EFFECTS OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN ON URBAN FAMILY LIFE IN MARARABA SUBURB OF NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA by Ambrose W. Ogidi, Philip Orlaade Abughul Orlaade Abughul, Mohammed Ayuba Oche Oche

“… The emergence of Coronavirus in Nigeria and other countries of the world had far-reaching consequences, especially on the family as a social system. …”
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BRITISH COLONIAL PUNISHMENTS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF NATIVE AUTHORITY PRISON AND CRIME CONTROL IN IDAH DISTRICT, 1929-1945 by OLASUNKANMI VICTOR ASAJU, YAHAYA YUSUF

“…However, pre-colonial punishment in Idah was not only predicated on peace-building, but it also had the potential to transform offenders after the process of justice administration and dispensation. …”
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Lowering B-type natriuretic peptide levels and increasing cardiac function: the role of levosimendan in the treatment of heart failure by Jianfeng Meng, Ye Zuo

“…The treatment group showed increased urine volume and weight loss. Both groups had similar post-treatment systolic blood pressure, heart rate, and serum creatinine levels, indicating good safety. …”
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Guiding chili variety selection for Zao chili in Guizhou: Based on a systematic study of sensory, physicochemical, and volatile characteristics by Xueya Wang, Kuan Lu, Wenxin Li, Ju Chen, Yong Yin, Xiaojing Sun, Min Lu, Jianwen He

“…The Erjingtiao chili FQB3 had the highest reducing sugar content (55.296 g/100 g). …”
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Three dimensional analysis of dental arch form and dimensions in a sample of Kurdish students in Hawler Medical University. by Barzan Mahmood, Bayan Hassan

“…Male arch widths were significantly greater than female arch widths. In addition, males had significantly larger intercanine, intermolar, and interpremolar diameters than females. …”
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CONTROLS AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA by Yusuf Alabi Olumoh

“…Additionally, strategic planning had a substantial impact on operational performance (β = 0.373, p = 0.000), demonstrating its effectiveness in driving improvements. …”
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A comparative evaluation of retention of record bases fabricated digitally in various types of posterior palatal seal area by Swapna Bettanapalya Venkatesh, Vaishnavi M. Nayak, Kavishma Sulaya, Smitha Sammith Shetty

“…Conclusion: All three of the fabrication processes have retention that falls within a clinically acceptable range. 3D printed dentures had better adaptation on the PPS area whereas the milled dentures had a better peripheral seal although the conventional process showed highest retention values.…”
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Старините в прохода Траянови врата в пътеписите от XVI–XIX век by Ivan Valchev

“…Additionally, they were conversant with the works of ancient authors and the information they had left about the Balkans. Consequently, the ruins around Trajan’s Gate Pass are not overlooked. …”
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Medication use and potential drug-drug interactions in a general surgery clinic: A descriptive studyMain points by Sevgi Teker Yıldırım, Şevket Cumhur Yeğen, Songül Tezcan

“…It was found that 66.3 % of the patients had at least one comorbidities. The average number of medications administered during the post-operative period was greater than during the preoperative period (5.7 vs 4.5, p < 0.0001). …”
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Definicja piękna w XII wieku a architektoniczna ekspozycja ołtarza w epoce gotyckiej by Mirosław Bogdan

“…Finally it is emphasized, that the importance of twelfth century aesthetics is everlasting and had introduced order to gothic architectural space, which is still found in it now, as it had been in the time of abbot Surger of Saint-Denis. …”
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RESERVE ESTIMATION FOR AN AQUIFER-SUPPORTED RESERVOIR USING MATERIAL BALANCE by WILFRED CHINEDU OKOLOGUME, GEORGE GEORGE EKEH PROMISE

“…It was estimated that OOIP for QUANTIFY had a 0.1% error rate, while MBAL, a commercial software used to verify the result, had a 1.2% error rate. …”
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Changes in Air Quality during the COVID-19 Lockdown in Singapore and Associations with Human Mobility Trends by Jiayu Li, Federico Tartarini

“…Abstract On the 7th of April, the Singaporean government enforced strict lockdown measures with the aim of reducing the transmission chain of the coronavirus disease 2019. This had a significant impact on the movement of people within the country. …”
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Transjugular Portosystemic Shunting in Refractory Cirrhotic Ascites by Yu. V. Khoronko, M. A. Kozyrevskiy, A. V. Dmitriev, A. A. Volokhova, G. Yu. Spiridenko, K. R. Bogomolova

“…In cohort 2, 57 patients had minimally invasive endovascular TIPS surgery in a recommended setting.Results. …”
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Historyczno-prawna analiza sytuacji dzieci w epoce Rousseau by Sylwia Różycka-Jaroś

“…The aim of this article is to bring the reader closer, in a synthetic way, to the legal realities in which children had to work in the eighteenth century in Europe. …”
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Antioxidants and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Patients with Functional Dyspepsia by T. V. Sapozhnikova, S. A. Parfenov, T. E. Yesina, K. V. Sapozhnikov, A. N. Smirnov, A. A. Paulov, D. M. Rizakhanov, O. A. Rizakhanova

“…Of the total group, 74 patients had an optimal response to the inclusion of an antioxidant and psychotherapy in the treatment regimen (increased quality of life and reduced anxiety) and 38 patients had the insignificant response. …”
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Disrupting effects of neonicotinoids and their interaction with metals on thyroid hormone, an evidence of children in a rural area, South China by Ling-Chuan Guo, Pan Zhu, Chunyan Gui, Jing Deng, Yanhong Gao, Chaoyang Long, Han Zhang, Zhanlu Lv, Shengbing Yu

“…Mixture exposure of neonicotinoids had significantly positive effect on free triiodothyronine (T3). …”
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Knowledge, Practice and Attitude of Women Regarding Breastfeeding in Thi-Qar Governorate-Iraq by Fatima K. Naeam, Amer Abdullah Sachit, Hayfaa M. Mones

“…We found that most mothers had engaged in exclusive BF and knew only a moderate amount about its benefits. …”
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A normal electrocardiogram indicates a better prognosis in patients with moderate to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Martina Kulirova, Miroslav Solar, Michal Kopecky, Barbora Novotna, Marek Plutinsky, Kristian Brat, Libor Fila, Petr Vanik, Pavlina Musilova, Tomas Dvorak, Petr Safranek, Michal Svoboda, Vladimir Koblizek

“…Patients with prognostically significant ECG abnormalities had a 2.537-fold greater mortality risk at 5 years than those with normal ECGs. …”
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Do Macroeconomic Factors Significantly Affect Economic Growth? Evidence from Ghana by Evans Yeboah, Dastan Bamwesigye

“…The outcome of the OLS indicated that external debt, FDI, and trade openness had a positive impact, whereas inflation and unemployment rates had a negative effect using GDP as a proxy for economic growth. …”
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Examining authorship in publications in selected health professions education journals by Anusmriti Guragain, Pathiyil Ravi Shankar, Ian G. Wilson

“…There were 26 instances where the first author had multiple affiliations in countries of differing income levels, and the articles were duplicated/triplicated providing a total of 5,740 articles. …”
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