Spatiotemporal Variations of Particulate Matter and their Association with Criteria Pollutants and Meteorology in Malaysia by Anis Asma Ahmad Mohtar, Mohd Talib Latif, Doreena Dominick, Maggie Chel Gee Ooi, Azliyana Azhari, Nor Hafizah Baharudin, Norfazrin Mohd Hanif, Jing Xiang Chung, Liew Juneng

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IMPACT OF THE WHISTLEBLOWING POLICY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA by NIMCHAK NANSAK EMMANUEL, MOSES DANJUMA BOT

“… The menace of corruption and its corrosive effects on the Nigerian people and polity is pervasive and obvious throughout her history. …”
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COMFORT WOMEN SURVIVING PANDEMICS: FROM ERASURE TO EMBODIED HOPE TOWARDS A FEMINIST-POSTCOLONIAL THEOLOGY OF RADICAL HOSPITALITY by S.A. Bong

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MEDIA APPROACH TO POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMMES IN CHIKUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE by Emmanuel Jibb Adams

“… Poverty is a global phenomenon recognized by United Nations as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the anti-poverty program's initiatives adopted by different governments to tackle this menace and bring poverty to zero level still shows that more are still needed to do in other to actualize and sustain the socio-economic development of the country. …”
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Physical Activity and Gallstone Disease by I. N. Grigor’eva, T. E. Notova, T. I. Romanova

“…According to our results of an epidemiological survey in the framework of the WHO MONICA program in Novosibirsk (n = 870) among women aged 25–64 with low total PA (less than 800 MET/min/week), as well as with the first class of PA in leisure-time, GSD occurred much more often (class 1 — 33 %, classes 2–4 — 8.7–11.0 %, p < 0.01). …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA by Benedict Azu, Ijieh Sunday Okubor

“…Despite various poverty alleviation programs implemented by various past and present governments in Nigeria, it seems that this menace is still living with us. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to find out the origin of poverty alleviation programmes in Nigeria, the approaches and strategies that Nigerian government has applied to reduce poverty, the appraisal or outcomes of poverty alleviation programmes and the constraints of the programmes in Nigeria. …”
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El higo by Ali Sarkhosh, Peter C. Andersen, Luis Jonathan Clavijo Herrera

“… El higo (Ficus carica L; familia Moracea) se originó en los trópicos del Viejo Mundo: Asia Menor y la Región Mediterránea. …”
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A Synopsis of Corruption in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic by Benjamin Terzungwe Tough, Esther Anenge Gbaden

“…One of such societies battling with the menace of corruption is Nigeria. The paper therefore, sets out to explore the evolution, causes and incidence of corruption as well as its effects with a view to suggesting a way out of the quagmire. …”
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Modeling Public Opinion Over Time and Space: Trust in State Institutions in Europe, 1989-2019 by Marta Kołczyńska, Paul-Christian Bürkner, Lauren Kennedy, Aki Vehtari

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Reguła Braci Mniejszych, jej powstanie i zatwierdzenie w dziełach hagiograficznych i w kazaniach św. Bonawentury by Aleksander Horowski

“…Odczytanie tych dzieł w świetle kazań Bonawentury ku czci Świętego Asyżanina pozwala na głębsze uchwycenie intencji autora, który kreśląc duchowy portret założyciela zakonu, pomija milczeniem fakty mogące osłabić pozycję Braci Mniejszych w toczącym się wówczas sporze o rolę nowych wspólnot zakonnych w Kościele. …”
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HISTORICISING PARTY INTERNAL DEMOCRACY AND THE CHALLENGE OF DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION IN NIGERIA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC, 1999-2023 by ADESOTE SAMSON ADESOLA, AKANDE SUNDAY ADEKUNLE

“…It concludes by suggesting ways of addressing the political menace in order to build up the country’s democracy from being nascent. …”
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Propagation of interspecies sexual behaviour between Japanese macaques and Sika deer: First evidence by Sueur Cédric, Oshima Atsuyuki, Pelé Marie

