Uncovering and estimating complementarity in urban lives by Xin Liu, Konstantinos Pelechrinis

“…In addition, factors related to the urban environment, such as population density and accessibility are also crucial and have been considered in the literature. However, these considerations have typically been at the macro level. …”
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Are you a die-hard K-pop fan? Examining English Korean code mixing uttered by an American native speaker youtuber by Khadijah Khadijah, Emy Sudarwati

“…For Korean native speaker interlocutor, the most frequently used code-mixing type is alternation, while for Korean non-native speaker interlocutor is insertion. However, the data identified three specific reasons for code-mixing with Korean native speaker interlocutor, notably clarification of the speech content, interjection, and quotation of someone else. …”
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FIRM INNOVATIVENESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISCLOSURE: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIAN MANUFACTURING FIRMS by Mubaraq Sanni, Lukman Adebayo Oke ABDULRAUF, Jamiu Alabere Abdulrasheed

“…Thus, this study recommends that Nigeria Exchange Group (NGX) should establish policy and penalties for companies that have not been adequate disclose information about their firms operating segment and new asset acquisition …”
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Rural-Urban Disparity in Premature Cancer Mortality in Young People Aged 15–44 Years in China, 2004–2021 by Chunrong Chen, Xing Xing, Shaojie Li, Bo Qu, Chunyu Liu, He Zhu, He Zhu

“…Age-standardized mortality rates (ASMRs) were calculated, and joinpoint regressions were used to examine trends in ASMRs.ResultsThere were overall decreasing trends in ASMRs for all cancers in both rural and urban young people in China from 2004 to 2021. However, the decrease was relatively slower in rural areas, where ASMRs for pancreatic and ovarian cancers showed increasing trends. …”
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MAKING VOTESCOUNT IN ELECTION TECHNOLOGY ERA: A PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR NIGERIA’S FUTURE ELECTIONS TO ENHANCE GLOBAL STANDING by SHAIBU, M. T., LANRE OLU-ADEYEMI, DAYO VICTOR OWOEYE

“… The electoral process, been a recurrent political ceremony, holds central significance within any democratic framework; however, the realization of honest vote counting during elections has presented persistent challenges within the context of Nigeria.Readings from extant literature stronglyrevealed there is consensus forutilization of technologies forvoters’accreditation, voting and results transmission with electoral institutions handling results collation and declaration but this has continue to cast doubt on theintegrity of the electoral processand have undermined the significance of votes as the political environment experienced in the Nigeria's 2023 elections showed that the issue of credibility remain unresolved,underliningthe gap between expectation and election outcome. …”
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Utilizing the Novel Developed MLP Techniques to Survey Pile Subsidence via Optimization Algorithms by Augustinus Sieck, Graciela Daniels

“…However, rigorous theoretical descriptions for soil-pile interactions are still ambiguous. …”
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Selenomethionine alleviates T-2 toxin-induced articular chondrocyte ferroptosis via the system Xc−/GSH/GPX4 axis by Fang-fang Yu, Juan Zuo, Miao Wang, Shui-yuan Yu, Kang-ting Luo, Tong-tong Sha, Qian Li, Zai-chao Dong, Guo-yu Zhou, Feng Zhang, Xiong Guo, Yue Ba, Yan-jie Wang

“…T-2 toxin can induce bone and cartilage development disorder, and oxidative stress plays an important role in it. It is well known that selenomethionine (Se-Met) has antioxidative stress properties and promotes the repair of cartilage lesion, but it remains unclear whether Se-Met can relieve damaged cartilage exposure to T-2 toxin. …”
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Effect of Indoleacetic Acid and Zinc Sulphate Application on Growth and Some Physiological Parameters of Cowpea (Vigna sinensis Savi) Plants by Ikbal Muhammed Gharib Tahir, Sargul Ahmad Khudur, Arol Mohsen Anwar

“…It has been found that leaves content of zinc is related to the concentration of ZS applied significantly compared to the control and IAA treatments, however, the application of IAA caused to decrease K and Zn contents in leaf of the plants compared to other treatments. …”
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Stochastic process-based drought monitoring and assessment system: A temporal switched weights approach for accurate and precise drought determination. by Muhammad Asif Khan, Sergey Barykin, Dmitry Karpov, Nikita Lukashevich, Akram Ochilov, Rizwan Munir

“…To determine the severity and impacts of droughts accurately and precisely, probabilistic models have been developed. However, erroneous drought detection with probabilistic models is always possible. …”
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Human-environment interaction during the Holocene in Eastern South America: Rapid climate changes and population dynamics. by Astolfo G M Araujo, Letícia Cristina Correa, Glauco Constantino Perez, Enrico Dalmas Di Gregorio, Mercedes Okumura

