THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND DEMOCRATIC DIVIDENDS FOR RURAL AREAS: A STUDY OF JIGAWA STATE, 2015-2023 by DR. YAHAYA ABUBAKAR, MAINA MACKSON ABGA, HON. SANI ISYAKU ABUBAKAR

“… This study appraised the role of the State Legislature in the delivery of dividends of democracy to rural areas in Jigawa State, Nigeria; the study sought to assess the extent to which the State Legislature has effectively translated the principles of democracy into tangible benefits for rural communities to have access to basic services, infrastructure development, and socio - economic well-being; Data was generated through both primary and secondary sources, the research utilized the qualitative and quantitative technique while explanatory and expository approach was used in the analysis of data. …”
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Biomass as eco-friendly adsorbents for the removal of emerging pollutants from wastewater: A review by Asma Musfira Shabbirahmed, Anu Jacob, Pinaki Dey, Prathap Somu, Dibyajyoti Haldar

“…These bioadsorbents leverage functional groups like hydroxyl and carboxyl for efficient pollutant removal. …”
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A comprehensive review on ecological and bio-chemical significance of Hypotrachyna subg. Everniastrum by Suman Prakash Pradhan, Bishal Lamsal, Chitra Bahadur Baniya, Hirendra Bista, Bishnu Prasad Pandey, Subodh Sharma

“…So, studies on molecular and chemical characterization and their utilization for elucidating functional traits are crucial to fully understand the responses of different species towards environmental stresses and prioritizing their abilities for biochemical and pharmacological effectiveness.…”
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Oxide-Based Nanocomposites for Food Packaging Application: A Review by Aisha Idris Ali, Munir Abba Dandago, Fatima Idris Ali, Genitha Immanuel, Jishnu Naskar

“…Nanoparticles migration from packaging, on the other hand, is a source of concern due to their potential toxicity in the human body and the environment. …”
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Grid Forming Converters for Low Inertia Systems<bold>-</bold>Capabilities and Limitations: A Critical Review by Qusay Salem, Bayan Bany Fawaz, Rafat Aljarrah, Mazaher Karimi

“…The rapid integration of renewable energy sources into the power grid has resulted in the high utilization of power-electronics devices and operating power systems where inverter-based resources are dominated. …”
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Unveiling the power of data in bidirectional charging: A qualitative stakeholder approach exploring the potential and challenges of V2G by Jan Lukas Demuth, Johannes Buberger, Annsophie Huber, Emma Behrens, Manuel Kuder, Thomas Weyh

“…The increasing energy demand caused by digitalization, the integration of renewable energy sources, and the growing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) pose significant challenges to power grids. …”
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Development of a 1.0 KVA Fuelless Generator by Blessing Ngozi Goodluck Aliemeke, Munirat Abdullawal Momoh, Mercy Onoshioze Asekhome, Christian Azuka Anani, Afoke Chief Vincent

“…One such technology is the development of fuelless generators, which harness renewable energy sources or utilize unconventional mechanisms to generate electricity. …”
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Assessment of Thermodynamic Efficiency of the Belarusian Energy System. Part 2 by V. N. Romaniuk, A. A. Bobich, T. V. Ryzhova, T. V. Bubyr, V. V. Yanchuk, Y. S. Yatsukhna

“…The energy system is a structure that is among the most complex artificial objects, the successful functioning and development of which is absolutely necessary to ensure the livelihoods of a modern state. …”
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Adaptive Virtual Inertia Control for Combined Heat Pump and Biogas Engine Generator System: An Alternative Solution for Grid-Level Energy Storage by Jonggrist Jongudomkarn, Pirat Khunkitti, Apirat Siritaratiwat

“…The combined heat-pump and biogas engine generator system (CHBS) serves as an alternative solution to address fluctuations in renewable generation output, offering several notable advantages such as a straightforward design that integrates a heat pump and thermal energy storage (TES) into an existing biogas plant to achieve functionality equivalent to an Energy Storage System (ESS) at cost-effective resource utilization compared to the Battery-based energy storage system. …”
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Research progress of long chain oxygenated fuels, chemicals and materials based on biomass by WU Shiliang, DING Peilin, XIAO Rui*

“…With the depletion of fossil energy sources and the emphasis on environmental issues, people are paying more and more attention to the development of biomass energy utilization. …”
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Investigating the Tannin Content and Phytochemical Composition of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in Lake Tana, Ethiopia by Fitsum Etefa Ahmed, Awoke Fenta Wodag, Gemeda Gebino Gelebo, Belay Meles Gebre, Misganaw T. Ayana

