A positive deviance approach to understand gender relations and practices that support transformative adaptation: Insights from Kenya dairy households by Renee Bullock, Tanaya DuttaGupta, Philip Miriti

“…Efforts to bolster resilience will require a concerted focus on social equity to foster transformative adaptation. …”
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Exploring novelties in the causal relationship between economic complexity and natural resource rent: Empirical insights from Nigeria and South Africa by Clement Olalekan Olaniyi, Nicholas M. Odhiambo

“…Stakeholders in Nigeria should evaluate why natural resource wealth does not cause an increase in economic complexity and make concerted efforts to enhance economic complexity to become a significant antidote to reducing resource dependency and providing pathways to evade the resource curse. …”
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CUL4-Based Ubiquitin Ligases in Chromatin Regulation: An Evolutionary Perspective by Makiko Nakagawa, Tadashi Nakagawa

“…It is orchestrated by the concerted action of three types of enzymes, with substrate specificity governed by ubiquitin ligases (E3s), which may exist as single proteins or as part of multi-protein complexes. …”
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Effectiveness of citizen inquiry approach in promoting environmental knowledge of young people by Micheal Obakhavbaye

“…It situates the conceptual underpinnings of citizen inquiry within the framework of collaborative citizen science, fused with inquiry-based learning, and makes a concerted effort for participants to be coresearchers in the design, implementation, and knowledge creation in six-week quasi-experimental research. …”
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Health literacy levels and self-rated health in the state of Delaware: a cross-sectional study by Raymond A. Tutu, Edmund Essah Ameyaw, John Kwagyan, Doris Ottie-Boakye

“…The high proportion of people expressing difficulty concerning accessing, comprehending, appraising, and using health information in the health care, disease prevention, and health promotion domains in state of Delaware would require a concerted effort.…”
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Factors influencing street-vended foods quality and safety in developing countries: a review by O. A. Bassitou Koumassa, Romaric Ouétchéhou, Mathias Hounsou, Oscar Zannou, D. Sylvain Dabadé

“…To improve street food safety in developing countries, future research should extend beyond hazard identification to assess risks associated with street food consumption and identify effective interventions for risk management. With concerted efforts, sustained commitment, and behavioral changes from all stakeholders, the availability of safe street food for everyone could be ensured.…”
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Occurrence of Acetaminophen, Amoxicillin, Diclofenac and Methylparaben in Lagos and Ologe Lagoons, Lagos, Nigeria by O.S. Folarin, A.A. Otitoloju, N.H. Amaeze, J.K. Saliu

“…Therefore, there is need for environmental regulators to make concerted efforts towards environmental monitoring of this group of pollutants. …”
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ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF DELAYS ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF CONCRETE PLACEMENT BY CRANES IN NIGERIA by Olaoluwa Olatunde, Ojo Stephen Okunola, Adesanya David Abiodun

“…It was recommended that serious, and concerted, managerial actions be directed at proper planning and scheduling of material deliveries as well as labour and equipment inputs by adopting the developed model to monitor and eliminate most delays and sustain productivity. …”
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L’apport de la gestion intégrée des zones côtières (GIZC) à la gestion de l’érosion côtière : intérêt et exemple en Méditerranée française by Hélène Rey-Valette, Philippe Carbonnel, Sébastien Roussel, Alexandre Richard

“…With this prospect, this paper analyses how ICZM principles could be practically applied to coastal erosion management while detailing ICZM implementation conditions with their gradual, flexible and concerted features. The significance of voluntary approaches regarding bottom-up approaches for ICZM implementation is also stressed. …”
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Modeling predicts facile release of nitrite but not nitric oxide from the thionitrate CH3SNO2 with relevance to nitroglycerin bioactivation by Vinod Parmar, Esam A. Orabi, Ann M. English, Gilles H. Peslherbe

“…We find that the sulfenyl nitrite, CH3SONO, readily releases NO on (S)O–N bond homolysis but CH3SONO formation from CH3SNO2 either by S–NO2 bond homolysis or concerted rearrangement faces prohibitively high barriers (ΔH calc/ΔH ‡ calc > 42 kcal/mol). …”
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Habitat suitability modeling and conservation status of Salvadora oleoides and Tamarix aphylla in tropical thorn forest. by Majid Hussain, Hassan Akhtar, Zafeer Saqib, Muhammad Tayyab Khan, Zarak Khan Afridi, Hasnain Afzal, Ume Habiba, Sangam Khalil, Ghulam Raza, Hamid Ur Rahman, Sher Shah, Muhammad Sohail Yousaf, Tahani Awad Alahmadi

