Effect of green tea on neurobehavioral, biochemical, and hematological alterations induced by restraint stress in female Wistar rats
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Chems Berrehail, Habiba Ferhati, Ibtissem Chouba
One strategy to mitigate the harmful effects of chronic stress is to enrich the diet with antioxidants. Green tea is a major natural source of …
Agents of change: clarifying terms and their functional roles in shaping social-ecological systems
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Catherine Pringle, Reinette Biggs, Nadia Sitas
In the context of unprecedented global change, there is growing interest in the role of various agents of change in shaping and transforming social-ecological systems …
Factors influencing an intention to use intrauterine device among family planning users in Southwestern Ethiopia
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Afework Tadele, Zerhun Asefa, Alemi Kebede
INTRODUCTION: An intrauterine device (IUD) is a highly effective long-acting and reversible contraceptive method widely available around the world and safe for nearly all women. …
From Root to Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Evaluating the Hemostatic Effects of Ginger in Healthy Adults
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Yousef Emad El-Sayed Abd El-Fatah, Alaa Abdelawwal Mahdy, Maein Mohamed Elamin Eltahir
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) has traditionally been consumed for its gastrointestinal and anti-inflammatory potentials. Emerging evidence suggests a potential role in modulating haemostasis, raising concerns for …
The Future of Biodiversity in the Congo Basin
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Katharine Abernethy, Emmanuel Abwe, Etienne François Akomo Okoue
Abstract The biodiversity of the Congo Basin is currently highly threatened. Climate change is driving fundamental functional change in forest and aquatic ecosystems. Forest loss, …
On two developments of (deontic) must in L1 South African English
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Rebecca Pitt
This paper reconsiders the status of what is normally described as deontic must in L1 South African English (SAE), presently understood as a medium-to-weak obligation …
What Might Influence Economic Forecasts for the Congo Basin?
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Ernest L. Molua, Francis Ebai Ndip, Perez L. Kemeni Kambiet
Abstract While the Congo Basin remains an important repository for biodiversity, the economies of the basin rely on primary commodity exploitation and trade. Renewable and …
Negotiating change in the African Great Lakes: fishers’ knowledge, adaptive strategies, and governance gaps in Lake Victoria’s Muhuru Bay and Migingo Island, Kenya
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Edwin Wagah, Elizabeth A. Nyboer, Zipporah Moraa Gichana
The African Great Lakes, particularly Lake Victoria, face escalating ecological crises including collapsing fisheries, biodiversity loss, transboundary pollution, and governance failures that threaten livelihoods and …
Deconstructing the concept of colonial languages: The South-West Indian Ocean Islands
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Rada Tirvassen
The central argument of this paper is that it is misleading to adopt simple, homogeneous frameworks that are based on the traditional understanding of colonial …
Climate of the Congo Basin
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Wilfried M. Pokam, Sharon Nicholson, Derbetini A. Vondou
Abstract This chapter provides an overview of the current understanding of the key features of the Congo Basin’s climate. It presents the main features that …
The Reception of the Dictionaries Compiled by the ALLEX Project and ALRI
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Eventhough Ndlovu
This article examines the reception of the African Languages Lexical (ALLEX) Project and the African Languages Research Institute's (ALRI) dictionaries by the target users. It …
Employee Welfare Facilities and Organisational Outcomes: A Study of Employee Performance, Job Satisfaction and Organisation-al Commitment in the Nigerian Manufacturing Industry
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Oluwatosin Emmanuel Oladetan, Taofiq Olasunkanmi Yusuff, Abigael Opeyemi Oluwalusi
This research investigated the relationships among employee welfare facilities, employee performance, job satisfaction, and organisational commitment in the Nigerian manufacturing industry. The researchers based the …
Fostering sustainable university-community partnerships: bibliotherapy's role in bridging disconnection and reconnection in public mental healthcare
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Christel Marais, Karien du Bruyn
This study reflects upon four-year socially engaged scholarship efforts that led to establishing an in-house facility at a public mental healthcare centre in Gauteng, South …
Will artificial intelligence replace human librarians?: views from librarians in a developing country
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Josiline Phiri Chigwada, Patrick Ngulube
This study explores whether artificial intelligence (AI) will replace human librarians, offering an analysis of the evolving role of librarianship in the AI era. The …
Partnership of Libraries, Research, and LIS Education in Information Literacy
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Dennis N. Ocholla
Partnership is crucial in achieving success in all sectors of life and this applies to information literacy (IL) as well. The purpose of this paper …
(Re)envisioning and (re)imagining roles and collaborations of the stakeholders in tackling the reading crisis in South Africa
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Samuel Maredi Mojapelo
Thirty-one years into the new political dispensation, South Africa is still experiencing a reading crisis, particularly in the basic education band, where the majority of …
Perceptions of learners and teachers on the use of information and communication technology in public primary school libraries in Highveld Ridge East circuit in Mpumalanga Province
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Amos Shibambu, Gloria Madima
This study explores the perceptions of learners and teachers on the utilisation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in public primary school libraries in the …
Anti-fire statements coexist with millions of anthropogenic fires in Madagascar
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Víctor Fernández‐García, H. Miakoampo Randriamiadanarivo, J. J. Maminiaina Natolojanahary
In many grassy ecosystems, fire is widely used for landscape management, even amid dominant anti-fire narratives and regulations. This creates conflict and makes fire a …
Human Occupation of the Congo Basin
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Birgit Ricquier, Benoît Henriet, Olivier Hymas
Abstract The Congo Basin has an impressive cultural diversity resulting from millennia of contact, networking, intermarriage, and other types of interethnic mingling and pairing. The …
How Could Logging Policies and Practices Influence the Future of the Congo Basin Biodiversity and Ecosystems?
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Lee White, Ghislain Moussavou, David Ingueza
Abstract The Congo Basin forests are currently undervalued. Economic and social returns from forestry and timber processing are relatively low compared to some nations outside …