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This study determined the heavy metal concentrations of contaminated stream water and assessed the heavy metal contents of pre- and post-cropped sterilized soil. It also determined the the heavy metal uptake of the S. lycopersicum plant. This was with a view to assessing the potential of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Trichoderma harzianum for transforming heavy metals in heavy metal contaminated stream water. Experimental pots containing 3000 g of sterilized soil was used for this experiment whereby 60 sample pots were used with various treatments in this study. Solanum lycopersicum seeds were raised in the nursery for a period of 3 weeks and treatments applied just before transplanting into the experimental pots. The plants were left for a week so as to be established properly and overcome transplanting shock before watering with the contaminated stream water. Heavy metal analysis using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) method was carried out on the contaminated stream water to determine the amount of heavy metal in the stream water before the commencement of the experiment. The contaminated stream water was applied to the pots in measured quantities; 0, 5 and 10%. Pre and post soil heavy metal analysis were carried out on the soil samples. At harvest, plant tissues were analysed for heavy metals using AAS method. The results showed that heavy metals were present in high concentration in the stream water sample. The values of the heavy metals in the stream water sample used for watering were Iron – 138.15 mg/L, Zinc – 68.4 mg/L, Lead – 7.89 mg/L and Copper – 8.98 mg/L. Heavy metal analysis of the soil and all the treatments revealed that treatments with P. aeruginosa inoculation had the lowest level of Iron, Copper, Zinc and Lead followed by treatments inoculated with T. harzianum. The study concluded that the use of contaminated stream water for irrigation could be a potential source of heavy metals in tomato. However, inoculation of microorganisms for the treatment of the heavy metal contaminated sites was effective Phytoremediation,for increased health, growth and yield of tomato fruits.
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Combretum leprosum Mart. is a plant widely used in folk medicine; several studies revealed anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, toxic, antiproliferative, antibacterial, antiparasitic, neuroprotective and gastroprotective effects, among other properties. However, there are no reports on evaluation of preparations obtained from this species’ tissues, exploring biological responses of macromolecular components, such as proteins, common active agents. Proteins, such as lectins, promote important pharmacological results due to specific interaction with carbohydrates or glycoconjugates. In this work, a protein fraction obtained from a saline extract of C. leprosum leaves was evaluated for anti-inflammatory potential in a paw edema assay induced by carrageenan in Wistar rats. A significant anti-edematous effect was observed after 3 h (100 mg protein/kg) and 6 h (30 mg/kg and 100 mg/kg). The saline extract and protein fractions showed lectin activity, inhibited by D-(+)-mannose, D-(+)-trehalose dihydrate, D-(+)-galactose and D-fructose. Conclusively, leaves of C. leprosum contained proteins and lectin(s), promising anti-inflammatory agents. A vision of C. leprosum pharmacological properties is also approached.
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SCIENCEDOMAIN international is a new and promising publisher of STM journals from India. The transparent and robust “Open Peer Review” model of SCIENCEDOMAIN international journals is very appreciable and significant for the academic community. They publish the entire Review History along with the manuscripts after completion of review process depending on the expert reviewers’ suggestions and recommendations. In 2013 an article published in famous Science journal (http://www.sciencemag.org/content/342/6154/60.full), which reported that out of total 304 journals, only 20 journals rejected a fake article after substantial peer review. SCIENCEDOMAIN international journal was among these few successful journals. It also provides wide indexing coverage and provides public proof for every claim of indexing. It also renders the service of perpetual archiving with Portico, DOI for every article, plagiarism checking for each submission, etc. Their remarkable contributions are recognized by many academic organizations as mentioned below:
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As a result of these achievements, many scientists from world’s famous universities like Harvard, Columbia University, Cambridge, University of Chicago, Yale University, University of Göttingen, etc. published their scientific works with SCIENCEDOMAIN international journals. All these examples clearly indicates their stand against the working principle of some fake publishers, who don’t provide any peer review service and don’t provide the basic services of a standard scholarly publisher.
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Aims: The abundance of heterotrophic bacteria adsorbed on the walls of four types (polypropylene, glass, aluminium, clay) of containers used for well water storage in Garoua was compared.
Methodology: Water samples were obtained from two wells. In each well water sample, 3 sterilized slides of each type of container were introduced, at mid-depth from the surface. Their immersion times were respectively 24, 48 and 72 h. After an immersion time, slides were aseptically removed from the water samples and transferred into sterile test tubes containing 10 ml of saline. The resulting bacterial suspension was used to determine abundance of heterotrophic bacteria adsorbed on the slides.
Results: The maximum abundance of adsorbed bacteria (8.06x104 CFU/cm2 to 2.47x106 CFU/cm2) was obtained on the clay slide while the minimum (45 CFU/cm2 to 5.90x103 CFU/cm2) was recorded on the aluminium slide from first to third day of water storage. The bacterial abundance differs significantly depending on the slide type and the duration of water storage (P <0.001).
Conclusion: Rather than using massively clay pots for drinking water storage, people in North Cameroon are recommended to use metallic or glass containers to reduce bacterial adhesion.
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Bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi (L.), a polyphagous species with a worldwide distribution, is an important pest of wheat as well as the main vector of barley yellow dwarf virus. The development, survivorship, and life table parameters of R.padi were evaluated in a growth chamber on seven wheat cultivars as follows: ACA 315, Baguette 12 P, BioInta 1002, BioInta 2004, Buck Meteoro, Klein Yarará and LE 2330 at controlled conditions (20±1°C; about 70% RH; 14h photophase). The development times of immatures ranged from 6.6 days on Buck Meteoro to 9.9 days on ACA315, whereas immature survival was 90 to 100%. The intrinsic rate of increase (rm) for ACA 315, Baguette 12 P and BioInta 2004 were the highest. Jackknife estimates of rm ranged from 0.327 to 0.204 females/female/day on BioInta 1002 and ACA315, respectively. The mean population generation times (T) on these hosts ranged from 10.91 to 19.66 days. The highest net reproductive rate (R0) were on BioInta 2004 (98.98 females/female/generation) and the lowest on BioInta 1002, Buck Meteoro, Klein Yarará and LE 233 (35.32 to 39.59). Because of the high coefficient of determination (pseudo-R2) values in Gompertz and Weibul models, survival data from different cultivars had a good fit to both models. The results pointed ACA 315, Baguette 12 P and partially BioInta 2004 as the least suitable host plants, indicating that they were the most resistant to R. padi among the cultivars we tested.
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This study investigated the hypoglycaemic and hypolipidaemic effects of Treculia africana plant used in Nigeria as medicinal plant. Diabetes mellitus was induced by a single dose intraperitoneal injection of alloxan 150 mg/kg body weight. Twenty five (25) male albino rats were divided into five groups, five (5) rats per group; normal control, diabetic control and diabetic groups treated with aqueous leaves extract of 200,400 and 800 mg/Kg body weight respectively for 21 days orally. The effects of the extract on some biochemical parameters were evaluated; fasting blood glucose level was assayed using glucose oxidase method, total cholesterol and HDL –cholesterol were assayed using enzymatic method while LDL- cholesterol was determined by Friedewald equation. The results showed that, extract significantly (p<0.05) decrease the elevated fasting blood glucose levels, total cholesterol, triglyceride and LDL- cholesterol when compared with the diabetic control rats. The extract also caused significant (p<0.05) increased in HDL –cholesterol and body weight when compared with diabetic control rats. Aqueous leave extract of Treculia africana possess hypoglycemic effect and the most effective dose was 800 mg/Kg body weight in amelioration of hyperglycaemia and most all toxicity effects of alloxan on lipid profile.
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