The genus Polygonum L. sensu lato is revised based on articles, herbarium documents and field observations. In this article, a brief revision of this genus in Iran is presented. It was first described by Rechinger and Schiman-Czeika [1] for flora Iranica and has included up to 53...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/27339
Seahorse has been used as medicine in Asian countries such as China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam for thousands of years. However, in western countries, the ecology of seahorse has been a focus of attention of many researchers for years. The seahorse aquaculture is popular with aqua...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34152
The Aim: The aim of this study is to explore a new application for turning low value byproducts to value added bioactive components using a simple technique. Study Design: The large amounts of byproducts resulted had an environmentally harmful; the phenolic components were extrac...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/35065
The aim of the research was to study the mechanism of action of soil rhizobacteria E. nimipressuralis 32-3 on the elements of mineral nutrition of soybean (сontent of N and Р2О5 in shoot, productivity of plants), qualitative and quantitative content of phytohormones in cultural...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/33934
African Yam Bean (AYB) (Sphenostylis stenocarpa, Hochst. ex A. Rich, Harms) is an indigenous underutilized legume mainly grown in Sub-saharan African as a source of protein. Intraspecific variability studies were carried out on 10 accessions of AYB obtained from the International...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34264
Viral diseases are an important biotic constraint to cowpea production in sub-Saharan Africa. The use of resistant varieties is the most effective approach in managing viral diseases. In order to identify sources of resistance, thirty two cowpea genotypes were evaluated in field...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34547
S. A. Abdullahi, A. H. Arzai, I. Yusuf, S. M. Adamu, S. Adamu, Y. A. Koki, M. A. Rabi’u & A. M. Abbas·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2017
New Delhi Metallo Beta Lactamase 1 (NDM-1) is an enzyme with zinc ions at its active site that cleaves the amide bond of β-lactam ring and provides resistance against major classes of β-lactam antibiotics. The molecular detection of NDM-1 producing bacterial isolates from tertiar...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/33477
Background and Aim: Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) cold plasma has efficient antibacterial activity on bacterial contamination at a short period of time and confirms its potential for routine used in clinical environment biodecontamination as an alternative to conventional di...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34642
Eleonora Okuskhanova, Maksim Rebezov, Zhanibek Yessimbekov, Anuarbek Suychinov, Natalya Semenova, Yaroslav Rebezov, Olga Gorelik & Oksana Zinina·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2017
This paper shows the results of analysis of chemical composition, water binding capacity, pH and microstructure of maral meat, goat meat, lamb, and turkey meat. From the analysis, the high content of protein and ash is observed in turkey meat, fat prevails in lamb, and less amoun...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34413
M. H. Yeldu, A. Jibrin, A. A. Ngaski, M. B. Bashir, A. S. Mainasara, B. Sani, I. Z. Wasagu & G. Aminu·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2017
Aims: To assess lipid peroxidation and enzymatic antioxidants in breast cancer patients attending Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto-Nigeria. Study Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted in which patients with confirmed cases of breast cancer and age-and...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34672
Background: The quantity and type of dietary fatty acids play an important role in the risk development of cardiovascular disease. Aims: The current study was designed to investigate fatty acid profile of flaxseed oil (FO) and assessment the possible cardiovascular protective po...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34617
Aims: To promote the conservation and biotechnology approach of Oreocallis grandiflora, a promising wild, medicinal and agroforestry Peruvian plant, a methodology for its in vitro propagation was performed. Study Design: Disinfection and germination of seed, followed by shoot mu...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34724
Background: This study was conducted to determine the effects of physico-chemical parameters of soils in environments used for open defecation on the abundance of geohelminths in Emohua, Rivers State, South South, Nigeria. Methods: A total of 720 soil samples were collected rando...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/31546
During the past decades, many researches have investigated the microbiological quality of milk and milk products. Milk was found to be contaminated with several types of bacteria. Most of these bacteria have been found to show different antibiotic resistance patterns against seve...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34855
Background and Aim: The present study was conducted to determine the biodiversity of the phytoplankton community in Al-Diwaniya River. Place and Duration of Study: Al-Diwaniya River in Al-Qadisiyah Province at three stations (station 1 is located to the north of the city, station...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/33228