Physical and Mechanical Properties of Cemented Ash-Based Lightweight Building Materials with and without Pumice by Neslihan Doğan-Sağlamtimur, Adnan Güven, Ahmet Bilgil

“…Pumice, cements (CEM I- and CEM II-type), waste fly and bottom ashes (IFA, GBA, and BBA) supplied from international companies were used to produce lightweight building materials, and physical-mechanical properties of these materials were determined. …”
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A Tribute to Chief Raphael Ige Ibigbami (1939-2020): The Father of Modern Nigerian Ceramic Art by Olawole Famule

“… Awo kìí kú, Awo kìí rùn  Awo ńpa’pòódà ni B’Áwo bá p’èhìnd ̣ à tán K’éni máse s ̣ è’dárò Awo  The knowledgeable ones do not die and do not become rotten  They only transition to the spiritual realm of ancestors Therefore, when a knowledgeable one transitioned  Let no one mourn but rather celebrate the transition  Ìyè ̣rè ̣ Ifá dirge for a deceased Babaláwo, Ifá diviner (‘Father of ancient wisdom’). …”
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Immunogenicity in humans of a transdermal multipeptide melanoma vaccine administered with or without a TLR7 agonist by Craig L Slingluff, Gina R Petroni, Walter C Olson, Kimberly A Chianese-bullock, Donna Deacon, Mark Smolkin, William W Grosh, Max O Meneveau, Kevin T Lynch, Elise P Salerno, Elizabeth Woodson, James W Patterson

“…Every 3 weeks thereafter (x 6), the peptides were combined with GM-CSF and were injected into the dermis and subcutis in an emulsion with IFA. Toxicities were recorded and immune responses assayed by ELIspot.Results CD8+ T cell responses to transdermal vaccination in DMSO occurred in 83% of participants in group 3 and 86% in group 4, and responses to vaccination in IFA were observed in 29% of participants in group 1 and 14% in group 2. …”
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Cultivating crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) significantly enhances the quantity and diversity of soil microorganisms: evidence from the comparison of rice-wheat and rice-crayfish ro... by Hui Xu, Hui Xu, Dan Wang, Dan Wang, Dan Wang, Xuguang Li, Xuguang Li, Jiajia Li, Jiajia Li, Yu Xu, Yu Xu, Zhiqiang Xu, Zhiqiang Xu

“…Integrated farming of rice (IFA), as a time-honored agricultural model, can effectively increase agricultural productivity and provide ecological benefits. …”
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Epistemic Roots, Universal Routes and Ontological Roofs of African “Ritual Archives”: Disciplinary Formations in African Thought by Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju

“…“Epistemic and Metaphysical Integrity in Ifá”, the second part, examines his argument for a re-centering of studies in classical African thought within the epistemic and metaphysical frames of those bodies of knowledge, using the Yoruba origin Ifá system of knowledge, spiritual development and divination as an example, an illustration I analyze through my own understanding of the cognitive and metaphysical framework of Ifá. …”
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Glocalization of Yoruba Omoluwabi Ideology by Ademola O. Dasylva

“… Omoluwabi, a Yoruba concept of the Ideal persona, is well foregrounded in the Ifa corpus, the full meaning and import of which are either lost or taken for granted. …”
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An indole alkaloid from a tribal folklore inhibits immediate early event in HSV-2 infected cells with therapeutic efficacy in vaginally infected mice. by Paromita Bag, Durbadal Ojha, Hemanta Mukherjee, Umesh Chandra Halder, Supriya Mondal, Nidhi S Chandra, Suman Nandi, Ashoke Sharon, Mamta Chawla Sarkar, Sekhar Chakrabarti, Debprasad Chattopadhyay

“…The results revealed that HM possesses significant anti-HSV-2 activity with EC50 of 1.1-2.8 µg/ml, and selectivity index of >20. The time kinetics and IFA demonstrated that HM dose dependently inhibited 50-99% of HSV-2 infection at 1.5-5.0 µg/ml at 2-4 h post-infection. …”
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OUTBREAK OF SPRING VIRAEMIA OF CARP IN PRIVOLZHSKY FEDERAL DISTRICT IN 2014 by A. A. Pichueva, M. I. Doronin

“…Two isolates of spring viraemia of carp virus were detected when testing 30 samples of carp pathological material by virus isolation using EPC and FHM cell lines and by sandwich ELISA, IFA, leucocyte agglutination test, RT-PCR, and real time RT-PCR in the RF Privolzhsky Federal District in May 2014. …”
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Hastanelerde Taşeron İşçilik Maliyet Kontrolü by Abdullah Akcanlı, Berfu İlter, Mustafa Küçükilhan

“…Özellikle hizmet sektöründe gittikçe kullanımı yaygınlaşan taşeron işçilik; yükselen maliyetler, hizmetin gereği gibi ifa edilememesi vb. konularda tartışılmaya başlanmıştır. …”
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¿Hacia una Nueva Arquitectura Financiera Regional? Problemas y perspectivas de la cooperación monetaria en el ALBA-TCP by Benzi, D., Guayasamín, T., Vergara, M.

