Optimal design and operation of a wind farm/battery energy storage considering demand side management by Siyu Tao, Chaohai Zhang, Andrés E. Feijóo‐Lorenzo, Victor Kim

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Overfishing and climate change elevate extinction risk of endemic sharks and rays in the southwest Indian Ocean hotspot. by Riley A Pollom, Jessica Cheok, Nathan Pacoureau, Katie S Gledhill, Peter M Kyne, David A Ebert, Rima W Jabado, Katelyn B Herman, Rhett H Bennett, Charlene da Silva, Stela Fernando, Baraka Kuguru, Robin W Leslie, Meaghen E McCord, Melita Samoilys, Henning Winker, Sean T Fennessy, Caroline M Pollock, Cassandra L Rigby, Nicholas K Dulvy

“…Here, we summarise the extinction risk of the sharks and rays endemic to coastal, shelf, and slope waters of the southwest Indian Ocean and adjacent waters (SWIO+, Namibia to Kenya, including SWIO islands). This region is a hotspot of endemic and evolutionarily distinct sharks and rays. …”
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Modelling the Control of the Impact of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) Infestations on Maize Production by Salamida Daudi, Livingstone Luboobi, Moatlhodi Kgosimore, Dmitry Kuznetsov

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Les hominoïdes fossiles : une aide pour l’éducation en Afrique by Brigitte Senut

“…During the expeditions of our team to Africa, fossil apes and hominids were discovered in three African countries on which this article is focused: Uganda, Kenya and Namibia. These data suggest that the evolution of the apes did not take place exclusively in Eastern Africa, but was more panafrican, a proposal later confirmed by finds in Central and Western Africa. …”
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Antibiotic ecotoxicity and resistance risks in resource-constrained chicken and pig farming environments by Fredrick Gudda, Dishon Muloi, Fredrick Nganga, Cynthia Nolari, Yanzheng Gao, Arshnee Moodley

“…We surveyed chicken (n = 52) and pig (n = 47) farms in Kenya to understand AMR in animal-environment pathways. …”
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Effect of the Cash Support from the Vision Umurenge Programme on Household Financial Behaviour in Rwanda: The Case of Direct Support (DS) by Emmanuel Munyemana, Charles Ruranga, Joseph K. Mung’atu

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Monitoring Population Phenology of Asian Citrus Psyllid Using Deep Learning by Maria Bibi, Muhammad Kashif Hanif, Muhammad Umer Sarwar, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Shouket Zaman Khan, Casper Shikali Shivachi, Asad Anees

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Occurrence of Fungi and Mycotoxins in Fish Feeds and Their Impact on Fish Health by Esther Marijani, Emmanuel Kigadye, Sheila Okoth

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Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy in Postmenopausal Women with Breast Cancer: Physician’s Choices by Asim Jamal Shaikh, Shiyam Kumar, Sajjad Raza, Maria Mehboob, Osama Ishtiaq

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Negative effects by mineral accretion technique on the heat resilience, growth and recruitment of corals. by Ewout Geerten Knoester, Richard Sanders, Daisy Durden, Bulisa O Masiga, Albertinka J Murk, Ronald Osinga

“…We investigated how MAT influences the bleaching resilience, condition and growth of four coral species and natural coral recruitment in Kenya. Coral fragments were outplanted on charged iron tables using commonly-applied settings (6 V; 0.84 A m-2). …”
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NATURAL RESOURCE ENDOWMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: EVIDENCE FROM SOME SELECTED SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES by Felix Gbenga Olaifa, Ebenezar Adesoji Olubiyi, Oluwasegun Olawale Benjamin Benjamin, Philip Olugbenga Adebayo Adebayo

“…Seven countries in SSA were selected including, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. Data on economic growth, arable land, forest land rent, tertiary education enrolment, and labour force growth obtained from World Development Indictors of the World Bank were used. …”
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Phytochemical Screening and In Vitro Evaluation of the Antioxidant Potential of Dichloromethane Extracts of Strychnos henningsii Gilg. and Ficus sycomorus L. by Kenedy Wanjala Wafula, Joseph Kiambi Mworia, Mathew Piero Ngugi

“…Strychnos henningsii and Ficus sycomorus have been traditionally used by the people of Mbeere, Embu county, Kenya, as medicine for the treatment of various oxidative stress-related disorders such as diabetes and rheumatism; however, no empirical data are available to authenticate the said claim. …”
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Rachel Carson’s enduring call: a 60-year echo for harmony with nature by Olcay Ünver, Gavrielle Orman, Kiril Hristovski

“…Additionally, the article explores Push–Pull technology, a powerful example from Kenya where habitat management effectively controls pests without harming the environment. …”
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Reanalysis of sequences of alleged Javan tiger highlights the difficulties in studying big cats and the need for high-throughput sequencing by Anubhab Khan, Yulianto Yulianto, Sabhrina Gita Aninta, Wirdateti Wirdateti

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Broker bureaucracies: The subsidiary offices of the digitalizing state by Fenna Imara Hoefsloot, Neha Gupta, Dennis Mbugua Muthama, José de Jesús Flores Durán

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Exploring the association between khat use and psychiatric symptoms: a systematic review by Betsy Edwards, Naomi Atkins

“…The quality of this meta-analysis was appraised using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations (GRADE) scoring system.Results 35 studies were eligible for inclusion (total participants=31 893), spanning 5 countries (Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, UK). Meta-analysis suggests that khat use is associated with an 122% increased prevalence of psychiatric symptoms (OR 2.22, 95% CIs 1.76 to 2.79, p<0.00001, GRADE score: ‘very low’).Conclusions The high heterogeneity of the meta-analysis is likely due to the wide variation between the studies within the evidence base. …”
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Contribution of Surface Treatment on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Recycled Concrete Aggregates by Brian Jacks Odero, Raphael N. Mutuku, Timothy Nyomboi, Zachary A. Gariy

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