Impacts of Effluents on the Limnology of a Tropical River, Southwestern Nigeria by Abeke Adedolapo Ayoade, A Olajumoke Olusegun

“…The River Ogbere could be regarded as polluted since the adverse water quality has led to presence of mainly pollution tolerant taxa of macrobenthic invertebrates in the waterbed. …”
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Risk Factors for Obesity un Adolescents from the Tulcán Popular Housing Neighborhood by Mayra Jeaneth Jiménez Jiménez

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the following were described as risk factors that led adolescents to obesity: socioeconomic conditions, high consumption of calories and micronutrients, ingestion of food at inappropriate times and more times than normal, insufficient levels of physical activity, and consumption of high consumption of sugary drinks and processed foods.…”
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ANALYSIS OF WORK ACCIDENTS DURING THE PLUMBING INSTALLATION PROCESS USING THE FAULT TREE ANALYSIS METHOD by Sofian Bastuti, Rini Alfatiyah

“…The results identified that the cause of eyes exposed to welding fumes led to 11 basic events, while the mocus analysis revealed 7 basic events with 11 failure combinations.…”
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Citrus Diseases Exotic to Florida: Citrus Tristeza Virus– Stem Pitting (CTV-SP) by Kuang Ren Chung, Ronald H. Brlansky

“…This article is written based on the materials used for the Workshops of the Exotic Citrus Pathogen Threat Project led by Drs. S. M. Garnsey and H. W. Browning, and approved for publication. …”
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Enjoyment of spinning exercise performed in a group session as compared to an individual session by Katrine Trøstrup Beck, Karoline Sofie Lowater, Jan Rafn, Ernst Albin Hansen

“…Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to test the hypothesis that enjoyment was greater during spinning exercise performed in a group session as compared to individually.MethodsTwenty recreationally active persons (56 ± 6 years, 1.74 ± 0.09 m, 81.0 ± 14.7 kg, and BMI of 26.5 ± 3.7) performed 44-min group and individual instructor-led spinning sessions. Values of power output, heart rate, and cadence were recorded during the sessions. …”
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Adsorption of Lead Ions from Aqueous Solution onto Activated Carbon and Chemically-Modified Activated Carbon Prepared from Date Pits by Mohamed Abdulkarim, Fahmi Abu Al-Rub

“…The presence of EDTA, acetic acid or citric acid led to a significant decrease of lead ion uptake by the activated carbons.…”
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Management of an Infected Nonunion of an Opening-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy with 2-Stage Implantation of Rotating Hinge Knee Prosthesis by Sandrine Mariaux, Olivier Borens

“…In a difficult situation of infected nonunion with septic knee arthritis, we performed a 2-stage knee prosthesis implantation. This led to an early mobilization and fast recovery.…”
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Civil Society Experiences of Migrants Under International Protection and Temporary Protection: The Case of Türkiye by Melek Zubaroğlu Yanardağ, Mehmet Ateş

“…In the context of irregular migration waves to Türkiye, in addition to the basic needs of migrants, their needs for representation and self-advocacy have also come to the fore. This situation has led to an increase in the number of civil society organizations established by migrants. …”
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Flexible Lévy-Based Models for Time Series of Count Data with Zero-Inflation, Overdispersion, and Heavy Tails by Confort Kollie, Philip Ngare, Bonface Malenje

“…The explosion of time series count data with diverse characteristics and features in recent years has led to a proliferation of new analysis models and methods. …”
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Optimizing PoS agent banking for inclusive rural economies: by Ishmael Obaeko IWARA

“…Method: An exploratory qualitative case study research methodology was employed, utilizing a participatory community-led action research approach.  With proponents from the Routine Activity Theory, this study provides a comprehensive understanding of potential criminalities resonating with the model’s implementation. …”
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Study of the role and function of medium-sized cities in the spatial development of the region (Case Study: Nasimshahr) by Gholamreza Malekshahi, Taher Parizadi, Kolsoum Rezaei

“…The unbalanced spatial distribution of populations, irregular migration to metropolises and imbalances in the distribution of economic opportunities between regions have led to focus on the idea of ​​medium-sized cities as one of the most effective approaches to planning of the territory. …”
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COVID-19: Gastrointestinal Manifestations and Complications by Angel Yun-Kuan Thye, Priyia Pusparajah, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Learn-Han Lee

“…The emergence of COVID-19 led to public health emphasis on droplet transmission and precautions of contact with respiratory secretions. …”
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Development of a Correlation between the Resilient Modulus and CBR Value for Granular Blends Containing Natural Aggregates and RAP/RCA Materials by Muhammad Arshad

“…Limited supplies of natural aggregates for highway construction, in addition to increasing processing costs, time, and environmental concerns, have led to the use of various reclaimed/recycled materials. …”
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Par-delà les temps qui courent : comment la pandémie de covid-19 nous invite à refonder notre rapport au temps by Coline Ruwet

“…The unique temporality of socio-environmental transformations is difficult to grasp for most of us. The covid-19 pandemic led us to concretely experiment some of these temporal features such as the exponentiality and radical uncertainty of the processes at stake. …”
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Novel Systems and Membrane Technologies for Carbon Capture by Eshorame Samuel Sanni, Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku, Emeka Emmanuel Okoro

“…Advances in carbon capture research have led to the use of ionic liquids, enzyme-based systems, microbial filters, membranes, and metal-organic frameworks in capturing CO2. …”
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Genes and light: many years later by A. O. Ruvinsky

“…Experimental elongation of daily light period for pregnant females from W G/w × W G/w crosses led to a very significant increase of W G/W G homozygotes in the progeny. …”
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Challenges and Strategies of Translating Arabic Novels into English: Evidence from Al-Sanousi’s Fiʾrān Ummī Hissa by Al-Sharif Luma, Al-Abbas Linda

“…Paraphrasing was the most used strategy in rendering religious terms requiring clarification, but the extensive details often disrupted the text flow and occasionally led to inaccuracies. Cultural substitution and less expressive words were used in rendering idioms and proverbs, resulting in several mistranslations. …”
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A narrative review of proactive palliative care models for people with COPD by Amy Pascoe, Xinye Chen, Natasha Smallwood

“…Five key models of palliative care were identified: (1) multi-disciplinary integrated services, (2) nurse-led care, (3) hospice and residential aged care, (4) home-based care, and (5) telemonitoring and telehealth. …”
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Laminar Wall Jet Flow and Heat Transfer over a Shallow Cavity by P. Maheandera Prabu, K. P. Padmanaban

“…The detailed study of vortex formation on shallow cavity region is presented for various AR, Xu, and Re conditions which led to key findings as Re increases and vortex formation moves from leading edge to trailing edge of the wall. …”
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Evolution by natural selection is a scientific law and not just a theory by Daniel J.M. Crouch, Walter F. Bodmer

“…It is mistaking evolution by natural selection to be a scientific theory rather than a law that has led to unnecessary disagreements over its fundamental validity and explanatory power.…”
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