Volume 3, Issue 2

2014 · pp. 77–151 · 14 articles

Volume: 3
Issue: 2
Published: 2014
Pages: 77–151
Articles: 14
Sections: 3
ISSN: e-ISSN: 2278-5957 | p-ISSN: 2278-747X
Journal: AJBLS

Research Article Original Research Review Article

In this issue

Research Article

Article
Circadian Rhythm and Breast Cancer Susceptibility - A study on PERIODIC3 Gene Polymorphisms in Breast Cancer
Sudha Ramalingam, Harshavardhan TS, Meenu. S, Ranjani. S, Deepa. R, Shanthakumari. S
pp. 77–80 · DOI: · Published 30 August 2014
Breast Cancer is one of the common cancers that is on the rise globally. Many risk factors have been implicated for the occurrence of the breast cancer. Recent studies show evidence towards a disruption in the circadian …
Article
Isolation, Identification of Probiotic Lactobacilli from Traditional yogurts Produced in Rural Areas of Mazandaran province (Northern Iran)
Mina Nasiri Moslem, Maryam Tavakoli Lakeh, Zahra Lozoumi, Fahimeh Issapour, Maryam Irani
pp. 133–136 · DOI: · Published 30 August 2014
Probiotic microorganisms are naturally present in milk and fermented milk products such as different kinds of yogurt, cheese, butter, etc. Probiotic bacteria are microbial food supplements with beneficial properties on h…

Original Research

Article
Production and Scrutiny of Silver Nanoparticles From Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC13032 and antimicrobial sensitivity assessment
B. Gowramma, G.S. Avadhani, M. Rafi, K.V. Chamundeswaramma, D.Muralidhara Rao
pp. 81–89 · DOI: · Published 30 August 2014
In the present study, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized from C. glutamicum and their antibacterial activity has been investigated. Dried biomass of C. glutamicum was challenged with aqueous Diamine silver ([A…
Article
Effect of Short and Long Term Intake of Traditional Aphrodisiac Cantharis Q on Liver of Male Albino Rat
Roshan Clarence D'Souza, Raghunandan P. Athalye
pp. 90–96 · DOI: · Published 30 August 2014
Cantharis Q has a long history in both folk and traditional medicine being used as an aphrodisiac. It is a crude alcoholic extract of blister beetle Lytta vesicatoria commonly known as Spanish fly having cantharidin, a v…
Article
Biology of Two-spotted Spider Mite Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) on Okra
Aswathi Krishna R., Haseena Bhaskar
pp. 97–101 · DOI: · Published 30 August 2014
The studies on the development and life history traits of T. urticae were conducted in the Acarology laboratory following leaf disc method. The life cycle of T. urticae Koch consisted of egg, larva, protonymph, deutonymp…
Article
Seedling Morphology of three Species of Leucas (Roth.) Spreng. (Lamiaceae) and its Taxonomic Implication
Vijai Malik, Seema Anand
pp. 102–107 · DOI: · Published 30 August 2014
An overview on morphotaxonomic observations of juvenile stages and seedlings in 3 species of Leucas upto 5th leaf stages have been enumerated in the present paper. Morphological features of seedling like collet, hypocoty…
Article
Antibiosis and Tolerance Mechanisms of Resistance in Rice Varieties Carrying Brown Planthopper Resistance Genes
K. Vasanta Bhanu, V. Jhansi Lakshmi, G. Katti, A. Vishnuvardhan Reddy
pp. 108–113 · DOI: · Published 30 August 2014
Brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Stal.) is a major pest in rice production. Development of BPH-resistant varieties is an economical and effective way to control this pest. In the present investigation, 15 ric…
Article
Oro-facial Clefting and Associated Risk Factors in Selected Families in General Santos City, Philippines
Florence Lasalita-Zapico, Adrian Peńaflorida, Catherine Hazel Aguilar, Lyn Jean Laniton, Eillen Gay Palarpalar
pp. 114–119 · DOI: · Published 30 August 2014
This paper presents family histories of ten families with newborn babies having non-syndromic cleft lip with/without cleft palate (CL/P). Through guided interviews, information about recurrence of CL/P within the familie…
Article
Freshwater zooplankton of Bakun Dam Sarawak, Malaysia
ShabdinMohd. Long, Norhadi Ismail, Lee Nyanti ak Chukong, NurAtiqah Mohamad Yusoff, Harold Tinggang Ngau
pp. 120–124 · DOI: · Published 30 August 2014
Bakun Dam was fully reached its supply level of 228 m above sea level (ASL) on 9th March 2012. Ever since the forming of Bakun dam as a reservoir, no report on zooplankton is published. Therefore, an initiative has been …
Article
Evaluation of Direct and Residual Effect of Lignite flyash Levels and Press Mud on Sugarcane Based cropping System
D. Kumarimanimuthuveeral
pp. 125–127 · DOI: · Published 30 August 2014
Field experiments were conducted to evaluate the direct and residual effects of lignite flyash at four levels viz., 10, 15 and 20t ha with or without pressmud an agro industrial by product on Sugarcane CoC 95071 during 2…
Article
Different sources of Information on Adoption Behaviour of farmers in Logo Local Area Government of Benue State, Nigeria
Kughur P.G., Daudu S., Akua E.M.
pp. 128–132 · DOI: · Published 30 August 2014
The research examined the influence of sources of information on adoption behaviour of farmers in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. Structured interview questionnaire was administered on 105 respondents randomly…

Review Article

Review
Frugivory and Seed Dispersal by Mammals in the Amazon Rainforest
Fabio Rossano Dario
pp. 137–142 · DOI: · Published 30 August 2014
Animal dispersers are the key in the configuration of plant communities and expanding existing populations. Knowledge about how frugivory and seed deposition are spatially distributed is valuable to understand the role o…
Review
An Insight Into Pathogenesis of Herpes Simplex Virus
Archana Moon, Pallavi Sahare, Komal Talreja
pp. 143–148 · DOI: · Published 30 August 2014
Herpes has been known for at least 2000 years and it is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STD) worldwide. Herpes belong to the family Herpesviridae, which includes dsDNA viruses causing diseases in an…
Review
Advanced Methods and Current Technologies for Treatment of WasteWater from Dye Industries
Ahmad Ashfaq, Amna Khatoon
pp. 149–151 · DOI: · Published 30 August 2014
Dye wastes are considered as the most problematic group of pollutants. Most of them are non-biodegradable and highly toxic in nature. Some of them are carcinogenic also like aromatic amines. This paper provides an overvi…