NOTULAE SCIENTIA BIOLOGICAE
2019 Volume 11, Issue 3
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• Sorana D. BOLBOACĂ, Medicine and Pharmacy Univ. Cluj-Napoca
• Monica BOSCAIU, Polytechnic University of Valencia
• Birsen ÇAKIR, Ege University, Izmir
• Milić ČUROVIĆ, Montenegro Univ., Podgorica
• Ana FITA, Polytechnic University of Valencia
• Bogdan GEORGESCU, UASVM Cluj-Napoca
• Hulya ILBI, Ege University, Izmir
• Lorentz JÄNTSCHI, Polytechnic University of Cluj-Napoca
• Leonardo LEONARDI, University of Perugia
• Felicia LOGHIN, Medicine and Pharmacy Univ. Cluj-Napoca
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• José Alberto PEREIRA, Instit. Politécnico de Bragança
• Ioana D. POP, UASVM Cluj-Napoca
• Adriana F. SESTRAŞ, UASVM Cluj-Napoca
• Lei SHI, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan
• Pilar S. TESTILLANO, Biological Research Centre, Madrid
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• Dimitrios BILALIS, Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Crop Science, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens
• Anca Dana BUZOIANU, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8 Victor Babes, Cluj-Napoca
• Gheorghe CIMPOIEŞ, The State Agrarian University of Moldova, 44 Mircesti St., Chisinau
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Notulae Scientia Biologicae © Volume 11, Issue 3 (Jul-Sep 2019)
Table of Contents - Vol 11, No 3 (2019)
Editorial
Introduction Pages
Radu E. SESTRAS I-VIII
PDF Review Articles
Pharmacological Uses and Health Benefits of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) in Traditional Asian and Ancient Chinese Medicine, and Modern Practice
Mohamad Hesam SHAHRAJABIAN, Wenli SUN, Qi CHENG
309-319 PDF Middle East Respiratory Syndrome: Its Occurrence, Aetiology, Epidemiology, Associated
Clinicopathological Findings, Diagnosis, Prevention and Control in Humans and Animals: An Overview
Iniobong C. UGOCHUKWU, Onyinyechukwu A. AGINA, Emmanuel UGOCHUKWU
320-324 PDF
Research articles
Ethanolic Extract of Chrysophyllum albidum Stem Bark Prevents Alloxan-Induced Diabetes
Enoluomen Ben EHIGIATOR, Elias ADIKWU
325-331 PDF Prevalence of Group A Rotavirus, Some Risk Factors and Clinical Signs of the Infection in
Children Under Five Years in Yobe State, Nigeria
John GARBA, Olufemi O. FALEKE, Abdullahi A. MAGAJI, Bello R. ALKALI, Innocent O. NWANKWO, Asabe A. DZIKWI
332-339 PDF
Prevalence of Increased Serum Urea and Creatinine Levels in Dogs
Ukamaka U. EZE, Ikenna O. EZEH, Ifeanyi G. EKE, Onyinyechukwu A. AGINA, Abuchi EGWUONWU, Ekene V. EZENDUKA, Boniface M. ANENE
340-346 PDF Impact of Heat Stress on Blood and Serum Biochemistry Parameters in Rats
Rita I. ODO, Samuel O. ONOJA, Cyrus O. OSUAGWU 347-350
Acute and Sub-acute Toxicity of Ganoderma applanatum (Pres.) Pat. Extract Mediated PDF Silver Nanoparticles on Rat
Sukumar DANDAPAT, Manoj KUMAR, Rakesh RANJAN, Manoranjan P. SINHA
351-363 PDF Veterinarians’ Perception, Knowledge and Practices of Hand Hygiene in Enugu State
Southeast, Nigeria
Madubuike U. ANYANWU, Obichukwu C. NWOBI, Oluwatosin K. AJOKE
364-375 PDF In-vitro Control of Oral Thrush Causal Organisms Using Medicinal Plants Extracts
