Abstract: Survey was conducted in Dalori village of Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State during the rainy season of 2008 (August) with the objectives of identifying weed types in crops under semi-arid condition, the survey was carried out on six fields randomly selected with differences crops planted on them. The crops were groundnut, millet, cowpea, sorghum and cowpea and maize.   The survey shows that the weeding frequency of sole cropping e.g. Field 1 and 6 was two times, only compared with 3 times in the mixed cropping Field of 2, 4 and 5. The result   shows   that weed occurrence   and suppression was much less in the mixed cropping than the sole cropping. Different types of weed associate with different crops were identified but the most dominant ones are Striga hermonthica,   on   sorghum and millet and Boreiora spp   on groundnut and cowpea. In conclusion, the mixed cropping offered an opportunity of weed control and that certain weeds are associated with particular crops e.g. Striga hermonthica on sorghum and millet, Digilaria horizontalis, Pennisetum pedicellatum in both sole and mixed crop systems.

Keywords: Dalori, Weeds, Crops.
Title: Weed Survey of Selective Crops in Dalori Village Of Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State
Author: Dalorima T.L, Bunu A., Modu A.K., Kyari A.K.
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Keywords: Apricot, Pulp, Chemical preservatives, physicochemical analysis, Storage, Spoilage
Title: Analysis of Physicochemical Stability of Apricot Pulp Stored With Chemical Preservatives
Author: Adil Hussain , Azhar Hussain, Bilal Ahmad, Muhammad Fazal Rehman
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Abstract: Proximate analysis, vitamin and mineral compositions of the raw and the processed forms of Walnut (Tetracarpidium  conophorum) were investigated to observe the impact of processing on these parameters using standard analytical methods. The result of the proximate analysis in percentage showed a significant increase in moisture content from 31.40±0.623-45.81±0.424. A significant decrease in ash content from 3.42±0.042-3.26±0.028, crude fibre from 5.58±0.170 - 4.89±0.042, 15.84±0.000-11.54±0.085 for ether extract, 22.88±0.028-19.82±0.050 for crude protein, and 20.88±0.467-14.69±0.078 for Carbohydrate. There was a significant reduction in all the minerals tested for when the nut was processed from 45.30±0.042-42.66±0.247 for calcium, 61.92±0.028-58.48±0.311 for magnesium, 9.50±0.028-8.67±0.042 for sodium, 25.65±0.219-24.82±0.02 for potassium and 19.25±0.000-17.20±0.000 for phosphorus. There was also a significant reduction in all the vitamins when the nut was processed from0.09±0.000-0.05±0.000 in B1, 0.05±0.000-0.03±0.000 in B2, 0.08±0.000-0.06±0.000 in B3, 4.14±0.021-2.74±0.064 in C, 9.83±0.014-6.58±0.170 in E and 3.59±0.014-3.16±0.035 in A. The result shows that processing of walnut has a significant impact on the mineral, vitamin and nutrient composition of walnut. Apart from the moisture content which increased significantly, every other parameter examined decreased significantly. Thus it may be more beneficial to consume walnut in the raw and unprocessed form in order to enjoy its nutrients in the whole and unadulterated form.

Keywords: composition, content, Impact, mineral, nutrient, processing, vitamin, etracarpidium conophorum.
Author: The Impact of Processing On the Nutrient Content, Vitamin and Mineral Composition of African Walnut (Tetracarpidium Conophorum)
Title: Okonkwo C.O, Ozoude U.J
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Abstract: Biopollutants or Biocontaminants are produced by living things which include mold, dust mites, droppings and body parts from insects and other various microbes which lead to different allergic diseases. An attempt has been performed to record the incidence of biopollutants in research laboratory of Nirmala College for Women, Coimbatore followed by standardization of fumigation and sterilization conditions in order to control the outburst of biopollutants. Petriplate settlement technique and biological pollution index were applied for evaluation. During monsoon and winter season, incidences of fungal species were found to be more compared to bacterial species. During summer season, bacterial group found to be more compared to fungi group. Hence, a simple methodology of the right proportion of fumigation and sterilization was optimized.

Keywords: Biopollutants, Nirmala College for Women, fumigation and sterilization, Biological pollution index, Ultra violet irradiation, Petriplate settlement technique.
Title: Optimized Reduction of Biopollutants: Is It Possible?
Author: Mrinalini J Singh, Dr.S.Padmavathy
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Abstract: In vitro effect of three local anesthetic agents (Procaine, Tetracaine , Lidocaine ) on the surface electrical properties of erythrocytes was investigated. The surface electrical properties were determined by the electro-rotation technique. It was found that the surface conductance, Ks, was the most sensitive parameter, while the surface electrical of capacity of RBC (CM) refractory to treatment with the local anesthetic tested. The values for Ks decreased with the increase in the concentration of the local anesthetic agents giving concentration-response relationships. The values of EC50 were found to be in the following order: Tetracaine (59.57 nM) >Lidocaine (47.52 nM) > Procaine (23.62 nM). The values were proportional with the lipid / water partition coefficient of the respective anesthetic agent.

Keywords: local anesthetics, procaine, tetracaine, lidocaine, erythrocytes, surface electricity
Title: The Effect of Some Local Anesthetic Agents on the Surface Electrical Properties of Erythrocytes: In Vitro Study
Author: Husni S.  Farah
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