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Why Should we Worry about Nigeria's Fragile Security?

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the multifaceted implications of Nigeria's persistent security crisis, highlighting its domestic, regional and global consequences. It examines the humanitarian toll, economic disruption, poverty, food insecurity and the erosion of social cohesion within Nigeria. Regionally, it analyses how Nigeria's instability exacerbates
Onyedikachi Madueke
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Prediction models and associated uncertainty for dynamic shear modulus and damping ratio of Beijing silty clay. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Fang Y, Xu G, Zhang Z, Chen G, Lv Y, Xu D, Wu Q, Zhou Z.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Fuel Prices and Ambient Air Pollution: A Study of Sydney*

Economic Record, EarlyView.
This paper explores the short‐run influence of road transport fuel prices on ambient air pollution over the period 2004–2023 for the case of Sydney, Australia. Using daily data from nine air quality monitoring stations, we find negative effects of fuel prices on ambient concentrations of several key pollutants including ozone, nitrogen dioxide and ...
Paul J. Burke, Jian Li
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Management of Panniculus Gangrene After Cesarean Hysterectomy for Placenta Accreta: A Case Report. [PDF]

Am J Case Rep
Alghanaim N.
europepmc   +1 more source

The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ultrasound-Based Assessment of Posterior Vitreous Detachment in Healthy Eyes: Clinical and Biometric Factors Associated with More Advanced PVD. [PDF]

J Clin Med
Rodriguez-Vidal C, M Alday N, Blanco Teijeiro MJ, Bande M.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Enhancement of a Boil-off Gas Re-liquefaction System with Cascade Cycle

International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development, 2018
openaire   +1 more source

INSL3 Expression in Leydig Cells is a Biomarker for Immunocastration in Boars: Transcriptional Evidence

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Study aimed to obtain insights into physiological responses to immunocastration in pubertal boars by evaluating effects of alternative vaccination protocols and identifying a reliable immunocastration biomarker. Objectives It was hypothesized that the timing of gonadotropin‐releasing hormone (GnRH) suppression by immunocastration ...
Nina Batorek Lukač, Martin Škrlep, Klavdija Poklukar, Petra Ferjan, Volker Stefanski, Gregor Fazarinc, Milka Vrecl   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Upcycling of Pomegranate By-Products: Pomegranate Juice Enrichment With Phenolics-Rich Pomegranate By-Product Extracts Obtained by Green Extraction Methods. [PDF]

Food Sci Nutr
Aydin M, Tontul I, Turker S.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Ticking Clock: Differential Time‐Dependent Deterioration Between Washed and Thawed Sperm

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cryopreservation is widely used in assisted reproductive technologies. While fresh sperm undergoes gradual time‐dependent deterioration, it remains unclear whether thawed sperm exhibits a more accelerated decline. Objectives To directly compare the rate of deterioration in sperm motility, vitality, and DNA fragmentation between ...
Adiel Kahana, Emily Hamilton, Noga Fuchs Weizman, Sandra E. Kleiman, Shlomit Shabat, Foad Azem, Shimi Barda   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source