Aims: The loss of biodiversity from the human body, caused by cultural factors in Western society such as widespread use of sewer systems and water treatment facilities, has resulted in a propensity for aberrant immune function, leading to pandemics of allergy, autoimmunity, and...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/36983
The demand for new material sources is growing and there is an awakening interest in the use of forest residues. However, conifer needles are are still unexploited ones among forest residue. In most conifer growing areas, the needles basically serve as ground cover and can facili...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/37076
Aims: To evaluate the phytochemical constituents and antibacterial activity of methanolic extracts of ripe and unripe peels of mango (Mangifera indica L.) against pathogenic bacterial strains. Methodology: Both ripe and unripe mango peels were collected separately, air-dried and...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/36713
Objectives: The objectives of this research were mainly to determine the rate of amylolysis of glycosidic bond and to formulate a dimensionally consistent quadratic equation for the determination of the changes in the concentration of substrate, molar concentration of product and...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/36862
Aims: To examine the effects of ascorbic acid (AA), dehydroascorbic acid (DHA) and methotrexate (MTX) combined treatments on (MDA-MB-231) breast cancer cell viability and intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). Study Design: In-vitro method. Place and Duration of Study: Biom...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/37185
The antioxidant potential of Bridelia ferruginea, which is a widely used medicinal plant in Nigeria, sub-tropical Africa and parts of Asia was investigated using thiobarbituric acid reactive species (TBARS) assay. The aqueous extract of Bridelia ferruginea stem bark used in this...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/36752
Biodegradation of waste drilling muds (WDM) was carried out with the aim to investigate the efficacy and applicability of spent mushroom substrate (SMS) for enhanced bioremediation of impacted mangrove swamp. Microcosm study was carried over a 60-day period. Microbial population...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/35991
Bioflocculants are polymeric substance produced by microorganisms as a secondary metabolite which can be used in the treatment of wastewater. A novel bioflocculant producing bacterium was isolated from Palm-oil mill effluent and identified as Alcaligenes aquatilis AP4 using 16S r...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/36453
Three field experiments were conducted at the Experimental Farm of Shandaweel Agricultural Research Station, Agric. Res. Center, Sohag Governorate during in the two growing seasons of 2014/15 and 2015/16 to study the water use efficiency for Egyptian clover (fahl barssem) intercr...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/36568
In this study, bulbs of Narcissus tazetta ‘Chinensis’ were used as explants for micropropagation. Several disinfection protocols, callus medium and regeneration medium were tested in addition to the secondary metabolites content analysis. Four disinfection protocols were used. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/36410