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Energetic and oxidative costs of microfilarial infection: evidence for fitness trade‐offs in male village weavers of the Amurum Forest Reserve

open access: yesWildlife Biology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, January 2026.
Microfilariae contribute to a higher energetic demand that could lead to oxidative damage and reduce hosts' fitness. Yet reports about the energy status and oxidative stress‐defense mechanisms of infected wild birds are rarely documented. We investigated the relationship between microfilariae and the energy status and oxidative damage‐defense ...
Felix A. Andong   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pharmaceutical Evaluation of the Suspending Properties of Pentadesma butyracea Gum in Biphasic Liquid Preparations of Diffusible and Indiffusible Powders

open access: yesAdvances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
The use of synthetic polymers as suspending agents is common in pharmaceutical formulations; however, their toxicity and environmental impact have raised safety and sustainability concerns. This has prompted the search for natural alternatives. This study investigated the suspending properties of purified Pentadesma butyracea gum in biphasic liquid ...
Mary-Ann Archer   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Micromorphological Characteristics of Cryosols and Ice Complex Deposits of Lena River Delta

open access: yesApplied and Environmental Soil Science, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
The soils of the Lena River Delta contain significant reserves of soil organic matter, and as a result of riverine erosion and permafrost degradation, the coastal zone is undergoing rapid transformation, releasing substantial amounts of buried carbon from organic‐rich permafrost soils and Ice Complex deposits.
Vyacheslav Polyakov   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Lagos Space Programme’s Re/construction and Queering of Masculinity

open access: yesThe Thinker
There is a growing number of African fashion designers who use their work to contribute to queer artistic production. This article examines how non-gendered forms are viewed concerning fashion styles in sub-Saharan Africa.
Khaya Mchunu, Isaiah Negedu
doaj   +1 more source

Phytochemical Analysis and Insecticidal Activity of Four Plant Extracts Against Maize Weevil and Larger Grain Borer

open access: yesInternational Journal of Agronomy, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Plant‐based biopesticides provide a sustainable alternative to synthetic insecticides for managing postharvest losses caused by maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) and larger grain borer (Prostephanus truncatus). This study evaluated the phytochemical composition and insecticidal activity of methanolic extracts of Lantana camara, Citrus sinensis, Moringa
Samuel Yakubu Gariba   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the Antimalarial Potential of a Combination of Terminalia macroptera and Erythrina sigmoidea: In Vitro and In Silico Assays

open access: yesJournal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Due to the increasing resistance of malaria parasites to antimalarial drugs, medicinal plants are increasingly being employed to cure malaria. The purpose of this study is to establish the cytotoxicity, antioxidant, and antiplasmodial activity of a mixture of Terminalia macroptera and Erythrina sigmoidea extracts, two plants that have been ...
Tientcheu Noutong Jemimah Sandra   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rapid Biodiversity Evaluation of the Arboreal Termites in Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Nigeria

open access: yesBioscientific Review, 2020
A rapid biodiversity evaluation of arboreal termite was carried out on the campus of Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil. Three different trees which include Mangifera indica, Azadirachta indica and Khaya senegalensis were selected from ...
Jibril Abdullahi, Jamila Bafa Saleh
doaj   +1 more source

Khaya grandifoliola C. DC.

open access: yes, 2014
Published as part of Kenfack, David, Tindo, Maurice & Gueye, Mathieu, 2014, Extranuptial nectaries in Carapa Aubl. (Meliaceae-Cedreloideae), pp.
Kenfack, David   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Drum magazine project

open access: yesDiscern
The Drum Magazine Project is a cross-institutional teaching and research project designed to explore a decolonial approach to teaching fashion theory and history.
Khaya Mchunu
doaj  

EVALUATION OF SELECTED HERBS EXTRACT AS REPELLENT AGAINST TERMITES (Coptotermes curvignathus)

open access: yesJournal of Academia, 2021
Termites encompass a various range of destruction of crops and capable of decomposing woods. The widely being used of hazardous chemical pesticides has developed many health problems for the users.
Ahmad Zaimi Mohd Zawawi   +1 more
doaj  

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