Aims: This study aimed at determining the level of thiaminase in the Limicolaria flammea with a view to ascertaining the nutritional and health implications of its consumption. Methodology: Proximate analyses of two tissues, headfoot and hepatopancreas, were investigated to asses...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2012/1087
Thirteen rice varieties cultivated in Sierra Leone were used to examine varietal differences in radiosensitivity to gamma radiation during the wet season of 2006 in the lowland ecology. Dry seeds of rice varieties were exposed to gamma radiation ranging from 50 to 800 Gy to deter...
Aims: To study the biosorption of lead ions from solution using Bacillus cereus isolated from industrial effluents collected from Peenya industrial area, Bangalore, India and to determine the optimum conditions for biosorption. Study Design: Experimental study. Place and Duration...
Aims: To develop Sequence Characterized Amplified Region (SCAR) marker for identification of Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. Study design: Molecular biology tools for authentic identification of Bacopa monnieri. Methodology: RAPD-based SCAR marker was developed to identify Bacopa mo...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2012/1192
Aim: To develop a mutant strain with high endoglucanase productivity and optimization of some cultivation parameters. Place and Duration of Study: Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Presidency University, College Street, Kol...
Aims: The paper examines the economic linkages between rural farm and rural non-farm sectors in Alabama. Because growing land scarcity and land conversation pressure from urban development raises concerns about prospects for rural labor absorption, the paper highlights the impact...
Aims: To carry out phytochemical screening and investigate hypoglycemic effect of aqueous Blighia sapida root bark extract (ABRE) on normoglycemic Albino rats. Study Design: Extraction and administration of bioactive extract. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemistr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2012/1056
Aims: To determine the effect of ethanol extract of Spondias mombin Linn on membrane potential energy, the intracellular and extracellular concentrations of Na+, K+, Ca2+ and Mg2+ in an easily accessible model cell, erythrocyte, was studied. The effect on the first approximation...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2012/1062
Vibration is one of the most annoying problems faced during metal cutting operation, and it occurs frequently in manufacturing industries. The vibration level depends on many different parameters such as material type, rigidity of tooling structure, cutting data and operation mod...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2012/1115
Background: Most cases of sudden blindness are due to vascular causes. Ischemic optic neuropathy is a rare cause of blindness reported most commonly in association with collagen-vascular diseases, infectious processes, and systemic hypotension related to massive exsanguinating he...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/1000
The amino acid profile and the effects of the seed extracts of Sphenostylis sternocarpa, Monodora myristica and Mucuna sloanei were studied based on their ability to inhibit haemoglobin polymerization and improve the Fe2+/Fe3+ ratio of sickle cell erythrocytes. The samples were f...
A three-factor three level Response surface methodology central composite retortable design (CCRD) was adopted to study the effect of feed composition (X1), feed moisture content (X2) and screw speed (X3) on proximate compositin, amino acid and sensory evaluation during extrusion...
Objectives: Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is associated with abnormalities of the B-Cell Receptor (BCR) signalling, including low responsiveness to antigenic stimulation and constitutive phosphorylation of several components of the signalling pathway. In B-cells, BCR-mediat...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/944
Aims: To study the genetic and transcript profiling of the genes specifying cytosolic HSP90s in Triticum aestivum. Study Design: Random sampling. Place and Duration of Study: Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India, between August to December, 2011. Methodology:...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2012/1134