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Educational Research and Reviews
Research on the influence of teachers' perceived transformational leadership on knowledge sharing behavior in colleges and universities in Anhui, China

November 2023

This study aims to explore the impact of perceived transformational leadership on knowledge sharing behavior among university teachers in Anhui Province, China. Using a questionnaire survey method, convenient sampling was conducted among college teachers in Anhui Province. With 326 teachers as the research subjects, SPSS software was used to analyze the relationship between teachers' perception of transformational...

Author(s): Li-bin Chen, and Yuan-Cheng Chang

Educational Research and Reviews
Leader's duties in an effective schools

November 2023

In this study, the aim is to reflect the perspectives of education stakeholders regarding the leader's duties in creating an effective school within the context of organizational culture. In this regard, existing studies in the literature on the interaction between corporate or school culture and leadership have been compiled. As a result, it was concluded that the team leader should adopt the concept of culture,...

Author(s): Emre Çaliskan

Educational Research and Reviews
Research on interpersonal interaction and school adaptation of the new second-generation vocational high school students in Taiwan: A moderated mediating model

November 2023

As the population of new residents in Taiwan continues to increase due to the increasingly severe trend of having fewer children, the life and school adaptation of the second generation of new residents in vocational high school (VHS) has received significant attention. This study explores the correlation between interpersonal interaction and school adaptation of Taiwan's new second-generation VHS students. Based on...

Author(s): Chiang Sumei

Educational Research and Reviews
Review of the mathematical thinking levels of gifted and non-gifted students

November 2023

This study aimed to determine the mathematical thinking levels of gifted and non-gifted students and to compare them according to some variables. In this study, screening model was used from quantitative research methods. The study group of the study consists of 194 gifted students and 168 non-gifted students studying in grades 5-8 in a province in the southern region of Turkey in the 2022 to 2023 academic...

Author(s): Zübeyde ER

Educational Research and Reviews
Chemistry of petroleum products: Assessment of fuel attendants’ knowledge around Sapele metropolis

October 2023

Petroleum products are very flammable and can ignite at extremely low temperatures if exposed to an open flame source or not handled appropriately. Individuals who handle petroleum products in the petroleum industry and fuelling stations are known as "petrol station attendants". The study was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out among petrol station attendants working in a filling station owned by...

Author(s): Odor Kingsley NDUBUISI and Jocelyn Okerogehne EMERHO

Educational Research and Reviews
Philosophy of education: Aims, theory, common sense and research (Richard Pring, 2004. London: Continuum, 289 pages; $20.85)

October 2023

This paper evaluated a Richard Pring’s book titiled “Philosophy of Education: Aims, Theory, Common Sense and Research”, specifically part three of the book. In this review, we found that the book is valuable for anybody interested in education, especially professionals, practitioners, and researchers. Throught out the book, the author advocates his ideas consistently regarding educational theory,...

Author(s): Kindu Ayechew Ayenalem and Samuel Zinabu Desta

Educational Research and Reviews
The influence of physical education teachers' perceived organization support on innovation behavior: The mediating role of learning goal orientation

October 2023

Physical education teachers are the practitioners of physical education curriculum reform who work at the front line of teaching, and their innovation behavior play a crucial role in promoting the smooth implementation of physical education curriculum reform. This study uses goal orientation theory as a theoretical basis to explore the mediation effect of learning goal orientation in the influence of...

Author(s): Jia Liu,  and Yuan-Cheng Chang

Journal of Ecology and The Natural Environment
Impacts of climate variables and seasonal water depth on emergent macrophyte biomass production in King’wal riverine wetland, Kenya

October-December 2023

The production of macrophyte biomass holds a crucial role in supporting diverse life forms within wetland ecosystems. However, this biomass production is intricately tied to hydrology of the inland wetland system, which in turn is driven by the local climate's seasonal patterns. The response of macrophyte biomass production to seasonal changes in water depth, influenced by rainfall patterns and air temperatures in...

Author(s): Priscah J. K. Rongoei, Shem Mwasi and Vincent K. Sudoi

African Journal of Food Science
Production, proximate and sensory analysis of canned fish in tucupi and jambu (Acmella oleracea) sauce

October 2023

The objective of the study was to develop canned fish with tucupi and jambu sauce from king weakfish, sardines and white mullet species. The elaborated products were submitted to sensorial, microbiological and centesimal analyses. The experimental design consisted of three treatments and five replications; 15 containers were processed at 121°C for 15 min. For sensory analysis, the 9-point hedonic scale was used....

