Antioxidant and gastroprotective activities of aqueous and ethanolic extract of Andrographis paniculata leaves in rats have been reported. Sprague Dawley rats, 6 per group were used and rats in groups 1 to 6 were pretreated with (0.25% w/v) carboxymethyl cellulose (negative control, 5 ml/kg), 20 mg/kg omeprazole (positive control), (250 mg/kg and 500 mg/kg) of aqueous leaf extracts (APLAE) and ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to examine whether neem Azadirachta indica possesses regenerative potential on the stomach and ileum at 500 mg/kg dose given every 12 hours after mucosa lesion was brought by the administration of 1 ml of 50% ethanol for 21 consecutive days in adult Wistar rats. METHODS Adult male Wistar rats used in the study were divided into 3 groups: group A received o...

Introduction: 2013 marks the 25 anniversary of the NASA Planetary Science Summer School (PSSS) [1], which is held every summer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory to provide postdocs and Ph.D. students with an intensive interdisciplinary experience in planetary robotic mission design under the tutelage of JPL's Advanced Projects Design Team ("Team X") [2]. This abstract summarizes the work of...

We analyze the surface plasmons (SPs) propagating along optically pumped single-graphene layer (SGL) and multiple-graphene layer (MGL) structures. It is shown that at sufficiently strong optical pumping when the real part of the dynamic conductivity of SGL and MGL structures becomes negative in the terahertz (THz) range of frequencies due to the interband population inversion, the damping of th...

Bioremediation of phenol was done using Candida tropicalis SSK01 immobilized cells isolated from petroleum contaminated soil. Optimization of phenol degradation studies was carried at 30 °C to 40 °C, pH 6 to 8 and initial concentration of 300 mgl⁻¹ to 900 mgl⁻¹. Candida tropicalis SSK01 cells immobilized using sodium alginate were used in phenol degradation studies. Optimization of phenol degra...

The distribution of microbial communities in the Menggulin (MGL) and Ba19 blocks in the Huabei Oilfield, China, were studied based on 16S rRNA gene analysis. The dominant microbes showed obvious block-specific characteristics, and the two blocks had substantially different bacterial and archaeal communities. In the moderate-temperature MGL block, the bacteria were mainly Epsilonproteobacteria a...

Cashew apple juice (CAJ) is one of the feedstocks used for biofuel production and ethanol yield depends on the physical and chemical properties of the extracted juice. As far as can be ascertained, information on physical and chemical properties of South African cashew apple juice is limited in open literature. Therefore, this study provides information on the physical and chemical properties o...

The effects of ethanol alone or ethanol and dieldrin given orally were investigated on the reproductive processes of female Long-Evans rots. Three studies were undertaken: effects on reproduction (phose 1), perinatal and postnatal effects {phase Ill}, and teratological effects (phose II}. Female Long-Evans rats were divided into five groups for all studies: group /-distilled water; group //-cor...

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Framingham Heart Study (CSL, MGL, EJB, RSV), Framingham, MA; Department of Biostatistics (XL, QY, MJP) and Epidemiology (EJB), Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA; Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University, Boston, MA (MGL); Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (JA); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (MMR, CSL), Cardiology...