Micronutrient malnutrition, particularly iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) deficiencies, remains a major global health concern, highlighting the need for rice biofortification. Validating molecular markers linked to grain nutritional traits is essential for their effective use in marker-as...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84175
Natural antisense transcripts (NATs) are RNA molecules transcribed from the DNA strand opposite a protein-coding or non-coding gene, and they constitute one of the most pervasive yet mechanistically heterogeneous classes of the mammalian non-coding transcriptome. Since large-scal...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84176
Medicinal plants remain important sources of bioactive compounds with potential therapeutic value, including agents that may support cancer drug discovery. This study evaluated the selective anticancer effect of Diospyros mespiliformis aqueous leaf extract against MCF-7 breast ca...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2026/v18i8557
A field experiment was conducted during 2023–24 and 2024–25 at the Vegetable Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, to evaluate the interactive effects of irrigation regimes and integrated nutrient...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84177
This study evaluated whether replacing 8% of the concentrate portion of an isonitrogenous total mixed ration with Moringa-based, Chaya-based, or combined Moringa–Chaya pellets influenced the reproductive performance of pregnant Barbari does. Twenty-four does in early gestation we...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2026/v35i41141
Background: The dominance hypothesis attributes heterotic performance to partial or complete dominance, whereby favourable dominant alleles mask deleterious recessives, resulting in heterozygote values exceeding the parental mean Aim: The present study aim to evaluate the magnitu...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84178
Kouacou Kadio Morel, Kouamé-Dia Chantal, Yayo Sagou Eric, Yao-Yapo Carine, Konan Jean Louis, Koné-Dakouri Benédicte, Koné Fatoumata, Ahiboh Hugues, Hauhouot-Attoungbré Marie-Laure & Monnet Dagui·International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review·2026
Background: Unlike creatinine, serum cystatin C concentrations are primarily determined by glomerular filtration and are not affected by tubular secretion. Several clinical studies suggest a close association between serum cystatin C concentrations and glomerular filtration rate....
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2026/v35i41142
Wild mucilaginous plants may provide underutilised sources of nutrients and bioactive compounds for food applications. However, comprehensive information on the nutritional and phytochemical composition of dried Bombax buonopozense calyxes remains limited. This study aimed to det...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2026/v35i41143
Two silicified fossil fruits from the Maastrichtian Deccan Intertrappean Beds of central India are described and assigned to a new species of Carpolithus. One specimen was collected from Shibala, Yavatmal District, Maharashtra, and the other from Keria near Mohgaonkalan, Chhindwa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2332
Jamun, botanically known as Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels, is an underutilised tropical fruit native to the Indian subcontinent and South-East Asia that has attracted growing scientific interest owing to its distinctive nutritional composition and broad pharmacological profile. The...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2026/v18i82115
Background: Agriculture is the primary livelihood source for most households in South Sudan, yet maize productivity and rural incomes remain low despite government- and donor-supported interventions. Input subsidy programmes have been widely promoted as mechanisms for improving a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i3522
Background: Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries remain disproportionately affected by malaria. To address the persistently high incidence, novel therapeutic interventions, such as the malaria vaccine, have been introduced in four pilot countries in SSA, including Ghana. Objective...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmpcp/2026/v9i2468
Technology-enabled rehabilitation counselling, encompassing telerehabilitation, digital case management, wearable-based self-tracking, and artificial intelligence (AI) decision support, has expanded access to vocational and psychosocial rehabilitation while simultaneously increas...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmpcp/2026/v9i2469
Background: Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related death among women in sub-Saharan Africa, yet screening uptake in rural Nigeria is critically low. This study determined the uptake and determinants of cervical cancer screening among women in rural communities...
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Research Article10.9734/irjo/2026/v9i2223
Background: Breast cancer is a major health concern among women, and delayed recognition of warning signs may contribute to diagnosis at an advanced stage. Objective: This study described risk factors, presenting symptoms, and the time of diagnosis among women with breast cancer...
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Research Article10.9734/irjo/2026/v9i2224