RETRACTED: Analysis of the Legal Framework Governing Gas Flaring in Nigeria’s Upstream Petroleum Sector and the Need for Overhauling by Olusola Joshua Olujobi

“…Nigeria is rated the number one producer of crude oil in Africa. Still, oil exploration activities have resulted in a high rate of gas flaring due to weak enforcement of the anti-gas flaring laws by the regulatory authorities. …”
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Ferula (Ferula elaeochytris) as a phytoestrogen: Use of Ferula in laying hens by Arda Onur Özkök, Gözde Kılınç

“…During the 9-week trial, FRP-0 (control) was fed with a basal diet (16.88% crude protein, 2,725 kcal/kg metabolizable energy). …”
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Evaluating the Impact of Oil Refinery on Landscape Values Perception and Mental Health: A Case Study of Tehran by Mahdi Gheitasi, David Serrano Giné, Yolanda Pérez Albert

“…Oil refineries, which use compounds derived from natural gas or crude oil, pose both short- and long-term environmental and health risks. …”
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Managing Ammonia Emissions from Dairy Cows by Amending Slurry with Alum or Zeolite or by Diet Modification by John J. Meisinger, Alan M. Lefcourt, Jo Ann S. Van Kessel, Victor Wilkerson

“…NH3 loss from fresh manure collected from lactating dairy cows was not affected by three diets containing the same level of crude protein but differing in forage source (orchardgrass silage vs. alfalfa silage) or neutral detergent fiber (NDF) content (30% vs. 35% NDF). …”
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Identification of potential COVID-19 main protease inhibitors using structure-based pharmacophore approach, molecular docking and repurposing studies by Daoud Safa, Alabed Shada J., Dahabiyeh Lina A.

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A Study of Physical, Chemical, and Sensory Characteristics of Novel Legume Dips by Lynda Makhloufi, Mohammad I. Yamani

“…The protein content of the five samples ranged between 7.46% and 9.19%, while the values varied from 8.59% to 10.93% in fat, 3.88% to 6.54% in crude fiber, 14.48% to 15.51% in carbohydrates, 171.95 to 195.13 in energy, 1.55% to 1.76% in ash, and 63.35% to 66.90% in moisture. …”
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The extension of the largest generalized-eigenvalue based distance metric ) in arbitrary feature spaces to classify composite data points by Mosaab Daoud

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Radical Scavenging, Proteases Activities, and Phenolics Composition of Bark Extracts from 21 Medicinal Plants by Muhammad Asam Raza, Durre Shahwar, Tania Khan

“…Total phenolic contents, determined using FC (Folin Ciocalteu) reagent, ranged from 528 to 715 mg GAE/g of crude extract. 15 out of 21 plants showed DPPH activity more than 90% and the rest of plants exhibited the activity in the range of 87–89%. …”
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Presentations to Emergency Departments for COPD: A Time Series Analysis by Rhonda J. Rosychuk, Erik Youngson, Brian H. Rowe

“…Data included age, sex, and health zone of residence (North, Central, South, and urban). Crude rates were calculated. Seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average (SARIMA) time series models were developed. …”
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Nutritional Composition of Five Varieties of Pap Commonly Consumed in Maroua (Far-North, Cameroon) by Ponka Roger, Bouba Armand Abdou, Fokou Elie, Beaucher Eric, Piot Michel, Leonil Joëlle, Gaucheron Frédéric

“…The proximate composition (moisture, ash, protein, lipid, and crude fibre) was determined by standard AOAC methods. …”
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PARTICIPACIJA RODITELJA U PREVENCIJI I SUZBIJANJU ŠKOLSKOG I VRŠNJAČKOG NASILJA – MEĐUNARODNA ISKUSTVA I STANJE U SRBIJI by Andrijana Grmusa

“…Uzroci takvog stanja su, s jedne strane sami roditelji, a sa druge određeni nedostaci u normativnom okviru. Nakon analize uzroka, u radu se na kraju navode i predlozi mogućih rešenja za unapređenje participacije roditelja.…”
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PRILOG RASPRAVI TLOCRTNOG RAZVOJA SENJSKE KATEDRALE KROZ POVIJEST I NJEZINO UREĐIVANJE NAKON DRUGOG SVJETSKOG RATA by MILE BOGOVIĆ, BLAŽENKA LJUBOVIĆ

“…U drugom dijelu opisuju se intervencije na katedrali nakon Drugog svjetskog rata kada nije bilo nekih promjena u tlocrtu katedrale, ali je bilo promjena druge vrste tako da se može reći da je ona nastavila svoj dinamički razvoj. …”
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The Antinociceptive and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Aspidosperma tomentosum (Apocynaceae) by Anansa Bezerra de Aquino, Luiz Henrique Agra Cavalcante-Silva, Carolina Barbosa Brito da Matta, Willians Antônio do Nascimento Epifânio, Pedro Gregório Vieira Aquino, Antônio Euzébio Goulart Santana, Magna Suzana Alexandre-Moreira, João Xavier de Araújo-Júnior