“…Recently, considerable attention has been given to this plant to utilize and use as economical sources in many parts of the world. …”
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Glucose Sensing in Saliva by Jacopo Giaretta, Riccardo Zulli, Theja Prabhakar, Ronil J. Rath, Sina Naficy, Sara Spilimbergo, Paul S. Weiss, Syamak Farajikhah, Fariba Dehghani

“…Abstract Glucose plays critical roles in many human body functions, above all as a source of energy. Abnormal levels of glucose are correlated to different diseases, importantly including diabetes. …”
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Beta-Glucans in Biotechnology: A Holistic Review with a Special Focus on Yeast by Nirmal Sarkar, Atharva Anand Mahajan, Sagarjyoti Pathak, Prakriti Seth, Ankita Chowdhury, Indrilla Ghose, Shrimanti Das, Rajanyaa Chowdhury, Aishi Bera, Anuvab Dey, Anushka Dutta, Ipsita Majumder, Subhrojyoti Ghosh, Ramya Lakshmi Rajendran, Prakash Gangadaran

“…Beta-glucans (β-glucans) are polysaccharides with significant biological activity, widely recognized for their immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, and metabolic health benefits. Among various sources, yeast-derived β-(1 → 3), (1 → 6)-glucans have gained particular attention due to their potent bioactivity and diverse applications in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and functional foods. …”
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Structural Basis and Mechanism of a Unique Haemophore in the Haem‐Iron Acquisition by Riemerella anatipestifer by Mengying Wang, Dandan Zhang, Xiu Tian, Jiangyang Tong, Yizhou Yao, Mingshu Wang, Dekang Zhu, Renyong Jia, Shun Chen, Xinxin Zhao, Shaqiu Zhang, Juan Huang, Xumin Ou, Bin Tian, Di Sun, Yu He, Zhen Wu, Songying Ouyang, Mafeng Liu, Anchun Cheng

“…Finally, the homologues of RhuH in Riemerella columbina, Flavobacterium columnare, and Flavobacterium soli are used as a proof of concept, demonstrating that these homologues exhibit conserved structures and functions.…”
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Natural Hydroxybenzoic and Hydroxycinnamic Acids Derivatives: Mechanisms of Action and Therapeutic Applications by Sergio López-Herrador, Julia Corral-Sarasa, Pilar González-García, Yaco Morillas-Morota, Enrica Olivieri, Laura Jiménez-Sánchez, María Elena Díaz-Casado

“…Their biological properties are distinctive, as they combine antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and metabolic functions, which can be utilized for therapeutic purposes in humans. …”
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Evaluation of engineering, physiochemical and nutritional properties of three different varieties of pomelo fruit by Simple Sharma, Barinderjit Singh, Yashi Srivastava

“…The assessment of physicochemical and nutritional properties provides knowledge of nutrients, essential minerals (boron, magnesium, aluminum, silicon, phosphorous, potassium, iron, copper, zinc), and quality of fruit, making it an expert functional food ingredient and can be utilized for various applications in food industries. …”
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Purification of Iodine from High-temperature Argon Environment by Bismuth Sulfide-modified Zeolite by SONG Shilong1, 2, LIAO Lei1, 2, LEI Hao2, MA Lan3, ZHANG Yongde2, , ZOU Hao2

“…FBRs can improve the utilization rate of uranium resources, make the long-lived spent fuel generation much lower, and achieve the minimization of radioactive waste. …”

Ultrasound-guided photoacoustic image annotation toolkit in MATLAB (PHANTOM) for preclinical applications by Allison Sweeney, Aayush Arora, Skye A. Edwards, Srivalleesha Mallidi

“…We modelled the light source configuration with Monte Carlo eXtreme and utilized 3D segmented tissues from ultrasound to generate fluence maps to depth compensate PA images. …”
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An expressivist response to the infinite regress of interpretation argument against legal interpretivism by Michał Wieczorkowski

“…To counter this argument, the paper employs the division of linguistic labour thesis, which holds that the meaning of interpretive rules depends on what legal experts mean by them. Additionally, it utilizes a sceptical solution to the rule-following problem, suggesting that the function of meaning ascriptions is expressive rather than descriptive, which implies that meaning ascriptions do not require any foundational justifiers. …”
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Few-Shot Unsupervised Domain Adaptation Based on Refined Bi-Directional Prototypical Contrastive Learning for Cross-Scene Hyperspectral Image Classification by Xuebin Tang, Hanyi Shi, Chunchao Li, Cheng Jiang, Xiaoxiong Zhang, Lingbin Zeng, Xiaolei Zhou

“…Unsupervised domain adaptation has proven its effectiveness in tackling this issue, but it has a fatal limitation of intending to narrow the disparity between source and target domains by utilizing fully labeled source data and unlabeled target data. …”
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