Oryctes owariensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) beetle is a destructive insect pest of both raphia and oil palms, causing damage to the fronds and trunk thus leading to low yields and subsequent death of infested palms. This study was aimed at monitoring the seasonal abundance of t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2020/v9i330087
SARS-CoV-2, the novel infectious causative factor of the new pandemic COVID-19 produced 5934936 total infected cases and 367166 death cases across multiple continents as of May 31, 2020. Majority of the world’s population are still vulnerable to COVID-19. As of now, there are no...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2020/v9i330086
Bright Obidinma Uba, Ebele Linda Okoye, Charles Onuora Chude & Joshua Okwuchukwu Ogamba·Asian Journal of Biology·2020
Aims: The study was undertaken to assess the toxicity potentials of spent laptop battery wastes on essential soil microbes and plant bio-indicators. Study Design: Five treatments and the controls designs were set up in triplicates and incubated at 25 ± 2°C for 21 days. The five t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2020/v9i230085
D. R. B. Sonchita, F. M. Aminuzzaman, A. A. Joty, J. F. Tanni, M. N. Islam & M. Rahaman·Asian Journal of Biology·2020
Survey on macro fungi was made in Gajni forest, Sherpur, Bangladesh which is located in between 24°18' and 25°18' north latitudes and in between 89°53' and 90°91' east longitudes. It is bounded by Meghalaya state of India on the north, Mymensingh and Jamalpur districts on the sou...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2020/v9i230084
Enzymes are proteins that serve as catalysts of biological reactions in the animal, plant, and microbial cells. They are quite specific concerning with regard to their substrates. Enzymes lower the activation energy and increase the rate of biochemical reactions. According to the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2020/v9i230083
Mosquitoes play an important role in promoting the spread of many zoonotic diseases among vertebrates. Their presence and numbers were influenced by the availability of breeding sites. This study reports the occurrence and colour preferences of oviposition in man-made habitats un...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2020/v9i230082
Moringa grows in parts of Africa and Asia and is a flowering plant from herb to tree. There are 13 types of Moringa. It is growing in the Himalayas in northwestern India. In Africa, it grows in Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Ghana, Nigeria and more. For capsules, leaves an...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2020/v9i230081
Praveen Kumar Gupta, B. S. Rithu, Kauser Banu, A. Shruthi & C. Sahana·Asian Journal of Biology·2020
SARS COV 2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2) has created a global health emergency worldwide due to public health crisis and life-threatening situation. According to a recent study it has been reported that the virus was found originated in animal and transmitted...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2020/v9i130078
Khalid Abbas Owish Sukar, Abdalla Mohammed Abdelatif & Etayeb Mohammed Alfaki·Asian Journal of Biology·2020
Aims: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of pregnancy on the physiological responses in rabbit model in early, mid and late gestation periods. Materials and Methods: The experiment was performed according to the complete randomized design. Fourteen (14) pregnant and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2020/v9i130077
A survey was conducted during June to November, 2017 in five selected parks and gardens of Dhaka city, Bangladesh namely National Botanical Garden, National Zoo, Romna Park, Dhanmondi Lake and Boldha Garden. The investigation was done to analyze the morphology, diversity and dist...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2020/v9i130076