{"title":"Aquatic fungi diversity of upper lake and Hathaikheda reservoir of Bhopal Madhya Pradesh","authors":"Majid Hassan Bhat, R. Chauhan, P. Shrivastava","doi":"10.22271/23940522.2022.v9.i4a.922","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/23940522.2022.v9.i4a.922","url":null,"abstract":"The fungal flora of two water bodies Upper Lake and Hathaikheda Reservoir of Bhopal Pradesh were isolated during the course of study from January 2017 to December 2018. During the present study, total 600 isolates, comprising of 17 genera and 24 species of aquatic and terrestrial fungi were recorded from two water bodies. These fungi belonged to various orders of the group Oomycota, Ascomycota and Zygomycota . Members of Saprolegniales were dominant over the rest of the orders of fungi at both the water bodies. Upper Lake showed a great fungal diversity compared to that of Hataikheda Reservoir as total 332 isolated of fungi were isolated from Upper Lake, while as only 268 isolated of fungi were isolated from Hathaikheda Reservoir. Majority of the fungal species were common at both the water bodies, but Aphanomyces laevis, Aphanomyces invades, Saprolegnia hypogyanna, Pythium undulatum and Aspergillus terrus were only specific to Upper Lake.","PeriodicalId":13993,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies","volume":"66 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87473715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vicente de Paulo Correia, G. Gomes, Carlito de Araŭjo Mali Code, A. C. Moniz, Oscar da Silva
{"title":"Characterization of agricultural productivity factors in the municipalities of Aileu, Ainaro and Covalima, Timor-Leste","authors":"Vicente de Paulo Correia, G. Gomes, Carlito de Araŭjo Mali Code, A. C. Moniz, Oscar da Silva","doi":"10.22271/23940522.2022.v9.i4a.920","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/23940522.2022.v9.i4a.920","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13993,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80380647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of seasonal changes in biochemical composition of freshwater bivalve, Parreysia cylindrica in relation to heavy metal pollution of Jayakwadi reservoir (M.S.), India","authors":"G. K. Deshmukh","doi":"10.22271/23940522.2022.v9.i4a.915","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/23940522.2022.v9.i4a.915","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of present study is to determine seasonal changes in biochemical content of freshwater bivalve, Parreysia cylindrica in relation to heavy metal pollution of Jayakwadi reservoir. Heavy metal concentrations were determined seasonally from surface water, soil sediment and soft body tissues of freshwater bivalve, Parreysia cylindrica . The heavy metal concentrations in surface water, soil sediment and soft body tissues of Parreysia cylindrica were highest during summer season than winter and monsoon season. The Protein, DNA, RNA and Ascorbic acid content were estimated during summer, monsoon and winter season from mantle, gills, digestive glands and whole soft body tissues. In the present study Protein, DNA, RNA and Ascorbic acid content were highest during monsoon than summer and winter season.","PeriodicalId":13993,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies","volume":"79 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74879389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Monkeypox and veterinarians: The rise of a new pandemic?","authors":"Andreia Garcês, I. Pires","doi":"10.22271/23940522.2022.v9.i4a.911","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/23940522.2022.v9.i4a.911","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13993,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies","volume":"289 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77903371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Micro chiropteran Bats: Diversity and roosting sites in Girwa Tehsil of Udaipur District of Rajasthan (India)","authors":"Dr. Rekha Salvi, Dr. Shashi Parmar","doi":"10.22271/23940522.2022.v9.i4a.921","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/23940522.2022.v9.i4a.921","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13993,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73705105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Checklist of Ants (Hymenoptera-Formicidae) with their specific distribution on soybean (Glycine max) crop in Nanded District, Maharashtra state, India","authors":"S. Gulrez, S. Chavan","doi":"10.22271/23940522.2022.v9.i4a.912","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/23940522.2022.v9.i4a.912","url":null,"abstract":"Ants are an impressive, dominant, and successful component of the ecosystem and they are strong indicators of ecosystem. The study of ant population, species richness and relative abundance as well as their worldwide dispersion are critical because they are economically significant. Ants are unique amongst the arthropod fauna in terms of behavior, species richness, social tendencies and large densities all of which contribute to the study of ecology. The survey was conducted during the year-2021, from Nanded district, Maharashtra state, India to assess the diversity and distribution of the ant species on soybean crop fields, Nanded. The study reveals that 17 species of ants from 15 genera and 6 subfamilies have been identified from Nanded region prior to this investigation. Formicinae, Myrmicinae, Ponerinae, Dolichoderinae, Formicidae and Pseudomyrmicinae are the six subfamilies of ants. Most of the genera from tropical, warm, and temperate region are belongs to the subfamily Ponerinae, is described in the Nanded district (MS) region. Crematogaster and Monomorium are the most commonly seen genera, followed by Solenopsis and Pheidole.","PeriodicalId":13993,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83038478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Length-weight relationship and condition factor of Pacific whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei, Boone, 1931) cultured in polyethylene lined pond","authors":"S. Prajapati, N. Ujjania","doi":"10.22271/23940522.2022.v9.i4a.914","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/23940522.2022.v9.i4a.914","url":null,"abstract":"Pacific whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) cultured worldwide with developments and revolutions in culture ponds like spread polyethylene liner over earthen ponds. The length-weight relationships in shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei was evaluated cultured in polyethylene (PE) lined ponds from Bhimpore village of Surat district (Gujarat). For this purpose, 500 specimens from pond were collected during 2021 and their length and weight were recorded as per the standard methods. The length and weight were noted 11.488-15.581 (13.393±0.035) cm and 12.26-31.22 (19.613±0.162) gm during study. The noted length frequency distribution for length group A-23, for B-377 and for C-100. The recorded correlation coefficient (r 2 ) of the shrimp were 0.633 (A), 0.780 (B), 0.809 (C) and 0.906 (pooled) noted. The growth constant or regression coefficient (b) was observed 2.541, 2.812, 3.531 and 2.997 for length group A, B, C and pooled population. The growth constant depicted that growth of shrimp was isometric (b=3.0) and normal. A mean Fulton's condition factor value noted 0.808 (±0.002). These findings are clearly indicating that the growth of studied shrimp was normal and good in the polyethylene (PE) lined pond.","PeriodicalId":13993,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90251160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A STUDY ON TOTAL LYMPHOCYTE COUNT AND CD4 COUNT IN HIV AFFECTED PATIENTS","authors":"Dennis Amboja","doi":"10.47941/ijbs.900","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/ijbs.900","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The study aimed to assess the total lymphocyte count and CD4 count in HIV affected patients. \u0000Methodology: The approach we used in this study was to gather and analyze a wide range of research articles. \u0000Findings: Worldwide estimates of people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus was approximately 32 million in 2007 with thousands of people getting infected every day. Most people living with HIV are from developing countries with less than 5% receiving antiretroviral therapy. In 2009, an estimated 2.6 million people became infected out of which approximately 1.8 million were from sub-Saharan Africa. The initiation of antiretroviral therapy is based on CD4 counts of less than 350 cells/mm3 according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and Centre for Disease Control (CDC). The determination of CD4 count however in resource-limited localities is difficult. A total lymphocyte count (TLC) of <1200 cells/mm3 has been recommended in addition to WHO staging (stage II) of the disease, for the initiation of antiretroviral therapy in such localities. \u0000Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The use of absolute lymphocyte count as a marker for HIV progression has been argued in many quarters over the years. Studies have suggested that when the absolute lymphocyte count is used in conjunction with blood hemoglobin, it gives a more sensitive marker for HIV progression with other studies discrediting the use of TLC in such settings.","PeriodicalId":13993,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74546491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CANCER PREVENTION PRACTICES AMONG WOMEN IN THE REPRODUCTIVE AGE IN KENYA A CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW","authors":"Smith Peters","doi":"10.47941/ijbs.867","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/ijbs.867","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The purpose of this study to investigate cervical prevention practices among women of the reproductive age in Kenya. Women of reproductive age in Kenya have the highest prevalence rate of cancer of the cervix. Women in their reproductive age face the greatest risk of contracting Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection in Kenya. \u0000Methodology: The paper used a desk study review methodology where relevant empirical literature was reviewed to identify main themes and to extract knowledge gaps. \u0000Conclusion: There is a gap in terms of knowledge level of risk factors of cervical cancer. Therefore, when the population do not understand the risks factors, they less likely take appropriate steps to prevent the disease. \u0000Recommendations: The Kenyan government and relevant stakeholders should implement policies which would help increase the knowledge level of the risk factors for the disease and encourage utilization of cervical cancer screening services.","PeriodicalId":13993,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88945145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Phytoplankton flora of asejire reservoir, Southwest Nigeria","authors":"G. Asibor, F. Adeniyi","doi":"10.22271/23940522.2022.v9.i3a.895","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/23940522.2022.v9.i3a.895","url":null,"abstract":"An appraisal of the current ecological status of Asejire Reservoir was carried out using the reservoir phytoplankton composition and community structure. Monthly sampling was carried out in nine selected sites for twelve months. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, analysis of variance, Shannon-Weiner and Evenness indices. One hundred and fifty-four phytoplankton taxa were identified. Taxa dominance was in the following order: Microcystis sp. were the most abundant species followed by Anabaena sp. and Closterium sp. The riverine zone accounted for 50.8% of the total phytoplankton population. One-way analysis of variance between the zones indicated that there was a significant difference (F=11.41, df=2, p=0.0000146) in the spatial distribution among the stations. Most of the recorded phytoplankton species are cosmopolitan with the presence of the following species: Staurastrum , Closterium , Cosmarium , Anabaena , and Oscillatoria . The presence of some pollution indicator species is a cause of concern and the need to ensure holistic and effective monitoring measure is put in place to safeguard the reservoir.","PeriodicalId":13993,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82921806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}