To assess nephroprotective potency of methanolic extract of C. owariensis on renal histomorphology of Wistar rats during exposure to nephropathic activity of CCl4. Twenty eight (28) albino Wistar rats divided into four groups which include normal control group administered with v...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i430071
Background and Objectives: The plan for the construction of the Makassar - Parepare railway line is the priority for the development of the land transportation mode in South Sulawesi. The development plan has received an environmental permit which was then continued with a monito...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i430070
Oladélé Gautier Roko, Victorien Dougnon, Armelle Hounkpatin, Jean Robert Klotoé & Lamine Baba-Moussa·Asian Journal of Biology·2020
Background/Objective: Euphorbia hirta, Citrus aurantifolia and Heterotis rotundifolia are commonly used in Benin in the treatment of infectious diseases. The aim of this study is to evaluate the anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic properties of ethanolic extracts of thes...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i430069
Antony Omondi Radol, Michael Kiptoo, A. O. Makokha & Festus M. Tolo·Asian Journal of Biology·2020
Aims: To Determine antioxidant value and chemical groups in selected medicinal plants used for conditions associated with Herpes simplex and Herpes zoster infections in Mukhwa sub-location, Kakamega County, Kenya. Study Design: A qualitative ethnobotanical survey for plant identi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i430068
Bats have great economic and environmental importance, including nocturnal insect control, pollination, seed dispersal and forest regeneration. Bats, however, like insects and birds are suffering a precipitous global decline due to anthropogenic causes. Deliberate air pollution i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i430067
Oligosaccharins: oligogalacturonic, and chitooligosaccharides are known as molecular signals to induce and regulate various genes in plants. This study was conducted to deternine the effects of chitooligosaccharide on bud formula and growth of Piper nigrum in both in vitro and ex...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i330066
Md. Mahbubul Alam Sarker, Shaziea Rahman, Md. Saroat Hossain, Mamunur Rashid Sarkar & Sm. Ahasanul Hamid·Asian Journal of Biology·2019
In Bangladesh, poultry disease diagnosis almost entirely depends upon the post mortem examination. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of bacterial diseases and liver lesions in chickens based on gross and microscopic lesions. The study was conducted to 37...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i330065
Variation in body weight, lipid profile and selected reproduction hormones in rats given Psidium guajava leaf samples from crude oil polluted and non-crude oil polluted areas was evaluated. Thirty-six albino rats of Wistar strain weighing between 90-120 g were divided into three...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i330064
Aerobiology is a multidisciplinary science dealing with biological particles in the atmosphere generated by natural activities during flowering season. Airborne pollen is now the main studied biological structure which is used as a reliable tool to study plant phenology, plant di...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i330063
Luay Thanoon Younis, Faisal Ismail Elsayed Bahnasi, Aida Nur Ashikin Abd Rahman & Mohamed Ibrahim Abu Hassan·Asian Journal of Biology·2019
During orthodontic treatment, application of forces to move the teeth within the dento-alveolar complex is associated with structural and biological tissues changes. One of the main changes is hypoxia which is due to the compression of blood vessels resulting in insufficient oxyg...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i330062
The aim of this study is to evaluate the comparative efficacy of some selected chemicals and antibiotic in controlling bacterial blight of cotton variety CB-9 in vivo. A field experiment was carried out at the Department of Plant Pathology, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i230061
An experiment was conducted in the nursery of Department of Forestry Technology at the Federal College of Forestry Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria to determine the effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on early growth response of Afzelia africana. Seedlings were collected from F...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i230060
A pot experiment was conducted in the greenhouse of the National Research Centre at Dokki, Cairo Egypt during 2010 -2011 winter seasons to evaluate the effect of different salt stress degrees on the growth and yield characters. The salinity treatments were: Irrigation by three co...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i230059
Zinga-Koumba Christophe Roland, Sevidzem Silas Lendzele, Affiri Odzame Joseph-Marie, Mounioko Franck, Koumba Armel Aubin, Rodrigue Mintsa Nguema, Acapovi-Yao Geneviève Lydie, M’batchi Bertrand & Jacques François Mavoungou·Asian Journal of Biology·2019
The abundance, species diversity and diurnal activity rhythm of hematophagous glossineswere evaluated by trapping using 15 Vavoua traps, during the rainy season (25th Sept-5th Oct to 21st Oct-9th Nov 2018), in two habitats: secondary forest and Anthropised milieu, in the biospher...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i230058
Red tide is the term used in Florida (USA) and elsewhere to describe a type of marine harmful algal bloom (HAB) that grows out of control and produces neurotoxins that adversely affect humans, birds, fish, shellfish, and marine mammals. HABs are becoming more abundant, extensive,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i230056