Author(s): Keber Costa Junior, Francisco Lima Barros, Natalino Souza, Milena Cavalcante, Jhulie Ferreira, Bruno Baltazar, Kevin Pinheiro do Nascimento, Valéria do Carmo, Marileide Alves and Jhonatan Willians Pimentel Costa  

Educational Research and Reviews
Perceived school support and online learning outcomes among Chinese college students: The serial mediating role of academic self-efficacy and online learning engagement

October 2023

The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors that influence the online learning outcomes of Chinese college students. The study was guided by Bandura's social cognitive theory. This study collected 959 valid questionnaires from college students in Hainan Province of China and used 4 scales to evaluate perceived school support, ASE online learning engagement, and online learning outcomes. The results of...

Author(s): Lili Chen, and Jian-Hao Huang

Educational Research and Reviews
Influence of perceived organizational support on work engagement of university physical education teachers in Hubei Province, China

October 2023

Physical education teachers in colleges and universities have the crucial responsibility of acting as mentors and guides for the healthy growth of students. The work engagement of these teachers affects the quality of higher education personnel training and health education. Based on the job demand-resource model, this study conducted a questionnaire survey on 500 physical education teachers in 20 colleges and...

Author(s): Ying Zhang, and Yuan-Cheng Chang

Educational Research and Reviews
Comparison of career adapt-abilities of students from faculty of education with emotional intelligence levels

September 2023

This study aims to examine whether the career adaptation score averages of 1st and 4th-year students studying in different departments of the Faculty of Education differ significantly from the average scores of interest, control, curiosity, and confidence sub-scales aimed at measuring the sources of adaptation compared to the emotional intelligence score averages. Research is a descriptive study in the relational...

Author(s): Meshude Sentürk, Oguzhan Kirdök and Oguzhan Çolakkadioglu

African Journal of Agricultural Research
Intricacies of utilizing Turnitin tool in agricultural extension content writing in Nigeria

September, 2023

The study analyzed how Turnitin misjudges semantics used in agricultural extension writing in Nigeria. The paper applied thematic content analysis on 30 selected extension contents from Nigerian sources. Codes, percentage count and line graph were used in analysing data. The results show the inability of Turnitin to recognize agricultural extension semantics, such as, “The study was designed to…”, and...

Author(s): Emmanuel Odinaka Okoroma, Ogbonnaya Aja Okoro, Christiana Ihuoma Agomuo, Comfort Chigozie Godson-Ibeji and Nsongurua Dianabasi Inyang  

Journal of Stored Products and Postharvest Research
Investigating the periodic physical disturbance method in Ghana to control adult Sitophilus zeamais in maize storage

July-December 2023

The maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) is an important cosmopolitan pest and the most detrimental insect of stored maize. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of the periodic physical disturbance method on S. zeamais mortality. The potential adoption of the technology in Ghana was also considered. Farmers loaded 20 L buckets with maize grain and S. zeamais, non-hermetically. The physical disturbance was applied...

Author(s): Bernard Darfour and Kurt A. Rosentrater  

African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
Water exploitation-induced climate change

September 2023

Downstream countries can experience a range of direct, indirect, and feedback effects from upstream water piracy. These consequences can range from economic decline due to decreased availability of water for agriculture and fisheries, to the disruption of ecosystems from alterations to water flows and ecosystems, to the potential for political tensions that arise due to unequal access to water resources. The upstream...

Author(s): Miah Muhammad Adel

Journal of Stored Products and Postharvest Research
Assessing the efficacy of hermetic storage bags against woven polypropylene bags by farmers in Ghana for maize grain storage

July-December 2023

The main insects that deteriorate stored maize grain in the tropics are maize weevils (Sitophilus zeamais). S. zeamais can cause significant post-harvest losses (PHL) in maize during storage. The objective of this study was to help farmers in Ghana appreciate and understand the benefits of using GrainPro bags compared to woven polypropylene bags (WPB) for storing maize grain. Eight farmers participated in the study,...

