Strategies for Improving Irrigation Systems Based on Lamasba Regulation: A 2024 Field Study in Hoba Farms, Southeastern Algeria by Samira Attia, Guamra Kiram, Abderrahmane Khechekhouche

“…This ancient Roman system, which used precise schedules to distribute water from permanent sources, meticulously determined the quantities and times of water flow, reflecting a high level of social and economic organization at that time. During the French colonial period between 1957 and 1959, the Hoba area in the Righiba commune of El Oued province experienced a remarkable growth in oil palm plantations, with the implementation of advanced irrigation techniques, inspired by the ancient Roman system but modified to suit local conditions. …”
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Yoon Suk Yeol’s policy towards Japan: Reasons for changing approach and prospects by К. V. Asmolov, О. S. Pugacheva

“…However, the issue of assessing the colonial past of the ROK as well as ones of building relations with Japan are an extremely sensitive matter in South Korean domestic political life. …”
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Toponimia y percepción geográfica en las sociedades indígenas de la patagonia ' y las pampas: análisis de las categorias lingüisticas (siglo XVIII) by Fabián Arias

“…Se la asociaba a un desierto, expresión que rápidamente trepó al imaginario de la sociedad colonial, a pe­ sar de ello no solo las características naturales sino además la población indígena que se desarrollaba en ese extenso territorio hacían perder el sentido a tal expresión, la cual, a pesar de todo, persistió hasta épocas muy recientes de la historia del país. …”
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Entre el río y la montaña: José María Arguedas, César Calvo y una mismidad de saberes en la Amazonía peruana by Cinthya Torres

“…Esta ausencia es significativa porque reitera la imagen de la Amazonía como un dominio colonial. En este artículo reviso la historia de esta división para luego explicar el lugar de la selva en la obra de Arguedas. …”
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Dependência e Soberania nas Tecnologias de Inteligência Artificial: uma análise a partir dos conceitos de acumulação primitiva de dados e Data Processing Inequality by Pedro Khauaja

“…Esse princípio explica como a produção do “novo” nas tecnologias de IA depende necessariamente do aporte contínuo de novos dados, e propõe uma explicação para o avanço colonial das tecnologias de IA no Sul Global como desdobramento da necessidade de novos dados para a acumulação primitiva de capital.…”
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L’anglicité dans la fiction de l’Asie du sud-est : les exemples de Paul Theroux et de Yasmine Gooneratne by Rüdiger Ahrens

“…Yasmine Gooneratne, écrivain du Sri Lanka, insiste, elle aussi, sur les conflits culturels, soit en s’inspirant du thème de son propre déplacement de Colombo à Sydney, en opposant au tourisme de masse les formes enchanteresses du folklore d’autrefois, ou encore en proposant une rencontre entre un riche héritage colonial et l’indépendance toute récente du Sri Lanka des années cinquante et soixante. …”
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Pluralismo Jurídico: dilemas do Sistema Romano-Germânico em vigor em Moçambique, em dupla oposição – ao Direito Costumeiro e ao Sistema Anglo-Saxónico – nas dinâmicas jurídicas da... by Pedro João Lavieque

“…Proclamada a Independência de Moçambique, as novas autoridades optaram pela manutenção do sistema colonial e nenhuma medida radical foi tomada para adopção do sistema Anglo-Saxónico – mais equilibrado – visando harmonizar o Direito Costumeiro e fortalecer o Pluralismo Jurídico nacional, estabelecendo adequada conexão entre justiça formal e justiça informal, bem como uniformizar o Direito com os Estados da África Austral, quer no contexto da SADC, como na aderência de Moçambique à Commonwealth. …”
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The Egyptian Revolution: First Impressions from the Field by Mohammed A. Bamyeh

“…All those common formative experiences of past generations were also grand national moments: whether catastrophic defeats or triumphs against colonial powers or allies.…”
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Une île au cœur de l’Europe ? Robinson d’Eduard Reinacher (1921) by Catherine Repussard, Maryse Staiber

“…Cette contribution consacrée au court roman Robinson (1921) d’Eduard Reinacher (1892‑1968), auteur alsacien issu d’une génération de réprouvés, s’interroge sur l’expression spécifique du « colonial desire » dans une région située à la périphérie de centres que pouvaient représenter aussi bien Paris que Berlin. …”
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Ay Kakuyri Tama, eu moro na cidade: a poesia filosófica indígena de Márcia Kambeba no contexto do Estado-nação brasileiro by Angela Bárbara Lima Saldanha Rêgo, Ana Caroline Amorim Oliveira, Cristiane Navarrete Tolomei

“…Una invitación simbólica que remite al lector a los inicios de la invasión de los europeos en las tierras de los pueblos originarios; en el segundo, como el poeta hace una narrativa nostálgica de sus tiempos de infancia, entiende que la lucha y la guerra son una constante en su existencia, analogía que proponemos en relación con el proceso de resistencia de los pueblos indígenas, constantemente obligados a conformarse a la lógica moderno-colonial estatal; y, por último, a modo de conclusión, la poeta reivindica su lugar en el mundo no-indígena, comprendiendo que las tensiones inherentes a ese estar son propias de su tránsito y parte de la propia resistencia de una identidad que la colonialidad insiste en borrar.…”
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The effect of pomegranate peel extract and apple cider vinegar as an irrigants in disinfecting the necrotic primary root canal by Anas Mando, Mohannad Laflouf, Hassan Achour, Samar Ali Alsalameh, Yasser Alsayed Tolibah

