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The Evolution and Ecology of Bacterial Warfare by Granato, Elisa T., Meiller-Legrand, Thomas A., Foster, Kevin R.

“…Bacteria have evolved a wide range of mechanisms to harm and kill their competitors, including chemical, mechanical and biological weapons. Here we review the…”
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Gender inequality and the use of maternal healthcare services in rural sub-Saharan Africa by Adjiwanou, Vissého, LeGrand, Thomas

“…In this study, we measure gender inequality both at individual level by women׳s household decision-making and at contextual level by permissive gender norms…”
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Does antenatal care matter in the use of skilled birth attendance in rural Africa: A multi-country analysis by Adjiwanou, Vissého, LeGrand, Thomas

“…While the importance of antenatal care for maternal and child health continues to be debated, several researchers have documented its impact on intermediate…”
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Engineering gene overlaps to sustain genetic constructs in vivo by Decrulle, Antoine L, Frénoy, Antoine, Meiller-Legrand, Thomas A, Bernheim, Aude, Lotton, Chantal, Gutierrez, Arnaud, Lindner, Ariel B

“…Evolution is often an obstacle to the engineering of stable biological systems due to the selection of mutations inactivating costly gene circuits. Gene…”
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Droplet printing reveals the importance of micron-scale structure for bacterial ecology by Krishna Kumar, Ravinash, Meiller-Legrand, Thomas A., Alcinesio, Alessandro, Gonzalez, Diego, Mavridou, Despoina A. I., Meacock, Oliver J., Smith, William P. J., Zhou, Linna, Kim, Wook, Pulcu, Gökçe Su, Bayley, Hagan, Foster, Kevin R.

“…Bacteria often live in diverse communities where the spatial arrangement of strains and species is considered critical for their ecology. However, a test of…”
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Temporally stable beta sensorimotor oscillations and corticomuscular coupling underlie force steadiness by Mongold, Scott J., Piitulainen, Harri, Legrand, Thomas, Vander Ghinst, Marc, Naeije, Gilles, Jousmäki, Veikko, Bourguignon, Mathieu

“…As humans, we seamlessly hold objects in our hands, and may even lose consciousness of these objects. This phenomenon raises the unsettled question of the…”
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An open-access database of video stimuli for action observation research in neuroimaging settings: psychometric evaluation and motion characterization by Georgiev, Christian, Legrand, Thomas, Mongold, Scott J, Fiedler-Valenta, Manoa, Guittard, Frédéric, Bourguignon, Mathieu

“…Video presentation has become ubiquitous in paradigms investigating the neural and behavioral responses to observed actions. In spite of the great interest in…”
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Fertility Decline and Child Schooling in Urban Settings of Burkina Faso by Bougma, Moussa, LeGrand, Thomas K., Kobiané, Jean-François

“…As evidenced in Western rich countries, Asia, and Latin America, lower fertility allows couples to invest more in each of their children's schooling. This…”
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Effects of parental union dissolution on child mortality and schooling in Burkina Faso by Thiombiano, Bilampoa Gnoumou, LeGrand, Thomas K., Kobiané, Jean-François

“…Family structure and union dissolution has been one of the most thoroughly studied determinants of children's wellbeing worldwide. To date, however, few of…”
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Family size and intra-family inequalities in education in Ouagadougou by Lachaud, James, LeGrand, Thomas K., Adjiwanou, Vissého, Kobiané, Jean-François

“…While the potential benefits for educational investment of decline in family size are well known, some questions have emerged on the distribution of these…”
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Six-Minute Walk Test in Individuals With Unilateral Lower Limb Amputations by Younesian, Hananeh, Ouellet, Raphaël, Legrand, Thomas, Turcot, Katia

“…Background: The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is one of the common clinical tests to assess rehabilitation progress and needs in individuals with lower-limb…”
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Why are Virgin Adolescents Worried about Contracting HIV/AIDS? Evidence from Four Sub-Saharan African Countries by Georges, Guiella, Simona, Bignami, Thomas, LeGrand K.

“…Whether well founded or not, perceptions of one's own HIV risk have been shown by health behavior models to be an important factor in determining individuals'…”
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Fertility Limitation and Child Schooling in Ouagadougou: Selective Fertility or Resource Dilution? by Bougma, Moussa, LeGrand, Thomas K., Kobiané, Jean-François

“…Using original data collected in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, this study investigates evidence for the competing theories that fertility reductions increase…”
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Niveau et facteurs de ruptures des premières unions conjugales au Burkina Faso by Thiombiano, Bilampoa Gnoumou, Legrand, Thomas K.

“…We used data from two biographical surveys at individual and community levels, to study the level and the risk factors for divorce in Burkina Faso. The results…”
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Environmental factors and childhood Fever in areas of the Ouagadougou Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Burkina Faso by Bouba Djourdebbé, Franklin, Dos Santos, Stéphanie, Legrand, Thomas K, Soura, Abdramane Bassiahi

“…Using data on 825 under-5 children from the Ouagadougou Health and Demographic Surveillance System collected in 2010, this article examines the effects of…”
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Effects of parental union dissolution on child mortality and child schooling in Burkina Faso by Thiombiano, Bilampoa Gnoumou, LeGrand, Thomas K, Kobiané, Jean-François

“…"Background: Family structure and union dissolution has been one of the most thoroughly studied determinants of children's wellbeing worldwide. To date,…”
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The Impact of Childhood Mortality on Fertility in Six Rural Thanas of Bangladesh by Hossain, Mian Bazle, Phillips, James F., Legrand, Thomas K.

“…In this article, we examine the relationship between child mortality and subsequent fertility using prospective longitudinal data on births and childhood…”
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Fertility and Schooling in Ouagadougou: The Role of Family Networks by Bougma, Moussa, Pasquier-Doumer, Laure, LeGrand, Thomas K., Kobiané, Jean-François, Dutreuilh, Catriona

“…The importance of family solidarity networks is routinely cited in the literature to explain why the relationship between number of children and schooling in…”
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The Trent affair: including a review of English and American relations at the beginning of the Civil War by Harris, Thomas L

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Fécondité et scolarisation à Ouagadougou : le rôle des réseaux familiaux by Bougma, Moussa, Pasquier-Doumer, Laure, Legrand, Thomas K, Kobiané, Jean-François

“…La prégnance de réseaux de solidarités familiales est couramment invoquée dans la littérature pour expliquer pourquoi la relation observée en Afrique…”
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