Author(s): Bernard Darfour and Kurt A. Rosentrater  

African Journal of Food Science
Compliance with food safety standards by beef vendors at butcheries in Kamuli district, Uganda

September 2023

Butcheries are the leading retailers of beef in Uganda and their level of compliance with food safety standards is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the compliance by beef vendors in Kamuli district with the US 736:2019 standard for hygienic requirements for butcheries. A survey questionnaire and observation checklist on sanitation, hygiene, and beef handling were used to collect data from 60 butcheries....

Author(s): Lillian Nabwiire, Angela Shaw, Gail Nonnecke, Joey Talbert, Charles Muyanja, Terri Boylston, Rodrigo Tarté, and Kenneth Prusa

African Journal of Agricultural Research
Response of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to nutrient amendments across variable agro-climatic conditions in Ghana

September, 2023

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important crop with the potential to curb malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, poor soil fertility is considered to be the major constraint for bean production in SSA. This study determines canopy spread, chlorophyll content, stomatal conductance, and seed yield of common beans in a field experiment conducted at Fumesua (rain-forest) and Akumadan...

Author(s): Stephen Yeboah, , Patricia Amankwaa-Yeboah, James Yaw Asibuo, Joseph Adomako, Lamptey Maxwell, Cynthia Darko, Kennedy Agyeman, Patricia Pinamang Acheampong and Louis Butare  

African Journal of Biotechnology
Phytochemical composition, GC-MS analysis and toxicological profiling of Gouania longipetala leaf extract in rats

September 2023

This study investigated the phytochemical composition and toxicity potentials of Gouania longipetala leaf extract in rats. Crude extract was prepared from freshly collected leaves of the plant and was subjected to phytochemical analyses including gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and acute toxicity. 15 rats were used for the sub-acute toxicity evaluation, 5 rats in each group of 3, each were treated such...

Author(s): Kenneth C. Nwachukwu, Godwin S. Aloh, Simeon I. Egbachukwu, Solomon N. Ijioma, Lukman A. Alli, Kingsley C. Ugwuanyi, Blessing U. Onwuchekwa and Michael P. Okoh

African Journal of Biotechnology
Molecular characterization of probiotic Enterococcus hirae from fermenting acalypha wilkesiana (Irish Petticoat) and Talinum triangulare (Water Leaf) medicinal plants

September 2023

Research on lactic acid bacteria (LAB) continues to be relevant in the development of nutraceuticals. In this study, edible medicinal Talinum triangulare and Acalypha wilkesiana were collected and subjected to spontaneous fermentation for 24 h. Samples were collected at 6 h intervals for determination of pH and microbial analysis. Determination of LAB percentage frequency occurrence, probiotic properties, and safety...

Author(s): Siyanbola M. F., Ajao O., Olateru C. T., Fatoki O. A. and Ekanola Y. A.  

African Journal of Biotechnology
Nutritional and physicochemical characteristics of natural fruit juice formulated from papaya (Carica papaya), pineapple (Ananas comosus) and beetroot (Beta vulgaris)

September 2023

Maintaining optimal nutrition and healthy population continues to be a global priority. The group of liquids and beverages plays an important role in human nutrition. Most beverages consumed are artificial and contain an array of chemical molecules that can be harmful to the health of consumers. Papaya, pineapple and beetroot are the most popular fruits and legumes in Cameroon with several therapeutical effects. This...

Author(s): Marlyne-Joséphine Mananga, Nolla Nicolas Policarpe, Hamadou Moustapha, Edoun Ebouel Ferdinand Lanvin, Eyili Noah Joseph Karrington, Michelle Carole Djouhou Fowe and Fokou Elie

Journal of Metabolomics and Systems Biology
Metabolite profiling of different solvent extracts of Moringa oleifera seeds and correlation with DPPH radical scavenging activity via 1H NMR-based metabolomics

July-December, 2023

In the present study, profiling of the Moringa oleifera seeds metabolome was carried out by employing proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy combined with multivariate data analysis (MVDA) of 3 different solvent extracts. The principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least square-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) score plot reveal that methanol extract was discriminated from ethyl acetate and hexane...

