Aims: Pregnancy may be complicated by diabetes mellitus. The use of natural antioxidants may alleviate the increased glucose levels in the diabetic pregnancy. Methodology: The combination of high Fat Diet (HFD) and streptozocin (STZ) was used pre-breeding in CD1 female mice to ge...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/5431
Aim: To determine the trypanocidal activity of the crude ethanolic extract and phytochemical fractions of Garcinia kola seeds in Trypanosoma brucei brucei infected rats. Study Design: Trypanosoma brucei brucei infected rats were treated with the ethanolic crude extract, alkaloid,...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/5716
Aims: To investigate the anti-reproductive action of papain against Lymnaea acuminata with respect to abiotic factors. Snail Lymnaea acuminata is the intermediate host of Fasciola species, which causes endemic fasciolosis in cattle and human population. Fasciolosis is a disease o...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/4163
Aims: Garlic (Allium sativum) is increasing in popularity in Southern Africa. However, there is dearth of information on alternative propagules to use. The trial was carried out to find out the yield of garlic produced from aerial bulblets and two clove sizes. Study Design: The t...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/4186
Aims: To evaluate genotypic Line Probe Assay (LPA) for rapid detection of Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDRTB) directly from sputum samples in comparison with Drug Susceptibility Testing (DST) on phenotypic MBBacT liquid media. Study Design: Data analysis from 86 Mycobacteriu...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/5650
Objectives: To characterize protein molecular structure using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) with univariate and multivariate molecular spectral analysis and identify the structure differences among barley cultivars. Place and Duration of Study: Six barley cultiva...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/4838
Aims: This study was conducted to evaluate the association of different yield related traits to seed yield of mungbean Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at the Haramaya University Rare research site and Hirna Research site during the 2012 cropping season. Metho...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/5473
Aim: The aim of this research was to evaluate the antidiabetic effect of aqueous bark extract of Ficus asperifolia on alloxan-induced diabetic rats and also to investigate its toxicity potential on the liver of albino rats. Place and Duration of Study: The research was carried ou...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/5699
Aims: This study was conducted to study the effects of sowing date and plant density on yield and yield components of lentil cv. Sistan. Study Design: Experimental design was factorial based on randomized complete block with three replications. Place and Duration of Study: The ex...
Methane (CH4) emission originated from the livestock is a major concern globally as it is a potent greenhouse gas and also accounts for 3-10% loss of ingested feed energy for productive purposes. Interventions for CH4 mitigation based on plant secondary metabolites (PSM) have bee...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/5323
Zhiqiang Mei, Luquan Yang, Tiandan Zhang, Haiqing Yu, Lin Gan, Lianmei Zhang, Manman Yang & Junjiang Fu·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2013
Aims: To build up the foundation of the classification and breeding of Canarium album cultivars in China. Methodology: The improved RAPD analysis was performed in nine samples by prolonging the ramp time from annealing to extension by using ten RAPD primers, out of twelve, which...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/5015
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by an increase resistance of the vascular wall from pulmonary arteries leading to vascular lumen occlusion, right ventricular failure, and death. PAH has been described for many years, as a cardiovascular disease affecting th...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/5296
Aims: To assess the effect of four animal and four plant species on the perceived monetary value of users’ single experience of a recreational trail. To assess the effect on perceived value of identifying to users that four of the species are invasive non-native species (INNS) wi...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/5469
Spermatogenesis is the lengthy and chronological process. Spermatogenesis is characterized by three specific functional phases: spermatocytogenesis, meiosis, and spermiogenesis; and it involves spermatogonia, spermatocytes, and spermatids respectively. Various growth factors play...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/4289
Aims: We previously detected significant late-gestation ventricular myocardial reduction in fetal mouse hearts from hyperglycemic dams. Flow cytometric analysis of the myocardial cells showed an enhanced rate of apoptosis, suggesting dysregulated cell death as a mechanism associa...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/5085