Global biogeography and projection of antimicrobial toxin genes by Ya Liu, Yu Geng, Yiru Jiang, Jingyu Sun, Peng Li, Yue-zhong Li, Zheng Zhang

“…Abstract Background Antimicrobial toxin genes (ATGs) encode potent antimicrobial weapons in nature that rival antibiotics, significantly impacting microbial survival and offering potential benefits for human health. …”
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Taxi Violence in South Africa: A Review of Literature and Critical Analysis by Mmakwena Modipa

“…Taxi operators, commuters, and community members lose their lives due to this infighting between rival taxi associations. To address taxi violence, law enforcement agencies, taxi associations and all major stakeholders need to execute their functions by ensuring that commuters and community members are safe in the taxi environment. …”
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Exploring the possible two-proton radioactivity of 38,39Ti by B. Huang, F.P. Bai, J.G. Li, D.Q. Fang, S.M. Wang

“…Notably, the estimated partial 2p decay width for 39Ti, predicted from the three-body GCC method, suggests that its 2p decay could rival its β decay in likelihood, although this is highly dependent on the specific 2p decay energy. …”
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Medicinal plants as alternatives for the management of hypertension and diabetes in Nigeria: Analysis of the structured interview of Nigerian patients by Rosemary A. Sylver-Francis, Olavi Pelkonen

“…Ethnopharmacological relevance: Over the past decade two non-communicable diseases, hypertension (HTN) and diabetes (DM), have become two of the biggest healthcare issues in Africa, rivalling communicable diseases. This study focuses on the patient-initiated use of traditional medicinal plants (TMPs) in conjunction with doctor-prescribed conventional medicines (CMs) for the management of HTN and DM in Nigeria, highly prevalent in this Africa's most populous country. …”
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