Aims: We characterized the responses of non-toxic seedlings of Jatropha curcas L. to variation in seed weight and substrate during their germination and growth. Study Design: Two analytical experiments using a randomized controlled trial approach were applied to consider the effe...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11697
Francisco Suazo-López, Rosalba Zepeda-Bautista, Felipe Sánchez-Del Castillo, J. Jesús Martínez-Hernández, Juan Virgen-Vargas & Leonardo Tijerina-Chávez·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
Climatic and technical factors influence tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production in hydroponics and greenhouse, but there is not much research on management of red volcanic rock as substratum, as well as on water and nutrient solution. Therefore, the effect of the concentrati...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11936
Aims: The aim of this paper is to propose a mathematical model of the cardiac electrical activity in accordance with heart physiology and utilizing this model to generate ECG (electrocardiogram) signal. Study Design: Modeling the cardiac electrical activity based on physiology of...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11916
Aims: The target of present study is to determine the frequency of occurrence of enterolysin A gene in Enterococcus faecalis strains from different sources and surveys about antibacterial effect of enl A gene positive strains. Study Design: Enterolysin A is a class IV bacteriocin...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7216
Imidacloprid and Methomyl are systemic insecticides used widely for controlling insects infesting crops grown in greenhouses. The experiment was conducted on tomato (Hassawi, Local Varity in Eastern part of Saudi Arabia) to study the phytotoxicity effect of the tested insecticide...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11797
The improvement in the understanding of cancer immunology did not lead to a successful immunotherapeutic strategy. Cancer immunotherapy faces different obstacles including low immunogenicity, production of immunosuppressive agents, and the peripheral tolerance which is used by ca...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11831
Aims: Insect growth regulators (IGRs) offer alternatives to conventional chemical larvicides that pose problem of resistance and environmental safety. However, only a limited number of IGRs have been approved for use in mosquito control. The present investigation was to evaluate...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11366
Glenn Sia Su, Kevin Dueñas, Kevin Roderno, Mary Ann Sison, Maria Lilibeth Sia Su, Elena Ragragio, Teresita De Guzman & Francisco M. Heralde III·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
Aims: The aim of our study was to isolate and determine the distribution and diversity of marine fungal species in Manila Bay. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Manila Bay, Philippines, between November 2012 and April 2013. Methodology: Grab water...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/12338
The objective of this study was to examine DPPH scavenging assays to determine the antioxidant activity of three species of raspberry leaves (Rubus hyrcanus Juz, R. caesius L., and R. astarae Gili). We tested three different solvents (methanolic, water, methanolic-water) to deter...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11269
Aim: This study aims to understand the distribution of Pomacea spp. in various rice fields of Peninsular Malaysia. Place and Duration of study: The study was conducted at twenty five rice fields from five states in Peninsular Malaysia (Selangor, Perak, Penang, Kedah and Kelantan)...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11398