Life Sciences

As the Miyawaki afforestation method is gaining popularity all over the world, it is important to understand implications of using this method. The most attractive feature ofthis method is the speed of growth of the forest. Within three years, a fully-grown, self-sustaining forest is ready. It also has various layers of a natural forest - grass, shrubs, small trees and canopy trees – that enables it to mimic the natural forest. However, Miyawaki forest is an expensive proposition. It needs at least Rs. 30-40 lakhs ($36000 – 48000) per hectare to grow the forest.

A deformidade do pé torto é uma das anomalias mais comuns que afetam as extremidades inferiores. Este estudo relata dados funcionais e clínicos de pacientes com pé torto congênito em tratamento pelo método Ponseti no município de Macapá, constituindo um estudo transversal do tipo descritivo com abordagem quantitativa.

Potato is an important grain crop for millions of poor farmers and consumer in the semi-arid region of West Africa. It is one the four most important cereals (rice, maize, sorghum and millet) grown in tropical in tropical semi-arid regions of the world primarily in Africa and Asia. Potato is well adapted to production system characterized by low rainfall (200-600mm), low soil fertility and high temperature. It is generally used as a temporary summer pasture crop or in some areas as a food crop.

Introduction: Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is a rare disease, of still unknown etiology, with an incidence of 1:20-30 thousand births. Its prevalence by sex remains under discussion. It is characterized by progressive lobar hyperinflation, due to air trapping of a collapsed airway, resulting in distension of the lobe and causing a mass effect that compresses the other lobes and diverts the mediastinum. Diagnosis is made through imaging tests, and treatment is usually surgical.

Nature provides a variety of drugs and medicinal agents derived from different parts of plants. Citrus plants have different medicinal properties. Essential oils extracted from peels of different citrus fruits are used to treat number of diseases like bacterial, fungal, insecticidal and diabetic etc. The present study was conducted to check the antibacterial and antioxidant properties of essential oils extracted from peels of Citrus reticulata, Citrus sinensis and Citrus lemon and their mixture.

Eggplant plays a crucial role as a fruit vegetable in tropical and subtropical regions, with a significant increase in production in recent decades. As well as being an essential source of vitamins and minerals, it plays a vital role in generating income for small-scale farmers in Mozambique. Proper fertiliser application is essential to ensure healthy plant development.

The heart, a vital organ of the circulatory system, relies on various components to sustain life. The ductus arteriosus is crucial during foetal development as it ensures that oxygen-rich blood bypasses the lungs. However, if this channel fails to close after birth, it leads to patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), a congenital heart defect seen in mammalians. This research article focuses on the development and evaluation of an innovative nitinol PDA closure device designed to effectively block the patent ductus arteriosus.

The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of including curcumin antioxidant on the viability of sperm after the processes of cooling and freezing. curcumin antioxidant was used in HF-20 extender at concentrations of 0.32, 0.60, 1.30, and 2.71 µm/L. HF-20 extender was a basic extender and used for control group. The post-thawed semen exhibited significantly higher total motility in the 0.32 curcumin treatment groups as compared to others. The extender containing 0.32 µm/L curcumin showed a significantly higher in total motility compared to others.

Studies highlight the need to increase levels of research on environmental provisions and liabilities. This is because the development of research on this topic can provide more accurate information to the market and regulatory agents, related to the relevance, reliability, quality and comparability of environmental provisions and liabilities.

For resource-poor Ethiopian farmers, field pea (Pisumsativum L.) is the main source of protein. To increase the productivity of the crop and support farmers, the development of yield and disease-resistant varieties is an important activity. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine genotypic and phenotypic correlation and path coefficient analysis and associated agronomic traits among field pea genotypes. Forty-nine field pea genotypes were evaluated in simple lattice design. A study was conducted during June- October 2020 cropping season at Bekoji sub research center.