Nanoflare Evidence from Analysis of the X-Ray Variability of an Active Region Observed with Hinode/XRT [PDF]
, 2012 The heating of the solar corona is one of the big questions in astrophysics. Rapid pulses called nanoflares are among the best candidate mechanisms.
Kano, R. +5 more
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On the Existence of General Factors in Regular Graphs [PDF]
, 2012 Let $G$ be a graph, and $H\colon V(G)\to 2^\mathbb{N}$ a set function associated with $G$. A spanning subgraph $F$ of $G$ is called an $H$-factor if the degree of any vertex $v$ in $F$ belongs to the set $H(v)$.
Lu, Hongliang +2 more
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Managerial and Decision Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between firm ownership and organizational performance with a focus on heterogeneity in the professionalization of management. Using a comprehensive panel dataset of Spanish manufacturing firms, the study identifies significant ownership‐ and management model‐related differences in productive efficiency. The
Javier Ortiz, Ana F. Gargallo‐Castel
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Pool Boiling Enhanced by Electric Field Distribution in Microsized Space [PDF]
, 2014 This paper was presented at the 4th Micro and Nano Flows Conference (MNF2014), which was held at University College, London, UK. The conference was organised by Brunel University and supported by the Italian Union of Thermofluiddynamics, IPEM, the ...
4th Micro and Nano Flows Conference (MNF2014) +1 more
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Permissive role for mGlu1 metabotropic glutamate receptors in excitotoxic retinal degeneration [PDF]
, 2017 Neuroprotection is an unmet need in eye disorders characterized by retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death, such as prematurity-induced retinal degeneration, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration.
Battaglia, Giuseppe +10 more
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Administrative Traditions of the Majority World: A Commentary and Future Research Agenda
Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Decolonising public administration is an urgent and necessary endeavour. In this short article we argue that we cannot, however, settle for shallow decolonialisations. We argue that the specific iterations of bureaucracy evidenced in post‐colonial states across the majority world can be conceptualised through the lens of administrative ...
Ibrahim Bornoma +2 more
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Correlates of Emergency Preparedness and Response to Disease Outbreaks in Kano, Northwest Nigeria
Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalBackground: There has been a global noticeable increase in the occurrence of infectious disease outbreaks, compounded by both natural and human-induced disasters.
Abba Ahmed Danzomo +9 more
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Superbugs-related prolonged admissions in three tertiary hospitals, Kano State, Nigeria
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019 INTRODUCTION: Superbugs are pathogenic micro-organism and especially a bacterium that has developed resistance to the medications normally used against it.
Alkali Bashir +7 more
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Die Boko-Haram-Unruhen und die Wiederbelebung des Islam in Nigeria [PDF]
, 2010 From the 1980 Maitatsine uprising to the 2009 Boko Haram uprising, Nigeria was bedevilled by ethno-religious conflicts with devastating human and material losses.
Adesoji, Abimbola
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Using childhood landscape memories to uncover the dynamics of Anthropocene in African Urbanscapes
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract This perspective provides a reflective account of our personal experiences as African professors and lecturers in diverse fields of environmental sciences encountering the urban Anthropocene. Here, we explain the nature of the unprecedented, potent and hidden changes in our lived environments.
Aliyu Salisu Barau +5 more
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