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  Adolescents' access to emergency contraception in Africa: an empty promise?

  Savage-Oyekunle, O. A. & Nienaber, A., 1 Dec 2017, In: African Human Rights Law Journal. 17, 2, p. 475-526 52 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • contraception
  • adolescent
  • contraceptive
  • pregnancy
  • health
  41 Downloads (Pure)

• Advanced material modelling of concrete in Abaqus

  Vilnay, M., Chernin, L. & Cotsovos, D., 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • modeling
  • material
  • cracking (fracture)
  • crack
  • elasticity

• Advancing Shannon entropy for measuring diversity in systems

  Rajaram, R., Castellani, B. & Wilson, A. N., 24 May 2017, In: Complexity. 2017, 10 p., 8715605.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Entropy
  • Probability distributions
  • Biodiversity
  • Physics
  • Trajectories
  7 Citations (Scopus)

  152 Downloads (Pure)

• Affect and believability in game characters: a review of the use of affective computing in games

  ElSayed, S. & King, D. J., 24 Aug 2017, Game-On’17: the 18th International Conference on Intelligent Games and Simulation. Kehoe, J. (ed.). EUROSIS, p. 90-97 8 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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  • Autonomous agents
  • Composite materials
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  275 Downloads (Pure)

• A first mapping of the potential impact of the justice developments on the Area of Freedom Security and Justice

  O'Neill, M., 1 Sep 2017, Challenges and critiques of the EU internal security strategy: rights, power and security. O'Neill, M. & Swinton, K. (eds.). 1 ed. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 19-52 33 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Alcohol-induced retrograde facilitation renders witnesses of crime less suggestible to misinformation

  Gawrylowicz, J., Ridley, A. M., Albery, I. P., Barnoth, E. & Young, J., 1 Apr 2017, In: Psychopharmacology. 234, 8, p. 1267-1275 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Crime
  • Communication
  • Alcohols
  • Memory
  • Alcohol Drinking
  13 Citations (Scopus)

  27 Downloads (Pure)

• Alternative perspectives on Rio 2016: constructing and disseminating counter narratives

  Talbot, A., 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

  Open Access

  • narrative
  • Olympic Games
  • documentation
  • protest
  • civil society

• A methodology for testing virtualisation security

  Donaldson, S., Coull, N. & McLuskie, D., 19 Oct 2017, Proceedings of the International Conference On Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics And Assessment (CyberSA). IEEE , 8 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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  • Virtualization
  • Virtual machine
  • Testing
  • Cloud computing
  • Green computing
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  338 Downloads (Pure)

• A modern day panopticon: using power and control theory to manage volunteer tourists in Bolivia

  Thompson, J., Curran, R. & O'Gorman, K. D., Apr 2017, In: Tourism Management Perspectives. 22, p. 34-43 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Control Theory
  • Bolivia
  • Volunteers
  • Tourists
  • literature
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  426 Downloads (Pure)

• Amylose-lipid complex as a measure of variations in physical, mechanical and barrier attributes of rice starch- ι -carrageenan biodegradable edible film

  Thakur, R., Pristijono, P., Golding, J. B., Stathopoulos, C. E., Scarlett, C. J., Bowyer, M., Singh, S. P. & Vuong, Q. V., Dec 2017, In: Food Packaging and Shelf Life. 14, Part B, p. 108-115 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Amylose
  • Lipids
  • rice starch
  • Starch
  • edible films
  18 Citations (Scopus)

  244 Downloads (Pure)

• Anabolic resistance does not explain sarcopenia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, compared with healthy controls, despite reduced mTOR pathway activity

  Cuthbertson, D. J., Babraj, J., Leese, G. & Siervo, M., 1 Dec 2017, In: Clinical Nutrition. 36, 6, p. 1716-1719 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Sarcopenia
  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  • Essential Amino Acids
  • 70-kDa Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases
  • Muscles
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  177 Downloads (Pure)

• An adaptive method for fully automatic liver segmentation in medical MRI-images

  G. Mohamed, R., A. Seada, N., Hamdy, S. & Mostafa, M. G. M., 31 Dec 2017, In: International Journal of Computer Applications. 179, 4, p. 12-18 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Liver
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Medical applications
  • Tomography
  • Image analysis
  52 Downloads (Pure)

• Andrew Hewson: hints & tips for videogame pioneers

  McAlpine, K. B., 16 Mar 2017, In: Computer Games Journal. 6, 1-2, p. 81–83 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review

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  120 Downloads (Pure)

• An enquiry into potential graduate entrepreneurship: is higher education turning off the pipeline of graduate entrepreneurs?

