EBOLA AND COVID-19 EPIDEMICS: A DISCOURSE ON NIGERIA’S FOREIGN POLICY RESPONSES by BARILEDUM KIA, CALISTUS N DUMLE

“…These include setting up of screening and monitoring Centre at the nation’s Airports, facilitated the setting up of a regional solidarity fund, in which countries made contributions, initiated actions that adjudged Ebola epidemic as not only national and regional but also international emergency, donated huge sum to worst affected states like Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. …”
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A SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS OF AI-EMPOWERED EDUCATIONAL TOOLS DEVELOPED IN INDIA FOR DISABLED PEOPLE by Shivani, Monika Gupta, Satinder Bal Gupta

“… Artificial Intelligence (AI) plays a multifaceted role in educating impaired people and has significantly enhanced the learning experience of disabled students. AI is emerging as an influential tool that enhances accessibility, personalizes the learning process, and promotes inclusivity in educating students with disabilities. …”
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Second-generation laryngeal mask airway as an alternative to endotracheal tube in prolonged laparoscopic abdominal surgery: a comparative analysis of intraoperative gas exchanges by Sukhee Park, Ja Eun Lee, Gyu Sung Choi, Jong Man Kim, Justin Sangwook Ko, Duck Hwan Choi, Gaab Soo Kim

“…Introduction: Laryngeal mask airway (LMA), which is used in difficult airway maintenance conditions during emergencies, is rarely used in prolonged surgery despite its advantages over endotracheal tube (ETT). …”
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OWNERSHIP CONCENTRATION’S MODERATING EFFECT ON DIVIDEND PAYOUT AND TOBIN’S Q OF LISTED CONSUMER GOODS FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Ovbe Simon Akpadaka

“…These findings contribute, in a nuanced manner, to literature on dividend policy and ownership concentration in corporate governance in the context of an emerging markets like Nigeria. It is recommended that managers of firms in the sector should look beyond dividend policy for value enhancement strategies and managers should ensure a balancing act between ownership concentration and dispersed ownership because of possible negative impact that concentrated ownership portend. …”
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Uncovering new Higgses in the LHC analyses of differential t t ¯ $$ t\overline{t} $$ cross sections by Sumit Banik, Guglielmo Coloretti, Andreas Crivellin, Bruce Mellado

“…Abstract Statistically significant tensions between the Standard Model (SM) predictions and the measured lepton distributions in differential top cross-sections emerged in LHC Run 1 data and became even more pronounced in Run 2 analyses. …”
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The Late 1980s HIV Outbreak in the Southeast of Soviet Russia: Soviet Government and Its Policy against the Epidemic (The Case of Kalmykia) by Margarita V. Baduginova

“…The study attempts a comprehensive analysis to identify some features of the policy pursued by Soviet executives and healthcare agencies in the face of the emerging HIV threat throughout the mid-to-late 1980s. …”
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A “política” entre o desejo e a proibição nos diários de Maria Isabel Silveira (1880-1965) by Mariana Diniz Mendes

“…A voz que ecoa das páginas é comedida, controlada e ilumina a posição social, a ideologia dominante e os papeis esperados da mulher que emerge na virada do século XIX para o XX, em cidades como São Paulo e Santos. …”
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Systemic immune-inflammation index mediates the association between abdominal obesity and serum klotho levels by Chenchun Chen, Peng Tang, Wei Zhu

“…Abstract The weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) has emerged as a reliable indicator of abdominal obesity. α-Klotho, a transmembrane protein, functions as a suppressor of aging. …”
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Healthcare workers as a sentinel surveillance population in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic by Indumathi Venkatachalam, Edwin Philip Conceicao, May Kyawt Aung, Molly Kue Bien How, Liang En Wee, Jean Xiang Ying Sim, Ban Hock Tan, Moi Lin Ling

