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2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF ARTS AND MANAGEMENT | Pp. 19-24
Community policing has emerged as one of the most influential policing reform strategies aimed at strengthening partnerships between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve. This review examines the effectiveness of community policing reforms...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF ARTS AND MANAGEMENT | Pp. 8-18
The transition to a circular economy (CE) depends not only on technological innovation and policy reforms but also on widespread behavioral change among individuals, organizations, and governments. This paper examines the behavioral dimensions of the circular...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 94-99
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) suppressed HIV replication and permitted partial restoration of CD4+ T cell immunity, yet the magnitude and tempo of immune recovery vary widely among treatment-naïve patients. Incomplete CD4 reconstitution sustained vulnerability...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF ARTS AND MANAGEMENT | Pp. 1-7
This review examines the relationship between cash transfer programs and social cohesion, with particular emphasis on trust, conflict dynamics, and community-level outcomes. Drawing on theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence from low-, middle-, and hi...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 88-93
Arthritis and other rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) contribute substantially to pain, disability, reduced productivity, and long-term health-system costs across West Africa. Yet rheumatology services remain severely under-resourced, with very fe...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 83-87
Typhoid fever (enteric fever) remains a major public health problem in many low- and middle-income countries, sustained by fecal–oral transmission of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi). While acute symptomatic cases are readily recognized and treate...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 71-76
The introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy has transformed human immunodeficiency virus infection from a fatal disease into a chronic, manageable condition, resulting in a substantial increase in life expectancy among affected individuals. However...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 66-70
Diabetes stigma in rural Africa is a clinical and health-systems barrier that shapes disclosure, care seeking, adherence, and long-term outcomes. This review outlines five research priorities to shift the field from recognition to action. First, develop and v...
2026 | Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology | Pp. 1-20
Background Congenital uterine anomalies (CUA) are structural abnormalities resulting from disrupted Müllerian duct development and have been associated with adverse reproductive and obstetric outcomes. However, the magnitude of these risks and variation acros...
2026 | Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology | Pp. 1-11
Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine technology is often portrayed as a pandemic-era innovation for infectious disease control, but this perspective no longer reflects its expanding clinical and societal significance. Although global attention intensified during the...