PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES OF RESCUING THE SHRINKING LAKE CHAD THROUGH THE UNITED NATIONS’ GREEN CLIMATE FUND by DAIYABU HASSAN MUHAMMAD

“…The current estimate for the project stands at fourteen billion U.S dollars ($14b). Raising the fund by the LCBC to execute the project has become the major obstacle to the realization of the project. …”
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An Analysis of the Impact of the Oil Boom on Agriculture and Agricultural Research in Northern Nigeria, 1970-1987 by Sunday Moses Adebayo ALOKO

“…The current imports of over $10 billion of food stuffs and other agricultural products to make up for the shortfalls only serve to demonstrate the scale of the crises. …”
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The role of climate and population change in global flood exposure and vulnerability by Justin S. Rogers, Marco M. Maneta, Stephan R. Sain, Luke E. Madaus, Joshua P. Hacker

“…Between 2020 and 2100, the population likely exposed to 1% annual risk (100-year) flood hazard will increase from 1.6 to 1.9 billion people. Of this change from the 2020 exposure, we attribute 21.1% to climate change, 76.8% to population change, and 2.1% to both climate and population change. …”
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Aduhelm, a novel anti-amyloid monoclonal antibody, for the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease: A comprehensive review by Hannah W. Haddad, Garett W. Malone, Nicholas J. Comardelle, Arielle E. Degueure, Salomon Poliwoda, Rachel J. Kaye, Kevin S. Murnane, Adam M Kaye, Alan D. Kaye

“…This debilitating disease reportedly consumes 8% of the total United States healthcare expenditure, with medical and nursing outlays accounting for an estimated \$290 billion. Cholinesterase inhibitors and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists have historically been the most widely used pharmacologic therapies for patients with AD; however, these drugs are not curative. …”
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Enhancing vaccine clinical trials participation among elderly: challenges and strategies by Paul Gillard, Samer Nakhle, Darin Brimhall, Ouzama Henry, Narcisa Mesaros

“…Abstract As the fastest growing demographic worldwide, the elderly population is projected to reach nearly 1 billion by 2030 and double the 2022 number by 2050. …”
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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

“…According to the latest UN statistics, more than 2 billion people in the world still live in various forms of earthen buildings, including some in China. …”
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The Use of a New Passive Sampler for Ozone and Nitrogen Oxides Monitoring in Ecological Effects Research by Franco De Santis, Tuncay Dogeroglu, Sabrina Menichelli, Caterina Vazzana, Ivo Allegrini

“…A simple, cost-effective diffusive sampler is described that is suitable for measuring parts per billion (ppb) levels of ozone and nitrogen oxides. …”
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A Survey on Addressing IoT Security Issues by Embedding Blockchain Technology Solutions: Review, Attacks, Current Trends, and Applications by Nathalie Tan Yhe Huan, Zuriati Ahmad Zukarnain

“…By 2025, the Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure is projected to encompass over 75 billion devices, facilitated by the increasing proliferation of intelligent applications. …”
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Bioconversion of Keratin Wastes Using Keratinolytic Microorganisms to Generate Value-Added Products by Muhammed Seid Anbesaw

“…In each year, more than a billion tons of keratin waste is released into the environment. …”
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Fire Bombings and Forgotten Civilians: The Lawsuit Seeking Compensation for Victims of the Tokyo Air Raids 焼夷弾空襲と忘れられた被災市民―東京大空襲犠牲者による損害賠償請求訴訟... by Cary Karacas

“…The letter exists only as a suggested template, however, written by plaintiffs who sued the Japanese government seeking such an apology and compensation of 1.23 billion yen (approximately $15 million). In March 2007, sixty-two years after the catastrophic Great Tokyo Air Raid forever changed their lives, 112 survivors and bereaved family members announced their intent to sue the government for redress. …”
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Electronic Cigarettes for Curbing the Tobacco-Induced Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases: Evidence Revisited with Emphasis on Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa by Jobert Richie N. Nansseu, Jean Joel R. Bigna

