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ArticleJournal of synchrotron radiation2024

The African Light Source: history, context and future.

Simon H Connell, Kathleen Dollman, Gihan Kamel, Sameen A Khan, Edward Mitchell, Sekazi K Mtingwa, Marcus C Newton, Prosper Ngabonziza, Emmanuel Nji, Lawrence Norris and 1 more

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Article in Journal of synchrotron radiation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Foreword to the AfCA collection: celebrating work published by African researchers in IUCr journals.Acta crystallographica. Section E, Crystallographic communications · 2024
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  2. When a dream comes true: birth of the African Crystallographic Association (AfCA).Acta crystallographica. Section E, Crystallographic communications · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Simon H ConnellDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Kathleen DollmanESRF - The European Synchrotron, Grenoble, France.
Gihan KamelSESAME - Synchrotron light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East, Allan, Jordan.
Sameen A KhanDhofar University, Salalah, Sultanate of Oman.
Edward MitchellESRF - The European Synchrotron, Grenoble, France.
Sekazi K MtingwaTriSEED Consultants, LLC, North Carolina, USA.
Marcus C NewtonPhysics and Astronomy, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Prosper NgabonzizaDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, USA.
Emmanuel NjiCentre for Research in Therapeutic Sciences (CREATES), Strathmore University, Madaraka Estate, Ole Sangale Road, 59857-00200 Nairobi, Kenya.
Lawrence NorrisAfrican Physical Society, Senegal.
Michele ZemaInternational Union of Crystallography, Chester, United Kingdom.

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/T019638/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The African Light Source (AfLS) project is now almost eight years old. This article assesses the history, current context and future of the project. There is by now considerable momentum in building the user community, including deep training, facilitating access to current facilities, growing the scientific output, scientific networks and growing the local laboratory-scale research infrastructure. The Conceptual Design Report for the AfLS is in its final editing stages. This document specifies the socio-economic and scientific rationales and the technical aspects amongst others. The AfLS is supported by many national and Pan-African scientific professional bodies and voluntary associates across many scientific disciplines, and there are stakeholders throughout the continent and beyond. The current roadmap phases have expanded to include national and Pan-African level conversations with policy makers through new Strategic Task Force groups. The document summarizes this progress and discusses the future of the project.

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AfLSAfrican Light Sourcehistorysynchrotron

Identifiers

PMID38142406
PMCPMC10833437

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