Household and farm-level drivers of the use and intensity of soil fertility amendments in smallholder farming systems: a case of Masvingo District, Zimbabwe, and Mopani District, S... by Jean-Robert Nzanza Bombiti, Silent Taurayi, Ephias Mugari, Simbarashe Tatsvarei, Augustine Pontain Zvinavashe, Walter Musakwa

“…Sustainable soil fertility management is, however, essential for improving crop and livestock productivity and resilience in smallholder farming systems.MethodsUsing the integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) approach, an investigation into the intricate relationship between socio-economic and farm-level factors and agricultural practices on the use and intensity of use of quantities of organic soil amendments (OSA) and inorganic soil amendments (ISA) among smallholder farmers in Masvingo, Zimbabwe and Mopani, South Africa, which remains poorly understood among rural farming communities, revealed complex relationships among these factors and issues.Results and discussionThe ISFM approach employing binary and ordered logistic regression models on household survey data (n=378) found that the farmer’s location (i.e. district), years of formal education, literacy, household labor, income sources and monthly income, total landholding, main crop grown, livestock ownership, soil type and soil testing significantly affected fertilizer adoption and fertilizer application intensity. …”
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Whole-genome sequencing-based characterization of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis and Kentucky isolated from laying hens in northwest of Iran, 2022–2023 by Shirin Vakili, Mehri Haeili, Adel Feizi, Kiarash Moghaddasi, Maryam Omrani, Arash Ghodousi, Daniela Maria Cirillo

“…The inconsistencies between the genotypic and phenotypic AMR profiles indicate that WGS data alone may not be always sufficient for guiding therapeutic strategies.…”
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Critical evaluation of the theory of Oriental Despotism; A historical approach to Iranian society by Ehsan Alini

“…In this method, the researcher collects his research data about social actors, events, and phenomena from sources and documents. …”
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Face masks to prevent transmission of respiratory infections: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on face mask use. by Hanna M Ollila, Markku Partinen, Jukka Koskela, John Borghi, Riikka Savolainen, Anna Rotkirch, Liisa T Laine

“…We evaluated the risk of bias using the Cochrane Risk of Bias 2 tool (ROB2).<h4>Data sources</h4>We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Web of Science were searched for randomized controlled trials investigating the effect of face masks on respiratory infections published between 1981 and February 9, 2022. …”
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Bibliometric Analysis And Visualization Of Funding Social Housing: Connection Of Sociological And Economic Research by Svitlana Ianchuk

“…The accent was put on some significant increase peaks of publishing activity during investigated period connected with the economic and financial crisis in 2007, currency fluctuations, the COVID-19 crisis, etc. …”
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Foraging strategy and tree structure as drivers of arboreality and suspensory behaviour in savannah-dwelling chimpanzees by Rhianna C. Drummond-Clarke, Susan Chege Reuben, Fiona A. Stewart, Fiona A. Stewart, Fiona A. Stewart, Alex K. Piel, Alex K. Piel, Alex K. Piel, Tracy L. Kivell

“…Observations of chimpanzees that live in savannah-mosaics, analogous to some reconstructed hominoid palaeohabitats, can provide valuable insight into the behavioural adaptations of a large-bodied, semi-arboreal ape to an open habitat, characterised by sparsely distributed food sources and a broken canopy. …”
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Descriptive histological analysis of the upper, lower, and third eyelids and the conjunctiva-associated lymphoid tissue in birds of prey by Joanna E. Klećkowska-Nawrot, Aleksandra Kroczak-Zdańkowska, Adam D. Urantówka, Karolina Barszcz, Karolina Goździewska-Harłajczuk

“…Abstract Backgroud In this study, we present data obtained using light microscopy for the histological analysis of the upper eyelid (palpebra dorsalis), lower eyelid (palpebra ventralis), and third eyelid (palpebra tertia) also known as the nictitating membrane. …”
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Optimizing Arm Muscle Endurance in Pencak Silat Athletes: Insights from a Literature Review by Jefrio Demitrimus Nubatonis, Sulistiyono Sulistiyono, Muhamad Husein, Irvan Septianto, Salmon Runesi, Dwi Manna Nazmi Zakiah, Julian Dewantara, Jihan Azrina, Syahrizal Islam, Vince Louisse D. Salacup

“…The collected data were analyzed qualitatively to identify key themes and effective practices. …”
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Part II Part II. Auctions and export from Mombasa 1960-1978: Elephant ivory, rhino horn and hippo teeth by Ian SC Parker, A D Graham

“…Trade categories given in Part I allow for both sex and age to be assigned to tusks and yield population information on the elephants from which they came. These data also throw some light on the relative tusk sources: natural mortality, problem animal control and illegal traffic. …”
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Bridging the gap: exploring students’ needs, knowledge, and preferences for delivering comprehensive sexuality education in Sierra Leone by Regina Mamidy Yillah, Rajeeb Kumar Sah, Anais Bash-Taqi, Augustus Osborne

“…Information sources are varied, including digital platforms, traditional media, and community figures, but often lack reliability. …”
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A systematic review of microfinance interventions and violence against women: results from low- and middle-income contexts by Nancy Glass, Lori Heise, Michele R Decker, Anaise Williams, Grace Wamue-Ngare, Abigael Malelu-Gitau, Cynthia Edeh, Yurie Aiura, Tabitha Gitahi, Joan Rakuomi

