Abstract: Sweet orange (Citrus sinensis Osbeck) is grown throughout the world and provides the greatest fresh fruit production of any citrus groups. In freshly harvested fruits, as the quality deterioration and the susceptibility of the stored products to decay caused by microbial spoilage and pathogens increases progressively. The application of an edible coating onto the fruit surface modifies the internal atmosphere in the same way that does plastic films by increasing the carbon dioxide ...
Abstract: The ABO and Rh blood groups are the most important blood groups despite the long list of several other blood groups discovered so far. The ABO and Rh blood groups varies worldwide and are not found in equal numbers even among ethnic groups. This study was aimed at getting information and document the frequencies of alleles, phenotypes and genotypes of ABO and Rh (D) blood group systems among Hardim secondary school students. The study was conducted in January 2022 in the laboratory...
Abstract: Medicinal plants were used for centuries as remedies for human diseases because they contain components of therapeutic value, there is an increasing interest in phytochemicals as new sources of natural antioxidant and antimicrobial agents. Microbial infections have become one of the major problems of public health in the world and the development of resistance to the available antibiotics has lead researchers to investigate the antimicrobial activity of medicinal plants. Essential ...
Abstract: Blood is the red viscous fluid that circulates around the body supplying O2 and nutritive substances to the tissues and returns CO2 to lungs and metabolites to the kidneys, for regulation of body temperature, and distributes hormones.The frequency of the blood groups varies worldwide and may not be found in equal numbers even among the same ethnic groups.The aim of this study was to find out the distribution of ABO and Rh (D) blood groups,the allele and genotype frequencies among s...
Abstract: The consumption of raw meat has associated with cultural practices and widespread raw beef consumption habit that can be a potential source for food borne illnesses in Ethiopia. Therefore, the present study was intended to assess microbiological contamination and associated risk factors in Harari City, Harari Regional State, Ethiopia. A cross sectional study was employed where by a simple random sampling of Bucher shops (Groceries) in Harar City. The meat samples were collected ase...
Abstract: The study of indigenous knowledge on utilization of native plants as source of medicine is important to conserve useful plants and preserve indigenous knowledge for next generation. This study documents indigenous medicinal plant utilization and factors contributing to the dwindling of native plants and indigenous knowledge. The study was undertaken in Kurfa Chele Woreda, East Hararghe Zone Oromia Region, and Ethiopia. Fifty respondents (10 key informants (traditional healers) and ...
Abstract: Ethiopia has rich flora with different plant species having use in health care system based on local indigenous knowledge. However, the documented ethnomedicinal plants information was lacking in Gedeb Hasasa district. Hence, the aim of this study was to identify, document and evaluate the antifungal activities of extracts of some selected plant species prescribed by traditional healers in study area.A total of 60 (48 males and 12 females) informants were selected as recommended by...
Abstract: White lupin (Lupinus albus L.) is rich in quality protein, relatively tolerant to drought, soil salinity, and acidity, increases the fertility of soils and can contribute to improve white lupin food security and reduce malnutrition which has close associations with climate change. However, it is an underutilized crop in Ethiopia, therefore, as the first step for proper utilization of the crop, this study was conducted to assess the genetic variability of white lupin genotypes for y...
Abstract: Despite the fact that the Ebola Virus (EBOV) and Marburg Virus diseases (MARV) are well known zoonotic diseases, most of the existing studies focus on secondary infection (humanhuman transmission) and clinical treatment of the viruses often ignoring the primary source of infection. However, improving our understanding upon the interactions that promote contact among host species and identifying risky areas are important in determining EBOV and MARV transmission and subsequent contr...
Abstract: Water is one of the most valuable natural resources, an essential element for life development and human activities (Romeu-Álvarez et al., 2012). The generation of recent information about both the water quality status and sanitation condition is highly important for +intervention. Hence, this study was conducted to assess the quality of drinking water supplied to the residents of Jaja town at the point of water resources well, spring and tap water from January 2021 to June 2022. ...
Abstract: Marula (Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.)Hochst.)is often referred to as the “tree of life “since its leaves, stem barks, roots, and fruits are used as food and traditional medicine. The present study is undertaken to investigate antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the aqueous and methanolic extracts of S. birrea leaf and seed extracts. Qualitative analysis of major secondary metabolites including alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, steroids, tannins and terpenoids of the S. b...
Abstract: Hospital based cross sectional study was carried out from November2018 to June 2019 in Akaki Tirunesh Beijing Hospital, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. The objectives of this study were to determine the sero-prevalence of HIV infection among tuberculosis (TB) patients with special emphasis on pulmonary tuberculosis smear negative (PTB-), pulmonary tuberculosis smear positive (PTB+), and extra pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) infections as well as their association with socio-demographic charac...
Abstract: A cross sectional study was conducted from October 2016 to February 2017 on smallholder dairy farms to determine the prevalence of bovine mastitis, associated risk factors and its effect on milk microbial quality under different production systems of Borena District, South Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. A total of 180 households were interviewed using semi structured questionnaire concerning the different potential risk factors for mastitis prevalence and 229 lactating cows w...
Abstract: Sustainable agricultural productivity and food security are critical concerns in the face of climate change. Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) is among climate smart crops that can strengthen farming resilience and enhance food and nutrition security in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, farmers have not been able to achieve optimum productivity partly due to diseases caused by sweetpotato viruses. This study sought to identify experiences and practices of sweetpotato growers; assess prevale...
Abstract: Assessment of genetic diversity and variability in crop species is one of the major activities of plant breeding which helps to design breeding methods and/or selection of genotypes for further evaluation to meet the diversified goals including breeding for drought stress conditions. Field experiment was conducted to assess the genetic diversity among bread wheat genotypes, to determine the association among traits, and estimate the direct and indirect effects of traits on grain yi...