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Toward Inclusive Digital Service-Learning: Opportunities, Vulnerabilities, and Strategies Identified by European Educational Stakeholders

Florentine Paudel & Rolf Laven · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2026

Background and Aims: Digital technologies increasingly mediate service-learning, creating both opportunities for participation and risks of exclusion. This study examines how educational stakeholders perceive the opportunities, vulnerabilities, consequences, and enabling strategi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jesbs/2026/v39i51523

Factors Affecting Blood Glucose Level Among Diabetic Patients at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Edo State, Nigeria

O. Okojie Agatha Ilebalumen, Ojie-Okojie Jesuite, Ehizuelen G. Ehis & Okojie J. Philip · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2026

Diabetes is an important non-communicable disease (NCD) that is rapidly attracting the attention of the international medical community and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in both developing and developed countries. The study examined factors affecting blood glucose c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i91778

Smallholder Adaptation to Climate Change in the West African Sahel: A Critical Narrative Review of Practices, Evidence and the Limits of Incremental Adjustment

Issaharou-Matchi Issiaka, Mahamane Mansour, Mahamane Ali & Saadou Mahamane · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2026

Rainfed smallholder agriculture in the West African Sahel operates within one of the most variable rainfall regimes on the planet, and the adaptation of Sahelian farming households has become a substantial field of research spanning agronomy, climatology, economics, geography and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95671

Developing a Demand–compensation Model for Forest Ecosystem Services: Evidence from Nandi South Forest, Kenya

Isaac Keror, Joel Sumukwo & Naftaly Mose · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2026

Forest ecosystems provide important environmental and socioeconomic benefits to surrounding communities, yet inadequate compensation mechanisms may undermine their long-term conservation. This study developed a demand compensation model to examine household willingness to pay (WT...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95673

Evaluation of Shear Bond Strength of Resin‑bleached Dentine Treated with Azadirachta indica and Diode Laser: An In-vitro Study

Manoj M. Dhavalagi & Moksha Nayak · Asian Journal of Dental Sciences · 2026

Aim: This in vitro study evaluated and compared the effects of Azadirachta indica extract and 980-nm diode laser irradiation on the shear bond strength of resin composite to dentine bleached with 37.5% hydrogen peroxide. Materials and Methods: Thirty extracted non-carious human p...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajds/2026/v9i1390

A New Frontier in Root Canal Disinfection: Evaluating Melatonin as a Potent Intracanal Medicament

Ranjan Richa, B. S Keshava Prasad & Sachin Mangal · Asian Journal of Dental Sciences · 2026

Background: Persistent endodontic infections are frequently associated with resistant microorganisms such as Enterococcus faecalis and Streptococcus mutans. Although Calcium Hydroxide (Ca(OH)₂) is widely used as an intracanal medicament, its reduced effectiveness against resistan...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajds/2026/v9i1391

Scarring Alopecia of the Scalp as the Revealing Manifestation of Systemic Sarcoidosis: A Case Report

Chourouq Mustapha Eid, Fatima Ezzahraa Sassine, Taha Yassine Aaboudech, Kaoutar Znati, Sarah LOUBARIS, Hafsa Riache, Latifa Chat, Laila Benzekri & Mariame Meziane · Asian Journal of Research in Dermatological Science · 2026

Aims: To report an exceptional case of scalp sarcoidosis revealing systemic sarcoidosis and to underline the contribution of trichoscopy to the diagnosis. Presentation of Case: A 50-year-old Moroccan woman with multinodular goitre presented with a chronic, non-pruritic, painless...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrdes/2026/v9i1172

Not Every Chronic Intertrigo is Fungal: Hailey-Hailey Disease Revealed by Dermoscopy

Chourouq Mustapha Eid, Fatima Ezzahraa Sassine, Manal El Beyeg, Taha Yassine Aaboudech, Kaoutar Znati, Narjess Er-rachdy, Laila Benzekri & Mariame Meziane · Asian Journal of Research in Dermatological Science · 2026

Aims: To report a case of Hailey-Hailey disease identified with the aid of dermoscopy in a woman with a darker skin phototype whose chronic flexural intertrigo had repeatedly been misdiagnosed and treated as a fungal infection, and to highlight dermoscopic features that may reduc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrdes/2026/v9i1173

Digital Payment Diffusion, Working Capital Asynchrony, and Infrastructure Friction in Grassroots Micro-retail: Empirical Evidence from a Semi-urban Industrial Cluster in Central India

Aditya Raj Gupta & Ravindra Kumar Thawait · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2026

Aims: The rapid digitisation of retail settlements through real-time payment (RTP) infrastructures such as the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is transforming micro-enterprises across developing economies. However, informal micro-merchants in semi-urban industrial nodes often ex...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i92381

The Effects of IT Investment and ESG Integration on Firm Value: Evidence from an Emerging Economy

Md Shafayet Shahed Ornob & Md Khairul Islam · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2026

This study examines whether IT investment intensity and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance jointly affect firm value in a frontier-market setting. The analysis uses an unbalanced panel of 201 non-financial firms listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange, comprising...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i92382

Self-Help Group Membership and Reported Changes in Rural Household Income in Gumla District, Jharkhand: A Retrospective Empirical Study

Sandeep Kumar, Fr. Robert Pradeep Kujur S. J., Shaurya Shreyas & Anish Surin · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2026

Self-Help Groups (SHGs) are widely used in India as platforms for savings, credit access, livelihood support, and women’s collective action. This retrospective observational study examines reported changes in monthly household income among 535 active female SHG members from five...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i92383

Instructional Supervision and Teacher Retention: Evidence from Public Primary Schools in Ijara Sub-County, Kenya

Abdi Abdulle Bulle, Noor Mohammed & Josephine Maingi · Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies · 2026

Teacher retention has been shown to improve the stability and continuity of teaching, thereby leading to higher learner performance. However, teacher retention remains a persistent challenge among public primary schools in Ijara Sub-County, Garissa County. Despite recognition of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajess/2026/v52i93330

Effects of TikTok Video Viewing on the Aesthetic Literacy of Junior High School Students in China: A Quasi-experimental Study

Wang He · Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies · 2026

This study examined the effects of structured TikTok video viewing on the Aesthetic Literacy of junior high school students in Anshan, China. A quasi-experimental pre-test–post-test control-group design was employed with 112 Grade 7 and Grade 8 students, comprising an experimenta...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajess/2026/v52i93331

Teacher Identity through the Lens of Policy and Structure of School Administration in Odisha, India

Ashok Dansana & Arpita Singh · Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies · 2026

Teacher identity is increasingly shaped by the interaction between educational policy expectations, administrative structures, professional beliefs, and everyday working conditions. In Odisha, recent policy reforms emphasise teacher autonomy, reflective practice, and professional...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajess/2026/v52i93333

Digital Floristic Documentation and Preliminary Assessment of Understory Vegetation in a Sal-Dominated Forest of Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

Adrija Saha, Manish Kumar, Sandhya Goswami, Vikaspal Singh, Prabhakar Manori & Anil K. Uniyal · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2026

Understorey vegetation contributes substantially to forest biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, yet rapid preliminary documentation may be constrained by limited field time, taxonomic expertise, and survey resources. This study presents a georeferenced digital floristic reconn...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jaeri/2026/v27i5809