“…Study members reviewed in Covidence and extracted summary data. A parallel qualitative scoping review was conducted.Results A total of 3288 studies were reviewed, of which 16 were eligible, with an additional nine grey literature sourced studies (n=25). …”
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Genomic insights into clinical non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae isolates in Japan by Yohei Kobayashi, Masato Suzuki, Shuntaro Umeda, Keisuke Oka, Kenichi Takahashi, Keigo Shibayama, Shinichiro Shibata

“…This result indicates that some sporadic cases have occurred in the area, suggesting that there are multiple sources of NOVC infection. …”
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Ultrasonic Assisted Environmentally Friendly Extraction of Natural Dyes From Beta vulgaris for the Coloration of Silk Fabric Using Different Mordants by Rony Mia, Tafsir Uddin, A. Z. M. Mofasser, Nadim Ibn Sayed, Al Mojnun Shamim, Sanjida Islam, Khandaker Akil Mahadi Ohi, Moonis Ali Khan, Burhan Uddin Banna

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Exploring voluntary sector specialist services for victim-survivors of sexual violence in England: the PROSPER co-production study by Caroline Bradbury-Jones, Sarah Damery, Kirsten Fruin, Clare Gunby, Jenny Harlock, Lucy Hebberts, Louise Isham, Anne-Marie Jones, Fay Maxted, Amelia Mighty, Priti Parmar, Laura Patterson, Jason Schaub, Fee Scott, Harriet Smailes, Debs Smith, Julie Taylor

“…Make recommendations for the commissioning and provision of voluntary sector specialist services at practice and policy levels. Data sources Interviews with key stakeholders, focus groups with victim-survivors; a national survey of key stakeholders. …”
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Reconstructing the Relative Ice-Flow Chronology South of Lake Mistassini in Canada from New Ice-Flow Indicator Mapping by Mohamed El Amrani, Khadija Diani, Mohamed Hafedh Hamza, Mohamed Elhag, Said Courba, Afaf Amine, Moulay Ahmed Ben Driss, Lahcen Ousaid, Nabil Mdiker, Youssef Hahou, Larbi Boudad

“…Understanding paleo-ice flow chronology is essential for reconstructing past ice mass dynamics, interpreting the current landscape, and identifying the sources of Quaternary sediments in deglaciated regions. …”
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Identifying Factors Affecting Self-Development of Iranian TV School Teachers: Report of A Qualitative Study by abbas mohammadi, maede arshadrad

“…The validity of the research findings was confirmed through three methods: member checking, triangulation of data sources, and analysis of negative/deviant cases. …”
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Young Stellar Objects in the Carina Nebula: Near-infrared Variability and Spectroscopy by Jura Borissova, Radostin Kurtev, Josemanuel Escobar, Javier Alonso-García, Nicolas Medina, Javier Osses, Zhen Guo, Philip W. Lucas, Michael Kuhn, Dante Minniti, Kevin R. Covey, Roberto K. Saito, Francisco Förster

“…This well-characterized catalog also offers a robust training data set for machine learning applications aimed at predicting YSO behavior.…”
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Austrian nitrogen budget following UNECE guidance by Ika Djukic, Carina Broneder, Thomas Dirnböck, Oliver Gabriel, Helga Lindinger, Harald Loishandl-Weisz, Simone Mayer, Christian Nagl, Stephan Poupa, Helmut Rechberger, Philip Sander, Bettina Schwarzl, Julia Tanzer, Peter Weiss, Wilfried Winiwarter

“…This study highlights the complexity of nitrogen sources and sinks in Austria and underscores the need for improvements towards reduced uncertainties in future research, including higher-resolution spatial data to account for regional variability.…”
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Hidden diversity in anthropophilic sand flies of the Monticola Series (Diptera, Psychodidae) by Bruno Leite Rodrigues, Alessandra Gutierrez de Oliveira, Leonardo Estevam Honorato da Silva, Thiago Vasconcelos dos Santos, Lidiane de Nazaré Carvalho de Oliveira, Felipe Dutra Rêgo, Andrey José de Andrade, Glédson Bandeira Maia, Israel de Souza Pinto, José Dilermando Andrade Filho, Eunice Aparecida Bianchi Galati

“…Moreover, population structure analysis showed a strong correlation between Atlantic Forest areas of endemism as sources of molecular variation in Pi. monticola. Morphometric analyses were significant for wing shape variation and some linear measurements (mainly of the head) when comparing specimens of different genetic clusters for both taxa. …”
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Self-medication practice of university students of South Brazil and its implications during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study by Karoline Brizola de Souza, Eduarda de Lemos Wyse, Raif Gregorio Nasre Nasser, Ana Paula Veber, Ana Luiza Muccillo-Baisch, Bruno Dutra Arbo, Flávio Manoel Rodrigues da Silva Júnior, Mariana Appel Hort

“…Abstract Introduction COVID-19 pandemic promoted some lifestyle changes because of the disease’s contagiousness and the urgency for treatments. …”
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