This paper presents the investigations conducted on three types of fibre-reinforced epoxy-resin hybrid composites with different structures, manufactured using midrib long fibres date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) and Calotropis procera fibres. The two were formed into flat sheets, without adding other chemicals or resins, employed as reinforcing layers in structure multi-layered laminate compo...

BACKGROUND Since ancient time, increased interest has been witnessed in the use of an alternative herbal medicine for managing, and the treatment of fungal diseases worldwide. This may be connected to the cost and relative toxicities of the available antifungal drugs. It has been a known tradition practiced in the northern part of Nigeria that parents and teachers use the white latex of Calotro...

Fascioliasis is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the northern part of India. The causative organisms; Fasciola hepatica Linnaeus and Fasciola gigantica Cobbold spread via their vectors, the fresh water snails. Control of vector can help to control the disease. The snail Lymnaea acuminate breeds through out the year and the synthetic pesticides used to control the population of snail ...

Information about trace element composition in vegetation from tropical environments is scarce. Trace elements were evaluated on vegetation samples collected at the Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Facilities (AFWTF) in Vieques, agricultural areas in Vieques and mainland Puerto Rico, and at the Guánica State Forest. Analyses were conducted using atomic absorption after dry-ashing of samples and ...