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- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Abstract There is an urgent need to address the contribution of mass tourism to coastal litter generation, however, identifying effective, context-specific measures to reduce listed litter remains challenging. This study evaluated 142 beach and tourism ecolabels against a list of...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
Photothermal superhydrophobic textiles represent an emerging paradigm integrating active light-driven functionality with passive liquid repellency. While previous reviews treated superhydrophobicity and photothermal effects in isolation, this work pioneers a systematic analysis o...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
This paper focuses on heavy metal (Pb, Zn, Cu, Cd and As) contamination, modified degree of contamination in the soils of Enyigba, southeastern Nigeria. Pollution by these metals was examined using several calculation methods: modified degree of contamination and geoaccumulation...
- AI & ComputingOpen access
Emerging Trends in Robotics and Automation for Sustainable Development in Nigeria
Nigeria faces significant developmental challenges in agriculture, healthcare, waste management, and infrastructure, which hinder progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Emerging trends in robotics and automation offer transformative solutions to enhance efficie...
- Health & Medicine
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate trends of international medical graduates (IMGs) matching into U.S. physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) residency programs. DESIGN: This retrospective cohort study analyzed National Resident Matching Program data from 2005 to 2025. The primary outco...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Abstract Academic resilience refers to students’ capacity to maintain or regain adaptive academic functioning when confronted with academic stressors, setbacks, failure, or threat. Although the construct is often considered central to educational psychology, its psychometric foun...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
BACKGROUND: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an insulin dependent diabetes treated with exogenous insulin therapy. A subset of individuals with T1DM develops reduced insulin sensitivity, a phenomenon often referred to as 'double diabetes', which is associated with an increased...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP EMPOWERMENT AND SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVENESS IN NIGERIA
The study examines the factors that shape the entrepreneurial intention and sustainability of youth in Nigeria, particularly access to finance, entrepreneurial education, entrepreneurship skill development and institutional support. Youth entrepreneurship has emerged as an import...
- Health & Medicine
OBJECTIVE: Describe the long-term health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) after curative-intent hepatectomy for high-risk colorectal liver metastases (CRLM). METHODS: This prospective study enrolled patients with resectable CRLM with clinical risk score ≥3. European Organization...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
PURPOSE: The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is the most commonly injured and reconstruction ligament in the United States. Associated injuries are common, oftentimes including components of the extra-articular knee. However, complications following concomitant ACL and extra-art...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
BACKGROUND: Many adolescents rely on digital sources for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information; yet, online content is often inconsistent, inaccurate, or difficult to interpret. Digital knowledge translation strategies offer promising approaches to deliver accessible a...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Behçet’s disease is a chronic, relapsing multisystem inflammatory disorder characterized by recurrent oral and genital ulcerations, ocular inflammation, cutaneous lesions, and variable involvement of the vascular, neurological, and gastrointestinal systems. Although its...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
This study was conducted to examine the effect of hardwood (Khaya ivorensis) and softwood (Hevea brasiliensis) on the proximate and nutritional composition of (Pleurotus ostreatus) (Jacaum ex. Fr. Kummar) with the aim of comparing its proximate and nutritional composition on the...
- Physics & SpaceOpen access
TESS has produced light curves for hundreds of millions of stars, more than traditional tools like Box Least Squares can feasibly vet alone. We present Kepler, a CNNtransformer hybrid trained to detect the periodic brightness dips caused by transiting planets. Using TESS Sectors...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Abstract This study examined how a design-based learning environment supported first-year undergraduates’ ( N = 31) epistemic engagement with generative AI in a science argumentation course. A two-year design-based research (DBR) study was conducted across two cycles (2024: n = 1...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Background Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) measures chronic glycemic levels, and its elevation is associated with vascular endothelial dysfunction and microcirculatory impairment, contributing to increased cardiovascular risk. In the assessment of angina with nonobstructive coron...
- Materials & Energy
Abstract Fresh food spoils rapidly when packaging cannot balance gas exchange with moisture and microbial barriers. Conventional plastic films generally fall short of these combined demands. This review examines electrospun nanofibrous architectures (NFAs) as next-generation sust...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
This paper presents a semester-long engineering project that develops a multi-layer Digital Twin for the chocolate-bar preparation stage, a bakery producer in Monterrey, Mexico. In the current process, operators manually open shipping boxes, separate multi-bar packages, peel indi...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
This paper focuses on heavy metal (Pb, Zn, Cu, Cd and As) contamination, modified degree of contamination in the soils of Enyigba, southeastern Nigeria. Pollution by these metals was examined using several calculation methods: modified degree of contamination and geoaccumulation...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Quarrying is an important economic activity that supplies construction materials and creates employment opportunities. However, its environmental and socioeconomic consequences on nearby communities remain a growing concern in many developing countries. This study assessed the pe...