B. Doherty Kemi, Ozoemelam Onyebuchi, Adigun Kafayat Abiodun, Jibril A. Salihu, Labran H. Asibi, Fatima Y. Abdullahi, Yakubu Godwin, Abubakar Tyabo Muhammad, Suleiman Muhammed Abbas, Joshua O. Benjamin & Shuaibu Mohammed Babaminna·Physical Science International Journal·2026
This study assesses the relationship between key meteorological parameters and crop yield in Kano and Sokoto States, north-western Nigeria. Daily meteorological records of rainfall amount, rainfall rate, minimum and maximum temperatures, and relative humidity for 2022 and 2023 we...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2026/v30i5981
Guebi Daniel Akagbo, Aka Jacques Adon, Yao Tchetche, Nda Amoin Kouadio, Bafétigué Ouattara, Réné Anoumou Tano, Dro Touré Tiémoko, Justin Koffi Kouamé, Sylvain Djédjé Zézé, Yao Kramo, François N’doli Koffi & François-Xavier Djézia Bella Bouo·Physical Science International Journal·2026
Tropospheric formaldehyde (HCHO) is a short-lived oxidation product of methane and non-methane volatile organic compounds and is widely used as a satellite indicator of VOC oxidation. In single-year satellite records, HCHO and meteorological variables may covary because both foll...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2026/v30i5982
Saviour Ekiko, Aniedi E. Nyong, Mboso I. Obodom, Kufre E. Essien, Ibagha Isaac, Joachim J. Awaka-Ama, Godwin Udo, Clement Obadimu, Joshua Felix & Joseph Alexander·Physical Science International Journal·2026
The inhibition of the corrosion of mild steel was studied via the weight loss method over a period of 30 days in an acidic medium formed by 1.0 M HCl and also through potentiodynamic polarization (PDP) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). In the weight loss approach,...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2026/v30i5980
This study assessed spatiotemporal temperature trends and machine-learning-based temperature prediction across the coastal rainforest zone of Nigeria. Monthly and annual temperature data for Calabar, Yenagoa, Benin City and Ikeja were obtained from the NASA POWER database for the...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2026/v30i5978
In this study, the electronic architecture and magnetic phenomena of iron-doped molybdenum diselenide (MoSe2) monolayers are systematically investigated using first-principles density functional theory (DFT). Employing the Quantum ESPRESSO computational package with GGA-PBE funct...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2026/v30i5979
Reliable knowledge of local meteorological variability is a prerequisite for technically sound siting and grid integration of a utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) farm. This study statistically analysed eleven years (2015–2025; N = 132 monthly observations) of rainfall amount,...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2026/v30i5977
Sanda Yusuf Sadau, Ishaya Iliyasu, Adelowo A. A., Sunday Sarki Habila, Yusuf Umar, Gada Sunday Samson, Atipo Kolawole M. & Ojo Emmanuel O.·Physical Science International Journal·2026
Decades of tin extraction on the Jos Plateau have left behind heavily reworked ground, including open pits, spoil heaps and slurry deposits, much of which has gradually been absorbed back into local farming. This paper re-examines a field investigation of that reclamation process...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2026/v30i5973
Olasoji I. Adekoya, Moradeyo A. Adeniji, Daudu F. Azumi, Yusuf A. Sofiyat, Mohammed M. Beloved, Tinuoye A. Semilore & Akinboye B. Rukayat·Physical Science International Journal·2026
A post-commissioning radiological assessment was conducted to evaluate the radiological status of soil and water in three host communities, Idaso, Ilege, and Mobido, located around the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria. Seven composite soil samples and thr...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2026/v30i5974
Sanda Yusuf Sadau, Ishaya Iliyasu, M. Alpha, Muhammad Lawal, Mubarak Mu’azu Gambo, Gada Sunday Samson & Oyadiran Wuyi Jonathan·Physical Science International Journal·2026
Petroleum exploration and production can introduce potentially toxic metals into the soils and water bodies of host communities, with consequences for both ecosystem integrity and human exposure. This study assessed the concentrations and distribution of ten heavy metals: Ni, Cr,...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2026/v30i5975
This study evaluated selected correlation models for estimating daytime profiles of global solar radiation on a horizontal surface and ambient temperature at a measurement site in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Experimental data were collected using a pyranometer, a K-type thermocoup...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2026/v30i5976