Determinants of poor access to health care among women of reproductive age in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study by Augustus Osborne, Peter Bai James, Camilla Bangura

“…Conversely, women with higher education, greater wealth, watch television, and those residing in the Western region had significantly lower odds of poor healthcare access. …”
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RETRACTED: Saied et al. Mycosynthesis of Hematite (α-Fe₂O₃) Nanoparticles Using <i>Aspergillus niger</i> and Their Antimicrobial and Photocatalytic Activities... by Ebrahim Saied, Salem S. Salem, Abdulaziz A. Al-Askar, Fathy M. Elkady, Amr A. Arishi, Amr H. Hashem

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Celestial Resistance by Maryia Rusak

“…This study serves as a first stepping stone towards further investigations into how Western homogenising technologies could be negotiated and challenged for a more pluralistic technological paradigm.   …”
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Learning in the district health system: How can meetings become spaces of reflection? by O Motshweneng, S Elloker, L Gilson

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An ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light device is effective for low-level disinfection of surgical site marking pens with UV-C transmissible caps by Amelia L. Milner, Jennifer L. Cadnum, Jennifer M. Hailes, Curtis J. Donskey

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The mirage of a triune rainbow by E.M. Conradie

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Object Detection Techniques in Autonomous Driving by Yu Jianlei

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Unilateral superior vena cava syndrome: An uncommon complication of a commonly used procedure by N Goolam, M Bester, D Schietekat

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Łaska w ikonach by Monika Wąchocka

“…Over the centuries, from the very beginning of Christian sacred art, through the turbulent period of iconoclasm, up to the present day, icons have retained a fundamental importance in the eastern Church, becoming almost a sacrament. In the western Church they suffered profound transformation, taking the form of holy pictures. …”
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A Theoretical Framework for Interrogating the Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Education by Tarisayi Kudzayi Savious

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miR124a-3p inhibitor alleviates AFB1-induced hepatoxicity via targeting chicken glucocorticoid receptor mRNA by Mindie Zhao, Liang Chen, Yulan Zhao, Jie Liu, Huimin Chen, Ruqian Zhao

“…RT-qPCR showed reduced expression of certain Phase I/II metabolic detoxification enzymes and GR. Western blot confirmed a significant decrease in GR protein. miRNA PCR revealed upregulation of miR124a-3p. …”
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Cultural Stereotypes, Literary Agency, and Postcolonial Writing: A Conversation with Shirin Ramzanali Fazel and Simone Brioni by Maria Morelli

“…The focus was on female authors who, through their voices, contribute to the debate on Muslim women’s identity and agency in contemporary Europe, inviting us to rethink traditional analyses that position the “non-Western” as backward and restrictive. On that occasion, I conducted an interview with author Shirin Ramzanali Fazel in discussion with postcolonial studies scholar Simone Brioni, which I am presenting here. …”
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Comparison of different models to describe the lactation curve of Holstein cows in a small-scale dairy system by Luis Javier Montiel-Olguín, Felipe de Jesús Ruiz-López, Sergio Gómez-Rosales, Germinal Jorge Cantó-Alarcón, Eliab Estrada-Cortés, Héctor Raymundo Vera-Ávila

“…Monthly milk weighins from 936 lactations were conducted in 23 farms in western Mexico. The Bayesian information criterion (BIC) and mean square prediction error (MSPE) were used to assess the fit of the models to the observed data, and the root mean square prediction error as a percentage of the observed mean (%RMSPE) was used to evaluate the accuracy of the models. …”
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Lockdown to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Opportunity to Create a Less Polluted Environment in India by Preet Lal, Amit Kumar, Supriya Bharti, Purabi Saikia, Dibyendu Adhikari, M. L. Khan

“…., > 10% change in 73.71% parts in India along with a high negative anomaly of AOD (< –1.0 in 32.92% parts in India) primarily in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, western, southern, and eastern parts during the lockdown. …”
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REFLECTIVE PRACTICE AS TOOLS TO EXPLORE IN-SERVICE TEACHERS’ BELIEFS AND CLASSROOM PRACTICES: INDONESIAN EFL TEACHERS’ VOICES by Dwi Bayu Saputra, Didi Suherdi, Rojab Siti Rodliyah

“…It has been explicitly stated in western academic teacher education curriculum due to its significant impact on constructing life-long learning for teachers. …”
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An extreme North Atlantic Oscillation event drove the pelagic Sargassum tipping point by Julien Jouanno, Sarah Berthet, Frank Muller-Karger, Olivier Aumont, Julio Sheinbaum

“…Abstract The proliferation of pelagic Sargassum in the tropical Atlantic since 2011 is causing considerable health and economic concerns as large amounts of this brown alga arrive and accumulate in coastal ecosystems of western Africa and of the greater Caribbean Sea every year. …”
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Gulf Coast Lupine, Lupinus westianus var. westianus by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…The species is endemic to coastal counties in the western Panhandle of Florida. Two disjunct populations are noted with Lupinus westianus var. aridorum occurring only in the central peninsula of Florida. …”
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Informal gold miners with mercury toxicity: Novel asymmetrical neurological presentations by J George, E Sadiq, I Moola, S Maharaj, A Mochan

“…Here we describe the cases of two artisanal gold miners from western Johannesburg, South Africa, who presented with atypical neurological manifestations of mercury toxicity. …”
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The occurrence characteristic and dissolution mechanism of lithium-rich sediments in Salt Lake Mahai of Qaidam Basin, NW China by Yanjun Zhao, Pengyu Long, Hua Zhang, Yufei Hu, Zihao Cui, Yumeng Zhang, Minglu Zhang, Qiang Wang, Shengzhong Hu

“…Abstract The Salt Lake Mahai in Qaidam Basin, western China contains large and thick lithium-rich clay sediments that exhibit great economic potential for lithium exploration. …”
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The World's Evangelical Alliance and the Spanish Civil War by F Hale

“… British Christians reacted variously to the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and crossed verbal swords in the campaign for the hearts and minds of the public over this heated issue at a time when many people believed that Western civilisation and the future of Christianity in Europe were hanging in the balance. …”
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