ELECTRONIC BANKING AND PERFORMANCE OF BANKING SECTOR IN NIGERIA by Kayode David KOLAWOLE

“…Hence this research examined electronic banking and performance of banking sector in Nigeria. The financial reports of the chosen Nigerian deposit-taking banks provided the secondary data used in this investigation. …”
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Real-World Effectiveness of Portable Air Cleaners in Reducing Home Particulate Matter Concentrations by Frederic T. Lu, Robert J. Laumbach, Alicia Legard, Nirmala T. Myers, Kathleen G. Black, Pamela Ohman-Strickland, Shahnaz Alimokhtari, Adriana de Resende, Leonardo Calderón, Gediminas Mainelis, Howard M. Kipen

“…When a central air handler (CAH) was reported to be in use, filter-associated reductions of PM were statistically significant during the day (06:00–22:00) and night (22:01–05:59) in the primary rooms but only during the day in the secondary rooms. …”
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Magnitude and pattern of usage of contraception and counselling services in an urban health centre in East Delhi: A secondary data analysis by Garima Singh, Subham Kansal, Arihant Jain, Kanishka Garg, Manan Tayal, Boyana T. Tejaswi, Anita S. Acharya, Ananya R. Laskar, Jyoti Khandekar

“…The usage of condoms was reported by 40.6% of the participants. Out of the total participants, 58.6% received counselling for permanent methods. …”
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Rates of Stellar Tidal Disruption Events around Intermediate-mass Black Holes by Janet N. Y. Chang, Lixin Dai, Hugo Pfister, Rudrani Kar Chowdhury, Priyamvada Natarajan

“…The IMBH TDEs from galactic nuclei have an overall volumetric rate comparable to SMBH TDEs at ∼10 ^−7 Mpc ^−3 yr ^−1 , and off-center IMBH TDEs from globular clusters have a volumetric rate that is one or two orders of magnitude lower, assuming that their occupation fraction varies within 10%–100%. Furthermore, we report that IMBH TDEs typically occur in the pinhole regime, which means that deeply plunging events are more likely for IMBH TDEs compared to SMBH TDEs.…”
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Inhibition of Src signaling induces autophagic killing of Toxoplasma gondii via PTEN-mediated deactivation of Akt. by Alyssa Hubal, Anusha Vendhoti, Charles N Shaffer, Sarah Vos, Yalitza Lopez Corcino, Carlos S Subauste

“…This raises the possibility that T. gondii activates a signaling mechanism independently of EGFR to avoid autophagic targeting. We report T. gondii activates Src to promote parasite survival even in cells that lack EGFR. …”
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Quantifying primary oxidation products in the OH-initiated reaction of benzyl alcohol by R. S. Buenconsejo, S. M. Charan, J. H. Seinfeld, J. H. Seinfeld, P. O. Wennberg, P. O. Wennberg

“…<p>Benzyl alcohol is found in many volatile chemical products (VCPs) including a number of personal care products and industrial solvents. We report here on the products of the gas-phase oxidation of benzyl alcohol by OH and its dependence on nitric oxide (NO) levels. …”
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND FARMERS-HERDERS CONFLICT IN NORTHERN NIGERIA by OLUFUNKE .A. MOSES-OJO, ARUYA KINGSLEY JOSEPH, RILWAN ABDULLAHI ALIYU

“… Farmer-pastoralist conflicts have been reported in many parts of Northern Nigeria. Often presented as being driven by resource scarcity, Farmers and Pastoralists have for a long time, found themselves in deadly clashes, most of which resulted in loss of lives and destruction of properties. …”
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Reading comprehension beliefs of Mexican pre-service language teachers: a Likert scale study by Moisés Damián Perales-Escudero, Mizael Garduño Buenfil, Vilma Esperanza Portillo Campos

“… This paper aims to report the adaptation of a new version of the Scale of Implicit Theories of Reading Comprehension (ETICOLEC as per its Spanish acronym) with a sample of 77 randomly chosen English majors at a peripheral campus of a small university in the Southeast of Mexico. …”
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Post-disaster food insecurity: Hurricane Maria as a case study by Jill Mark, David de Angel Sola, Nicolas Rosario-Matos, Leyao Wang

“…Results: Over half of respondents self-reported experiencing food insecurity following Hurricane Maria. …”
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Retrotrans-genomics identifies aberrant THE1B endogenous retrovirus fusion transcripts in the pathogenesis of sarcoidosis by Shunsuke Funaguma, Aritoshi Iida, Yoshihiko Saito, Jantima Tanboon, Francia Victoria De Los Reyes, Kyuto Sonehara, Yu-ichi Goto, Yukinori Okada, Shinichiro Hayashi, Ichizo Nishino

