Life Sciences

Aims: Cystic Echinoccoccosis (CE) or hydatid disease (HD) is a wide-spread zoonotic disease caused by the cestode parasite Echinoccoccus granulosus (sl). This study was aimed to carry out a preliminary investigation on the prevalence of the disease in animals slaughtered in Delta State, Nigeria. Study Design: A cross sectional study to determine the status of CE in 5 towns in Delta State, Nigeria was undertaken between the months of August 2021 – July 2022. Methodology: 1132 animals comprising of cattle, goats and pigs were investigated for the presence of hydatid cysts at postmortem.

In this study, improvement in antibacterial properties of grapes (Citrus paradisi Macfad), orange (Citrus siensis) and lemon (Limona taris), Mango (Mangifera indica L.) peel after the Hydrosols procedure was investigated. The antibacterial properties against common food-borne pathogens (Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Klebsiella pneumonia and Salmonella Paratyphi A) as well as 6 fishs poilage bacteria isolated from 4 spoiled fish species: mackerel, sardine, anchovy and rainbow trout, have been evaluated using paper disc diffusion, MIC and MBC methods.

The Banas Riveris an important source of water and biodiversity in Gujarat, India. In this study, we conducted a floristic survey of the Banas River corridor in Gujarat to document the plant species richness, composition, and distribution patterns in the area. We compiled a comprehensive floristic catalog of 520 species belonging to 340 genera and 101 families, based on field surveys, herbarium collections, and a literature review. The families with the highest number of species were Poaceae, Fabaceae, and Acanthaceae the most common life forms were herbs and trees.

Consumers are driven by both ethnocentric feelings and rational product evaluation when deciding to purchase domestic products. This paper examines the relationship between consumer ethnocentrism and purchase intention, while also considering certain demographic characteristics as moderating variables. It is to be found that age and income moderate the effect of ethnocentrism on purchase intention, highlighting the need for companies to tailor marketing strategies to different age and income groups.

Hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs) are undifferentiated, self-renew and multipotent cells in skin. Androgenetic Alopecia (AGA) is affecting 85% of males and 40% of females throughout the world. Its exact cause is unknown Androgens play a pivotal role in AGA etiology, but it is associated with other diseases, such as; hyper-androgenemia, hypothyroidism, prostate cancer, nutritional deficiencies, autoimmune diseases and even COVID-19. Multiple treatments have been considered for androgenetic alopecia, but, it was not satisfactory results.

Recently, lightweight cipher has become a hot topic, which is a key technology to ensure the security of communications among constrained devices such as WSNs (Wireless sensor Network), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), and IoT (Internet Of Things). Lightweight cryptography is a class in cryptography that is employed in resource constrained devices like embedded systems to provide security. A novel S-BOX (Substitution–Box) encryption using Adaptive Composite Field Architecture (ACFA) for 5G communication is proposed in this research.

Pepper is amongst the most consumed vegetable fruits in Cameroon. Its production remains seasonal. In order to increase plant yield. A study was lunched between March 2020 and December 2021 with the aim of contributing to the knowledge of insect fauna infesting pepper fruits and suggest biological control methods using parasitoids. A weekly inventory was made. Fruits stung by insects were collected and taken to the laboratory. Apest that emerged was conserved in alcohol at 70oCand was exposed to parasitoids used here as biological control agents.

Studies were conducted to determine and identify the molecular principles or compounds responsible for the notoriously reported negative (inhibitory) allelopathic effect of Chromolaena odorata on the germination of both monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous seeds. The aqueous extract of Chromolaena odorata leaves were subjected to GC-MS analysis, and 46 compounds were profiled from the extract.

The successive extracts of Clerodendrum multiflorum stem, a traditional medicinal plant used in India. It possessed a significant amount of total phenolic and flavonoid contents with potent antioxidant activities in scavenging DPPH, ABTS radicals, and good total antioxidant capacity. On the other hand, the ethyl acetate and ethanol extracts showed the highest inhibition of DPPH, ABTS radicals and phosphomolyb date assay. This study verified that the ethyl acetate and ethanol extracts have strong antioxidant activities which might be due to high level of phenolics and flavonoids.

The present study was designed to identify antioxidant potential and phenolic content of Diospyros melanoxylon stem extracts. The antioxidant activity of the extracts was assessed by using various in-vitro tests such as DPPH, ABTS, and phosphomolybdenum assay. Among the all extracts in present study, the methanolic extract of Diospyros melanoxylon stem produced potent antioxidant activity with significant polyphenolics content. Thus, it is clearly indicated that the Diospyros melanoxylon stem can be used as potential source of natural antioxidant.