“…The obtained results suggest that the extent of the areas that were somewhat depopulated during the mid-Holocene is larger than previously thought; not only Central Brazil, but parts of the Amazon and the Pantanal (close to the Bolivian border) seem to show the same pattern. However, as expected when larger datasets are available, it is possible to perceive oscillations in the archaeological signal that suggest reoccupation of some areas. …”
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An Assessment of Nigeria Security Sector Reform, 1999-2010 by Mohammed, Abubakar Ahmad

“…Obasanjo administration and that security sector is those organisations, which have authority to use or order the use of force or the threat of force, to protect the state and its citizens, as well as those civil structures that are responsible for their management and oversight. …”
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Effect of COVID-19 Prevention Measures on Air Quality in Thailand by Jenjira Kaewrat, Rungruang Janta

“…Moreover, the air quality of all city types ostensibly improved (50%–70%) because of reduced transportation in Thailand’s central and eastern provinces. However, results for Northern provinces were unclear because PM2.5 concentrations were still high during WFH period due to effects from open burning activity as well as meteorological condition.…”
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The important role of the DTPB in the development of Islamic P2P lending in Indonesia by Azidni Rofiqo, Ainul Zamarkasi, Abdurrizqi Bin Abd Razak

“…Attitude and perceived berhaviour control affect intention to participate. However, subjective norm has insignificant impact on intention to participate in P2P financing platform. …”
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SURVEY AND PROPOSED METHOD TO DETECT ADVERSARIAL EXAMPLES USING AN ADVERSARIAL RETRAINING MODEL by Thanh Son Phan, Quang Hua Ta, Duy Trung Pham, Phi Ho Truong

“…These models have revolutionized various fields, benefiting society in numerous ways, from self-driving cars and intelligent chatbots to automated facial authentication systems. However, in recent years, machine learning models have been the target of various attack methods. …”
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BRITISH COLONIAL CONQUEST AND POPULATION MOVEMENT IN NORTHERN NIGERIA 1897– 1903 by Umar Zubairu, Mohammed Auwalu, Adamu Babayo Usman

“…This does not mean that there was no history of migration in Nigeria and in particular, Northern Nigeria prior to this period. However, the scale and extend of migration during conquest period was a unique one. …”
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Global biogeography and projection of antimicrobial toxin genes by Ya Liu, Yu Geng, Yiru Jiang, Jingyu Sun, Peng Li, Yue-zhong Li, Zheng Zhang

“…Abstract Background Antimicrobial toxin genes (ATGs) encode potent antimicrobial weapons in nature that rival antibiotics, significantly impacting microbial survival and offering potential benefits for human health. However, the drivers of their global diversity and biogeography remain unknown. …”
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Vector borne disease control interventions in agricultural and irrigation areas in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review. by Levi Kalitsilo, Leila Abdullahi, Nyanyiwe Mbeye, Lily Mwandira, Hleziwe Hara, Collins Mitambo, Rose Oronje

“…Successful VBD control interventions led to improved health amongst irrigation communities and consequently improved agricultural productivity. However, some challenges to these interventions were identified, which include seasonal changes and climate variability, insecticide and drug resistance, and farmers' attitudes toward accepting the interventions. …”
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Unraveling the genetic connections for mitochondrial DNA control region and breast cancer susceptibility by Namra Khalid, Muhammad Umer Khan, Raima Rehman, Shamsa Kanwal, Tazeen Zahid, Muhammad Usman Ghani, Ayesha Iftikhar, Qurban Ali, Muhammad Arshad Javed

“…Abstract Breast cancer, a complex global health concern, has predominantly been studied for nuclear DNA variations. However, the role of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups in breast cancer susceptibility, especially in Pakistan, remains underexplored. …”
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EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF POLICE HARASSMENT OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA by Ademolu Oluwaseun Adenuga, Abdullahi Abiodun Oyekanmi

“… Globally, police is an important institution of established states, given the responsibility to maintain public law and order. However, in Nigeria, these roles have been overshadowed by lack professionalism and civil public engagement which have metamorphosed into undue police harassment of not only the general public, but students of higher institutions. …”
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Free Radical Scavenging Activities of Methanol Extract and Fractions of <i>Picralima nitida</i> (Apoceanacea) by Osayemwenre Erharuyi, Abiodun Falodun

“…The crude extract has IC-50 value for radical scavenging activity of 5μg/mL which was significantly higher than that of ascorbic acid (2.55μg/mL). However, the percentage inhibition of the crude extract and ascorbic acid (standard) showed no significant difference. …”
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