Manju ., Sunita Kumari, Jyoti Sharma, Saloni Gupta, Mukesh Kumar, Smita S. Kumar, Anil Kumar, Anamika Verma, Shalu ., Pankaj Sharma, Kulvinder Bajwa, Sohan Lal & Narsi R. Bishnoi·Journal of Applied Life Sciences International·2016
Aims: To study Cadmium removal from simulated waste water using water hyacinth biomass immobilized with Emericella nidulans. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar. June 2012 a...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/27845
Background: Polygonum limbatum Meisn (Polygonaceae) extracts have been used in West region of Cameroon for the treatment of urogenital infections. The therapeutic efficacy of the aqueous leaf extract of Polygonum limbatum against urogenital infections was investigated on Escheric...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/28350
Introduction: Ethyl alcohol toxicity is implicated in impaired immune system, disease conditions such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, and cancer. The incidence of these ailments among drinkers of native beers: burukutu, pito, and goskolo in the area of study are high. Goskolo is banned...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/28389
Aims: Increasing the use of family planning (FP) is essential to reducing maternal and new-born mortality rate as well as food insecurity in Nigeria. This study analyzed the knowledge, attitude and practices of women regarding utilization of family planning methods in Ogun State...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/29104
Aims: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and molecular characterization of extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs), metallo-beta-lactamases (MBLs) and integrons among clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Biology...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/29259
Aims: To determine the nutritional and sensory parameters of milk processed from sweet pea seeds consumed in Côte d'Ivoire. Study Design: Sweet pea seeds samples gathered from communal markets in Abidjan district were used to process milk using improved and traditional methods. N...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/28639
Aim: This anthropometric study assessed the morphological characteristics of male (n=65) and female (n=48) undergraduate medical students of the University of Lagos. Methodology: Subjects were aged 18-29 years, with male mean age 23.6 ± 3.3 and female mean age of 22.7 ± 3.4. Stat...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/20022
Pesticides are widely used in food production to increase food security despite the fact that they can have negative health effects on consumers. Pesticide residues have been found in various fruits and vegetables; both raw and processed. In this study, the effects of household p...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/26801
Background and Objectives: Type 2 diabetes progression leads to microalbuminuria, eventually renal failure may progress End Stage Renal Disease. CD-36 is protein markedly increases in proximal tubules in diabetic nephropathy. Primary receptor such as LDLr regulates plasma LDL con...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/28322
Purpose: The study deals with changes in pressure pain thresholds (PPT) after exhaustive exercises. Two different protocols were applied to trained men of different age groups and the magnitude of exercise induced hypoalgesia (EIH) compared in inactive and loaded muscles. Metho...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/28731
Background: Obstetric brachial plexus injury (OBPI) is partial or total paralysis of the upper limb due to trauma of brachial plexus during delivery, wrist flexion is a common deformity that develops in children with Erb's Palsy. The purpose of the study was to assess the effect...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/27625
Potassium bromate (KBrO3) is widely used in foods and water, in spite of its well-known oxidative cell and tissue damage. Therefore; vitamins C (vit C) and E (vit E) are examined to alleviate its nephrotoxicity. For this purpose 72 adult male albino rats were categorized into 6 g...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/28698
Introduction: The cerebellum is the major organ responsible for balance and equilibrium of the body and also coordinates the muscular tone. There is dearth of information on the comparative morphometric and histological organization of the cerebellum of both Catfish (Clarias gari...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/28147
Aims: The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of tube settlers and Lamella plates in increasing the efficiency of sedimentation tanks in removing the turbidity, bacteria, and algae from water in water treatment plants. Study Design: Evaluating the use of tube settle...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/28579
Aim: The objectives of this investigation were to identify secondary trait(s) for selection of high maize grain yield under high plant density combined with drought stress at flowering and to identify whether the best selection environment is the optimum or stressed one. Study De...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/28582