This study investigated the interaction of gold nano partilcles with the digestive tract of the black soldier larva, using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). For this study an overall of 30 Hermetia illucens was bread at 28°C to 30°C at a moisture content of 70% to 80% with...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/23907
Common bean rust (Uromyces appendiculatus) is an etiological agent of bean rust disease of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) that causes damage and consequent yield losses. The high and wide virulence variability of the rust pathogen poses a major challenge to bean breeding pr...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/23305
Residences clustering around dumpsites have increased tremendously due to recent population expansion, consequent insufficient land, high level of ignorance and poor economic status in Nigeria. One of the reasons open dumpsites pose health problems is because of their attraction...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/19881
Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the utility of DNA sequencing in differentiating Root-Knot Nematodes (RKN) (Meloidogyne spp) infecting Indigenous Leafy Vegetables (ILVs) in Kisii and Transmara sub-counties in Kenya. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Distrib...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/17985
Background: Single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) had initially gained significant traction due to safety and feasibility that were comparable, in addition to the cosmetic advantages over traditional laparoscopy. However significant limitations of SILS including narrow work...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/23567
Abhishek Bandodkar, B. Justin William, T. A. Kannan, A. Arun Prasad, M. Bharathidasan, R. Jayaprakash & Ravi Sundar George·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2016
Aims: The study was conducted to evaluate the beneficial effects and clinical outcome of intra-articular administration of ascorbic acid and dexamethasone for the management of osteoarthritis in dogs. Study Design: The study was conducted on 6 clinical cases of dogs suffering fro...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/23345
Coffee Berry Disease (CBD), caused by the fungus Colletotrichum kahawae, is a major constraint that hinders Arabica coffee production in Kenya. The disease causes up to 80% coffee losses thus affecting export earnings and food security in Kenya. Colletotricum kahawae is spread by...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/23326
The use of nodal explants for in vitro propagation promotes direct regeneration of cultures, but may cause high levels of microbial contamination due to large size of the explants. We evaluated different surface sterilization protocols, and inclusion of antibiotics and fungicides...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/22995
Aim: Robusta coffee growing countries of the world such as Uganda, have experienced a decline in market prices since 2002 due to changed consumer preferences for other beverages. In Uganda, where Robusta coffee is the major income earner, one practical way of ensuring that coffee...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/23068
Aim and Place of Work: UNICEFs assisted Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme is one of the intervention strategies to improve access to safe water, sanitation and good hygiene in developing countries. As 2015 MDG goals deadline approaches, assessment of progress and eva...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/20307
African catfish larvae do not have fully developed digestive system at onset of first exogenous feeding. Live feed like artemia have been used more than dry diets but is also costly. The gut microbiota may be influential in larval diet utilization. We therefore made three larval...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/23537
This study revisits antibiotic resistance as a source of evolutionary development in pathogenic bacteria. By taking a molecular phylogenetic approach to this inquiry, I seek to find homologous correlations in antimicrobial resistance gene families across a broad spectrum of bacte...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/22895
Pedro Carnieli Jr, Karin Corrêa Scheffer, Willian Oliveira Fahl, Jonas Yoshitaka de Oliveira Lima, Rafael de Novaes Oliveira, Juliana Galera Castilho, Keila Iamamoto, Carla Isabel Macedo, Paulo Eduardo Brandão & Helena Beatriz de Carvalho Ruthner Batista·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2015
Introduction: Viruses have been identified as the main etiologic agents of both zoonoses and emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) and various species of wild fauna can be involved in the maintenance of these diseases. The very wide variety of bats, together with their ability to a...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/23295
R. B. Cuvas-Limón, Montañez Sáenz Julio, Contreras Esquivel Juan Carlos, Cruz Hernández Mario, Solange I. Mussatto & Belmares-Cerda Ruth·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2015
Providing products that beyond a high nutritional value brings health benefits to consumers is a major challenge to food industry. Functional foods, including prebiotics and probiotic as components, are the protagonists to promote these advantages. Aloe vera is a medicinal plant...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/22622
Aim of Study: Evaluate cases of dogs with osteosarcoma, when diagnoses using FNAC. Study Design: A retrospective study, from archive at Veterinary Hospital, selected 33 dogs of different races, 23 females (69.6%) and 10 males (30.3%) were addressed, the age of tested dogs ranged...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/22707