The study assessed changes in nutritional content of some commonly consumed traditional vegetables subjected to postharvest processes. Amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus L.), black nightshade (Solanum scabrum Mill.) and jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius L.) leaves used as vegetables were subjected to blanching, boiling and drying. The proximate composition and β-carotene content of fresh and processe...

BACKGROUND Recently, we reported high in vitro antibacterial efficacy of Althaea officinalis, Ziziphus jujuba, Cordia latifolia and Thymus vulgaris out of a total 21 plants against wide range of bacteria including MRSA. This study was therefore, designed to confirm efficacy of these four herbs against MRSA in an animal model. METHODS A pilot study was conducted to establish the dose of S. aur...

Five new species belonging to the poorly known Neotropical doryctine parasitoid wasps genera Heerz Marsh (Heerz ecmahlasp. n. and Heerz macrophthalmasp. n.), Lissopsius Marsh (Lissopsius pacificussp. n. and Lissopsius jalisciensissp. n.) and Ondigus Braet, Barbalho & van Achterberg (Ondigus cuixmalensissp. n.) are described from the Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere reserve in Jalisco, Mexico. Keys to...

We have collected live and dead foraminiferal times-series data at 2-weekly intervals for a 12-month period from the intertidal zone of Cowpen Marsh, Tees Estuary, UK. The data from the 689 samples show profound differences between live and dead assemblages, although assemblages are dominated by just three species, Haynesina germanica, Jadammina macrescens and Trochammina inflata, which represe...

boron (b) is a non-metal micronutrient which is essential for plants growth and development. formation of boron complex with cell wall matrix and phenolic compounds is a definite influence of boron in physiological process. it has been suggested that b-toxicity and deficiency may induce excess production of reactive oxygen species thereby promote defense responses by antioxidant enzymes or non-...

conclusions eoao showed an analgesic effect that may involve both the central and peripheral nervous systems. background the althaea officinalis (marshmallow) plant is traditionally used to treat skin burns and constipation and to reduce inflammation. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate the acute and chronic analgesic effects of the essential oil of althaea officinalis leaves (eoao...

There is a large gap between Zhang’s theoretical bound for the length n of a binary extremal self-dual doublyeven code and what we can construct. The largest n is 136. In order to find examples for larger n a non-trivial automorphism group might be helpful. In the list of known examples extended quadratic residue codes and quadratic double circulant codes have large automorphism groups. But in ...

Climate change and other anthropogenic stressors are converging on coastal ecosystems worldwide. Understanding how these stressors interact to affect ecosystem structure and function has immediate implications for coastal planning, however few studies quantify stressor interactions. We examined past and potential future interactions between two leading stressors on New England salt marshes: sea...