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Assessment of Air Quality Index in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State

Okongko Aniefiok Dickson, Cole Osagie Kenneth & Best Ordinioha · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2026

Background: The Air Quality Index (AQI) is a measure of the level of air pollution. Its assessment is important in urban and industrial regions, where rapid development increases emissions from vehicles, factories and other sources, leading to detrimental environmental and health...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i101442

Assessment of Physico-chemical Changes in Stored Coconuts (Cocos nucifera L.) and Their Impact on Seed Germinability

Nitu Kumari & Ramesh Kumar · Asian Journal of Research in Botany · 2026

Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) seednuts are recalcitrant and may lose viability during storage as their physico-chemical characteristics change. This study assessed changes in mature coconuts stored under ambient laboratory conditions (25–30°C; 60–70% relative humidity) for six mont...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2349

Case Report on Glomangioma: A Rare Subungual Glomus Tumour of the Right Thumb

Gita Dixit Amonkar, Ashok Kumar Sharma, Ashok Kumar Pandey & Vaibhav Murlidharrao Patil · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2026

Background: Glomangioma is an uncommon variant of glomus tumour that may present with persistent subungual pain and can be difficult to diagnose because of its small size and non-specific clinical appearance. Aims: To present a rare case of subungual glomangioma; highlight the di...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajcrs/2026/v9i2865

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Acceptance of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Women of Reproductive Age Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Southeast Nigeria

Emmanuel M. Akwuruoha, David O. Akwuruoha, Vanessa A. Chigbundu & Augustine I. Airaodion · Asian Oncology Research Journal · 2026

Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a major cause of cervical cancer, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where access to preventive services is limited. Despite the proven effectiveness of HPV vaccination in preventing HPV-related diseases, vaccine u...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aorj/2026/v9i1146

Heavy Metal Contamination of Market Garden Vegetables and Estimation of the Potential Health Risk Associated with Their Consumption in Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire

Gnagne Agness Essoh Jean Eudes Yves, YAPO Atsé Alain, M’Bra Ignace Christian, Diarassouba Mamadou, Tano Kouame Vivian Emmanuel, Ekou Lynda & Ekou Tchirioua · Chemical Science International Journal · 2026

In Côte d’Ivoire, urban market gardening frequently develops in wetlands subjected to anthropogenic pressures that may promote trace metal (TM) contamination of crops. The Gonfreville market gardening site in Bouaké, located downstream of a textile industry, represents a potentia...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/CSJI/2026/v35i51068

Fruit Waste Extract-Modified Zeolite as a Sustainable Sorbent for Cu (II) Removal from Aqueous Solutions

Šejla Mešanović, Selma Hasanović, Halid Junuzović, Melisa Ahmetović, Amra Odobašić, Sabina Begić, Indira Šestan & Husejin Keran · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2026

Natural zeolites may exhibit certain limitations in the adsorption of metal ions from aqueous solutions due to their heterogeneous mineral composition, variable content of exchangeable extra-framework cations, and the presence of impurities. In this study, natural clinoptilolite...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/irjpac/2026/v27i51031

Household Vulnerability to Climate-related Shocks among Rural Households Farmers in Akoko Area, Ondo State, Nigeria

Ojo Oyenike Folasade · Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry · 2026

In Nigeria, agriculture operates mainly on a small scale and is almost entirely weather-dependent. Thus, farmers experience climate-related shocks whose consequences extend far beyond crop productivity to household income, welfare and livelihoods, making households vulnerable to...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i3533

Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis of Energy Transition Pathways in Senegal toward 2035 Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process

Papa Touty Traore, Alioune SOW, G. Warren, S. Diakhate, M. F. Thiam, C. A. Diouf, Z. O. Samia, S. Sene, M. Kebe, T. Gilbert, B. B. C. Khadija, M. R. M. Abdoul, T. B. Amadou & G. Fatima · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2026

Senegal’s energy system is undergoing a transition shaped by rising electricity demand, energy-security concerns, environmental objectives, and the growing role of domestic natural gas and renewable resources. This study applies the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to compare fou...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2026/v45i104761

Sparsity-Aware Movie Recommendation through Dynamic User Profiling and Ensemble Machine Learning

Theresa Omodunbi, Adekemi Amoo, Grace Alilu, Samuel Bulus, Paul Adjicheboutou, Rhodes Massenon & Ishaya Gambo · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2026

Aim: This study aimed to improve movie recommendation accuracy under sparse rating conditions by developing an ensemble system that uses dynamically weighted user profiles to generate personalised recommendations. Design: An experimental quantitative design was adopted. The ensem...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2026/v45i104762

Growth and Phenological Responses of Rice to Artificial Light at Night

V. P. Karthika, P. K. Retheesh & T. Vanaja · Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology · 2026

An experiment was undertaken at the Regional Agricultural Research Station, Pilicode, to study the effects of artificial light at night (ALAN) on the growth and phenology of rice. The experiment was laid out in a split-plot design, in which the absence and presence of artificial...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajee/2026/v25i91009

Evaluation of Some Inflammatory Markers of Malaria Infected Subjects in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Sarah Ibinye Wilcox, Evelyn Mgbeoma Eze & Stella Urekweru Ken-Ezihuo · International Journal of Research and Reports in Hematology · 2026

Malaria is a highly inflammatory disease characterised by periodic fever, headache, and nausea, which correspond to the rupture of infected erythrocytes and the release of merozoites that replicate within the host to produce newly formed daughter parasites. The aim of this study...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijr2h/2026/v9i2238

Role of Oxidative Enzymes and Biochemical Constituents in Imparting Resistance to Clusterbean Varieties against Bacterial Blight (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. Cyamopsidis)

Prahlad, Shankar Lal Godara, Ashok Kumar Meena & Preeti Vashisht · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2026

Bacterial blight is associated with physiological and biochemical changes in clusterbean, and differences among varieties may be reflected in oxidative-enzyme activity and biochemical constituents. This study compared four clusterbean varieties representing susceptible (RGC-986),...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arja/2026/v19i4908

Recent Research on Improved Management Technologies for Blackgram: A Review

K. Kalaichelvi, G. Porkodi, C. Harisudan & P. Murali Sankar · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2026

Blackgram (Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper) is an important pulse crop whose productivity is influenced by genotype, sowing environment, crop geometry, weed pressure, nutrient supply, and biotic and abiotic stresses. This review synthesises recent management findings reported for blackgr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arja/2026/v19i4909

Nutrient Management in Sugarcane: A Critical Review of Productivity, Nutrient-Use Efficiency, Soil Health and Environmental Trade-offs

K. Kalaichelvi, G. Porkodi, C. Harisudan & P. Murali Sankar · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2026

Sugarcane is a high-biomass, long-duration crop whose nutrient management is complicated by large and changing nutrient demand, differences between plantandratoon crops, residue retention, variable soil fertility, and a substantial risk of nutrient loss when supply is poorly sync...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arja/2026/v19i4910

Investigating the Potential Role of Invasive Golden Apple Snail Pomacea canaliculata in the Transmission of Schistosomiasis in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, Kenya

Hezron Kibet Kemboi, Anne J. G. Michura & Ngugi H. Njenga · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2026

Schistosomiasis is a major public health challenge in irrigation-based communities. The recent establishment of the invasive snail, Pomacea canaliculata, within the Mwea Irrigation Scheme has raised concerns regarding its interaction with native vector snails and its potential in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajp/2026/v9i4309