Antiseptics and disinfectants are important substances for medical care. However, the needs for new antiseptics have increased in the last few years, due to multi-drug resistant pathogens. In this study we aimed to evaluate, the efficacy of 2-aminoindanbiguanide chloride (2-AIB.H...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6807
Aims: The aim of this work is to assess the influence of temperature (T) and precipitation (P) on Basal Area Increment (BAI) of Pinus cooperi in a mixed conifer forest ecosystem. We hypothesize that the sensitivity of annual tree growth to climate variables will increase with inc...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6957
José Aderval Aragão, Raisa de Oliveira Pereira, Rebeca Zelice da Cruz de Moraes & Francisco Prado Reis·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
Introduction: The foramen magnum (FM) is a unique and complex anatomical area located in the central basal region of the occipital bone. It is a three-dimensional opening through which vital structures pass, such as the medulla oblongata and its membranes, the spinal accessory ne...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7875
Aims: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of solvent, particle size, extraction time and ultrasound on extraction and quantification of phenolic compounds and tannins in pistachio by-products (PB). Study Design: Factorial experiment based on completely randomized des...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7793
Aims: Nanoparticles have the potential to be used in medical imaging, disease diagnosis, cancer treatment and other procedures. These nanoparticles accumulate in the body tissues and result in oxidative stress with the generation of reactive oxygen species. This study investigate...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/5370
Rosa María Ribas-Aparicio, Hilda-Alicia Valdez-Salazar, Gerardo Aparicio-Ozores & Martha-Eugenia Ruiz-Tachiquín·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
The World Health Organization has estimated that 2 billion persons are infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) with 360 million persons chronically affected. Worldwide, HBV is the causal agent of cirrhosis (30%) and hepatocellular carcinoma (50%). Methods of transmission for HB...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7901
Aims: Liposomes are spherical vesicles composed of concentric phospholipid bilayers that can entrap hydrophilic, hydrophobic and amphiphilic drugs. Liposomes can be prepared from natural phospholipids, synthetic lipids or bacterial lipids. Regarding to the easy access to microorg...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7611
Management of osteoporotic fracture is challenging. In most clinical settings, skeletal regenerations are biologically optimized, but still many patients continue to experience delayed or impaired healing. Methods to enhance these healing processes, are needed to decrease patient...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6130
The general purpose of this study was to evaluate farmers’ awareness towards the pesticides used in rice-prawn integrated culture technique. Randomly selected survey technique was applied through direct observations and personal interviews for this study. : Data were collected fr...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7125
It is known that there is an increasing in prevalence of metabolic syndrome worldwide. The most investigated component of metabolic syndrome is waist circumference. The World Health Organization reported that waist circumference is the easiest and most efficient anthropometric in...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6811
Aims: We examined the cytological response of generative cells in different varieties and types of wheat under salt stress to understand how the physiological state of plants is related to growth conditions and productivity. Study Design: This study was conducted in the Laborator...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6552
Aim: Water stress is the cause of many disturbances in plants. This work focuses on the effects of water stress on the roots and seeds of a durum wheat (Triticum durum) of the GTA variety. Study Design: After germination, the plants were submitted to water stress, and many enzyma...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/5321
Aims: Levels of selected heavy metals iron, copper, zinc, lead, cadmium and mercury were determined in fresh meat from cattle, sheep, chicken and camel produced in Algeria. Methodology: We are using atomic absorption spectrophotometry in some different samples of beef (n=120), sh...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7430
Aims: Investigation of responses of different maturity type wheat’s cultivar to planting date. Study Design: A split-plot arrangement within a randomized complete block design with 4 replication. Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out from 2007-2008 in Neyshabur...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/5956
Female Baladi goats were used to investigate the toxicological effects of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) on some serum hormones and blood features. Animals were divided into two groups, group 1: served as control, group 2: animals were orally administered with three r...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6614