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Sickle cell disease is a group of diseases inherited through the gene and it affects the haemoglobin in the red blood cell. This study investigated the aqueous methanol root bark extract...
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Lipids are considered one of the most elemental nutrients for humans. Lipid metabolism generates many bioactive lipid molecules, which are fundamental mediators of multiple signaling...
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The design modification and performance evaluation of a fish feed pelletizing machine for low income farmers were carried out with the view to improve the performance of the existing...
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Medicinal plants are plants that have a recognized medical use. They range from those used in the production of mainstream pharmaceutical products to plants used in herbal medicine...
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Background: Optimized nutrition helps to sustain work output and concentration over extended periods of high physical and mental stress. The aim of this study was to assess the food...
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This study was carried out to evaluate the renal protective effect of a combined ethanol extract of Andrographispaniculata, Mucunapruriens and Ficussur (AMFICUS) ofalloxan-induced diabetic...
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African breadfruit belongs to the botanical family Maraceae. Breadfruit is a source of highly rated and delicious traditional Jbod in Africa and is equally important in the eastern and...
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According to Wadhwa and Bakshi (2013), by 2050 the world will need to feed an additional 2 billion people and require 70 per cent more meat and milk. This increasing future demand for...
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Roasting of groundnut is essential to ensure quality improvement, easy handling, safe storage, further processing, and value addition of the product. Therefore, the aim of the study was to...
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The study examined the dietary practice, food security and anthropometric status of non-academic senior staff in Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. Three hundred and...