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
Effective instructional leadership is essential for improving teaching practices and supporting the quality of classroom instruction. Classroom observation and constructive feedback enable head teachers to identify teachers’ instructional strengths and areas requiring improvement...
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Research Article10.9734/ajess/2026/v52i103361
A field experiment was conducted from November 2021 to March 2022 at the Experimental Farm of the Department of Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, Faculty of Horticulture, Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, to evaluate the effe...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104521
Genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance are important parameters for identifying traits and inbred lines suitable for selection in maize (Zea mays L.) breeding. The present investigation assessed 30 normal maize inbred lines, including two standard checks, during kh...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104522
Gastric ulceration is associated with excessive gastric acid secretion and impaired mucosal defence, while non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin are important causes of gastric mucosal injury. Saccharum spontaneum has traditionally been used in the management of g...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2026/v18i9566
The present study evaluated the comparative economics of machine-transplanted and hand-transplanted paddy cultivation in Thiruvarur district, one of the major rice-producing districts of the Cauvery Delta region of Tamil Nadu. Primary data were collected from 60 sample farmers us...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104523
Freshwater reservoirs support water supply and aquatic food webs, but rainy-season runoff can alter water quality through sediment, nutrient, and organic-matter inputs, affecting plankton communities. This study evaluated rainy-season hydrobiological changes in Upper Manair Dam n...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2026/v18i9567
Cut foliage is a technically diverse but comparatively under-synthesised component of the floriculture industry. Leaves, fronds, phyllodes, cladodes and leafy shoots are traded as line, mass, filler and textural materials, yet their production and postharvest biology are often ma...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104450
Background: Brown spot, caused by Bipolaris oryzae, is one of the major fungal diseases limiting rice production. Aim: The present study aimed to evaluate the in vitro antifungal efficacy of different nanoparticles and fungicides against the pathogen and to assess their potential...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104451
Food systems face simultaneous pressure to reduce environmental impacts, limit food loss and waste, and respond to growing evidence that individuals differ in their nutritional needs and metabolic responses. Three-dimensional food printing, an additive manufacturing process that...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104452
Aims: To quantify genetic divergence among 25 black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) genotypes using Mahalanobis D² statistics, classify the germplasm by Tocher’s method, identify the traits underlying divergence and translate cluster-specific agronomic profiles into a strategic framewor...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104453
Weed control is challenging in organic vegetable farming because weeds compete with crops for water, nutrients, sunlight and growing space; however, chemical herbicides are generally not used in organic production. This study was conducted as a field experiment over two seasons,...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104454