Author(s): Famurewa Oluwayemisi Juliannah, Istifanus Yarkasuwa Chindo and Auwal Adamu Mahmoud

African Journal of Business Management
The corporate governance of venture capital-funded startups in Africa

September 2023

The number of venture-funded technology startups in Africa and the amount of venture capital investment has been on a steady rise in the recent past. We are now at a point in the evolution of the various startup ecosystems around the continent where we have had startups going through multiple rounds of venture funding, some increasing their valuations to unicorn status (that is, being valued at over $1 billion). Others...

Author(s): Mworia Wilfred Mutua and Gathungu James

Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology
Study of risk factors in adolescence in terms of demographic changes

July-September 2023

Adolescence is addressed as a life phase where the prospects for health are tremendous and future patterns of adult health are confirmed. Health in youth is the consequence of communications between prenatal and early childhood development and the precise biological, social-role, and demographical changes that accompany puberty, molded by social determinants, risk, and protective factors that affect the uptake of...

Author(s): Noshin Tarannum, F. M. Shafiqur Rahman, Mehnaz Hossain M., Fahariaz Tasnim T., Shaila Islam, Nabila Afrin, Noshin Tabassum and Mohammed Abu K. S.  

African Journal of Health Sciences and Technology
Clinical characteristics and induction outcome of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients treated at Tertiary Referral Hospital, Addis Ababa,Ethiopia: a retrospective cross-sectional study

September 2023

The outcome of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has remained a major concern in low- and middle-income countries. It is envisaged that the outcome will be far worse in resource limited settings. However, studies are lacking and many of these low-income countries lack an effective cancer registry. The study was conducted to assess the socio-demographics, clinical patterns and induction outcomes of children with AML. All bone...

Author(s): Dinberu Oyamo and Gashaw Arega

African Journal of Microbiology Research
Density and diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Anacardium occidentale L. plantations in Senegal

September 2023

Cashew nut cultivation plays an important socio-economic role in Senegal. However, it suffers from several problems, including declining soil fertility which leads to low productivity. To overcome these constraints, the use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) could be a sustainable alternative. However, the positive effects of AMFs may depend on their infectious potential, density, and diversity. So far, little...

Author(s): Khémes Marie Odile THIOCONE, Abdoulaye SOUMARE, Mohamed Mahamoud CHARAHABIL, Landing NDIAYE, Fatou NDOYE, Saliou FALL, Valérie HOCHER and B. A. AMADOU

African Journal of Microbiology Research
Screening groundnut rhizobia for multiple plant growth promoting activities in Ethiopia

September 2023

Rhizobia could exhibit plant growth-promoting mechanisms besides nitrogen fixation. In search of efficient rhizobia with multiple PGP traits, 72 groundnut nodulating rhizobia isolates were screened in vitro for their plant growth promoting traits like phosphate solubilization, production of indole acetic acid, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, production of different hydrolytic enzymes and antifungal activity. About 72% of the...

Author(s): Asnake Beshah, Fassil Assefa, Driba Muleta and Gudina Legese

Educational Research and Reviews
The relationship between work-family conflict and job satisfaction of female university teachers in China: A moderated mediating model

September 2023

Work and family are two of the most important parts in one's life. Individuals cannot fulfill their work requirements and family responsibilities at the same time, so they are faced with the dilemma of timing and role conflict. Based on the conservation theory, this study explored the relationship between work-family conflict and job satisfaction in 422 female university teachers in China, and proposed a moderating...

Author(s): Qiaolan Su, and Man Jiang

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research
Comprehensive liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-based metabolomic analysis of Moringa oleifera seeds

September, 2023

Moringa oleifera seeds which are less explored and nutriment-rich have attracted scientific interest as the seed kernels contain numerous bioactive components with a variety of traditional uses. Besides its medicinal uses, Moringa oleifera biodiesel has shown remarkable potentiality in conducing to the decrease of greenhouse gases and guaranteeing sustainable supply of energy. In this study, the comprehensive analysis...

Author(s): Famurewa Oluwayemisi Juliannah, Istifanus Yarkasuwa Chindo and Auwal Adamu Mahmoud  

African Journal of Microbiology Research
Effect of methylprednisolone on the morphology of acute lymphoblastic leukemia cell line in vitro model by Atomic Force Microscopy

September 2023

Despite the recent knowledge of the molecular mechanisms of corticosteroid drugs in lymphoid leukemia, information about the nanostructured surface morphology of the process of cell death is limited. Therefore, the main objective of this work is to analyze the effect of methylprednisolone on the morphology of B lymphoblast CCRF-SB cell line by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). Morphological parameters such as height, cell...

