The incidence of candidiasis in the female reproductive tract is a serious threat to public health. This study assesses the prevalence of Candida albicans among female patients in the two selected hospitals in Owerri metropolis. A systematic random sampling technique was used to...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i930313
The need to maintain proper hygiene in different grades of mobile food vendors and canteens cannot be overemphasized. The present study was conducted at Biotechnology laboratory, Federal University of Technology Owerri in August 2019 to ascertain the microbiological quality of fo...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v4i430118
A field experiment was conducted to determine the effect of foliar application of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) on shoot and fruit borer of eggplant Solanum melongena and Solanum gilo in Ihiagwa Owerri. A randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four treatments replicated four...
M. O. Nwachukwu, J. N. Azorji, A. A. Ukaoma, P. C. Onyebuagu & M. I. Izundu·Advances in Research·2020
Intermediate snail host of Schistosoma species are known to exist and constitute public health problems in Imo state. Effects on this study were devoted to evaluate the ecology and distribution of the snail hosts of Schistosoma species at the water bodies of Ihitte Uboma local Go...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2020/v21i730214
M. O. Nwachukwu, J. N. Azorji, L. A. Adjero, M. C. Green, C. E. Igwe & R. I. A. Nnadozie·Asian Soil Research Journal·2020
This study investigated the impacts of spent engine oil on the physicochemical properties of soil, soil's microbial population and growth of Capsicum annuum. It covered assessment of different levels of contamination (0, 20, 40, 60 and 80%) in soil; which represents the degree of...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2020/v3i130064
This assessment of some heavy metal contents in different land used soils in Ohaji/Egbema, Imo State was conducted between June, 2019 and May, 2020. Three land used soils namely; the grass land, continuously cropped and forest land were studied. Soil profile representations were...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2021/v5i130100
Medicinal plants, also called herbal medicine, have been used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times. The phytochemical screening of root and shoot extracts of Euphorbia hirta plant commonly known as asthma weed was evaluated using soxhlet and aqueous extract a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i630281
Mian Fazli Basit, J. N. Azorji, M. O. Nwachukwu, Wisal ., Tabassum Yaseen, Fayaz Asad, Fazli Rahim, Farkhanda Bibi & C. M. Igbokwe·Asian Plant Research Journal·2020
Abiotic stress is an important ecological problem limiting crop growth and productivity of other important substances like Carbohydrates, protein, and Chlorophyll ‘a’ and ‘b’ contents in plants. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of various concentr...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i130078
Wisal ., J. N. Azorji, M. O. Nwachukwu, M. F. Basit, M. F. Jaleel, C. M. Igbokwe & Iftikhar Ullah·Asian Plant Research Journal·2020
Different seeds are dispersed from infested to uninfested areas possibly due to several biotic and abiotic mechanisms, and this spread of seed aids the invasion process across the landscape. Currently, in District Charsadda KP, Pakistan, there are about thousands of motorized veh...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2019/v3i3-430070
Experiments were carried out in the Nursery of the Department of Forestry and Environmental Management, the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike in Abia State during 2016 and 2017 cropping seasons to determine the effect of NPK fertilizer on the growth performance o...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2019/v2i330052
The negative impact of gas flaring on the environment cannot be overemphasised. This study assessed the effect of gas flaring on the physicochemical properties and heavy metal contents in soils of Ebocha gas flaring site in Rivers State. It involved the assessment of various dist...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2020/v4i230087