Examining the drivers of ecological footprint components: Is pursuing food security environmentally costly for Nigeria? by Hephzibah Onyeje Obekpa, Andrew Adewale Alola, Adejo Moses Adejo, Chukwuemeka Echebiri

“…Amidst the fact that Nigeria’s ecological footprint exceeds its biocapacity by 58 percent, rapid population increase, and incessant farmers and herders conflict continue to pose a significant danger to the country’s food security drive. …”
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Electrocardiographic Voltages: Normal Criteria for a Pediatric Population in Cuba by Elibet Chávez González, Emilio González Rodríguez, María del Carmen Llanes Camacho, Raimundo Carmona Puerta, Yosvany García Nóbrega, Merlin Garí Llanes

“…Even more, it is the simplest complementary tool in cardiology and its interpretation is always of clinical interest. …”
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States, global power and access to medicines: a comparative case study of China, India and the United States, 2000–2019 by Berit S. H. Hembre, Maulik Chokshi, Steven J. Hoffman, Fatima Suleman, Steinar Andresen, Kristin Sandberg, John-Arne Røttingen

“…Results We found that from 2000 to 2019 there had been a power-shift towards China and India in terms of finance and production of pharmaceuticals, and that in particular China had increased its powers regarding knowledge and financial protection and reimbursement. …”
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Development and validation of the Women Autonomy Scale for measuring psychosocial freedom from conventional gender roles by Waqar Husain, Farrukh Ijaz, Muhammad Ahmad Husain, Achraf Ammar, Khaled Trabelsi, Haitham Jahrami

“…EFA revealed a four-factor structure consisting of 18 items: personal freedom, freedom from conventional femininity, freedom from conventional masculinity, and freedom from shame. …”
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Coats-Like reaction post-vitreoretinal surgery for PDR managed with laser photocoagulation and adjunctive intravitreal steroids– a case report by Kanika Godani, Shruti Vidyasagar, Preksha Biradar, Vishma Prabhu, Prathiba Hande, Priyanka Gandhi, Rupal Kathare, Jay Chhablani, Ramesh Venkatesh

“…Abstract Purpose To report a rare case of a Coats-like response developing after vitreoretinal surgery for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and its successful management with retinal laser photocoagulation and adjunctive intravitreal steroids. …”
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Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Nonsyndromic Nine Supernumerary Teeth and Leong’s Tubercle by Christiane V. Cruz, Andrea L. Soares, David N. Braga, Marcelo C. Costa

“…So, this case report aimed at presenting a rare case of nonsyndromic nine supernumerary teeth and Leong’s tubercle in a pediatric patient, without any evident familial history, showing its diagnosis and surgical management.…”
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The Effect of Interlayer on Water Cut Rise in a Bottom Water Reservoir by Yunpeng Hu, Xiaoling Zhang, Wei Ding, Ziyun Cheng, Liangchao Qu, Penghui Su, Chunliu Sun, Wenqi Zhang

“…The results show that the bottom water is blocked by the interlayer and its own gravity and the rising height of the bottom water is limited, so that the interlayer has a significant inhibitory effect on the coning of the bottom water. …”
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On Political Islam in Palestine by E. A. Stepkin

“…Finally, Palestinian society itself still feels united by the idea of national liberation from the Israeli occupation. …”
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Automated Detection and Differentiation of Stanford Type A and Type B Aortic Dissections in CTA Scans Using Deep Learning by Hung-Hsien Liu, Chun-Bi Chang, Yi-Sa Chen, Chang-Fu Kuo, Chun-Yu Lin, Cheng-Yu Ma, Li-Jen Wang

“…An independent test set of 316 patients is used to validate and evaluate its performance. Results: Our model comprises two components. …”
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Survival Analysis by Penalized Regression and Matrix Factorization by Yeuntyng Lai, Morihiro Hayashida, Tatsuya Akutsu

“…Because every disease has its unique survival pattern, it is necessary to find a suitable model to simulate followups. …”
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Tetramethylpyrazine promotes osteo-angiogenesis during bone fracture repair by Jiangbo Ai, Jingzhou Zheng

“…In this study, TMP was tested for its specific activities in rat aortic endothelial cells (RAECs) and fractured rat model. …”
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Characterization of Some Nigerian Coals for Power Generation by M. Chukwu, C. O. Folayan, G. Y. Pam, D. O. Obada

