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Impact of Drought on Sorghum Production and Its Adaptation Strategies in Baki District, Awdal Region, Somaliland

Muhiyadin Abdilahi Ali, Md. Rezaul Karim & Mohamed Abdi Osman · Advances in Research · 2023

The main objective of the study was to determine the impact of the drought on sorghum production and its adaptation strategies to overcome the impacts. The sorghum farmers of the Baki and Ruqi villages under the Baki districts were the respondents of the study. the study was cond...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2023/v24i1930

Biocoagulants as Ecofriendly Alternatives in the Dairy Wastewater Treatment

Rakesh Namdeti, Arlene Joaquin, Uma Reddy Meka, Muna Amer Ali Azam Al Amri & Amal Said Amir Mubarak Kashoub · Advances in Research · 2023

Coagulation is a simple and widely used method for water and wastewater treatment. Chemical coagulants, on the other hand, not only produce vast volumes of toxic sludge, but they also have negative impacts on living organisms. This study demonstrates the use of neem tree leaf and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2023/v24i1929

Factors Affecting Planning Laws and Regulations Compliance in the Capital Cities in South-South Geopolitical Region, Nigeria

Mbee, Daniel Mbee & Tonte, Davies Joseph · Advances in Research · 2022

In many cities around the globe, humans have shown disdain and neglect to physical planning laws. The consequence is the social and environmental challenges that residents experience therein. This study examines the factors that affect planning laws compliance in the capital citi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2022/v23i6926

Cultural Knowledge of On-farm Tree Plantation in Rural Communities of Gurez Himalaya

M. A. Islam, Ummar Atta, A. A. Wani, A. A. Gatoo, Murtaza Shah, Khurshid A. Sofi & Bilal A. Bhat · Advances in Research · 2022

People’s perceptions on cultural knowledge of on-farm tree plantation have become fundamental elements of sustainable forest resource management. The study examined the people’s knowledge on cultural practices of on-farm tree plantation and their socioeconomic determinants in rur...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2022/v23i6927

Can the Robot be Considered a Person? The European Perspective

Philippe Fauquet-Alekhine · Advances in Research · 2022

Technological advances are equipping robotic entities with artificial intelligence and endowed with emotional intelligence that gives them a capacity for reflection, analysis, that is closer every day to that of humans. The growing autonomy of robotic entities raises the question...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2022/v23i6924

Determinants of Quality of Life in Women living with Breast Cancer in Southwest Nigeria

Oluwafunbi Opadola, Omodele Opadola, Samson Ojedokun & Olukayode Abayomi · Advances in Research · 2022

Background: The quality of life (QOL) among women with breast cancer is hampered in areas of social, emotional, and sexual functioning and this could persist even years after treatment.  It is an important parameter for monitoring disease progression at the early stage. Hence, th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2022/v23i6923

Marital Satisfaction Blues among Ghanaian Spouses: Can Premarital Counselling be a Panacea?

Paul Kobina Annan Bedu-Addo & Michael Asare · Advances in Research · 2022

The study aimed at determining whether premarital counselling actually influenced marital satisfaction.  A self-developed structured questionnaire (α = 0.89) was utilized on a sample of 322 premarital counselled and non- premarital counselled spouses in Ghana.  Linear multiple re...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2022/v23i6922

Genus Vernonia (Asteraceae): A Promising Source of Antitumor Agents with Pharmacological Potentials

Vitor Gonzatto, Regina Maria Sousa de Araújo & Lidiane Pereira de Albuquerque · Advances in Research · 2022

Antitumor research leads to the development of new molecules that act specifically in tumor cells by blocking or inhibiting their molecular targets. New therapeutic approaches for the screening of bioactive compounds present in medicinal plants have received increasing attention...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2022/v23i6921

A Review of the Therapeutic Potentials of Stem Cells, Fibroblast Growth Factors and T-cells in Regenerative Medicine

Adedeji Okikiade, Aromedonghene Osharode, Olayinka Oloye-Afolayan, Damisola Ogunesan, Oyewole Adijat, K. Ubah Chibuike & Kevin Browne · Advances in Research · 2022

The human body is a complex structure with the innate ability to protect, defend, repair, and heal after damage or disease. For decades, medicine has faced problems that need the evolution of standard treatments and finding a way to accelerate the regenerative capabilities of the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2022/v23i6920

Key Factors, Drivers and Gatekeepers of Female Genital Mutilation in Ethiopia: A Meta-synthesis of National and Regional Studies

Olusola Oladeji, Julia Battle & Haithar Ahmed · Advances in Research · 2022

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a harmful practice that consists of all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injuries to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. This meta-synthesis aimed to identify and describe key...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2022/v23i6919

Globalisation and Rising Obesity in Low-Middle Income Countries

Osamudiamen Cyril Obasuyi · Advances in Research · 2022

While globalisation is a complicated term, evidence shows that increasing political and socio-economic connections, which is a hallmark of globalisation, dictate countries' health and economic decisions. These decisions significantly modify individuals' material circumstances and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2022/v23i6917

Consumption of Diets Based on Native Forages, Pumpkin and Corn by Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu)

R. C. Montes-Perez, J. M. Mukul-Yerves & L. Sarmiento-Franco · Advances in Research · 2022

Aims: The study was carried out to evaluate the effect of the consumption of corn-based diets mixed with Brosimum alicastrum or pumpkin (Cucurbita sp) forage, on live weight, in the number of erythrocytes, leukocytes and serum urea nitrogen, in collared peccaries (Pecari tajacu)...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2022/v23i6916