“…Discussion. There are about 1.3 billion smokers worldwide, with nearly 80% of them living in developing countries where the burden of tobacco-related illnesses and deaths is the heaviest. …”
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Estimating the Burden of Cost in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: A Human Capital Approach by Chris A. Jones, Luca P. Fernandez, Peter Weimersheimer, Neil A. Zakai, Michael Sharf, Oscar A. Mesa, Christian Peters, Antonio di Carlo, Mitchell C. Norotsky

“…What is not reported in any registry is that these patients will accrue a total of 605 631 years of lost wages, a collective lost productivity that will cost society over $27 Billion in the decade ahead: more than five times ($27B vs. $5.2B) the estimated ten-year cost of treating the condition.…”
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Controlling the causative agents of coccidiosis in domestic chickens; an eye on the past and considerations for the future by Elizabeth Attree, Gonzalo Sanchez-Arsuaga, Michelle Jones, Dong Xia, Virginia Marugan-Hernandez, Damer Blake, Fiona Tomley

“…These losses were recently estimated to cost chicken producers approximately £10.4 billion worldwide annually. High levels of Eimeria infection cause clinical coccidiosis which is a significant threat to poultry welfare, and a pre-disposing contributory factor for necrotic enteritis. …”
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Unlocking the potential of hydrogen deuterium exchange via an iterative continuous-flow deuteration process by Kevin Tatoueix, Marco Lepron, Cédric Barboux, Marie-Christine Scherrmann, Grégory Pieters, Sophie Feuillastre

“…Abstract Labelled compounds bearing hydrogen isotopes are keystones in diverse areas constituting a multi-billion dollar global market including drugs, diagnostics, biology, toxicology and smart materials. …”
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MACROECONOMIC FACTORS AS TOOLS FOR STIMULATION OR DESTIMULATION OF AGRIBUSINESS LOANS IN CRISIS SITUATION by Sławomir Juszczyk, Wioleta Bartosiak, Bartosz Kublik, Łukasz Mleczko

“…During this period, banks granted a total of 307 012 loans to individual farmers, and their volume amounted to almost PLN 30 billion. In the course of the research, it was found that in the years 2017-2021, the volume of loans for agribusiness entities, including farms, was decisively influenced by such factors as refinancing loan rate (stimulant), rediscount rate (destimulant), and general economic climate in manufacturing index (stimulant). …”
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FINANCIAL LITERACY, INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITY AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE OWNERS IN NIGERIA by Abdullahi Adio Babatunde

“… More than two billion micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) owners worldwide lack access to financial accounts, while others have sporadic use of financial services. …”
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Induction of Tolerance via the Sublingual Route: Mechanisms and Applications by Philippe Moingeon, Laurent Mascarell

“…Sublingual vaccines have an excellent safety record, documented with approximately 2 billion doses administered, as of today, in humans. …”
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Assessing the Economic Burden and Benefit-cost of Treating Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Germany by Nikolaos Kotsopoulos, Mark P. Connolly, Esther Sobanski, Maarten J. Postma

“…**Results:** It was estimated that the average per capita lifetime earning loss associated with ADHD was €92,000 suggesting a societal loss of €2.93 billion from a single cohort (n=31,864). The benefit-cost analysis suggested that reasonably effective intervention may justify considerable investment in ADHD targeted intervention. …”
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Zobaczyć Gorgonę. Siegfried Kracauer i teoria filmu po Zagładzie by Tomasz Majewski

“…W wielu wypadkach przypadkowe "dygresje" czy spostrzeżenia okazują się - w świetle znanych nam obecnie brulionów Kracauera - elementami pierwszej koncepcji teoretycznej z początku lat 40. …”
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Aducanumab, a Novel Anti-Amyloid Monoclonal Antibody, for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Comprehensive Review by Hannah W Haddad, Garett W. Malone, Nicholas J. Comardelle, Arielle E. Degueure, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye

“…This debilitating disease reportedly consumes 8% of the total United States healthcare expenditure, with medical and nursing outlays accounting for an estimated $290 billion. Cholinesterase inhibitors and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists have historically been the most widely used pharmacologic therapies for patients with AD, however, these drugs are not curative. …”
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