Aims: The use and specific activity of bromelain from pineapples are limited by the presence of contaminants. The aim of this study was to determine the enzymatic activity of bromelain in crown, peels and stem at different purification stages leading to the production of lyophili...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/39678
Background: Despite all efforts to establish the pathogenesis of malaria, it is far from being understood, and resistance to existing drugs remain a problem in several strains of Plasmodium. Different complications arise during malaria infection, and among these is the alteration...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/40708
Water is the second essential factor for life after oxygen and it offers a number of benefits and services to man and his environment. The effect of human activities on the physicochemical and bacteriological qualities of water samples from Ujiogba River was carried out using sta...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/40435
Cypermethrin, a type II pyrethroid, widely used for pest management causes environmental pollution and health hazards. Previous studies have shown that cypermethrin has teratogenic effect on rat foeti born to exposed dam or buck with no information on its effect on their reproduc...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/40290
Field trials were conducted in seven localities across the Western Highlands of Cameroon from April to September 2015 to evaluate the seed tubers yield performance of some potato varieties. Three improved potato varieties (Cipira, Tubira and Jacob 2005) were used in the experimen...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/40485
The biodegradability of anionic surfactants and the presence of surfactant degrading bacteria in the New Calabar River situated in Choba, Nigeria was investigated. Eleven (11) locally manufactured and six (6) imported brands were studied alongside sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) us...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/40131
Purpose: In the field of urine drug testing, there are several strategies to manipulate a urine sample to become false negative and a wide variety of instructions and manipulation kits are offered on the internet. Some adulteration techniques for urine seriously disturb immunolog...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/40427
Two field studies were conducted at the Multipurpose Crop Research Fields of the University of Education, Winneba, Mampong–Ashanti in the transitional agro-ecological zone of Ghana from September-December, 2009 and April-July, 2010 to determine the effects of various rates of Lum...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/40179
Characterized by abnormal or excessive fat accumulation in adipose tissues, Obesity is one chronic disease that can impair health. It is independently associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), specifically coronary heart disease and stroke. This prompted the American Heart...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/39891
One of the major problems of a quiescent or sedentary lifestyle is Obesity. Such lifestyle encourages and poses increased threat to the development of myriads of disabling medical conditions like muscle weakness, postural deficiencies, diabetes, compromised aerobic capacities, hy...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/38052