The demand for concrete in the construction industry continues to increase. This study examined the performance of concrete modified with discharged engine oil (DEO) and cocoa pod husk ash (CPHA) as admixtures, focusing on physical, mechanical, and durability properties, includin...
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Research Article10.9734/jmsrr/2026/v9i4519
Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is one of the oldest fibre crops used in papermaking, predating wood pulp by centuries, and its renewed legal status under the 2014 and 2018 U.S. Farm Bills has revived interest in it as a sustainable papermaking fibre. This study evaluates Hemp fibre as...
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Research Article10.9734/jmsrr/2026/v9i4520
Background: Andaliman (Zanthoxylum acanthopodium DC.) is a characteristic spice of North Sumatra with diverse bioactive constituents and potential applications in natural-product and material-based research. The characteristics of plant extracts can be influenced by extraction co...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i101466
This study examines the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth (GDP) and domestic investment (GDI) in 16 Asia-Pacific countries from 2011 to 2025. It also investigates the influence of FDI on domestic investment, specifically whether FDI produces a crowding...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i92387
Rapid urban expansion is transforming land-cover patterns in Rwanda’s secondary cities, with potential consequences for forest resources and sustainable land-use planning. This study assessed long-term changes in built-up and forest cover associated with urban expansion in Huye D...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i105689
A field experiment was conducted for Agronomic evaluation of suitable cropping systems for bidi tobacco under rainfed conditions at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Nandyal, ANGRAU under AINP on Tobacco for three years during rabi seasons from 2020-21 to 2022-23 with the o...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i105690
Floating treatment wetlands (FTWs) are buoyant, vegetated treatment systems in which plant roots and associated biofilms develop directly within the water column. They are increasingly presented as low-energy, modular nature-based technologies for polishing wastewater and contami...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i105691
Balanced fertilisation is essential for sustaining rice productivity and maintaining soil fertility, particularly in acidic red and lateritic soils where nutrient availability and retention can be limiting. Although nitrogen is commonly applied to enhance rice growth, its effecti...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i105692
Allelopathy has long been proposed as a biological route to reduce reliance on synthetic herbicides, yet the agricultural evidence is more conditional than the frequency of laboratory phytotoxicity reports suggests. This critical narrative review evaluates allelopathy as a compon...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i105693
Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) is a public health concern caused by paralytic shellfish toxins that can accumulate in shellfish. This study assessed PSP-associated toxicity in Acanthocardia tuberculata collected from Targha on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco using a Vibri...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2026/v12i4333
Integrating computational thinking into mathematics education offers opportunities to strengthen learners’ problem-solving, reasoning, pattern recognition, abstraction, and conceptual understanding. However, evidence remains limited on how practising senior high school mathematic...
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Research Article10.9734/ajess/2026/v52i103354
Substance abuse and mental health disorders have emerged as critical public health challenges in higher education institutions globally, with profound implications for student well-being, academic performance, and long-term life outcomes. In Zambia, particularly within the expand...
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Research Article10.9734/ajess/2026/v52i103355
Background: Classroom observation is an important component of instructional supervision through which school administrators assess teaching practices, provide feedback, and support teachers’ professional development. Aims: This study aimed to determine the classroom observation...
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Research Article10.9734/ajess/2026/v52i103356
The rapid diffusion of generative artificial intelligence (AI) into reading, writing, and research practices has produced a new communicative act—the prompt—and, alongside it, a new object of pedagogical concern that researchers have begun to call “prompt literacy”. This study ex...
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Research Article10.9734/ajess/2026/v52i103357
This study assessed the managerial challenges facing school heads in implementing school quality assurance (SQA) reports in public secondary schools in Mbeya Rural District, Tanzania. A mixed-methods approach with a convergent design was employed. Data were obtained from 267 resp...
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Research Article10.9734/ajess/2026/v52i103359