Urban expansion and climate change in semi-arid regions have exacerbated environmental degradation in many cities. Baqubah, a city in eastern Iraq, like other areas in the country, has experienced changes in land use and ...

Nigeria’s agrifood system supports employment, income generation, and food security, but post-harvest losses of perishable crops, especially leafy vegetables, threaten these benefits. This study examined the magnitude, ...

As carbon-rich materials, biochar (BC) and hydrochar (HC), the by-products of feedstocks produced through pyrolysis and hydrothermal carbonization, respectively, have demonstrated encouraging promise as soil conditioners ...

Beeswax is produced by honeybees used for various purposes. This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of agro-ecology, hive type and beeswax source on beeswax quality. A total of 18 samples were collected from ...

Irrigation plays a fundamental role in sustaining agricultural production in arid and semi-arid regions where rainfall remains insufficient and irregular. This study aims to analyse the spatial and temporal dynamics of ...

Achieving sustainable phosphorus (P) is a critical for food security in calcareous soils, where P fixation limits crop productivity. This study evaluated the integrated effects of phosphatic fertilizers-single superphosphate ...

Achieving sustainable phosphorus (P) is a critical for food security in calcareous soils, where P fixation limits crop productivity. This study evaluated the integrated effects of phosphatic fertilizers-single superphosphate ...

Diabetes and hypothyroidism are common hormonal disorders that negatively affect metabolic function. The relationship between the two diseases is reciprocal, meaning that people with one are more likely to develop the ...

Background: Rodents are commonly used as experimental models in pancreatic research. However, there is limited data regarding the comparison of the pancreas between the Iraqi squirrel and the Syrian hamster, which restricts ...

The proteins of animal consider important source for human nutrition include meats, liver and kidney that contents essential amino acids and other bioactive ingredients, Cadmium chloride which causes environmental pollution ...