Aims: To evaluate the pathogenicity of Bacillus spp isolated from Sudan against the greater wax wax moth Galleria mellonella L. measured as mortality percentages and reduction in the amount of food consumption. Study Design: This study is a laboratory experiment in a completely r...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/24818
The study was carried out to investigate the capability of some fungal species to remove heavy metals (Pb, Zn, Cr and Cd) from Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company (KRPC) effluent. The three most tolerant fungi (Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus and Microsporum nanum) is...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/25751
The main objective of the present investigation was to identify the optimum plant density for the best performance of grain protein, oil and starch contents and yields of different maize genotypes via quadratic regression functions. Diallel crosses among diverse maize inbreds wer...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/26692
A composting experiment was conducted at the Institute of Agricultural Research And Training (I.A.R&T), Moor plantation, Ibadan to evaluate the effects of duration of composting (DC) of cow dung with four plant materials on the chemical properties and nutrient composition of...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/24975
Aims: To assess the phenological variability that can help farmers identify Jackfruits and create awareness on the nutritional values of the underutilized tropical Jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus in Nigeria. Study Design: The study was a survey and assessment of Jackfruits gro...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/23189
Regular samples of water, sediments and fresh fishes of Nile tilapia were collected from Burllus Lake for detection of fungi and evaluate the levels of aflatoxins (AFs) B1, B2, G1 and G2 contamination. The mean total length (TL) and body weight (BW) of fish (n=32) were 21.65 cm a...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/24298
Aim: The aim of study was to show the combined influence of nimotuzumab (NTM) and EGF on the proliferation, apoptosis by breast cancer cells line MCF-7. Methodology: Cell line was cultivated in DMEM under standart conditions. Nimotuzumab and EGF was added to the cells which reach...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/26052
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is among the major global public health problems and its prevalence is currently increasing at an alarming rate. According to the International Diabetes Federation, about 366 million people are living with diabetes and this figure is projected to i...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/25986
Aims: Laboratory scale evaluation of phosphorus removal along with organic and nitrogen reduction in a batch reactor under anoxic-aerobic environment using Phosphorous Accumulating Organisms (PAOs). Study Design: Isolation of the predominant bacterial species through phenotypic a...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/25932
The objective of this work was to examine the suitability of poppy stalks for particleboard manufacturing. One-layer experimental panel with density of 0.45; 0.55 and 0.65 g/cm3 made from poppy stalks utilizing 8-10% urea-formaldehyde (UF) resin. The experimental boards were eval...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/24977