Tuition costs are a key factor in how universities compete and how students make choices, especially for private universities that rely on tuition for funding. Although tuition details are easy to find online, there has been little research on how this information is presented on...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i31308
Normally, financial institutions issue loans to customers aiming to recover the repayments within the scheduled time. However defaults, common with digital credit, cause them significant financial risks. Advancement in technology has created digital loan products. Unfortunately,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i31305
Objective: The growth and expansion of the healthcare industry is associated with the production of large amounts of waste. It is unclear whether healthcare facilities are applying sustainable waste management strategies that promote a circular economy. This study synthesizes evi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i31306
This study applies the Buys-Ballot procedure to decompose and analyze the monthly turnaround time of vessels at Tincan Island Port, Lagos, Nigeria, covering the period from 2015 to 2024. The primary objective is to identify the appropriate time series model—additive, multiplicati...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i31304
Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer and a key member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), has an economy deeply rooted in petroleum production and exports. Since the discovery of oil at Oloibiri in 1956, the sector has driven national revenue, foreign e...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i31303
With the global shift to renewable energy sources, there has been growing interest in biodiesel, which is a more environmentally and economically sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. Nevertheless, conventional catalytic materials currently used in biodiesel production process...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i31301
Wafer defect maps serve as a primary diagnostic tool for process engineers, enabling the visualization of spatial defect distributions and the identification of potential equipment or process issues. As technology nodes shrink and device densities increase, the volume of inspecti...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i31302
The rapid proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has introduced unprecedented security vulnerabilities, with botnet attacks representing persistent threats to network infrastructure. While machine learning-based intrusion detection systems (IDS) show promise in laborat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i31299
Introduction: Obesity is an emerging public health challenge in low-income countries undergoing rapid nutritional and socio-economic transition. Local analytical evidence remains limited in Burundi. Methodology: An analytical case-control study was conducted by involving 90 parti...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i31300
The rapid proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has introduced unprecedented security challenges, with network intrusion detection systems (NIDS) becoming critical for safeguarding IoT infrastructures. While traditional machine learning approaches have shown promise,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i21297
Despite the introduction of 5G in Nigeria, its deployment still faces major challenges as it has not been fully deployed. Its availability is just centered on few major cities within the urban setting, while the majority of the population especially at the rural settings still re...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i21298
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has emerged as a strategic priority for organizations seeking sustainable growth and stakeholder alignment. This study examines employee engagement in CSR activities across IT, manufacturing, and service sector companies in Karnataka. Specifi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i21296
Climate change not only increases the frequency of hydrometeorological disasters but also reshapes regional risk structures, depending on the dominance or diversity of hazard types. This study aims to measure and compare the concentration of climate hazards in Indonesia by moving...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i21295
Urban-rural inequality remains a persistent challenge for regional development worldwide, particularly in contexts where rapid urbanization coexists with structurally constrained rural systems. While existing studies have documented disparities in income, infrastructure, and publ...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i21294
This study examined the growing vulnerability of contemporary correctional systems to intersecting technological, environmental, security, and governance disruptions, with specific focus on the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS). While Zimbabwe has not yet experienc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i21293