Abosede M. EBABHI, Adedotun A. ADEKUNLE, Yoma I. OGHENERHABOKE
376-382 PDF Generic Salmonella in Asymptomatic Adult Volunteers: Occurrence, Antibiogram,
Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Production and Carbapenem Resistance
Chiamaka OKPALANWA, Madubuike U. ANYANWU, Mumuni A. MOMOH, Petra O. NNAMANI, Anthony A. ATTAMA
383-390 PDF
Impact of Hydrogen Peroxide on the Secondary Metabolites, Enzyme Activities and Photosynthetic Pigment Accumulation of Vigna unguiculata L. (Walp)
Ezekiel Dare OLOWOLAJU
391-395 PDF
Investigation of the Effect of Maize Substitution with Fermented Cashew Apple Residue on Broiler Chicken Growth
Adedayo M. OYETAYO, Faith I. AKINNIBOSUN
396-400 PDF The Effect of Soil Mediated Genetic Changes and Plasmid Curing on Growth Rates of
Pseudomonas and Staphylococcus spp. Isolated from Different Soils
Onyemaechi Henry OBIAZIKWOR, Ebiye Kevwe OGAH, Hakeem Olalekan SHITTU
401-407 PDF Agronomic Performance of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) Fertilized with
Poultry Manure Enriched with Oil Palm Refuse Bunch Ash in a Low Fertile Soil Kolawole LAW-OGBOMO, Sunday A OGEDEGBE, Sylvester U EWANSIHA
408-413 PDF Evaluation of Drought Tolerant Top Cross and Three-Way Cross Maize Hybrids for
Grain Yield and Related Traits in Three Agro-Ecological Zones of Southwest Nigeria Lawrence FAYEUN, Sayo SESAY
414-421 PDF Fruit and Juice Metric Characteristics of Two Yellow Passion Fruit (Passiflora edulis
Degener) Genotypes Grown in Southeastern Nigeria Okorie O. NDUKWE, Paul K. BAIYERI
422-428 PDF Effects of Weed Density and Distance on the Growth and Yield of Two Okra (Abelmoscus
esculentus) Varieties
Wasiu Olanrewaju OPADOKUN, Kehinde Stephen OLORUNMAIYE
429-435 PDF Analysis of Combining Ability in Rice Varieties for Quantitative Traits
Ghaffar KIANI 436-439
Survey on Nigerian Castor Germplasm for Potential Resistant Genotypes to Cercospora PDF Leaf Spot
Bolaji Zuluqurineen SALIHU, Mathew Omoniyi ADEBOLA, Maryam Alfa
KABARAINI, Sunkanmi Tokunbo GBADEYAN, Adijat Abolore AJADI, Muhammad Nur ISHAQ
440-446 PDF
Diversity and Distribution of Endomycorrhizae and Dark Septate Endophytes of some Economically Important Bamboos of Assam, India
Vipin PARKASH, Liza HANDIQUE, Priya DHUNGANA
447-454 PDF Study on Gametophytes of Four Species of Maiden Hair Ferns (Adiantum L.) and Their
Systematic Implications
Sanatombi Devi YUMKHAM, Sumitra SALAM, Sandhyarani D. KHOMDRAM
455-461 PDF Antimicrobial Activity of Selected Mosses on Obafemi Awolowo University Campus, Ile-
Ife, Nigeria
Kehinde O. OLASOJI, Amos M. MAKINDE, Bolajoko A. AKINPELU, Oluwatoyin A.
IGBENEGHU, Musibau O. ISA
462-466 PDF
Assessment of Genetic Diversity of Promising Castor Been (Ricinus communis L.) Genotypes in Nigeria
Bolaji Zuluqurineen SALIHU, Olamide Ahmed FALUSI, Adeyinka Olufemi ADEPOJU, Ibrahim Wasiu AROLU, Oladipupo Yusuf DAUDU, Dorcas Ropo ABEJIDE, Christiana Oreoluwa OKE
467-474 PDF
Diversity, Distribution and Conservation Status of the Genus Tectaria Cav. from Deccan Peninsula and Western Ghats of India
Sachin M. PATIL, Raju ANTONY, Santhosh NAMPY, Kishore S. RAJPUT
475-480 PDF
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