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2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES (NIJEP) | Pp. 1-10
Digital Identity Systems (DIS) have emerged as transformative infrastructures that reshape interactions between citizens and the state by influencing access to public services, privacy protection, and governmental capacity. This study examines the relationshi...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (NIJBAS) | Pp. 23-29
Diabetes mellitus, a metabolic disorder characterized by chronic hyperglycemia, exerts broad systemic effects that extend beyond glucose dysregulation. Central to these effects is an imbalance between reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and the body’s an...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW, COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES (NIJLCL) | Pp. 35-43
This paper examines decolonial historiography through the interconnected dimensions of evidence, ethics, and archive politics, emphasizing the need to challenge colonial epistemological structures that continue to shape historical production. It argues that c...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (NIJBAS) | Pp. 48-53
Antioxidants are traditionally viewed as beneficial agents that defend cells against oxidative damage by neutralizing reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS). However, accumulating evidence demonstrates that their impact is highly co...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (NIJBAS) | Pp. 111-114
Diabetes mellitus represented a major public health challenge globally, with a disproportionate burden observed among low-income urban populations where social, economic, and structural barriers compromised effective disease management. Diabetes self-manageme...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW, COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES (NIJLCL) | Pp. 26-34
Climate migration has emerged as one of the most significant consequences of climate change, driven by a complex interaction of environmental, economic, social, and political factors. This paper examines the key drivers of climate migration, including environ...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW, COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES (NIJLCL) | Pp. 18-25
Climate fiction (Cli-Fi) has emerged as a significant literary and cultural genre that explores climate change and its socio-environmental consequences while shaping public understanding and engagement with ecological crises. This study examines the relations...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (NIJBAS) | Pp. 106-110
Citizen science has emerged as an important approach to expanding public participation in scientific knowledge production, enabling non-professionals to contribute to research activities across diverse disciplines. However, despite its potential to democratiz...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (NIJBAS) | Pp. 102-105
Malaria remained a major global health challenge, particularly in endemic regions, and continues to contribute significantly to morbidity and mortality. The circumsporozoite protein (CSP) was a key biomarker in malaria, playing a critical role in both immune...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (NIJBAS) | Pp. 15-22
Chronic inflammation is a hallmark of diabetes mellitus and a key driver of its long-term complications. Hyperglycaemia triggers a cascade of molecular and cellular events that disrupt immune homeostasis, promote persistent low-grade inflammation, and impair...