Paul Amos Bassi, Jerome Ihuma, Bukola Ajide, Precious Ishaku, Sarah Asugu & Ruth Hyelazira Amos·Asian Journal of Biology·2025
Infectious diseases remain a persistent public health challenge in tropical regions, exacerbated by antimicrobial resistance and limited access to conventional therapies. This review explores the ethnobotanical and pharmacological profiles of thirty medicinal plant species tradit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11587
Vitamins play important roles in scavenging free radicals or reactive oxidants, thereby protecting humans and animals against oxidative stress or DNA damage. Antinutrients are substances that antagonize good nutrition, either by causing toxicity leading to secondary nutritional d...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11584
Cecilia González-Jimenez, Elvia Ortiz-Ortiz, Rosalba Ortiz-Ortiz, Jose Armando Narvaez-Padilla, Oscar Antonio Aguilar-Paredes & Daniel Méndez-Iturbide·Asian Journal of Biology·2025
The objective of this work was to evaluate the antioxidant capacity of three alcoholic beverages derived from the native Mexican fruit, tejocote (Crataegus mexicana). Antioxidant activity was assessed by measuring the inhibition of lipid peroxidation using the thiobarbituric acid...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11585
Background: The nutrient-rich wastewater from household-scale tofu production is a sustainable and readily available resource with great potential as liquid organic fertilizer (LOF). This study focuses on valorizing tofu effluent for sustainable crop cultivation, with novelty in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11583
Due to their non-biodegradable nature and long degradation time, conventional plastics are a major source of environmental pollution today. In this study, the production of biodegradable plastic from banana peel waste is explored as an abundant and renewable biomass resource. Bot...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11582
Selfish genetic elements (SGEs) are DNA sequences that enhance their own transmission, often at the expense of the host genome’s overall fitness. They include transposable elements, meiotic drivers, supernumerary B chromosomes, post-segregation killers, and sex-distorting heritab...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11581
The experiment was conducted at Jute Research Regional Station (JRRS), Kishoreganj and Jute Research Regional Station (JRRS), Rangpur during 2024 to determine the optimum sowing time depending on the jo- condition (The soil condition when it is ready for seed sowing) available af...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11577
Aims: The present study aimed to evaluate the phytochemical composition, total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), and In-vitro antioxidant activity of methanolic leaf and stem extracts of Achyranthes aspera Linn. Study Design: This study is design as an experi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11578
Now a days, water pollution is serious problem and after the Ganesh festival it becomes a serious problem because of immersion Ganesh idol in River water. It affects pH of water, level of dissolved oxygen, increases hardness of water and majorly affecting aquatic life. Government...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11579
Background: Textile industries discharge large quantities of synthetic dyes into aquatic ecosystems, leading to serious environmental and health hazards due to the dyes toxic, carcinogenic, and persistent characteristics. Conventional physicochemical treatment methods are often e...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11580
Aims: To synthesise and characterise silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using Aegle marmelos leaf extract and evaluate their antibacterial efficacy against selected pathogenic bacteria. Study Design: Experimental laboratory-based comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: Departme...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11575
Cockroaches pose significant public health problem due to their ability to mechanically transmit human intestinal parasites and other disease-causing micro-organisms. Hence this study was carried out to assess the prevalence and distribution of intestinal parasites associated wit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11576
Anny Estelle N’Guessan, Zinsi Roseline Gouli Gnanazan, Nanan Kouassi Kouman Noël & Ndja Justin Kassi·Asian Journal of Biology·2025
Background: The Mabi-Yaya nature reserve, created in 2019, is a protected area located in the Mé region in the southeast of Côte d'Ivoire, precisely towards the city of Alépé and covers an area of 61,282,559 ha. This reserve is rich in biodiversity and plays an important role in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11573
Abou Joël Landry OKON, Konan Armand Marcelin KOUASSI, Kouassi Samuel N’ZUE, Bi You Etienne Bazago GOULAI, Zhou Patricia DEH, Brahima DOUKOURE & Gnangoran Victor YAO·Asian Journal of Biology·2025
Aims: To evaluate the effect of aqueous fruit extract of Ficus polita on body weight and sexual maturity in rabbits. Study design: Experimental Design Place and Duration of Study: Laboratory of Histology, Embryology and Cytogenetics, Unit of Medical Sciences of Abidjan and Labor...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11574
Today, pastoral resources are much more influenced by inappropriate human activities, including excessive tree felling, the expansion of fields into river beds, overgrazing and gold mining in the rural commune of Domba, Bougouni region of Mali. This study aims to assess the situa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11572