Southern corn leaf blight caused by Cochliobolus heterostrophus is a major foliar disease of maize crop in Pakistan. The disease affects leaves, leaf sheaths, ears and maize grains. Suitable physiological conditions which include different nutrient media, temperature, pH, carbon...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2012/2019
Aims: To investigate the antiviral and antibacterial profile of several crude snake venoms and to assess some of their enzymatic activities. Methodology: The antiviral activities of Naja haje, Bitis arietans, Naja nigricollis and Echis carinatus snake venoms were investigated aga...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2012/2091
Aim: The effect of chloroquine, folic and ascorbic acid on malaria parasite induced oxidative stress was the focus of this study. The study relevance derives from the need to understand the specific roles of these individual organic acids used in combination with chloroquine. Stu...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2012/956
Aims: The nutritional effects of drinking Terminalia littoralis Seem. decoction, used in ethno-medicine as prophylactic agent against sickle cell crisis, was studied. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemistry, Federal University...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2012/1867
The tubers of some wild yam species (eight) found in the Ivory Coast forest were collected and their classification according to their nutrients and antinutritional factors was made by principal component analysis (PCA). The principal component analysis (PCA) of individuals, cons...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2012/2017
This general process design for multi-components vapor-liquid equilibrium flash calculation of a two-phase system comprises bubble and dew point calculations, estimation of the flash point, calculations of the vapor split and resulted compositions with flow rates in each of the l...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/1789
Aims: This study was performed to assess the effects of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) on the hematology and histology of selected organs in albino mice. Study Design: Eighty male and female mice, eight-week old, were subdivided into four groups of twenty each. Place and Duration o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/1819
In reservoir modeling, making the steady-state policy of the flood control is a challenging task. In this paper, the normal operating heights of a reservoir network is discussed. Initially, the coupled tank system is employed to model the reservoir network. At the equilibrium sta...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/1851
Aims: To assess the influence of human-induced disturbances on bird communities. Study Design: Longitudinal study. Place and Duration of Study: Four forests; - Kion/Zaraninge, Kwamsisi/Kwahatibu, Msumbugwe and Gendagenda in Pangani–Saadani ecosystem, from October 2010 to January...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2200
Present research was aimed towards designing and construction of efficient plastic media-trickling filter (TF) for the treatment of domestic wastewater. The hydraulic flow rate through the TF was maintained at 80±2 ml/min at a temperature range of 5-15ºC by selecting treatment ti...
Aims: The present study aimed to evaluate and ascertain the protective role of methanolic/ethanolic/water extracts of Convolvulus pluricaulis against H2O2 induced cytotoxicity in IMR32 Neuroblastoma cell line as model system and identify the factor responsible for the protective...
The evaluation of selection criteria using correlation coefficients, multiple regression and path analysis was carried out for a period of two years on sixteen genotypes of rice (Oryza sativa L.).These genotypes were studied during 2008 and 2009 summer seasons at EDduim and Kosti...
Aims: To identify putative Vibrio isolates obtained from processed hake, pilchards and horse mackerel using Thiosulphate-Citrate-Bile-Sucrose (TCBS) agar. Place and Duration of Study: Sampling during April – June 2005 in Walvis Bay Namibia. Further analyses performed at the Depar...
Aim: To study the changes in haematological and plasma biochemical parameters of diuron at different sub-lethal levels on Clarias gariepinus juvenile. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Animal Science and Fisheries Management laboratory, Bowen University, lwo, Osun State,...
The effects of natural fermentation on the stability or shelf life of adhesives produced from starch of two cassava varieties (Manihot utilissima and Manihot palmate) were studied. It was observed that the HCN content of the Manihot utilissima reduced from 35.74±0.11 mg/kg for un...