PERSPECTIVES ON THE CHALLENGES TO THE WATCHDOG FUNCTION OF THE MEDIA IN NIGERIA by EMMANUEL OMULA, ROSELINE OGBOLE

“…Findings revealed that, both public and private media owners have a lot of influence on the media they operate and  these owners, have used their media organizations to: influence public opinion, which is also another form of impediment to the watchdog role of the media It was concluded that, the watchdog function of the media  cannot bring about the desired accountability, good governance and dividends of democracy  in  a country where the institutions are weak and power does not reside in the electorates .It was recommended that heads of the various institutions of the state should not be appointed by the President and our institutions must be allowed to function without fear or favour. …”
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Genotypic Profiling of Bacillus cereus Recovered from Some Retail Foods in Ogun State, Nigeria, and Their Phylogenetic Relationship by Titilayo O. Adesetan, Moses O. Efuntoye, Olubukola O. Babalola

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THE "PACKAGE" OF HUNTING IN LA PAMPA AND ITS TERRITORIAL IMPLICATIONS by María Eugenia Comerci

“…These elements were generating a territorial imaginary around hunting with different intentions according to the programs and institutions that promoted it. Likewise, private agents have promoted the activity together with the sale of the land. …”
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Cells Grouping Detection and Confusing Labels Correction on Cervical Pathology Images by Wenbo Pang, Yi Ma, Huiyan Jiang, Qiming Yu

“…We conducted experimental validation on a public dataset of 7410 images and a private dataset of 13,526 images. The results indicate that our model outperforms the state-of-the-art cervical cell detection methods.…”
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Investigating continuous intention to use metaverse in higher education institutions: a dual-staged structural equation modeling-artificial neural network approach by Reham Adel Ali, Mohamed Soliman, Muhammad Roflee Weahama, Muhammadafeefee Assalihee, Imran Mahmud

“…A questionnaire was developed and distributed to students attending private universities in order to obtain the data that was needed for the proposed model. …”
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Outcome of Excision with Primary Midline Closure for Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus Disease by Bahzad Waso Hamad

“…This is a retrospective study with telephone contact and review of 36 patients operated for Sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease from January 2011 through January 2016 under care of one consultant surgeon (the Author) in Public and Private Hospitals in Rania, Sulaimani, Iraq. Inclusion criteria was all patients with chronic midline located sinuses without evidence of acute inflammation. …”
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Designing a National Model for Evaluating and Financing Industrial Investment Projects in Iranian Towns and Industrial Areas by Naser Seifollahi

“…The Strauss and Corbin method, paradigm model, and MAXQDA software were used for data analysis.Findings: After analyzing the interview data, the development model of funding for investment in industrial towns has been extracted by determining the causal conditions (venture investment, suitable financing model, management abilities, company size, capital structure, laws and policies of the government), background conditions (financial issues, infrastructure, political and legal factors), intervening conditions (social capital, available resources and facilities, liquidity variables), central category (value creation, financing) public-private partnership, technology development), strategies (borrowing, investment, micro-financing, external financing, internal financing, Islamic financing) and consequences (efficiency and effectiveness of industrial units, improving competitiveness, employment generation).Originality/Value: With this model's help and complete implementation, Iran's towns and industrial areas can take advantage of its benefits, improve their competitive position, and increase productivity in their organizations.…”
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Investigative (search) and covert investigative (search) actions as means of proof in criminal proceedings related to illegal trafficking in firearms or ammunition by S. V. Kozachenko

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BONE RECONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES FOR DENTAL IMPLANT PROSTHETIC FIELDS: A META-ANALYSIS by Ioana Dobrovat, Crețu Cosmin, Tibeica Andreea, Budau Corina, Camilar Maria Camelia, Agop-Forna Doriana, Norina Forna

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Breast Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma, Activated B-cell like Subtype: A Case Report by Sneha Samir Babaria, Jinalben Shaileshbhai Patel

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Improvement by imagining actions: Bimanual transfer effects after action imagery practice in a sequential reaction time task by Stephan F. Dahm, Sandra Sülzenbrück, Martina Rieger

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Defining competence profiles in obstetrics and gynecology using the modified requirement tracking questionnaire by Baptiste Tarasi, Viktor Oubaid, David Baud

“…The proportion of physicians working in a hospital setting was 64.7% while 30.3% worked in private practice. The competence areas “Social sensibility” and “Psychomotor & multitasking abilities” appear to be the most important for daily professional activity. …”
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Demography, Development and Control of the Coastal Space on the Pacific Coast of Mexico by Graciela Alcalá

“…This phenomenon is of itself reliableproof of the growth in investment of both public and private capitalin coastal territories. The only exception to this trend is provided by threecoastal municipalities in the state of Sinaloa, created in the early 1990s andtaken over, literally, by drug-trafficking activities. …”
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Refined photovoltaic parameters estimation via an improved Sinh Cosh Optimizer with trigonometric operators by Ala Saleh Alluhaidan, Diaa Salama AbdElminaam, Taraggy M. Ghanim, Sahar A. El-Rahman, Ibrahim Shawky Farahat, Arar Al Tawil, Yasmin Alkady, Walaa H. Elashmawi

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The Learning Curve of Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy in a Rural Hospital by İsmail Biyik, Mustafa Albayrak, Fatih Keskin, Ayse Nur Usturali Mut

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«Axiological Turn» in Russian Education: Position of Subjectivism by I. V. Yakovleva, S. I. Chernykh, T. S. Kosenko

“…Based on the historical and philosophical review of the understanding of values and ideas about education as a way of reproducing culture (in the dialectic of alienation and appropriation of social values), the conclusion is formulated that modern concepts of the reversal of educational practices are, to a certain extent, private explications of axiological subjectivism.…”
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AUTHORITARIANISM IN THE CENTRAL ASIA (AS EXEMPLIFIED BY KAZAKHSTAN) by V. V. Evseev

“…After, the process of authoritarian modernization began in the context of “large privatization”. As a result, polycentrism, when a clan became a prevailing form of elite grouping, was formed. …”
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Non Tuberculous Mycobacterium Infection with Cavernolith: A Rare Case Report by Anjana Ledwani, Babaji Ghewade, Vivek Alone, Ashwin Karnan

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Investigation Of The Relationship Between Examination Anxiety And Early Maladaptive Schemas Of Students Who Are Preparing For University Examination by Azize ATLI ÖZBAŞ, Aslıhan SAYIN, Behçet COŞAR

“…Method: This study was carried out at a private establishment for preparing students for university examination in Ankara. 108 students who were preparing for university examination were recruited. …”
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Studies of clinical symptoms of panleukopenia in cats in the Donetsk People’s Republic by I. V. Berdyukova, P. A. Rudenko

“…Based on the records of a state-financed veterinary hospital and a charitable animal shelter located in the town of Yasinovataya, as well as those of private veterinary clinics and a veterinary office located in Donetsk, a classification of the clinical signs of the disease in pet and stray cats is suggested with the signs grouped according to their occurrence rate and by age groups. …”
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