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Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences

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African Scientific Reports

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Recent Advances in Natural Sciences

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Proceedings of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences

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𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀

A recent study published in Proceedings of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences reports the forensic investigation of imported goods declared as ordinary household products but flagged by Nigerian security agencies. Initial field tests found no unusual radiation levels, yet a product labelled as bath salt showed exceptionally high nitrate and nitrite concentrations. Laboratory analyses using XRF, INAA, UV–Vis, FTIR, and GC–MS revealed that the product contained very little magnesium, an unexpected sulphur profile, nitrate-related compounds, amines, and long-chain hydrocarbons. The combined findings indicated that the material was mislabelled and had characteristics consistent with an ammonium nitrate–fuel oil-type hazardous substance, demonstrating the value of integrated forensic analysis in protecting national security.

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𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗭𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗰𝘇–𝗭𝗵𝘂 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

A recent study published in Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences presents an adaptive finite element framework for thermal diffusion and linear elasticity problems using Zienkiewicz–Zhu recovery-based error estimation. The method was verified through uniform mesh refinement before being applied to adaptive simulations with quadrilateral and triangular elements. Both discretisations recovered the expected convergence rates, while the adaptive strategy concentrated finer meshes in regions with strong temperature gradients and stress variations. Quadrilateral elements generally produced smoother solutions and smaller errors, whereas triangular elements offered greater flexibility in complex geometries. The findings show that recovery-based adaptivity can improve accuracy while reducing unnecessary computational effort.

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𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀: 𝗮 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗮, 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼

A recent study published in African Scientific Reports evaluates women’s satisfaction with free childbirth services at the Lisanga and Saint Gabriel health centres in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Among 385 postpartum women interviewed, overall satisfaction reached 99.7%, while 97.4% were satisfied with the medical care received. Participants rated communication, staff attitudes, waiting time, medication availability, service hours, and hospital stay positively. However, 15.6% still reported out-of-pocket payments, mainly for medications, revealing gaps between the free-care policy and its implementation. The findings highlight the need for stronger monitoring, accountability, and regulation to ensure genuine financial protection and equitable maternal healthcare.

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