Oke-Ibadan Festival and the Ethnography of Aboke people of Ibadan by Oludele Mayowa Solaja, Adesina Abass Olayiwola

“…Their cultural identity as attested to by the participants include; hosting of Oke-Ibadan festival, retaining tribal mark, production of traditional/black soap for the cure of measles, narrating folk stories to the young generation in order to encourage high fertility rate, unique dress code, and acceptable physical appearance. …”
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NAKİT TEMETTÜ ÖDEMELERİNİN FİRMA DEĞERİ ÜZERİNE ETKİLERİNİN PANEL VERİ YÖNTEMİ İLE ANALİZİ BİST 30 ÜZERİNE BİR UYGULAMA (2007-2017) by Selahattin Koç, Bayram Yaldız, Zekai Şenol

“…Bu anlamdatemettü konusu yapı itibariyle oldukça karmaşıktır. Black (1976) bu konuyu"parçaları birbirine uymayan bir bulmaca" olarak tanımlamıştır. …”
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Electromagnetic Characterization of a Composite (RE-CB-MT) by Time Domain Spectroscopy by Amina Bounar, Nacerdine Bouzit, Nacerdine Bourouba

“…The aim of this article is to study the dielectric behavior (ε, σ) in microwaves domain of composites made with Epoxy Resin (RE), Carbon Black (CB), and Magnesium Titanate (MT) on a large band of frequency. …”
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Perfunctory gamification in the world of second language learning by Opacki Marcin

“…However, the prevailing trend in the gamification of language learning apps is to rely on a Black Hat gamification mechanics. These are propagated without much reflection in manner that can only be described as perfunctory gamification. …”
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Modelling Low-Salinity Water Flooding as a Tertiary Oil Recovery Technique by Oluwasanmi Olabode, David Alaigba, Daniel Oramabo, Oreofeoluwa Bamigboye

“…In this project, low-salinity water flooding has been modeled on ECLIPSE black oil simulator in three cases for a total field production life of twenty-five years. …”
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Evaluation of the Effects of Helmet Therapy on Head Deformities: A Systematic Review of Literature by Mohammad Taghi Karimi, Mahsa Kavyani

“…The quality of the studies was evaluated by use of Down and Black tool. Twenty-four studies were found on the mentioned keywords. …”
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An Explainable Stacked Ensemble Model for Static Route-Free Estimation of Time of Arrival by Sören Schleibaum, Jörg P. Müller, Monika Sester

“…However, these models are mostly black box neural networks. Hence, the resulting predictions are difficult to explain to users. …”
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Unraveling the metabolic landscape of Exophiala spinifera strain FM: Model reconstruction, insights into biodesulfurization and beyond. by Hamta Babaei Naeij, Zahra Etemadifar, John Kilbane, Mohammad Hossein Karimi-Jafari, Sepideh Mofidifar

“…Exophiala spinifera strain FM, a black yeast and melanized ascomycete, shows potential for oil biodesulfurization by utilizing dibenzothiophene (DBT) as its sole sulfur source. …”
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Multicriteria decision making-based approach to classify loose-leaf teas by Eszter Benes, Attila Gere

“…Near infrared spectra of 75 different loose-leaf teas were analyzed based on their oxidational state: white, green, matcha, oolong, black, dark and pu-erh. Different spectral transformations (MSC, SNV and derivatives) and seven supervised linear and non-linear chemometric methods were performed. …”
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Hierarchical relationship of nonlocal correlations in Schwarzschild-de Sitter spacetime by Huimin Yao, Li Zhang, Cuihong Wen, Jieci Wang

“…This study contributes to integrating quantum resource theory within the context of multi-event horizon black holes.…”
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Outer Retinopathies Associated with COVID-19 Infection: Case Reports and Review of Literature by Naima Zaheer, Mohammad O. Tallouzi, N. Ajith Kumar, Sreekanth Sreekantam

“…The first two patients presented within days of COVID-19 infection with complaints of black spots in the eyes. Multimodal retinal imaging showed lesions consistent with acute macular neuroretinopathy. …”
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Fractional Order Stochastic Differential Equation with Application in European Option Pricing by Qing Li, Yanli Zhou, Xinquan Zhao, Xiangyu Ge

“…In addition, we make a comparison analysis between our proposed model, the classic Black-Scholes model, and the stochastic model with fractional Brownian motion. …”
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Insect Pest occurrence on Cultivated Amaranthus Spp in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria by AE Ezeh, ABO Ogedegbe, SA Ogedegbe

“…Three varieties of Amaranth were used for this experiment, namely, Amaranthus cruentus (white–seeded), Amaranthus hybridus (red–seeded) and Amaranthus hybridus (black–seeded). The experimental  design used was completely randomized design with three replicates, each replicate having nine plots. …”
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Malignant acanthosis nigricans and breast carcinoma. Presentation of a clinical case by Julio César Camero Machín, Roxana Rivera Rivadulla, Janet González Arencibia

“…The clinical case of a 50-years-old black-skinned patient is described, assisted in the Dermatology consultation of the Raúl Sánchez University Polyclinic, for having a single erythematous plaque located in the left breast, accompanied by pain, increased local temperature and hyperchromic macules in the armpits; as well as multiple axillary lymphadenopathy. …”
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Resistance of conductive FFF 3D printed compounds based on thermoplastic elastomers under repeated strain by Alexandra Glogowsky, Michael Korger, Sofie Huysman, Maike Rabe

“…Different carbon based additives, such as carbon black (CB) materials optimized for conductivity and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT), as well as short metal fibres are investigated for this purpose. …”
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Tea in cardiovascular health and disease: a critical appraisal of the evidence by Klaus W. Lange

“…Polyphenols, in particular flavonoids, found in both green and black tea, have been suggested to play a primary role in the reduction of CVD risk. …”
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INFLUENCE OF FEEDING NORMALIZED TRACE ELEMENTS IN MINERAL AND ORGANIC FORM ON GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND METABOLISM OF YOUNG CATTLE by Ye. Yu. Zalyubovskaya

“…The paper presents results of body weight and basic measurements of black-motley breed calves born at the OOO “Priamurye” dairy complex in the Tambov Rayon, the Amur Oblast in 2017. …”
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Thermal Shock Effect on Strength Loss Properties of Rock Materials: An Experimental Study on Thermal Fatigue Durability by Eren Kömürlü

“…Four different types of rock materials from Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey were investigated to determine their change in porosity as well as the degree of cracking, fracturing, disintegration and strength loss under heating-cooling cycles with variations in temperatures up to 300 Co. …”
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The Effect of Government Subsidies on Firm R&D Investment in China: From Perspectives of Ownership and Market Power by Haijing Wang, Junguo Shi, Muhammad Imran, Jiaqi Gao, Yitian Zhang, Rongyu Wang

“…This study not only fills the theoretical black box of the relationship between government subsidies and enterprise innovation but also provides relatively new empirical evidence for the related research on innovation subsidies in developing countries.…”
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A Study on the Prediction of House Price Index in First-Tier Cities in China Based on Heterogeneous Integrated Learning Model by Yaqi Mao, Yonghui Duan, Yibin Guo, Xiang Wang, Shen Gao

“…Finally, to solve the issue of unintelligible black boxes in machine learning models, we have used the state-of-the-art interpretation method SHAP combined with the LightGBM algorithm to interpret the model, and the result can be used as a basis for real estate policy planning and adjustment and even guide the demand of home buyers, thus improving the efficiency and effectiveness of government policy making.…”
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