—We developed and tested a 10-min call-broadcast survey protocol using conspecific vocalizations to assess Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) territory occupancy in the Mojave Desert of southern Nevada and northwestern Arizona from 2008–10. Response rate of peregrines, when adults were confirmed present immediately prior to broadcasting, averaged 83% during the breeding season and peaked at 10...

Hydrothermal Carbonization of Biomass: Design of a Batch Reactor and Preliminary Experimental Results Luca Fiori*, Daniele Basso, Daniele Castello, Marco Baratieri a University of Trento, Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, via Mesiano, 77 – 38123 Trento, Italy b Free University of Bolzano, Faculty of Science and Technology, Piazza Università 5 – 39100 Bolzano, Italy ...

The effect of different extracts of leaves and fruits of Moringa oleifera Lam. (Moringaceae) on gastric and duodenal ulcers was evaluated by using different gastric ulcer models and cysteamine-induced duodenal ulcer method. The leaf extracts (500mg=kg, p.o.) of Moringa oleifera showed gastric ulcer healing effect in acetic acid–induced chronic gastric ulcers. The acetone extract and methanol ex...

Effects of fermentation time on the functional and pasting properties of defatted Moringa oleifera seed flour was examined. Moringa seeds were fermented naturally at 0, 12, 24, 48 and 72 h; oven dried at 60°C for 12 h; milled into five different flour samples for each fermentation time and defatted. The functional and pasting properties of the samples were determined. The result shows significa...

The leaves of Moringa oleifera Lam (Moringaceae) are used by the Indians in their herbal medicine as a hypocholesterolemic agent in obese patients. The scientific basis for their use in hypercholesterolemia was therefore examined. It was found that administration of the crude leaf extract of Moringa oleifera along with high-fat diet decreased the high-fat diet-induced increases in serum, liver,...

Juan Pablo Lopez ([email protected]) Alpha Diallo ([email protected]) Cristiana Cruceanu ([email protected]) Laura M. Fiori ([email protected]) Sylvie Laboissiere ([email protected]) Isabelle Guillet ([email protected]) Joelle Fontaine ([email protected]) Jiannis Ragoussis ([email protected]) Vla...

BACKGROUND Acetaminophen is a common antipyretic drug but at overdose can cause severe hepatotoxicity that may further develop into liver failure and hepatic centrilobular necrosis in experimental animals and humans. This study was undertaken to assess the ameliorative role of Moringa peregrina leaves extract against acetaminophen toxicity in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Induction of hepatotox...

Moringa is a genus of medicinal plants that has been used traditionally to cure wounds and various diseases such as colds and diabetes. In addition, the genus is also consumed as a source of nutrients and widely used for purifying water. The genus consists of 13 species that have been widely cultivated throughout Asia and Africa for their multiple uses. The purpose of this review is to provide ...

Over 1.1 billion people in the world lack access to improved drinking water. Diarrhoeal and other waterborne diseases cause an estimated 1.87 million deaths per year. The Safe Water System (SWS) is a household water treatment intervention that reduces diarrhoeal disease incidence among users in developing countries. Turbid waters pose a particular challenge to implementation of SWS programmes; ...

BACKGROUND Moringa stenopetala has been used in traditional health systems to treat diabetes mellitus. One of the successful methods to prevent of the onset of diabetes is to control postprandial hyperglycemia by the inhibition of α-glucosidase and pancreatic α-amylase activities, resulting in the aggressive delay of the carbohydrate digestion of absorbable monosaccharides. The aim of the prese...