“…This naturalistic note presents a series of observation of interspecies sexual behaviour involving Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui) and Sika deer (Cervus Nippon yakushimae) on Yakushima Island, Japan. …”
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TERRORISM AND POLITICS IN NIGERIA by MUHAMMED GADDAFI YUSUF

“…These dynamics require a holistic approach to addressing the menace. The impact of terrorism on Nigerian politics, from influencing electoral processes to shaping governance and policy decisions, is a central concern, the theoretical frame work that anchored the study is the Greed and Grievances theory. …”
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United Nations and Gender Equality in Nigeria: A Reference of 2010-2020 by IJE O. JAIRUS, AJIYA SARAH, KARUEJE UCHE CHRISTOPER

“…The study revealed that the menace of marginalization, deprivation, poverty, exploitation, discrimination, oppression and the violation of women's rights by men, institutions, religion and culture is still ongoing in Nigeria despite the main goal of the United Nations Organization (UNO) which is the protection and promotion of the fundamental human rights and the freedom of both men and women without discrimination on the basis of race, sex, language or religion. …”
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Late Cretaceous Foraminiferal Biozonation in Selected Wells of Nasiriya Oilfield, Southern Iraq by Salah Hussain, Methaq Y. Tulub

“…The results show that in these two sections, only on benthic foraminifera biozone was discriminated which is: Nezzazata simplex-Nezzazata conica Interval Biozone, dated as Middle-Late Cenomanian (early Late Cretaceous), which indicates the highest occurrence of two successive taxa. …”
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Oryginalna synteza nauczania Soboru Watykańskiego II. 50. rocznica wydania „U podstaw odnowy” kard. Karola Wojtyły by Andrzej Dobrzyński

“…Studium o realizacji Vaticanum II” Karola Wojtyła jest oryginalną syntezą doktryny soborowej, mającą na celu pogłębienie świadomości wiary i kształtowanie chrześcijańskiej postawy odpowiedzialności za prawdę objawioną i za wspólnotę Kościoła. …”
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Using a Two-Steps Clustering and PCA Analysis for Stratified Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Care: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study by Peiró AM, Barrachina J, Escorial M, Aguado I, Margarit C, Grimby-Ekman A

“…Ana M Peiró,1,2 Jordi Barrachina,1 Mónica Escorial,1 Isidro Aguado,1 César Margarit,1,3 Anna Grimby-Ekman4 1Neuropharmacology Applied to Pain (NED), Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, 03010, Spain; 2Institute of Bioengineering, University Miguel Hernández, Elche, 03202, Spain; 3Pain Unit, Alicante Department of Health -General Hospital, Alicante, 03010, Spain; 4School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, SwedenCorrespondence: Ana M Peiró, Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis, c/Pintor Baeza, 12, Alicante, 03010, Spain, Email [email protected]: Given the number of people who suffer from chronic pain and the impact on healthcare resources, it is imperative that the people with pain receive an appropriate matched treatment due and stratified care. …”
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Barriers to healthcare access among female youths in Mozambique: a mixed-effects and spatial analysis using DHS 2022/23 data by Habtu Kifle Negash, Hiwot Tezera Endale, Hailu Aragie, Winta Tesfaye, Mihret Getnet, Tseganesh Asefa, Yibeltal Yismaw Gela, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye

“…Spatial analysis revealed regional disparities, with hotspots in Southern Manica and Northern Zambezia. Conclusions Female youths in Mozambique face significant barriers to healthcare access, mainly due to financial constraints and distance, with regional concentrations in Southern Manica, Southern Niassa, and Northern Zambezia. …”
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Call to Action: Lead Pharmacy into the Next Decade by Gregory Zumach, Kerry K Fierke, Gardner Lepp, Bridget McGugan, Marta Brooks, Anthony Olson, Andrew Bartlett, Nilushi Karunaratne, Betty Exintaris

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