Sabah A. A. Jassim, Atheer A. Aldoori, Moutaz A. AbdulMounam, Basil R. Faraj, Farqad F. AbdulHameed & Richard G. Limoges·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2018
Aims: Camelus dromedarius (dromedary or one-humped camels) are known to endure harsh conditions including extreme temperatures and high solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation in desert wilderness areas. This remarkable survival in the harsh desert conditions is attributed to distinctiv...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/42132
Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of adhesion of different Salmonella’s serovars (S. Newport, S. Muenster, S. Kentucky and S. Kiel) isolated from food surfaces under two ionic strengths (0.1M; 0.001M), in order to understand the influence of environmental...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/42502
Aims: Taxonomy refers to assignment of name to an organism which provides the only key to all the information available about that species and its relatives. Careful and accurate identification and classification of organisms are of vital importance so that the extents of their h...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41606
Aim: The aim of this study were to assess the prevalence of nasal carriage of S. aureus and MRSA among moroccan farmers and slaughterers of poultry, to determine the risk factors associated with this carriage and to evaluate susceptibility of isolated strains to antibiotics. Met...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41629
Isaac Paul Emeje, Nkiruka Rose Ukibe, Nwakasi K. Nnamah, Charles Chinedum Onyenekwe, Solomon Nwabueze Ukibe, Emmanuel Ikechukwu Onwubuya, Obiageli Fidelia Emelumadu, Ifeoma Nwamaka Monago & Friday Alfred Ehiaghe·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2018
Aims: Improved diagnosis of prostate cancer has led to increasing life expectancy in adult men. The use of PSA as the current practice for screening and treatment has become a key prognostic factor in the management of PCa. This study was designed to evaluate the prognostic use o...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/42389
Aims: The variability of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) species involved in cocoa bean fermentation would cause inconsistency in the quality of cocoa. The aims of this study is to investigate the physicochemical parameters of cocoa bean fermentation in order to assess the activity an...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/42194
Aims: An experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of a wide range of temperatures on the growth and physiology of Theobroma cacao, to study the differences between night and day temperatures and to determine the optimum temperature for the cocoa growth. Study Design: Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/40413
Aims: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of salinity by using a different concentration of sodium chloride (NaCl), on growth, chlorophyll fluorescence and secondary metabolites production of Centella asiatica. Study Design: Centella asiatica plants were exposed to...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41014
Wetlands are amongst the most productive ecosystem On the Earth [1,2], and provide many important services to human society. Wetlands are one of the most threatened habitats of the world. Wetlands in India, as elsewhere, are increasingly facing several anthropogenic pressures. Ur...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41419
Cockroaches are found in human dwellings. They are distributed worldwide. They play an important role in transmitting diseases either mechanically and occasionally biologically. Numerous bacteria and parasites of medical importance have been isolated from cockroaches. This resear...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/36961