AFRICAN UNION’S SHARED VALUES AND THE DILEMMA OF DEMOCRACY IN WEST AFRICA by BARILEDUM Kia, SUNNY OKORO ABEKI

“…Second, the study discovered a huge gap in the declaration and policy commitment by leaders of some west African countries particularly Niger Republic, Mali, and others that recently experienced military takeover of governance to AU’s Shared values. …”
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Physical and Combustion Characteristics of Briquettes Made from Water Hyacinth and Phytoplankton Scum as Binder by R. M. Davies, O. A. Davies

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3D-Metal Complexes Derived from Proton Pump Inhibitors-Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Studies by Suman Malik, Supriya Das, Archana Singh, Liviu Mitu

“…The antimicrobial activity of the ligand and its complexes against bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and fungi Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavous were investigated. …”
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TAXPAYERS’ AWARENESS, TAX PENALTIES AND TAX ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA by Benuh Adama Idris

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Temporal variation in black-caiman-nest predation in varzea of central Brazilian amazonia. by Kelly Torralvo, Robinson Botero-Arias, William E Magnusson

“…On the Amazon floodplain, the main predators of black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) eggs are jaguars (Panthera onca), tegu lizards (Tupinambis teguixim), capuchin monkeys (Sapajus macrocephalus) and humans (Homo sapiens). …”
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Grewia tenax-Mediated Silver Nanoparticles as Efficient Antibacterial and Antifungal Agents by Priyanka Yadav, Monisha Singhal, Sreemoyee Chatterjee, Surendra Nimesh, Nidhi Gupta

“…These nanoparticles were then evaluated for their potential antifungal activity against Candida albicans and Aspergillus niger by observing fungal growth inhibition. The probable mechanism of antimicrobial activity by GTAgNPs was studied by scanning electron microscopy which showed the significant formation of pores on the cell surface in GTAgNPs-treated microbial cells, leading to the death of the microbial cell. …”
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Prevalence of Congenital Malaria in Minna, North Central Nigeria by Innocent Chukwuemeka James Omalu, Charles Mgbemena, Amaka Mgbemena, Victoria Ayanwale, Israel Kayode Olayemi, Adeniran Lateef, Victoria I. Chukwuemeka

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Management of strangulated inguinal hernias in a district hospital: About 73 cases by Haboubacar Maman Boukari, Abdoulaye Maman Bachir, Adakal Ousseini, Rouga Mohamed Mohamed, Maikassoua Mahaman, Harissou Adamou, Lassey James Didier, Sani Rachid

“…METHOD: This was a cross-sectional study with prospective descriptive and analytical collection carried out in the General Surgery Department of Tessaoua District Hospital (Maradi, Niger), covering patients operated on for strangulated inguinal hernias managed from January 2020 to February 2022. …”
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THE CONSEQUENCES OF KIDNAPPING ON THE COMMUNITY: A CASE STUDY OF ZURMI, ZAMFARA STATE by FAISAL MUHAMMAD

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Effects of Curing Period of Livestock Droppings on the Growth and Yield of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) Varieties by S. Y. Abdulmaliq, Y. A. Abayomi, M. O. Aduloju, O. Olugbemi

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Incidence of seed-borne fungi of stored sunflower seeds (Helianthus annuus) in Tanzania and their influence on seed viability and vigor by Siwajali Selemani, Richard Madege, Yasinta Nzogela

“…Key findings include the identification of fungal species: Aspergillus flavus, A. niger, Alternaria padwickii, A. zinniae, Botrytis cinerea, Curvularia lunata, Fusarium vericillioides, and Rhizopus arrihizus. …”
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Use of Selected Essential Oils to Control Aflatoxin Contaminated Stored Cashew and Detection of Aflatoxin Biosynthesis Gene by Abeer R. M. Abd El-Aziz, Mohamed A. Mahmoud, Monira R. Al-Othman, Munirah F. Al-Gahtani

“…The obtained data showed that six isolates of A. flavus and four isolates of A. parasiticus were positive for aflatoxin production, while all isolates of A. niger were negative. Five commercially essential oils (thyme, garlic, cinnamon, mint, and rosemary) were tested to determine their influence on growth and aflatoxin production in A. flavus and A. parasiticus by performing high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). …”
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Antimicrobial Applications of Transition Metal Complexes of Benzothiazole Based Terpolymer: Synthesis, Characterization, and Effect on Bacterial and Fungal Strains by Mohamed A. Riswan Ahamed, Raja S. Azarudeen, N. Mujafar Kani

“…Biological activities of the ligand and its complexes were tested against Shigella sonnei, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella species, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, and Salmonella typhimurium bacteria and Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium species, Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, Mucor species fungi.…”
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Soil Restoration Practices on Priming Effect Intensity and Carbon Fluxes by Abdourhimou Amadou Issoufou, Bachirou Hamadou Younoussa, Idrissa Soumana, Ali Mahamane

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Quelle couleur pour les frères ? Regards sur l’habit des Mineurs aux xiiie-xive siècles by Véronique Rouchon Mouilleron

“…Then, it deals with the terms and expressions used from the second half of the century, through which the habit got an indefinable colour, which should be neither color niger, nor albus, nor even griseus. Thirdly, a serial analysis of the representations of the early tunic, based on about thirty selected items, will provide with a pictorial corpus of this colour, which seems unspecified as much as instable. …”
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Enhanced Recovery of Apple Pomace Phenolic Compounds: Optimizing Subcritical Water Extraction by Mahsa Derakhshan, Amir Hossein Elhami Rad, Majid Javanmard Dakheli, Parvin Sharayei, Mohammad Armin

“…The antimicrobial properties of the optimized extract were assessed against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Aspergillus niger through the serial dilution method. The extract at a concentration of 30 mg/100 mL exhibited superior antifungal and antibacterial properties compared to potassium sorbate (10 mg/100 mL). …”
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Monitoring of ant species surrounding the ports of South Korea by Dayeong Kim, Heejo Lee, Nanghee Kim, Beom-jun Jang, Dong Eon Kim

“…A total of 316,975 ants belonging to four subfamilies, 26 genera and 44 species were identified as Tetramorium tsushimae, Lasius niger, Brachyponera chinensis and Nylanderia flavipes. …”
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Management of Major Seed-Borne Fungi of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) with Four Selected Botanical Extracts by Eric Gyasi, Daniel A. Kotey, Barnabas A. Adongo, Fuleratu K. Adams, Edmund O. Owusu, Abdul Mohammed

“…Aqueous extract of Aframomum melegueta inhibited the growth of Fusarium verticillioides by 98.40%, Colletotrichum sp. by 97.83%, Aspergillus niger by 94.70%, and Aspergillus flavus by 63.38%. …”
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Experiences of engineering thermodynamics students during online learning: Lessons for post-pandemic by Daniel Raphael Ejike Ewim, Sogo Mayokun Abolarin, Temi Olatunji Scott, Johnson Ayodele Opateye, Maxwell Emmanuel Uduafemhe, Obafemi Oyelakin Olatunji

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Evaluating the Biodeterioration Enzymatic Activities of Fungal Contamination Isolated from Some Ancient Yemeni Mummies Preserved in the National Museum by Khalid Mohammed Naji, Qais Yusuf M. Abdullah, Aida Qaseem M. AL-Zaqri, Saeed M. Alghalibi

“…Pectin lyase (PL, EC; 4.2.2.2) and pectin methyl esterase (PME, EC; 3.1.1.11) were produced by Trichoderma hamatum, whereas chitinase (EC; 3.2.1.14) was produced by Aspergillus niger. Protease activity was noted by only Cladosporium herbarum. …”
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