Ankatwar Gajanan, Narote Preetham, Gajjala Lilly Rani, Alurwad Tripat Venkatreddy & K Krunal Yadav·Advances in Research·2026
Digital image processing has evolved from deterministic operators designed around explicit assumptions to data-driven systems that learn representations, priors and decision rules from large image collections. This transition has improved performance in restoration, segmentation,...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i51693
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, and dietary modulation of the gut microbiota has emerged as a candidate strategy for risk reduction. Prebiotics—substrates selectively utilised by host microorganisms to confer a health bene...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i51690
Francis Agyapong, Harrison Kwame Dapaah, Kwame Nkrumah Hope, Emmanuel Appiah & Isaac Ntekor·Advances in Research·2026
This study assessed the productivity and economic returns of chicken manure (CM) and NPK fertiliser, applied alone and in combination, in carrot (Daucus carota L.) production at Mampong-Ashanti during September–December 2021 and April–July 2022. The experiment used a randomised c...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i51691
Quadriceps strength is a central determinant of force production, deceleration, jumping, sprinting, change of direction, and knee-joint control in many sports. Progressive resistance exercise is therefore widely prescribed to athletes, yet the phrase encompasses markedly differen...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i51689
Music engages an unusually distributed set of cortical and subcortical systems, spanning auditory, motor, limbic and prefrontal territories, and has therefore become a widely used model for studying perception, prediction, reward and experience-dependent plasticity in the human b...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i41688
Abdulmutallib Abubakar, Umar Baba Abdullahi, Nabilah Datti Abubakar, Ibrahim Illah Abdulrashid, Douye Mary Eke & Ohiemi Emmanuel Adegbe·Advances in Research·2026
Background: The Knowledge-Attitude-Practice (KAP) framework assumes that knowledge shapes attitude and that attitude subsequently influences practice. Aims: This study examined whether maternal knowledge and attitude predicted antenatal care (ANC) utilisation more strongly than e...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i41687
Rinku Grover, Rajender Kumar, Vinod Kumar, Vijay K. Singh & Ravi Gupta·Advances in Research·2026
Traditional maize shelling is labour-intensive, time-consuming, and often unsuitable for timely post-harvest processing by small and marginal farmers, whereas power-operated shellers may be unaffordable or dependent on unreliable energy supplies. This study developed and evaluate...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i41686
Restless legs syndrome affects a substantial proportion of pregnant women, most often emerging in the second or third trimester and imposing a considerable burden on sleep, mood, and possibly obstetric outcome. Management during pregnancy is constrained: dopamine agonists, gabape...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i41683
Background: Healthcare data systems in the United States face a threat environment in which conventional perimeter-based security architectures are increasingly mismatched to cloud-connected, vendor-dependent, and Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)-enabled clinical infrastructure....
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i41685
Quality tools originally developed in manufacturing industries have become central to how pharmaceutical companies and healthcare providers manage variability, reduce error, and satisfy regulators. Lean, Six Sigma, Total Quality Management, Quality by Design, Failure Mode and Eff...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i41682
Senthilkumar Natchiappan, Sumathi Ramasamy & Suresh Babu Devaraj·Advances in Research·2026
Globalisation and expanding trade have increased opportunities for the introduction and establishment of invasive alien insects in India. The country’s diverse agro-climatic zones, varied habitats and extensive agricultural and forest resources create conditions in which introduc...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i41681
Ordinary Portland cement (OPC) production generates substantial carbon emissions and imposes considerable ecological burdens, thereby driving global research on low-carbon alternative cementitious binders. Geopolymers, formed through the alkali activation of aluminosilicate indus...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i41678
Strength analysis is a mechanical reliability assessment used to determine the probability of material failure and to establish whether applied stress exceeds material strength. This study evaluated the strength and strain characteristics of studio-produced glazes derived from so...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i41679
Rajender Kumar, Sonu Kumar, Puneet Aggarwal, Promila & Shambhu Singh·Advances in Research·2026
This study investigated the wear behaviour of multilayer copper coatings applied to fused deposition modelling-based three-dimensional printed polylactic acid (PLA) specimens. Cylindrical PLA samples with a diameter of 12 mm and a length of 32 mm were fabricated using a 0.4 mm no...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i41680
Anulika Virginia Chibuzo, Coward Trevor, Okoronkwo Samuel Chinonyerem, Mackson Unogu Osondu, Ndubuisi Michael Chijioke, Chiama Sunday Chinedu, Chiama Ebere Joy & Onu Frankline Chidera·Advances in Research·2026
Hemi-maxillectomy, most commonly performed for the ablative management of maxillary sinus and hard palate malignancies, produces an oronasal defect that compromises mastication, deglutition, speech and facial aesthetics. Prosthetic rehabilitation with an obturator remains the pri...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i41676