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Influence of Breed, Age and Morphometric Parameters on Sperm Quality in Local, Exotic and Crossbred Bulls Raised in Burkina Faso

Traore Boureima, Konate Drissa, Tapsoba Mamounata, TRAORE Ibrahima, ZARE Yacouba, GNANDA Isidore Bila, KERE Michel, Diallo Mahmoudou, ZONGO Moussa & Bayala Balé · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2026

Background: Semen quality is an important determinant of reproductive performance and bull selection in cattle breeding programmes. However, the relationships between breed, age, morphometric characteristics and semen quality in local, exotic and crossbred bulls raised under comp...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i112490

Antiviral Drug Development against RNA Viruses: Progress, Clinical Translation and Persistent Challenges

Nasir Ahmad Falaki, Zephaniah Isaiah, Abdullahi Usman Ndabata, Raymond John, Hafsat Abba Muhammad, Hussaini Abubakar & Ibrahim Muhammad · Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2026

Antiviral drug development has produced transformative treatments for some RNA-virus infections while leaving major gaps in acute respiratory, haemorrhagic and enteric disease. The unevenness of progress cannot be explained by target availability alone. This critical narrative re...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamps/2026/v28i11903

Biotechnological Strategies for Improving Crop Yield and Stress Tolerance: A Critical Synthesis from Genomic Selection to Precision Engineering

Arun Kumar Kashyap & Dashrath Shriwas · Biotechnology Journal International · 2026

Crop improvement increasingly depends on biotechnological methods that can accelerate genetic gain while preserving yield under drought, salinity, heat, nutrient limitation and biotic stress. Yet the field is often discussed as a collection of technologies rather than as a transl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/bji/2026/v30i6919

Extreme Rainfall Wet Events under Changing Climate and Impact on Future Flood Risk over Lake Tanganyika Basin (East Africa)

Célestin Manirakiza, Marc Niyongendako, Agnès Nakimana & Agnidé Emmanuel Lawin · Physical Science International Journal · 2026

Extreme rainfall events leading to floods are among the most severe threats facing communities today in the Lake Tanganyika Basin. This study analyses the spatial and temporal distribution of extreme wet events, detects their trends, and predicts the risk of rare wet conditions t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/psij/2026/v30i6994

Exploration of Latent Fingerprint Recovery from Various Household Items and its Implication in Forensic Investigation

Loveday Ese Oghenemavwe, Promise Iburu Sunday & Kennedy Iregbeyanse Ebhojaye · Asian Journal of Biology · 2026

Aims: This study explored and compared the recovery of latent fingerprints from selected household surfaces using charcoal powder dusting and ninhydrin application immediately and at 24-hour and 5-day post-deposition intervals. Study Design: An experimental, laboratory-based desi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajob/2026/v22i11710

Assessing the Effects of Different Nutrient Sources on the Yield Performance of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

Nakul Bhukar, J. S. Ranawat, Pradeep Kumar, Satdev, Dropati Saran & U. S. Shekhawat · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2026

A field experiment was conducted during the Rabi season of 2025-26 at the Agricultural Research Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Tantia University, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, India, to compare selected organic nutrient sources with the recommended NPK dose for barley. The experiment...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2026/v12i4786

Preserving Cultural Heritage as a Condition of Development: Economic Claims, Living Practices, Justice and Resilience in Critical Perspective

Ahmad Omar Hamad & Mujtaba Arify · Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences · 2026

Cultural heritage is increasingly treated as an instrument of sustainable development, yet the proposition that preservation generates development obscures variation in what is preserved, who has authority, which outcomes are measured and whose welfare changes. This critical narr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arjass/2026/v24i11970

Irish Potato Production Coping Strategies among Small-Scale Farmers Amid Climate Change and Variability in Narok South Sub-County, Kenya

Francis, Njoroge. Kabochi, Felix L.M. Ming’ate & Samuel, Ogada. Ochola · Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry · 2026

