An Analysis of the Impact of the Oil Boom on Agriculture and Agricultural Research in Northern Nigeria, 1970-1987 by Sunday Moses Adebayo ALOKO

“… Since the 1970's, food security has eluded Nigeria despite its indisputable agricultural potential and abundant human resources. The current imports of over $10 billion of food stuffs and other agricultural products to make up for the shortfalls only serve to demonstrate the scale of the crises. …”
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Can relaxation exercises improve students’ OSCE grades: a prospective study by Damien Massalou, Jérôme Doyen, Fabien Almairac, Pierre-Simon Rohrlich, Jean-Paul Fournier, Clair Vandersteen, Nirvana Sadaghianloo

“…The aim of our study was to improve medical students’ performance during OSCEs by using human performance optimization techniques (HPOT). …”
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A Review of Sustainable Water Practices: Teaching High School Students to Manage and Purify Water for Daily Needs by Wisnu Prayogo, Muhammad Faris Ihsan, Fajriharish Nur Awan, Nurul Mawaddah, Zhilli Izzadati Khairuni, Harry Wibowo, Liana Atika, Trimailuzi, Naufal Tinov, Sarra Rahmadani, Fatimah Maulida, Mena Fadillia Lukman

“…Access to clean and safe water is a fundamental human need, yet millions of people around the world still lack reliable sources of potable water. …”
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Learning dynamics of muscle synergies during non-biomimetic control maps by King Chun Tse, Patricia Capsi-Morales, Cristina Piazza

“…To investigate the relationship between these challenges and the limited alignment of such methods with human motor control strategies, we examine motor learning processes in two different control maps testing a synergistic myoelectric system. …”
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Tumor-associated macrophages promote bladder cancer metastasis through the CCL20-CCR6 axis by Ryunosuke Nakagawa, Kouji Izumi, Kaoru Hiratsuka, Takahiro Inaba, Yoshiki Koketsu, Ren Toriumi, Shuhei Aoyama, Taiki Kamijima, Hiroshi Kano, Tomoyuki Makino, Renato Naito, Suguru Kadomoto, Hiroaki Iwamoto, Hiroshi Yaegashi, Shohei Kawaguchi, Takahiro Nohara, Kazuyoshi Shigehara, Hiroki Nakata, Wen-Jye Lin, Atsushi Mizokami

“…Immunohistochemistry analysis of human BC tissues showed a significant correlation between CCR6 expression levels and BC prognosis. …”
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Feature Fusion Model Using Transfer Learning and Bidirectional Attention Mechanism for Plant Pipeline Leak Detection by Yujin Han, Yourak Choi, Jonghyuk Lee, Ji-Hoon Bae

“…The aging of power plant pipelines has led to significant leaks worldwide, causing environmental damage, human safety risks, and economic losses. Rapid leak detection is critical for mitigating these issues, but challenges such as varying leak characteristics, ambient noise, and limited real-world data complicate their accurate detection and model development. …”
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TEEG Induced A549 Cell Autophagy by Regulating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathway by Lu Shi, Yijun Tu, Yu Xia, Siqi Ye, Chaozhi Ma, Yanwen Liu, Pengtao You

“…In the present study, we aimed to elucidate the anticancer effect and possible molecular mechanism underlying the action of TEEG against the human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell line A549 in vitro. …”
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Optimal Preference Satisfaction for Conflict-Free Joint Decisions by Hiroaki Shinkawa, Nicolas Chauvet, Guillaume Bachelier, André Röhm, Ryoichi Horisaki, Makoto Naruse

“…However, probabilistic preferences appear naturally in relation to the stochastic decision-making of humans, and therefore, we theoretically derive conflict-free joint decision-making that satisfies the probabilistic preferences of all individual players. …”
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Advantages of breastfeeding for the mother-infant dyad by Zuzanna Chęcińska-Maciejewska, Andrzej Ciborek, Hanna Krauss, Magdalena Gibas-Dorna

“…Modified milk feeding is available when breastfeeding is impossible or unwilling; however, it cannot offer as many vital nutritional and health bene­fits as human milk. Although breastfeeding is highly recommended by the World Health Organization and scientific associations as the best and optimal nutrition during the first months of life, some mothers still decide to choose infant formula as an acceptable and safe alternative. …”
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A phytotherapeutic approach to hinder the resistance against clindamycin by MRSA: in vitro and in silico studies by Amal Mayyas, Ali Al-Samydai, Nehaya Al-Karablieh, Waleed A Zalloum, Deniz Al-Tawalbeh, Farah Al-Mamoori, Rula A. Amr, Hamdi Al Nsairat, Simone Carradori, Lidia Kamal Al-Halaseh, Talal Aburjai