“…The first part describes the context of global crisis and emerging multipolarity in which the debate on the reform of the International Financial Architecture (IFA) and regional monetary initiatives are inserted. …”
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“East-West, West-East”: Cultural Transmission and Exchange of Yorùbá Religious Wood-Carvings between Ọ̀yó̩, Sábẹ and Ifè̩-Ana by Abiodun Olasupo Akande

“…It then identifies and classifies extant Yorùbá wood-carving paraphernalia in the worship of Ifá, Ṣàngó, Egúngún, Gẹlẹdẹ, and Ìbejì that were transferred from Ò ́ yọ́ ̩ to Sábẹ and Ifè̩-Ana. …”
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I am hated, therefore I am: The Enemy in Yorùbá Imaginary by Abimbola Adelakun

“…This essay will interrogate how this personification of antagonism is achieved by studying Ifá texts, Yorùbá popular music of a period, and contemporary Pentecostal prayers. …”
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Q Fever Endocarditis in Northeast Iran by Ali Akbar Heydari, Ehsan Mostafavi, Masoumeh Heidari, Mina Latifian, Saber Esmaeili

“…PCR was negative for C. burnetii in the blood sample, but phase I and II IgG antibodies against C. burnetii were positive (1 : 16384 and 1 : 2048, respectively) by the indirect immunofluorescent assay (IFA). According to the adjusted Duke criteria, Q fever endocarditis was confirmed, and the patient was successfully treated with doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine.…”
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Èjìgbòmẹkùn Market in Ilé-Ifẹ̀: Investigating the Nexus between the Mythical and Modern era of the Yorùbá History by Abiodun Ajayi, Olusegun Rotimi Faturoti

“… Abstract  Èji gbo ̀ me ̀ kụ n market has featured prominently in Yorùbá folklore, Ifa ̀ ́ verses, maxims, and proverbs. Therefore, the presence of a market by that name in the modern time at the northern end of Ìlaré̀ ̣ street in Ilé-Ifè ̣ reminds one of that mythical Èji gbo ̀ me ̀ kụ n market and the mysteries that ̀ surrounded it. …”
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lesions in the Central Nervous System of a Dog with Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis by Linda G. Lang, John F. Griffin, Jonathan M. Levine, Edward B. Breitschwerdt

“…Ehrlichia canis was diagnosed by serum immunofluorescent antibody (IFA) testing. The dog improved with administration of doxycycline. …”
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The Dynamics of Traditional Religion in the Political Economy of Ìkòrodú by Adéyẹmí Balógun

“…While this traffic was sustained by socio-political institutions such as the Oloja and the Osugbo cult, the role of religious groups – including the Ifá priests, Màgbó, Líw`ẹ and Agẹmọ – remained highly influential because they represent the deities and spirits which shaped Ìkòrodú’s inhabitants’ views about social life, economic activities and political institutions. …”
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Toyin Falola@65 Conference: African Knowledge and Alternative Futures by Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju

“…Yet another was Emmanuel Ofuasia’s explanation of what he describes as the Yoruba origin Ifa knowledge system’s anticipating of deconstructivist hermeneutics centuries before the development of this post-modern scholarly phenomenon in the West. …”
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The Exordium of Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí’s Poetry by Adedotun Ogundeji

“…The narratives tell interesting stories, some of which are adapted from the Ifá corpus and other stories collected from his father, co-hunters and other sources. …”
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Celal Bayar Arşivi Belgelerinde İbo Osman (Bekir Ağa)’ın Millî Mücadele Hatıraları by Kaan Cem Geniş

“…Gerek Millî Mücadele döneminde üstlendiği rol, gerekse cumhuriyet döneminde hem başbakan hem de cumhurbaşkanı olarak ifa ettiği görevler göz önüne alındığı vakit yakın dönem cumhuriyet tarihimizi aydınlatmada çok önemli bir vazife üstlenmiştir. …”
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AYNÎ HAK SAHİBİ OLMAYAN SATICI VEYA SAĞLAYICININ TÜKETİCİYE DEVRE TATİL SÖZLEŞMESİ SATMASI SUÇU by Burak Boz

“…Böylece satıcı ve sağlayıcının gelecekte tüketiciye karşı olan taahhüdünü ifa etmeme ihtimâlinin en aza indirilmesi ve tüketicinin paravan şirketlerle dolandırılmasının önüne geçilmesi amaçlanmaktadır. …”
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