Air pollution, both indoors and outdoors, constitutes a significant public health risk that leads to cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorders, and impaired cognitive abilities. Rapid urbanization and thermal intensification in Indian megacities like Bengaluru exacerbate these...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2025/v24i12833
Aims: The study was conducted to evaluate microplastic (MP) concentrations in water samples. Place and Duration of Study: For the comparative assessment of the MP pollution 54 water samples have been collected on a bimonthly basis from September 2024 to February 2025 from selecte...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2025/v24i12831
Performance of genotypes is evaluated on the basis of the selection of preferred distinct agronomic traits, which are observed during experimentation. Soybean is an economically important oilseed crop sown across the world. It is cultivated in tropical, subtropical and temperate...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2025/v24i12832
Gas flaring has been identified as one of the main causes of environmental, health and socioeconomic challenges in Nigeria, especially in communities within the Niger Delta region are most affected. Food insecurity, loss of biodiversity and chronic health conditions, among others...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2025/v24i12829
Artificial light at night (ALAN) disrupts natural light–dark cycles and affects the behaviour, navigation, and activity of nocturnal pollinators. These disruptions reduce flower visitation and pollination efficiency, weakening reproductive success in night-blooming plants and thr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2025/v24i12830
Microplastic (MP) contamination in freshwater systems has become a pressing global concern. Lakes, as relatively closed aquatic environments, act as long-term sinks for microplastics and serve as critical indicators of human-induced environmental change. Traditional monitoring an...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2025/v24i11827
Urban green spaces provide essential cultural ecosystem services that enhance human well-being, social cohesion, and ecological resilience. This study quantifies the recreational and intangible values of Mont-Bellevue Park, Sherbrooke, Canada, as a nature-based solution contribut...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2025/v24i11826
Blood provides a rapid reflection of alterations occurring within the organism because it circulates throughout the body and directly interacts with xenobiotics, metabolites, and stress signals. Fish blood serves as a highly sensitive and informative medium for assessing the phys...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2025/v24i11825
Climate change deeply impacts plant phenology, mostly in vulnerable high-altitude ecosystems like the Himalaya. This study investigates climate-driven shifts in the flowering phenology of Rhododendron a keystone species and significant bio-indicator to climate warming across a mu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2025/v24i11824
Aims: This study investigated the spatial bioaccumulation of toxic metals (Cd, Pb, Cr, As, Zn, Cu, Ni) in the Giant Tiger Prawn (Penaeus monodon). Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at Bille Creek, Degema LGA, over six months, from December 2024 to May 2025. Met...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2025/v24i11823