Ó di gbéré, ó di kése, Adébayọ̀ Fálétí by Lere Adeyemi

“… Bínú bá ń bífá, Omo ̣ ̣ aráyé á fewúré ̣ dúdú bofá; ̣ Bínú òpẹ̀ lẹ̀ ̣ ò dùn, Omo ̣ ̣ aráyé a f`àgùtàn bòlọ̀ jọ̀ ̣ sètùtù; ̣ Orógbó pèlóbì le ̣ bọ ̣ Sàngó ̣ Bí Lakáayé ń bínú, Aráyé a fún un lájá je.̣ Ikú kò, ikú kò gbe ̣ bọ .̣ Sé bíkú bá je ̣ ja láyé ijó ̣ sí, ̣ Owọ́ ̣ ikú a máa gbòn iróró iróró, ̣ Bíkú bá jeku nígbà ìwásẹ̀ ,̣ Esẹ̀ ̣ rè ̣ a máa gbòn irìrì irìrì, ̣ Bíkú bá jeyin e ̣ lẹ́ bute ̣ , ara ikú a máa já ibùtè ̣ ̣ ibùtè,̣ Ikú àsìkò yìí bàjé ̣ kò gbebọ ̣ kò gbètùtù, Ìkà nikú, ikú kò màgbà béẹ̀ ̣ ni kò momo ̣ dé, ̣ Bílé oyin bá kan gbínrín gbínrín, Béẹ ̣ wádìí rè ̣ wò, isẹ́ ̣ ikú ni, Bódẹ̀ dẹ̀ ̣ `adò bá sì dibi ikorò, Ikú ló fa sábàbí è. …”
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Helicobacter  pylori Eradication Therapies in the Era of Increasing Antibiotic Resistance: A Paradigm Shift to Improved Efficacy by Sotirios D. Georgopoulos, Vasilios Papastergiou, Stylianos Karatapanis

“…In recent years several treatments producing ≥90% cure rates have been proposed including sequential therapy, concomitant quadruple therapy, hybrid (dual-concomitant) therapy, and bismuth-containing quadruple therapy. …”
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Vaginal Microbiota and the Use of Probiotics by Sarah Cribby, Michelle Taylor, Gregor Reid

“…In vitro studies have shown that Lactobacillus strains can disrupt BV and yeast biofilms and inhibit the growth of urogenital pathogens. The use of probiotics to populate the vagina and prevent or treat infection has been considered for some time, but only quite recently have data emerged to show efficacy, including supplementation of antimicrobial treatment to improve cure rates and prevent recurrences.…”
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A Cost-Effective Epidemiological Exposition of Diphtheria Outbreak by the Optimal Control Model: A Case Study of Rohingya Refugee Camp in Bangladesh by Zahurul Islam, K. M. Ariful Kabir, M. M. Rahman, Md. Atikur Rahman

“…Furthermore, it has been investigated using several levels of availability of the optimal controls (vaccination, latent, and infectious treatment) to identify which level gives the best outcomes. …”
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Experimental Strength of Earth-Based Construction Materials in Different Regions of China by Kun Zhang, Bairu Lu, Yihong Wang, Zhijun Lei, Zhanshen Yang

“…In this study, earth materials from four regions of China were collected and sorted, with 10 samples from each source, and cube compressive strength tests were performed to analyze the composition and mechanical properties of the four materials, including northeast black earth, southeast red earth, northwest loess, and Xinjiang yellow sand earth. …”
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A critical review on the health promoting effects of mushrooms nutraceuticals by Gaoxing Ma, Wenjian Yang, Liyan Zhao, Fei Pei, Donglu Fang, Qiuhui Hu

“…Extensive elucidations focusing on the efficient health promoting properties and high nutritional values of mushrooms have been expanded dynamically from the past few decades. Due to its high quality of proteins, polysaccharides, unsaturated fatty acids, mineral substances, triterpenes sterols and secondary metabolites, mushrooms have always been appreciated for their vital role in protecting and curing various health problems, such as immunodeficiency, cancer, inflammation, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia and obesity. …”
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In Vitro Evaluation of Bioactivity of Chemically Deposited Hydroxyapatite on Polyether Ether Ketone by D. Almasi, S. Izman, M. Sadeghi, N. Iqbal, F. Roozbahani, G. Krishnamurithy, T. Kamarul, M. R. Abdul Kadir

“…Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) is considered the best alternative material for titanium for spinal fusion cage implants due to its low elasticity modulus and radiolucent property. …”
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Official Sanctity alla Veneziana: Gerardo, Pietro Orseolo and Giacomo Salomani by Karen McCluskey

“…Throughout late-medieval and Renaissance Italy, pious men and women were recognized as saints during their own lifetime and accorded at least local veneration at the site of their tomb after death. …”
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Chronic Sleep Disturbance Impairs Glucose Homeostasis in Rats by R. Paulien Barf, Peter Meerlo, Anton J. W. Scheurink

