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Evaluation of the Anti-enterococcal Activity of Disinfectants and Medicated Soaps on Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis Strains

O. M. David, I. B. Fakayode & O. Famurewa · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2013

Background: Enterococcus faecalis has intrinsic resistance which aids its spread in the hospital environment. As a nosocomial pathogen with increasing resistance breaking its route of transmission and spread is therefore imperative. Aims: In this study, six brands of disinfectant...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/5025

Effect of Dietary Energy Source on Ruminal Fermentation, Venous Blood Gases and Various Blood Metabolites of Baluchi Sheep

A. R. Vakili, A. Mortezaee & M. Danesh Mesgaran · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2013

Aims: Present study was to determine the effects of dietary energy source diets such as glucogenic and lipogenic nutrients on ruminal fermentation characteristics, venous blood gases and concentration plasma metabolites in Baluchi sheep. Study Design: Latin square design with 3 p...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/6065

Relationship among BCS and Fat Thickness in Horses of Different Breed, Gender and Age

P. Superchi, I. Vecchi, V. Beretti & A. Sabbioni · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2013

Aims: The aims of the study were to investigate i) the kind of the relationship among BCS and subcutaneous fat thickness (FT) in horses, as affected by breed, gender and age, and ii) the effectiveness of a combination of the two variables in order to better estimate adiposity. St...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/6947

New Data on the Ceratophyllum demersum L. as an Environmental Pollution Bioindicator

N. V. Ilyashenko, M. B. Petrova, N. V. Pavlova, E. A. Kharitonova & L. A. Kurbatova · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2013

Aims: To perform an experimental analyses of the chemical composition and anatomic structure of polluted higher aquatic plants with the aid of combined physical methods of characterization by infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray microanalysis to validate...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/5672

The Parotoid Gland Secretion of Bufonids Inhibits the Activity of the Multidrug Resistance Target Pdr5p from Yeast Plasma Membranes

Flávia Abreu Felsemburgh, Juliane Siqueira-Francisco, Morgana Teixeira Lima Castelo Branco, Marcus Vinicius Magalhães de Almeida, Antônio Ferreira-Pereira & Lycia de Brito-Gitirana · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2013

Aims: Considering the well known biological effects of secretion of cutaneous glands in anurans and that Pdr5p belongs to the ATB-Binding Cassette (ABC) superfamily of membrane transporters, which efflux a large variety of xenobiotic compounds, and play an important role in the m...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/4066

A Cross-sectional Study in an Urban Slum of Meerut on Education of the Head of the Family as an Important Deteminant of Alcohol Use

Rashmi Katyal, Vijender Agrawal, Rahul Bansal, Kapil Goel & Varsha Chaudhary · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2013

Objective: To assess the association between the education of the head of the family and alcohol use. Study Design: A community based cross-sectional study. Participants: All males aged ≥15 years. Sampling: Simple Random Sampling Technique. Statistical Analyses: Data was analysed...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/4992

Importance of Main Stream/Tributary Interface for Nutrient Dynamics and Microbial Communities in Upper River Subcatchment

Yovana Todorova & Yana Topalova · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2013

Aims: A significance of tributary confluence for dynamics of nutrients and microbial communities in main river channel was studied in the Iskar River upper subcatchment (Bulgaria). Methodology: The fluctuations of physicochemical parameters, nutrients, abundance of total bacteria...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/5973

Epidemiology of Road Traffic Accidents in Western Uttar Pradesh, India: A Hospital Based Study

Urfi ., Mohd Haroon Khan & Samia Kirmani · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2013

Objective: i. To study the socio-demographic profile of patients of Road traffic accidents (RTAs) with head injury, ii. To assess the variation in Road traffic accidents (RTAs) with head injury with month of year, day of week and time. Study Design: A hospital based cross-section...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/4830

Effect of Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal as Replacement for Oxytetracycline on Carcass Characteristics of the Diets of Broiler Chickens

A. D. Ologhobo, E. I. Akangbe, I. O. Adejumo & O. Adeleye · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2013

Aims: The need to seek for a goodoption to the costly oxytetracycline necessitated the reason for conducting this study. Hence, the study was carried out to assess the effect of Moringa oleifera leaf meal as a replacement for oxytetracycline on the carcass characteristics of broi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/6017

Genotypic and Phenotypic Correlations among Yield and Yield Components in Durum Wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) under Different Water Treatments in Eastern Algeria

A. Guendouz, M. Djoudi, S. Guessoum, K. Maamri, A. Hannachi, Z. Fellahi & M. Hafsi · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2013

The present study was conducted on the experimental site of ITGC (Technical Institute of Field Crops) station of Setif, Algeria; during 2010/2011 cropping season. The study was carried out to study the performance of durum wheat genotypes in relation to yield and yield component...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/3426

Effect of Molasses Distillers Condensed Soluble on Nutrients Digestibility, Performance and Some Blood Biological Parameters in Lambs

Mohammad Mehdi Moeini, Saeid Veyskarami & Fardin Hozhabri · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2013

An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of dietary molasses distillers condensed soluble (MDCS) on nutrients digestibility, performance, carcass traits and some blood biological parameters in Lori male lambs. A total of 24 male lambs (aged 8 months, 31.16±1.10 kg) we...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/5482

Genetic Analysis of Salt Tolerance in Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.)

M. Nakhaei, A. Baghizadeh, G. Mohammadi-Nejad & P. Golkar · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2013

Aim: The mode of agronomic traits inheritance was investigated in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) in salt stress as a new report in this study. Place and Duration of Study: This experiment was carried out in Agricultural Research Farm of Shahid Bahonar University at Ekhtiarab...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/5909

Gene Encoding and Bioinformatics Analysis of Protein Structure of β-Galactosidase from Sunn Pest, Eurygaster integriceps Putton

Samin Seddigh & Maryam Darabi · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2013

Aims: To identify the partial sequence of beta-galactosidase (EC 3.2.1.23) enzyme of sunn pest, Eurygaster integriceps Putton (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae), which is a key pest of wheat and barley in the wide area of the world and its relationship with other creatures. Place and Dur...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/6194

Genetic Improvement for Body Weight of Japanese Quail

Sheida Varkoohi & Keyomars Kaviani · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2013

Aims: The small size of quail is a limited factor in many countries, because there is not a general consumption culture according to such products, so increase in the size of quail products is a necessity for such countries. In current study, selection for Japanese quail body wei...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/5281