Impact of Stratospheric Sudden Warming on East Asian Winter Monsoons by Quanliang Chen, Luyang Xu, Hongke Cai

“…The Siberian high and the Aleutian low are both strengthened, leading to an increased gradient between the Asian continent and the North Pacific. Hence, a strong EAWM is observed with widespread cooling over inland and coastal East Asia. …”
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The new media as monitors of democracy by Dumisani Moyo

“…Further, it discusses the implications of these new technologies for the conduct of elections in Zimbabwe and elsewhere on the African continent, and for democracy in general. What is clear is that these new forms of communication are fast eroding the monopoly of incumbent politicians over the communications landscape, undercutting the liberation discourse that has had a stranglehold on election processes, and signalling the possibility of more open political spaces where divergent views can coexist. …”
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Timing of recurrence after treatment of pulmonary TB by C.T. Mithunage, D.W. Denning

“…This systematic review included 23 articles describing 2,153 PTB recurrences in 75,224 treated people across all continents. Genotyping data to distinguish relapse from reinfection was available for 402 recurrences. …”
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«Unclear Enemy»: Why the Guerrilla War in France in 1814 Failed by N. A. Mogilevskiy

“…On the contrary the French Emperor, his enemies managed (in their proclamations and personal conversations) to persuade the French people, that the allies had one enemy - the Emperor Napoleon, not the French nation, and the ultimate goal of war - to set peace on the European continent. That was exactly how the allies did set the disunity between Napoleon and his people. …”
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Examining allergy related diseases in Africa: A scoping review protocol. by Max Yang Lu, Nadia Shobnam, Alicia A Livinski, Sarini Saksena, Dylan Salters, Michelle Biete, Ian A Myles

“…In Africa, considerable variability exists in the data surrounding prevalence at the continent-wide, regional, and study site levels. Furthermore, research conducted in many rural areas and underdeveloped countries in Africa remains limited, and presently, little has been done to characterize and map the extremely heterogeneous body of literature which confounds research efforts. …”
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Called to the missional frontline in a turbulent world: The role of theological education by Daniel N. Andrew

“…Results: The study finds that the AFMI is an African Pentecostal Church that exists in all six continents and has members all over the world that is prepared in those contexts to fulfil their missional mandate. …”
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Non-Traditional Management of the Neurogenic Bladder: Tissue Engineering and Neuromodulation by Jane M. Lewis, Earl Y. Cheng

“…Patients with spina bifida and a neurogenic bladder have traditionally been managed with clean intermittent catheterization and pharmacotherapy in order to treat abnormal bladder wall dynamics, protect the upper urinary tract from damage, and achieve urinary continence. However, some patients will fail this therapy and require surgical reconstruction in the form of bladder augmentation surgery using reconfigured intestine or stomach to increase the bladder capacity while reducing the internal storage pressure. …”
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Villa d’époque romaine et habitat médiéval à Mont-Saint-Jean (Sarthe) : bilan des recherches 2008-2020 by Florian Sarreste, Paul-André Besombes, Phaedra Bouvet, Chloé Genies, Étienne Jaffrot, Florian Jedrusiak, Thomas Jubeau, Anthony Ledauphin, Annaïg Le Martret, Christophe Loiseau, Hugo Meunier, Aurore Noël, Sandrine Paradis-Grenouillet, Boris Robin

“…Thus, it appears likely that there was a continuation of cereal production during this period. …”
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Predictive factors' modeling of entrepreneurial opportunities in international companies by Ali Farahani, Younos Vakil Alroaia, Farideh Haghshenaskashani, Ali Faez

“…The statistical population of the research includes 17 managers and experts active in the field of entrepreneurship, and the sampling was done in a purposeful and snowball manner, and the interviews continued until reaching theoretical saturation. The data collection tool is a semi-structured interview. …”
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Designing an educational model based on identity development with an Iranian-Islamic approach for primary school students. by Ali Oladhamzehzadeh, masoumeh oladiyan, Mahmoud Safari

“…Acquiring an individual's identity begins at birth and throughout human life and includes an inner feeling that creates integrity and continues in a person in such a way that he can communicate with his past with the help of it. …”
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Designing a general employee management model with an emphasis on performance management by Maryam Nasiri, Ameneh Firozabadi, Sanjar Slajagheh, Mahdi Mohamad Bagheri

