Student Engagement and Feedback on Online Learning and Facilitation: A Case Study of the National Open University of Nigeria by Adewale Adesina, Dorothy Ofoha, Olufemi A. Peters, Isaac S. Butswat

“… With the rapid adoption of online learning platforms occasioned by the rise in digital technologies, the National Open University of Nigeria has continued to leverage technology to optimise operations by offering synchronous online facilitation/tutoring to students as part of its regular academic support initiatives. …”
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Attitudes towards transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) in Australia: a national survey of TIPS centres by Jacob George, Avik Majumdar, Golo Ahlenstiel, Stuart K Roberts, Scott Read, Eric Kalo

“…A national registry for TIPS could measure, monitor, and report on quality of clinical care and patient outcomes.…”
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2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS, POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND NATIONAL INTEGRATION IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF LAGOS STATE EXPERIENCE by AHMED OLAWALE MOLIKI, PETER ADENIYI Oluwatobi

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Toward a national policy on Alcohol: A complex public health issue in need of urgent action by Arpit Parmar, Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, Amit Singh

“…Despite alcohol use being mentioned in several national policies and plans, a comprehensive national policy addressing alcohol is lacking. …”
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CHALLENGES OF LOCALIZATION OF THE POLICY FRAMEWORK AND NATIONAL ACTION PLAN FOR PREVENTING VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA by BEJI GOWAL BEKUMA, JOHN UKAWUILULU

“… The study examines the challenges of localization of the policy framework and national action plan for preventing violent extremism in Plateau state. …”
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Increase in assisted suicide in Switzerland: did the socioeconomic predictors change? Results from the Swiss National Cohort by Marcel Zwahlen, Nicole Steck, Christoph Junker

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Predicted distribution of curl-leaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius) in the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. by Robert E Kissell, Michael T Tercek, David P Thoma, Kristin L Legg

“…Locally, we used the curl-leaf mountain mahogany population at the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (BICA) in Montana and Wyoming for comparison. …”
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INVESTIGATING POINTS-OF-GENERATION POWER LOSSES ON THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL GRID FOLLOWING UNBUNDLING OF THE ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY by AJEWOLE TITUS OLUWASUJI, OLABODE OLAKUNLE ELIJAH, OKAKWU IGNATIUS KEMA, EGBEDINNI OLAKUNLE FEMI

“… Aside from the domino effects of being radial in structure, the Nigerian national electric grid is currently suffering from deteriorated infrastructures and unpredictable fuel supply for power generation. …”
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Path and Practice of Gap Management in National Parks: A Comparison Between China and the US and Inspirations Therefrom by Yun MA, Siyuan HE

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Examining Inclusive Tertiary Education Delivery through the National Open University of Nigeria's Community Study Centres by Musibau O. Oyebode

“…With the opening of community study centres across the nation, it is pertinent to gauge access with quality. …”
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Bulgarian-Italian scientific and cultural collaboration through the National Institute of Archaeology with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences by Miglena Stamberova

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Can humanitarian interventions help create global peace? Common practices, normative change and the end of nationalism by Michael Haiden

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National survey of US primary care physicians’ perspectives about causes of obesity and solutions to improve care by Wendy L Bennett, Sara N Bleich, Kimberly A Gudzune, Lisa A Cooper

“…Objective To describe physician perspectives on the causes of and solutions to obesity care and identify differences in these perspectives by number of years since completion of medical school.Design National cross-sectional online survey from 9 February to 1 March 2011.Setting USA.Participants 500 primary care physicians.Main Measures We evaluated physician perspectives on: (1) causes of obesity, (2) competence in treating obese patients, (3) perspectives on the health professional most qualified to help obese patients lose or maintain weight and (4) solutions for improving obesity care.Results Primary care physicians overwhelmingly supported additional training (such as nutrition counselling) and practice-based changes (such as having scales report body mass index) to help them improve their obesity care. …”
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Assessment of vegetation in Murchison falls national park five years after the completion of oil and gas exploration by Hindrah Akisiimire, William Tinzaara, Keneth Tumwebaze, Charles K.Twesigye

“…Most areas such as Murchison Falls National Park (MFNP) where petroleum has been discovered overlap with wildlife and nature conservation with high biodiversity and sensitive ecosystems. …”
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Business Development of The Ecotourism of Javan Gibbon: A Marketing Mix Strategy at Gede Pangrango National Park by Fandawa Saputra, Tutut Sunarminto, Harnios Arief, Khairiyah Kamilah

“…Background: Javan gibbons are a protected species facing conservation challenges in Bodogol Resort, Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park. Ecotourism has been shown to benefit both conservation and local economies in other regions. …”
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LEADERSHIP STYLE AND NATIONAL SECURITY IN NIGERIA: AN ASSESSMENT OF EBELE GOOD LUCK JONATHAN AND MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S ADMINISTRATIONS by OLAYINKA BABATUNDE ADEBOGUN, JOSEPH OLATUNJI ODUNTAN, ABRAHAM EDEH

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Enhancing diagnostic outcomes in kidney genetic disorders: the KidGen national kidney genomics study protocol by Amali Mallawaarachchi, Hugh McCarthy, Thomas A. Forbes, Kushani Jayasinghe, Chirag Patel, Stephen I. Alexander, Tiffany Boughtwood, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Aron Chakera, Sam Crafter, Ira W. Deveson, Randall Faull, Trudie Harris, Lilian Johnstone, Matthew Jose, Anna Leaver, Melissa H. Little, Daniel MacArthur, Tessa Mattiske, Christine Mincham, Kathy Nicholls, Catherine Quinlan, Michael C. J. Quinn, Gopala Rangan, Jessica Ryan, Cas Simons, Ian Smyth, Madhivanan Sundaram, Peter Trnka, Laura Wedd, Erik Biros, Zornitza Stark, Andrew Mallett

“…Discussion The KidGen National Kidney Genomics Study is a coordinated, multidisciplinary extension of previous research projects that aims to assess the diagnostic yield of advanced genomic approaches. …”
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The Direct Healthcare Expenditures of Prostate Cancer by Disease Severity: Evidence from US National Survey Data by Peter J. Mallow, Jie Chen, John A. Rizzo, John R. Penrod, Geralyn C. Trudel, Teresa M. Zyczynski

“…**Methods:** Using 1996–2010 data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), a large, nationally representative US database, multivariate analyses were used to assess the relationship between PC and direct annual healthcare costs to insurers and patients, at individual and US aggregate levels. …”
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In defence of South Africa’s National Health Research Ethics Council guidelines on heritable human genome editing by Donrich Thaldar, Sheetal Soni, Larisse Prinsen, Ntokozo Mnyandu, Marietjie Botes, Julian Kinderlerer

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Investigation of Black Carbon Wet Deposition to the United States from National Atmospheric Deposition Network Samples by Piyaporn Sricharoenvech, Ross Edwards, Müge Yaşar, David Gay, James J. Schauer

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