Background Albizia zygia is used in Ghanaian traditional medicine for the management of mental disorders. The present study tested the hypothesis that an extract of the leaves of Albizia zygia (AZE) may possess antipsychotic and antidepressant properties. Method The novelty- and apomorphine-induced locomotor and rearing behaviours of AZE in mice were explored in an open-field observational te...

Invasive species (IS) threaten biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. To achieve landscape-scale reductions in IS and the associated gains for biodiversity, IS control efforts must be expanded across private lands. Enhancing IS control across private lands requires an understanding of the factors that motivate residents to engage or prohibit residents from engaging in efforts to control IS. Dr...

Soil pH declined from 5.9 to 5.0 in 8 years beneath plantations of Eucalyptus saligna (Sm.) in Hawaii. In stands of Albizia falcataria, (L.) Fosberg, the soil pH change was more dramatic, declining from 5.9 to 4.6. We measured several components of soil acidity beneath four mixtures of the two tree species to gain insight on the processes responsible for the decline in soil pH. These components...

Guava (Psidium guajava) is a highly perishable fruit with short shelf life as physico-chemical changes occur continuously and rapidly after harvest leading to heavy postharvest losses. This experiment was laid down unravel the effects of ascorbic acid (AA) on ripened guava fruits improve its quality. Four different concentrations AA namely 0, 50, 100, 200 ppm were used treat for five minutes fo...

This work evaluated the enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant defense systems of avocados cv. Hass stored at 7 ± 0.5 °C for 10, 20, 30 d, stage edible ripeness. The enzyme system included superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT), was composed total phenolic compounds (TPC), carotenoids (TC), α-, β-, γ-tocopherols, as well hydrophilic (H-AOX) lipophilic (L-AOX) activities. ...

the inhibitory activities of aqueous and solvent extracts of twelve selected medicinal plants were evaluated against biosynthesis of aflatoxin b1 (afb1) by aspergillus flavus. the a. flavus was isolated from maize, and aflatoxin b1 biosynthesis was confirmed by comparison with standard afb1 using tlc method. in vivo antiaflatoxigenic efficacies of activity guided solvent extracts were determine...

The antioxidative activities of the ethanol and aqueous extracts of the leaf and root samples of Albizia antunesiana were determined across a series of four in vitro models. The results showed that all the extracts had reducing power (Fe(3+)- Fe2+), DPPH, hydroxyl and nitric oxide radical scavenging abilities. The ethanol root extract had more potent antioxidant power in all the experimental mo...

The red fleshed fruits of Malus profusion represent gradual color loss during high temperature in summer, potentially due to active degradation of anthocyanin. The objective of this study was to examine both physiological and molecular evidence of anthocyanin degradation. Malus crabapple fruits were exposed to either room temperature (RT = 18 ± 2°C: 25 ± 2°C) or high temperature (HT = 33 ± 2°C:...

This paper presents the Optimization of Non-Traditional Machining (NTM) process for the Electrochemical Machining Process by Particle Swarm Optimization Technique. The main aim of the work is to find the optimum values of machining parameters. The NonTraditional or Unconventional Machining Process has proved to be better than conventional machining process to a large extent. Keywords—Convention...

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