Scientific Reports in Life Sciences

Unidentified species of Tribe Halyini Genus (Amyot & Serville, 1843) in India with a short note

2024-05-15T20:07:44+03:00

With an unidentified species of Pentatomidae family from Madurai district, Tamilnadu, India. This is the first report of Superfamily Pentatomoidea (Heteroptera). The Pentatomidae causes many difficulties for systematists, not least of which is that the higher taxonomy is a “morass of poorly defined higher taxa, particularly the tribes”. In this species, a new distribution is recorded in this area.

Assessing Nigeria's Efforts in Biodiversity Conservation

2024-11-05T19:19:19+03:00

This paper titled, ‘Assessing Nigeria's Efforts in Biodiversity Conservation’, categorically reviews the initiatives of Nigeria in conserving its biodiversity over the past years. This paper aims to examine the conservation strategies, policies, and frameworks that have been instituted towards the conservation of biodiversity in the country to determine their effectiveness in achieving conservation objectives and also proffer feasible recommendations for enhancing these conservation efforts. To achieve the aim of this research, the study adopted the desk research design. Thus, using secondary data, the paper explores biodiversity conservation in Nigeria in all its dimensions. To that extent, it reviewed existing research works and other secondary data sources such as news reports, government releases, journals, and academic books to reveal that even though biodiversity conservation in Nigeria is a tremendous success, it is still being significantly impacted by some challenges. These conservation challenges highlighted within the study include environmental, socioeconomic, institutional, and even political obstacles. Therefore, the study recommends that to address these difficulties and enhance the biodiversity conservation efforts and outcomes within Nigeria, greater community participation in conservation initiatives should be encouraged, sustainable funding for conservation should be ensured and the capacity of Nigeria’s institutional frameworks should be strengthened.

Antihyperglycemic effect of clove (Syzyium aromaticum) bud powder and hematological examination of rats

2024-11-05T22:48:54+03:00

The modification in lifestyle and dietary patterns can cause chronic health disorders like hyperglycemia, hypercholesterolemia, cardiovascular disease, aging, mental health, and cancer. Hence, the focus of this research is to treat hyperglycemia with the use of clove in diet. An empirical approach is adopted to figure out the effectiveness of clove on serum chemistry and hematology of blood. 4 groups of diabetic mice (4 mice in each group) were supplemented clove (20mg/kg, 40mg/kg, and 60mg/kg body weight respectively) with diet for 21 days. The blood Glucose and hematology were measured on day 1 and day 21. It is found that the dietary supplementation with clove (Moisture content 9.9±1%, Crude Protein 6.69±1%, Crude Fat 16.64±0.1%, Ash 2.9±1 and NFE 42.13±1) significantly reduced the risk of hyperglycemia in mice and 40 mg/kg body weight of dose of clove is found effective to treat hyperglycemia. However, it is concluded that cloves are effective in reducing the risk of hyperglycemia.

Main structural and functional features of vegetation in the Lesser Antilles: The example of low altitude vegetation of Martinique

2024-06-25T18:14:40+03:00

The Lesser Antilles are very diverse regarding species and plant units. The latter constitute a dense mosaic presenting surface differences. The contrasting geomorphology, which modifies the structure and dynamics of the climate in covariance with human activities, are the main elements that constitute determining ecological factors. This results in a bioclimatic gradient of which rainfall is the most discriminating parameter initiating vegetation layering from the coast to the mountain peaks. For the study of phytocenotic organization, the anthropized lower level of Martinique is a good example. From transects, it was possible to collect data, making it possible to decipher the main structural and phytocenotic aspects of this bioclimatic stage and to single out stages of temporal evolution.

A look at the composition, processing and non-medicinal value of the medicinal plant of Mountain celery

2024-12-29T14:55:42+03:00

Kelussia odoratissma plant is a valuable plant native to Iran, especially the Zagros region. At present, the natural habitats of this species are limited to areas in Isfahan, Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari, Kohgiluyeh-Boyerahmad, and Lorestan provinces, where It grows in Isfahan province in the mountains of Shahan, Fardan, and also in the area Pashtkoh, Mogoi, Tara, Klose, Kahgan Sofli and Alia and Sebestan Valley area, which are considered as the most important habitats of this species in the country. In addition to being used in traditional medicine, a unique plant has a lot of non-medicinal value, including use in the food industry, fodder, economic income, and ecotourism of the region. Therefore, plant processing in the form of drying, packing, powdering, and extracting its extract and essential oil is common among Iranian people. Of course, considering the high importance of mountain celery and its introduction to the World Food Organization and the World Health Organization, it can play an important role in the lives of people worldwide. Therefore, this review tries to take a look at the composition, processing, and non-medicinal value of the medicinal plant Mountain cele.

Taxonomic reassessment of the Pliocene pond turtle Melanochelys mossoczyi wetterauensis from the Wetterau brown coal mine in Hesse, Germany

2024-07-02T10:35:13+03:00

An overview description of the taxonomical feature of the Upper Pliocene turtle’s remains from the Wölfersheim brown coal deposit in the Wetterau, Hesse, Germany is given here. The original material came from the former “Natural Science Collections” in Meiningen (1950- 1960) as an exchange sample and is now preserved as a holotype “MSB IB k 314” in the “Museum of Natural History” Schleußingen, Thuringia, Germany. The material was scientifically described previously as a member of the genus Geoemyda and is reviewed again here. This taxon is reassessed and re-identified as being in close relationship with the European taxon of Melanochelys mossoczyi (Previously referred to as Geoemyda mossoczyi).