Cultivable wastelands suitable for cultivation are a significant land resource that can be utilised to improve agricultural productivity and sustainable land management. The present study aimed to estimate the cultivable wastelands of Meghalaya using Remote Sensing and Geographic...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i101131
Background: Incorporating starch into plasticised polyvinyl chloride (PVC) can increase the renewable constituent fraction but may reduce tensile strength, deformability, and stiffness. Commercial glycerol monostearate may influence these properties through formulation-related ef...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2026/v35i51074
Crime and insecurity constitute persistent challenges to economic performance in Nigeria because they can disrupt productive activities, discourage investment, increase security-related expenditure, and weaken business confidence. At the same time, unemployment, inflation, and in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i102400
Portfolio diversification is an important investment strategy for managing risk and improving the balance between risk and return. However, investment decisions are influenced not only by market conditions and asset allocation but also by behavioural factors such as overconfidenc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i102401
This study examined the impact of poverty on economic performance in Nigeria over the period 1990–2024. Specifically, the study investigated the effects of the poverty rate, human capital development, measured by the Human Development Index (HDI), the dependency ratio, and gross...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i102402
Petroleum-producing estuaries of the Niger Delta support shellfish harvesting while receiving complex, spatially variable mixtures of hydrocarbons and other contaminants. Shellfish can integrate biologically accessible exposure, but their interpretation is complicated by differen...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2026/v25i101029
Aims: To determine the nature of gene action and combining ability governing yield and panicle traits in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) under semi-arid conditions of Kenya and to identify parental lines and cross combinations of potential value for breeding. Study Design: A North C...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2026/v11i4466
This study explores the extent of spatial differences in access to improved drinking water in Odisha, India, by assessing district-level variation in improved drinking water sources, rural-urban disparities, and household accessibility based on distance from the premises. While t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4479
Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) is an important cruciferous (Brassicaceae) crop whose early development can respond to environmental conditions and chemical exposure. This descriptive pilot observation documented vertical height and visible morphology in four individual experimental...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2351
Drug-coated balloons provide local delivery of an antiproliferative agent to the coronary vessel wall without permanent metallic implantation and may offer a stent-free option in selected small-vessel lesions. Their use as stand-alone treatment for chronic total occlusion, howeve...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1400
Background: Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) is a rare inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord characterised by lesions extending across three or more contiguous vertebral segments. Early diagnosis and prompt initiation of immunosuppressive therapy are essenti...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2026/v9i1349
Oral potentially malignant disorders carry a variable but clinically meaningful risk of progression to oral squamous cell carcinoma, and their recognition depends on visual examination and on histological grading of epithelial dysplasia, both of which are subjective and unevenly...
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Research Article10.9734/ajds/2026/v9i1397
Background: Traumatic knee dislocation is a rare and severe injury. Untreated chronic knee dislocation progressing to marked instability and severe secondary osteoarthritis is exceptionally uncommon. Such cases usually present with degenerative changes, bone deformity, ligament l...
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Research Article10.9734/ajorr/2026/v9i2295
Background: Oesophageal varices are a life-threatening complication of portal hypertension. While endoscopy is the gold standard for diagnosis, it is invasive and resource-intensive. Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between platelet count and the endoscopic grad...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrrhe/2026/v8i168
Background: Effective bag valve mask (BVM) ventilation is the single most important intervention for a non-breathing newborn, and the nurse who delivers it must possess both sound knowledge and consistent practice. Evidence on these competencies among nurses in Nigerian secondary...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1413