“…We investigated the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of the crude ethanolic extract (CEE), its fractions, and the flavonoid isorhamnetin from Aspidosperma tomentosum using models of nociception and inflammation in mice. …”
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Muscle Relaxant and Sedative-Hypnotic Activities of Extract of Viola betonicifolia in Animal Models Supported by Its Isolated Compound, 4-Hydroxy Coumarin by Naveed Muhammad, Mohammad Saeed, Haroon Khan, Achyut Adhikari, Khalid Mohammed Khan

“…The crude methanolic extract of the whole plant of Viola betonicifolia (VBME) was investigated for anxiolytic, muscle relaxant, sleep induction, antidepressant, and sedative activities) to ascertain its scientific values. …”
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Effect of Selenate on Viability and Selenomethionine Accumulation of Chlorella sorokiniana Grown in Batch Culture by Živan Gojkovic, Carlos Vílchez, Rafael Torronteras, Javier Vigara, Veronica Gómez-Jacinto, Nora Janzer, José-Luis Gómez-Ariza, Ivana Márová, Ines Garbayo

“…Unlike control cultures, SDS PAGE electrophoresis of crude extracts from selenate-exposed cell cultures revealed appearance of a protein band identified as 53 kDa Rubisco large subunit of Chlorella sorokiniana, suggesting that selenate affects expression of the corresponding chloroplast gene as this subunit is encoded in the chloroplast DNA. …”
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Activation of Human Neutrophils by the Anti-Inflammatory Mediator Esenbeckia leiocarpa Leads to Atypical Apoptosis by Rafael de Liz, Heros Horst, Moacir Geraldo Pizzolatti, Tânia Silvia Fröde, Denis Girard

“…Despite the fact that Esenbeckia leiocarpa, a Brazilian plant, possesses potential anti-inflammatory properties, its effect in neutrophils, key players in inflammation, has never been investigated. In this study, a crude hydroalcoholic extract (CHE) was used to evaluate the potential toxic or agonistic effect of E. leiocarpa in human neutrophils. …”
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Cannabis Use as Risk or Protection for Type 2 Diabetes: A Longitudinal Study of 18 000 Swedish Men and Women by A. K. Danielsson, A. Lundin, A. Yaregal, C. G. Östenson, P. Allebeck, E. E. Agardh

“…Potential confounders included age, sex, BMI, physical inactivity, smoking, alcohol use, and occupational position. Results. The crude association showed that cannabis users had a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes OR = 0.68 (95% CIs: 0.47–0.99). …”
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<i>Garcinia brasiliensis</i> Leaves Extracts Inhibit the Development of Ascitic and Solid Ehrlich Tumors by Lucas Sylvestre Silva, Eduardo Cavallini, Rafael André da Silva, Monielle Sant’Ana, Ariane Harumi Yoshikawa, Thiago Salomão, Bianca Huang, Paula Craice, Luiz Philipe de Souza Ferreira, Heitor Pedro Della Matta, Cristiane Damas Gil, Maria de Lourdes Gomes Pereira, Ana Paula Girol

“…Objectives: Here, we investigated the effects of crude extract (CE) and ethyl acetate fraction (EAF) obtained from <i>G. brasiliensis</i> leaves on the ascitic (EA) and solid (ES) forms of Ehrlich tumors. …”
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Exploration of the mechanism of fermented turmeric preventing glucolipid metabolic disorder: Insights into signaling of microbiota-SCFAs-brown adipose tissue axis in mice by Xingliang Xiang, Yukun Liu, Zhaoxiang Zeng, Xueyan Zhao, Qingxin Shi, Xing Huang, Haijun Yang, Chengwu Song, Shunqing Xu, Shuna Jin

“…The results of animal experiment suggested that 4-week FT supplement comprehensively improved the characteristic symptoms of GMD, showing better therapeutic efficacy than crude turmeric. Due to activation of BAT in the process of treatment, transcriptome analysis was performed for the underlying mechanism based on BAT. …”
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Comparative Evaluations of Selected Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan) Genotypes for Biomass Yield, Nutrient Composition, and Dry Matter Intake under Diverse Locations of Tropical Africa by Abuye Tulu, Mekonnen Diribsa, Gutu Fekede, Worku Temesgen, Wakgari Keba, Alemayehu Kumsa

“…However, variations were observed across locations for daily dry matter intake (DMI) and crude protein (CP) with the greatest value received from Degagsa and Belabas. …”
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