Author(s): Amairani Moreno-Caro, Edgar Sandoval-Petris, Josue Juarez, Miguel A. Valdez, Leonardo Ibor Ruiz-Ortega, Homero Rendón-García and María G. Burboa-Zazueta

African Journal of Agricultural Research
Zai pit combined with integrated nutrient management for improving soil aggregate stability, moisture content and microbial biomass in drylands of Eastern Kenya

September, 2023

This study sought to assess the impact of selected soil conservation and water harvesting technologies as promising options for alleviating soil moisture crisis, enhancing soil fertility and reducing soil erosion in the drylands of Eastern Kenya. An experiment was set up to investigate the responses of soil aggregate stability, moisture contents and soil microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen (SMBC and SMBN) to Zai...

Author(s): Mercy Cheruto Kebenei, Monicah Mucheru-Muna, Felista Muriu-Ng’ang’a

African Journal of Agricultural Research
Soil moisture content and maize grain yield under conventional and conservation agriculture practices - results of short term field tests in Liselo, Namibia

September, 2023

This article focuses on the results from trials developed to monitor the short-term effects of conventionally tilled systems versus CA on soil quality and crop productivity under conditions of the major cropping systems in central, north-central and north-eastern regions of Namibia. Conventional tillage (CT), Minimum tillage (MT), Minimum tillage, mulch (MT-M), Minimum tillage, rotation (MT-R) and Minimum tillage, mulch...

Author(s): L. P. Kudumo, F. Itanna, C. Thierfelder and J. Kambatuku    

Journal of Agricultural Biotechnology and Sustainable Development
Reducing mineral fertilizer use for sustainable agriculture: The influence of seed coating with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spores and Leifsonia bacteria on maize (Zea mays L.) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) production

July-December 2023

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) have been proposed as biofertilizers for sustainable agriculture. Nevertheless, many of the delivery approaches for these beneficial microorganisms have the disadvantage of limited applicability. The study aim was to evaluate the fertilizing potential of seed coating with microbial fertilizers on growth and yield parameters of maize and...

Author(s): Godar Sene, Mansour Thiao, Ousmane Sy, Mame Samba Mbaye and Samba Ndao Sylla

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Assessment of the in vivo acute toxicity of aqueous extracts of artavol® antimalaria herbal tea

September 2023

Acute toxicity testing plays a pivotal role in the initial safety assessment of products. It examines the effects of a single or multiple doses of a product administered to animals or taken by humans within a 24-hour period. This test holds particular importance in determining the toxic characteristics of products intended for use in humans, animals, and agriculture. Despite the availability of numerous herbal medicinal...

Author(s): Joseph Oloro, Amon A. Ganafa, Oscar O. P’okello, James M. Mucunu and Timothy E. Maitho

Educational Research and Reviews
Research on metacognition and innovation behavior of vocational college students in Hainan

September 2023

Strengthening the cultivation of students’ innovation ability is an urgent requirement for the construction of China’s innovation system, and vocational colleges are a crucial driving force for cultivating technical innovation talents. Therefore, this study aims to explore the influence of metacognition on innovative behavior among vocational college students in Hainan, China and the differences between the...

Author(s): Ling Pan, and Yuan-Cheng Chang

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research
Effect of Canarium schweinfurthii leaf and pulp extracts on blood glucose levels in oral glucose load - induced hyperglycemia in Wistar albino rats

September, 2023

Canarium schweinfurthii is a common medicinal plant used as food and medicine in communities of central Uganda. Local communities and herbalists commonly used it in the management of diabetes mellitus type 2 with limited information on its effectiveness.  Study assessed the hypoglycemic effect of C. schweinfurthii aqueous and total crude leaf and pulp extracts on blood glucose levels in Wistar albino rats. An...

