Aims: The goal of this work is the evaluation of phytochemicals and biological activity of Silybum marianum. Place and Duration of Study: S. marianum L. and seeds of Chenopodium murale L. were collected from different sites from Al Anbar, Iraq during the period of May 2017. Metho...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/37274
Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of aerobic exercises program in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) with main compliant of decreasing walking ability secondary to fatigue. Study Design: Prospective non-randomized case study. Place and Duration...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/33272
Twenty seven bacterial isolates capable of solubilizing potassium were isolated from rhizospheric soils of apple var. delicious collected from sixty different orchards of Kashmir valley. Out of them, 15 isolates were isolated from soil samples collected from Shopian district and...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/36848
Non-parametric tests were applied for the first time to coated mobile card waste in order to determine the correlation within risk assessment and instrumentation. The AAS concentrations of all the metals were higher than their XRF concentrations except in Al and Ag metals. Cr had...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/37258
Among various genetic determinants of type 2 DM (T2DM), TCF7L2 (transcription factor 7 like 2) polymorphisms are among the few verified genetic variants with large effects on the risk of T2DM in different populations. In the current study, the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/37411
Aims: Preeclampsia is one of the most common complications of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure, proteinuria and edema. Recent studies suggest that there is a possible link between Vitamin D status and preeclampsia. There is little knowledge on vitamin D status of pr...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/37632
The study on the virulence factors of bacteria isolated from fish sold in the open market centre of Okepedi fishing settlement, Itu, Akwa Ibom State was investigated using standard microbiological techniques and analytical procedures. The skin, gills and intestine of Clarias gari...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/36925
The population dynamics of Periophthalmus barbarus in the mangrove swamp of Iko River estuary, southeast of Nigeria were obtained from a twenty four month length composition data ranging 4.6 – 14.5 cm total length (TL) (mean 9.1841± 1.6346: n = 2,876) corresponding to 1.16 – 50.6...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/37007
The study on virulence factors and antibiogram of bacteria from fresh aquatic produce sold in the open market centre of Okepedi fishing settlement, Itu, Akwa Ibom State was investigated using standard microbiological techniques and analytical procedures. The skin, gills and intes...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/36952
Chromium, zinc and cadmium were quantitatively estimated from the leaves of mango, guava and cashew trees cultivated in Kudenda Industrial Area of Kaduna using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. The results of the analysis indicated higher concentration of chromium in guava and mang...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/28894
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