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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Eurasian Cooperation in Science and Higher Education: Prospects of Neofunctional «Spillovers» by V. M. Fatykhova

“…If we extrapolate the neo-functional principle of «spillover» to the scientific and educational component of the integration processes, then with the effective implementation of such measures, if successful, this strategy will lead to the formation of a public demand for deepening integration cooperation, including the field of science and education, which, in turn, will bring benefits of economic integration and strengthen the international competitiveness of the EAEU.…”
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Management of Cataract in Patients with Irregular Astigmatism with Regular Central Component by Phacoemulsification Combined with Toric Intraocular Lens Implantation by Yi Gao, Zi Ye, Wenqian Chen, Jinglan Li, Xinlin Yan, Zhaohui Li

“…The indications for toric IOL implantation could be expanded to some extent, thereby bringing benefit to more patients.…”
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Rural Development in Community Empowerment Through the Governance of Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDES) by Sofyan Hadi, Auradian Marta, Raja Muhammad Amin, Rury Febrina

“…Meanwhile, the inhibiting factors are the slow return of the budget lent to the community and the lack of functioning facilities made to bring profits to BUMDes businesses, such as market rentals and pertashops that are less profitable. …”
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Venezuela: Political Confrontation and the World Community by Z. W. Iwanowski, D. M. Rozental

“…The inability or unwillingness of external forces to reach compromise and to bring the parties to the negotiating table can pose a threat to peace and international security.As a result, Venezuela has become one of the most turbulent countries in the region. …”
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The Optimization Model for Reducing RON Loss in Gasoline Refining Process by Xuefei Lu, Xiaoyan Wang, Yifang Yang, Jianan Xue

“…The reduction of RON will bring great economic losses to enterprises. Therefore, it is very important for petrochemical enterprises to construct a RON loss model in the gasoline refining process. …”
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Guidelines for robotic credentialling in reconstructive and functional urology. Consensus study by Frances Harley, Rasa Ruseckaite, Eva Fong, Henry Han‐I Yao, Hashim Hashim, Helen E. O'Connell

“…The consistent adoption of these criteria across institutions will foster the proficiency of robotic surgeons and has the potential to bring improvements in patient outcomes.…”
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Virtual online consultations: advantages and limitations (VOCAL) study by Trisha Greenhalgh, Joe Wherton, Sara Shaw, Charles Gutteridge, Emma Byrne, Isabel Hodkinson, Shanti Vijayaraghavan, Desirée Campbell-Richards, Satya Bhattacharya, Philippa Hanson, Seendy Ramoutar, Anna Collard, Joanne Morris

“…Such consultations offer potential advantages to patients (who are spared the cost and inconvenience of travel) and the healthcare system (eg, they may be more cost-effective), but fears have been expressed that they may be clinically risky and/or less acceptable to patients or staff, and they bring significant technical, logistical and regulatory challenges. …”
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Participatory epidemiological approaches for risk assessment of bed bug (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cimicidae) infestation in public hospitals in the city of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan by Arzoo Ashraf, Muhammad Sohail Sajid, Hafiz Muhammad Rizwan, Kashif Hussain, Muhammad Asif Mahmood, Muhammad Imran Arshad, Zain ul Abdin, Shumaila Ashraf, Malcolm K. Jones, Dalia Fouad, Farid S. Ataya

“…Risk factors such as sharing a bed, infrequent change of bedding, and bringing personal bedding to hospital while having medical treatment pose a concern.…”
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Ekologia rodziny w kontekście współczesnego społeczeństwa by Wojciech Bołoz

“…It is undertaken in order to ease a life together, facilitate economic functions of the partnership, accommodate lasting sexual relationship and bring up children. Cohabitation has an open structure, all can be discussed and depends on its members’ will. …”
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Evaluation of Impact of Prescribing Safety Assessment Workshop on Medical Doctors Using Kirkpatrick Model by Adnan Jehangir, Khalid Farooq Danish, Rahila Yasmeen, Waqas Rabbani, Farhana Ayub