  Birch, C., Lichy, J., Mulholland, G. & Kachour, M., 2017, In: Journal of Management Development. 36, 6, p. 743-760 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • entrepreneurship
  • entrepreneur
  • graduate
  • education
  • economy
  14 Citations (Scopus)

  262 Downloads (Pure)

• An evaluation of a professional learning network for computer science teachers

  Cutts, Q., Robertson, J., Donaldson, P. & O'Donnell, L., 21 Apr 2017, In: Computer Science Education. 27, 1, p. 30-53 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Computer science
  • Lead
  • computer science
  • evaluation
  • teacher
  10 Citations (Scopus)

  172 Downloads (Pure)

• An evaluation of fast multi-layer perceptron training techniques for games

  Robertson, D. G., 24 Aug 2017, GAME-ON’2017: the 18th International Conference on Intelligent Games and Simulation. Kehoe, J. (ed.). EUROSIS, p. 62-66 5 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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  • Multilayer neural networks
  • Backpropagation
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Neural networks
  172 Downloads (Pure)

• A new attraction-detachment model for explaining flow sliding in clay-rich tephras

  Kluger, M. O., Moon, V. G., Kreiter, S., Lowe, D. J., Churchman, G. J., Hepp, D. A., Seibel, D., Jorat, M. E. & Mörz, T., 1 Feb 2017, In: Geology. 45, 2, p. 131-134 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • mushroom
  • halloysite
  • sliding
  • clay
  • tephra
  10 Citations (Scopus)

  201 Downloads (Pure)

• An exploratory study of perceptions and experiences of counselling among Scottish gypsy/traveller women

  Arnot, L. & Thurston, M., 19 May 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  • Roma
  • counseling
  • experience
  • counselor
  • interview

• A note on the asymptotics of the modified Bessel functions on the Stokes lines

  Paris, R. B., 2017, In: Mathematica Æterna. 7, 4, p. 407-416 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Modified Bessel Functions
  • Stokes
  • Line
  • Confluent Hypergeometric Function
  • Asymptotic Expansion
  67 Downloads (Pure)

• An overview of the effect of probiotics and exercise on mood and associated health conditions

  Grant, M. C. & Baker, J. S., 12 Dec 2017, In: Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 57, 18, p. 3887-3893 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Probiotics
  • emotions
  • Mood Disorders
  • probiotics
  • exercise
  11 Citations (Scopus)

  405 Downloads (Pure)

• A reflective characterisation of occasional user

  Carrillo, A. L., Martinez, S., Falgueras, J. & Scott-Brown, K. C., May 2017, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 70, p. 74-89 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Reflective
  • User interfaces
  • Characterization
  • Technology
  • Touch
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  279 Downloads (Pure)

• A review of self-processing biases in cognition

  Cunningham, S. J. & Turk, D. J., 6 Feb 2017, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 70, 6, p. 987-995 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

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  • Ego
  • Cognition
  • Coffee
  • Names
  • Cues
  14 Citations (Scopus)

  208 Downloads (Pure)

• A robust fuzzy possibilistic AHP approach for partner selection in international strategic alliance

  Salamat, V. R., Aliahmadi, A., Pishvaee, M. S. & Hafeez, K., 19 Dec 2017, In: Decision Science Letters. 7, 4, p. 481–502 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • AHP Approach
  • International Strategic Alliances
  • Fuzzy AHP
  • Partner Selection
  • Interorganizational Relationships
  7 Citations (Scopus)

  136 Downloads (Pure)

• A signaling visualization toolkit to support rational design of combination therapies and biomarker discovery: SiViT

  Bown, J. L., Shovman, M., Robertson, P., Boiko, A., Goltsov, A., Mullen, P. & Harrison, D. J., 2 May 2017, In: Oncotarget. 8, p. 29657-29667 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Systems Biology
  • Biomarkers
  • Video Games
  • Loss of Function Mutation
  • Drug Resistance
  132 Downloads (Pure)

• Assessing the behaviour of reinforced concrete columns under blast loads

  Vilnay, M., 2017, 295 p.

  Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis

  • blast loads
  • diagrams
  • impulses
  • loading rate
  • theses

• Assessing the impact of affective feedback on end-user security awareness

  Shepherd, L. A., Archibald, J. & Ferguson, R. I., 9 Jul 2017, Human Aspects of Information Security, Privacy and Trust: 5th International Conference, HAS 2017. Tryfonas, T. (ed.). Cham: Springer, p. 143-159 17 p. (Lecture Notes In Computer Science; vol. 10292).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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  • End Users
  • Feedback Mechanism
  • Attack
  • Compromise
  • Monitoring
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  235 Downloads (Pure)

• Assessment of Miscanthus × giganteus derived biochar as copper and zinc adsorbent: study of the effect of pyrolysis temperature, pH and hydrogen peroxide modification

  Cibati, A., Foereid, B., Bissessur, A. & Hapca, S. M., 20 Sep 2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 162, p. 1285-1296 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Adsorption
  • Pyrolysis
  • Hydrogen peroxide
  • Adsorbents
  27 Citations (Scopus)

  236 Downloads (Pure)

• Associations

  Grier, N., 24 Jul 2017, Gloag and Henderson: the law of Scotland. Gloag, W. M., Henderson, R. C., MacQueen, H. L. & Eassie, R. H. L. (eds.). 14th ed. Edinburgh: W. Green, p. 1379-1388 10 p. 47

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• A sustainability framework for engineering carbon capture soil in transport infrastructure

  Kolosz, B. W., Goddard, M. A., Jorat, M. E., Aumonier, J., Sohi, S. P. & Manning, D. A. C., 2017, In: International Journal of Transport Development and Integration. 1, 1, p. 74-83 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Carbon capture
  • Sustainable development
  • Roadsides
  • Soils
  • Carbon
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  50 Downloads (Pure)

• A systematic review of the use of ‘leave’ within Inpatient Mental Health

  Barlow, E-M., 15 Sep 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

  • mental health
  • probation
  • evidence
  • clinical team
  • instinct

• A tale of two societies: the doing of qualitative comparative research in Hong Kong and Britain

  Jackson, S., Ho, P. S. Y. & Na, J. N., 2017, In: Methodological Innovations. 10, 2, 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • comparative research
  • Hong Kong
  • society
  • innovation
  • development of methods
  37 Downloads (Pure)

• A taxonomy of explanations in a general practitioner clinic for patients with persistent "medically unexplained" physical symptoms

  Morton, L., Elliott, A., Cleland, J., Deary, V. & Burton, C., 1 Feb 2017, In: Patient Education and Counseling. 100, 2, p. 224-230 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Medically Unexplained Symptoms
  • General Practitioners
  • Referral and Consultation
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Attainment and transition experiences of students progressing from an evening access programme to undergraduate study

  Annetts, J., Cameron, A., Work, H., Miller, A., Niitamo, V. & Stirling, M., 6 Dec 2017. 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

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  • education center
  • experience
  • education
  • restructuring
  • driver
  49 Downloads (Pure)

• Automatic liver segmentation from abdominal MRI images using active contours

  G. Mohamed, R., A. Seada, N., Hamdy, S. & G. M. Mostafa, M., 17 Oct 2017, In: International Journal of Computer Applications. 176, 1, p. 30-37 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Liver
  • Magnetic resonance
  • Biomarkers
  • Seed
  • Decision support systems
  97 Downloads (Pure)

• Bankruptcy

  Grier, N., 24 Jul 2017, Gloag and Henderson: the law of Scotland. Gloag, W. M., Henderson, R. C., MacQueen, H. L. & Eassie, R. H. L. (eds.). 14th ed. Edinburgh: W. Green, p. 1441-1487 47 p. 49

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Behaviour, development and evolution

  Cunningham, C., Sep 2017, In: Animal Behaviour. 131, p. 57-57 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review

• Bifurcation in blood oscillatory rhythms for patients with ischemic stroke: a small scale clinical trial using laser Doppler flowmetry and computational modelling of vasomotion

  Goltsov, A., Anisimova, A., Zakharkina, M., Krupatkin, A. I., Sidorov, V. V., Sokolovski, S. G. & Rafailov, E., 23 Mar 2017, In: Frontiers in Physiology. 8, 11 p., 160.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Laser-Doppler Flowmetry
  • Stroke
  • Clinical Trials
  • Wavelet Analysis
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders
  8 Citations (Scopus)

  95 Downloads (Pure)

• Big data and learning analytics: singular or plural?

