Background: Harungana madagascariensis is a medicinal plant that is traditionally utilized for the treatment of anaemia. Benzene constitutes an occupational toxicant due to its adverse effect on hematology of exposed industrial workers leading to onco-hematology. Therefore, the e...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i1230618
Aims: The aim of this study was to identify the plants used in the traditional treatment of female infertility in Kita, Mali. Place and Duration of Study: The ethnobotanical investigation has been conducted in the town of Kita (Mali) from April to July, 2021. The data management...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i1230619
Sorghum is a climate resilient cereal that offers food and nutrition security for the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). Its production potential is however limited by fungal diseases. A study on the effects of major fungal diseases on sorghum growth and yield and identification o...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i1230620
The ability of the mosquitoes to repel five essential oils from plants at four different concentrations was evaluated against the mosquito Aedes aegypti under certain conditions in the laboratory using human subjects. 0.2 mL of the oil was applied per 25 cm2 of exposed skin of th...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i1230621
Blaise Alowanou-Kélé, Antoine Abel Missihoun, Relique Ignace Agbo, Eben-Ezer B. K. Ewédjè, Hounnankpon Yédomonhan & Clement Agbangla·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2023
Aims / Objectives: Chrysophyllum albidum is a fruit tree of great socio-economic importance in West Africa. In several localities in Benin, despite the species over-exploitation of the species, few data relating to its viability and the conservation of its genetic diversity exist...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i1130613
Rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere, a major contributor to climate change, has a wide range of consequences. CO2 can absorb and radiate heat energy resulting in the hike of earth’s average temperature. The elevated CO2-induced temperature rise in the atmosphere has a severe impa...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i1130616
The objectives of the present research were to assess fresh and cryopreserved. seminal characteristics of breeding Beetal buck semen outside of its breeding tract. Semen was collected twice in a week from twelve Beetal bucks for 6 weeks. The mean value of ejaculate volume(ml), m...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i1130614
For the purpose of constructing or generating new life forms, synthetic biology is a multidisciplinary field that blends biology with engineering, physics, mathematics, chemistry, and computer science. Making Biobricks, designing metabolic pathways, whole-genome synthesis, protoc...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i1130617
Turmeric has served as a potential chemotherapeutic and chemo-preventive drug in Asia for about four to five thousand years of human civilization. It occupies a significant place in religious rituals, kitchens as food additives, and many ethno-phyto-pharmaceutical safe drugs in A...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i1130615
Most. Sukhy Begum, M. M. Rahman, M. S. Hossain, Sabera Yasmin, Ruhul Amin, Md. Shahidul Islam Khan & Md. Emam Hossain·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2023
Aims: To study the efficacy of biorational insecticides in controlling thrips in summer country bean. Study design: The study used a single component Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was conducted in the...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i1030612
A class of biopolymers known by the common name melanin has several potential uses in the medicinal sciences, bioelectronics, cosmeceutical and bioremediation. These pigments wide distribution indicates that they help a variety of life forms- fight biotic and abiotic stressors. D...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i1030610
George I. Amini, Cosmas O. Ujowundu, Viola A. Onwuliri, Favour N. Ujowundu, Johnbosco J. Achilike, Kizito I. Amaefule & Onyewuchi G. Ugwuibe·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2023
Meat, a vital component of human nutrition, offers essential nutrients for balanced diets and growth. However, it’s cholesterol and fatty acid (FA) compositions impact cardiovascular health. This study aimed to describe the cholesterol content and fatty acid profile in various co...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i1030611
Background and objectives: The blue runner Caranx crysos is exploited by artisanal marine fisheries but the knowledge on its population dynamic, is still sketchy. The present work was conducted to obtain information on population parameters and assess the stock of the species wit...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i1030608
Aims: Uterine leiomyomas are one of the most common benign gynecologic tumors, but the exact causes are not completely understood. Mutations at exon 2 MED12 gene was discovered in approximately 71% of uterine leiomyomas. Our recent studies confirmed the high frequency of MED12 ex...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i1030609
Abdou Zakary Yaou Ibrahim, Maina Fanna, Harouna Issa Amadou, Assoumane Aichatou, Ali Malam Labo Mohamed, Alhassane Agali & Idi Saidou Sani·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2023
The bambara groundnut [Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc. (Fabaceae)] is a legume mainly cultivated by women, for the nutritional quality of these seeds. It is a so-called minor culture and the improvement of the plant and its popularization remains to be promoted. The objective of th...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i930607