The study evaluated growth and vegetative response of fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis ) to levels and time of micro-dosing Urea fertilizer. The experiment was conducted in two growing seasons of late and early cropping seasons of 2015 and 2016 respectively at the Teaching...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/37533
Dimethylamine (DMA) is a water-soluble basic (pKa=10.73) secondary aliphatic amine. DMA is a common degradation product of trimethylamine oxide, an end product of nitrogen metabolism in fish. At sufficiently high exposure duration, DMA caused severe nasal and lung lesions, irrita...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/37417
Talha Bin Emran, Tajbiha-E-Mowla ., Shahriar Ahmed, Sumyya Zahan, Ahmed Rakib, Mohammed Shamim Hasan, Mohammad Nurul Amin, Tasmih Rob Mow & Mir Muhammad Nasir Uddin·Journal of Applied Life Sciences International·2018
Context: Urena sinuate L. (Malvaceae) is a well-known medicinal plant and it is used in traditional medicine systems. Objectives: The current study unravels the neuropharmacology, antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects of the chloroform extract of Urena sinuat...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/39073
Body Lotions which are intended to beautify and protect the skin are often prone to fungal contaminations either in the course of their preparation, transportation and/or accidentally, during use by the consumers which may lead to their spoilage. The purpose of the study was to i...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/39662
Refinery effluent requires treatment to reduce residual hydrocarbons before discharging into the environment, due to their toxicity. This study was conducted to investigate the efficiency of Pluerotus ostreatus to bioremove Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) in effluent discharge...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/38551
Muazu Issifu, Kwabena Darkwa, P. U. Krishnaraj, Shreenivas A. Desai, Ramesh Bhat, Tammineni N. Sathish, Yashavanthkumar J. Kakanur, Cobes P. Gatarira & Tommex A. Freeman·Journal of Applied Life Sciences International·2018
Aims: Identification of superior genotypes combining high nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and high grain yield under low nitrogen supply is imperative to the development of nitrogen use efficient wheat varieties for use by farmers in low input wheat production systems to combat the...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/38410
Aim: This study was carried out to determine the anticonvulsant potential of A. africana leaf extract in its polar (ethanol) constituents. Study Design: The study was adapted from three methods of seizure stimulation of the in vivo animal model using the maximal electroshock (MES...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/38808
A study was carried out to determine the prevalence and intensity of intestinal parasite infections and its associated risk factors among school-aged children in Abua/Odual Local Government Area, Rivers State between May-August 2015. Standard parasitological procedures as recomme...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/39106
Toluwase Hezekiah Fatoki, David Morakinyo Sanni, Daniel Uwaremhevho Momodu, Harriet Unuagbon Ugboko, Catherine Joke Adeseko & Bolanle Christianah Faleye·Journal of Applied Life Sciences International·2018
Aim: To validate the empirical functions of isomaltose and proposed its fates in metabolism using computational analysis. Place and Duration of Study: This work was carried out at the Department of Biochemistry at the Federal University of Technology Akure Nigeria in 2017. Method...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/39370
Herbicides though capable of killing weeds, also affect soil microorganisms depending on the dosage applied. They can also be used as sources of food for energy and growth by microorganisms. Some herbicides persist in the soil for a long period of time. These groups can be degrad...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/34159
Aims: This research was carried out to examine changes in some hormones perceived to be implicated in the reproduction of giant African land snail (GALS) subjected to varied aestivation lengths and nature have driven natural cycle. Study Design: Randomized complete block design...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/37991
The objective of this study was to determine the effect of interaction between haemoglobin type, potassium type and coat colour on milk yield characteristics in goat. A total of 250 agropastoral goats were studied for milk yield characteristics which included average daily yield...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/38995
Aims: To evaluate the contributions of Nigerian leafy vegetables to nutrition and health. Methodology: Eight leafy vegetables were comparatively analyzed for proximate, mineral and antinutrient compositions. Results: The proximate composition showed that the vegetables are good s...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/26666
Nineteen pumpkin inbreds were evaluated to measure the variability, estimate genetic attributes, the association among the characters and their contribution to yield. There was a significant variation observed for all the characters among the inbred. High heritability coupled wit...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/38919
Purpose: Urine marking is an alternative approach to supervise sample collection in order to prevent urine manipulation in the field of drug usage and the use of doping substances. Polyethylene glycols (PEG) with low molecular masses are already established as marker substances b...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/38741