“…Between Odagbo and Owukpa subbituminous coals, Owukpa has a lower ignition temperature (283.63°C) due to its higher volatile matter content (39.1%). However, Ezimo subbituminous coal, which has a lower volatile matter (31.1%), unexpectedly has the same ignition temperature as Owukpa (283.63°C) due to its higher liptinite content (7.2%) when compared with that of Owukpa (2.9%). …”
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Selective Breeding for Genetic Improvement of <i>Nile tilapia</i> (<i>Oreochromis niloticus</i> Linnaeus, 1758) in Uganda: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Perspectives by Ivan Abaho, Gerald Kwikiriza, Faith Atukwatse, Andrew A. Izaara, Joseph Ekwangu, Sylvester D. Baguma, Jerome Kubiriba, Nasser Kasozi

“…<i>Nile tilapia</i> (<i>Oreochromis niloticus</i>) aquaculture continues to significantly contribute to the growth of the aquaculture sector in Uganda. However, its production is beset by erratic and unreliable seed supply. …”
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LysR-Type Transcriptional Regulator VirR Responds to Temperature and pH and Directly Activates the Transcription of virS-Containing Operon in Rhodococcus equi by Tsutomu Kakuda, Takashi Sato, Mari Takuhara, Hirofumi Hagiuda, Yasunori Suzuki

“…Our data reveal that VirR binds the promoter of the icgA operon and directly activates its transcription. Furthermore, the regulation of VapA expression in response to temperature and pH is mediated by VirR.…”
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COMPARATIVE STEM ANATOMY OF EIGHT SELECTED WILD PLANT SPECIES FROM PAPILIONACEAE FAMILY IN WESTERN DESERT DISTRICT (DWD) by M. O. Mousa, I. M. Ayyed, S. S. Shahatha, N. M. Abood, F. H. Mukhlif, S. A. Alkubaisy, A. M. A. AL-Kasiy

“…Depending on the direct manual cutting method, the transverse section of the stem were prepared, and the samples were photographed and characteristics of the stem gave important differences that are very useful in isolating species taxonomically , the transverse sections varied between circular, tetrangular and polyangular-circular shapes, and the chlorenchyma tissue had a clear variation, as the number of its rows ranged between 1 row in M. laciniata to 4 rows in M. minima. …”
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活体情况下评价载脂蛋白A1对小鼠视网膜血管生成的影响 by 苏焜仪, 胡安娣娜, 陈珠婷, 连玉, 吕林, 胡洁

“…对血管密度、孔隙率和连接点个数进行分析，组间有显著差异（<italic>P</italic>_血管密度=0.001 6&lt;0.01，<italic>P</italic>_孔隙率=0.001 9&lt;0.01，<italic>P</italic>_{连接点个数}=0.0013＜0.01）。…”
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Effectiveness and active ingredients of social prescribing interventions targeting mental health: a systematic review by Darren Flynn, Jason Scott, Matthew Cooper, Leah Avery, Linda Errington, Kirsten Ashley, Cara Jordan

“…Objective This study aims to establish the effectiveness and active ingredients of UK-based social prescribing interventions targeting mental health and well-being outcomes.Design Systematic review adhering to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysies guidelines and a published protocol.Data sources Nine databases were systematically searched up to March 2022.Eligibility criteria Social prescribing interventions in the UK involving adults aged ≥18 years, which reported on mental health outcomes.Data extraction and synthesis Two reviewers extracted data on study characteristics; outcomes; referral pathways; treatment fidelity strategies; person-centredness; intervention development processes and theory-linked behaviour change techniques (BCTs). …”
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A high-quality chromosome-scale genome assembly of the Cherokee rose (Rosa laevigata) by Yi Wang, Huijun Yan, Xianqin Qiu, Hao Zhang, Yonghong Zhang, Hongying Jian

“…The chromosome-scale genome provides valuable information to facilitate comparative genomic analysis of rose family and will accelerate genome-guided breeding and germplasm improvement of both R. laevigata itself and modern roses.…”
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Aluminum in Effluents and Sludges from the Preliminary Coagulation in Dairy Factory Aerated Balancing Tanks: An Analytical and Sorption Study by Michał Sadowski, Piotr Anielak, Wojciech M. Wolf

“…Resulting wet sludge is treated with coagulants or polyelectrolytes to improve dewatering characteristics of its so-called conditioning. The coagulants such as aluminum sulphate or polyaluminum chloride (Al2Cln(OH)6−n) are widely used for dairy wastewater treatment systems. …”
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Melonworm, Diaphania hyalinata Linnaeus (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by John L. Capinera

“…The United States is the northern limit of its permanent range, and wintertime occurrence generally is limited to south Florida and perhaps south Texas. …”
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