Structural test pedestals form part of the reaction system used in large-scale structural testing, and their response may vary with loading-point arrangement and loading direction. This study compares two displacement-controlled loading combinations for an existing reinforced-con...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i92002
Herbert O. Stanley, J. O. Pondei, C. O. Ayo-Ola, M. E. Appiah, E. Azebiri, J. P. Bibiwei, I. E. Bobbo, P. B. Apiri, T. S. Johnny, E. O. Kehinde, M. P. Mammah, T. Moneyin, C. L. Nkwume, E. N. Olise-Anieh, M. J. Oliver & J. C. Stanley·Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology·2026
The rapid growth of solid waste and its improper management pose severe health, environmental, and economic risks, especially in rural Nigerian communities such as Sampou, where data on public awareness and practices are lacking. This study aimed to assess the level of awareness...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2026/v25i91015
K. Sai Prasanthi, S. Tirumala Reddy, B. Rajendra Kumar, V. Srinivasa Rao, A. Upendra Rao & S. Govinda Rao·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2026
Fodder availability remains inadequate to meet the increasing demand for quality livestock feed in India. Fodder jowar (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is an important forage crop because of its high biomass production, drought tolerance and adaptability to diverse agro-climatic con...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i4914
Rachael Terumbur Duche, Tochukwu N. T. Nwagu, Lewis I. Ezeogu, Torkwase Janet Aondofa & Timothy T. Ikyume·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2026
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) obtained from natural sources may provide strains with useful probiotic properties. This study characterised LAB isolated from Nigerian fermented foods and healthy human sources and evaluated their probiotic potential. A total of 124 presumptive LAB iso...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i101194
The microbiological hygiene quality of natural cocoa mass is an important consideration for public health safety, economic valorisation, and the sustainability of the cocoa sector in Côte d’Ivoire. During the production of natural cocoa mass, particularly during cocoa bean fermen...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i101195
Vincent Ouedraogo, Félix Taswaogo Ouedraogo, Wendkouni Leila Marie Esther Belem-Kabré, Ablassé Rouamba, Eli Compaoré, René Dofini Magnini & Martin Kiendrebeogo·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2026
Background: Oral diseases remain a major global health problem, with a disproportionately high burden in developing countries. Bacterial biofilm formation contributes to the persistence of oral infections and can reduce the effectiveness of conventional antimicrobial treatments....
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i101196
Olbers’ paradox is a useful convergence test for cosmological radiation fields because an infinite, homogeneous, eternal and static population of identical luminous sources produces a divergent bolometric flux in Euclidean space. This analytical study compares that classical resu...
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Research Article10.9734/iaarj/2026/v8i1128
The southeastern flank of the Niger Delta remains one of Nigeria’s most promising yet comparatively under-explored hydrocarbon frontiers. This study brings together two complementary geophysical investigations of the area: a regional gravity survey and a field-scale three-dimensi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i3297
Cotton (Gossypium spp.) price forecasting is important for market decision-making in Andhra Pradesh, where price instability affects farmers, traders and related stakeholders. This study evaluated statistical, machine-learning and wavelet decomposition models for predicting month...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i94517
Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) is an important rabi oilseed crop, and successful crop establishment under rainfed conditions depends partly on seed quality and early seedling vigour. The present investigation evaluated eight pre-sowing seed treatments for their effects on gr...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i94518
Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek] is an important short-duration pulse crop valued for its nutritional quality, adaptability and suitability in diverse cropping systems. Identification of high-yielding varieties with desirable yield-associated traits is essential for impro...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i94519
This study assessed spatiotemporal temperature trends and machine-learning-based temperature prediction across the coastal rainforest zone of Nigeria. Monthly and annual temperature data for Calabar, Yenagoa, Benin City and Ikeja were obtained from the NASA POWER database for the...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2026/v30i5978
In this study, the electronic architecture and magnetic phenomena of iron-doped molybdenum diselenide (MoSe2) monolayers are systematically investigated using first-principles density functional theory (DFT). Employing the Quantum ESPRESSO computational package with GGA-PBE funct...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2026/v30i5979
Nanocomposites are increasingly designed to perform more than one interfacial function, yet corrosion protection and wastewater treatment have largely developed as separate materials-engineering domains. This critical narrative review examines the chemistry that connects and, in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2026/v17i3421
Background: Blood storage is associated with progressive biochemical and cellular changes that may alter the concentrations of soluble adhesion molecules. Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and P-selectin (SELP) are important m...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2026/v38i106208