  Wilson, A., Thompson, T. L., Watson, C., Drew, V. & Doyle, S., 3 Apr 2017, In: First Monday. 22, 4

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Data Analytics
  • Big data
  • Competitive intelligence
  • Public health
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  90 Downloads (Pure)

• Biofilm formation and cellulose expression by Bordetella avium 197N, the causative agent of bordetellosis in birds and an opportunistic respiratory pathogen in humans

  McLaughlin, K., Folorunso, A. O., Deeni, Y. Y., Foster, D., Gorbatiuk, O., Hapca, S. M., Immoor, C., Koza, A., Mohammed, I., Moshynets, O., Rogalsky, S., Zawadzki, K. & Spiers, A. J., 1 Jun 2017, In: Research in Microbiology. 168, 5, p. 419–430 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • cellulose synthase
  • Bordetella avium
  • Cellulose
  • Operon
  • Birds
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  140 Downloads (Pure)

• Britain, Bulgaria and benefits: the political rhetoric of European (dis)integration

  Moir, J., 29 Aug 2017, National identity and Europe in times of crisis: doing and undoing Europe. Karner, C. & Kopytowska, M. (eds.). 1 ed. Bingley: Emerald, p. 61-82 22 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

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  • Bulgaria
  • European integration
  • rhetoric
  • coalition
  • welfare
  253 Downloads (Pure)

• Can TEF make waves in Scotland?

  Robertson, A., 22 Jun 2017, Whonke Ltd.

  Research output: Other contribution

  Open Access

• Cardiorespiratory fitness and aerobic performance adaptations to a 4-week sprint interval training in young healthy untrained females

  Kavaliauskas, M., Steer, T. P. & Babraj, J. A., Apr 2017, In: Sport Sciences for Health. 13, 1, p. 17-23 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • High-Intensity Interval Training
  • Cardiorespiratory Fitness
  • Evaluation Studies
  7 Citations (Scopus)

  152 Downloads (Pure)

• Challenges and critiques of the EU internal security strategy: rights, power and security

  O'Neill, M. (ed.) & Swinton, K. (ed.), 1 Sep 2017, 1 ed. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 266 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

  • EU
  • environmental crime
  • EU member state
  • time
  • law enforcement

• Characterization of food product innovation practices with reference to functional food product development in Singapore

  Khan, R. S., Kiat, S. L. & Grigor, J. M., 30 Apr 2017, In: Asian Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences. 5, 2, p. 30-39 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Singapore
  • product development
  • functional foods
  • new products
  • foods
  617 Downloads (Pure)

• Characterization of pea starch-guar gum biocomposite edible films enriched by natural antimicrobial agents for active food packaging

  Saberi, B., Chockchaisawasdee, S., Golding, J. B., Scarlett, C. J. & Stathopoulos, C. E., 1 Sep 2017, In: Food and Bioproducts Processing. 105, p. 51-63 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Antimicrobial agents
  • Food Packaging
  • pea starch
  • guar gum
  • Macadamia
  22 Citations (Scopus)

  194 Downloads (Pure)

• Classification of third-party applications on Facebook to mitigate users' information leakage

  Kavianpour, S., Ismail, Z. & Shanmugam, B., 29 Mar 2017, WorldCIST 2017: Recent Advances in Information Systems and Technologies. Rocha, Á., Correia, A. M., Adeli, H., Reis, L. P. & Costanzo, S. (eds.). Cham: Springer, Vol. 1. p. 144-154 11 p. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (AISC); vol. 569).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Clitoria ternatea L. flower extract inhibits α-amylase during in vitro starch digestion

  Chu, B-S., Divers, R., Tziboula-Clarke, A. & Lemos, M. A., 1 Dec 2017, In: American Research Journal of Food and Nutrition. 1, 1, p. 1-10 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Clitoria ternatea
  • flower extracts
  • amylases
  • digestion
  • anthocyanins
  101 Downloads (Pure)

• Cognitive appraisals, emotions and reinvestment as antecedents of flow states in athletes

  Calmeiro, L., Koehn, S. & Kaiseler, M., 14 Jul 2017, p. 269-270.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

• Collaborative economies: from sharing to caring

  Avram, G., Choi, J. H. J., De Paoli, S., Light, A., Lyle, P. & Teli, M., 26 Jun 2017, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Communities and Technologies. New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), p. 305-307 3 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

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  • Economy
  • Perils
  • Daily Life
  • Logic
  • Labor
  7 Citations (Scopus)

  140 Downloads (Pure)

• Comment on the Copyright Amendment Bill (B-13-2017)

  Kouletakis, J., Jul 2017, 4 p. Department of Trade and Industry Republic of South Africa.

  Research output: Other contribution

  Open Access