Faiza Khan, Zubaida Yousaf, Hafiza Saadia Ahmed, Ayesha Arif, Hafiza Ayesha Rehman, Afifa Younas, Madiha Rashid, Zoya Tariq & Nadia Raiz·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
Taxonomic information provides the base line for most of the studies in biological sciences. Most of taxonomic information based on phenotypic characteristics of plants. As phenotypic markers are under the influence of environment, therefore it may leads toward the taxonomic conf...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/10073
We review the use of diatoms in monitoring and assessment of river health in the world. First, we summarize the use of diatoms as indicators of nutritional status, acidification, and organic and metal pollution. We then examine some problems that have been associated with diatoms...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11963
Aims: This research attempts to investigate the effect of a biologically mediated filtration technique {using the mycelia from two saprophytic filamentous fungi – Aspergillus flavus (A. flavus) and Aspergillus niger (A. niger), isolated from the soil} on the physicochemical indic...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11594
Aims: HIV in sub-Saharan Africa is closely linked to the sexual behavior of the population. The knowledge of the impact of socio- demographic and an increasing religious movement, on risk behavior for HIV/AIDS among University students in Nigeria and the rest of the sub-Saharan A...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11739
The objectives of this work were to investigate the effects of wheat straw constituents on total seed germination and on time needed for seed germination to start and to assess the usefulness of evaluating the recovery of germination to help guide the screening for a sequential s...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/12017
Aim: To review the scientific principles of the treatment of white spot lesions with the resin infiltration technique and to discuss its application and limitations. Methodology: A PubMed database research was conducted and limited to articles published in English between the yea...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/12257
We report a case of a 74-year-old female patient who presented with symptoms of burning mouth. The patient suffered from hypertension and had been using the following antihypertensive drugs: Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE)-ramipril with felodipine (calcium channel b...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/10308
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible effects of estradiol valerate and a specific estrogen receptor modulator, raloxifene on passive avoidance learning in male mice and to determine whether there is an interaction between estrogen receptor binding drugs and mo...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11609
Phalaenopsis amabilis (L.) Blume is economically ornamental species of epiphytic orchids, considered for its evergreen and clustered foliage and pendulous racemes containing several yellow-green flowers. Conventional propagation of Phalaenopsis amabilis (L.) Blume restricted by u...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11093
Calderón Guzmán David, Juárez Olguín Hugo, Hernández García Ernestina, Osnaya Brizuela Norma & Saldivar González J. Alfredo·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
In clinic practice the reduction of cerebral blood flow in particular zones of the brain as brainstem can cause early cerebral damage then, ischemia and posterior reperfusion induce an inflammatory response leading to further cellular death. Indeed, inflammatory cells may release...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11696