“…Conclusion: Early in an emerging infectious disease outbreak, close monitoring of frontline HCWs is essential in ascertaining the effectiveness of infection prevention measures. …”
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Bithyniid snails (Gastropoda: Bithyniidae) infected with Xiphidiocercariae in Thailand include a new record of Bithynia siamensis siamensis as the intermediate host of Plagiorchis... by Abdulhakam Dumidae, Jiranun Ardpairin, Supawan Pansri, Chanatinat Homkaew, Mayura Nichitcharoen, Aunchalee Thanwisai, Apichat Vitta

“…Both the collected snails and the emerging cercariae were identified at the species level using a combination of morphological and molecular techniques. …”
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Clinical characteristics of spinning-induced rhabdomyolysis and other causes of rhabdomyolysis: a comparative study by Kashyap Shroff, Moganapriya d/o Gunasegaren, Kunzang Norbu, Eunizar Omar

“…Methods: This was a retrospective observational study of adult patients presenting with rhabdomyolysis to an emergency department from August 2018 to August 2019. …”
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Does management support drive sustained agile usage? a serial mediation model and cIPMA perspective. by Uthpala Wijesinghe, Vidara Mapitiyage, Chathurya Wickramarathne, Chamoda Wickramage, Krishantha Wisenthige, Chathuni Aluthwala

“…Agile training, mindset, and team resilience emerge as critical mediators, with a strong serial mediation effect. …”
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Roles of physiotherapists in primary care teams: a scoping review  by Catherine Hudon, Megan Champoux, Amélie Poirier

“…From the 13 included articles, 6 main themes emerged: conduct client assessment for musculoskeletal conditions, participate in health promotion and prevention, promote self-management support, communicate with patients, collaborate with other primary care providers and partners, and provide holistic care.Conclusions The review identified a wide variety of roles, primarily related to the treatment of musculoskeletal patients. …”
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Advanced Scrubbing/Filtration Devices for Pollution Control in Medical Laboratory Waste Incineration System by Chien-Chang Liao, Jhong-Lin Wu, Ya-Fen Wang, Kuo-Lin Huang, Shih-Wei Huang, Yi-Ming Kuo

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Internet of Things (IoT) technologies: features, development prospects and potential threats by Daria Margaza, Yurii Yurchenko

“…The study highlights technological developments, emerging applications, and possible security threats in different fields. …”
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Effect of Tick and Lice on Some Blood Constitute and Trace elements of Local Black Goat in Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region of Iraq by Bawan Mustafa Abdalrahman, Bahzad Hama Salih Mustafa

“…Biochemical values (serum proteins and some trace elements) analyzed, in infested goats emerges decline in serum protein value 7.12±0.08 µg/dl, albumin value 4.12±0.03 µg/dl and increase of globulin value 3.04±0.09 µg/dl, in serum protein and globulin values shows not significance differences, while described highly significance differences in albumin value at p?…”
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Analysis of Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs after the Initiation of Biologic Treatment in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease by Sue Perera, Shibing Yang, Marni Stott-Miller, Joanne Brady

“…Generally, the proportion of patients having inpatient admissions and emergency department (ED) visits decreased after receiving the same biologic for 1 year compared with baseline, although the proportion having outpatient visits did not change. …”
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Portland (Oregón, EE.UU.) (2016) by Jesús M. González Pérez, María José Piñeira Mantiñán

“…This process is not exclusive of the United States or Latin America, but it has also become common in the successful European welfare sates or in the emerging economies of Asia. …”
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Household Salt consumption and urinary iodine levels in Schoolchildren aged 8–10 in Darab City, Iran: 2022 by Sakineh Hooshmand, Fatemeh Yousefian, Habibollah Rahimi, Mahdiyeh Mohammadzadeh, Rouhullah Dehghani

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Beyond minutiae: inferring missing details from global structure in fingerprints by Rachel A. Searston, Matthew B. Thompson, Samuel G. Robson, Jason M. Tangen

“…Our findings show that expertise emerges from an ability to combine local and global visual information—experts skillfully process both the fine details and overall patterns in fingerprints. …”
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