Author(s): Kyewalabye J. C., Kasolo J. N., Lugaajju A., Kirenga B., Batte C., Lubega A. and G. S. Bbosa  

Journal of Infectious Diseases and Immunity
Prevalence and socio-demographic determinants of malaria among febrile under- five children in Abobo district, Southwest Ethiopia: Cross-sectional study

July-December 2023

Malaria ranks among Ethiopia's top ten causes of illness and mortality among children under five. The disease continues to pose a severe public health risk in malaria-endemic regions like the Abobo district. Information on malaria prevalence and its determinants among under-five year’s children in the Abobo district is missing. A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted at Abobo Catholic Health...

Author(s): Mitiku Dubale and Obang Obang  

African Journal of Food Science
Evaluation of thermosonication in the inactivation of lipoxygenase in hydrosoluble soy extract

September 2023

Hydrosoluble soy extract (HSE) is nutritious and highly perishable, requiring it to be submitted to an adequate conservation method. Ultrasound combined with heat (thermosonication) can be an alternative capable of reducing the undesirable effects caused by the conventional thermal treatment in this product. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of thermosonication on the inactivation of the enzyme...

Author(s): Bruna Vieira Nunes, Cristiane Nunes da Silva, Isabelle Cristina Oliveira Neves, Sérgio Henrique Silva, Lizzy Ayra Alcântara Veríssimo and Vanessa Rios de Souza

African Journal of Food Science
Impacts of covid-19 measures on supply and distribution of milk on small-scale processors in Nakuru, Uasin Gishu, and Nyandarua Counties, Kenya

September 2023

COVID-19 poses serious threats to humanity and the world’s economy, leading to disruptions of the food supply chain. The dairy processing industry was highly affected because of the perishability of its products and time-sensitivity of both the supply and distribution chain. The study therefore, aimed to assess the effects of COVID-19 containment measures on the supply and distribution of small-scale dairy...

Author(s): Beth Chepngeno Mutai and Jamal B. Kussaga

Scientific Research and Essays
Comparative study of water quality between upstream and downstream of Thamirabarani River using multivariate statistical tools

July-September, 2023

The present investigations were focused on the systematic analysis of surface water quality of the Thamirabarani River from upstream (Pechiparai dam to Gnaramvilai) to downstream (Vettuvenni to Thengaipattinam estuary) during the period from September 2020 to January 2021. The different hydrochemical parameters such as temperature, pH, EC, TDS, fluoride, turbidity, nitrate, phosphate, sulphate, chloride, calcium,...

Author(s): S. A. Anuja, P. Kavitha, P. M. Hency, C. H. Jothi and R. J. Rose  

Journal of Philosophy and Culture
The Quest for Self-reflective Knowledge and Practice: Is an Epistemological Blindness Relative to Time and Situation?

July-December 2023

This article serves as both an expository and critical reflection on the fifth chapter of Boaventura De Sousa Santos's book (2014), titled “Epistemologies of the South: Justice against Epistemicide”. The fifth chapter, entitled “Toward an Epistemology of Blindness: Why the New Forms of ‘Ceremonial Adequacy’ Neither Regulate nor Emancipate” (pages 136-163), is the focus of this...

Author(s): Taye Birhanu Taressa  

International Journal of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Impact of school pond education programme conducted for adolescent students of Chitwan and Nawalparasi districts, Nepal

July-December 2023

Malnutrition consists of a deficiency, excess or imbalance of energy and other macro-and micro-nutrients that changes the body composition and function, resulting in poor clinical outcomes. This study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of behavioural-based nutrition education to increase fish consumption among school children using two types of pond in Province-3 and 4 of Nepal constructed in secondary level of four...

Author(s): Ishori S. Mahato, Dilip K. Jha, Narayan P. Pandit, Madhav K. Shrestha, James S. Diana and Hillary Egna  

African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
Degradation of chlorantraniliprole by photocatalysis of supported titanium dioxide: Effect of operating parameters

September 2023

The rinsing of sprayers after the phytosanitary treatment of agricultural plots generates waste water, which is discharged without prior treatment into aquatic environments. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of a supported photocatalytic process for the degradation of chlorantraniliprole in an aqueous medium. Clay balls were made in the laboratory from 40 mL of ultrapure water added to 100 g of clay...