“…One of the indicators of today's success is the existence of an efficient performance management system that continuously provides performance feedback to different levels of company management (Almatrooshi et al, 2016). …”
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How trade participation fuels innovation in Africa: Unveiling insights through empirical analysis by Ijirshar Victor Ushahemba, Okpe Isa Jibrin, Andohol Jerome Terhemba

“…By utilising a nonstationary heterogeneous approach to uncover the dynamics between foreign trade participation and innovation levels in developing economies, this empirical study investigates how trade participation fuels innovation in 25 selected African countries. The African continent is experiencing significant economic growth and globalisation, making it essential to understand the potential linkages between international trade and innovation. …”
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Australian Agriculture: Development in 2022—2024 and Future Trends by TAN Hong-zhuo, REN Yong-lin, FANG Zhong-xiang, YI Cui-ping

“…Australia is one of the driest continents in the world, yet its agriculture and agricultural products play an important role in the national economy. …”
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A Program for Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management by Kabale University

“…There is a general consensus now that capacity building efforts that have long accompanied the development agenda in Africa need re-thinking because they have not produced the desired results. Africa is the only continent that has not registered any significant improvement in development in the last decade in spite of massive capacity building interventions by its governments and development partners. …”
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Understanding Nigeria’s antibiotic resistance crisis among neonates and its future implications by Victor Oluwatomiwa Ajekiigbe, Ikponmwosa Jude Ogieuhi, Temiloluwa Adebayo Odeniyi, Praise Oluwatobi Ogunleke, Josiah Temitope Olatunde, Adedoyin Veronica Babalola, Akintunde Abisoye Omoleke, Tolulope Felix Omitade, Damilare Emmanuel Olakanmi, Adewunmi Akingbola, Chidera Stanley Anthony

“…Some reasons for the continuous trend include but are not limited to unregulated antibiotic purchase and use, inadequate surveillance systems, and cultural determinants and socioeconomic issues. …”
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Estimation of inelastic skeletal storativity based on SAR-derived land subsidence and groundwater variation in Beijing Plain, China by Chenxia Li, Yanbing Wang, Jie Yu, Huili Gong, Xiaojuan Li, Xiyue Yang, Haowen Cheng, Xiaohuan Li, Kemiao Shao

“…From 2005–2016, Si showed a gradual and continuous increase in a specific range. The abnormal change in Si value during 2014–2015 may be associated with the recharge of shallow confined and unconfined aquifers in the Beijing Plain by the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. …”
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Prevalence, Molecular Epidemiology, and Clinical Characteristics of Human Bocavirus Among Patients with Acute Gastroenteritis in Northern Brazil During 2017–2022 by Yasmim Gabrielly Souza Sousa, Carolina Alcântara Maneschy, Carolina Costa Monteiro, João Victor Souza Rodrigues, Patrícia Santos Lobo, Dielle Monteiro Teixeira, Jones Anderson Monteiro Siqueira, Kenny Costa Pinheiro, Hugo Reis Resque, Luciana Damascena Silva, Sylvia Fátima dos Santos Guerra, Luana Silva Soares

“…The study results underscore the importance of continuous monitoring and further research to better understand the seasonality, coinfection patterns, and genetic variability of HBoV.…”
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Development of Robust MWCNT Hydrogel Electrochemical Biosensor for Pyocyanin Detection by Phosphotungstic Acid Modification by Ting Xue, Lei Gao, Xianying Dai, Shenhui Ma, Yuyu Bu, Yi Wan

“…The sensor is capable of achieving stable and continuous detection of PCN within the range of 5–100 μM across a variety of complex electrolyte environments. …”
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Social vulnerability index associated with higher COVID-19 seroprevalence in Nigeria by Natalia Blanco, Olanrewaju Lawal, Jibreel Jumare, Christina Riley, James Onyemata, Thomas Kono, Anna Winters, Chenfeng Xiong, Alash’le Abimiku, Manhattan Charurat, Kristen A. Stafford, for The INFORM Africa Research Study Group

“…The effect of SVI was evaluated both as a continuous variable and categorized into quintiles to evaluate dose–response effects. …”
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Influence of refining slag composition on nonmetallic inclusions in 38CrMoAl steel by Guofang Xu, Shiheng Liang, Bo Song, Wei Liu, Shufeng Yang, Li Zhao, Yabing Zhang

“…The number of heats for the continuous pouring of the tundish increased from 6 to 12.…”
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