An efficient protocol is described for the rapid in vitro multiplication of an endangered medicinal plant, Caralluma diffusa, via enhanced axillary bud proliferation from nodal explants collected from young shoots of six-months-old plant. The physiological effects of growth regul...
The reactive, macroporous glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) and divinyl benzene (DVB) polymer was synthesized with a mixture of cyclohexanol and lauryl alcohol as liquid pore-forming agents and nano-calcium carbonate as solid one via suspension polymerization. The surface structure of...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/7241
The study was conducted during two summer seasons (2005/06 and 2006/07) under Dongola area conditions (Northern State- Sudan) to investigate the effect of three tillage practices (disc ploughing (20 cm depth) followed by disc harrowing and levelling, chisel ploughing (30 cm depth...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/6706
This Study was conducted to compare gender dimensions in farm households with challenges of food insecurity in Orsu local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Cross sectional data from forty male-headed and forty female-headed farm households selected purposively from a random...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/7366
The purpose of this study was to prepare a stable oil-in-water emulsion formulation of deltamethrin. Oil-in-water emulsion was prepared by using a two-step procedure. Stability studies were performed at different accelerated conditions (0°C and 54°C) to predict the stability of t...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/6372
Aims: This paper seeks to determine the effect of pre tuber application of fluridone (FLU) on vegetative growth, seed tuber production and dormancy in yam (D. alata). Study Design: The pot experiment was laid out as a completely randomized design (CRD) with 4 treatments and 3 rep...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/4788
Capsanthin is a natural pigment gains great attention because it used world widely in the food, cosmetic and dye industries and readily metabolized in the body. Its functions are anti oxidative, anti tumor, anti cancer and have inhibitory effect on colon carcinogenesis in the hum...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6542
Aims: Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are extremely problematic pathogens. Treatment of hospital infections caused by these pathogens is very difficult. In this study, we aimed to investigate the antibacterial efficacy of a traditional medic...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7357
Aims: To determine the chemical composition and estimation of nutritive value of different by-product feedstuffs (BPF) using in vitro gas production technique. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Animal Science, between February 2013 and June 2013. Methodology: In an anaer...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6413
Aims: An experiment was conducted to find out the comparative response of MMS and MH on Vicia faba L. var. Nepal Selection with a view to determine the mutagen and treatment causing maximum bio-physiological and cyto-morphological variation as compared to the control for genetic...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6553
Aims: The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of Vit E, B6, omega-3 and calcium on the treatment of this syndrome. Study Design: A double blind clinical randomized trial study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of midwifery, of Islamic Azad University, sari, bran...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7503
Aims: Biodegradation of oil-rich wastewater evidenced with the production of fatty acids was enumerated and qualified. Study Design: The study site is Falegan restaurant situated within the metropolis of Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State. The restaurant is located at about 20...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6832
Aims: To carry out reactions between hydrochlorides of 2, 3-tri(tetra)methylene-3, 4-dihydropyrimidine-4-ones and N-bromosuccinimide (and/or bromine), to determine way of reactions. Study Design: Official design. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Organic Chemistry, Insti...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/7060
The relaxed torsion potential of a hard-core Schiff bases of 1,3,4-oxadiazole liquid crystalline series has been studied by molecular modeling techniques. First, conformational search of the molecules was made at molecular mechanics MM+ in order to simplify calculations, so to fi...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/6346
Maduike CO. Ezeibe, Augustine A. Ngene, Idika K. Kalu, Ikenna O. Ezeh, Ijeoma J. Mbuko, Jonathan O. Ekwuruke, Ifeanyi Anene, Bridget Amechi, Peter Olowoniyi & Idika F. Ifekwe·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2013
Aim: For an affordable therapy for Human immune-deficiency virus (HIV) infections, antiretroviral effects of a synthetic aluminum-magnesium silicate (AMS) were tested. Materials and Methods: Plasma that tested positive to HIV and the AMS were mixed, on equal volume to weight basi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7103