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Academic Journals accelerates the dissemination of knowledge through the publication of high quality research articles using the open access model.
Autobiography reflecting on academic leadership and management and doctoral supervision: From childhood to academia
January 2025 - Vol 20 Num. 1
My academic leadership journey was challenged by multiple factors, ranging from underprivileged households, poor school, inadequacy of academic writing skills, heavy university loads, and full-time job responsibilities. My academic journey influenced my supervision. It was marred by delayed completion of academic projects...
Climate change awareness among Kenyatta University undergraduates, Kenya
January 2025 - Vol 19 Num. 1
Climate change necessitates collective efforts to mitigate its effects. Public understanding of climate change is crucial for meaningful action. Youths play a vital role in climate action, but their knowledge of climate change remains limited. University students are a critical population that should be enlightened and...
Functional foods and bee products used during Covid-19 Pandemic and some post-pandemic economic impacts on the food security
January 2025 - Vol 19 Num. 1
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the low availability of medicines and vaccines with proven efficacy, there was a growing impact on public health, followed by inconsistencies from both an economic and social perspective, due to the declaration of the "State of Emergency" and the adoption of...
Prevalence and major cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity in the municipality of Niakhene (Senegal)
January-March 2025 - Vol 17 Num. 1
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes and high blood pressure pose a significant health and economic burden in low-income countries. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of diabetes, arterial hypertension, and obesity, as well as their associated factors, in the Niakhene commune in rural Senegal. It was...
Vaccination against COVID-19: Study of factors limiting the adherence of health professionals in Burkina Faso
January-March 2025 - Vol 17 Num. 1
Vaccination is the ultimate solution as a preventive measure to stop the COVID-19 pandemic. In Burkina Faso, following the adoption of this strategy, health authorities encountered reluctance on the part of the population and even health professionals to adhere to it. This study aims to assess the factors associated with...
Agromorphological characteristics of Irvingia gabonensis (Aubry-Lecomte ex O'Rorke) Baill. (Wild mango) and its effect on Theobroma cacao L. in traditional agroforestry systems
January, 2025 - Vol 21 Num. 1
The study was conducted in the localities of Buyo, Duekoué, and Gueyo in western Côte d'Ivoire, within agroforestry systems that combine cocoa trees with Irvingia gabonensis. The aim was to enhance cocoa production in Côte d'Ivoire by associating it with I. gabonensis to achieve sustainable...
Analysis of the predictors of the post-harvest losses among smallholder maize farmers: A case study of eight districts from Uganda
January-March 2025 - Vol 17 Num. 1
Post-harvest losses (PHL) are one of the major challenges faced by smallholder farmers, particularly in developing countries. Global food losses are estimated at 14%, with an annual value of USD 400 billion. Unfortunately, most interventions, such as the use of hermetic storage bags, silos, and tarpaulins, have seen...
Geological characterization of mud and debris flow deposits, Aburrá Valley, Colombia
January-June, 2025 - Vol 16 Num. 1
The Aburra Valley is a structurally controlled intramontane basin in the central mountain range of Colombia, where surficial slope deposits cover their hillsides. Samples obtained from geotechnical drilling into these sludge or debris-flow reservoirs, which are in the middle and lower parts of the slope on the west side...
The changing agricultural landscape in developing sub-Saharan countries: Is there a transformation or a crisis? Evidence built from Mozambique
October-December 2024 - Vol 16 Num. 4
Agriculture has historically been the most important sector of Mozambique's economy, providing the primary source of income for nearly 69% of the active labor force. However, nearly five decades after independence, agriculture remains dominated by subsistence-oriented smallholder farmers (SHFs). Over the years, the...
Midline deviation treatment mechanics: A systematic review
July-December 2024 - Vol 13 Num. 1
Midline deviation is a prevalent orthodontic issue that affects both function and aesthetics, often resulting from factors such as premature loss of primary teeth and insufficient arch length. Various treatment strategies, including midline elastics, unilateral extractions, and dental expansion, are employed to correct...
