Tracking the genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 variants in Nicaragua throughout the COVID-19 pandemic by Gerald Vásquez Alemán, Cristhiam Cerpas, Jose G. Juarez, Hanny Moreira, Sonia Arguello, Josefina Coloma, Eva Harris, Aubree Gordon, Shannon N. Bennett, Ángel Balmaseda

“…Comparative analysis with regional data underscored the low diversity of circulating lineages in Nicaragua and their delayed introduction compared to other countries in the Central American region. The study also linked specific viral mutations with hospitalization rates, emphasizing the clinical relevance of genomic surveillance. …”
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VOC Sampler on a Drone Assisting in Tracing the Potential Sources by a Dispersion Model — Case Study of Industrial Emissions by Wen-Hsi Cheng, Ching-Ho Lin, Chung-Shin Yuan

“…Abstract Volatile organic compound (VOC) related air pollution cause public concern and pose adverse effects on human health in the communities in most developed and developing countries. Our recent studies have applied a quadrotor drone (Mavic Pro, DJI) equipped with a micro needle trap sampler (NTS), and it could fast arrive at the polluted locations for immediately sampling and further tracking the suspended VOC sources. …”
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COVID-19 Lockdowns Improve Air Quality in the South-East Asian Regions, as Seen by the Remote Sensing Satellites by Abirlal Metya, Panini Dagupta, Santanu Halder, S. Chakraborty, Yogesh K. Tiwari

“…Abstract The appearance of COVID-19 in December, 2019 in China and its rapid spread all over the globe, forced the governments to severely curb the social and economic activities of their respective countries. Barring the essential services, most of the business activities and transport sectors have been suspended and an unprecedented lockdown imposed over major economies in the world. …”
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Constructing “Society’s Soldiers”: Identity Work, (Total) Defence Willingness and the Swedish Home Guard by Jenny Malmström, Joakim Berndtsson

“…To this end, we focus on a specific understudied organization: the Swedish Home Guard (SHG), a key component of the country’s total defence, often seen as the epitome of defence willingness. …”
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The ‘Expected Leadership’ in Indonesia’s Initiative to Form ASEAN Peacekeeping Centres Network by Farhan Julianto

“…Various International Relations works of literature positioned Indonesia as one of the leading countries in Southeast Asia, both formally and informally. …”
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Rectal cancer with severe distal spreading by A. A. Nevolskikh, T. P. Berezovskaya, N. A. Gorban, L. M. Kondrashova, L. N. Titova

“…At repeated investigation after chemoradiotherapy course on a background of significant regression of tumor, development of metastasis in rectovaginal septum was revealed, located 5 cm from the lower pole of neoplasm, that required abdominal-perineal extirpation of rectum instead of initially planned organ-preserving resection. Contrary to the standard opinion on the extremely unfavorable prognosis in patients with severe spread of tumor beyond macroscopicly visible edges, the patient was followed-up for over 3 years without signs of relapse and distant secondaries.Conclusion. …”
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EFFECTS OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN ON URBAN FAMILY LIFE IN MARARABA SUBURB OF NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA by Ambrose W. Ogidi, Philip Orlaade Abughul Orlaade Abughul, Mohammed Ayuba Oche Oche

“… The emergence of Coronavirus in Nigeria and other countries of the world had far-reaching consequences, especially on the family as a social system. …”
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Obrona nowożytnej koncepcji praw dziecka. Kilka refleksji w kontekście myśli pedagogicznej Jana Jakuba Rousseau by Małgorzata Kozak

“…Given the degraded nature of man, how can we justify the need to regulate children’s rights and develop education based on these rights, and to what extent do these rights in fact contribute to this degradation, becoming a source of children’s suffering? Contrary to appearances, the answers to these questions are not unequivocal. …”
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Numerical Investigation of Motive Pressure on Condensation and Evaporation Process in Steam Ejector of Renewable Refrigeration System by Rakibul Islam, Amir Sohel, Md Faisal Bin Ashab

“…In today's life, it is very necessary to use cooling systems in the domestic and industrial cooling process, and the air-conditioning and refrigeration industry has the highest rate of electrical energy consumption in countries with hot weather. Therefore, it is very important to find a cycle with low energy consumption. …”
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Opioid Prescribing Trends by Croatian Dentists - Is there a Reason for Concern? by Lara Vranić, Krešimir Bašić, Ivana Šutej

“…Objective: Prescription opioid abuse, associated with numerous opioids, is a well-established public health problem in developed countries such as the UK, US and Australia. Opioids have a limited role in general dental practice; hence the aim of this study was to assess prescribing rates of opioids in dentistry from 2013 to 2023 in Croatia. …”
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CRISIS OF DEMOCRACY, POLITICAL DISTRUST AND AFRO-PESSIMISM IN NIGERIA POLITICS; THE FOURTH REPUBLIC IN FOCUS by Lambe Emmanuel Oyewole

