Exploring the Zimbabwean Technical and Vocational Education Journey: Challenges and Prospects by Albert Mufanechiya, Bekithemba Dube, Gift Masengwe

“…The study findings revealed that the historical undervaluing of TVET subjects in comparison with academic subjects was borrowed from the colonial bottleneck education system that favoured university education over technical skills and persists today. …”
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Isolation of Bacillus sphaericus from Lombok Island, Indonesia, and Their Toxicity against Anopheles aconitus by Bambang Fajar Suryadi, Bagyo Yanuwiadi, Tri Ardyati, Suharjono

“…Suspension was heat-shocked at 80°C for 30 minutes and then spread onto antibiotic-supplemented NYSM solid medium. Colonies grown were characterized and subjected to initial toxicity test against anopheline larvae. …”
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Enfrentando lógicas coloniais na formação em Psicologia: Implicações à produção de cidadania by Gabriela da Cruz Miranda, Diângeli Strada de Almeida, Bárbara Magnani Rodrigues, Luciana Rodrigues

“…Por fim, apontamos para a necessidade de aprendermos com os ensinamentos de quem resiste e luta cotidianamente contra a violência de um projeto de mundo moderno colonial, oferecendo pistas para o exercício de uma psicologia comprometida com a transformação social. …”
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Assessment of the inhibitory effects of sodium nitrite, nisin, potassium sorbate, and sodium lactate on Staphylococcus aureus growth and staphylococcal enterotoxin A production in... by Lu Lin, Jie Yun Hu, Yi Wu, Min Chen, Jie Ou, Wei Ling Yan

“…Samples were analyzed every 3 h to count the S. aureus colonies and to detect SEA. The modified Gompertz model was used to describe S. aureus growth in the samples under various conditions, and the preservatives with a significant antimicrobial effect were selected. …”
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Determination of some quality parameters of honey bee feed by Matović Kazimir, Kaljević Vesna, Mihailović Ružica, Dmitrić Marko, Nedić Nebojša, Ćirić Jelena, Jevtić Goran

“…Due to an increasing deficiency in feed for bees, beekeepers increasingly tend to use commercial industrial sugar (sucrose) in the nutrition of bee colonies. In the bees nutrition, sugar can be used as liquid sugar - syrup (diluted in water in different ratios). …”
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Frequency of Detection of Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., and Campylobacter spp. in the Faeces of Wild Rats (Rattus spp.) in Trinidad and Tobago by Comfort Nkogwe, Juliah Raletobana, Alva Stewart-Johnson, Sharianne Suepaul, Abiodun Adesiyun

“…Characterization of E. coli was done on sorbitol MacConkey agar to determine non-sorbitol fermentation, blood agar to determine haemolytic and mucoid colonies and by using E. coli O157 antiserum to determine O157 strain. …”
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Impact of temporal and rearing environment variations on brood ester pheromone production in the honey bee Apis mellifera by Mondet, Fanny, Beslay, Dominique, Cousin, Marianne, Le Conte, Yves

“…This study validates the use of in vitro rearing methods for studying the chemical ecology of honey bee larvae and increases our understanding of the ecophysiology of one of the most important pheromones of honey bee colonies.…”
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Ecological Impact on Stingless Bees: Evaluating Pollen Load and Body Size Post-Introduction by Andi Gita Maulidyah Indraswari Suhri, Sih Kahono, Septiantina Dyah Riendriasari, Syahribulan, Hearty Salatnaya, Mufti Hatur Rahmah

“…Morphometry was performed on ten separate colonies and ten different individual worker bees. …”
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The protoplast two-way fusions and fusant characteristics of Antrodia cinnamomea and Cordyceps militaris by Wei-Kuang Lai, Yang-Chang Wu, Tai-Sheng Yeh, Chun-Ren Hsieh, Yi-Hong Tsai, Chien-Kei Wei, Chi-Ying Li, Ying-Chen Lu, Fang-Rong Chang

“…We selected each of two best-growing fused colonies Ac-Cm-1, Ac-Cm-2, Cm-Ac-1, and Cm-Ac-2, together with parental A. cinnamomea and C. militaris, and studied their morphology, growth antagonism tests, and genetic relationships by 18S rRNA sequencing. …”
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Insecticide resistant Anopheles from Ethiopia but not Burkina Faso show a microbiota composition shift upon insecticide exposure by Netsanet Worku, Antoine Sanou, Juliane Hartke, Marion Morris, Fatoumata Cissé, Salimata Ouédraogo, Madou Tapsoba, Nicola Vallon, Tewodros Debebe Akilu, Ligabaw Worku, Moussa Wamdaogo Guelbeogo, Victoria A. Ingham

