Aims: The aim of the study was to identify postharvest activities of yam farming households in North-East Zone of Benue State, Nigeria and to assess the impact of losses from the yam postharvest activities on standard of living of yam farming households in North-East Zone of Benu...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v21i130095
Aims: The present investigation aimed to assess the toxic effect of hexane, acetone and methanol extracts of Cymbopogon citratus and Cymbopogon giganteus against 3rd and 4th instar of Anopheles gambiae larvae under laboratory conditions. Place and Duration of Study: Plant product...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v21i130096
Aims: The present study was designed to evaluate the hepatoprotective activity of flaxseed oil (FSO) on liver lesions induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) in rats by measurement of caspase 3, 8 and 9 activities in cellular apoptosis, ALT activities, triglyceride, total protein,...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v21i130094
Aims: The present study aimed to investigate antidiarrheal and thrombolytic effect of ethanolic extract of leaves of A. dealbatum in mice. Study design: Antidiarrheal effect was evaluated by castor oil-induced diarrhea method at two different concentrations in mice and in vitro t...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v21i130093
Cancer is a collection of diseases which involves the abnormal growth of cells with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. The aim of this study is to access the antioxidant status of women with female predominant cancer (breast, cervical and ovarian) in re...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v20i430092
Bismark Lopes Bahia, Ivan Vilas Bôas Souza, Alex Barbosa Mafessoni, Ranyelly Leão Coutrim, Roberlan Ferreira da Silva, Breno Rosa Neves, José Carlson Gusmão da Silva & Abel Rebouças São José·Journal of Applied Life Sciences International·2019
Custard apple production (Annona squamosa L.) in the Brazilian Northeast occurs throughout the year. Its management involves pruning, irrigation, and proper nutrition. The objective of the present work was to verify the influence of different doses of nitrogen and the use of humi...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v20i430091
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the antioxidative properties of the mistletoe plant obtained from three different host species namely Psidium guajava, Vernonia amygdalina and Moringa olifera lam. Study Design: Experimental Design Place and Duration of St...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v20i430090
Bioaccumulation of seven heavy metals (Cr, Cd, Fe, Ni, Mn, Pb and Zn) in Amaranthus leaf cultivated in Katsina state Nigeria were measured using atomic absorption spectrometer. The health risks to the local inhabitants from the consumption of the Amaranthus leaf were evaluated b...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v20i430089
The experiment was conducted during 2017, Pishanam season at Rice Research Station, Ambasamudram with the objective to screen the efficient and responsive rice genotypes based on nitrogen use efficiency and yield and yield attributes of different genotypes by N levels with 32 ric...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v20i430088
The use of herbs in the management of diabetes mellitus and its complications have been reported. This study was thus aimed at determining the levels of some biochemical parameters in streptozotocin-induced diabetic albino rats pre-treated and post-treated with Vernonia amygdalin...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v20i330087
The diversity and distribution of tropical vegetation becomes more important in the face of the ever increasing threats to the tropical ecosystems. This study was carried out to examine the variations in composition and diversity characteristics of the flora species of Falgore Ga...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v20i330085
Background: Adolescence is characterized by thrill-seeking and looking for new experiences which are often accompanied with experimentation with substance use and testing boundaries with its attendant consequences. Aim: The aim of this study is to provide an overview of the preva...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v20i330084
Dermatoglyphic traits are genetically determined and most importantly remain constant before birth until death. These traits reflect prenatal developmental stability. Dermatoglyphic features of medical students of Bingham University, Nigeria who are to proceed into clinical class...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v20i330083
The study was aimed to evaluate the phytochemical screening, in vivo evaluation of antidiarrheal activity, and GI motility of methanolic extract as well as different organic solvent soluble fractions of bark of Annona reticulata Linn. The powdered bark of the plant was extracted...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v20i330082
The study was carried out to determine the prevalence of malaria in pregnant women in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria during the period of March to August, 2014. A total of two hundred and seven pregnant women were examined, 60% were infected with malar...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v20i230080