Caffeine is the world most popularly consumed legal neurostimulant. It is naturally found in beverage drinks including coffee and tea. It is also artificially added to several soft and energy drinks, as well as medicinal drugs including analgesics. Caffeine itself can be employed...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOB/2017/34230
The present study was aimed to screen the phytochemicals and quantification of alkaloids, phenolic compounds and flavonoids and to evaluate the nematicidal activity of ethanolic leaf extracts of Datura metel, Datura innoxia and Brugmansia suaveolens against Meloidogyne incognita....
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Research Article10.9734/AJOB/2017/34241
More or less strong inter-annual variations of species richness are well known in insects in general and in butterfly in particular. Yet, such variations generally rely upon more or less partial samplings and are rarely reliably documented in relevant terms of “true” total specie...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOB/2017/33876
Heavy metals (HMs) toxicity has an unavoidable threat to environment and public health due to their increasing contamination and accumulation in atmosphere which ultimately passes to the living beings by the route of food chain. Heavy metals are increasing rapidly in soil and wat...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOB/2017/33931
This short review summarizes recent studies on placenta-preeclampsia in the mother and/or intrauterine growth restriction in the child. The ideas raised here are framed within a paradigm that favors the opening of new research lines in these themes and are focused on the outlinin...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOB/2017/33756
L. F. C. Brancaglião, A. L. O. Bonfá, J. E. S. Lemos, N. F. Rocha, V. M. Gonçalves & L. H. Montrezor·Asian Journal of Biology·2017
Understanding the interactions between bone metabolism and ovarian and plasma changes induced by polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is essential for the comprehension of the pathophysiological mechanisms involving these organs. Ovarian steroids are associated with activities relate...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOB/2017/34036
In the present study, an agricultural soil artificially amended with different concentrations of palm oil mill effluent was analysed to determine its impact on the soil microflora and other properties such as pH, organic matter, electrical conductivity, and mineral elements. In t...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOB/2017/33015
This study detected, identified and determined the incidence of parasites present in and on Clarias gariepinus, Sarotherodon galilaeus, Oreochromis niloticus and Tilapia zillii in Ero reservoir, a tropical reservoir situated in Ikun-Ekiti, Nigeria. Fish species were randomly obta...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOB/2017/33229
Aim: Local diatomaceous earth (Silica nano-particles) and commercial pesticide (Challenger 36% SC) formulation was tested against alfalfa grasshopper, Heteracris littoralis (Rambur, 1838) (Orthopetra: Acrididae) under laboratory conditions. Study Design: Histological study for al...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOB/2017/33780
Ibraheem B. M. Ibraheem, Basma E. Abd Elaziz, Abeer Moawad, Hossam M. Hassan, Waleed A. Mohamed & Neveen Abdel-Raouf·Asian Journal of Biology·2017
Aims: This study aimed to analyze the bioactivities of two different species of marine red algae crude extracts; Acanthophora spicifera (M.Vahl) Borgese and Digenea simplex (Wulfen) C.Agardh. Place and Duration of Study: Sample: Quseir city, Red Sea, Egypt at (April, 2015), extra...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOB/2017/32964