Life Sciences

The aim of the work is to valorize the unconventional fly ash from the Bargny coal-fired power plant, in order to address issues related to the durability of concrete structures, as well as to provide economic and environmental solutions linked to the storage of industrial waste. To this end, a physico-chemical, mineralogical and mechanical characterization of hydraulic binders was carried out at the DANGOTE cement plant laboratory. Firstly, CEM II/B 32.5 R cement from the said plant was substituted with fly ash at different substitution rates (0%, 5%, 10%, 20% and 30%).

With the ultimate goal of sustaining eco-friendly goat farming, identifying high quality feeds and preservation techniques to improved utilization efficiency which reduces GHGs, is vital to improve the overall goat productivity and elevate raisers profit. The study aims to determine the feeding efficiency of varieties of napiergrass fermented with various substrates on the growth, in-vivo digestibility and economics in raising upgraded goats.

The objective of this study was to assess the impact of stump splits density and fertilization on the chemical properties of soil and the chemical composition of biomass in Panicummaximum Jacq. C1. The study was conducted in a split-plot design with three replications at the INERA research station in Burkina Faso. The primary treatments consisted of three densities of Panicummaximum stumps (3 splits, 4 splits, 5 splits), while the secondary treatments comprised five types of fertilization.

Globally, demands of fish have been increasing due to awareness of peoples about health. Live table size fish marketing is now becoming popular due to preference of consumer andalso fetch higher price in the market. The traditional methods of live fish transportation have significant fish mortality due to transportation stress and thus economic losses. The objective of this study was to standardize the doses of clove oil for handling and transportation as well as loading weight of fish.

The shea tree is the one of the most important tree in the Sahel because of it economic, social and other ecosystem services for the local communities. This study aims to evaluate the level of natural regeneration of Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn (shea) and others important trees in the agroforestry parks using the Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) technique in the villages of Dongo, Katcheli and Torem, in South Central region of Burkina Faso. For this, FMNR was evaluated in five (5) farmers’ fields per village and fifteen (15) fields for the 3 villages.

Anchote (Coccinia abyssinica (Lam.) Cogn.) is among few indigenous crops in Ethiopia with a great potential for food and nutritional security, medicinal and socio-economically importance. Despite its importance, limited research was made in exploring the genetic diversity of anchote. Understanding the nature and magnitude of diversity and interrelationship among anchote genotypes for qualitative traits is vital to hasten the effective improvement of the crop.

Ethnoscience is a term to encompass studies describe local people's interaction with the natural surroundings. Ethnomedicine with no doubt remains the main revenue contributing to both orthodox and tradional medicine. In developing countries like the India, the use of plants as medicine plays an important role especially in providing affordable and accessible health care. A comprehensive study on documenting traditional medicinal practices way carried at Lowa Santoshpur, Dwanari, Purba Burdwan district in WestBengal, India and analyzed for the first time.

In order to develop the control signal for electrocardiograph (ECG), the property, forms, size and numeric parameters of the control signal shall be identified. In doing so, a mathematical processing and analysis were done on the electrocardiograms used as the input signal of the ECG because we supposed that the signal for checking normal condition of the equipment shall have the same rate and the same property with the equipment’s input signal. We aimed to select the most suitable option of control signals by making calculations using Fourier’s transformation.

Drought is a serious threat to cotton growing. This study aims to evaluate effect of hydropriming on seed germination of two varieties of cotton, STAM 129A and STAM 190, under drought stress. Seeds are primedfor3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18 hours. The germination test was carried out in 90 mm Petri dishes, at 0, -3, -6 and -9 bar adjusted by PEG-6000, and lasted 7 days. Germination percentage (GP), mean germination time (MGT), germination index (GI) and the relative PEG injury rate (RPIR) was then calculated.

There is a wide genetic variability of cucumber in different parts of India. Performance evaluation of the different genotypes for growth and yield attributes is a prerequisite for any breeding programme. Hence, studies have been conducted at the Department of Vegetable Science, Horticultural College and Research Institute, TamilNadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, TamilNadu, India from 2020 to 2023 to evaluate different genotypes collected from different parts of TamilNadu to find the suitability of cucumber for salad and slice (fruit) purpose.