THE NIGERIAN OIL RESOURCEAND SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND: AN INTERROGATION by Joshua DANJUMA

“…Findings reveal poor political institutions, corruption and lack of accountability, weak executive control of oil resource governance with apparent inadequate checks and balances, and the resultant conflicts and clashes of interests, manipulations, and inflation of oil contracts with favouritism in allocating oil blocs to cronies.Therefore, this articleshades in a newlight by interrogating the Nigerian Sovereign Wealth Fund to ensure optimal benefits of oil wealth to all citizenry; it submits that measures must be adopted in building political institutions, reforming the Niger Delta Development Commission; diversification, building a welfare state, equitable distribution of oil wealth and the imposition of direct tax. …”
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Advance model for seismic base isolation Systems of building by Hossein Soleimanloo, Shakeri Soleimanloo

“…Then, we introduce new models that can consider large deformation effects and the coupling of the vertical and horizontal response during motion simultaneously. …”
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J.H. Van Wyk, Teologie van die Koninkryk: Studies in Dogmatiek en Etiek by Rian Venter

“…Smit;1 A Theological Odyssey: My life in writing en die outobiografie I have come a long way van J.W. de Gruchy,2 en Pathways in theology: Ecumenical, African and Reformed van P. Naude.3 Die bundel opstelle van J.H. van Wyk kan nou hierby gevoeg word. …”
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How to improve psychiatric nosography in the XXI century: a phenomenologist”s viewpoint by Giovanni Stanghellini

“…These new forms of suffering may escape nosographic framing based on the identification of symptoms and syndromes. …”
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Holizm pedagogiczny i praktyki edukacyjne by Aleksander A. Połonnikow

“…Hypostasized forms of pedagogical holism are opposed by the discursive holism, which is associated with the refusal of pedagogical training from extra-situational support in the organization of pedagogical knowledge, the establishment of presentism ideology and the pedagogical relativism in educational practices. …”
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MINERALOGY OF CHROMITITES OF MOUNT POKLONNAYA OF THE KARABASH MASSIF, SOUTH URALS by V.I. Popova, E.V. Belogub, M.A. Rassomakhin, V.A. Popov, P.V. Khvorov

“…Carbonates (calcite and dolomite), brucite, andradite, sepiolite and an unidentified Ca-silicate formed at the latest stage of serpentinization. Secondary Ni minerals (gaspeite, nepuite, «garnierite») are most likely the products of the latest mineral-forming process.…”
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The placenta as a cradle, but not source, of blood? by Julie Y Chen, Kyle M Loh

“…An important question is whether the placenta is a source of, or merely a niche for, blood-forming hematopoietic stem cells. A recent PLOS Biology study suggests that the placenta does not directly give rise to hematopoietic stem cells.…”
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Editorial by Pieter Vanhuysse, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“…Specifically, they study the impact of recent reforms in pay-as-you-go pension systems in Norway, Poland and Germany. …”
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The 2023 Mw 7.8–7.7 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes were loosely slip-predictable by Ellis Vavra, Yuri Fialko, Fatih Bulut, Aslı Garagon, Sefa Yalvaç, Cenk Yaltırak

“…Here, we use historical earthquake records, measurements of interseismic deformation, and published slip models of the 2023 events to evaluate the recurrence patterns of large earthquakes. …”
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Periodic splay Fréedericksz transitions in a ferroelectric nematic by Bijaya Basnet, Sathyanarayana Paladugu, Oleksandr Kurochkin, Oleksandr Buluy, Natalie Aryasova, Vassili G. Nazarenko, Sergij V. Shiyanovskii, Oleg D. Lavrentovich

“…At low voltages, $${{\bf{P}}}$$ P oscillates around the field-free orientation with no stationary deformations. As the voltage increases, the polarization acquires stationary distortions, first splay and twist in a stripe pattern and then splay and bend in a square lattice of +1 and -1 defects. …”
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Quantification of solution annealing effects on microstructure and property in a laser powder bed fusion 316H stainless steel by Lin Gao, Srinivas Aditya Mantri, Xuan Zhang

“…The profound effect of dislocation structures and secondary phase particles on mechanical performance, particularly under tension and creep conditions, is rationalized using deformation models that incorporate microstructural inputs. …”
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Controversy About Management of Osteoarthritis with Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs by CUI Hanshu, LIU Bin

“…It leads to pain, stiffness, deformation and even disability in the patients, and increases the risk of comorbidities. …”
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Numbers, Ignorance and Swedish Migration Policy by Joseph Trawicki Anderson, Jessie Jern, Anja K. Franck

“…Even though the effect of these policies on migrant arrivals remained unclear and a number of societal actors warned of negative ‘collateral’ effects, Sweden pushed ahead with these policy reforms. Through investigating the official policy documents produced by the government and the formal public consultation (remiss) process, this paper focusses on the emphasis on migrant numbers in the justification for and debate around the migration-related legal changes introduced between 2015 and 2020 and 2021. …”
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Rethinking Indonesian Anti-Money Laundering Laws in the Age of Online Gaming Economies by Shelvi Rusdiana, Tantimin, Winda Fitri

“…This study proposes legal reforms, including clearer definitions of virtual assets and amendments to impose liability on gaming developers, with the aim of enhancing Indonesia's regulatory framework to address emerging threats.…”
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Ultrasonic Processing Across Different Phases in Laser Welding of Large Thin-Walled Structures by Haodong LIU, Dongsheng WANG, Changjun CHEN, Aiyong CUI, Bing WANG, Li HAN

“…This results in significant residual welding stress, leading to reduced mechanical properties, shorter fatigue life, and excessive welding deformation, which compromises assembly accuracy. Current studies on ultrasonic field application in thin-walled structures predominantly position the ultrasonic source directly beneath the welding pool. …”
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Assessing the Effect of Air Blast Loading on the Structural Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Column. by Kasyage, Abubakali

“…The research focused on evaluating key parameters such as peak pressure, impulse duration, and the columns' resulting deformation and failure modes. Findings indicate that increased charge weights and reduced stand-off distances significantly elevate the risk of shear and flexural failures. …”
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Hereditary colorectal cancer: genetics and screening diagnostics by O. I. Kit, D. I. Vodolazhsky, Yu. A. Gevorkyan, N. V. Soldatkina, F. N. Grechkin, M. A. Kozhushko, I. Yu. Yefimova

“…To present the data on main forms of hereditary colorectal cancer (CRC) and to discuss issues of its diagnostics, genetic testing and patient management. …”
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Wildfires mediate carbon transfer from land to lakes across boreal and temperate regions by Mathilde Bélair, Ian M. McCullough, Christopher T. Filstrup, Jennifer A. Brentrup, Jean-François Lapierre

“…Here, we analyzed the concentration and dominance of the main carbon forms in total carbon pools in 54 lakes (34 burned, 20 control) across 3 regions of Quebec, Canada and Minnesota, USA from recent wildfires ( < 1 – 3 years). …”
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JONASSONITE FROM THE BELOGORSKOE IRON DEPOSIT (SIKHOTE-ALIN) by E.V. Perevoznikova, V.T. Kazachenko, P.P. Safronov

“…Jonassonite is intergrown with anhedral calcite aggregates in andradite and forms grains with sections (~5 × 7 µm) close to ellipsoid shape. …”
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Domestic violence: Screening and management in South Africa by Deidré Pretorius, Aviva Ruch

“…These may be included in domestic violence or exist as standalone forms. Health practitioners play a pivotal role in managing incidents of domestic violence. …”
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