A comparative study among different agroforestry systems and natural forests in southern Ghana
October-December 2024 - Vol 16 Num. 2
Human disturbance in forest ecosystems poses a significant threat to biodiversity conservation. However, agroforestry systems, offer hope for biodiversity conservation and sustainable agricultural production. Despite this potential, the roles of various agroforestry systems in conserving biodiversity and maintaining...
Albert Comeau’s "The Guest": A resolution and behavioral analysis
July-December 2024 - Vol 15 Num. 2
Albert Camus, born on November 7, 1913, in Mondovi, Algeria, and died on January 4, 1960, near Sens, France, was a French novelist, essayist, and playwright best known for his novels such as 'L’Étranger' (1942; 'The Stranger'), 'La Peste' (1947; 'The Plague'), and 'La...
Equal opportunity in education
December 2024 - Vol 19 Num. 12
The concept of equality is a concept shaped as a result of economic, legal, political, and sociological debates throughout human history. The concept of equality in the modern age; Its content has been enriched with principles such as equality of opportunity, political, racial, social and economic equality, and equality...
Gender stereotyping and teacher collegiality: A lesson study approach
December 2024 - Vol 19 Num. 12
Most novice teachers enter the schooling system lacking confidence, with low levels of pedagogical content knowledge and teaching competence, coupled with a lack of gender-inclusive school practices. This study is located within the interpretivism paradigm and used interviewing techniques to elicit data from twelve...
Towards a conceptual model; a guide to making minimalistic human-machine interaction design
July-December, 2024 - Vol 8 Num. 2
Human-Machine interaction (HCI) is relevant in today’s digitization, and so is the drive to better understand fundamental concepts toward more lucid, minimalistic and intuitive design and usage. Research has focused on the underlying psychology and mechanisms of interaction so as to make human-machine interaction...
Phenotypic diversity, heritability and environmental sensitivity in morpho-agronomic traits of Eswatini maize (Zea mays L.) landraces
October-December 2024 - Vol 16 Num. 4
Maize landraces have the highest genetic variation and adaptation to less favourable farming environments. In Eswatini, maize landraces occupy about 20% of the maize crop planted annually. The current study was undertaken to assess the morpho-agronomic diversity, heritability and genotype by environment interaction among...
Effect of soil moisture conservation and planting methods on soil moisture content and yield of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) under rain-fed conditions of Tigray, Ethiopia
July-December, 2024 - Vol 16 Num. 2
Crop production in semi-arid dry land areas of Ethiopia is totally dependent on erratic rainfall-uneven distribution, torrential in intensity, low in amount during crop growing season, and variable from year to year. This results in unpredictable agricultural production and occasional crop failure. Therefore, the study...
Study of the performance parameters of a silicon solar cell (n+/p/p+) in frequency modulation placed in a medium dominated by the magnetic field: Effect of low and high doping rate
July-December, 2024 - Vol 16 Num. 2
This work focuses on the study of the effects of low and high doping rate of a silicon (n+/p/p+) solar cell in frequency modulation placed under magnetic field with Matlab Simulink software. The importance of this work is to highlight the effects of the doping rate and the magnetic field on the current-voltage...
Crisis management strategies: The relevance of organizational resilience for very small enterprises in the Covid-19 context
December 2024 - Vol 18 Num. 10
The aim of this study is to highlight the relevance of the concept of organizational resilience as a strategy for enterprises to adopt in order to address the various crises that arise in their environment. To achieve this, a qualitative study was conducted among 64 Very Small Enterprises (VSEs) in Cameroon. The companies...
Induction of flowering in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) using plant growth regulators, pruning and extended photoperiod through night-breaks
December, 2024 - Vol 23 Num. 12
Cassava is a food security crop in Kenya, whose production is hampered by cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) and cassava mosaic disease (CMD). These challenges require urgent resistance breeding. Crossing of varieties in cassava is disadvantaged by poor and asynchronous flowering. This study aimed to induce and enhance...
