The following activation cross sections (in mb) for the ($n, p$), [$(n, np)+(n, pn)+(n, d)$] and ($n, \alpha$) reactions in the region of $Z=40-58\mathrm{}$ have been determined at 14.4±0.3 MeV by using the mixed powder method with Ge(Li) $\gamma$-ray detection: ${\mathrm{Zr}}^{90}(n, p){\mathrm{Y}}^{90m}$ (3.1 h), 12.9±1.0; ${\mathrm{Zr}}^{91}(n, p){\mathrm{Y}}^{91m}$ (50.3 min), 18.6±1.9; ${\mathrm{Zr}}^{92}(n, p){\mathrm{Y}}^{92}$ (3.53 h), 18.5±2.7; ${\mathrm{Mo}}^{92}(n, p){\mathrm{Mb}}^{92m}$ (10.1 day), 62.5±4.0; ${\mathrm{Mo}}^{96}(n, p){\mathrm{Nb}}^{96}$ (23.35 h), 21.3±1.5; ${\mathrm{Mo}}^{97}(n, p){\mathrm{Nb}}^{97m}$ (1 min), 7.4±0.8; ${\mathrm{Mo}}^{97}(n, p){\mathrm{Nb}}^{97g}$ (72 min), 8.5±1.0; ${\mathrm{Mo}}^{98}(n, p){\mathrm{Nb}}^{98g}$ (51 min), 4.1±0.5; ${\mathrm{Ru}}^{96}(n, p){\mathrm{Tc}}^{96}$ (4.35 day), 146±7; ${\mathrm{Rh}}^{103}(n, p){\mathrm{Ru}}^{103}$ (39.5 day), 16.9±1.5; ${\mathrm{Pd}}^{105}(n, p){\mathrm{Rh}}^{105}$ (35.9 h), 37.6±2.0; ${\mathrm{Pd}}^{106}(n, p){\mathrm{Rh}}^{106m}$ (130 min), 6.0±0.4; ${\mathrm{Pd}}^{106}(n, p){\mathrm{Ru}}^{106g}$ (30 sec), 18±4; ${\mathrm{Pd}}^{108}(n, p){\mathrm{Rh}}^{108}$ (16.8 sec), 8.3±1.5; ${\mathrm{Cd}}^{112}(n, p){\mathrm{Ag}}^{112}$ (3.14 h), 15.0±1.3; ${\mathrm{Sn}}^{116}(n, p){\mathrm{In}}^{116m}$ (54 min), 7.9±0.8; ${\mathrm{Sn}}^{117}(n, p){\mathrm{In}}^{117m}$ (1.93h), 5.7±1.5; ${\mathrm{Sn}}^{117}(n, p){\mathrm{In}}^{117g}$ (45 min), 9.8±1.6; ${\mathrm{Ba}}^{138}(n, p){\mathrm{Cs}}^{138}$ (32.2 min), 3.8±0.6; ${\mathrm{Ce}}^{140}(n, p){\mathrm{La}}^{140}$ (40.22 h), 6.3±0.5; ${\mathrm{Zr}}^{94}(n, \alpha ){\mathrm{Sr}}^{91}$ (9.67 h), 5.0±1.0; ${\mathrm{Nb}}^{93}(n, \alpha ){\mathrm{Y}}^{90m}$ (3.1 h), 5.3±0.5; ${\mathrm{Mo}}^{92}(n, \alpha ){\mathrm{Zr}}^{89m}$ (4.18 min), 9.4±0.9; ${\mathrm{Mo}}^{92}(n, \alpha ){\mathrm{Zr}}^{89g}$ (78.4 h), 18.7±1.5; ${\mathrm{Mo}}^{98}(n, \alpha ){\mathrm{Zr}}^{95}$ (65.5 day), 8.1±1.0; ${\mathrm{Pd}}^{106}(n, \alpha ){\mathrm{Ru}}^{103}$ (39.5 day), 5.6±0.7; ${\mathrm{Pd}}^{108}(n, \alpha ){\mathrm{Ru}}^{105}$ (4.44 h), 2.7±0.3; ${\mathrm{Cs}}^{133}(n, \alpha ){\mathrm{I}}^{130}$ (12.3 h), 1.96±0.15; ${\mathrm{Ba}}^{138}(n, \alpha ){\mathrm{Xe}}^{135m}$ (15.6 min), 0.55±0.05; ${\mathrm{Ba}}^{138}(n, \alpha ){\mathrm{Xe}}^{135g}$ (9.14 h), 2.0±0.2; ${\mathrm{Ce}}^{142}(n, \alpha ){\mathrm{Ba}}^{139}$ (82.9 min), 6.0±1.0; ${\mathrm{Ru}}^{96}\left[\right(n, np)+(n, pn)+(n,d\left)\right]{\mathrm{Tc}}^{95m}$ (61.0 day), 52±10; and ${\mathrm{Ru}}^{96}\left[\right(n, np)+(n, pn)+(n, d\left)\right]{\mathrm{Tc}}^{95g}$ (20 h), 483±50. The total ($n, p$) cross sections are compared with Levkovskii's predictions and show good agreement. The relative ($n, p$) cross sections of Mo and Pd also are compared with Gardner's predictions.

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