Banana is an important fruit crop in India, and the banana pseudostem weevil, Odoiporus longicollis Olivier, is a damaging internal feeder that affects plant vigour and pseudostem health. This study documented the biology and seasonal incidence of the pest in Sugandhi banana unde...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i74138
Greenhouse and laboratory experiments were conducted to study the adsorption and distribution pattern of zinc in soils amended with different types of biochars. Representative red and black soil samples were collected from plot numbers 125 and 162, respectively, at the Main Agric...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i76176
Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is an important export crop in Cameroon, and bean quality strongly influences its technological and industrial value. This study characterised the biometric, physicochemical, nutritional and bioactive properties of cocoa beans obtained from the secondar...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2026/v12i3309
A hybrid predictive–mechanistic model was developed for continuous Co²⁺ removal from wastewater using fixed-bed adsorption columns packed with cellulose-derived composite adsorbents. The Artificial Neural Network (ANN) model used a feed-forward backpropagation algorithm optimised...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i71951
Global food security depends increasingly on the efficient use of agrochemicals, yet conventional fertilisers and pesticides are characterised by poor nutrient and active-ingredient use efficiency, with substantial losses through leaching, volatilisation, and runoff. Hydrogel-bas...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2026/v26i7736
The experiment was conducted during 2022-2023 in the Processing Laboratory, Department of Horticulture, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, to standardise a ready-to-serve (RTS) dragon fruit beverage. The experiment was laid out in a Co...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2026/v18i72104
Phase equilibria and solubility in the NaClO–KClO₃–H₂O ternary system were investigated over the temperature range from −21 to +18 °C using the visual-polythermal method. Based on experimental data obtained for the boundary binary systems and five internal sections, a complete po...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2026/v35i41048
Climate plays a significant role in the physiological well-being and productivity of dairy animals. The present study assessed the association of climatic variables, namely maximum temperature, minimum temperature and rainfall, with milk production in milch animals maintained at...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2026/v25i8983
Rivers have long supported human settlements by providing fertile soils, water for daily use and routes for movement and trade. The Jia Bharali River, known as the Kameng River in Arunachal Pradesh, is a major tributary of the Brahmaputra and flows through Tezpur town in Assam. I...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i3520
Problematic soils, including saline, drought-affected, nutrient-deficient, acidic, and heavy metal-contaminated soils, represent major constraints to global agricultural productivity and soil sustainability. These unfavourable soil conditions disrupt nutrient availability, microb...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i3876
Carbon-doped zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films have garnered significant attention in recent years due to their ability to simultaneously modify the structural, electronic, and optical properties of zinc oxide. The introduction of carbon leads to the development of numerous defect conf...
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Research Article10.9734/ajr2p/2026/v10i3226
This study presents an analytical investigation of heat and mass transfer in magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) blood flow modelled as a Casson fluid past a porous wounded surface under slip, suction/injection and chemical reaction effects. The governing dimensional equations for momentum...
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Research Article10.9734/ajr2p/2026/v10i3227
Petroleum hydrocarbon pollution is a severe environmental threat worldwide, and decades of oil exploration in Gokana, Rivers State, have led to extensive soil contamination and affected microbial diversity. This study evaluated the effectiveness of post-remediation measures throu...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i81154
Nabil Ali Mohammed Saber, Nabil Yahya Ali Othrop, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Ansi, Abdulrahman H Al-Haifi, Khawlah Waleed Mojli & Ali Salman Al-Shami·Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal·2026
Background: Electronic device use has become common among university students and may contribute to Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS), particularly in settings where screen exposure is prolonged and preventive practices are limited. Aim: This study assessed awareness of electronic d...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2026/v21i4519
Corrosion of mild steel in acidic and alkaline environments remains a practical concern because it reduces material durability and increases maintenance requirements. This study evaluated selected medicinal plant extracts as potential corrosion inhibitors for Q235 mild steel usin...
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2026/v9i2253