PUBLIC INFRASRUCTURE PROJECT FAILURES IN NIGERIA: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENTIAL EFFECTS ON ECONOMY AND WELFARE OF CITIZENRY by YUSUF GARBA MANJO

“…Data were obtained from secondary sources, such as books, journals, archival documents, newspapers, magazines, and websites that host related data on public infrastructure projects. …”
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Adaptation Practices of Young Central Asian Migrants in Tatarstan: A Socioanthropological Survey by Tatiana A. Titova, Vadim E. Kozlov, Elena V. Frolova

“…An important circumstance behind the choice of Tatarstan ― in the eyes of the respondents ― is the cultural and linguistic proximity, as well as the low level of ethnocentric attitudes on behalf of the host population. The article classifies and describes groups with maximum and minimum levels of linguistic competency, discusses some implied reasons. …”
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Impact of Wildfire Smoke Events on Indoor Air Quality and Evaluation of a Low-cost Filtration Method by Nathaniel W. May, Clara Dixon, Daniel A. Jaffe

“…Recommendations for limiting exposure to PM2.5 and associated adverse health outcomes focus on staying inside, closing windows and doors, and increasing filtration; however, relatively little is known about indoor air quality (IAQ) during major smoke events. Indoor and outdoor hourly PM2.5 (µg m−3) measurements from the publicly available PurpleAir sensor (PAS) network were analyzed for 42 sites (26 residential, 6 school, 10 commercial) across the western US during a September 2020 period of heavy wildfire smoke influence. …”
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Efficacy of Chinese traditional quadruple single pill combination versus valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide for the treatment of hypertension (COSPQ-BP): study protocol for randomised c... by Kai Liu, Yu Yan, Xin Zhang, Yanan Li, Yuanyuan Yao, Lu Liu, Runyu Ye, Si Wang, Xiangyu Yang, Xiaoping Chen, Shanshan Jia, Qingtao Meng, Xianghao Zuo

“…The primary outcome will be mean changes from baseline in 24-hour ambulatory systolic BP after intervention for 12 weeks. …”
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Effect of rhGH treatment on lipidome and brown fat activity in prepuberal small for gestational age children: a pilot study by Lorena González, Carolina Gonzalez-Riano, Pablo Fernández-García, Rubén Cereijo, Aina Valls, Andrea Soria-Gondek, Nativitat Real, Belén Requena, Joan Bel-Comos, Patricia Corrales, David Jiménez-Pavón, Coral Barbas, Francesc Villarroya, David Sánchez-Infantes, Marta Murillo

“…Interventions included 12-hour fasting blood extraction and infrared thermography at baseline and 3 and 12 months post-treatment. …”
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The role of the AVAPS ventilation mode combined with TCM monitoring in weaning patients with AECOPD by Nianci Wang, Haidong Qin, Lei Bao

“…In the AVAPS group, the incidence of 48-hour reintubation was lower, the time to reintubation was longer, and length of hospital and ICU stays were shorter (P < 0.05). …”
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Effects of ZnO nanoparticles concentration on the morphology and textural properties of ZnO/NiFe2O4 nanocomposite by Jimoh Oladejo Tijani, Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Sarah Udenyi Onogwu, Ambali Saka Abdulkareem, Usman Ahmed Aminu, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein

“…The aim of this study is to synthesize and characterize ZnO and NiFe2O4 nanoparticles via green route and co-precipitation of ZnO/NiFe2O4. X-ray diffraction (XRD) data show no extra diffraction peaks belonging to other phases except wurtzite. …”
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Proposals by the Ministry of Internal Affairs Commission Headed by F. K. Girs to Subordinate the Kirghiz Inner Horde under Astrakhan Governorate: Administrative Structure and Judic... by Evgeniy A. Gunaev

“…In terms of geography, the Governorate’s capital was closer, there were vacant pastures and a water transport route, the region was characterized by a sparser population and ‘well-rounded’ borders. …”
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Assessment of Malaysia-wide PM2.5 Forecasts from a Global Model by Zhixian Tan, Mohd Talib Latif, Matthew J. Ashfold

“…We used the surface PM2.5 forecasts from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service’s (CAMS) global atmospheric composition forecast dataset (CAMS-GACF) and evaluated them against hourly PM2.5 observations recorded throughout Malaysia from 2018 to 2020 via exceedance and accuracy analyses. …”
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Multi-omics unveils strain-specific neuroactive metabolite production linked to inflammation modulation by Bacteroides and their extracellular vesicles by Basit Yousuf, Walid Mottawea, Galal Ali Esmail, Nazila Nazemof, Nour Elhouda Bouhlel, Emmanuel Njoku, Yingxi Li, Xu Zhang, Zoran Minic, Riadh Hammami

“…Bacteroides species are key members of the human gut microbiome and play crucial roles in gut ecology, metabolism, and host-microbe interactions. This study investigated the strain-specific production of neuroactive metabolites by 18 Bacteroidetes (12 Bacteroides, 4 Phocaeicola, and 2 Parabacteroides) using multi-omics approaches. …”
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Air pollution Dynamics: The role of meteorological factors in PM10 concentration patterns across urban areas by Carolina Girotti, Luiz Fernando Kowalski, Tiago Silva, Ezequiel Correia, Alessandra R. Prata Shimomura, Fernando Akira Kurokawa, António Lopes

