Energy consumption, food production, and economic growth are interdependent dimensions of sustainable development, yet their combined relationship remains insufficiently examined in low-electrification economies. This review synthesises evidence on the energy–food–growth nexus in...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2026/v18i8527
Aim: This study aimed to characterize the subsurface geotechnical properties and evaluate the bearing capacity and settlement behaviour of soils for the foundation design of a proposed two-storey building at Nembe, Bayelsa State, Niger Delta, Nigeria. Study Design: The study emp...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i81099
Biodiversity conservation and the sustainable management of natural resources are frequently treated as separate policy domains, yet the ecological and socio-economic processes that connect them are inseparable. Healthy ecosystems underpin the provisioning, regulating, supporting...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i81100
The Lolodorf uranium deposit in southern Cameroon occurs within a region where respiratory and mental health concerns have been reported, creating a need to identify areas that warrant detailed environmental investigation. This study mapped potentially vulnerable areas by integra...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i81101
Wetlands provide habitat and feeding resources for resident and migratory birds, while their ecological condition is influenced by seasonal variation in water quality. This study documented selected physicochemical characteristics and avian diversity in Khajua Beel, a freshwater...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i84385
The present study evaluated the quality characteristics of functional goat milk yoghurt enriched with different fruit pulps. Preliminary trials standardised the formulation and processing conditions for acceptable fruit-enriched goat milk yoghurt. Banana, sapota, and mango pulps...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i84386
The marketing system of finger millet (ragi, Eleusine coracana L.) in the Eastern Dry Zone of Karnataka operates through different channels that vary in the number of intermediaries involved, marketing costs, and overall efficiency. Although ragi is an important staple crop that...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i84387
Kawu Ahidjo Abdulkadiri, Abubakar Kabir, Nurudeen Aminu Muhammad, Sani Abdullahi Tsoho, Mamman Muhammad Lawal, Chiroma Muhammad Musa & Aremu Abdurrahman Bolaji·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2026
Background: Cervical laminectomy is an indirect decompression technique for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) that relies on posterior displacement of the spinal cord—commonly referred to as “cord drift.” However, the extent of cord drift and its relationship with functional...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i71400
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is central to paediatric diagnostic radiology because it avoids ionising radiation, yet its dependence on a motionless subject over several minutes to tens of minutes is poorly matched to the developmental capacities of infants and young children....
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i71401
Plantar fasciitis, more broadly described as plantar heel pain or plantar fasciopathy, is commonly treated with exercise, stretching, education and load modification, yet clinicians frequently add dry needling, cupping or instrument-assisted soft-tissue mobilisation when symptoms...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i71402
HIV/HBV coinfection can accelerate liver disease among people living with HIV. This hospital-based cross-sectional study determined the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and associated risk factors among HIV-positive patients attending the National Tuberculosis an...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i71403
Hybrid power systems are increasingly used to improve electricity reliability in Nigerian industrial areas, but their site-level environmental implications remain insufficiently documented. This study evaluates the environmental impacts of hybrid power generation systems in the i...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i71967
Background: There is traditional conviction that if premenopausal women engage in prolonged physical exercise, they are likely to become masculinized and develop infertility. Androgens, although traditionally thought to be male sex steroids, play important roles in female reprodu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrre/2026/v9i1138
Artisanal fisheries underpin the ecological and socio-economic security of coastal communities across the Western Indian Ocean, yet the mechanisms linking fisher behaviour to perceived sustainability remain poorly quantified. We present the first large-scale, multivariate assessm...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2026/v28i81131
Freshwater fishes commonly harbour a wide range of helminth parasites that may affect their health, growth and ecological interactions. Knowledge of helminth infections in Nandus nandus in Bangladesh remains limited. The present study explored the prevalence, mean intensity, mean...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2026/v28i81132