Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is an economically important disease limiting production of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in sub-Saharan Africa. Use of virus-free planting material is among the strategies for management of CMD. However, obtaining clean planting material for far...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/31482
Platelets, as one of the main elements of a body’s homeostasis, support it on the whole and especially blood system. Through the modulation of their activity in response to different impacts they can influence the microcirculation and the level of tissue metabolism. The aim of ou...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/35048
Background: A polymeric biguanide ‘PolyHexaMethylene Biguanide’ (PHMB) was evaluated for its Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) against ATCC reference laboratory strain of Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis). Methods: The MIC was determined using criteria’s laid down in DIN 5...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34141
Polyradiculoneuropathy is a complex neuromuscular condition which has its etiology either acquired or inherited form. There are a number of neuromuscular conditions that can affect combinations of nerve root, junction, and peripheral nerve. Chronic demyelinating Polyradiculoneuro...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34508
Genetic diversity in 35 chickpea genotypes were studied using morphological characters and 14 start codon targeted (SCoT) markers. Results of variance analysis and descriptive statistics for morphological traits indicated that the genotypes differed significantly for all studied...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34203
Pollen description for fifty two woody species obtained from the Cross River National Park was made. Standard methods of pollen collection (conducted in 12 months), storage, preparation (Erdmann's method) and quality assurance protocols were employed. The study revealed 51% of sp...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34094
Background: Propolis is a material that collected by bees from different plants and unites with beeswax and enzymes of salivary glands of fly. Aim: The study was designed to assess humoral immunity activity of propolis against Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus MRSA bact...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34252
Different 1,ω-bis[(4-[(arylideneamino/alkylideneamino/ or arylalkylideneamino)carbamoyl]phenoxy]a- lkanes 1-20, 25 were synthesized and their inhibitory effects against different strains of Gram-positive bacteria (Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus), Gram-negative bacter...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34348
Aim: A total of one hundred and forty four samples belonging to 48 kinds of dried medicinal plants collected from different markets in Mansoura city, Dakahlia governorate were examined for the natural occurrence of molds and aflatoxins. Methods: All the samples were analyzed for...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34797
Lyudmila Tretyak, Maksim Rebezov, Abduvali Toshev, Rustem Zalilov, Lubov Prokhasko, AItynay Abuova, Olga Loretts, Eleonora Okuskhanova & Tatiana Zaitseva·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2017
Considering the fact that different types of microbiological impurities of grain brewing raw materials (barley and malt) significantly influence the organoleptic properties of beer and leading to expressed consumer rejection, the efficient ways of preventing mycotoxins from enter...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/33292
Fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) are considered key pests in peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch) and plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.) crops in Brazil, causing both fruit losses and increased fruit costs due to greater use of spray insecticides. To measure the degree of infestat...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34005
Aims: The aim of this study was determine the genetic diversity of Annona muricata L. using molecular random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. Amplification of genomic DNA of 9 samples using RAPD analysis yielded 57 fragment, of which 30 were polymorphic, with an average...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34354
Great interest is shown by researchers to functional and rheological features of basic regular blood elements. Platelets are among them and take the most active part in hemostasis at rather wide-spread nowadays cardio-vascular and metabolic diseases. The aim is to analyze dynamic...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/33758
The four-lined tree frog, Polypedates leucomystax, spawns its eggs in a moist structure called a foam nest. Four foam nests constructed by this species were collected from the Sungai Sedim Recreational Forest, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia. Two foam nests were found deposited on the...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34211
Aim: To provide data on external morphology of Barbus altianalis from four major rivers in Lake Victoria watershed, determine whether there are significant morphometric differences between sub-populations from the rivers of the catchment area examined and to determine relationshi...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/31984