“…This study investigates the relationship between meteorological factors—wind direction, wind speed, boundary layer height, and atmospheric stability conditions —street trees, and PM10 concentration in three urban canyons: Avenida da Liberdade and Estrada de Benfica in Lisbon, and Marginal Tietê in São Paulo. Five years of hourly meteorological data and PM10 concentrations were analysed. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 among multiethnic elderly Asian residents in Singapore: a mixed-methods study by Amudha Aravindhan, Alfred Tau Liang Gan, Ester Pei Xuan Lee, Preeti Gupta, Ryan Man, Kam Chun Ho, Sharon Cohan Sung, Ching-Yu Cheng, Moi Lin Ling, Hiang Khoon Tan, Tien Yin Wong, Eva Katie Fenwick, Ecosse Luc Lamoureux

“…Indians, Malays and participants living in smaller housing had poorer mean scores for knowledge of COVID-19 symptoms. …”
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Large-scale high purity and brightness structural color generation in layered thin film structures via coupled cavity resonance by Wang Danyan, Ji Chengang, Li Moxin, Xing Zhenyu, Gao Hao, Li Xiaochan, Zhou Huixian, Hu Yuhui, Lin Zhelin, Zhang Cheng

“…The coupled-cavity-resonance architecture presented here successfully mitigates the trade-off between color brightness and purity in conventional layered thin film structures and provides a novel and cost-effective route towards the realization of large-scale and high-performance structural colors.…”
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The Association between Short-Term PM2.5 Exposure and Long COVID on the Respiratory System by Pornpun Sakunkoo, Chananya Jirapornkul, Naowarat Maneenin, Yuparat Limmongkon, Jetnapis Rayubkul, Kittipong Sornlorm, Rajitra Nawawonganun

“…It was found that the prevalence of Long COVID on the respiratory system: participants exposed to PM2.5 at 26–37 µg m−3. had an increased risk of developing Long COVID on the respiratory system at 50.54% (95% CI: 40.20–60.84), exposure to PM2.5 ≥ 1 hour per day (AOR = 1.84, 95% CI: 1.33–2.55, lived in urban areas (AOR: 1.64, 95% CI: 1.13–2.37), not wore a face mask to prevent PM2.5 exposure (AOR: 1.78, 95% CI: 1.25–2.54), female (AOR: 1.51, 95% CI: 1.05–2.18), farmer (AOR: 5.78, 95% CI: 1.05–2.18). …”
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Scoping review: relationship between glucose tolerance and pulmonary decline in cystic fibrosis by Raina Tomoda, Deborah Jane Holmes-Walker

“…For OGTT, three studies found that one-hour OGTT plasma glucose levels > 11.0 mmol/L were inversely associated with %FEV1. …”
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Experience of Aging in the Ngäbe-Buglé Community in Coto Brus, Costa Rica: A Qualitative Study by Melissa Rallo, Nicholas Leahy, Alexis Vetack, Hima Konduru, Shania Bailey, Lillianna Pedersen, Christine Wan, Wendel Mora, Virginia Rowthorn, Shailvi Gupta, Carlos Faerron Guzmán

“…Economic challenges encompassed financial constraints and food insecurity, housing and infrastructure needs, and difficulties in accessing healthcare. …”
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Embodied climate impacts in urban development: a neighbourhood case study by Simon Sjökvist, Nicolas Francart, Maria Balouktsi, Harpa Birgisdottir

“…The studied UDA featured several refurbished buildings, repurposed into housing and offices, but their reuse only made a small difference when considering embodied emissions for the entire UDA. …”
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Pathogenetic Substantiation of the Therapeutic Impact on Microbiota in Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Yu. O. Shulpekova, G. H. Babaeva, V. Yu. Rusyaev

“…An important aspect of the interaction of intestinal bacteria with the “host” cells is their contact with pattern recognition receptors of enterocytes, dendritic cell receptors, as well as a transcellular transport of antigens in the region of Peyer’s patches. …”
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Assessing the Effects of Land Use Practices and Environmental Conservation in Rubanda District: A Case Study of Hamurwa Sub-County. by Mutesigensi, Samuel

“…The study findings indicates that there were activities that degrades the environment which include; overpopulation with 16%, housing/settlement with 8%, land tenure with 4%, overgrazing with 12%, bush burning with 10%, over cultivation with 22%, mono cropping with 20% and other factors with 8%. …”
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Fan and Pad Greenhouse Evaporative Cooling Systems by Jonathan A. Watson, Celina Gómez, Ray A. Bucklin, J. D. Leary, Dennis B. McConnell

“…Evaporative cooling is the most common method for reducing the temperature inside a greenhouse, but it has limitations in our hot, humid climate. Air conditioning or refrigeration systems can be used, but their installation and operating costs are usually prohibitive. …”
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