Knowledge and utilization of family planning among rural postpartum women in Southwest Nigeria by Benedicta Chinyere Anate, Mobolanle Rasheedat Balogun, Tope Olubodun, Adebola Afolake Adejimi

“…Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among 325 postpartum women attending PHCs in Ibeju-Lekki local government area of Lagos State selected using a multi-stage sampling technique. …”
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Performance of cascaded gain saturated and fixed gain optical amplifier FSO communication systems limited by scintillation and pointing error by Jeremiah Oluwatosin Bandele

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Perceived Effects of Sand Dredging on Livelihood Diversification of Artisanal Fisher Folks in Lagos State, Nigeria by Adesina Thomas Kehinde, Adunola Ogunnowo Aderonke

“…Purposively, Eti-Osa, Ibeju-Lekki, Epe and Ikorodu local Government Areas (LGAs) were selected for intensive dredging activities. …”
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Minding other people's business : community attachment and anticipated negative emotion in an extended norm activation model by Rosenthal, Sonny, Ho, Kang Leng

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Analysis of ovarian transcriptomes reveals thousands of novel genes in the insect vector Rhodnius prolixus by Vitor Lima Coelho, Tarcísio Fontenele de Brito, Ingrid Alexandre de Abreu Brito, Maira Arruda Cardoso, Mateus Antonio Berni, Helena Maria Marcolla Araujo, Michael Sammeth, Attilio Pane

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Groundwater Quality around upstream and downstream area of the Lagos lagoon using GIS and Multispectral Analysis by Oludayo Ayodeji Akintunde, Chidi Vitalis Ozebo, Kayode Festus Oyedele

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Радикализация в местах заключения: подход социальной идентичности by БОРИС ГЕОРГИЕВИЧ БОВИН, ПАВЕЛ НИКОЛАЕВИЧ КАЗБЕРОВ, ИННА БОРИСОВНА БОВИНА

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Metabolic resistance mechanism in Aedes aegypti from Lagos State, Nigeria by Ifeoluwa Kayode Fagbohun, Emmanuel Taiwo Idowu, Abiodun Kanmi Olakiigbe, Amos Tolulope Oyeniyi, Olubunmi Adetoro Otubanjo, Taiwo Samson Awolola

“…Aedes aegypti immature stages were collected from suitable habitats in peri-domestic areas of Alimosho, Kosofe, Badagry, and Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Lagos State, 2–5 days old glucose-fed adult female mosquitoes were exposed to discriminating doses of DDT, permethrin, bendiocarb, and PBO synergist using WHO standard procedure and kits. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and perception of communities on mosquitoes and its control practices in Lagos State, Nigeria by Ifeoluwa Kayode Fagbohun, Emmanuel Taiwo Idowu, Ayooluwa Olumide Onafuwa, Adeniyi Kazeem Adeneye, Adedapo Olufemi Adeogun, Otubanjo Olubunmi Adetoro

“…METHODS: a cross-sectional survey was carried out using pretested semi-structured questionnaires to assess socio-demographic factors and KAPs in Kosofe, Alimosho, Ibeju-Lekki and Badagry Local Government Areas of Lagos State, Nigeria. …”
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Extracellular Vesicles Regulate Biofilm Formation and Yeast-to-Hypha Differentiation in Candida albicans by Leandro Honorato, Joana Feital Demetrio de Araujo, Cameron C. Ellis, Alicia Corbellini Piffer, Yan Pereira, Susana Frases, Glauber Ribeiro de Sousa Araújo, Bruno Pontes, Maria Tays Mendes, Marcos Dias Pereira, Allan J. Guimarães, Natalia Martins da Silva, Gabriele Vargas, Luna Joffe, Maurizio Del Poeta, Joshua D. Nosanchuk, Daniel Zamith-Miranda, Flávia Coelho Garcia dos Reis, Haroldo Cesar de Oliveira, Marcio L. Rodrigues, Sharon de Toledo Martins, Lysangela Ronalte Alves, Igor C. Almeida, Leonardo Nimrichter

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An Essential Role for Alzheimer’s-Linked Amyloid Beta Oligomers in Neurodevelopment: Transient Expression of Multiple Proteoforms during Retina Histogenesis by Samuel C. Bartley, Madison T. Proctor, Hongjie Xia, Evelyn Ho, Dong S. Kang, Kristen Schuster, Maíra A. Bicca, Henrique S. Seckler, Kirsten L. Viola, Steven M. Patrie, Neil L. Kelleher, Fernando G. De Mello, William L. Klein

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Integrated metabolic and transcriptional analysis reveals the role of carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 4 (IbCCD4) in carotenoid accumulation in sweetpotato tuberous roots by Jie Zhang, Liheng He, Jingjing Dong, Cailiang Zhao, Yujie Wang, Ruimin Tang, Wenbin Wang, Zhixian Ji, Qinghe Cao, Hong’e Xie, Zongxin Wu, Runzhi Li, Ling Yuan, Xiaoyun Jia

