musa sapientum (m.sapientum) commonly known as ‘banana’ is widely used in bangladeshi folk medicine for the treatment of various ailments including diarrhea. hence, the present study was designed to investigate antidiarrheal, antioxidant and antibacterial potential of the methanolic extract of m.sapientum seed (mmss). the extract was studied for antidiarrheal property using castor oil and magne...

eHealth—the organisation and delivery of health services and information using information technology (IT) systems—is playing an increasingly important role in shaping health care systems. However, as Catwell and Sheikh described in the first article in this series [1], IT systems can introduce harms as well as benefits. Catwell and Sheikh argued for a general scheme of evaluation starting with...

This article provides an overview of the first results from archaeological investigations at Wadi el-Sheikh in Egypt by the University of Vienna Middle Egypt Project. Chert was an important raw material used to produce tools, implements and jewelry in ancient times. Wadi el-Sheikh was exploited over thousands of years as it was probably the most important source of chert in Pharaonic civilizati...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The production of triploid banana and plantain (Musa spp.) cultivars with improved characteristics (e.g. greater disease resistance or higher yield), while still preserving the main features of current popular cultivars (e.g. taste and cooking quality), remains a major challenge for Musa breeders. In this regard, breeders require a sound knowledge of the lineage of the curre...

Helminthosis is one of the major problems of livestock production throughout the world, particularly in tropical and subtropical areas. Chemical control of helminths is in practice in most of the parts of the world. The problem of the development of resistance against the common chemical anthelmintics has renewed the interest in the study of medicinal plants for the development of novel anthelm...

The Australimusa section is one of the four sections into which the genus Musa is divided (the others being Eumusa, Rhodochlamys and Callimusa). Members of the Australimusa and Callimusa sections have a basic chromosome number of 2n = 20, as opposed to 2n = 22 of Eumusa and Rhodochlamys. There are seven species of Australimusa and a group of parthenocarpic edible types – known as Fe’i bananas –...

Bananas are among the largest herbs in the world and their lightweight petioles hold up huge leaves. This study examined how the petioles manage to achieve adequate rigidity to do this, while allowing extensive and reversible reconfiguration in high winds. Morphological and anatomical examination of the petioles and leaves of Musa textilis suggested how these two apparently incompatible abiliti...

Under some cultivation conditions, excessive growth of the pseudostem of banana plants can be considered a limiting factor, and thus, the use of growth regulators can constitute a valid alternative. This work aimed to evaluate the action of paclobutrazol on the growth of the pseudostem of banana plants and other characteristics of their development. An experiment was installed with five paclobu...

Determination of stomatal densities of the banana peel (Musa acuminata L. var Hort. Valery) by microscopic observations showed 30 times fewer stomates on fruit epidermis than found on the banana leaf. Observations also showed that peel stomates were not laid down in a linear pattern as on the leaf.It was demonstrated that stomatal responses occurred in banana fruit. Specific conditions of high ...

The MUSA (MUlticriteria Satisfaction Analysis) system is a customer-based tool for service/product quality evaluation. The system analyzes customer satisfaction using survey-based data, while the analysis of collected information is based on an original preference disaggregation methodology. The MUSA methodology follows the principles of multicriteria analysis using mainly ordinal regression te...