Aims: To determine the parasitic fauna, site-specificity of the parasites in the host and the parasite load in relation to length, weight and sex of P. mondon. Study Design: The study is a survey using prawns from Isaka River as a case study. Place and Duration of Study: The stud...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/19302
This paper evaluates climate change and variability from 1961-2010 and projections up to 2050 and its impacts on the oil palm leaf miner - Coelaenomenodera elaeidis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), in the study area. The study involved direct field insect pest surveys and assessments...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/19895
Indigenous people of the Niger Delta region in Nigeria depend on fisheries as the main protein source. The mesocarp of raffia palm is used by the indigenous people to stupefy and catch fishes. The mechanism of action of the raffia palm mesocarp is not well understood. Hence, this...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/19065
The aim of the study is to document the threats faced by reptiles with other species in UAE and the conservation efforts done by Barari Forest Management (BFM). The study was conducted by reviewing the factors affecting the existing wildlife in 34 different sites under Barari For...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/18928
C. M. Valdés, M. Barrientos-Morales, M. B. Domínguez, A. P. Cervantes, B. A. Hernández & D. Romero-Salas·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2015
The aim of this study is to determine the use of streptolysin O (SLO), to open pores on the plasmatic membrane of the swine sperm, to see the effect on the viability, functional status and integrity of nuclear chromatin. 30 ejaculates were used; immediately after collection, seme...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/14778
Background & Objectives: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common complex condition in women associated with reproductive, metabolic and psychological features. Evidences from studies on women with PCOS and on an experimental rat PCO model suggest that the sympathetic reg...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/19397
Aims: SJG-136 is a new pyrrolobenzodiazepine used as an anticancer drug with high cytotoxicity against a panel of cancer cells and proved to produce interstrand crosslinks in the minor groove of DNA. Methodology: In this work, SJG-136 (SG2000) was tested for its clastogenicity by...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/19648
Despite the range of cell types found in the animal kingdom, only a limited number of signalling pathways are required to generate them. Furthermore the basic components and design of these signalling pathways remain largely homologous across the animal kingdom despite species be...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/19599
Aim: Insufficient fruit set is one of the most serious problems that affect the productivity of olive trees in desert area. The objective of this research was to evaluate the supplemental pollination from five different cultivars as sources of pollen for use on ‘Manzanilla’. Mate...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/19297
Present research evaluated seventeen genotypes of wheat along with three check varieties (PS-05, Siran and Atta-Habib) under the field conditions of Agriculture Research Station (ARS) Baffa, Mansehra to identify the most suitable and high yielding variety based on morpho-physiolo...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/16689