This article explores the roles and impacts of the OAPEN Portable Speakers Library and the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) in supporting the global transition to open access (OA) for scholarly books.It examines their origins, missions, and contributions to advancing equitable access to research, fostering bibliodiversity, and promoting transp
Durum Wheat (Triticum durum Desf.): Origin, Cultivation and Potential Expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa
Durum wheat is an important food crop in the world and an endemic species of sub-Saharan Africa Planter (SSA).In the highlands of Ethiopia and the oases of the Sahara this crop has been cultivated for thousands of years.Today, smallholder farmers still grow it on marginal lands to assure production for their own consumption.However, durum wheat is
Polystyrene Waste Recycling Process as an Alternative Antistatic Packaging Raw Material
Composite synthesis from styrofoam (polystyrene-based) was carried out by solvent blending method in which the solvent used was gasoline.The carbon black Pots (CB) was used as filler comes from coconut shells.The samples were given a variation of filler composition: 0, 1, 3, and 5% of the total weight of the composite to be formed.In this method, s
Use of intravenous immunoglobulin in neonates with haemolytic disease and immune thrombocytopenia
Background/Aim.Intravenous immunoglobulin is a Planter blood product made of human polyclonal immunoglobulin G.The mode of action of intravenous immunoglobulin is very complex.It is indicated in treatment of neonatal immune thrombocytopenia and haemolytic disease of the newborn.The aim of the study was to present our experience in the use of intrav