Small-scale farmers in Kenya face intertwined climate-related, agronomic and market constraints in Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) production. This cross-sectional study describes the coping practices and production considerations reported by potato-growing households in four...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i4544

SSR-Based Genetic Diversity and Marker–Trait Associations in Sudanese Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Germplasm from River Nile State

Barakat Ali Abdelfarag Mohammed, Mayada M. Beshir, Elfatih M. Mahdi & Ahmed B.O. Abdelmajid · Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science · 2026

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L., 2n = 36) is a major fruit crop of North Africa and the Middle East, and Sudan holds diverse farmer-selected seedling germplasm that has not been characterised molecularly. This study assessed the genetic diversity of 17 date palm genotypes from...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrcs/2026/v11i4472

Influence of Inorganic Fertiliser Rates on Growth and Yield of Tiger Nut (Cyperus esculentus L.) in Two Agro-Ecological Zones

F. A. Bidmos, J. O. Olaniyi, P. A. Babajide & F. M. Owoade · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2026

Tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus L.) is an underutilised crop with significant economic potential, yet optimal fertiliser requirements for agronomic performance remain poorly defined across different agro-ecological zones. This study evaluated the influence of inorganic fertiliser r...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2026/v14i6406

Clinico-Pathological Manifestations of Experimental Infection of Albino Rats (Rattus norvegicus) with Leptospira interrogans

Israel Joshua Barde, Leo Elisha Ishaku, Samuel Sati Ngulukun, Yakubu Gunya Dashe, Elmina Abiayi, Aondona Dominic Ugbe, Audu Shekaro, Jennifer Bitrus Chayi, Otimize Yvonne Masagbor, Lev Kolodzieyski & Maodong Zhang · Asian Journal of Research in Animal and Veterinary Sciences · 2026

Background & Aims: Leptospirosis is a zoonotic infection that may be associated with haematological, biochemical and multi-organ pathological changes. This study evaluated the clinico-pathological manifestations of experimental Leptospira interrogans serovar Canicola infectio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajravs/2026/v9i4450

Protozoan and Intestinal Helminth Infections in Schoolchildren from the Famla II and Pete-Bandjoun Areas of West Cameroon

Taka Sipowa Deffo Benoit Jean de Dieu, Atiokeng Tatang Rostand Joel, Youchaou Mobet, Donfack Jacqueline Cynthia, Kenfack Periane Irancine, Idriss Adam Ismaël, Ngouadjeu Dongho Eveline & Yondo Jeannette · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2026

Intestinal parasitic infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and Cameroon, where inadequate hygiene and sanitation conditions in tropical regions favour their transmission. They represent an important public health pro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajp/2026/v9i4322

Disaster Management Competence as Predictors of Disaster Preparedness among Hospital Nurses in Quezon Province, Philippines: Basis for Capacity Building Plan

Marvin C. Jalos & Joseph Michael D. Manlutac · Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health · 2026

Background: Hospital nurses in disaster-prone areas require competencies that support effective emergency preparedness. Evidence on the relationship between disaster management competence (DMC) and disaster preparedness (DP) among nurses in Quezon Province remains limited. Aim: T...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1425

Transition Shock among New Graduate Nurses Directly Assigned to Emergency Departments: Levels, Differences, and Predictors

Mary Jozzeth C. Tiu & Cheena B. Mallari · Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health · 2026

Background: Newly graduated nurses entering emergency departments may experience transition shock while adapting to professional responsibilities, workload and high-acuity clinical demands. This study examined transition-shock levels, group differences and associations with selec...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1426

Energy Consumption and Process Optimization in the Production of Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas L.) Distillate as a Function of Ethanol Concentration in the Distillate

Fehim Zilić, Husejin Keran, Šejla Mešanović & Selma Hasanović · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2026

Energy consumption in batch distillation is affected by the final ethanol concentration when the daily volume of collected product is fixed. This study evaluated an Excel-based material and energy balance for the production of 10 L day⁻¹ of Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas L.) distil...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/irjpac/2026/v27i61043