Evangel University is a private Christian university and seminary in Springfield, Missouri. It is affiliated with the Assemblies of God Christian denomination, which is also headquartered in Springfield. The campus sits on 80 acres (32 hectares) that were originally part of O'Reilly General Hospital.
Accelerating Africa's energy transition is key to achieving sustainable environment amidst recent global energy crisis. This study investigates the impact of energy transition on environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa with special interest on the role economic growth plays for the period 2000 to 2020. Employing Instrumental Variable-Generalised Method of Moments (IV-GMM) approach and a two-stage least squares method for robustness check, results indicate that renewable energy consumption (rec) exerts a negative and significant impact on carbon emission and environmental sustainability both for the first and second models, while renewable electricity output (reo) exerts a negative but non-significant influence on C0_2 in SSA for the first model. Income level in SSA for the two models favours non-renewable energy consumption and deteriorates the environment. We recommend balanced transformative decarbonization until income threshold improves to impact positively on environment sustainability.
Achieving resilient and sustainable agricultural productivity is essential for food security, economic transformation and rural livelihoods across Africa. This study estimated the role of energy poverty, financial development and environmental degradation in shaping agricultural productivity across 34 sub-Saharan African countries between 2005 and 2020. In spite of the growing interest on individual drivers, no research has jointly assessed these interconnected factors, nor estimated whether financial development can moderate the effects of environmental and energy poverty on agricultural development. Employing the Method of Moments Quantile Regression (MMQR), which accommodates distributional dynamics, nonlinearity and heterogeneity, the study identified that environmental degradation and energy poverty reduce agricultural productivity. In contrast, financial development directly boost productivity and mitigates the adverse effects of both environmental deterioration and energy deprivation. These outcomes reinforce the centrality of inclusive financial systems in promoting sustainable and resilient agriculture in Africa. This research offers actionable guidance for decisionmakers, underscoring the importance of tailored financial measures, environmental stewardship and renewable energy access to stimulate agricultural development and advance several Sustainable Development Goals
Digital governance reforms are increasingly promoted as pathways for enhancing public service delivery, transparency, and citizen engagement in developing countries. However, in contexts characterized by institutional trust deficits and infrastructural inequalities, the outcomes of such reforms remain uneven and contested. This study examines how citizens perceive and experience digital public services in Nigeria, with particular attention to the socio-technical dynamics shaping trust, access, and institutional transformation. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 27 participants from urban and semi-urban areas, the study adopts an interpretive qualitative approach and employs reflexive thematic analysis. The findings reveal that citizen trust in digital governance is mediated not only by usability and efficiency concerns but also by perceptions of accountability, data surveillance, equity, and institutional intent. To integrate these insights, the study develops the Socio-Technical and Service Equity Integration Model (SSTEIM) as a data-grounded analytical framework comprising five interrelated pillars: accessibility, accountability, transparency, equity, and engagement. Rather than presenting SSTEIM as a predictive model, the paper positions it as an integrative lens for understanding how technological systems and governance practices co-evolve to shape digital public service outcomes. The study contributes to digital governance and public administration scholarship by foregrounding citizen-centered, socio-technical perspectives from a Global South context and offering empirically informed insights for more inclusive and trust-sensitive digital governance reforms.
Pollen fertility of diploid and tetraploid Musa germplasm, utilized in crosses at the plantain and banana breeding program of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Onne, Nigeria, was investigated. Pollen viability of 84 Musa accessions was evaluated using three different stains: 2,3,5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride (TTC), acetocarmine glycerin jelly (ACGJ), and lactophenol in cotton blue (LCB). All three stains revealed a positive correlation between quantity of pollen produced and percentage viability in diploid and tetraploid hybrids: ACGJ (r = 0.608, P < 0.05), LCB (r = 0.652, P < 0.05), and TTC(r = 0.661, P < 0.05). ITC 0279 Bie yeng, Fu Des and ITC 1466 Nshonowa produced low levels of pollen; ITC 0592 Beo, PITA 5, Awondaeke, and ITC 0712 AAcv Rose produced moderate levels of pollen; and Calcutta 4, Pisang Lilin and Padri produced abundant pollen. In general, diploid hybrids produced significantly more pollen than tetraploids. Haploid (n) pollen was produced by 40 accessions and 44 accessions produced diploid (2n) pollen. Pollen diameter was greatest in PITA 7 (4.90 ± 0.15 µm). Calcutta 4 had the highest pollen viability (97%) of the diploid hybrids and PITA 17(88%) among tetraploid hybrids. ACGJ was the most effective stain, although TTC stained more quickly. Staining with acetocarmine is therefore the preferred technique for male parent selection in Musa breeding programs.
Chromosomal translocations are central drivers of hematologic malignancies, reshaping gene regulation, altering epigenetic states, and generating oncogenic fusion proteins that initiate and sustain malignant transformation. Advances in whole-genome sequencing, long-read mapping, and single-cell multiomics have expanded the catalog of recurrent and cryptic rearrangements while illuminating mechanisms such as enhancer hijacking, 3D chromatin architecture disruption, aberrant V(D)J recombination, and defective DNA repair. These insights reveal how translocations activate lineage-specific oncogenic programs across leukemias, lymphomas, and plasma-cell neoplasms. Clinically, translocations refine diagnostic classification, guide prognostic stratification, and increasingly direct targeted therapy, with fusion-specific agents, epigenetic modulators, and kinase inhibitors transforming outcomes for select subtypes. Their role in measurable residual disease (MRD) monitoring further enhances treatment precision. This review synthesizes recent mechanistic and clinical advances, emphasizing how an improved understanding of translocation biology is reshaping precision medicine in hematologic oncology. Peer Review History: Received 5 June 2026; Reviewed 9 July 2026; Accepted 6 August; Available online 15 September 2026 Academic Editor: Dr. Ahmad Najib, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Indonesia, ahmad.najib@umi.ac.id Reviewers: Dr. Jucimary Vieira dos Santos, Hemonorte Dalton Barbosa Cunha, Brazil, jucimaryvieira@yahoo.com.br Dr. George Zhu, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, sansan4240732@163.com
