Vernonia amygdalina: A folkloric herb with anthelminthic properties
Publication date: March 2018Source: Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, Volume 7, Issue 1Author(s): Ifeoluwa T. Oyeyemi, Akinbiyi A. Akinlabi, Aderiike Adewumi, Abimbola O. Aleshinloye, Oyetunde T. OyeyemiAbstractVernonia amygdalina, a widely grown shrub plant in Africa is consumed as vegetable and has high medicinal value. It has gained wide application in the treatment and management of various diseases. The leaves are useful components for herbal medicine constitution. The plant’s activities is a result of diverse bioactive compounds isolated from the different parts of the plant. These metabol...
Source: Beni Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences - July 5, 2018 Category: Science Source Type: research

New insights into the medicinal importance, physiological functions and bioanalytical aspects of an important bioactive compound of foods ‘Hyperin’: Health benefits of the past, the present, the future
Publication date: March 2018Source: Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, Volume 7, Issue 1Author(s): Kanika Patel, Vikas Kumar, Mahfoozur Rahman, Amita Verma, Dinesh Kumar PatelAbstractHerbal medicines have been used for the treatment of various disorders in the world since very early age. A large number of phytochemicals have been derived from the natural sources in the form of food supplement, neutraceuticals, oils and colour pigments. Flavonoids are a widely distributed group of phytochemicals having benzo-pyrone nucleus. Till so far more than 4000 different types of flavonoids have been described...
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BNP as a promising marker in prediction of malignant arrhythmias in pts with LV systolic dysfunction after an acute MI
Publication date: Available online 10 March 2018Source: Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied SciencesAuthor(s): Ahmed Yassin, MohamedAbo Hamila, Ahmed Battah, Amal Rizk, SheriefMokhtar (Source: Beni Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences)
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Seasonal and spatial variation of aquatic macrophytes and phytoplankton community at El-Quanater El-Khayria River Nile, Egypt
In this study, the phytoplankton biomass and species composition in El-Quanater El-Khayria (River Nile, Egypt) was analyzed at four sampling sites on a program of a seasonally sampling and supported by measurements of different water variables as well as biomass production of most common aquatic macrophytes. The major species of aquatic macrophytes were two submerged species (Ceratophyllum demersum and Ceratophyllum submersum), two emergent (Polygonum tomentosum and spontaneum), and one free floating aquatic macrophyte (Eichhornia crassipes). Considerable seasonal variations in water quality as well as macrophytes biomass ...
Source: Beni Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences - July 5, 2018 Category: Science Source Type: research

Amelioration of DENA-induced oxidative stress in rat kidney and brain by the essential oil of Elettaria cardamomum
Publication date: Available online 15 March 2018Source: Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied SciencesAuthor(s): Nihal M. Elguindy, Galila A. Yacout, Eman F. El AzabAbstractThe goal of the present work was to study the protective role of the essential oil of Elettaria cardamomum (cardamom) against diethylnitrosamine (DENA)-induced oxidative stress in the kidney and brain of rats in comparison with geraniol, a pure compound as one of the main components of cardamom essential oil. Geraniol or cardamom essential oil was orally administered every day (100 and 200 mg/kg) for 1 week before DENA administration and...
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Water demand and waste management with respect to projected urban growth of Gurugram city in Haryana
Publication date: Available online 17 March 2018Source: Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied SciencesAuthor(s): Anil Kumar Misra, Misbah Masoodi, Rohith P. Poyil, Naval Kishore TewariAbstractGurugram city (Haryana state) has witnessed unprecedented urban growth over the past two decades, owing to the escalation in population, immigration and unorganized expansion. Present study examines the spatial determinants and different features of urban growth till 2011 in the Gurugram city and based on the growth rates and probable demands, land use pattern changes for 2031, 2041 and 2051 have been projected. Using phot...
Source: Beni Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences - July 5, 2018 Category: Science Source Type: research