Author(s): N’GUETTIA Kossonou Roland, DIARRA Moussa, SORO Baba Donafologo, ABOUA Kouassi Narcisse, GOMBERT Bertrand and TRAORE Karim Sory

African Journal of Business Management
Innovation and gender diversity in Tunisian firms

September 2023

This article aims to explore the relationship between gender diversity indicators at all levels of a firm (female top managers, owners, and employees) and for four types of innovation: Product, process, organizational, and marketing. Our analysis is based on firm-level data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey 2013, which was conducted among 592 Tunisian firms. In terms of methodology, we utilize a Logit model for...

Author(s): Olfa Chehaider, Hela Jeddi and Dhafer Malouche

African Journal of Agricultural Research
Porter’s diamond model and Zimbabwe’s national competitiveness in the cut flower industry

September, 2023

Zimbabwe’s cut flower industry has declined over the past years. We determined the national competitiveness of Zimbabwe’s cut flower industry using Porter’s diamond model of competitive advantage in 2018 using a descriptive and exploratory design that made use of qualitative and quantitative research methods. Low numbers of key players in the industry forced researchers to administer questionnaires to...

Author(s): Fortune Tapererwa, Sothini N. Ngwenya and Handsen Tibugari  

African Journal of Biotechnology
Study of the effectiveness of essential oils of Mentha aquatica L. and Pimpinella anisum L. in the microbiological stabilization of pasteurized plant extract of Cyperus esculentus L. in Mali

September 2023

This study evaluates the antimicrobial properties of essential oils of Mentha aquatica and Pimpinella anisum in the stabilization of pasteurized plant extract of Cyperus esculentus in Mali. The extraction of essential oils was carried out by steam distillation of the aerial organs of M. aquatica harvested in Bamako and the seeds of P. anisum harvested at Diré in Timbuktu Region. Aging tests were carried out by...

Author(s): Issa COULIBALY, Sékou BOUARE, Drissa SAMAKE, Oumar Diandjo TRAORE and Amadou H. DICKO

Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science
Yield performance and stability evaluation of Striga-resistant sorghum (Sorghum bicolor [L.] Moench)

July-September 2023

Sorghum is one of the most important cereal crops in Ethiopia. However, the productivity of this important crop is low owing to different factors, of which Striga is most detrimental. Multi-environment performance evaluation was carried out consisting of 11 sorghum genotypes. The objective was to select better performing, Striga-resistant and stable sorghum lines. The trial was conducted at three Striga prone areas of...

Author(s): Fisseha Worede, Kebede Teshome and Fasil Tarekegn

Journal of Horticulture and Forestry
Vegetative propagation of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) by grafting: Aptitude of grafting on four clones

July-September 2023

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of hormones and fertilizers on the aptitude of grafting of four types of clones used in the seed fields for the creation, the regeneration, and the production of pods. The experimental design is a factorial trial (4 × 3 × 2 × 2) with hormone as the main block and other factors completely randomized within the blocks with three replicates. The...

Author(s): Tchatchoua Dorothy Tchapda, Essola, Essola Emmanuel Junior, Caspa, Roseline Gusua and Bondoa Bondoa Donalson  

Journal of Engineering and Technology Research
Heat and mass transfer investigation of unsteady magnetohydro dynamic nanofluid flow in a porous pipe in the presence of chemical reactions

July-December, 2023

This article presents a numerical investigation of mass and heat transfer effects on an unsteady Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) nanofluid flow in a permeable pipe. The influences of the chemical reaction and magnetic flux are considered. With the central finite-difference technique, the fundamental equations are discretized. The resulting equations are solved numerically using methods of lines, bvp4, and shooting methods....

Author(s): Feda Abdalla Zahor, Ahmada Omar Ali, Reema Jain and Verdiana Grace Masanja

African Journal of Biotechnology
Optimization of regeneration protocol and prospecting spectinomycin resistance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cv Haider-93

September 2023

Immature zygotic embryos from spring barley cv. Haider-93 were used to induce somatic embryogenesis. The type of the explant, the level of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and handling of calli during subculture are critical factors to obtain maximum number of regenerants. Different concentrations of 2,4-D (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 mg/L) and Kinetin (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 mg/L) were used for callus induction...

Author(s): Manzar Abbas, Syed Sarfaraz Hussain, Saqi Kosar Abbas, Sammar Abbas, Muhammad Tahir, Yongying Su, Jia Li, Nisar Ahmed, Muhammad Sarwar Khan, and Caiming Gou

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