Gabriel Ajibade

• BSc MSc PhD pgde
• Professor at Nigerian Defence Academy

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the primary cause of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), is responsible for millions of deaths worldwide. As of 2022, Nigeria has a prevalence rate of 1.4%, with approximately 1.9 million individuals infected, contributing to about two-thirds of the deaths attributable to this illness in sub-Saharan Africa...

Signaling Molecules are N-acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs) that form the Pseudomonas aeruginosa cell information system which determines gene expressions in a population dependent manner called quorum sensing (QS). Signal molecules, which are chemically varied, control genes expressions to antibiotics resistance, pathogenicity, motility, biofilm deve...

Background: Despite the discovery of artemisinin and artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs), resistance emerged due to single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at the Kelch13 propeller domain of Plasmodium falciparum; the predominant parasite causing malaria. This research aimed at surveying the gene responsible for reduced parasite clearance of th...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram negative bacterium that has been recognized as an opportunistic pathogen. It is the most common bacterium associated with nosocomial infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia. It exhibits high innate resistance to various ranges of antibiotics thereby causing high morbidity and mortality rate. This research was...

To record the locals' knowledge of some of the medicinal plant species in the area, a survey of plant species used for the treatment of common ailments was carried out in Hawul Local Government Area Borno State. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. Numerous quantitative indices, including Informant Consensus Factor (ICF), U...

An ethnobotanical survey of plant species used in folklore medicine in Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State was conducted with a view to document the indigenous knowledge of some medicinal plant species found in the area. The information was obtained through semi-structured questionnaire. The benefits, importance and coverage of ethnomedicine...

An ethnobotanical survey of plant species used in folklore medicine in Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State was conducted with a view to document the indigenous knowledge of some medicinal plant species found in the area. The information was obtained through semi-structured questionnaire. The benefits, importance and coverage of ethnomedicine...

Polycystic ovarian syndrome cause infertility in females within childbearing age, Patient with Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) go through the stress of taking serial medication for years including various medical procedures which are quite traumatic and painful. PCOS was induce in the experimental animals by administering 1mg/kg per body weig...

Lipase and Amylase activities were investigatecl in seedlings germinated from RB seeds at differentperiods of 1-7days. The peak of Amylase activity occurred on the first day of germination. Thereafter, amylase activity declined and rose slightly again .The peak in lipase activity was on the third day of germination. It was postulated that carbohydr...

Two cowpea varieties IAR 339 and IAR 353 were studied for their germination and seedling sensitivities to seed 'dressing' compounds Aldrex-T and Apron plus within their germination environment. The compounds neither advanced nor inhibited seed germination, radicle or plumule growth and total sugar content of seedlings of the varieties.

The Relevance and contributions Of computers to the field of Biological Sciences were examined in this Paper. Computers were shown to be indispensable to the advancement of the knowledge of Biological Sciences and Biological Production endeavors such as Agriculture, Genetic Engineering, Environment, Ecology etc

Abstract The tedious and time consuming classical metliod of lee{/ area measurement involving counting of squares over sliadowed by the outline of a leaf 011 graph sheets, was simplified through an Excel program that would accept measureme11fs of the length a11d breadth of the leaf and convert them into Area of the appropriate compo11e11t shapes su...

An examination of five dominance strategies in the vegetation of Ribadu Military Cantonment

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An ethnobotanical survey was carried out among the people of Damaturu Local Government Area of Yobe State through the use of verbal questionnaire. Respondents included traditional medicine practitioners (TMP) and herbal medicine sellers. The survey was to identify the medicinal plants in this area, how these medicinal plants are sourced, used, pres...

Indigenous Knowledge is the knowledge that indigenous people accumulates over a long term intimate experience of living in a particular environment. It includes the knowledge of plants, animals, pest in the environment that local people live in and these have been acquired, refined, maintained and exchanged usually orally in form of proverbs or wis...

This paper sought to link Indigenous Knowledge of the Bajju People as contained in their sayings, with knowledge of botany. Analysis of some sayings (mostly pertaining to plants, food and agriculture) of the Bajju people reflected some thematic scientific knowledge in the areas of Ecology

About the innocuous fabrics of societal integration particularly in Nigeria

The diversity, and aspects of the socio-anthropological dimensions of the presence of plants in Kaduna metropolis, were investigated and discussed under illuminating subheads of Residual Primary Vegetation, Managed Urban Vegetation, Ruderal Urban Vegetation, Urban Vegetation Curiosities as well as, Vegetation Consequent Impact. Six plants, namely I...

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Aim: To demonstrate the importance of molecular identification of G. lucidum basidiomata, used as nutraceutics, in Abuja - Nigeria. Study Design: Molecular characterization via comparative genomics and vitro regeneration of selected specimens of local G. lucidum from Abuja, Nigeria. Place and Duration: Department of Biological Sciences, Nigerian De...

Aflatoxins are the most dangerous mycotoxin, and are known to be toxigenic carcinogenic, mutagenic, and teratogenic to man and different species of animals. This research is focused on understanding their effect, immediately after intake, using Albino rats as experimental animal. This will help to effectively mitigate the effect of these toxins on...

Determination of fermentation potentials of Tamarindus indica yeast isolates was carried out using isolation, morphological identification and physiological (fermentation) procedures. Ty1; Ty2 and Ty3; Ty4 isolates are morphologically similar as small cylinder to ovoid and small spherical yeast cells respectively. The fermentation process indicates...

The physico-chemical parameters in Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) stream, Government Technical College (GTC) stream and school of agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) dam, Mando in Kaduna State, Nigeria were studied for a period of six months (November 2012 to April 2013) using standard sampling methods. The research is aimed at assessing the...

The Hausa tribe is a major ethnic group in Nigeria and in West Africa. As in most African societies, the level of interaction with plants, for the purpose of healing or restoration of health is considerable. In Hausa land the use of medicinal plants is the first option considered for the purpose of healing. The people view the efficacy of botanical...

The phenological study of the flowering, fruiting, foliage and girth changes in two varieties of Hibiscus cannabinus L. with the aim of relating these stages to their different morphological characters. Seeds of the varieties identified as variety A and variety B were planted in different petridishes, they were later thinned downed to five stands a...

This study aimed to determine the fermentation potentials of yeast isolates from Citrus limon and Hibiscus sabdariffa for the fermentation of juice extracts of C. limon and H. sabdariffa. Isolation and morphological studies of yeast cells were carried out by standard protocols. Fourier Transform Infra-red (FT-IR) spectrophotometer was used to chara...

Evaluation of dough rising ability of Tamarindus indica, Citrus limon and Hibiscus sabdariffa yeast isolates was carried out using Culturation ,morphological identification, fermentation and lyophilization standard procedures to determine dough rising ability of the three plants wild yeasts in fermentation of carbohydrate (maize). Results have show...