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Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a cross-sectional study in Malawi by van Lettow, M, Landes, M, van Oosterhout, J J, Schouten, E, Phiri, H, Nkhoma, E, Kalua, T, Gupta, S, Wadonda, N, Jahn, A, Tippett-Barr, B

“…To estimate the use and outcomes of the Malawian programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In…”
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Does shifting from subsistence to commercial farming improve household nutrition and poverty? evidence from Malawi, Tanzania and Nigeria by Mgomezulu, Wisdom R, M.N Chitete, Moses, Maonga, Beston B, Kachingwe, Lovemore, Phiri, Horace H, Mambosasa, Mwayi, Folias, Lonjezo

“…The current study sought to assess the effect of smallholder crop commercialization on household nutrition security and poverty status. Recent government…”
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Oil extraction imperils Africa's Great Lakes by Verheyen, Erik

“…As the world's demands for hydrocarbons increase (1), remote areas previously made inaccessible by technological limitations are now being prospected for oil…”
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Past Connection of the Upper Reaches of a Lake Tanganyika Tributary with the Upper Congo Drainage Suggested by Genetic Data of Riverine Cichlid Fishes by Koblmüller, S, Katongo, C, Phiri, H, Sturmbauer, C

“…The Lufubu River is the largest tributary to the southern Lake Tanganyika and its upper reaches are separated from the lake by rapids that prevent upstream…”
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HIV epidemic trend and antiretroviral treatment need in Karonga District, Malawi by WHITE, R. G., VYNNYCKY, E., GLYNN, J. R., CRAMPIN, A. C., JAHN, A., MWAUNGULU, F., MWANYONGO, O., JABU, H., PHIRI, H., McGRATH, N., ZABA, B., FINE, P. E. M.

“…We describe the development of the HIV epidemic in Karonga District, Malawi over 22 years using data from population surveys and community samples. These data…”
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Characterization of bone and dung biochars for potential use as precursors for artificial fertilizers by Lepodise, Lucia M., Phiri, Ontlametse H. E., Pheko-Ofitlhile, Tshepo

“…The Fourier Transform Infrared technique was utilized to measure the infrared spectra of bone and dung chars at ambient temperature. The spectra of the…”
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Environmental and Climatic Factors Associated with Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome (EUS) in Fish from the Zambezi Floodplains, Zambia by Choongo, K, Hang'ombe, B, Samui, K. L, Syachaba, M, Phiri, H, Maguswi, C, Muyangaali, K, Bwalya, G, Mataa, L

“…This study was conducted to determine environmental and climatic factors associated with Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome (EUS) in fish in the Zambezi…”
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Risk Factors for Mortality in Severely Ill Children Admitted to a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Malawi by Ngwalangwa, Fatsani, Phiri, Chikondi H A, Dube, Queen, Langton, Josephine, Hildenwall, Helena, Baker, Tim

“…In low-resource settings, many children are severely ill at arrival to hospital. The risk factors for mortality among such ill children are not well-known…”
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Structure, conduct, and performance of beans marketing in Malawi: A case study of Lilongwe District by Chitete, Moses M.N., Mgomezulu, Wisdom R., Phiri, Horace H., Dzanja, Joseph, Machira, Kennedy

“…Poorly performing markets are one of the major lim-itations to achieving high farm income and ultimately poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa. Using the…”
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effects of calcium, phosphorus and zinc supplementation on reproductive performance of crossbred dairy cows in Tanzania by Phiri, E. C. J. H, Nkya, R, Pereka, A. E, Mgasa, M. N, Larsen, T

“…The effects of calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P) and zinc (Zn) supplementation on reproductive performance of grazing dairy cows was studied. Forty-eight cows in…”
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Distribution and seasonal movement of pelagic fish in southern Lake Tanganyika by Phiri, Harris, Shirakihara, Kunio

“…The distribution and seasonal movement of two planktivorous clupeids, Stolothrissa tanganicae and Limnothrissa miodon, and one predatory centropomid fish,…”
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Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a cross-sectional study in Malawi/Prevention de la transmission mere-enfant du VIH: etude transversale au Malawi/Prevencion de transmision del VIH de madre a hijo: un estudio transversal en Malawi by van Lettow, M, Landes, M, van Oosterhout, J.J, Schouten, E, Phiri, H, Nkhoma, E, Kalua, T, Gupta, S, Wadonda, N, Jahn, A, Tippett-Barr, B

“…Objective To estimate the use and outcomes of the Malawian programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus…”
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Soil nitrate dynamics in relation to nitrogen source and landscape position in Malawi by Phiri, R H, Snapp, S, Kanyama-Phiri, G Y

“…Nitrogen is normally the nutrient most limiting production of maize (Zea mays) -- the main staple food crop -- in southern Africa. We conducted a field study…”
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Qualitative assessment of knowledge transfer regarding preterm birth in Malawi following the implementation of targeted health messages over 3 years by Antony, Kathleen M, Levison, Judy, Suter, Melissa A, Raine, Susan, Chiudzu, Grace, Phiri, Henry, Sclafani, Joseph, Belfort, Michael, Kazembe, Peter, Aagaard, Kjersti M

“…In 2012, we performed a needs assessment and gap analysis to qualitatively assess providers' and patients' knowledge and perceptions regarding preterm birth…”
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Bulinus nyassanus is an intermediate host for Schistosoma haematobium in Lake Malawi by MADSEN, H, BLOCH, P, PHIRI, H, KRISTENSEN, T. K, FURU, P

“…At Cape Maclear on the Nankumba Peninsula, close to the southern end of Lake Malawi, Schistosoma haematobium is highly prevalent in the local people and many…”
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Past connection of the upper reaches of a Lake Tanganyika tributary with the upper Congo drainage suggested by genetic data of riverine cichlid fishes by Koblmüller, S., Katongo, C., Phiri, H., Sturmbauer, C.

“…The Lufubu River is the largest tributary to the southern Lake Tanganyika and its upper reaches are eparated from the lake by rapids that prevent upstream…”
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Past connection of the upper reaches of a Lake Tanganyika tributary with the upper Congo drainage suggested by genetic data of riverine cichlid fishes : short communication by Phiri, H., Sturmbauer, C., Koblmuller, S., Katongo, C.

“…The Lufubu River is the largest tributary to the southern Lake Tanganyika and its upper reaches are separated from the lake by rapids that prevent upstream…”
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Monogamy in the maternally mouthbrooding Lake Tanganyika cichlid fish Tropheus moorii by Egger, B, Obermuller, B, Phiri, H, Sturmbauer, C, Sefc, K.M

“… In contrast to haplochromines in Lake Malawi, multiple paternity is rare or even absent in broods of…”
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Ancient divergence in bathypelagic lake tanganyika deepwater cichlids: mitochondrial phylogeny of the tribe bathybatini by Koblmüller, Stephan, Duftner, Nina, Katongo, Cyprian, Phiri, Harris, Sturmbauer, Christian

“…The cichlid species flock of Lake Tanganyika represents a polyphyletic assemblage of eight ancestral lineages, which colonized the emerging lake independently…”
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Bulinus nyassanus is an intermediate host for Schistosoma haematobium in Lake Malawi by Madsen, H., Bloch, P., Phiri, H., Kristensen, T. K., Furu, P.

“…At Cape Maclear on the Nankumba Peninsula, close to the southern end of Lake Malawi, Schistosoma haematobium is highly prevalent in the local people and many…”
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