“…Poor governance and "bad" politics in African countries as the personalized nature of rule, the failure of the state to advance and protect human rights, the tendency of individuals to withdraw from politics, and the extreme centralization of power in the hands of few people are the basis of the crisis of politics. …”
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Comprehensive genomic and transcriptomic analyses of the anaerobic degradation of microcystin in Alcaligenes faecalis D04 by Fei Yang, Lili Yang, Jia Wei, Tian Ma, Mengna Zhou, Liwen Liao, Junhao Xie, Pengji Zhou

“…Our study aimed to elucidate the anaerobic degradation pathway and molecular regulatory mechanism of MC-LR in Alcaligenes faecalis D04, which offers important practical significance for microbial strategies to prevent and regulate microcystin contamination.…”
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Mechanistic insights toward progress in alogliptin beyond glycemic control: translational perspective by Faraha Ahmed, Syed Sufian Ahmad, M. Mumtaz Alam, M. Shaqiquzzaman, Abul Kalam Najmi, Mohammad Ahmed Khan

“…Main body Alogliptin is approved for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in majority of the countries. It is administered orally and efficacious as monotherapy as well as combined therapy with other T2DM drugs, such as pioglitazone and metformin. …”
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THE RISE OF ETHNIC MILITIA, BANDITRY AND IMPLICATION ON NATIONAL SECURITY IN NIGERIA by ABARE YUNUSA KALLAH, ADO AHMED IBRAHIM, MAKBERE ARTHUR JACOB

“…Hence, it contends that the extreme dissatisfactions of some ethnic nationalities with the Nigerian post-colonial state are clear manifestations of the government failure to provide the necessary infrastructure and enabling environment required to ease the inordinate human degradation, disillusionment, anger, rural decay and high crime wave prevailing in the country. Thus, ethnic such as IPOB,OPC violence is created and maintained by militia movements in a vicious circle of frustration and repression as the Nigerian leadership tries to consolidate itself in power while the marginalized categories (ethnic minorities) of the population claim for their fair share in national resources. …”
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Self-care in nursing: A bibliometric analysis (1976–2023) by Mahsa Hosseini, Soheila Shamsikhani, Masoomeh Noruzi Zamengani, Sediqullah Ahmadi, Ali Jadidi

“…The United States is the most effective country in this field with the most publications and citations. …”
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THE IMPACT OF HRM PRACTICES ON SERVICE QUALITY IN CUSTOMER-FACING BUSINESSES by Salem Alqarni

“…The UK and the USA are the top countries as data sources, and most papers were research-based and used survey methods. …”
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A glance at the Ethiopian higher education from the developmental state perspective by Ayenachew Assefa Woldegiyorgi

“…Over the past two decades there have been tremendous reforms that aimed at expanding and modernizing the higher education subsector so that it would make meaningful contributions for the country’s development. However, despite the rapid expansion of the sector, its process and roles have not become a research agenda to assess whether Ethiopia is following the ‘right path’ of the developmental state model in its various economic and social policies. …”
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High trophic similarity between non-native common carp and gibel carp in Turkish freshwaters: Implications for management by Sadi Aksu, Özgür Emiroğlu, Paride Balzani, J. Robert Britton, Esengül Köse, Irmak Kurtul, Sercan Başkurt, Oğuzcan Mol, Emre Çınar, Phillip J. Haubrock, Pinar Oztopcu-Vatan, Ali Serhan Tarkan

“…In Turkey, stocking of common carp Cyprinus carpio is practised to provide food security for people and job security for artisanal fishers, resulting in a country-wide distribution. These stockings, however, increase the risk of accidental introductions and have led to introductions and subsequent invasions of gibel carp Carassius gibelio, a globally invasive and highly detrimental fish species. …”
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Regional Variation in Rates of IVF Treatment across Australia: A Population-based Study by Louise Rawlings, Pauline Ding, Stephen J. Robson

“…**Background:** There is variation in uptake of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) between countries, and Australia has high incidence rates of IVF due to universal public funding. …”
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A META ANALYSIS OF NIGERIA’S POPULATION CENSUS RESULTS FALSIFICATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS by ASA PATRICK SUNDAY, ABDULMALIK JIBO, LUKA YOHANNA

“…Falsified population data can have adverse effects on a country's socioeconomic and political progress. This study employed an Armchair research approach to examine the falsification of population census outcomes in Nigeria and its repercussions. …”
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