The diatoms of Osse River, Edo State, were studied at monthly intervals for 16 months (January 2003–April 2004) across five stations. Stations 1, 2 and 3 were freshwater stations while stations 4 and 5 were brackish environments. Phytoplankton samples for qualitative analysis we...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/16211
The antibacterial activity of four wild plants (Ziziphus spina-christi, Citrullus colocynthis, Salvadora persica and Calligonum comosum) used in folk medicine in Saudi Arabia was tested. The antibacterial activity of their ethanolic extracts were determined using the agar well d...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/16395
Identification of microorganisms is central to the study of microbiology at all levels/strata of research. The methods employed are also important. It is however pertinent that scientists need to improve on the method of microbial identification for greater efficiency. A study wa...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/17406
Aims: In silico analysis of publicly available set of expressed sequence tagged sites of Brassica oleracea (B. oleracea var. botrytis, B. oleracea var. capitata, B. oleracea var. italica and B. oleracea var. gemmifera) was carried out so as to remove redundancy. The assembled seq...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/11873
Aims: The aim of the study was to present the Arabian Gulf University (AGU) medical students physical activity and body mass index; and to provide recommendations for promoting physically active lifestyle among the students. Study Design and Place of Study: A cross sectional stud...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/17255
Aim: The objective of this study was to evaluate the growth and chemical analysis of two of Moringa oleifera and Moringa peregerina under three watering intervals. Place and Duration of Study: Field experiments were conducted for two consecutive seasons (2011\2012- 2012\2013) in...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/15954
B cells have an important role in immune system due to their role in positive and negative regulation of immune response. As positive regulators, B cells can give rise to antibody-producing plasma cells, are critical cellular adjuvants that facilitate optimal CD4+ T-cell activati...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/17458
Aim: To evaluate the larvicidal efficacy and identify the active phytochemical of Ocimum gratissimum n-hexane leaf extract on mosquito larvae. Study Design: Reflux extraction, standard qualitative phytochemical tests, Column and Thin layer chromatographic methods and GC- MS analy...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/17099
Aim: To investigate the antidiabetic properties of seed oil of Moringa oleifera Lam. Extracted with petroleum ether and dichloromethane and compared with glibenclimide. Study Design: Experimental study design was adopted. Methodology: The 2.0 ml/kg body weight (kg.bw) of the oil,...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/16048
Aim: To determine the effect of tea polyphenols and methotrexate on viability and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in a naturally resistant breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231. Methodology: MDA-MB-231 cells were selected as a model for methotrexate resistant breast cancer. Drug tests...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/14142
Aim of Study: To optimize a triplex real-time PCR assay developed elsewhere and to evaluate the performance characteristics of two different multi-channel real-time PCR systems on the newly optimized assay. Methodology: A triplex real-time PCR assay developed for three key genes...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/12939
Aims: The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of halofuginone on serum of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and plasma testosterone, and 13,14-dihydro-15-keto-prostaglandinF2α (PGM) levels in male yearling sheep. It was also evaluated the effects of...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/16475
The present study was aimed at evaluating the effect of Sesamum indicum (linn) seeds supplemented diets on blood glucose, lipid profiles and serum enzymes in alloxan induced diabetic rats. Forty male albino Wistar rats were divided into two broad groups based on diet supplementat...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/15941
The pipoid frogs belonging to the super family Pipoidea of the order Anura are mostly represented in fossil forms with only limited data from the extant materials. Pipidae is a pipoid family of the clawed, tongueless and toothless aquatic frogs with pertinent morphological charac...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/15016
Background: The persistence of toxic herbicides in water and soil has been considered to be potential environmental concern. As atrazine is still used in Nigeria as a major herbicide, a continuous search for atrazine degrading microorganisms is required. Objectives: The effects o...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/14345