Background: Fish farms are usually established in other to achieve self sufficiency in fish production, and to also supplement capture fishery production. This study was carried out to ascertain the risks or otherwise of consuming farm raised fish in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Methods...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/29795
An experiment was conducted in 2015 at the screenhouse of Teaching and Research Farm, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, to determine the effects of biochar and rhizobium inoculation (HISTICK) on nodulation and growth of groundnut plant (SAMNUT-24). Two factors were used for...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/27297
T. O. Monama, B. M. Nsimba, P. V. Tsalu, D. D. Tshilanda, B. M. Mbala, P. N. Bokolombe, B. K. Mvingu, C. K. Mulaji, S. M. Nanituma & P. T. Mpiana·Journal of Applied Life Sciences International·2016
In this work we have highlighted the importance of substrate-inoculum ratio on the biogas (biomethane) production when using peels of eggplant and that of cassava by biomethanization method. The study has been designed as follow: digestion of pig manure (inoculums) produced under...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/28891
Aim: Effectiveness in health messages communication is a sine qua non for pregnancy management and amelioration of complication during delivery. This study examines the factors influencing the communication of messages in antenatal health talks to pregnant women registered to att...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/29587
Aims: To assess lipids and fat-soluble vitamins A and E in Escamoles and inform the population about the benefits the intake of these edible insects may provide for human health. Study Design: A combined protocol with both sampling and analytical procedures was used. Place and An...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/28797
Aims: The study was aimed to assess the association of post-traumatic stress disorder with pregnancy and birth outcomes amongst pregnant females internally displaced from the south-east of Ukraine. Study Design: Observational study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was con...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/28130
A pot experiment was conducted in screen house of Faculty of Agriculture, Nasarawa State University Lafia, Nigeria during the dry season of 2014 to assess the presence of heavy metals and the effect of biochar on the concentration of these heavy metals in dumpsite soil and their...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/29948
Copepods of the genus Kroyeria Van Beneden, 1853 (Eudactylinidae) are ectoparasites of Elasmobranchs frequently infecting the gill filaments. Eudactylinid parasites were sampled from 152 milk sharks, Rhizoprionodon acutus collected from the Nellore coast, Bay of Bengal. With the...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/29012
The Indian bull frog, Hoplobatrachus tigerinus Daudin, 1803 and Asian common toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus Schneider, 1799 are frequently found to be infected with the proteocephalid cestodes. The seasonal dynamics of the Proteocephalus sp. was studied in both amphibians durin...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/29053
Floristic data, life form, and chorotype identification play an important role in planning, management and conservation of vegetation regimes. This study attempted to determine the systematic composition, life forms, and chorology of Aguié department in Niger. We used a systemati...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/29138