Background: Amylases, which are essential enzymes responsible for the breakdown of starch into glucose, serve pivotal functions across various industrial sectors, such as the food and pharmaceutical industries. This study focused on identifying amylase-producing bacteria from a soil sample collected at a cassava production site. Methods: Soil samples were subjected to serial dilution and cultured on starch agar plates to isolate potential amylase-producing bacteria. Nutrient agar was used as the...

Microbiology 

The intersection of the rule of law and human rights is a critical issue in Nigeria, which has a complex history that includes periods of colonial rule, military dictatorship, and democratic transitions. The rule of law is essential for protecting human rights and promoting democracy. However, Nigeria’s history of military rule has left a legacy of human rights abuses and a weak rule of law. This has led to many challenges, including corruption, impunity, and a lack of access to justice. Despite...

Law  Public Policy 

Background: The rise of mental health challenges among young people represents a critical global issue, carrying profound implications for individuals, society, and the economy at large. England and India demonstrate distinct prevalence rates, health infrastructures, and socio-cultural factors that influence youth mental health. Methods: This study employs a SWOT analysis to rigorously evaluate and contrast strategies for addressing youth mental health in England and India. We sourced data from ...

Health Policy 

This paper provides a policy-oriented overview of the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) in China, examining it as a living carrier of national identity. While ICH is deeply rooted in China’s 5000-year civilization—encompassing everything from Kunqu Opera to traditional tea-making—it currently faces significant dilemmas, including inheritance breakage, shrinking cultural spaces, and the tension between preservation and economic development. Drawing on a narrative review of Chines...

Culture  History 

Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved from a peripheral tool to a structural component of contemporary marketing strategy, promising unparalleled efficiency in demand forecasting, audience segmentation, and the delivery of individualised customer experiences. Yet the gap between what predictive analytics enables technically and what organisations achieve relationally remains poorly understood. This study adopts a qualitative, interpretive design to investigate three interrelated questions: 1) h...

Artificial Intelligence  Marketing 

Introduced to China in the late 1990s, narrative therapy faces a persistent gap between theoretical endorsement and practical implementation. Cultural tension between narrative therapy’s individualistic self-conception and China’s relational cultural framework creates operational resistance. A fragmented training system fails to process practitioners’ experiences of operational difficulty, hindering the accumulation of localized knowledge and evidence needed for institutional reform. Institution...

Sociology 

The study explores challenges and opportunities of self-employment in Dukem Town, southwest of Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia, among Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduates. This study used a sequential explanatory mixed-method research design with qualitative data that were used to explain quantitative findings. Questionnaires, interviews and focus group discussions are common methods for data collection. Out of 264 questionnaires distributed, three were excluded; consequentl...

Higher Education 

Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) is a rare but serious neurological emergency resulting from compression of the lumbosacral nerve roots within the spinal canal. It typically presents with bilateral lower limb weakness, saddle anesthesia, and bladder or bowel dysfunction. However, atypical or incomplete clinical presentations may occur and can pose significant diagnostic challenges for clinicians. We report the case of a 32-year-old male who presented with acute unilateral right-sided foot drop as the...

Orthopedics 

The study of extreme winds in Madagascar is essential not only for understanding severe climatic phenomena and their impacts on infrastructure, but also for assessing human thermal comfort. This work proposes an innovative approach to estimating the return periods of maximum winds, based on the analysis of the 90th, 95th, and 99th percentiles and modeling using the Generalized Extreme Value (GEV) distribution. Hourly data from the ERA5-Land database, with a spatial resolution of 9 km and coverin...

Environmental Sciences 

Vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) offers potential advantages for producing large-scale composite structures, including relatively low-cost processing and the ability to achieve high fiber volume fractions. However, for many aircraft applications, VARTM currently faces challenges in providing consistent repeatability and controlling process variability. Understanding and minimizing the sources of this variability is essential to reliably produce aircraft-quality parts. Models have b...

Materials Engineering