Aims: To synthesise and characterise silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using Aegle marmelos leaf extract and evaluate their antibacterial efficacy against selected pathogenic bacteria. Study Design: Experimental laboratory-based comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: Departme...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11575
Cockroaches pose significant public health problem due to their ability to mechanically transmit human intestinal parasites and other disease-causing micro-organisms. Hence this study was carried out to assess the prevalence and distribution of intestinal parasites associated wit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11576
Anny Estelle N’Guessan, Zinsi Roseline Gouli Gnanazan, Nanan Kouassi Kouman Noël & Ndja Justin Kassi·Asian Journal of Biology·2025
Background: The Mabi-Yaya nature reserve, created in 2019, is a protected area located in the Mé region in the southeast of Côte d'Ivoire, precisely towards the city of Alépé and covers an area of 61,282,559 ha. This reserve is rich in biodiversity and plays an important role in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11573
Abou Joël Landry OKON, Konan Armand Marcelin KOUASSI, Kouassi Samuel N’ZUE, Bi You Etienne Bazago GOULAI, Zhou Patricia DEH, Brahima DOUKOURE & Gnangoran Victor YAO·Asian Journal of Biology·2025
Aims: To evaluate the effect of aqueous fruit extract of Ficus polita on body weight and sexual maturity in rabbits. Study design: Experimental Design Place and Duration of Study: Laboratory of Histology, Embryology and Cytogenetics, Unit of Medical Sciences of Abidjan and Labor...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11574
Today, pastoral resources are much more influenced by inappropriate human activities, including excessive tree felling, the expansion of fields into river beds, overgrazing and gold mining in the rural commune of Domba, Bougouni region of Mali. This study aims to assess the situa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11572
Synantropic flies are those flies associated ecologically with human and have been linked with the transmission of bacteria, viruses, fungi, soil-transmitted helminthes (STH) and some protozoa. A survey of synanthropic flies was carried out in Anambra State using constructed fly...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11570
Trace elements play vital roles in various cellular metabolic processes, maintaining the balance between oxidants and antioxidants, and in carcinogenesis. This is a case-control study involving 90 married women in which estimatesthe levels of zinc, cobalt, and copper according to...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11571
Coal mining activities release various contaminants into aquatic ecosystems, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), such as benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P), which are of particular concern because of their persistence and toxicity. This review examines B[a]P as a model toxican...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11569
Kadambini Das, Ritika Kumari, Niti Kiran, Sanjeet Kumar, Neelam Kumari, Poonam Sinha, Gaurav Pandey & Ranjana Kumari·Asian Journal of Biology·2025
Zeuxine strateumatica (L.) Schltr.is a terrestrial orchid. It is reported from the Muzaffarpur district of Bihar state, India, as a new record for the flora of Muzaffarpur. The present study deals with morpho-taxonomical description along with its associated plant species. Field...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11568
Safia Abdullahi Abdelmageed Mohammed, Ghaida A.A., Mubarak Siddig Hamad & Usama K. ABDEL-HAMEED·Asian Journal of Biology·2025
Accurate identification of medicinal plants is highly necessary to ensure their safety and efficacy. This study aims to authenticate six medicinal plants belong to legume family (Fabaceae Family). Pollen morphology marker was used to authenticate the six studied species. Initial...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11567