Aims: The study aims to quantify the pace of urban expansion in Busasamana Sector, Nyanza District, Rwanda, over the period 2010–2024, using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing techniques, and to establish the strength and spatial pattern of its relationship w...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i3294
An experimental and micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) study of the relationship between porosity and electrical formation factor (FF) is presented for a suite of coastal sands. Beach sands from Scarborough and Cottesloe (Western Australia) were analysed to determine bulk poros...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i3293
Small, community-managed wetlands in East Africa remain comparatively under-researched relative to large, nationally significant wetland systems, despite mounting anthropogenic pressure and their disproportionate importance to rural livelihoods. This study examined the human-driv...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i3292
Despite the hydrocarbon significance of the Ogwashi–Asaba Formation in the Niger Delta Basin, integrated sedimentological and organic geochemical investigations of the Mgbiligba Spring exposure remain limited, resulting in an incomplete understanding of its depositional history a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i3291
Conventional root-mean-square amplitude is widely used to represent local seismic reflection energy, but its quadratic dependence on amplitude makes it susceptible to impulsive spikes, amplitude extremes, and spatial broadening of high-energy responses. This study develops and ev...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i3286
Background: Groundwater development in Precambrian basement terrains is constrained by the discontinuous and heterogeneous distribution of productive aquifers. Aim: This study aimed to map potential groundwater zones in the Koulikoro district (Mali) by integrating Geographic Inf...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i3287
Aims: To examine how households living near Mukura Forest in Rutsiro District, Rwanda, have taken up agroforestry trees on their farms, and specifically to establish the prevailing level of uptake, the leading factors behind it, and the strength of association between those facto...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i3288
Aims: This study aimed to assess the association between waste management practices and ecosystem resilience and sustainable development outcomes among artisanal and small-scale mining communities in Gakenke District, Northern Rwanda. Study Design: A mixed-methods research design...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i3289
Aims: To assess the impact of flood disasters on the socioeconomic livelihoods of households in Nyamagabe District, Rwanda, between 2010 and 2025, and to analyse the relationship between flood exposure, government/institutional response, and livelihood outcomes. Study Design: A d...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i3290
This study investigates aplites associated with the Kyrdem granitoids of the Meghalaya Plateau, Northeast India, using field observations, petrography, and whole-rock geochemical analyses. The aplites are fine-grained, leucocratic rocks that occur as small stocks, narrow veins, o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i3285