This study evaluated genetic diversity among 21 Basmati rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes using morphological, biochemical and molecular attributes. The field experiment was conducted in a randomised block design with three replications. Morphological and quality observations incl...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i51696
Dipika Patel, Bhargavkumar Patel, Nimish Vasoya, Bharat Kataria & J. H. Markna·Advances in Research·2026
The paper presents a first-principles analysis of the structural relaxation, spin-resolved electronic structure, and frequency-dependent optical response of a tetragonal Co₂MnSi model. Geometry optimisation and spin-polarised electronic calculations were carried out within densit...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i51692
Ankatwar Gajanan, Narote Preetham, Gajjala Lilly Rani, Alurwad Tripat Venkatreddy & K Krunal Yadav·Advances in Research·2026
Digital image processing has evolved from deterministic operators designed around explicit assumptions to data-driven systems that learn representations, priors and decision rules from large image collections. This transition has improved performance in restoration, segmentation,...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i51693
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, and dietary modulation of the gut microbiota has emerged as a candidate strategy for risk reduction. Prebiotics—substrates selectively utilised by host microorganisms to confer a health bene...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i51690
Francis Agyapong, Harrison Kwame Dapaah, Kwame Nkrumah Hope, Emmanuel Appiah & Isaac Ntekor·Advances in Research·2026
This study assessed the productivity and economic returns of chicken manure (CM) and NPK fertiliser, applied alone and in combination, in carrot (Daucus carota L.) production at Mampong-Ashanti during September–December 2021 and April–July 2022. The experiment used a randomised c...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i51691
Quadriceps strength is a central determinant of force production, deceleration, jumping, sprinting, change of direction, and knee-joint control in many sports. Progressive resistance exercise is therefore widely prescribed to athletes, yet the phrase encompasses markedly differen...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i51689
Music engages an unusually distributed set of cortical and subcortical systems, spanning auditory, motor, limbic and prefrontal territories, and has therefore become a widely used model for studying perception, prediction, reward and experience-dependent plasticity in the human b...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i41688
Abdulmutallib Abubakar, Umar Baba Abdullahi, Nabilah Datti Abubakar, Ibrahim Illah Abdulrashid, Douye Mary Eke & Ohiemi Emmanuel Adegbe·Advances in Research·2026
Background: The Knowledge-Attitude-Practice (KAP) framework assumes that knowledge shapes attitude and that attitude subsequently influences practice. Aims: This study examined whether maternal knowledge and attitude predicted antenatal care (ANC) utilisation more strongly than e...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i41687
Rinku Grover, Rajender Kumar, Vinod Kumar, Vijay K. Singh & Ravi Gupta·Advances in Research·2026
Traditional maize shelling is labour-intensive, time-consuming, and often unsuitable for timely post-harvest processing by small and marginal farmers, whereas power-operated shellers may be unaffordable or dependent on unreliable energy supplies. This study developed and evaluate...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i41686
Restless legs syndrome affects a substantial proportion of pregnant women, most often emerging in the second or third trimester and imposing a considerable burden on sleep, mood, and possibly obstetric outcome. Management during pregnancy is constrained: dopamine agonists, gabape...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i41683