Background: The risk factors of many non-communicable diseases including hypertension are similar and include increasing age, a high salt intake, sedentary lifestyle, obesity and tobacco addiction. Due to the epidemiological transition in countries like India, many of these risk...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26424
Background of Study: Plant waste such as rice husk and groundnut shell are generated in large amounts, these waste presents a tremendous pollution to the environment. Worldwide, these wastes are often simply dumped into landfills and oceans or used as animal feeds. The recovery o...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i930342
Context: Telfairia occidentalis Hook (Cucurbitaceae), a popular vegetable in West Africa, has been reported to have antidiabetic property. But the active components are not yet known. Aims: This study was carried out to determine the hypoglycemic potentials and the antidiabetic p...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/8476
H. M. Ghazali, U. S. Haruna, A. Salisu, P. Moses, A. J. Na’Allah, A. Ahmad, B. I Olawale, H. Tahir, Z. M. Kabeer & M. Y. Iliyasu·Microbiology Research Journal International·2026
Background and Aim: Palm oil is widely consumed in Nigeria, but poor handling, storage, and marketing conditions predispose it to fungal contamination and mycotoxin production, posing public health risks. This study aimed to phenotypically characterize mycotoxigenic fungi isolate...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i51742
H. M. Atureta, U. S. Abdullahi, M. Abba, A. Salisu, P. Moses, S. Ismai’l, Z. M. Kabeer, A. J. Na’Allah, B. I. Olawale, A. Ahmad, H. H. Mali, P. A. Gbilekaa & M. Y. Iliyasu·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2026
Contamination of drinking water by pathogenic bacteria remains an important public health concern, particularly in communities that rely on multiple treated and untreated water sources. This study investigated the occurrence and molecular characteristics of Salmonella species iso...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i81155
H. M. Ghazali, U. S. Haruna, A. Salisu, P. Moses, T. Inusa, M. M. Wali, S. Isma’il, V. Agbo, R. D. Umar, A. J. Na’Allah, A. Ahmad, B. I. Olawale, H. Tahir, Z. M. Kabeer & M. Y. Iliyasu·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2026
Background: Palm oil is a major dietary staple in Nigeria, but its production, transportation, and sale under informal market conditions expose it to fungal contamination and potential mycotoxin accumulation. Mycotoxigenic fungi such as Fusarium, Aspergillus, and Penicillium have...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2026/v18i62071