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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMale Rape: The Forbidden WordInes YagiThere is much research and growing attention on Gender-Based Violence (GBV), including rape against men and boys. There is substantial evidence indicating that sexual violence against men is common in most armed conflicts. Most of the research tends to focus on the prevalence and long and short-term impacts of sexual violence perpetrated against men during armed conflicts in different countries … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 20, Issue 1 · 11 Oct 2024 · 5,695 accessesView PDFCite
Technical ReportOpen accessIn the abstractGlobal Resilience Nexus: Forging a Sustainable FutureKeith Cecil Simmonds, Clifford Jaylen LouimeThe global resilience nexus: Forging a sustainable future presents a groundbreaking framework designed to enhance global resilience through interconnected components. At its core is the cultivation of inclusive community networks, fostering collaboration, engagement and collective action. By uniting policymakers, practitioners and community members, the framework facilitates the co-creation of robust solutions. Knowledge sharing and mapping play a pivotal role, enabling … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 19, Issue 4 · 6 Feb 2024 · 5,306 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSemSimp: A Parametric Method for Evaluating the Semantic Similarity of Digital ResourcesAntonio De Nicola, Anna Formica, Ida Mele, Francesco TaglinoAbioui, H., Idarrou, A., Bouzit, A., & Mammass, D. (2018). Towards a Novel and Generic Approach for OWL Ontology Weighting. Procedia Computer Science, 127, 426–435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2018.01.140 Adhikari, A., Dutta, B., Dutta, A., Mondal, D., & Singh, S. (2018). An intrinsic information content-based semantic similarity measure considering the disjoint common subsumers of concepts of an ontology. Journal of the Association for … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 20, Issue 8 · 27 May 2024 · 5,773 accessesView PDFCite
Case ReportOpen accessIn the abstractHistopathology of Microbially Induced Corrosion and Cluster Failure of Moderately Rough Surface Oral Implants in a Resident Bone MicrobiotaStephen Nelson, Helen Hu et al.This case report presents as a maxillary "cluster-failure", where six moderately rough-surface oral implants (1-2 microns) were installed to support a full-arch hybrid bridge. Understanding cluster failures requires the acknowledgment of biofilm science that recognizes the persistence of bacterial infection in bone following extraction and the need to bioremediate the bone-bed, by surgical debridement, before implant installation. The patient, a … …Current Research in Dentistry, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 28 Feb 2024 · 8,482 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAccessibility to Emergency Health Care in Cape Coast GhanaLincoln Tei Nyade, Emmanuel Abeashi MensahGlobally one in every 10 dies from their inability to access emergency health care. For developing countries where the number of trauma cases resulting from motor accidents, conflicts, and industrial accidents is steadily rising, access to emergency health becomes even more important. The study examined the level of access to emergency health care using the Three-delay model. Dimensions of access … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 19, Issue 1 · 22 Jun 2023 · 6,716 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSustainable Peace and Security in Africa: Strategy for Attainment of Agenda 2063 of the African UnionOsimen Goddy Uwa, Emeka Charles IlohTheincidence of violent conflict and insecurity in Africa is evident and apparent.Armed conflicts have become a regular realism in Africa for so long and thecontinent is predominantly conflict-prone and has also accommodated more thanone-third of international armed conflicts in the last few years. Theresurgence of conflict in Africa after the Cold War is mostly worrisome and disturbing.Despite these challenges and … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 19 Sep 2022 · 6,642 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractComprehensive Assessment of Spatial Distribution of Road-Network Vulnerability in South AsiaPan Yuqi, Jiang Penghui, Li Manchun, Chen DengshuaiUnexpected phenomena-natural disasters, accidents and wars-can disrupt regional traffic systems because of the incapacities of road networks to sustain inflicted impacts. Therefore, the assessment of road-network vulnerability becomes integral to traffic-safety-maintenance and accident-prevention procedures. This study demonstrates the development of a comprehensive network system based on suggested improvements in node extraction, road construction and network attribution. An indicator system for … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 6 · 24 Dec 2021 · 6,446 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTrend Analysis of Precipitation, Groundwater Level and Flow Rate Data by using Mann-Kendall and Sen's Slope Estimator Statistical Tests in the Petorca CommunerHéctor L. Venegas-Quiñones, Mark Thomasson, Pablo A. Garcia-ChevesichThis article analyses one of the most complex socio-environmental conflicts in Chile: The Petorca water crisis. Petorca has been experiencing a shortage of water for several years. The cause of these variations has not yet been completely analyzed and the problem has remained unchanged. This paper evaluates hydrology variables to identify, quantify and demonstrate the cause of water shortages in … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 6 · 10 Jan 2020 · 8,421 accessesView PDFCite
Literature ReviewOpen accessIn the abstractEnvironmental Degradation in the Niger Delta Area Due to Petroleum Exploration: Are we Combating the Problems?Agnes Edet Asuquo Offiong, Onnogen Usang Nkanu, Etim Nkanu Efut, Uba James UbaNative settlements where oil and gas are produced in Africa are frequently challenged by environmental pollution. This challenge usually causes conflicts within the exploitation arena. Little effort is deceptively portrayed by the government and private organizations to ameliorate the impact of pollution on environmental media and human health risks due to exposure. A critical attribute of these worries has been … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 6 · 27 Dec 2018 · 8,332 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSeparation of Powers and Institutional Autonomy at the Subnational Level in Nigeria (1999-2011)Ibraheem Oladipo Muheeb, Emmanuel Remi AiyedeSub-national legislatures have remained largely underdeveloped and until recently, they have not been accorded adequate attention in Nigeria. This article highlights the performances of two sub-national assemblies 1999-2011. The study from which the article was derived involved a survey, supplemented with exploratory designs and content analysis. Sub-national legislatures possessed the requisite constitutional powers to function effectively but lack the complimentary … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 5 Jan 2018 · 8,551 accessesView PDFCite