“…Canals were dried with paper points, and paper point was placed in each canal for 60 s to collect the second bacterial swab (S2). Bacterial colonies were counted after 48-hour incubation at 37 °C and the bacterial counts in the S1 and S2 for each sample were compared using the decimal logarithm. …”
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Lady Gregory’s ‘Emigrant’s Notebook’:  Autobiography, Oral Narrative, and the Anglo-Irish Book Trade by Taura S. Napier

“…Entre son mariage en 1880 et le départ de Sir William Gregory pour Ceylan où il allait occuper le poste de gouverneur de la colonie, Lady Augusta Gregory commença à rédiger un texte auquel elle donna le titre mystérieux de « Carnet d’une émigrante ». …”
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Portrayal of Tradition and Culture in the Novel the Moon also Sets by Osi Ogbu. by Tusiimeruhanga, Brendah

“…His works especially The Moon Also Sets reflected the social and political upheavals of postcolonial Nigeria portraying the nation's struggle with the legacies of colonialism and the challenges of modernization. The novel captured the essence of Nigerian life with vivid detail, highlighting the resilience of its people. …”
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RapidBenthos: Automated segmentation and multi‐view classification of coral reef communities from photogrammetric reconstruction by Tiny Remmers, Nader Boutros, Mathew Wyatt, Sophie Gordon, Maren Toor, Chris Roelfsema, Katharina Fabricius, Alana Grech, Marine Lechene, Renata Ferrari

“…Additional validation of 524 Acropora coral colonies from 11 additional test plots resulted in a segmentation accuracy of 0.92 and classification accuracy of 0.88 to the coarser ‘Acropora’ group. …”
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CTX-M, SHV, TEM and VEB β-lactamases, and MCR-1 among multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella isolates from environment near animal farms in Thailand by Arpasiri Srisrattakarn, Bhanubong Saiboonjan, Patcharaporn Tippayawat, Sunpetch Angkititrakul, Aroonwadee Chanawong, Chanakan Pornchoo, Chokdee Smithkittipol, Aroonlug Lulitanond

“…The samples were cultured in appropriate media and isolated colonies were further identified. Antimicrobial susceptibility and ESBL production were tested by disk diffusion method except for colistin susceptibility determined by broth disk elution test. …”
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Bisphenol Analogs Downregulate the Self-Renewal Potential of Spermatogonial Stem Cells by Seo-Hee Kim, Seung Hee Shin, Seok-Man Kim, Sang-Eun Jung, Beom-Jin Shin, Jin Seop Ahn, Kyoung Taek Lim, Dong-Hwan Kim, Kichoon Lee, Buom-Yong Ryu

“…Importantly, SSCs exposed to BPA, BPF, and BPS exhibited a significant reduction in donor SSC-derived germ cell colonies per total number of cultured cells, indicating that, like BPA, BPF, and BPS can induce a comparable reduction in functional SSCs in the recipient animals. …”

Mechanistic insights into Rho/MRTF inhibition-induced apoptotic events and prevention of drug resistance in melanoma: implications for the involvement of pirin by Bardees M. Foda, Bardees M. Foda, Annika E. Baker, Annika E. Baker, Annika E. Baker, Łukasz Joachimiak, Marzena Mazur, Richard R. Neubig, Richard R. Neubig, Richard R. Neubig

“…Both CCG-257081 enantiomers robustly suppressed development of Vem-resistant colonies with the S isomer being more potent (1 μM IC50).ConclusionCCG-257081 appears to target pre-resistant cells and Vem-induced resistant cells through enhanced apoptosis. …”
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Laying hen feeding strategies based on different feeding modes of unbalanced supplements and corn in the tropical region by Edith Gangbedji, Faustin Dokui, Venant Pascal Houndonougbo, Rafiatou Kotenon-Alidou, Mankpondji Frederic Houndonougbo

“…The feed conversion ratio, feed cost, and economic feed efficiency of hens in the mashed and pelleted supplement were, respectively, 132.68 vs. 162.77 gm feed/egg, 32.01 vs. 42.38 Franc des colonies francaise d'Afrique (XOF) (FCFA)/egg, and 1.8 vs. 1.42 FCFA of egg/FCFA of feed. …”
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Skeletal Site-Specific Lipid Profile and Hematopoietic Progenitors of Bone Marrow Adipose Tissue in Patients Undergoing Primary Hip Arthroplasty by Drenka Trivanović, Marko Vujačić, Aleksandra Arsić, Tamara Kukolj, Milica Rajković, Nikola Bogosavljević, Zoran Baščarević, Mirjana Maljković Ružičić, Jovana Kovačević, Aleksandra Jauković

“…This was associated with a higher incidence of total clonogenic hematopoietic progenitors and late erythroid colonies CFU-E in femoral BMAT when compared to acetabular BMAT, similar to their BM counterparts. …”
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Assessing Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Western Honey Bees in the Czech Republic Using 22 Microsatellite Loci by Aleš Knoll, Martin Šotek, Jan Prouza, Lucie Langová, Antonín Přidal, Tomáš Urban

“…Between 2022 and 2023, worker bees were collected from colonies distributed throughout the Czech Republic in 77 districts, and their genetic differences were examined using 22 microsatellite loci. …”
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