Malaria is a serious health problem in Africa and other poor regions of the world, where new anti-malarial drugs are urgently needed at a price affordable to all. This theoretical study on the relationship between the electronic structure and the anti-malarial activity of a serie...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i2906
Introduction: Microorganisms are world of their own multiplying in millions by reproduction and creating problems to human lives and environment. In this light, it is necessary to transform them into useful product to solving challenges by investigating their inhibition to bacter...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i2905
Soil potassium (K) is vital for plant growth and its spatial distribution potentially affects crop nutrition and productivity. This study investigated effects of simulated heterogeneous soil K distribution on its uptake by Talinum triangulare. Pot trial modelled control (0 mg/kg...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i2904
Medicinal plants have been widely explored for their therapeutic potential due to their rich phytochemical composition. Piliostigma thonningii, a widely used plant in traditional medicine, is known for its diverse bioactive compounds with potential health benefits. This study aim...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i2903
Fluorosis is a slowly progressing and often neglected disease that poses great health challenges by gradually affecting the human body. Although fluoride toxicity is theoretically reversible, such slow progression leaves with few choices of cure for these side effects, making pre...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i2902
Chalcones are naturally coloured compounds found in plants, characterized by a distinctive chemical structure with two aromatic rings linked by a three-carbon α, β-unsaturated carbonyl bridge. Chalcones synthesis was achieved via modified Claisen-Schmidt condensation utilizing ar...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i2901
Dye removal from wastewater using activated carbons was the subject of much scientific research in recent decades. However, high–quality and inexpensive adsorbents production using biomass has attracted more attention from researchers. In this study, tomato stem–based bio–adsorbe...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i1900
Fungal infections have increased significantly in recent years and represent a major threat to human health. A large number of these infections are caused by the opportunistic pathogen Candida albicans. Lanosterol 14-alpha demethylase (CYP51), a critical enzyme in the cytochrome...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i1899
Optimal process conditions for carbonate precipitation of selected heavy metal ions were tested in laboratory conditions using Na2CO3. To the prepared synthetic monocomponent and binary multicomponent solutions of heavy metals with initial concentrations of 500 mg/L, Na2CO3 was a...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i1898
This study focuses on the development and characterization of a nanostructured sorbent derived from an agricultural waste. The rice husks were collected from a rice mill, washed and ground into fine powder, and then subjected to chemical and thermal treatments to convert them int...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i1896
A new bidentate amide ligand 2-(2-acetylaminophenyl)-N-benzothiazol-2-oxo-acetamide (apba) and its complexes with Co2+, Ni2+ and Cu2+ have been synthesized using microwave-assisted synthesis (MAS) under mild conditions with excellent yields (up to 85%) in shorter reaction times (...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i1897
The Sirba greenstone belt was Niger's main gold province. Soil geochemical data from the Sirba gold prospecting campaign carried out from 1989 to 1994 by the Japanese International Cooperation, prior to the advent of gold mining in the region were used in this work. The aim of th...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i1895
Human exposure to arsenic (As) is a worldwide concern due to its toxicity, persistence and non-biodegradability. This exposure can cause cancer and neurological disorders. This study focused on assessing human health risks from arsenic in groundwater near Tongon industrial mining...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i1894
Green chemistry, also referred to as sustainable chemistry, has emerged as a crucial framework for addressing global sustainability challenges and advancing the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs). By focusing on designing chemical products and processes t...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i1893
Biochars were prepared at pyrolysis furnace temperatures of 300℃ and 500℃ and characterized by FT-IR and SEM. Plant extract biochar composites were prepared by adsorbing plant extract onto the biochar. The antibacterial activity of the biochars and biochar composites was done in...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2024/v25i6892