“…In lots of institutions despite proper curriculum, learners lack interest because the subject importance is insignificant. Hence to bring more interest in pharmacology for prescribers there is a dire need for innovative and interesting methods of teaching and assessment, one of which is prescribing safety assessment (PSA). …”
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Acute and Subacute Toxicity of Rhamnus prinoides Leaves on Histopathology of Liver, Kidney, and Brain Tissues, and Biochemical Profile of Rats by Melese Shenkut Abebe

“…A four week administration of R. prinoides extract did not bring deleterious outcomes on the food consumption and weight gain of rats. …”
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Hélène Cabanes-Gracia (1919-2010), Itinerari d’una ensenhaira occitana by Philippe Canales

“…Responsible for the Public Education Office of the Société d'Études Occitanes, the SEO, by creating the Antonin Perbosc Group using Freinet techniques which she pushes to the end by bringing out the Occitan language of child's words. …”
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Current developments in robotic assistance technology for total knee arthroplasty: a comprehensive overview by Hongli Zhang, Xing-an Jiang, Bing-chen Jin, Hong-hao Zhang, Jun-bo Liang

“…In order to provide a fundamental reference for the application value of new treatment methods for advanced knee osteoarthritis, it is necessary to conduct an analysis of the current status of the application of joint robots, as well as the technical advantages and disadvantages that they bring.This narrative study delineates the historical context and current clinical application of robots in knee replacement surgery. …”
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Assessing the Roles of Molecular Markers of Antimalarial Drug Resistance and the Host Pharmacogenetics in Drug-Resistant Malaria by Peter Hodoameda, Nancy Odurowah Duah-Quashie, Neils Ben Quashie

“…However, others have reported contrary findings suggesting that the host genetic factors are the force behind resistance to antimalarial drugs. To bring clarity to these observations, there is the need for deciphering the major driving force behind antimalarial drug resistance through optimized strategies aimed at alleviating the phenomenon. …”
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Prognostic value of adjuvant chemotherapy for hormone receptor-negative T1a and T1bN0M0 breast cancer patients by Yaxiong Liu, Honghui Li, Jinsong Li, Changlong Wei, Jinsheng Zeng, Qiuhong Tian

“…The results from Kaplan-Meier curves revealed that adjuvant CT could bring OS benefit for these patients with more than two risk factors and could improve CSS for the patients with more than one risk factor. …”
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Impacts psycho-sociaux des espaces verts dans les espaces urbains by Sandrine Manusset

“…It is a stake for the French research which has to bring quantitative and qualitative data by interdisciplinary researches between public health and town planning for example: what ratio spaces out urban green / space for which uses and practices and which impacts?…”
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Design of Arduino Computer Numerical Control Machine. by Mujurizi Frank

“…With a smaller machine size; space is saved, the energy required to operate the machine is reduced as well, and it requires less material and components to make the machine, hence bringing down the cost greatly. The weight of moving component also comes down so that during operation, the vibration and noise are reduced. …”
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Examining the Impact of Domestic Violence on Students' Performance in Selected Secondary Schools of Buyanja Sub-County Rukungiri. by Kansiime, Mackline

“…The study results on the Causes of Domestic Violence in Buyanja Sub-county Rukungiri, the highest number of respondents mentioned parental stress, the lowest number of respondents mentioned failing to care adequately for the children and other respondents mentioned anger which leads to aggression, job-related problems also bring about fights between parents and not having food ready on time. …”
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Impact of Pentecostal Churches in Social- Economic Transformation of Rural Areas in Kabale District. by Bakwengye, Deus

“…Findings of the study obtained from the field interpreting the results analyzing based on the specific objectives of the study and chapter five portrayed the summary of findings, the study concludes that the Pentecostal churches in Kabale district like to manifest themselves as advocates of social change. For bringing effective social change the first priority was to eradicate all kinds of discrimination in society, empowerment of women is the first thing to do. …”
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