
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Effect of female genital schistosomiasis and anti-schistosomal treatment on monocytes, CD4+ T-cells and CCR5 expression in the female genital tract
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)BACKGROUND: Schistosoma haematobium is a waterborne parasite that may cause female genital schistosomiasis (FGS), characterized by genital mucosal lesions. There is clinical and epidemiological evidence for a relationship ... -
Classification of the lesions observed in female genital schistosomiasis
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The colposcopic atlas of schistosomiasis in the lower female genital tract based on studies in Malawi, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and South Africa
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Schistosoma (S.) haematobium is a neglected tropical disease which may affect any part of the genital tract in women. Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) may cause abnormal vaginal discharge, contact bleeding, ... -
Online environmental activism and Internet use in the Indonesian environmental movement
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This article investigates the use of the Internet among Indonesian environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) and how this use influences the mobilizing structure of the environmental movement. The discussion is ... -
Towards an integrated approach to emergency management: interdisciplinary challenges for research and practice
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)This article presents an interdisciplinary vision for large-scale integrated emergency management that has been inspired by the transition from platform centric to inte-grated operations in the oil and gas fields, which ... -
An attraction-based cellular automaton model for generating spatiotemporal population maps in urban areas
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)We develop a cellular automaton (CA) model to produce spatiotemporal population maps that estimate population distributions in an urban area during a random working day. The resulting population maps are at 50 m and 5 ... -
Vulnerability to climate change and adaptation strategies of local communities in Malawi: Experiences of women fish processing groups in the Lake Chilwa Basin
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Welfare State Development, Individual Deprivations and Income Inequality: A Cross-Country Analysis in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Managing innovation of care services: An exploration of Norwegian municipalities
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Tourism livelihoods in Smøla, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Tourism in islands and archipelagos provides numerous advantages and disadvantages. This paper analyses a previously unpublished case study of island tourism livelihoods from the archipelago of Smøla, Norway, examining the ... -
Between striated and smooth space: Exploring the topology of transnational student mobility
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)In this paper, we raise a question regarding how transnational students develop their spaces as mobile, temporary, and at times stable and territorially fixed. We argue that approaching transnational student migration and ... -
Early experiences from one of the first treatment programs for chronic hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa
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Treatment of chronic hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa: 1-year results of a pilot program in Ethiopia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018) -
Unexplained chronic liver disease in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
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Mapping the World’s Largest Democracy (1947–2017)
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Evaluating diagnostic indicators of urogenital Schistosoma haematobium infection in young women: A cross sectional study in rural South Africa
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Reproductive health problems in rural South African young women: Risk behaviour and risk factors
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International development aid and young people's participation in societal development of the global south
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Seasonal variations in schistosoma haematobium egg excretion in school-age girls in rural Kwazulu-Natal province, South Africa
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Rethinking diakonia and transforming our world
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This article analyzes how ecumenical diakonia contributes to a critical view of the power dimension of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At the same time, it presents both the opportunities and the challenges the ...