Background: At present, only a limited amount of documentation exists that shed light on aspects of plants used by Traditional Healers (THs) in Bangladesh for treating general ailments. The current study is concerned with information on medicinal plants (MPs) used in Traditional...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/10244
Aim: The purpose of this study was to examine the curative effects of aqueous extract of ginger and honey bee solutions on methotrexate (MTX) induced kidney toxicity. Materials and Methods: Twenty-eight adult female Wistar albino rats (aged 8–12 weeks). It is di...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/11837
Aims: Galphimia gracilis Bartl. (Family- Malpighiaceae) is known as gold shower or shower of gold. The current study was designed to evaluate in vitro antioxidant, brine shrimp lethality and antimicrobial activities of methanol, ethyl-acetate and petroleum ether extracts of G. gr...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/11695
The study provides a modified credit risk to reveal the relationships between a set of macroeconomic variables and bank risk in Nigeria for 1981 to 2013 using time series data from the various volumes of the CBN Statistic bulletin and the annual financial review of the banks. The...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/11088
Aims: To epidemiologically characterize patients confirmed as cases of leptospirosis in Central Veracruz, Mexico based on official records. Study Design: Descriptive retrospective study. Place and Duration of Study: Sanitary District No. VIII, Health Ministry in central Veracruz,...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/12481
Otolorin Gbeminiyi Richard, E. C. Okolocha, Ameh Veronica Odinya, Mshelbwala Philip Paul, Danjuma Friday Audu & Dzikwi Asabe Adamu·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
Background: Abattoir activities are known to pollute the environment, posing significant public health concerns. These activities can predispose abattoir workers and individuals living close to abattoirs to certain infections. Aim: To determine the public health risk of abattoir...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/12350
John Kioko, Victoria Herbert, Daniel Mwetta, Yustina Kilango, Maia Murphy-Williams & Christian Kiffner·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
African elephants are a dominant feature of the African Savannah. Their numbers are however declining, partly due to habitat alteration and loss. Understanding how elephants respond to environmental variables and anthropogenic activities is necessary in conserving elephant habita...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/12470
Aims: To isolate and characterise the proteases from Spirogyra rhizobrachialis, Merismopedia elegans and Synedra species in order to evaluate them as potential sources of protease. Study Design: Three Algae species were evaluated as potential sources of protease. Place and Durati...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/8840
Aim: To demonstrate that deposition of silver iodide particles on the ground creates secondary ice nuclei and that these interfere with analyses of experiments designed to increase rainfall. Methods: Measurements of ice nucleus concentrations following the cessation of deposition...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13016
The study was to assess health hazard of metal concentation in groundwater of Bangladesh for drinking purposes. A number of 13 deep tube wells were selected purposively for collecting groundwater samples from the different sampling location of the study area. The study was carrie...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/13175
The study was to determine the microbial contamination of Ghanaian cedi notes from traders in the Tamale Central Market, Ghana. A total of ninety (90) currency notes of three lower denominations mainly in circulation (Ghanaian cedi 1, 2 and 5) were collected into sterile paper en...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/12551
Bacteriological investigation of hawked Sorrel drink (zobo drink) was carried out in Aba, South-east Nigeria, between January and March, 2014. Zobo drink is a non-alcoholic local beverage made from different varieties of dried petals, acid succulent aqueous extract of calyx of ro...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13027
The new acyclic Schiff base [L] ligand: 3,3'-(1E,1'E)-1,1'-(2,2'-azanediylbis (ethane-2,1-diyl)bis(azan-1-yl-1-ylidene))bis(ethan-1-yl-1-ylidene) bis(4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one) derived from condensation of one mole diethylene diamine triamine (dien) with two moles of dehy...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/7866
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of chronic exposure to petroleum hydrocarbon pollution (PHC) on some biochemical parameters of the fruit juice of Citrus sinensis. Place and Duration of study: This study was carried out at Ebocha-Egbema and Uvuru Mbaise in...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/11260
Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the protective effect of curcumin against aflatoxinB1 (AFB1) induced hepatotoxicity. Materials and Methods: Twenty-eight healthy adult male Wistar rats were divided into four groups. Rats of the first group received basal...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/12963