Contextualising the Regeneration of Africa’s Indigenous Governance and Management Systems and Practices by BC, Basheka

“…Yet, indigenous African countries had their own governance systems and knowledge management practices that are worthy of any academic and intellectual theorisation and discourse. …”
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Acute oral toxicity study of novel polyherbal formulations by using wistar rats and Swiss albino mice as per OECD 425 TG by Ramkishan Jatoth, S.P Dhanabal, V. Senthil, T. Ganesh, Jubie Selvaraj, P.S. Venkatesan

“…Background: Hydaljss08 is a new semisolid fermented hydroalcoholic polyherbal formulation containing crude drug substances. Immunoboost Tab is a novel polyherbal dosage form that is incorporated isolated, and fractionated phytochemical substances. …”
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Amyloidogenic immunoglobulin light chains disturb contractile function and calcium transients in a human cardiac spheroid model of light chain (AL) amyloidosis by Mélanie Bézard, Jean-Sébastien Vartanian-Grimaldi, Julien Henri, Denisa Calin, Amira Zaroui, Mounira Kharoubi, Thibaud Damy, Onnik Agbulut, Ekaterini Kordeli

“…LC-treated hiPSC-CM cultures and LC-containing spheroids presented structural and functional defects including: (1) decreased levels and subcellular disorganization of sarcomeric protein alpha-actinin; (2) abnormal accumulation of calcium handling SERCA2a protein; (3) impaired contractility of spheroids and altered calcium transients. …”
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Saponin content in medicinal plants in response to application of organic and inorganic fertilizers: a meta-analysis by Junyan Lv, Junyan Lv, Shouzan Liu, Shouzan Liu, Chunli Hu, Lan Ding, Hongzhen Wang, Hongzhen Wang, Xin Li, Feng Yang, Feng Yang, Qiong Shen, Qiong Shen, Hongbin Zhang, Hongbin Zhang, Guobiao Ma, Guobiao Ma, Shaobo Zhang, Yan Bai, Yan Bai

“…However, systematic investigations on the influence of various fertilizers on the concentration of active compounds in saponin-containing medicinal plants remain insufficient. In this study, 966 experimental outcomes from 29 papers were analyzed via meta-analysis to examine the effects of organic fertilizers, inorganic fertilizers, and their combined application on the levels of different saponin monomers in medicinal plants. …”
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Influence of Meteorological Conditions and Fire Hotspots on PM0.1 in Northern Thailand during Strong Haze Episodes and Carbonaceous Aerosol Characterization by Chaiyoth Sresawasd, Thaneeya Chetiyanukornkul, Phuchiwan Suriyawong, Surajit Tekasakul, Masami Furuuchi, Mitsuhiko Hata, Rachane Malinee, Perapong Tekasakul, Racha Dejchanchaiwong

“…Abstract Northern Thailand has long been severely affected by haze from biomass burning containing fine and ultrafine aerosols in the dry period. …”
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Effects of scrap rubber waste on the mechanical performance of mortar made of crushed sand and sediment by Adda Hadj Mostefa, Benamar Balegh, Hamid Sellaf, Mohamed Elamine Dahamni

“…Results: The results indicated that replacing sediment with crushed sand improved the strength properties of mortar, particularly due to better particle packing. The mortar containing 65 wt% sediments and 35 wt% crushed sand showed properties similar to the reference mortar. …”
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The dynamics of lowland river sections of Danube and Tisza in the Carpathian basin by Imre M. Jánosi, Imre M. Jánosi, István Zsuffa, István Zsuffa, Tibor Bíró, Boglárka O. Lakatos, Boglárka O. Lakatos, András Szöllősi-Nagy, Zsolt Hetesi, Zsolt Hetesi

“…The empirical histograms for half-daily water level changes can be well-fitted by piecewise-exponential functions containing four or three sections, consistent with the understanding that level changes are deterministic rather than stochastic processes, as is well known in hydrology. …”
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Navigating the future of agri-food supply chain: A conceptual framework using bibliometric review by Abdul Kafi, Nizamuddin bin Zainuddin, Mohd Fitri Mansor, Mohamed Najib Bin Salleh, Adam bin Mohd Saifudin, Nurhaizal Azam Arif, Syairah Aimi Shahron, Ravi Ramasamy, Ibrahim Hassan mohamud

“…A rigorous inclusion and exclusion process was carried out by using articles whose titles contained only 'agri-food' and 'supply chain' terms. …”
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TARGET Protein: the effect of augmented administration of enteral protein to critically ill adults on clinical outcomes—statistical analysis plan for a cluster randomized, cross-se... by Sophie Zaloumis, Matthew J. Summers, Jeffrey J. Presneill, Rinaldo Bellomo, Lee-anne S. Chapple, Marianne J. Chapman, Adam M. Deane, Suzie Ferrie, Craig French, Sally Hurford, Nima Kakho, Matthew J. Maiden, Stephanie N. O’Connor, Sandra L. Peake, Emma J. Ridley, An Tran-Duy, Patricia J. Williams, Paul J. Young, Amalia Karahalios, on behalf of the TARGET Protein Investigators, the Australian, New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group