“…The results highlight that it is essential to implement proven long-term management and conservation techniques to ensure the well-being and sustainability of forest trees in the Bahawalpur sub-division. In conclusion, concerted efforts to map, understand habitat suitability, and raise awareness of endangered species in the tropical thorn forest are crucial for effective conservation planning and resource allocation in the face of climate change.…”
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Occurrence of Acetaminophen, Amoxicillin, Diclofenac and Methylparaben in Lagos and Ologe Lagoons, Lagos, Nigeria by O.S. Folarin, A.A. Otitoloju, N.H. Amaeze, J.K. Saliu

“…Therefore, there is need for environmental regulators to make concerted efforts towards environmental monitoring of this group of pollutants. …”
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Harnessing the immunomodulatory potential of natural products in precision medicine—a comprehensive review by Maya G. Pillai, Helen Antony

“…Overcoming these limitations requires a concerted effort to address the complexities of NP drug development. …”
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PLACE ATTACHMENT AND PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOUR PARALYSIS: A STUDY OF HOUSEHOLD SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT by Hope Iyawe

“… Solid waste management (SWM) in most developing countries has been a source of worry for city managers and concerned residents as heaps of refuse that dot the cityscape has increase drastically and become unsightly, thereby creating the impression that concerted efforts have not been made to address the situation. …”
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THE ROLE OF INFORMANTS IN THE ACCENTUATION OF ARMED BANDITRY IN NORTH-WESTERN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF ZAMFARA STATE by TUKUR ABDULKADIR, ABDULNASIR UMAR

“…Thus, the paperrecommends that severe punsihments should be meted out to informants and the punishment should be publicized by media to serve as deterrent to others. There should be concerted effort by all stakeholders to enlighten the citizens on the consequences ofproviding information to criminals to earned living and its consequences in the society. …”
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Factors associated with the uptake and utilisation of diabetic retinopathy screening services in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. by Iheanyi Oby Nwaoha, Albain Ayime Balibuno, Nuha Ibrahim

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is a microvascular complication of chronic Diabetes that can lead to visual impairment if left untreated. While concerted efforts have been made to develop screening modalities to facilitate the early detection of Diabetic Retinopathy in sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about the factors impacting the optimal use of these screening services. …”
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Social Administration and Societal Transformation in Uganda Today. by Mugavu, George

“…Societal transformation requires concerted efforts and this is exactly why governments have to embrace the role played Social Administrators in societal development. …”
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Mental health literacy among older adults in Shanghai: a descriptive qualitative study by Rongjing Xu, Mingrui Jing, Aining Zhang, Liqi Zha, Yan Wang, Anni Wang, Jun Tang, Biyun Xia, Shoumei Jia

“…Thematic analysis was employed to summarize and extract themes from the data.ResultsThe qualitative analysis identified three primary themes and eight subthemes: inadequate knowledge about mental health and illnesses, negative intentions and attitudes toward maintaining mental health and preventing mental illnesses, and health behavior to promote mental health and prevent mental disorders.ConclusionThis study reveals significant gaps in mental health literacy among older adults, underscoring the necessity for multifaceted interventions. It calls for concerted efforts from individuals, families, and society to bolster mental health knowledge, challenge stigma, and encourage supportive behaviors. …”
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Healthcare assessment tools—a valid source of data for pre-hospital care? Usability for ensuring medical care in the event of a disaster by Robert Konrad, Robert Konrad, Denise Schuster, HJ Heppner, HJ Heppner

“…Without adaptation they cannot be used at all or only after concerted efforts to interpret the needs for the care of vulnerable groups in a non-clinical context.DiscussionAn improved use of individual medical data in disaster and civil protection offers many advantages in prevention, diagnostics, therapy and care in the context of disaster medicine, and not only from an ethical point of view. …”
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Photodynamic and photothermal bacteria targeting nanosystems for synergistically combating bacteria and biofilms by Xiao Wang, Wenxuan Shi, Yu Jin, Zhuoyuan Li, Tanjun Deng, Tingshu Su, Ao Zheng, Lingyan Cao

“…In this current study, we have used chlorin e6 (Ce6), zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8), polydopamine (PDA), and UBI peptide to formulate an innovative nanosystem meticulously engineered to confront bacterial infections and effectually dismantle biofilm architectures through the concerted mechanism of photodynamic therapy (PDT)/photothermal therapy (PTT) therapies, including in-depth research, especially for oral bacteria and oral biofilm. …”
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