Deliberate exposure of the skin to solar radiation for therapeutic purposes has been practised for more than a century and remains embedded in naturopathic care as an expression of the doctrine that healing is assisted by ordered contact with natural agents. The practice now sits...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2026/v27i8772
Ready-to-serve (RTS) beverages offer a practical means of utilising underexploited horticultural produce while improving palatability and storage stability. This study standardised an RTS drink prepared from aonla, rangpur lime and ginger blends and evaluated physicochemical and...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2026/v18i82123
Karonda and mango pulps were blended to develop a fruit syrup and optimise the proportions of karonda pulp, mango pulp, sugar, and citric acid using response surface methodology. A four-factor Box–Behnken design comprising 27 experimental runs was used to evaluate total soluble s...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2026/v18i82124
Background: The use of pesticides in agricultural areas surrounding dams can lead to their transfer into bottom sediments, where they may become persistent sources of aquatic pollution. This study evaluated pesticide residues in sediment samples from the Lavononkaha dam and asses...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2026/v45i84740
Industrial wastewaters with high biodegradable organic loads require treatment systems capable of retaining active biomass and maintaining effective mass transfer. This study evaluated a laboratory-scale fluidised-bed bioreactor (FBBR) using three support materials: commercially...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2026/v45i84741
Antibiotic resistance has increased interest in plant-derived antibacterial agents. This study compared the antibacterial activity of methanolic extracts prepared from locally sourced dried ginger (Zingiber officinale) and commercially packaged ginger powder. Each sample (50 g) w...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i81165
Background: Rising ambient temperatures are progressively constraining the productivity, fertility and welfare of dairy and dual-purpose cattle (Bos taurus, Bos indicus) and water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) across tropical, subtropical and increasingly temperate production systems...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84245
Plantation crops such as coffee, cocoa, tea, oil palm, natural rubber, banana, coconut and sugarcane underpin the rural economies of much of the tropical and subtropical world, yet their long production cycles and comparatively narrow climatic tolerances make them acutely exposed...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84246
This study evaluated the in vitro efficacy of selected botanicals and microbial bioagents against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ricini and Rotylenchulus reniformis affecting castor under controlled laboratory conditions. Five botanicals (Piper betle, Costus igneus, Tinospora cordifol...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84247
A field experiment was conducted during the 2024–2025 kharif season at the Experimental Farm of the Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, to assess the effects of organic nutrient sources and plant growth-promotin...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84248
Background: Sarcoptic mange, caused by Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis, is a highly contagious ectoparasitic skin disease of dogs that poses a significant zoonotic risk to humans worldwide. Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted at the Veterinary Clinical Comp...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84249
Tea-derived beverages constitute a globally distributed but analytically heterogeneous family extending from minimally transformed leaf infusions to oxidised, post-fermented, powdered, concentrated, ready-to-drink and composite milk- or sugar-containing products. Their common bot...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84250
Functional mitral stenosis may occur when transmitral flow is impaired in the absence of intrinsic mitral valve disease. We report a case of apparent mitral stenosis associated with severe aortic regurgitation and postoperative resolution after aortic valve replacement. A 54-year...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2026/v15i3557
Background: Traumatic oral ulcers usually resolve after removal of the causative factor; however, persistent lesions in the retromolar region may require combined mechanical and behavioural management. Case Presentation: An 11-year-old boy presented with bilateral non-healing ret...
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Research Article10.9734/ijrrd/2026/v9i2330
This study compared the phytochemical composition, detected volatile constituents, and in vitro antioxidant activities of aqueous seed extracts from Dacryodes edulis and Persea americana. Total phenolic and flavonoid contents were determined using the Folin–Ciocalteu and aluminiu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2026/v16i5508