July 2020

Epidemiological pattern of malignant neoplasia of the esophagus in the region of ABC- São Paulo, Brazil between the years of 2008 and 2017

Esophageal cancer is the sixth leading cause of death from malignancies in the world. Given its importance, it is a disease that needs further studies to deepen its understanding and epidemiological behavior. The aim of this work is to evaluate the epidemiological profile of EC in the ABC, Southeast and the national territory of Brazil between 2008 and 2017. This is an ecological study that evaluated the temporal trend...

Author(s): André Akira Ramos Takahashi, Livia Akemi Ramos Takahashi, Lucas Pereira Abrão Eid, Sandra Di Fellice Boratto, Carlos Eduardo Rodante Corsi, Jaques Waisberg and Luiz Vinicius de Alcântara Sousa  

August 2020

Effects of biochar and manure on soil properties and growth of Casuarina equisetifolia seedlings at the coastal region of Kenya

This study investigated the effects of biochar and manure applied singly or together on soil biochemical properties, Casuarina equisetifolia seedling growth and seedling quality. Therefore, a nursery experiment consisting of Prosopis juliflora biochar and cattle manure treatments at 0% (control), 10% biochar, 20% biochar, 10% manure, 10% biochar + 10% manure, and 20% biochar + 10% manure was conducted. Generally,...

Author(s): Riziki Umazi Mwadalu, Benson Mochoge and Benjamin Danga  

August 2020

Haemoglobin genetic types and its association with qualitative traits in West African Dwarf sheep

This study was carried out to investigate the haemoglobin genetic types and their association with qualitative traits in West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep. The Modified Stratified Sampling Technique (MSST) was used to select the sampling sites within the selected state and animal samples within the sampling sites. A total of 280 adult sheep comprising 140 rams and 140 ewes aged 4 years were used for the study. Data were...

Author(s): Fajemilehin Samuel Oladipo and Adegun Maria Kikelomo