“…A synergistic test with clindamycin was performed, and molecular docking studies evaluated the interaction between a key compound (trans-cinnamaldehyde) and MRSA protein.Results EOs from Cinnamomum verum, Rosmarinus officinalis, Salvia officinalis, and Thymus vulgaris demonstrated significant inhibitory and synergistic activities against MRSA, standard strain, and human clinical isolates. Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy identified trans-cinnamaldehyde, eucalyptol, and thymol as prominent antibacterial compounds. …”
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PPARγ and Its Agonists in Chronic Kidney Disease by Yuhua Ma, Manman Shi, Yuxin Wang, Jian Liu

“…Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) is one of the ligand-activated transcription factor superfamily members and is globally expressed in human tissues. Its agonists such as thiazolidinediones (TZDs) have been applied as effective antidiabetic drugs as they control insulin sensitivity in multiple metabolic tissues. …”
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The Drosophila homologue of the amyloid precursor protein is a conserved modulator of Wnt PCP signaling. by Alessia Soldano, Zeynep Okray, Pavlina Janovska, Kateřina Tmejová, Elodie Reynaud, Annelies Claeys, Jiekun Yan, Zeynep Kalender Atak, Bart De Strooper, Jean-Maurice Dura, Vítězslav Bryja, Bassem A Hassan

“…Moreover, we find that APPL is a modulator of the Wnt-PCP pathway required for axonal outgrowth, but not cell polarity. Molecularly, both human APP and fly APPL form complexes with PCP receptors, thus suggesting that APPs are part of the membrane protein complex upstream of PCP signaling. …”
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I’ve just seen a face: further search for face pareidolia in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) by Masaki Tomonaga

“…This study investigated the role of topdown control in face detection in chimpanzees.MethodsAfter being trained on an oddity task in which they had to select a noise pattern where a face (either human or chimpanzee) or a letter (Kanji characters) was superimposed among three patterns, they were tested with noise patterns that did not contain any target stimuli.ResultsWhen the average images of the patterns selected by the chimpanzees in these test trials were analyzed and compared with those that were not selected (i.e., difference images), a clear non-random structure was found in the difference images. …”
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Physiological and Antagonistic Properties of Pichia kluyveri for Curative and Preventive Treatments Against Post-Harvest Fruit Fungi by Maxwell Mewa Ngongang, Heinrich Wilbur Du Plessis, Chidi Silas Boredi, Ucrecia Faith Hutchinson, Karabo Seteno Obed Ntwampe, Vincent Ifeanyi Okudoh, Neil Paul Jolly

“…Synthetic chemicals can be used to preserve fruits, but they are expensive and pose risks to human health. The replacement of these chemicals by safer and cost- effective biocontrol agents is now a priority. …”
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More Efficient Manual Review of Automatically Transcribed Tabular Data by Bjørn-Richard Pedersen, Rigmor Katrine Johansen, Einar Holsbø, Hilde Sommerseth, Lars Ailo Bongo

“…We allocated these codes to human reviewers, who used our custom annotation tool to review them. …”
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Effect of <i>FABP4</i> Gene Polymorphisms on Fatty Acid Composition, Chemical Composition, and Carcass Traits in Sonid Sheep by Jiada Xiang, Haofan Li, Zhaoxin Guo, Terigele Li, Takahisa Yamada, Xihe Li, Siqin Bao, Lai Da, Gerelt Borjigin, Ming Cang, Bin Tong

“…Lamb meat is rich in FAs required by the human body, which has directed more attention to sheep research and meat production. …”
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Emerson's framework on the output of public-private partnership on hemodialysis services in Indonesia regional hospitals by Masyitoh Basabih, Eko Prasojo, Amy Yayuk Sri Rahayu

“…Conclusions: The outcomes of implementing PPP in hemodialysis services at regional hospital are influenced by system context, drivers, and collaborative processes both directly and indirectly. Policy barriers, human resources, and corrupt practices also affect the process and outcomes of hemodialysis PPP, which are perceived not to be in line with good governance.…”
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Protection of Passeriformes Birds in Wetland Ecological Restoration: A Case Study of the Reed Parrotbill (<i>Paradoxornis heudei</i>) in Baiyangdian by Qi Sun, Heng Wu, Taijun Zuo, Zengrui Tian, Jiaojiao Wang, Jianhua Hou

“…Due to the increasing impact of human activities on the environment, habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation pose significant threats to bird diversity worldwide. …”
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Recent Advances in Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome/Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms by Hideaki Watanabe

“…Recently, the pathogenic mechanism of T-cell activation triggered by human leukocyte antigen- (HLA-) restricted presentation of a drug or metabolites was elucidated. …”
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A Multimethod Approach towards Assessing Urban Flood Patterns and Its Associated Vulnerabilities in Singapore by Winston T. L. Chow, Brendan D. Cheong, Beatrice H. Ho

“…We find that, despite effective flood management, (i) significant increases in reported flash flood frequency occurred in contemporary (post-2000) relative to preceding (1984–1999) periods, (ii) these flash floods coincide with more localised, “patchy” storm events, (iii) storms in recent years are also more intense and frequent, and (iv) floods result in low human casualties but have high economic costs via insurance damage claims. …”
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