Aims: This experiment aimed at identification of some forage-quality attributes of Sudan pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) collection for possible future utilization. Study Design: Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Place and Duration of Study: Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/12575
Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between HP infection and microvascular complications of type two diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Qom, Iran, between March 2012 an...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/11148
Field study was conducted during the rainy seasons (July-November) of 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 at the Research Farm of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Minjibir, Kano State, Nigeria; to compare responses of six cowpea varieties to tillage. The treatment...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/11649
Four fundamental biological functions are responsible for bacterial pathogenicity in a multi-cellular host organism: the adhesive function, the function of invasion and penetration into the cell, the function of evasion of host defense, and the damage function. The action of the...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/11104
An analysis of eight physical and chemical parameters was realized to determine the influence of species on the biodiversity of water mites. A total of 292 water mites belonging to 9 species were collected from the two lakes (Tonga and Oubeira), El-mellah lagoon, and Goureate poo...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/12677
The betel leaf (Tambula patra brint) is extensively cultivated in warm moist parts of India for its leaves; the antifertility properties of the betel plant were studied in both male and female rats. It was suggested that the contraceptive effect of the extract of leaf stalk of pi...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/11560
This study investigated the protective and anti-oxidative effects of silymarin on rats treated with MgO NPs. Number of 32 male wistar rats were used in this experiment, assigned to four groups; one, the control group and the three others were treatment groups. The treated groups...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/10949
Background: Considerable attention is focused on effects of static magnetic field (SMF) and its increasing use in everyday life. Appliances and various equipments are sources of static magnetic fields with awide – range of technical characteristics. Objective: In this study we in...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/11323
Our review confirms that stem density is affected by seed factors, seedbed conditions and planting methods. Physiologically old seed tubers develop into a ‘weak’ stem density. A loose friable soil that is warm and moist increases sprout emergence leading to a high stem number per...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/9973
The diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella (L.), is recognized as a widely distributed destructive insect pest of Brassicaceae. The frequency and severity of P. xylostella outbreaks has increased in recent years, due to climate changes, high production of host plants (vegeta...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/11834