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Sustainable Development Goals Applied to the Maritime Transportation Sector: Setting Sail for the Future

Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development aims to eradicate poverty, protect the environment, and promote prosperity through 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Achieving these goals requires a multi‐sectoral approach. Maritime transportation, vital to the global economy, significantly contributes to several SDGs and plays a strategic ...
Cátia Sousa, Ana Brasão, Tiago Silva, Stanislau Tserashkovich   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

BEING SECURITY CONSCIOUS: ANALYSING SOCIAL MEDIA SECURITY-ORIENTED MESSAGES IN CREATING SECURITY ALERTNESS IN IMO STATE, NIGERIA

Banber Erevani Hamalsarani. Sots'iologia
This study investigated the role of social media in creating security alertness in Imo State, Nigeria. The research design for this study was a mixed-methods approach employing survey and content analysis. The data indicated that both Imo State Blog and
Emeka Williams Etumnu, Lauretta Chinenye Nwosu , Cynthia N. Jumbo , Clinton Chukwuma Ogu , Chukwudumebi Kelechi Amadi   +4 more
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Gestational Geophagia Affects Nephrocardiac Integrity, ATP-Driven Proton Pumps, the Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System, and F2-Isoprostane Status

Medical Sciences, 2019
Pregnancy brings about strong cravings for nonfood materials, the gestational toxicities of which are not yet ascertained. In this study, we used rat models to investigate the effect of clay beverage consumption during early and late gestation on p-Type ...
Emmanuel Nnabugwu Agomuo, Peter Uchenna Amadi, Chiamaka Adumekwe   +2 more
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Between Sustainable Development, Financialisation and Sovereign Debt Crisis: The Case of Blue Finance as Yet Another Iteration of the Washington Consensus

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As far as international economic law (IEL) is concerned, the ‘Washington Consensus’ generally refers to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s development finance policies and tools. It covers their application to their clients and borrowers with the support of Western governments. This acceptation is of particular interest
Leïla Choukroune
wiley   +1 more source

Checklist of edible insects and their marketability: improving rural livelihood in Imo State, Nigeria via insect consumption and marketing

Frontiers in Insect Science
IntroductionThe consumption of edible insects (EIs) as food has been a long tradition for some populations worldwide. They are sold in markets found in the rural and urban areas of Imo State, Nigeria.
John I. Iwunze, Bertram E. B. Nwoke, Micheal O. Nwachukwu, Venatius C. S. Ubah, Gerald M. Ugagu, Nnedinma N. Nnodim, Murphy C. Nwoke, Ozioma P. Ugwuegbulam, Chizoba Chidera Amaechi, Onyinyechi C. Ndubueze, Samuel M. Dadi, Kelechi K. Okwara, Gospel U. Nzewuihe, Udoaku C. Egbe, Williams Nongu, Onyinyechi G. John, Goodluck E. Alisi   +16 more
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Sailing Through Time: Building Pacific Maritime Resilience

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership (PBSP), an ambitious initiative aimed at decarbonising maritime transport across Oceania. The study explores the cultural, historical and technological aspects of wind‐propelled shipping in the Pacific.
Christiaan De Beukelaer, John Taukäve, Maria Sahib, Eldine Glees, Aseri Driu, Joshua Lakabung, Atina Schutz, Joseph H. Genz, Shania G. Tamagyongfal, Jerolynn K. Myazoe, Alexander Mawyer, Alson Kelen, Larry Raigetal, Raffael Held, Andrew Irvin, Morgan Wairiu, Peter Nuttall, Transform Aqorau, Kyrie Lalauvaki, Aileen Sefeti, John Kautoke   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological risk evaluation of spent engine oil pollution using earthworm and microbial bioassays

Sustinere: Journal of Environment and Sustainability
The study aimed to assess the ecotoxicological risk associated with the indiscriminate disposal of spent engine oil on terrestrial ecosystem using earthworm and microbial assays.
Azorji John Paul Nnawuike, Angela Chika Udebuani, Nwachukwu Udodi Chibuike, Igwe Charles Ekene, Dike Kelechi Stanley, Nzenwa Peter Odinaka, Igbokwe Moses Chukwuebuka   +6 more
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The Vicissitudes of the Nafs: Madness, Paralysis, and the Work of Transgression in Sufi Ethics

Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How should we theorize Sufi ethics when the practice of zikr (remembrance) that leads to spiritual enlightenment (tazkiyya) might also bring one to the brink of majzubiyat (madness)? What forms of regulation or restraint are imagined or enacted by practitioners to prevent spiritual boundlessness from perverting into its underside of paralysis (
Muhammad Osama Imran
wiley   +1 more source

In silico discovery of dual-targeting molecules from Acalypha wilkesiana against hypertension and hyperglycemia

Discover Chemistry
Hypertension and hyperglycemia are major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, necessitating the discovery of novel therapeutics targeting Human Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) and Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor (GLP-1R ...
Ujupaul Margret Ikezu, Chidi Edbert Duru, Chinyere Benardette Ikpa, Francis Chizoruo Ibe   +3 more
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Isolation and Identification of Bacteria and Fungi Associated with Irvingia Species Kernels (Ogbono) Sold in Imo State, Nigeria

UMYU Journal of Microbiology Research
Irvingia species are valuable commodities that serve as a major source of income for communities across Africa.  This research sought to isolate and identify bacteria and fungi associated with kernels of Irvingia species (ogbono) sold in Imo State.
Chioma Clara Okolie, Ikenna Nwachukwu, Enuma E Mike-Anosike, Uchechukwu Onyeukwu Ekuma, Oluchukwu Roseline Nweke   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source