Juniper Publishers Annals of Reviews and Research

  Juniper Publishers- Open Access Journal of Annals of Reviews & Research   Causes of Death of Patients Living with HIV in the Section of Infectious Diseases at the University Hospital of Brazzaville- Juniper Publishers   Authored by Ossibi Ibara Bienvenu Roland  Abstract Goal The purpose of the study is to describe the distribution of the causes of death of HIV-infected patients in the Infectious Diseases section at Brazzaville University Hospital. Method To carry out this study, we rely on retrospective and descriptive study on the causes of death of patients living with HIV admitted to the service between February 1 and July 31, 2017. Results It comes out from analysis that the deceased were 40.2 ± 11.22 years old on average, mostly female (65.9%); 94% had been infected heterosexually, 53% were socio-economically vulnerable. The diagnosis of HIV infection was made within 46.1 ± 28.7 days on average and 25.6% had not received an...

  Juniper Publishers- Open Access Journal of Annals of Reviews & Research Ecto and Endo Parasites of Domestic Birds in Owan West, East and Akoko-Edo in Edo State of Nigeria- Juniper Publishers Authored by Edosomwan EU Abstract Twenty-three (23) live domestic birds comprising of 13 chickens ( Gallus gallus domestica ), 6 ducks ( Anas sparsa ), and 4 pigeons ( Columbia livie ) distributed across 3 Local Government Council Areas (LGAs) in Owan West, East and Akoko-Edo of Edo State, Nigeria, was screened for ecto- and endo-parasites. In addition, two hundred (200) faecal samples from 200 domestic birds distributed across the 3 LGAs were investigated for endoparasites. From the 23 live birds, nine species of ectoparasite (Mallophaga-lice), were recovered, of which Menopon gallinae recorded the highest prevalence (23.33%), while Coclutogaster heterographus recorded the least (3.33%). 162 of the 223 birds (23 live birds + 200 faecal samples) investigated were positive ...

  Juniper Publishers- Open Access Journal of Annals of Reviews & Research   Mortality Rate of Heterobranchus bidorsalis fingerlings Exposed to Cassava Mill Effluents- Juniper Publishers Authored by Sylvester Chibueze Izah Abstract Cassava mill effluent is toxic to the ecosystem and its associated biota. This study evaluated the toxicity of cassava mill effluents against fingerlings of Heterobranchus bidorsalis. The fishes with mean length 4.00cm fish were allowed to acclimatize in the laboratory for 7days. Range finding test was carried out at four varying concentrations. Based on the result of the range finding test the main experiment was carried out at 0.000ml/L, 0.003ml/L, 0.006ml/L, 0.012ml/L and 0.015ml/L. The mortality rate was dose dependent, which showed a significant decline as concentration increased. At 96 hours the mortality rate were 39.55%, 50.00%, 75.00% and 91.68% for 0.000ml/L, 0.003ml/L, 0.006ml/L, 0.012ml/L and 0.015ml/L respectively. ...

  Juniper Publishers- Open Access Journal of Annals of Reviews & Research Bio-Efficacy of Imazethapyr in Rainfed Greengram [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]- Juniper Publishers Authored by R Mohan Kumar Abstract A field experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2012 and 2013 in deep black soil at Main Agricultural Research Station Farm, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka to find out the bio-efficacy of imazethapyr against weeds of greengram. Among the weed management treatments weed free check and standard check recorded significantly lower number weeds, total weed dry weight lower weed index. On the contrary these two treatments recorded higher weed control efficiency and total dry matter production of greengram. However, former treatments were remain on par with imazethapyr 10 % SL 750ml/ha + adjuvant @ 2.0ml/l by registering maximum reduction of weed population, weed dry weight (5.12 and 10.4g/m2 during 2012 and 2013, respectively) an...

  Juniper Publishers- Open Access Journal of Annals of Reviews & Research The causes of the Black Death described by Ibn Khātima in the work Taḥṣīl al- garaḍ- Juniper Publishers Authored by Luisa Maria Arvide Cambra Abstract Ibn Khātima (c.1324-c.1369) is a noted writer of the Medieval Arab Spain. He was poet, historian and, over all, physician. His main work in the field of medicine is titled in Arabic Taḥṣīl garaḍ al-qāṣid fī-tafṣīl al-maraḍ al wāfid (Succeeding in clarify pest disease), known simply as Taḥṣīl, which deals with the Black Death, the pandemic that devastated Asia, Africa and Europe in the 14th century. This paper focuses on this important book and includes the causes of this terrible plague described by Ibn Khātima according to the scientific knowledge of Islamic Middle Ages. Moreover, the article also discusses the connection of the Taḥṣīl to scientific discoveries of the 19th and the 20th centuries in relation to the contagion theory in the ...