Fat accumulation within the pancreas is increasingly detected during abdominal imaging, but whether an imaging phenotype constitutes a clinically actionable disease remains uncertain. This critical narrative review evaluates the determinants, biological interpretation, diagnostic...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i4428
Antenatal education is widely integrated into maternity services, yet its contribution to pregnancy outcomes is frequently inferred from interventions that combine information with clinical surveillance, psychological counselling or social support. This critical narrative review...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i4429
Background: Synoptic wind archives often contain exact zero-speed observations. Treating these observations as missing can distort wind-resource estimates, particularly where calms are frequent. Aims: To measure how treating calm (zero-speed) records in synoptic wind archives cha...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2026/v14i4354
The manuscript addresses the need for efficient and economical fertiliser management in sesame production. Fertiliser micro-dosing involves applying small, targeted quantities of nutrients close to the root zone, which can improve nutrient-use efficiency and reduce fertiliser los...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i4508
Background: Bee bread is a fermented pollen-derived material containing nutrients and phytochemicals, but its effects on diabetic liver injury remain uncertain. Objective: To examine hepatic biochemical indices and qualitative liver morphology in streptozotocin–nicotinamide-induc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2026/v16i6532
Tilako Bello Halilu, Egwu Mary Chinyere, Eleje David Eze, Igbinosa Isaac, Gushit Seth Longchi & Okeke Catherine Nneka·Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry·2026
Aims: To compare fasting serum total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and the frequencies of elevated concentrations, among miners, non-mining community residents and comparison adults in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Study Design: Co...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2026/v16i6533
Drosophila spp. is widely used as a laboratory organism because of its short developmental cycle, readily observable morphology and ease of culture. The present study documented the major developmental stages of Drosophila spp. maintained on rotten banana under laboratory conditi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2026/v9i4327
The diet composition and feeding activity of grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) were assessed in the Iko River Estuary, Nigeria, from August 2024 to July 2025. Specimens obtained from landed fish catches were preserved and examined for stomach contents. Dietary items were assessed usin...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2026/v9i4328
Background: High-touch surfaces in healthcare facilities may serve as reservoirs for Staphylococcus aureus and contribute to the persistence and transmission of antimicrobial-resistant organisms within hospital environments. Aim: This study determined the occurrence and antimicro...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2026/v20i11536
Green tea, produced from the leaves of Camellia sinensis, is consumed worldwide because of its reported antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and health-promoting properties. Emerging evidence suggests that dietary components, including green tea polyphenols, may influen...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2026/v20i11537
This study evaluated the proximate composition, friability, total culturable microbial counts, and short-term cattle acceptability of Gliricidia sepium leaf pellets containing graded levels of cassava peel. Five formulations were prepared with 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40% cassava p...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2026/v9i4451
Millions of tonnes of cassava peel are discarded annually across Nigeria's cassava processing industry, yet this abundant by-product remains largely untapped as cattle feed due to its low crude protein content. This study investigated the effects of graded urea levels (0, 0.5, 1....
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2026/v9i4452
Rebeccah M. Ayako, Richard Nyachieo, Benjamin Mwongela, Gladys Korir, Kenneth Waititu, Thomas Adino, Priscilla Kimiti, Jillani Ngalla & Atunga Nyachieo·South Asian Journal of Parasitology·2026
Introduction: Malaria and leishmaniasis are important vector-borne parasitic infections in tropical and subtropical countries that often co-occur, yet their combined effects remain poorly understood. In the present study, we investigated the effects of sequential infection with L...
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Research Article10.9734/sajp/2026/v9i4323
The Niger Delta Basin is a major petroleum-producing sedimentary basin characterised by continental, deltaic, shallow-marine and deep-marine deposits. This review examines the relationships between sedimentary facies, depositional evolution and petroleum exploration by synthesisi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i3314
Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic immune-mediated disorder of the oral mucosa and is uncommon in children. This case report describes the clinical manifestations, diagnostic assessment and conservative management of OLP in a 12-year-old girl. The patient reported a six-month...
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Research Article10.9734/ajds/2026/v9i1405