The demand for sandfish, Holothuria scabra has rapidly grown in the last decades. In order to better understand the quality of this species as human food, nutritional profiles of farmed and wild juvenile sandfish were investigated in this study by measuring the proximate body com...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41457
Aim: Oxidative stress is responsible for the development of different neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In the present study, Hoya parasitica variegata belonging to the family Apocynaceae was evaluated for its cholinesterase inhibitory and antioxidant activ...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/39925
Aims: Diabetes mellitus is a significant health problem worldwide and type II diabetes is one of the main health problems facing Saudi society, which is often caused by obesity and increased cholesterol in the blood. Due to the seriousness of diabetes and its complications, the p...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41805
Aims: This study investigated the efficiency of six fungicides against Fusarium spp. associated to peach seedling decline in Tunisian nurseries. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biological Sciences and Plant Protection, Higher Institute of Agronomy of Chott Mariem, 4042...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41295
Genotypes tested in different locations, years or planting dates often change in yield due to the response of genotypes to environmental factors such as temperature, soil fertility etc. The objectives of the present study were to evaluate the effects of environment factors on agr...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41324
Surfactants are synthetic chemicals which are utilized as crude material in cleanser production. Sodium dodecyl sulfate, (SDS) is an anionic surfactant that broadly utilized everywhere throughout the world. Which represent severe hazards effects on the ambient environment. Bacter...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41436
Floristic diversity of the coastal regions of Gulf of Aqaba has been compiled based on the vegetation survey with consultation of literature and herbarium collections during two spring seasons of 2016 and 2017. A total of 109 species belonging to 86 genera in 36 families are reco...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41212
Semen and Testicular traits were measured on 54 matured rabbits aged 10 - 12 months and weighed between 2.20 – 2.26 kg and data were used to determine the influence of genotypes on g semen, libido and testicular evaluation. The genotypes used are Chinchilla (CHIN), New Zealand...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41218
Background: Antioxidants from plants are preferred due to their multiple mechanisms of actions. In this study, the mixture of flowers and leaves (according to traditional use) of Cytisus triflorus (Fabaceae) was assessed for their in vitro antioxidant activities. Materials and Me...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41297
Aim: Evaluation of the anti-obesity potentials of Sphenostylis stenocarpa ethanolic seed extract in albino rats. Study Design: Experimental design. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, from Octob...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41353
This study was carried out at the Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, in Egypt during the two successive seasons of 2015 and 2016. The experiment was designed using a complete randomized blocks design. Eco-friendly agriculture has its...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41038
Biologically synthesized silver nanoparticles have emerged as one of the prime areas of investigation in recent years due to their wider application in biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences. In the present paper, we report the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using aqueous l...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41341
The study aims at evaluating cyanobacterial diversity along altitudinal gradient with respect to various edaphic factors at western Saudi Arabia. Thirty-one cyanobacteria species belonging to 17 genera were isolated and identified along the different sites of the study area. Nost...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/40492
Amor Hedfi, Manel Ben Ali, Ahmed H. NourEl-Deen, Bandar Albogami, Montaser M. S. Hassan, Tarek Saif & Fehmi Boufahja·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2018
An investigative study was conducted during September 2017 along the eastern Red Sea coasts (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia). During this study, 5 stations were prospected and samples of sediment were especially collected in order to study their meiobenthic organisms. Results showed import...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41312
Using a completely randomized block design and Redeemer’s University as a case study, air samples at the University library, clinic and registry were evaluated for microorganisms that are capable of causing paper deterioration and the physical environments were assessed for abili...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/39280