Investigating transgenic characteristics of Californium, Jura, Elvis and Orkan varieties of canola has been carried out in this study. These plants are widely cultivated in Turkey. The Canola varieties were grown in an established tissue culture and the total DNA isolated. The 35...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11684
Aim: To evaluate the polyphenols, flavonoids and the in vitro antioxidant activity of different parts of Tamarindus indica Linn. Study Design: Methanolic extracts of the leaves, stem bark, root bark, fruit pulp, fruit bark and seeds of Tamarindus indica Linn were analyzed for the...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/8602
Aim: This study investigated the hypoglycemic, hematologic and hypolipidemic potentials of Mucuna pruriens ethanol leaf extract (MELE) in alloxan induced diabetic rats. Study Design: Experimental Animal Model. The study was conducted in the Physiology Laboratory of the Department...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11735
E. I. Sánchez Bernal, M. A. Camacho Escobar, N. Y. Ávila Serrano, A. Can Chulim & H. M. Ortega Escobar·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
The aim of this study was to evaluate the initial salinity and the type and amount of salt evacuated from soils of palomas, san luispotosí in a leaching process. These soils present primary and secondary salinization problems, induced by irrigation which affects their productive...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11847
Mohammadreza Seyyedmajidi, Saba Homapoor, Elahe Zanganeh, Mohammad Dadjou, Shahab Eskandari Nejad, Mohammad Hadi Tajik Galayeri, Tajik Galayeri & Jamshid Vafaeimanesh·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
Aims: To assess the effect of clidinium-C on H. pylori eradication with a triple therapy including omeprazole, clarithromycin and amoxicillin (OCA) in patients with peptic ulcer disease (PUD). Also, to investigate the efficacy and safety of clidinium-C in prevention of drugs' sid...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11357
Aims: We characterized the responses of non-toxic seedlings of Jatropha curcas L. to variation in seed weight and substrate during their germination and growth. Study Design: Two analytical experiments using a randomized controlled trial approach were applied to consider the effe...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11697
Francisco Suazo-López, Rosalba Zepeda-Bautista, Felipe Sánchez-Del Castillo, J. Jesús Martínez-Hernández, Juan Virgen-Vargas & Leonardo Tijerina-Chávez·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
Climatic and technical factors influence tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production in hydroponics and greenhouse, but there is not much research on management of red volcanic rock as substratum, as well as on water and nutrient solution. Therefore, the effect of the concentrati...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11936
Aims: The aim of this paper is to propose a mathematical model of the cardiac electrical activity in accordance with heart physiology and utilizing this model to generate ECG (electrocardiogram) signal. Study Design: Modeling the cardiac electrical activity based on physiology of...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11916
Aims: The target of present study is to determine the frequency of occurrence of enterolysin A gene in Enterococcus faecalis strains from different sources and surveys about antibacterial effect of enl A gene positive strains. Study Design: Enterolysin A is a class IV bacteriocin...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7216
Imidacloprid and Methomyl are systemic insecticides used widely for controlling insects infesting crops grown in greenhouses. The experiment was conducted on tomato (Hassawi, Local Varity in Eastern part of Saudi Arabia) to study the phytotoxicity effect of the tested insecticide...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11797
The improvement in the understanding of cancer immunology did not lead to a successful immunotherapeutic strategy. Cancer immunotherapy faces different obstacles including low immunogenicity, production of immunosuppressive agents, and the peripheral tolerance which is used by ca...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11831
Aims: Insect growth regulators (IGRs) offer alternatives to conventional chemical larvicides that pose problem of resistance and environmental safety. However, only a limited number of IGRs have been approved for use in mosquito control. The present investigation was to evaluate...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11366
Glenn Sia Su, Kevin Dueñas, Kevin Roderno, Mary Ann Sison, Maria Lilibeth Sia Su, Elena Ragragio, Teresita De Guzman & Francisco M. Heralde III·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
Aims: The aim of our study was to isolate and determine the distribution and diversity of marine fungal species in Manila Bay. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Manila Bay, Philippines, between November 2012 and April 2013. Methodology: Grab water...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/12338
The objective of this study was to examine DPPH scavenging assays to determine the antioxidant activity of three species of raspberry leaves (Rubus hyrcanus Juz, R. caesius L., and R. astarae Gili). We tested three different solvents (methanolic, water, methanolic-water) to deter...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11269
Aim: This study aims to understand the distribution of Pomacea spp. in various rice fields of Peninsular Malaysia. Place and Duration of study: The study was conducted at twenty five rice fields from five states in Peninsular Malaysia (Selangor, Perak, Penang, Kedah and Kelantan)...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11398