AN EXAMINATION OF CONJUGATIONAL SUFFIXES OF PASSIVE CONSTRUCTIONS IN FULFULDE by YAHAYA MOHAMMED AHMED

“…This implies that passive construction is obtained by the attaching a verbal extension morpheme (suffixes) which because its effect on the sentence structure is called passive Doke (1943); Guthrie (1967); Meeussen (1967) and Schadeberg (2003) since it turns the patient of the active sentence into a grammatical subject. …”
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SOCIAL WORK ROLES AND THE WELLBEING OF ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN CALABAR MUNICIPALITY, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA by NNANA OKOI OFEM, RITA NGOZI OKAFOR, LILIAN OTU UBI

“…The study was further supported by two theories: Human Capital theory and John Bowly's Attachment theory. The study employed the cross-sectional research design, the population of the study comprised of 371,022 as the main population of the study area. …”
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Are Emirati consumers in United Arab Emirates open to alternative proteins? Insights into their attitudes and willingness to replace animal protein sources by Sajid Maqsood, Feyisola Fisayo Ajayi, Hussein Mostafa, Kehinde Ganiyat Lawal, Juliet Mubaiwa, Noora Alantali, Maryam Alshihhi, Meera Aldhaheri

“…Using linear regression model, the following were factors influencing willingness to replace meat: (i) meat, dairy and cereal attachment, (ii) sustainability awareness, (iii) awareness of alternative proteins, (iv) nutrition consciousness, (v) availability of alternative proteins, (vi) taste of alternative proteins products, and (vii) advertisement. …”
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West Indian Fruit Fly, Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr., John B. Heppner, Gary J. Steck, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…It, like the Caribbean fruit fly, A. suspensa (Loew), also attacks other tropical fruits of little economic importance. …”
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Asian Horntail Eriotremex formosanus (Matsumura) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Symphyta: Siricidae: Tremicinae) by You Li, Jiri Hulcr

“…It is not considered an economically important pest because it only attacks dying or dead trees, but the species may someday prove to be a pest and its ecological impacts in North American forests remain unknown. …”
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Integrated Strategies for Controlling Flower Thrips in Southern Highbush Blueberries by Oscar E. Liburd, H. Alejandro Arevalo

“…Flower thrips are among the most important insect pests that attack early-season blueberries. This document is IPM-140, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. …”
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Intrusion Detection for Wireless Sensor Network Using Particle Swarm Optimization Based Explainable Ensemble Machine Learning Approach by Shaikh Afnan Birahim, Avijit Paul, Fahmida Rahman, Yamina Islam, Tonmoy Roy, Mohammad Asif Hasan, Fariha Haque, Muhammad E. H. Chowdhury

“…The system addresses key challenges such as the imbalanced nature of datasets and the evolving complexity of network attacks. By incorporating Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique Tomek (SMOTE-Tomek) techniques to balance the dataset and employing explainable AI methods such as Local Interpretable Model-agnostic Explanations (LIME) and SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP), the proposed model achieves significant improvements in detection accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 score while providing clear, interpretable results. …”
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Intraprosthetic Dislocation Following Dual Mobility Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Retrieval Analysis Study by Salar Sobhi, BSc, MD, Alan Kop, MSc, PhD, Moreica Pabbruwe, PhD, Christopher W. Jones, BCom, BEng(Hons), MBBS(Hons), PhD, FRACS, FAOrthA, Michael A. Finsterwald, MD, FMH, FRACS, FAOrthA

“…The retrieval analysis included an assessment of metal and PE wear mechanisms, corrosion between modular components, and extent of bony attachment to acetabular shells. Results: There were 11 cases of IPD. …”
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Apple Maggot, Apple Maggot Fly, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…Thin skinned sweet and subacid varieties are most susceptible, but acid varieties may be attacked. This revised 4-page fact sheet was written by H. …”
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Seedcorn maggot, Delia platura (Meigen) (Insecta: Diptera: Anthomyiidae) by Harsimran Kaur Gill, Gaurav Goyal, Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman

“…It is an important pest of germinating soybeans and corn, and also attacks a wide range of horticultural crops including beans, peas, cucumber, melon, onion, pepper, potato, and other vegetables. …”
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Optimal Joint Defense and Monitoring for Networks Security under Uncertainty: A POMDP-Based Approach by Armita Kazeminajafabadi, Mahdi Imani

