Aims: To evaluate the productivity and yield gap dynamics of high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of spice and oilseed crops under three management regimes, assess drivers of technical knowledge gain, and analyse stakeholder network interactions to strengthen Research-Extension-Farmer...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i93018
Traditional agricultural systems (TAS) are place-adapted social-ecological systems in which crop, livestock, aquatic and tree diversity, ecological processes, local knowledge and community institutions have co-evolved with food production. Their contemporary significance is incre...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i93019
Background: Tea plantations in Wayanad operate under simultaneous production, market and labour pressures. Aims: To assess tea production trends and instability in Wayanad, examine plantation-level productivity and market constraints, and evaluate the socio-economic conditions of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i93020
Background: Buruli ulcer, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, is the third most common mycobacterial infection in immunocompetent individuals and is endemic in West Africa. Lesions predominantly involve the limbs and are characteristically painless; head and neck involvement is rar...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i10588
Aims: To determine the prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes 16 and 18 among HIV-positive women with abnormal cervical cytology at Machakos Level 5 Hospital, Kenya. Study Design: A prospective cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The Comprehe...
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Research Article10.9734/ijrrgy/2026/v9i1191
Background: Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) remains a public health challenge in Kenya despite advances in diagnosis and shorter, all-oral treatment regimens. Aim: This study assessed patient characteristics influencing DR-TB treatment outcomes in Meru County, Kenya. Methods:...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2026/v28i10894
Background: Breast cancer remains the most common cancer among women worldwide and a major cause of preventable cancer mortality, particularly in resource-constrained settings where delayed presentation is common. Breast self-examination (BSE) does not replace clinical assessment...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2026/v28i10895
Aims: To characterize transcriptomic alterations associated with major depressive disorder (MDD) in postmortem human brain tissue and integrate differential gene-expression findings with protein-protein interaction, functional-enrichment, and drug-gene interaction analyses. Study...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2026/v28i10896
The Danané department, located in the Tonkpi region of western Côte d'Ivoire, presents a unique context characterised by the local population's heavy reliance on bushmeat. While the trade in game meat in this department serves as a crucial driver of food security and household su...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2026/v22i10697
Background: Buruli ulcer (BU), caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, remains an under-recognised neglected tropical disease whose control is constrained by limited access to accurate, timely diagnosis in the remote, resource-poor settings where it is most prevalent. Methods: A narrat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrdes/2026/v9i1174
Huntington’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterised by motor, cognitive, psychiatric, and functional deterioration. Conventional assessment using genetic information, clinical scales, neuroimaging, and molecular biomarkers provides important information...
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Research Article10.9734/ajorrin/2026/v9i1194
A pot experiment was conducted using a split-plot design with four replications to determine the optimal Nitrogen (N) and Zinc (Zn) levels for maximizing nutrient uptake, recovery efficiency, agronomic use efficiency, milling quality, and grain Zn concentration in rice. The main...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2026/v12i4767
Plastic residues have become a persistent structural component of arable land, and the microbial films that develop on their surfaces have been proposed as concentrated sites for the accumulation and exchange of antibiotic resistance genes. This review critically examines the evi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95685
Background: Climate finance is widely presented as the principal lever for accelerating renewable energy deployment, yet the empirical basis for that claim has not been assembled systematically. Global climate finance reached USD 1.9 trillion in 2023 and renewable energy investme...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i92385
The rapidly expanding oil palm industry is limited by various constraints, including soil fertility degradation and water deficit. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of the dissolution of NPK 10-10-30+1S+3Mg+4.4Ca fertiliser on the growth and production of oil palm trees....
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95686