The four-lined tree frog, Polypedates leucomystax, spawns its eggs in a moist structure called a foam nest. Four foam nests constructed by this species were collected from the Sungai Sedim Recreational Forest, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia. Two foam nests were found deposited on the...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34211
Aim: To provide data on external morphology of Barbus altianalis from four major rivers in Lake Victoria watershed, determine whether there are significant morphometric differences between sub-populations from the rivers of the catchment area examined and to determine relationshi...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/31984
The genus Polygonum L. sensu lato is revised based on articles, herbarium documents and field observations. In this article, a brief revision of this genus in Iran is presented. It was first described by Rechinger and Schiman-Czeika [1] for flora Iranica and has included up to 53...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/27339
Seahorse has been used as medicine in Asian countries such as China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam for thousands of years. However, in western countries, the ecology of seahorse has been a focus of attention of many researchers for years. The seahorse aquaculture is popular with aqua...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34152
The Aim: The aim of this study is to explore a new application for turning low value byproducts to value added bioactive components using a simple technique. Study Design: The large amounts of byproducts resulted had an environmentally harmful; the phenolic components were extrac...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/35065
The aim of the research was to study the mechanism of action of soil rhizobacteria E. nimipressuralis 32-3 on the elements of mineral nutrition of soybean (сontent of N and Р2О5 in shoot, productivity of plants), qualitative and quantitative content of phytohormones in cultural...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/33934
African Yam Bean (AYB) (Sphenostylis stenocarpa, Hochst. ex A. Rich, Harms) is an indigenous underutilized legume mainly grown in Sub-saharan African as a source of protein. Intraspecific variability studies were carried out on 10 accessions of AYB obtained from the International...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34264
Viral diseases are an important biotic constraint to cowpea production in sub-Saharan Africa. The use of resistant varieties is the most effective approach in managing viral diseases. In order to identify sources of resistance, thirty two cowpea genotypes were evaluated in field...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34547
S. A. Abdullahi, A. H. Arzai, I. Yusuf, S. M. Adamu, S. Adamu, Y. A. Koki, M. A. Rabi’u & A. M. Abbas·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2017
New Delhi Metallo Beta Lactamase 1 (NDM-1) is an enzyme with zinc ions at its active site that cleaves the amide bond of β-lactam ring and provides resistance against major classes of β-lactam antibiotics. The molecular detection of NDM-1 producing bacterial isolates from tertiar...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/33477
Background and Aim: Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) cold plasma has efficient antibacterial activity on bacterial contamination at a short period of time and confirms its potential for routine used in clinical environment biodecontamination as an alternative to conventional di...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/34642