“…The increasing interconnectivity in our infrastructure poses a significant security challenge, with external threats having the potential to penetrate and propagate throughout the network. Bayesian attack graphs have proven to be effective in capturing the propagation of attacks in complex interconnected networks. …”
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Fabric-based patchwork on shoes through ultrasonic welding by Rahima Hussain, Muhammad Anwaar Nazeer

“…This study addresses these issues by exploring ultrasonic welding as a sustainable alternative for attaching patches to fabric shoes. The research aims to assess the impact of washing on the dimensional stability of the developed samples, investigate the ultrasonic seam strength of various fabric combinations, evaluate comfort properties, and examine the abrasion resistance of the attached patches. …”
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A simplified technique of mandibular complete denture fabrication for a condition of ankyloglossia – A case report by Pamila Mary Sabatini Melkiyor, Nagappan Chockalingam, R. Kamala Kannan

“…In the case of ankyloglossia, the retention of mandibular denture is severely compromised due to a decrease in neutral zone space and thick musculature of the tongue web attached to the mouth’s anatomical floor. Diagnosis: The patient was diagnosed as completely edentulous with ankyloglossia. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Network Detection Research for SDNs by Lai Jiayue

“…This research endeavors to fortify the security posture of Software-Defined Networks (SDN) through the strategic utilization of intelligent machine learning techniques, with a primary focus on mitigating detrimental Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. To accomplish this, this study constructed a rigorously designed simulated SDN environment, which served as the cornerstone for meticulously assembling a comprehensive dataset encompassing a diverse array of attack vectors, with particular emphasis on DoS. …”
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Not tourism-phobia but urban-philia: understanding stakeholders’ perceptions of urban touristification by Asunción Blanco-Romero, Macià Blàzquez-Salom, Marc Morell, Robert Fletcher

“…We endeavour to understand the meaning that different actors involved in the city's touristification attach to this term, and in particular the perceptions of citizens’ movements that claim to espouse not tourism-phobia but urban-philia. …”
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Phytophthora Identification and Sampling in Citrus Nurseries by Jamie D. Burrow, Diane B. Bright, Tim D. Riley, Evan G. Johnson, James H. Graham

“… Phytophthora species are important soilborne, fungus-like pathogens that attack the root systems, trunk, and fruit of citrus trees at any age. …”
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THE NIGERIA MILITARY AND THE FIGHT AGAINST ISLAMIC STATE`s WEST AFRICA PROVINCE (ISWAP), 2016-2022 by BABA ALI KELLU, RUTH CALEB LUKA LUKA, MOHAMMED BELLO BABAN’UMMA

“… This paper critically evaluates the resilience of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) amidst ongoing conflicts with the Nigerian military from 2016 to 2022. Utilizing Attachment Theory as a framework, the research delves into the persistence and adaptive tactics of ISWAP against military strategies. …”
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Lunar and Martian gravity alter immune cell interactions with endothelia in parabolic flight by Yu Du, Bing Han, Katharina Biere, Nathalie Abdelmalek, Xinyu Shu, Chaoyang Song, Guangyao Chen, Ning Li, Marina Tuschen, Huan Wu, Shujin Sun, Alexander Choukér, Mian Long, Dominique Moser

“…To investigate the impact of partial gravity on immune cell attachment to vessel endothelia, THP-1 cells and HUVEC cell layers were monitored in a flow chamber system during parabolic flight in lunar (0.16 g) or Martian (0.38 g) gravity. …”
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Squash Bug, Anasa tristis (DeGeer) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coreidae) by John L. Capinera

“… The squash bug, Anasa tristis, attacks cucurbits (squash and relatives) throughout Central America, the United States, and southern Canada. …”
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Synthesis, characterization and toxicity assessment of chlorantraniliprole nanoemulsion against Helicoverpa armigera by Geeta Devi, Lomash Kumar, Rahul Kumar Dhaka, Karuna Jain, Rahul Saini, Shubham Saini, Anil Jakhar, Sushil Ahlawat, Mehdi Rahimi

“…Abstract Helicoverpa armigera is a highly devastating and polyphagous pest attacking on different field crops. Effective management of this pest is essential for sustainable agriculture. …”
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