Editorial: Breaking the cycle: exploring the interplay of conflict, hunger, poverty, and food insecurity in Africa and other regions, and implications for policy
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Olutosin Ademola Otekunrin, Temitope Oluwaseun Ojo, Barbara Sawicka
Attaining the United Nations targets for Sustainable Development Goal 1 (No Poverty) and 2 (Zero Hunger) in less than five years from now (2030), have …
First record and redescription of Gerista dimidiata Bolívar, 1905 (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Oxyinae) from Cameroon
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Alfiery Laurel Djomnang Nkwala, Jeanne Agrippine Yetchom Fondjo, Alain Christel Wandji
Gerista dimidiata Bolívar, 1905 is the only species in its monotypical Afrotropical genus. It occurs at swampy-forest edges, where it is typically found on broad-leaved …
Fruit tree-based agroforestry as a nature-based solution for carbon sequestration in the vulnerable Eastern Himalayan ecosystem: plant–soil microbe feedbacks in the context of global change
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Ashish Singh, Uttam Kumar Sahoo
Fruit tree–based agroforestry systems (FBS) represent a promising nature-based solution for enhancing carbon storage and sequestration, restoring soil health, and supporting livelihood security in the …
Sport for Development Interventions for Improving Health and Social Well-being- An international Scoping Review of Outcomes, Intervention Design, implementation, and Sustainability
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Patrick Mkhanyiseli Zimu
Marriage, contraception, and fertility decline in Egypt: sociological insights from Bongaarts’s proximate determinants framework
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Abdelmajeed Ahmed Hendy, Mastur Rehim, Ahmed Mohi Khalaf Sakr
Background Egypt’s total fertility rate (TFR) increased from 3.0 births per woman in 2008 to 3.5 in 2014, before declining to 2.85 in 2021. This …
Food Systems Governance Depth and Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture in Ethiopia: Understanding the Gap between Agricultural Production, Food Availability and Dietary Diversity
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Tamene Asayehu, Namukolo Covic, Dessalegn Tamiru
Comparative treatment efficiency and water quality index of drinking water systems in North-West Province, South Africa
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N. Gumbi, Lobina Palamuleni
Access to safe drinking water is a fundamental environmental health requirement, yet integrated assessments of treatment performance and health risks under different land-use pressures remain …
Influence of convective organization on the triple oxygen isotope composition of West African monsoon rainfall: insights from a 7-year record in Benin
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Christine Vallet‐Coulomb, Christophe Peugeot, Diego Chavez-Espinoza
Abstract. Triple oxygen isotopes, and specifically 17O-excess, provide new opportunities to investigate kinetic fractionation associated with atmospheric moisture sources, continental moisture recycling, and cloud microphysical …
Human-Centered Risk Analytics for Household Malaria Stratification: An Explainable Decision-Support Framework
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Aniekan Sampson Brown, Aniefiok Ukommi, Philip Asuquo
Household-level malaria risk profiling is a high-impact decision-support problem because public health teams must allocate prevention, surveillance, and follow-up resources under uncertainty. This paper develops …
Stress Gauge Analysis between Implant-Supported Titanium and Nano‑Carbon Frameworks (A Comparative In Vitro Study)
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Mohamed Zaki Basiony, Rim Adel Selima, Sherif Mohamed Abdel Hamid
Genomic characterization of dengue circulation in Togo, 2024
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Issaka Maman, Afiwa Halatoko, Carla Mavian
An empirical test of antecedents and perceived performance of big data analytics in telecommunication companies
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Ibrahim Hussien Musa Magboul, Diaeldin Osman, Fadi A. T. Herzallah
The emergence of Data concepts, sources, types, and analysis mechanisms has changed dramatically in recent years. Nowadays, big data analytics (BDA) dominates the attention of …
The Prevalence of Drug Abuse on School Completion Rates amongLearners in Public Junior Schools in Kimilili Sub-County, Kenya
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Masafu Emma Nasike, Sarah Naliaka Likoko, Dr. Peter Wamalwa
Drugs and substance abuse have been a growing socio-economic challenge that has affected many societies across the globe. The purpose of the study was to …
Analysis of learning in Moroccan secondary education: computer model and data-driven pedagogy
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Latifa Lamalif, Mounia Machkour, Sophia Faris
In an educational context characterized by rapid digital transformation, learning analytics offers strong potential to personalize instruction and enhance teaching practices. However, in Moroccan pioneer …
The Trends and Determinants of the Double Burden of Malnutrition among Women and Children in Nigeria Using Pooled DHS Data from 2013, 2018, and 2024
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Sunday Akingbola Omokanye¹, Ada Daisy Oguizu², Benson Macaulay Oweghoro³
Recyclable cellulose aerogel-supported ZnO/CeO 2 /g-C 3 N 4 ternary nanocomposite for enhanced adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of acetaminophen in water
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Judith Chebwogen, Francis Nyongesa, Julius Mwakondo Mwabora
Abstract Immobilizing photocatalysts on supports facilitates recovery and reuse while eliminating secondary water contamination from photocatalyst leaching. A zinc oxide (ZnO)/Cerium oxide (CeO 2 )/graphitic …
Socioeconomic Institutional and Environmental Factors Influencing Agricultural Land Loss to Non Agricultural Uses
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Masala Serah Muobeleni, Rendani Humphrey Khwidzhili, Thivhilaheli Richard Netshirovha
Online admission systems in the educational sector: A scoping review
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Patricia N. Ramoroka, Refilwe Constance Mogase, Mmatshuene Anna Segooa
Background: Online Admission Systems (OAS) are Internet-based platforms that are intended to improve efficiency, fairness and transparency of admissions processes and enable easy access to …
Iron, Nutritional Status and Academic Outcomes Among Primary School Children in Afikpo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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Emmanuel Onya AGWO
Satellite-derived shoreline changes at Nkontompo, Ghana, 1999-2025: Spatial patterns and implications for coastal protection
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Ishmael Yaw Dadson