“…Abstract Transposon-like human element 1B (THE1B) originates from ancient retroviral sequences integrated into the primate genome approximately 50 million years ago, now accounting for at least 27,233 copies in the human genome, suggesting their extensive influence on human genomic architecture. Here we report identification of 19 THE1B fusion transcripts through short- and long-read RNA-seq analysis, 15 of which are previously unmapped, showing elevated expression in 16 individuals with sarcoid myopathy (SM), as compared to 400 controls with various other muscle diseases. …”
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Smart Filter Performance Monitoring System by Chenxing Pei, Weiqi Chen, Qisheng Ou, David Y. H. Pui

“…Here, we propose and prototype a smart filter performance monitoring system that costs less than 200 U.S. dollars and can report filtration efficiency, differential pressure, temperature, and RH (relative humidity) in real time. …”
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Need analysis of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) in Psychology: Identifying linguistics demands for academic and professional success by Benny Dele Bintang Ananta, Muhammad Firza Thoriq Sholahuddin, Dede Akmal Khotib, Rafika Rabba Farah

“…However, the study has limitations, including relying on student perspectives and self-reported data. Further research is needed to validate the findings and consider the long-term impact of implementing the proposed changes to the ESP program. …”
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INFLUENCE OF BOARD FINANCIAL EXPERTISE ON TAX COMPLIANCE OF NON- FINANCIAL LISTED FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Mathias Gboyega OGUNDEJI

“…The study recommends that the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) should promote and implement a policy for the engagement of at least 20% experienced, technically knowledgeable and high integrity independent financial experts on the corporate board for a better monitoring and control of management …”
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Transnational Coalition Building: The Role of The Yes I Do Alliance in Preventing Child Marriage Practices in Kediri Village, West Lombok by St. Amaliah Ramli

“…Additional data were gleaned from the Baseline and Midline report of the Yes I Do program and other published literature. …”
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Tuberculous Otitis Media: A Mysterious Ailment by Saravana Selvan Velmurugan, Vivek Mariappan, Mohamed Siddique Samsudeen, Suresh Kumar Narayanan, Rhea Mathai, Tany James Maria

“…CBNAAT results were positive in all three patients. HPE reported as chronic inflammatory pathology. PTA revealed sensorineural hearing loss in 2 patients and conductive hearing loss in 1 patient. …”
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Triiodothyronine treatment in mice improves stroke outcome and reduces blood–brain barrier damage by Daniel Ullrich, Dagmar Führer, Heike Heuer, Steffen Mayerl, Steffen Haupeltshofer, Linda-Isabell Schmitt, Markus Leo, Rebecca D Szepanowski, Tim Hagenacker, Markus Schwaninger, Christoph Kleinschnitz, Friederike Langhauser

“…Post-stroke administration of 3,3′,5-triiodo-L-thyronine (T3) has been reported to substantially improve outcomes, but the optimal dosage and time window remain elusive. …”
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Knowledge and Perception of Brazilian Dental Students about Molar-Incisor Hypomineralization by Thalys Gustavo Oliveira Martins, Naiara Oliveira Carvalho, Cristiane Tomaz Rocha, Beatriz Gonçalves Neves

“…The majority (68.7%) reported familiarity with MIH, and 82.1% recognized it as a qualitative defect. …”
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THE INTERPLAY OF GENDER, AGE, EDUCATION LEVEL AND THERMAL SATISFACTION: EVIDENCE FROM BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Ljiljan Veselinović, Jasmina Mangafić

“…Our study also indicates that age may be a critical predictor in the evaluation of indoor temperature, with older participants reporting the rooms in institutions to be warmer than the younger ones. …”
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The first cases of collagenous sprue successfully treated with thioguanine by Chris J J Mulder, Gerd Bouma, Tom van Gils, Tine van de Donk, Foke van Delft, E Andra Neefjes-Borst

“…Objective Collagenous sprue (CS) is a rare form of small bowel enteropathy characterised by a thickened basement membrane and is, in most of the literature, reported as part of coeliac disease. Multiple treatment strategies are suggested in CS, but there is no standardised therapy. …”
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Personality organization and anxiety symptoms: Investigating the mediation of perfectionism by Krisztina Csáky-Pallavicini, Zsolt Horváth, Zsolt Unoka, Bernadette Kun, Zsolt Demetrovics

“…The Inventory of Personality Organization (IPO) self-report rating scale and its 16-item short version were developed to assess personality organization based on this model. …”
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