SCIENCE
Free radical grafting of ethylcrotonate and ethylsalicylate onto HDPE by thermolysis method - an FTIR approach

Parthasarathy V, Sundaresan B, Dhanalakshmi V, Anbarasan R
High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) was functionalised with two different esters in an inert atmosphere of 1600 C under different experimental conditions by thermolysis method
Discovery, 2022, 58(322), 1045-1053
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Phytochemical, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of seed kernel extracts of Mangifera indica Linn. varieties

Kingsley C Nwachukwu, Ositadinma C Ugbogu
The aim of the research was to determine new antibacterial agents with antioxidant and phytochemical properties. The phytochemicals contents and antioxidant activities of the varieties were quantitatively determined with spectrophotometer
Discovery, 2022, 58(322), 1054-1063
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Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial effects of some indigenous medicinal plants on the MDR sewage wastewater bacteria of clinical importance

Ripan Chandra Das, Golak Majumdar, Shyamapada Mandal
Antimicrobial resistance has now become a serious global issue, responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide. Treating with traditional synthetic antibiotic is becoming less effective and, in some cases, ineffective
Discovery, 2022, 58(322), 1064-1068
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Effect of Adding Iron on Nutrient Consumption and Determining the Causative Factor for Growth in the Marine Waters of the Syrian Coast

Ahmad ABDEL AZIZ, Hazem KRAWI, Firuz DARWICH
This research aims to study the effect of Fe fertilization on phytoplankton growth and nutrient consumption in some areas of the Syrian coast
Discovery, 2022, 58(322), 1069-1078
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Combined antibacterial activity of Punica granatum fruit peel extract with some antibiotics against human pathogenic bacteria: in vitro analysis

Tarique Nazira Banu, Shyamapada Mandal
The current study determines the antibacterial activity of pomegranate (Punica granatum) fruit peel ethanolic extract (PRE) against gram-negative (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli) and gram-positive
Discovery, 2022, 58(322), 1079-1083
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Effects foetal wastage and some abnormal conditions in slaughtered ovine

Ramalan SM, Zaifada AU, Olatunji EA, Alagbe JO
The study was conducted on 1,573 pregnant ewes slaughtered at Gwagwalada abattoir between September to October, 2021. The study was conducted to investigate foetal wastages
Discovery, 2022, 58(322), 1084-1088
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Effect of topography on the heavy metal levels of raphia palm tree and oil palm tree wine produced within Awka South and North local government areas in Anambra State

Aniobi CC, Okeke HC, Okeke O, Akagha IC, Osueze CN, Ezeagwu PC
Studies were carried out to evaluate the effect of topography on the heavy metal levels of raphia palm tree and oil palm tree wine produced within Awka South and North local government areas using standard analytical procedures and instrumentation