Insect Pest occurrence on Cultivated Amaranthus Spp in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria by AE Ezeh, ABO Ogedegbe, SA Ogedegbe

“…Three varieties of Amaranth were used for this experiment, namely, Amaranthus cruentus (white–seeded), Amaranthus hybridus (red–seeded) and Amaranthus hybridus (black–seeded). The experimental  design used was completely randomized design with three replicates, each replicate having nine plots. …”
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The Good, The Bad and The Legacy of Kwaito by Madimabe G. Mapaya, Thulani G. Zulu

“…This article concludes that kwaito significantly influences black youth by promoting self-expression, community cohesion, entrepreneurial enterprise, and introducing new role models. …”
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Herrera complexity and shadows of spherically symmetric compact objects by Subhasis Nalui, Subhra Bhattacharya

“…Advanced observational data analysis tools augments the hope for identification of exotic gravitational objects, like the so called “black hole mimickers” and may serve as testing ground for other gravity theories. …”
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Internet of things based visualisation of effect of air pollution on the lungs using HEPA filters air cleaner by Katushabe, Calorine, Santhi, Kumaran, Masabo, Emmanuel

“…It is observed that the colour of the 3D lung display changed to black over time as air pollutant concentrations increased which in our study is an indicator of unhealthy lung. …”
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Impact of donor CYP3A5 genotype on pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus in South African paediatric liver transplant patients by C Wheeler, C Masimirembwa, B Mthembu, J Botha, J Scholefield, J Fabian

“…In this study, we showed that all CYP3A5*1 homozygote donors were of black African self-reported race and ethnicity, and tacrolimus CDRs in paediatric living-donor liver transplant recipients were significantly affected by donor graft size and donor CYP3A5 genotypes. …”
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Penerapan Covid Shooter Berbasis Android sebagai Game Edukasi Pencegahan Covid-19 pada Anak Usia Dini by Rocky Ardiansyah Yudistira Putra, Unzilla Savika Putri, Ginanjar Setyo Permadi, Dodik Arwin Dermawan

“…Functionality testing is using black box testing, and beta testing is using Usability Testing. …”
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Digitalisasi Model Sistem Akuntansi Terintegrasi Bagi Usaha Bersama Simpan Pinjam di Kota Kupang by Yustina Alfira Nay, Selfiana Goetha, Maria Goreti Malut

“…Tahap desain menggunakan Data Flow Diagram (DFD) level 0 dan 1, desain database Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD), flowchart dan metode black box untuk menguji kesesuaian spesifikasi sistem dengan kebutuhan fungsional UBSP. …”
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Prototype Sistem Informasi Monitoring Penjualan by Eko Purwanto, Bangun Prajadi Cipto Utomo, Hanifah Permatasari

“…Testing this system using black box testing. The results of designing a Web-based sales monitoring information system application by integrating the sales system at the branch store so that the head and central store admin can oversee the sales transaction process, transaction reports and stock reports in all branches. …”
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Penerapan Metode Weighted Product (WP) Dalam Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Penerimaan Karyawan Pada Dewata Store Fakfak by Nelson Rumui, Nur Sakinah, Cahya Nur Rolan Niah, Fathurrahman Rumalutur

“…Pada pengujian sistem, metode yang digunakan adalah black box testing, di mana  keseluruhan pengujian berhasil dilakukan. …”
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IoT-enabled stepped basin solar stills: Advanced optimization with PSO and ABC algorithms by McLuret, S. Joe Patrick Gnanaraj, Vanthana Jeyasingh

“…Experimental results showed that a combination of 5 mm water depth, black copper basin, salt hydrate PCM, and a 45° internal reflector angle achieved a distillate yield of 3200 ml/day with 78.05 % efficiency, nearing the theoretical maximum of 4100 ml/day. …”
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A new skink of the genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata, Scincidae) from Son La Province, northwestern Vietnam by Anh Van Pham, Thomas Ziegler, Cuong The Pham, Thao Ngoc Hoang, Hanh Thi Ngo, Minh Duc Le

“…Scincella truongi sp. nov. is characterized by a combination of the following characters: size medium (SVL up to 59.4 mm); primary temporals 2; external ear opening without lobules; loreals two; supralabials seven or eight; infralabials six or seven; nuchals in three pairs; midbody scales in 28 rows; dorsal scales smooth, in six rows across the back; paravertebral scales 60–67, not widened; ventral scales in 60–70 rows; ten smooth lamellae beneath finger IV and 13–15 beneath toe IV; toes not reaching to fingers when limbs adpressed along body; dorsal surface of body and tail bronze brown with few black spots, a dark stripe running from nostril to eye and extending from posterior corner of eye along upper part of flank to the middle of the tail. …”
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Impacts of COVID-19 on Air Quality over China: Links with Meteorological Factors and Energy Consumption by Pradeep Khatri, Tadahiro Hayasaka

“…Consistent with energy production and energy consumption statistics in different sectors, NTL data suggest that high human mobility within the residential sector and reduced activity in other sectors during the implementation of control measures explain small but significant decreases in black carbon and sulfate aerosols, respectively, during this period. …”
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Prostate cancer perspective: Africa versus the world by B Marais, G Klopper, J John

“…Of note, owing to various biological, socioeconomic and institutional factors, black African men often present with more advanced disease and suffer greater mortality. …”
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Manifesto for transparent mathematical modeling: from ecology to general science by Vyacheslav L. Kalmykov, Lev V. Kalmykov

“… Mathematical black-box models, which hide the structure and behavior of the subsystems, currently dominate science. …”
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Ecological Risk Assessment for Invasive Wildlife in Florida by Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez, Kyle Allen, Rebecca G. Harvey, Frank J. Mazzotti

“…While it is too late to prevent the invasion of Burmese pythons and Argentine black and white tegus, we can act to prevent other potentially destructive species from establishing. …”
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Anesthetic conduction in giant ovarian tumor by José Luis Muñoz Gallardo, Arletys Curbelo Hernández, José Luis Muñoz Fernández

“…Presentation of the case: A 32-year-old black patient with malnutrition, no history of pregnancy, abdominal pain radiating to the lumbar region, dyspectic disorders, costipation alternating with periods of abundant liquid stools, amenorrhea and increased volume in the abdomen. …”
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On the coalitional decomposition of parameters of interest by Il Idrissi, Marouane, Bousquet, Nicolas, Gamboa, Fabrice, Iooss, Bertrand, Loubes, Jean-Michel

“…Understanding the behavior of a black-box model with probabilistic inputs can be based on the decomposition of a parameter of interest (e.g., its variance) into contributions attributed to each coalition of inputs (i.e., subsets of inputs). …”
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Role of Formal Artistic Education in the Relationship between Golden Proportion and Perceived Beauty of Artistic Stimuli by A. Félix Vico-Prieto, Ángel Cagigas, Juan M. Rosas, José E. Callejas-Aguilera

“…In Experiment 1, both groups of participants had to choose between pairs of black and white adaptations of Mondrian paintings modified to fit either the golden or the 1/6 proportion. …”
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KAREL SCHOEMAN EN DIE LEEFWÊRELD VAN VROEË SENDELINGE IN SUID-AFRIKA – by G van der Watt

“…Contrary to canonised, confessional and denominational church history, he opted to focus on missionaries (Black and White), slaves, women, and the historically marginalised. …”
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