Field trials were carried out during 2018 and during 2019 dry season period at Federal College of Forestry and Mechanization Afaka Kaduna, located between latitude 10° 35”N and longitude 007° 21”E at altitude 644 m above sea level, to determine the influence of different types of...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i1130195
Background: Patients admitted into the intensive care unit (ICU) usually have impaired immunity and are therefore at high risk of acquiring hospital associated infections. Infections caused by multidrug resistant bacteria now constitute a major problem, limiting the choice of ant...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i1130194
The study assessed the levels of Nitrogen, Phosphorous and some heavy metals in Matara-Uku wetland. Twenty water samples were collected from surface water of Matara-Uku using polyethene plastic container, the physicochemical parameters of the samples were measured and the samples...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i1130193
The rapid emergence of resistant bacteria is occurring worldwide, endangering the efficacy of antibiotics, therefore, there is a need for a systematic approach to the menace of resistant bacteria. Green synthesized nanoparticle (NPs) of medicinal plant based as become an alternat...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i1030192
Aims: To standardise ready to eat millet based nutri flakes and to evaluate nutritional and shelf life qualities. Study Design: Completely randomized design Methodology: In the present study 5 treatments along with one control with 3 replications were standardized. Finger millet...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i1030191
Dog erythrocytic membrane antigen plays a major role for determining blood group. Structural and molecular characterization of erythrocytic membrane antigen improves the production of blood typing antisera, to study the auto antibody production in canine autoimmune haemolyticanem...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i1030190
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are pervasive environmental pollutants of high toxicity. Due to their lipophilic characteristics, they tend to accumulate in the food chain. Human exposure to PAHs seems inevitable and the main route of exposure is food. The presence of PAH...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i1030189
Sectors IV and V of the Ebrié lagoon are increasingly experiencing fish mortality. The abundance biomass comparison (ABC) is graphical method use to assess the level of environmental disturbance in this area. The aim of the study were to detect the environmental changes caused by...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i1030188
Maltodextrins were prepared from sago starch in a twin screw extruder. A response surface design was used in the extrusion, which included the variations in the α-amylase (Termamyl 120L) concentrations of 12-24 g/kg dry starch, the moisture contents of 45-55%, and the screw spe...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i930186
The Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, is a tropical fish species of commercial importance in both aquaculture and in the wild. It plays a great role in human nutrition and food security. River Ruiru is one of the rivers faced with pollution from nearby industries. It is inhabi...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i930185
Khat, Catha edulis, use is rampant in Eastern Africa and Middle East countries with associated reports of reproductive function impairment in the body of the user. Reports on recovery post long-term khat exposure are obscure. The present study investigated evidence of restoration...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i930183
Aims: To investigate the effect of Heavy metals on the growth of Zea mays (Z. mays) and Sorghum bicolour (S. bicolour). Study Design: Laboratory-experimental design was used in this study. Place of Study: The heavy metal polluted soil samples were collected from Crush Rock Indust...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i930184
Aims: This study was aimed at exploring tissue culture technique as a tool for mass propagation of some Cameroonian cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) cultivars/landraces (red, yellow and white skin colour). Study Design: The experiment was laid out in a completely randomized des...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i930182
The aim of this research is to determine the insecticide and herbicide residues and their degradation products in Kura irrigation farmland soils. The analyses were carried out during the planting (before harvest) and after the harvesting periods. The insecticide residue analyses...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i830181
This study aimed to explain the influence of Ascorbic acid (ASA), Gibberellic Acid (GA3) and Moringa oleifera Leaf Extract (MLE) for alleviating salinity stress by enhancing antioxidant enzymatic activity as follow: Super Oxide Dismutase (SOD), Catalase (CAT), Ascorbate Peroxidas...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i830180