“…Three groups of animals were used: a sleep restriction group (RS), a group subjected to moderate sleep disturbance without restriction of sleep time (DS), and a home cage control group. …”
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EFFECTS OF WASTE STEEL FIBRES ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MODIFIED SELF COMPACTING CONCRETE by ABIOLA ADEBANJO, MUTIU KAREEM, OLUWOLE OLAWUYI, KAZEEM ISHOLA, AYOMIPO ODEFEMI

“… Waste Steel Fibre (WSF) and Rice Husk Ash (RHA) were used in the production of Self Compacting Concrete (SCC). …”
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Prediction of the Compressive Strength of Concrete Admixed with Metakaolin Using Gene Expression Programming by Oluwatobi O. Akin, Amana Ocholi, Olugbenga S. Abejide, Johnson A. Obari

“…In this work, modelling of the compressive strength of concrete admixed with metakaolin was carried out using the Gene Expression Programming (GEP) algorithm. …”
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Quantification of nipple size and shape among an ethnically diverse sample of US women by Peter Wildfeuer, Alexis Alban, Bob Worrell, Shilo Ben Zeev, Judith Shamian, Mike Woolridge

“…A total of 510 women were recruited into this study—using an iPhone App, employing the ‘True Depth Scanning’ software, and scanning their torso from both the left and right aspect to secure an image of each breast. …”
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A Simple Flexible and Robust Control Strategy for Wind Energy Conversion Systems Connected to a Utility Grid by Armel Simo Fotso, Godpromesse Kenné, Rostand Marc Douanla

“…This paper presents a simple and robust control strategy for a variable speed wind turbine conversion system using a squirrel-cage induction generator and a three-phase voltage source (AC/DC/AC) Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) converter connected to the utility grid through an LCL filter. …”
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Synergistic Effect of Hyperglycemia and Suppression on Adult Mouse Islet Beta Cell Replication by Szu-Tah Chen, Shin-Huei Fu, Samuel Hsu, Yu-Yao Huang, Brend Ray-Sea Hsu

“…The complementary role of hyperglycemia and suppression on islet beta cell regeneration was investigated in a syngeneic mouse model. gene silencing was performed by infecting islets of C57BL/6 with shRNA lentiviral particles. …”
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The Life Cycle of the Parasitic Crustacean, Lernanthropus latis Yamaguti, 1954 (Copepoda: Lernanthropidae), on Marine-Cultured Fish, Lates calcarifer, from Setiu Wetland, Terenggan... by Nur Qamarina Abdul Khalid, Faizah Shaharoum-Harrison

“…Parasitic crustaceans of Lernanthropus latis were isolated from the host, the seabass, Lates calcarifer, obtained from a cage culture in Setiu Wetland, Terengganu. The adult females with egg were kept alive in vials containing 20 mL of filtered seawater and incubated at 30°C. …”
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Synthesis and crystal structures of 4,4′-methylenebis(2,6-diethylaniline) and 4,4′-methylenebis(3-chloro-2,6-diethylaniline) by Daniil E. Smirnov, Oleg S. Morozov, Ekaterina S. Afanasyeva, Viktor V. Avdeev

“…The title compounds 4,4′-methylenebis(2,6-diethylaniline) (C21H30N2, 1) and 4,4′-methylenebis(3-chloro-2,6-diethylaniline) (C21H28Cl2N2, 2) are of significant interest as curing agents for a wide range of resins and as building blocks for sterically demanding compounds in the synthesis of ligands for catalysis. …”
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A Study of Antenna System for High Order MIMO Device by Zhaoliang Chen, Wen Geyi, Ming Zhang, Jun Wang

“…More than 10 dB isolations have been achieved by properly designing the antenna elements through the use of the pattern diversity without using decoupling circuits. …”
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Time and replacement among the Q’eqchi’ Maya by Paul Kockelman

“…Among speakers of Q’eqchi’ Maya, replacement (–eeqaj) refers to activities as disparate as house-building, civil-religious elections, vengeance, loans, illness cures, adultery, and namesakes. Such practices involve the substitution of one entity for another entity, insofar as these entities have shared properties, and insofar as they hold a role in an obligatory position. …”
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Deposition and Tribological Properties of Sulfur-Doped DLC Films Deposited by PBII Method by Nutthanun Moolsradoo, Shuichi Watanabe

“…Sulfur-doped diamond-like carbon films (S-DLC) fabricated from C2H2 and SF6 mixtures were used to study the effects of sulfur content and negative pulse bias voltage on the deposition and tribological properties of films prepared by plasma-based ion implantation (PBII). …”
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Izbor kriterijuma i parametara za kontrolu transportne funkcije automobilskih transportnih jedinica JNA by Ljubislav Vasin

“…Kontrola transportne funkcije automobilskih transportnih jedinica posmatra se kao nedeljivi, sastavni deo rukovođenja i komandovanja oružanim snagama, sa napomenom da je u radu prihvaćen stav, da težište kontrole treba da bude usmereno na kontrolisanje rezultata ostvarenih u vojnom putnom transportu. …”
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