Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) was used to determine the total concentrations of heavy metals (Pb, Ni, Zn, Fe, Cd, and Cr) in soil samples from Rumuolumini, Aluu, and Igwuruta communities in Rivers State, Nigeria. The study evaluated metal concentrations, contamination...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2026/v14i4352
Time is indispensable to geographical explanation, yet its treatment remains divided between measurable succession, recurrent rhythms and situated experiences of duration. This critical narrative review examines linear and cyclic conceptions of time as explanatory resources rathe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4487
Endometrioid adenocarcinoma involving the endocervix is uncommon and can present a difficult site-of-origin differential because endometrial endometrioid carcinoma may extend into the cervix and some cervical adenocarcinomas may show endometrioid-like morphology. A 58-year-old po...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1381
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a growing global health burden, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Medical nutrition therapy is an integral component of diabetes management, and current guidance supports individualised dietary patterns that include nutrient-dens...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2026/v25i10928
Fungal diseases such as Alternaria leaf blight of sesame and collar rot of groundnut significantly limit the productivity of these important oilseed crops. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the in vitro efficacy of six commonly used seed treatment fungicides against Al...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i111806
Ebimene James Mamadu, Jude Chukwuyem Nwankwo, Newton Ighomaro Okposo, Ebikonbo-owei Anthony Mamadu, Nkonyeasua Ignatius Njoseh, Henrietta Ify Ojarikre & Jonathan Tsetimi·Advances in Research·2026
A boundary-adapted Crank–Nicolson-induced Mamadu–Njoseh basis-functions (CN-MNBF) framework is developed for the numerical solution of one-dimensional parabolic partial differential equations. The method combines a weighted Mamadu–Njoseh polynomial approximation in space with Cra...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i61751
Microstrip patch antenna optimisation using full-wave electromagnetic simulations can become computationally expensive when multiple geometrical parameters are involved. This paper presents a Python–PyAEDT-based automated optimisation framework for enhancing the impedance bandwid...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i61752
Rahmat Kofoworola Sanusi, Temiloluwa Paul Adetola, Abimbola Serifat Oreoluwa & Sampson Boateng·Advances in Research·2026
Background: Predictive sentiment analysis and proactive service intelligence are increasingly used to identify deteriorating customer relationships and support targeted service responses, yet evidence is distributed across marketing, customer relationship management, service rese...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2026/v27i61753
Nigeria ranked among the world's four leading cocoa producers in 2021, with estimated output of between 250,000 and 300,000 metric tonnes, which contributed significantly to the country's non-oil export earnings. The southern states of Ondo, Cross River, Osun, Ekiti, Edo and Oyo...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2026/v27i6826
Peripheral arterial disease is a common manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis that remains frequently unrecognised, partly because most affected people do not report classic intermittent claudication. The ankle–brachial index, the ratio of ankle to arm systolic pressure, has...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2026/v15i4568
Drabo Samuel Fogné, Nabie Békouanan, Damiba Pascal, Dieni Ibonyé David, Tiendrebeogo Wendlasida Elvis Estélina & Ouedraogo Issoufou·Asian Journal of Biology·2026
Since 2024, Burkina Faso has received repeated notifications concerning insect pests detected in international consignments of raw cashew nuts, highlighting the need for effective post-harvest management. This study assessed the quality-related storage conditions of raw cashew nu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2026/v22i11707
Guava (Psidium guajava L.) is an important fruit crop, but poor management of flowering, fruit development, fruit retention and fruit quality may restrict its production and economic benefits. The present investigation was undertaken during 2025–26 at the Experimental Farm of Sur...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2026/v12i4781
This study evaluates differences in topsoil physicochemical properties among four techno-ecological settings in the North Karanpura Coalfield, Jharkhand, India: an active opencast mining site (Amrapali), a coal-logistics zone on reclaimed land (Piparwar village), a mining-periphe...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i4931
This cross-sectional study examined associations of social and emotional adjustment with educational adjustment among 103 adolescents from the Koraga community in Kasaragod District, Kerala, India. Participants were selected by convenience sampling and completed a self-developed,...
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Research Article10.9734/arjass/2026/v24i11960
Maternal nutrition is critical to maternal health, foetal development, and pregnancy outcomes, particularly in arid and semi-arid settings affected by food insecurity and limited access to nutrition services. This study assessed knowledge and awareness of Adequate maternal nutrit...
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Research Article10.9734/arjass/2026/v24i11961