Life Sciences

Isolation and identification of the micro flora of traditionally prepared pearl millet starters

Food fermentation has a long tradition of improving the safety, shelf life and acceptability of foods. However, some notable outbreaks of food borne illness associated with fermented foods have occurred. The efficiency of one of the most common Sudanese fermentation methods of millet flour, using Dura (Sorghum) starter, in a preparation of hygienic millet starters for the production of indigenous foods was investigated. Two millet starters, Wad Ashana (pH 3.96 at 35.2°C) and Sudan II (pH 4 at 35.2 °C) were traditionally prepared.

Identification of the existing floristic biodiversity of the afenourir’s Wetland, Morocco

Our work is closed to the framework of the good management for the Afenourir’s lake (Morocco), and its biodiversity, for its restoration and maintenance of all kinds of anthropic activities (overgrazing, pumping, etc.). It consists of the analysis and identification of the floristic biodiversity of lake during the period April-June 2015 in order to study its quality. Indeed, floristic species play a major role in the production and protection of soils against erosion, as well as maintaining substrate and the balance of the aquatic ecosystem, and can also be bioindicators of pollution.

Influence of āyurvedic lifestyle, ähära-vihära, recommendations on incidence of hypothyroidism and associated disorders

Background: India’s first nationwide thyroid health study, “The Thyroid Environment is the most Epidemiological study” revealed that 10% of the population suffers from Hypothyroidism. Drug-based treatments do not cure the condition, but palliate it, supplementing missing thyroid hormones. In contrast, Äyurveda treats the disease as an imbalance, prescribing diet and lifestyle modification, Ähära-Vihära, for its management. Here we report a case-series study of 13 hypothyroidism patients treated by Ähära-Vihära along with fresh herbal juices (Rasähära), and Yoga.

Evaluation and selection of maize inbred lines for resistance to fusarium stalk rot in Vietnam

Identifying the resistant genotypes is one of vital strategies to control Fusarium stalk rot disease in maize. Twenty-four maize inbred lines were evaluated for resistance to stalk rot caused by Fusarium verticillioides at Crop Research and Development Institute (CRDI), Vietnam Nation University of Agriculture (VNUA) during the spring of 2016, and their QTL resistance were also studied at the molecular level using SSR maker with two specific primers reference from Jun-Qiang Ding et al, 2008 reported to avoid environmental effects in the JICA laboratory, VNUA, Vietnam.

Effect of misuse of tablet on muscular performance of wrist and elbow in normal subjects

Background: The usage of tablet or media tablet computers have become a viable consumer alternative to traditional notebook (laptop) and desktop computing modes. The light weight of the tablet makes it with the users everywhere and so the users spend many hours using it. Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the effect tablet use on muscle performance of wrist and elbow and the effect of period of tablet usage. Methods: The current study was conducted on 60 subjects.

Sexuality in aging: Utopia or new perspective?

Objective: The purpose of this article was to analyze the biopsychosocial and cultural implications of the sexuality of the elder, in an attempt to demystify the association of the elder with loss, limitations, inability to procreate and sexual inactivity. In this context, it tries to deal with the breakdown of paradigms and prejudices associated to the theme. Methodology: This was a bibliometric review based on a search conducted in the Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature database (LILACS), in May 2017, with the following descriptors: aging, sexuality, elder.

Serological diagnosis in suspected dengue cases at saint camille hospital of ouagadougou: high prevalence of infection among young adults aged 15 to 30 years

Dengue fever is currently a major public health problem in Burkina Faso. The aim of this study was to determine seroprevalence and dengue infection evolution during the years 2016 and 2017. The study population consisted of 3572 patients aged 0 to 84 years seen during general medicine consultation from January 2016 to November 2017 and referred to the laboratory of Saint Camille Hospital of Ouagadougou for serological diagnosis of dengue fever.

Optical properties of polymer/fullerene thin film of poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly (styrenesuifonate) pedot: pss

In this work the optical properties of the poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly (styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT: PSS) on glass substrate as interlayer and the effect of temperaturevariation on the optical stability was investigated. Measurement of the transmittance, absorption, extinction coefficient, reflectance, and band gap energy are used to study the influence of annealing on the optical properties of PEDOT: PSS thin film. The thin film had 70% transmittance at 550 nm.It is deduced that as the annealing temperature increases there is increase in absorption of photon energy.

Effect of implementation of total quality management on academic achievement of pupils in primary schools

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the extent of implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) and the academic achievement of pupils in primary schools in Kenya. The extent of implementation of TQM was assessed through a TQM principle namely reward and motivation. This study was conducted in Teso North sub-county which was purposively sampled due to low learning outcomes as compared to other sub-counties in Kenya.

Role of regional rural banks for agricultural development: A review

The focus on this paper is to represent various schemes approved for development of agriculture by RB I and RRBs.Number of RRBs is running across India to fulfill this target. The scope of this paper is around RRB running in India especially in Himachal Pradesh (Himachal Pradesh Gramin bank). This paper includes the architecture of Credit system in India and performance charts of Himachal Pradesh Gramin bank during 2016-2017.