“…In addition, IbCCD4 may be regulated by two stress-related transcription factors, IbWRKY20 and IbCBF2, implying that the carotenoid accumulation in sweeetpotato is possibly fine-tuned in responses to stress signals. …”
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Ethnobotanical survey of plants locally used in the control of termite pests among rural communities in northern Uganda by Betty C. Okori, Christine Oryema, Robert Opiro, Acur Amos, Gilbert I. Obici, Karlmax Rutaro, Geoffrey M. Malinga, Eric Sande

“…Method An ethnobotanical survey was conducted between November 2016 and February 2017 in 12 randomly selected villages in the sub counties of Apac and Ibuje of Apac District, northern Uganda. Open-ended questionnaire interviews were used to gather ethnobotanical and sociodemographic data. …”
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Positive end-expiratory pressure induced changes in airway driving pressure in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome patients by Mônica Rodrigues da Cruz, Luciana Moisés Camilo, Tiago Batista da Costa Xavier, Gabriel Casulari da Motta Ribeiro, Denise Machado Medeiros, Luís Felipe da Fonseca Reis, Bruno Leonardo da Silva Guimarães, André Miguel Japiassú, Alysson Roncally Silva Carvalho

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VARIAÇÃO DA SOBRECARGA DE TREINAMENTO NO COMPORTAMENTO DA FORÇA MUSCULAR E DA PERCEPÇÃO SUBJETIVA DE DOR EM MULHERES SEDENTÁRIAS by Alex Souto Maior, Thiago Menuci, Vinícius Soares, Lucas Rafael Souza, Márcio Gribov, Roberto Simão

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Lessons from the Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis of HTLV-1-Infected Individuals: Biomarkers of Inflammation for HAM/TSP Development by Nicole Lardini Freitas, Yago Côrtes Pinheiro Gomes, Flávia dos Santos Souza, Rafael Carvalho Torres, Juliana Echevarria-Lima, Ana Claudia Celestino Bezerra Leite, Marco Antonio Sales Dantas Lima, Abelardo Queiroz Campos Araújo, Marcus Tulius Teixeira Silva, Otávio de Melo Espíndola

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Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 infection in human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes by targeting the Sigma-1 receptor disrupts cytoarchitecture and beating by José Alexandre Salerno, Thayana Torquato, Jairo R. Temerozo, Livia Goto-Silva, Karina Karmirian, Mayara A. Mendes, Carolina Q. Sacramento, Natalia Fintelman-Rodrigues, Letícia R Q. Souza, Isis M. Ornelas, Carla P. Veríssimo, Luiz Guilherme H S. Aragão, Gabriela Vitória, Carolina S G. Pedrosa, Suelen da Silva Gomes Dias, Vinicius Cardoso Soares, Teresa Puig-Pijuan, Vinícius Salazar, Rafael Dariolli, Diogo Biagi, Daniel R. Furtado, Luciana Barreto Chiarini, Helena L. Borges, Patrícia T. Bozza, Marilia Zaluar P. Guimarães, Thiago M.L. Souza, Stevens K. Rehen

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Following the Clues: Usefulness of Biomarkers of Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration in the Investigation of HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy Progression by Flávia dos Santos Souza, Flávia dos Santos Souza, Nicole Lardini Freitas, Yago Côrtes Pinheiro Gomes, Rafael Carvalho Torres, Rafael Carvalho Torres, Juliana Echevarria-Lima, Isaac Lima da Silva-Filho, Ana Claudia Celestino Bezerra Leite, Marco Antonio Sales Dantas de Lima, Marco Antonio Sales Dantas de Lima, Marcus Tulius Teixeira da Silva, Abelardo de Queiroz Campos Araújo, Abelardo de Queiroz Campos Araújo, Otávio Melo Espíndola

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Prevention at work needed to curb the worldwide strong increase in knee replacement surgery for working-age osteoarthritis patients by P Paul FM Kuijer, Alex Burdorf

“…J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89(4):780-785. doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.F.00222 7. Kawata M, Sasabuchi Y, Inui H, Taketomi S, Matsui H, Fushimi K, et al. …”
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Long-term outcomes of intraoperatively-placed applicator brachytherapy for rapid completion of breast conserving treatment: An analysis of a prospective registry data by Haeyoung Kim, Tina J. Hieken, Feven Abraha, James W. Jakub, Kimberly S. Corbin, Keith M. Furutani, Judy C. Boughey, Bradley J. Stish, Christopher L. Deufel, Amy C. Degnim, Dean A. Shumway, Safia K. Ahmed, Mara A. Piltin, Nicole P. Sandhu, Amy L. Conners, Kathryn J. Ruddy, Robert W. Mutter, Sean S. Park

“…IBTRFS did not differ with dose regimens. Conclusions: Postmenopausal status, BMI < 30 kg/m2, and ET- adherence predicted favorable IBTRFS. …”
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