“…The trial randomized eight intensive care units (ICU) to receive enteral formula containing either higher dose enteral protein (augmented protein) or usual dose protein in a 1:1 ratio. …”
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Population structure of Clinostomum complanatum (Trematoda: Digenea) with new data on haplotype diversity of flukes from Slovakia and Italy by Juhásová Ľudmila, Bazsalovicsová Eva Čisovská, Caffara Monica, Radačovská Alžbeta, Gustinelli Andrea, Dinisová Lucia, Syrota Yaroslav, Králová-Hromadová Ivica

“…The genetic homogeneity of these samples can be linked to the distribution and migratory routes of the definitive hosts, aquatic piscivorous birds, mainly herons and cormorants, that spread parasite eggs among the continents.…”
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Management of knowledge, information and organizational changes by Nikolić Miloš, Vesić Tamara, Stošić-Mihajlović Ljiljana

“…This imposes the need for a large number of contacts and transactions with the environment, which in turn implies the existence of large amounts of data and information to be collected and analyzed.…”
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Substance use and misuse among college students: Results of an online survey from three neighboring cities of North India by Neha Jaswal, Chandrima Naskar, Abhishek Ghosh, Savita Prashar, Manoj Kumar

“…We used Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST). We contacted respondents through social groups. We performed analyses from the original sample, bootstrapped samples, and random subsamples. …”
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Aboriginal cosmotechnics by Simon Sadler

“…As the editor of the series to which the book belongs reminds us, ‘in the Aboriginal worldview, everything starts and ends with Country. ... Everything is part of a continuum, and endless flow of life and ideas emanating from Country’ which ‘includes the built environment and objects, which reflects both a conceptual and a physical process with ancestral and cultural dimensions’.And yet colonisation of the continent all but erad-icated Country as it had evolved over 65 000 years. …”
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Análisis organizativo de las clases de inclusión escolar en Francia by María Cara-Díaz, Tomás Sola-Martínez, Inmaculada Aznar-Díaz, Francisco Fernández-Martín

“…El objetivo de esta investigación se centra en la percepción que poseenlos profesores sobre las Clases de Inclusión Escolar (CLIS) de Centros Públicos de Educación“Élémentaire” de la Loire (Francia) en relación con distintos aspectos organizativos. Contamos conuna muestra de 40 profesores a quienes se les pasó el instrumento, un cuestionario ad hoc. …”
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Dynamic land-plant carbon sources in marine sediments inferred from ancient DNA by Ulrike Herzschuh, Josefine Friederike Weiß, Kathleen R. Stoof-Leichsenring, Lars Harms, Dirk Nürnberg, Juliane Müller

“…We show that the spatial and temporal plant composition as revealed by sedimentary ancient DNA records reflects mainly the vegetation dynamics of nearby continents as revealed by comparison with pollen from land archives. …”
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THE NIGERIAN OIL RESOURCEAND SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND: AN INTERROGATION by Joshua DANJUMA

“…Nigeria has actively engaged in oil exploration for about six decades and is the largest producer of oil resources on the African continent. During the oil boom of the 1970s, oil was the primary source of government revenue, amounting to about 80% of total income. …”
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In-depth study of lightweight block ciphers: Performance assessment and implementation on sensor motes by Amal Hkiri, Mouna Karmani, Fawaz Hasan Alasmary, Omar Ben Bahri, Ahmed Mohammed Murayr, Mohsen Machhout

“…Our investigation commences with a meticulous selection of sensor motes and platforms, enabling realistic simulations and practical evaluations. The Contiki Cooja framework, a comprehensive operating system (OS), development toolkit, and network simulator, was utilized to facilitate these assessments. …”
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Plant growth-promoting microorganisms as natural stimulators of nitrogen uptake in citrus. by Ana Pérez-Piqueres, Belén Martínez-Alcántara, Rodolfo Canet, Raquel Del Val, Ana Quiñones

“…This aligns with the Farm to Fork Strategy (European Green Deal) objectives, which aim to reduce the use of mineral fertilizers by up to 20% and to eliminate soil contamination from nitrogen entirely. In this context, exploring the potential of plant growth-promoting bacteria application to reduce nutrient inputs is a promising opportunity. …”
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Los posibles sí mismos de los adolescentes de Buenos Aires by María Fernanda Molina, María Julia Raimundi, Mariel Gimenez

“…Se realizó un análisis de contenido temático de las respuestas y un conteo de frecuencias de las categorías. Los adolescentes generaron PSs en cinco grandes áreas: personal, académico/ocupacional, física, social, y de satisfacción y logros. …”
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Chromosome-level genome sequencing and assembly of the parasitoid wasp Leptopilina myrica by Zhi Dong, Zixuan Xu, Junwei Zhang, Yulong Guo, Qichao Zhang, Lan Pang, Ting Feng, Wenqi Shi, Yifeng Sheng, Jianhua Huang, Jiani Chen

“…We employed a combination of PacBio long-read sequencing, Illumina short-read sequencing, and Hi-C technology to produce a genome assembly of approximately 462.30 Mb, with a scaffold N50 of 47.32 Mb and a contig N50 of 4.07 Mb. By comparing the protein-coding genes of L. myrica with those of other Hymenoptera species, we gained insights into the evolutionary history of parasitoid wasps. …”
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