Variation in seasonal prevalence and intensity of progenetic metacercariae of Clinostomum complanatum infection in Trichogaster fasciatus fish
Publication date: Available online 19 March 2018Source: Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied SciencesAuthor(s): Shabnam Khan, Sakil Ahmed, M. Serajuddin, Mohammad Khalid SaifullahAbstractA total of 1242 out of 1484 Trichogaster fasciatus fish were found to be infected with metacercarial stage of Clinostomum complanatum where 14,258 parasites were recorded mainly from the peritoneal cavity, gills and viscera during five years of study period. The seasonal variations in prevalence, intensity and abundance of the parasitic infection were assessed. The maximum and minimum values of prevalence of metacercarial infe...
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Distribution of two monogenean (Gastrocotylidae) from the North Atlantic coast of Morocco
In this study, we also discuss the relation of the fish infection in terms of length and sex. (Source: Beni Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences)
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Morphological, histological and ultrastructural studies on the exocrine pancreas of goose
This study was conducted on the pancreas of ten healthy mature birds of goose. The pancreas was excised from the duodenum rapidly after slaughter of the birds. The specimens were fixed in 10% buffered neutral formalin then processed for light and electron microscopic study. The macroscopic observations revealed that goose pancreas was located in the right side of the abdomen between the ascending and descending loops of duodenum. It was formed from dorsal, splenic, ventral and third lobes. The histological observations revealed that the pancreas was formed of lobules of serous acini. The secretory acinus unit was appearing...
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Optimization of the anticonvulsant activity of 2-acetamido-N-benzyl-2-(5-methylfuran-2-yl) acetamide using QSAR modeling and molecular docking techniques
Publication date: Available online 24 March 2018Source: Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied SciencesAuthor(s): Oluwaseye Adedirin, Adamu Uzairu, Gideon A. Shallangwa, Stephen E. AbechiAbstractChemometric descriptors were used to analyze quantitatively the anticonvulsant activity of ninety propanamide derivatives. Molecular geometries of the data set were optimized with B3LYP/6-31G∗∗ quantum mechanical method and chemometric descriptors were calculated from the optimized structure. Linear QSAR models were developed using genetic function algorithm. Predictive capabilities of the models were evaluated using...
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Interplay of electrically conducting and non conducting walls on magnetohydrodynamic mixed convection flow in vertical permeable micro-channel in existence of induced magnetic field
Publication date: Available online 26 March 2018Source: Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied SciencesAuthor(s): Basant K. Jha, Babatunde AinaAbstractIn this article, flow formation of fully developed mixed convection flow of an incompressible, viscous and electrically conducting fluid in vertical permeable micro-channel in presence of induced magnetic field is analyzed. The effects of velocity slip and temperature jump are taken into account. The influence of induced magnetic field arising due to the motion of an electrically conducting fluid in the presence of transverse magnetic field is taken into considera...
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Design and assessment of pulsatile technology based chronomodulated delivery systems of nifedipine
Publication date: Available online 26 March 2018Source: Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied SciencesAuthor(s): Sowjanya Battu, Prasanna Raju Yalavarthi, G.V. Subba Reddy, V. Uma Maheswara Rao, K. Jyothshna Devi, Harini Chowdary VadlamudiAbstractNifedipine has poor aqueous solubility which limits its oral absorption as unit formulation. This limitation was acted through multiparticulate pulsatile systems for the treatment of angina pectoris. Initially, solid dispersions of nifedipine (NF) using sodium starch glycolate (SSG) and guar gum (GG) in 1:1 and 1:2 ratios were processed by kneading technique. Solution ...
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Efficient extraction of antioxidants from Vernonia cinerea leaves: Comparing response surface methodology and artificial neural network
Publication date: Available online 28 March 2018Source: Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied SciencesAuthor(s): Oluwaseun Ruth Alara, Nour Hamid Abdurahman, Haruna Kolawole Afolabi, Olusegun Abayomi OlalereAbstractDespite response surface methodology (RSM) has been the most preferred statistical tool for optimizing extraction processes, artificial neural network (ANN) has been one of the most effective tools used for optimization and empirical modelling since the last two decades, most especially for non-linear equations. Thus, this study was carried out to compare the performance of RSM and ANN in optimizing ...
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Pseudo dawn and true dawn observations by naked eye in Egypt
Publication date: Available online 4 April 2018Source: Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied SciencesAuthor(s): M.A. Semeida, A.H. HassanAbstractNaked eye observations of the morning twilight phenomenon, beginning, end of a pseudo dawn and the true dawn are recorded. These results are an average of 38 observations carried out at Wadi Al Natron (30° 30′ N, 30° 09′ E) with a desert background during the years 2014–2015. These observations enabled us to get an average depression of the sun below the horizon of about 19.74° (begin of zodiacal light), 15.41° (end of zodiacal light) and the beginning of twi...
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Design regulatory interaction network for anxiety disorders using R: A bioinformatics approach
Publication date: Available online 6 April 2018Source: Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied SciencesAuthor(s): Nahida Habib, Bikash Kumar Paul, Md. Shadidul Islam, Kawsar AhmedAbstractBio-informatics research fields are progressively growing enriched with the incremental use of R tools. Anxiety Disorders can be defined as one of the most common mental disorders. They are tangible psychiatric disorders or a group of mental illnesses thought to be caused by either genetic vulnerability or environmental susceptibility factors. Several studies have revealed that anxiety is associated with an increased risk of Angi...
Source: Beni Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences - July 5, 2018 Category: Science Source Type: research