Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) is a valuable oilseed crop widely grown across temperate and subtropical regions for its nutritional, industrial, and economic importance. Despite its potential, linseed remains underutilized and under-researched in Ethiopia’s Somali Region, where...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2025/v26i31350
Roger Antonio Morais Queiroz, Natalia da Costa Meireles, Vitória Vaz Guimarães, Thaís Castro Barros, Kenia Dorneles Silva, Valdir Francisco Odorizzi, Maykon Jhuly Martins de Paiva & Ana Carolina Aguiar Rezende·Advances in Research·2025
Aims: This integrative review analyzed the psychological effects of oral contraceptives (OCs), focusing on depressive and anxious symptoms. It examined the influence of age, OC type, psychiatric history, and genetic predisposition, aiming to support individualized prescribing str...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2025/v26i31349
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a critical food security crop and a key source of income for smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. Despite its potential to produce high yields on limited land and within a short growing period, potato production in lowland areas remains limited due to...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2025/v26i31347
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the most important cereal crops grown in the Awbare district, primarily to enhance household income and ensure food security. This study aimed to assess the adoption status and identify the factors influencing the adoption of improved bread...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2025/v26i31348
Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important cereal crops worldwide, serving as a staple food and a vital source of dietary energy. In Ethiopia's Somali Region, however, maize production remains limited due to several constraints, notably the lack of access to improved variet...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2025/v26i31346
Aluminium Boiling Pots (ABP) are essential for heating water. However, there is need for enhancing Heat Transfer (HT) during the process of heating water using ABP on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) stoves in order to minimise LPG’s cost. Fractal induced surfaces being self-similar...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2025/v26i31344
On this note, we investigate the quantitative aspects of norm-attainability in operators, focusing on distances to the set of norm-attainable operators, rates of convergence, and approximation properties. Key results include the structural characterization of norm-attainable oper...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2025/v26i31345
Background: Adequate nutrition during the first five years of life is critical for optimal physical and cognitive development. In low-resource settings, complementary foods are often nutritionally inadequate, contributing to childhood malnutrition. Objective: This study aimed to...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2025/v26i31342
Abdi Mohamed Ali, Abdulahi Gas Omer, Fatumo Mohamud Samale & Mahamed Dol Ateye·Advances in Research·2025
This study was conducted in the Goljano district, Fafan Zone, to evaluate and demonstrate the productivity of modern beekeeping technologies. A Pastoral and Agro-pastoral Research and Extension Group (PAPREG) was established, comprising 25 members with prior experience in beekeep...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2025/v26i31343
A field experiment was conducted in Gode, Kelafo, Jarati, and Dolo Ado experimental fields of the Somali region of eastern Ethiopia to evaluate the effects of seeding rate and inter-row spacing, as well as their interaction, on the performance of irrigated rice (Oryza sativa L.)....
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Research Article10.9734/air/2025/v26i31341