Aims: This study was aimed at determining the concentration of heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Fe and Au) in mango plant parts (roots, stem barks, leaves and fruits) from two gold mining areas (Maraba and Duke) and the control (Kadauri) in Zamfara State, Nigeria for establishment of a base...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i530163
Rock Djehoue, Rafiou Adamou, Abdou Madjid O. Amoussa, Adande A. Medjigbodo, Anatole Lalèyè, Ambaliou Sanni, Luc S. Djogbenou & Latifou Lagnika·Journal of Applied Life Sciences International·2020
Aim: Dissotis rotundifolia were selected after an ethnopharmacological survey conducted on plants used traditionally for malaria treatment in South Benin, with the aim of discovering new natural active extracts against malaria parasites. Place and Duration of Study: Laboratory of...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i530161
Field experiment was carried out during summer, 2018 at S. V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University to study the crop weather relationship of fodder sorghum varieties under different times of sowing. The experiment was in four dates of sowing...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i530162
This study assessed the bacterial quality of fresh fruit juices sold in some restaurants in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. A total of twenty (20) fruit juice samples were collected from four (4) different types of fruit juices sold at four (4) different restaurants. The fruits that were...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i530159
Mutation breeding is one of the most reliable techniques in improving crop plants. The study was frequency and spectrum of macro-mutations along with the mutagenic effectiveness and efficiency of different doses of gamma rays in pea variety (Arkel). The irradiated seeds were sown...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i430157
Background: Oxidative stress has been implicated in neuronal damage in Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, the specific roles of reactive oxygen species such as Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and Iron in the pathogenesis of PD especially, alpha-synuclein (α-Syn) aggregation and transloc...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i430156
Background of the Study: In the past few years, the presence of straw-coloured fruit bats in various parts of the University has been of a great concern to the University community. The movement of straw-coloured fruit bats from one location to another also creates concern of pos...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i430155
Aims: Information on ichthyoplankton is an important tool in determining reproduction periods that if associated to environmental variables. The abundance and distribution of ichthyoplankton and their relationships to some environmental variables of the water in Lake Buyo were an...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i430154
Aim: This study was conducted to compare the effects of enrichment nutrients, NPK (Nitrogen, Posphorus, Potassium) and organic wastes on the growth of indigenous bacterial species in spent lubricating oil contaminated water. Six bacterial species which were isolated from spent lu...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i330152
Aims: To investigate the chemical groups present, total phenolic compound, total flavonoid and to evaluate the possible antioxidant activity of aqueous extracts of Murraya paniculata leaf. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Depar...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i430153
The objective of this study was to evaluate in vitro ovicidal, larvicidal and adult mortality activity of bromelain encapsulated in chitosan nanocarriers against H. contortus. Bromelain was isolated from peels of ripe pineapple from Kiambu County, Kenya. Isolation of bromelain wa...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i330151
Background: The world is now in an emergency of preventing the drastic spread of COVID-19. After the infection was first reported in December 2019, almost every country did not pay attention to this highly contaminated disease and failed to react swiftly. Now the whole planet is...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i330150
Groundwater is an essential and valuable natural source of drinking water. But sometime ground water contains different types of chemical or biological substance which make water unsuitable for consumption. Quality of the ground water varies in different location. The recent stud...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i330149
Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of a 6-week circuit training on the cardiovascular endurance and quality of life of an apparently healthy adult female population. Methodology: This study adopted a pre and post-test experimental design. A total of 60 adult fema...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i330148
The aim of this study was to investigate parameters affecting biogas production from cassava peels by using fractional factorial design method. The parameters studied were initial pH, organic loading rate, particle size and co-substrate type. Eight biodigesters (TH1, TH2, TH3, TH...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i230146