Life Sciences

Preliminary phytochemical, antioxidant and antimicrobial studies of dicliptera paniculata, (forssk.) i. darbysh

Dicliptera paniculata,(Forssk.) I. Darbysh. is a plant belongs to the family Acanthaceae. Considering the less toxicity, notable medicinal property and least public awareness on the usefulness of the plant, the present study focused on the phytochemical, antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant properties of the aerial part of the plant. Phytochemical screening and antioxidant potential of petroleum ether, acetone, 1-propanol and water extracts were carried out using standard procedures.

Biochemical alternations induced by textile industrial effluent on common carp cyprinus carpio

The aim of the present investigation was to study physic-chemical analysis of textile dye effluent and the biochemical parameters in the finger lings of Cyprinus carpio exposed to sub lethal concentrations of 72 and 96 hr of textile dyeing effluent for 30 days period. In the present study, total protein, total free amino acids, glycogen and glucose were observed in, gills, liver, kidney and muscle tissues of Cyprinus carpio.

Development of high root yielding and consumer preferred orange fleshed sweet potato genotypes for urban agriculture in umudike rain fed agro-ecology of southeastern Nigeria

Agriculture in the urban is practiced in a limited land with high population density, this suggested reasons to develop sweetpotato genotypes with high root yield per unit area. On this premise, a study was conducted in Umudike Southeastern Nigeria using 13 selected open pollinated sweetpotato genotypes in a 3m x 3m plot size of 9m2 in a randomized complete block design and replicated 3 times. The planting material was of 4 node vine cutting, planted on ridges spaced at 1.0m and planting at 0.3m within rows of sweetpotato stands.

Formulation and evaluation of herbal shampoo containing olive leaves extract

The study aimed at formulating a herbal shampoo containing olive leaves extract and evaluating its physiochemical properties. Olive leaves extract in shampoo is commercially available in Palestine, but because the R&D departments do not get sufficient attention neither in the private nor in the public sector, most of those products are a reproduction of what has been produced in developed countries. Moreover, there are still few data available on their stability in literature.

The prevalence of overweight and obesity in the city of floriano, piauí

Obesity is a chronic disease characterized by excess body mass in the individual who has no single cause and is not defined and is caused by several factors that acting together lead the individual to obesity and to develop numerous diseases that can lead the obese person to death . The research aimed to verify overweight and obesity in a population sample of 352 individuals in the city of Floriano, Piauí. Anthropometric measures were collected, such as height and weight for calculating BMI and abdominal circumference.

Evaluation of composites from dimethylol urea and hydroxylated coconut oil for possible application for water resistant emulsion paint

Copolymerization of dimethylol urea and hydroxylated coconut oil was carefully studied in this work. The FTIR spectroscopy of the pure DMU and DMU/HCNO showed chemical interaction took place. Some physico-chemical parameters such as melting point, gel time, moisture uptake, turbidity, viscosity, density, solubility, formaldehyde emission, and refractive index was evaluated.

Impact assessment of maize enterprise development project on rural farmers in nigeria (a case study of kaduna state)

This study assessed the impact of maize enterprise development project on rural farmers in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study ascertained the socio economic characteristics of the beneficiaries and their welfare situation. 110 beneficiaries were randomly selected from the study area. Data were collected using structured questionnaire, focus group discussion guide (FGD) and key informant interview (KII) technique. FGD and KII revealed that the inputs supplied to them (beneficiaries) helped in solving problems of inputs unavailability and poor quality inputs.

The importance of physical education for early childhood education

Physical education course is compulsory component of basic education, Which includes early childhood education, and elementary school high school. Thus plays an extremely significant role in early childhood education, because it is through play que the child explores his body, Interacts with other bodies and Develop Their cognitive growth and motor, reflecting on literacy and logical-mathematical reasoning are que the spatial orientation, temporal, directional and laterality are basic assumption for reading and writing.

Invitro antibacterial activity and phytochemical profile analysis by tlc and gcms from the chloroform extract of chrozophora rottleri

The aim of this study was to bearing the phytochemical profiles from the chloroform extract of Chrozophora rottleri leaves and it’s evaluate antibacterial activity. The chloroform extract of Chrozophora rottleri leaves were prepared by ethanol gradient elution orderly and analyzed by TLC and GCMS. The bacterial strains were used to evaluate the antibacterial activities by the disc diffusion and MIC method. Results showed that the disc diffusion against bacteria ranged from 5 µL/mL to 20 µL/mL of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Proteus vulgaris).

The environment and growth nexus: An empirical examination of the environmental kuznets curve hypothesisin cote d’ivoire

The objective of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of the environment and growth nexus in Cote d’Ivoire and assess the EKC hypothesis for CO2.The analysis is extended to investigate the long run relationship between CO2 emissions and Agricultural Value Added, Industrial as well as Services Value Added. The data used ranged from 1960 to 2015. An ARDL model is used to assess long run relationship between CO2 emissions and per capita GDP. We found that CO2 emissions and per capita GDP are not cointegrated.