“…This result is supported by data from laboratory colonies originating in Burkina Faso across two countries. …”
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Limbo racial e seus desdobramentos by Ederson de Oliveira Cabral, Daniel Conte, Barbara Paiva

“…Embasado na abordagem pós-colonial, o presente artigo objetiva identificar cenas que evidenciam a violência simbólica na obra, além de compreender seus efeitos na identidade de Federico. …”
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Unearthing the reality of ‘Zombie energy systems’ in Africa’s energy transition by Michael O Dioha, Magnus C Abraham-Dukuma, Prudence Dato

“…These ZES hinder Africa’s energy transition, yet they receive limited attention in the international energy development arena. Rooted in colonial-era legacies, economic constraints, and policy shortcomings, these energy systems have led to a persistent misalignment between energy supply and development goals, perpetuating energy poverty and limiting economic growth. …”
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Santiago de Chile 1850-1939 by José Rosas, Wren Strabucchi, Germán Hidalgo, Diego González

“… Este artículo expone el proceso de constitución de las primeras áreas suburbanas de la ciudad de Santiago, entre 1850 y 1939, instancia fundamental en el tránsito de enclave colonial a capital republicana. El crecimiento de la ciudad se manifestó, primero, en la densificación de manzanas y la extensión de calles, como sistema urbano único. …”
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Développer le désert : anciennes et nouvelles utopies by Jean-Robert Henry, Jean-Louis Marçot, Jean-Yves Moisseron

“…It was not until independence that post-colonial States took over part of the projects.The solar energy project is less about developing the desert than it is about using the sun’s sterilizing energy for sustainable development throughout the Euro-Mediterranean region. …”
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Reestruturação Territorial no Vale do Paraopeba by Mateus F. Rocha Maia, Gisela Barcellos de Souza

“…Inicialmente, a região do médio Paraopeba foi alvo da busca pelo ouro, mas desenvolveu um caráter agropecuário em parte do período colonial e imperial. No entanto, no início do século XX, a construção da Variante do Paraopeba pela Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil (EFCB) transformou a dinâmica do território, que antes funcionava fora do controle direto das administrações centrais. …”
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Legal status of national minorities on the Ukrainian territory in the 19th century by S. Yu. Ivanov

“…Particular attention has been paid to such legislative documents of various levels as the Regulations on the settlement of Jews, the Regulations on Jews, the Instruction of the Office of Guardianship of Novorossiysk foreign settlers, the Statute on foreign colonies in the empire, the Laws “On the lease of landed property to foreigners for up to 36 years”, “On restricting the right of Catholic peasants to acquire land property in nine Western provinces”, “On the analysis of the gentry in the Western provinces and on the arrangement of this kind of people”, Regulations on the Main Department of Colonists of the Southern Territory, etc. …”
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Effect of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy on Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Biofilm using Confocal Fluorescence Imaging—An In vitro Study by R Sindhujaa, PL Ravi Shankar, K Raja Pandian, Deepak Chandrasekharan, A Sheryl Dolly, KM Mohamed Rashik

“…CLSM imaging revealed a decrease in viable bacterial colonies within the biofilm after PDT, with complete bacterial kill observed in some cases. …”
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Normas de gênero em graduação em Direito by Grazielly Alessandra Baggenstoss, João Manuel de Oliveira, Maria Juracy Filgueiras Toneli

“…Da pesquisa, a partir da análise temática, notou-se que as relações de poder estabelecidas mantêm acessos, visibilidades e reconhecimentos acadêmicos a sujeitos cujos corpos e comportamentos se enquadrem nas prescrições da ordem colonial.…”
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Russification and Russianization in Modern Historiography: Recent Developments and Future Directions by Nicholas W. Sessums

“… As the Soviet historical archives became accessible to Western scholars beginning in the 1980s, renewed scrutiny was placed on the imperial-colonial policies of the Russian Empire toward its borderlands. …”
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Macao à l’ère postcoloniale : espoir et désespoir dans un centre mondial du tourisme et des loisirs by Michael O’Regan

“…L’article montre ainsi que la rapidité miraculeuse de la croissance du PIB par habitant, de l’emploi et de l’excédent budgétaire est le résultat d’une nouvelle élite postcoloniale tournée vers son passé colonial. L’article affirme que le «  centre mondial du tourisme et des loisirs  » est une construction politique et un projet hégémonique clé pour maintenir les citoyens dans un monde hyperréel de simulacre et de contrôle  ; cela au prix de rumeurs quotidiennes, de précautions, d’autocensure et de démoralisation.…”
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