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Draft:Scientific research in Haiti

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In Haiti, scientific researchers make considerable efforts despite the obstacles. They often work in difficult conditions with limited resources. Their work is aimed at solving local problems in public health, sustainable agriculture, environmental protection and many others. Despite the challenges, their determination to contribute to their country's progress is remarkable.

There are several organizations, academic institutions and research laboratories in the country focusing on scientific research, such as (CREGED , LAQUE , CRAPU , CHIBAS , CERED , EDSE) [1][2], CRISH [3][4], ISTEAH [5][6] and Quisqueya University [7][8].

The challenges of scientific publishing in Haiti

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In Haiti, communication remains a major challenge for the popularization of scientific research. Scientific research is mainly published in French. Only 42% of the Haitian population can express themselves in French, and the majority speak Creole [9], the country's official language. This hinders the dissemination of knowledge in the country, despite research focusing on local issues.

Outlook

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Faced with this chaotic situation facing researchers, universities and other entities have set up methods to raise funds to encourage scientific research. These include the Bank of the Republic of Haiti.

Scores on certain indicators, such as bibliometrics, have risen in various fields, including the environment, health and agronomy, thanks to research carried out at Quisqueya University.[10]

The role of researchers
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Researchers play a crucial role in society, conducting research and developing innovative solutions to problems in a variety of fields, from medicine to engineering to the environment. They help to advance science and improve people's lives through programs such as the study of organic matter in sediments to model environmental changes over the last millennium using a sediment core from Lake Azuei in Haiti [11].

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  2. ^ "Les Laboratoires | Université Quisqueya - UNIQ Haïti". uniq.edu.ht. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  3. ^ Derdouri, Naoual; Ginet, Nicolas; Denis, Yann; Ansaldi, Mireille; Battesti, Aurélia (2023-03-17). "The prophage-encoded transcriptional regulator AppY has pleiotropic effects on E. coli physiology". PLOS Genetics. 19 (3): e1010672. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1010672. ISSN 1553-7404. PMC 10057817. PMID 36930675.
  4. ^ lescientifique.org https://lescientifique.org/defaultsite. Retrieved 2024-05-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "QUESTION DE RECHERCHE ET DOMAINE DE RECHERCHE", Abrégé sur les méthodes de recherche et la recherche expérimentale, Presses de l'Université du Québec, p. 23, 2005-05-01, doi:10.2307/j.ctv18ph7fq.10, retrieved 2024-05-11
  6. ^ "ISTEAH - Accueil". www.isteah.edu.ht. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  7. ^ Emmanuel, Evens; Vermande, Paul (2002-06-28). "Gestion intégrée de l'eau en Haïti". Gestion intégrée de l'EAU en Haïti. Université Quisqueya. doi:10.54226/uniq.socenv.33326_c0 (inactive 1 November 2024).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
  8. ^ "Université Quisqueya". uniq.edu.ht. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  9. ^ Schmoldt, A.; Benthe, H. F.; Haberland, G. (1975-09-01). "Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes". Biochemical Pharmacology. 24 (17): 1639–1641. ISSN 1873-2968. PMID 10.
  10. ^ Magline Alexis; Cesars, Jasmine (2021). "Évaluation sommaire de la productivité scientifique en agronomie, environnement et santé à l'Université Quisqueya (Haïti)" (in French). doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.28355.53285. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. ^ Noncent, David; Sifeddine, Abdelfettah; Emmanuel, Evens; Cormier, Marie-Helene; Briceño-Zuluaga, Francisco J.; Valdés, Jorge; Mendez-Millan, Mercedes; Turcq, Bruno; Bernal, Juan Pablo (December 2023). "A 1000-year record of paleoclimate and paleoenvironment change inferred from sedimentary organic matter in Lake Azuei, Haiti". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 632: 111845. Bibcode:2023PPP...63211845N. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2023.111845. ISSN 0031-0182.