Educational aspirations occupy an ambiguous place in contemporary education. They can orient effort, identity and choice, yet they are also shaped by social position, institutional opportunity and knowledge of attainable pathways. In India, this ambiguity is especially consequent...
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Research Article10.9734/ajess/2026/v52i83261
This study presents a Genetic Algorithm (GA)-based multi-objective framework for scheduling residential appliances to reduce electricity cost, peak-to-average ratio (PAR), and modelled user waiting time. The framework was implemented in MATLAB R2022b and evaluated in two simulati...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i81437
Gboma eggplant (Solanum macrocarpon L.) is an important leafy and fruit vegetable in Africa, but information on cultivar-level morphological and yield variation under Burkina Faso conditions remains limited. This study assessed eight cultivars in the North-Sudanian zone of Burkin...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96230
A study was conducted during 2024–2025 at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Gangavathi, Koppal District, Karnataka, under the Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS) scheme of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to develop and evaluate a location-specific crop weather calendar for p...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95624
Rising temperatures threaten rice productivity, particularly when heat stress coincides with sensitive developmental stages. This study evaluated stage-specific phenological, physiological, and yield responses of rice (Oryza sativa L.) cv. Jyothi and examined the mitigating effec...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95626
A field investigation involving 40 bread wheat genotypes was conducted across three sowing environments: normal (E1, 15 November 2023), late (E2, 15 December 2023), and very late (E3, 15 January 2024). The experiment used a Randomised Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three repli...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95627
A sound understanding of the cost structure, profitability and marketing efficiency of sorghum is essential for designing interventions that improve farm incomes in rainfed tracts of central India, yet district-level evidence combining both dimensions remains limited for Madhya P...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i94440
Pesticide resistance in tropical agriculture is often treated as a technical defect that can be corrected by replacing a failing product. This interpretation overlooks the chemical treadmill: an eco-evolutionary feedback in which repeated exposure selects resistant genotypes, con...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i94441
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly transforming talent management by enhancing recruitment, employee development, workforce planning, and organisational decision-making. However, empirical evidence on its effectiveness within multinational Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FM...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i82352
The adoption of modern technologies has taken centre stage in the banking industry. It enables banks to strengthen customer interaction, enhance brand visibility, and deliver superior services in a highly competitive environment. The current research paper entitled “Digital Marke...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i82353
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) 2.0 reforms aim to strengthen India's tax administration by promoting compliance, transparency, and economic inclusion. This study examines the impact of GST 2.0 reforms on business performance and economic inclusion among women-led enterprises in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i82354
Rapid urbanisation and industrialisation in Port Harcourt have intensified concerns about whether environmental practices brought from residents’ places of origin are compatible with urban sustainability. This study examined the relationships between indigenous environmental prac...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i82355
Aims: The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Pseudomonas lactis OYAS35 and Bacillus thuringiensis OYAS36 in enhancing tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) growth and yield under salinity stress. Study Design: The study comprised in vitro screening of two rhizobacterial isola...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2026/v12i3739
A field experiment was conducted during rabi 2021–22 and 2022–23 to evaluate the effect of different levels of the recommended dose of fertilisers (RDF) in combination with foliar application of water-soluble fertilisers on the growth, yield, and economics of rice. The experiment...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2026/v12i3740
This study assesses air quality across 15 major cities worldwide using a Python-based Mamdani Fuzzy Inference System (FIS). The analysis integrates six pollutants—PM₂.₅, PM₁₀, NO₂, SO₂, CO, and O₃—from the selected global-city dataset. Each pollutant is represented through lingui...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcos/2026/v19i8900