Health care seeking behavior for diarrhea in children under 5 in rural Niger: results of a cross-sectional survey by Djibo Ali, Luquero Francisco J, Hustache Sarah, Page Anne-Laure, Manzo Mahamane, Grais Rebecca F

“…The objective of this study was to determine the proportion of children under five with diarrhea who consulted at a health structure in order to identify the appropriate health care levels to set up surveillance of severe diarrheal diseases.…”
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In Vitro Anti-Cholinesterase and Antioxidant Activity of Extracts of Moringa oleifera Plants from Rivers State, Niger Delta, Nigeria by Lucky Legbosi Nwidu, Ekramy Elmorsy, Jonah Sydney Aprioku, Iyeopu Siminialayi, Wayne Grant Carter

“…This study evaluated Moringa oleifera extracts from two locations in Niger Delta for in vitro anti-cholinesterase and antioxidant activities. …”
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Postabortion care availability, readiness, and accessibility in Niger in 2022: results from linked facility-female cross-sectional data by Haley L. Thomas, Souleymane Alzouma, Sani Oumarou, Caroline Moreau, Suzanne O. Bell

“…Abstract Background Postabortion care (PAC), which is an essential element of emergency obstetric care, is underresearched in Niger. The study aims to assess the availability, readiness, and accessibility of facility-based PAC services in Niger. …”
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Abundance and diversity of insects associated with Rhizophora mangle and Avicennia germinans in Bundu-Ama mangrove ecosystem of the Niger Delta, Nigeria by O. Membere, D.D.S. Bawo, J. Onwuteaka, A.P. Ugbomeh, O.R. Nwosu

“…Hymenoptera (49.1%) was the highest insect order recorded, followed by Diptera and Homoptera. …”
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Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals different strategies for degradation of steam-exploded sugarcane bagasse by Aspergillus niger and Trichoderma reesei by Gustavo Pagotto Borin, Camila Cristina Sanchez, Eliane Silva de Santana, Guilherme Keppe Zanini, Renato Augusto Corrêa dos Santos, Angélica de Oliveira Pontes, Aline Tieppo de Souza, Roberta Maria Menegaldo Tavares Soares Dal’Mas, Diego Mauricio Riaño-Pachón, Gustavo Henrique Goldman, Juliana Velasco de Castro Oliveira

“…In order to identify transcriptomic changes during steam-exploded bagasse (SEB) breakdown, we conducted a RNA-seq comparative transcriptome profiling of both fungi growing on SEB as carbon source. …”
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Investigation of Aboveground Interspecific Interaction in the Intercropping Culture of Soybean (Glycine max (L) Merrill) and Niger (Guizotia abyssinica Cass) by Meisam Namdari, Rahmat Abbasi, Hemmatollah Pirdashti, faezeh zaefarian

“…The experimental treatment was 75% soybean + 25% Niger, 50% soybean + 50% Niger, 25% soybean+75% Niger based on the replacement method and soybean monoculture (100:0) and Niger monoculture (0:100). …”
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PENGARUH PERLAKUAN DELIGNIFIKASI DENGAN LARUTAN NAOH DAN KONSENTRASI SUBSTRAT JERAMI PADI TERHADAP PRODUKSI ENZIM SELULASE DARI ASPERGILLUS NIGER NRRL A-II, 264 by IDA BAGUS WAYAN GUNAM, KETUT BUDA, I MADE YOGA SEMARA GUNA

“…his research was done in order to utilize agricultural waste (rice straw) as substrate to produce crude cellulase enzyme from Aspergillus niger. …”
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Mise en évidence de la résilience de la végétation sahélienne par télédétection basse résolution au Niger à la suite d’épisodes de sécheresse by Yvon-Carmen Hountondji, Jacques Nicolas, Nestor Sokpon, Pierre Ozer

“…In order to identify areas where desertification may have occurred over the last two decades, 109 stations located in three bioclimatic zones of Niger are analyzed. …”
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Epidemiological Study of Bacterial and Fungal Agents of External Ear Infection in Patients Referred to Yasuj Mofatteh Clinic in 2017-8 by M Jafari-laghary, GA Sabz, MA Gatee, M Gharaghani, M Taherpour Sisakht, S Jafari-laghari, M Salahi, M Zarif, S Nouripour-Sisakht

“…Major fungal causes of the disease were in the order of frequency, including Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, and important bacterial agents including Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. …”
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[Alimentation de complément et état nutritionnel des enfants âgés de 6 à 24 mois dans la commune rurale de Liboré au Niger] Supplementary feeding and nutritional status of children... by Abdoul-Aziz ISSOUFOU MOUNKAḮLA, Alkassoum SALIFOU IBRAHIM, Haoua SABO SEINI, Toudou ADAM, Ada MAHAMANE IDI

“…La présente étude est descriptive transversale, réali-sée dans 8 villages de la commune de Liboré au Niger sur un échantillon de 137 enfants. Résultats. …”
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Combined Effect of Different Flower Stem Features on the Visiting Frequency of the Generalist Ant <i>Lasius niger:</i> An Experimental Study by Elena V. Gorb, Stanislav N. Gorb

“…In order to understand the effects of the morphology and surface texture of flower stems in <i>Smyrnium rotundifolium</i> on the visiting frequency of generalist ants, we conducted experiments with <i>Lasius niger</i> ants running on dry wooden sticks mimicking different types of stems: (1) intact (grooved) sticks; (2) sticks painted with slaked (hydrated) lime (calcium carbonate coverage) imitating plant epicuticular wax coverage; (3) intact sticks with smooth polyester plate-shaped cuffs imitating upper leaves; and (4) intact sticks bearing cuffs painted with slaked lime. …”
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Inorganic Geochemical Study of the Siliciclastic Sediments penetrated by Ash-3 Well in the Greater Ughelli Depobelt, Niger Delta Basin, Nigeria by K. Itiowe, B. Kpege, O.N. Ekone, O.J. Aliu

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Lithofacies characterization and quantitative mineralogical analysis of the sediments from Sahaiawei-1well in the northern Delta Depobelt of the Niger Delta Basin by F.A. Lucas, K Itiowe, E.O. Avwenagha, B.T. Eruebi

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Effects of Solid Content and Substrate Concentration on Bioleaching of Heavy Metals from Sewage Sludge Using <i>Aspergillus niger</i> by Shen-Yi Chen, Sheng-Ying Wang

“…Therefore, a fungi-mediated bioleaching process for simultaneous metal leaching and sludge digestion by <i>Aspergillus niger</i> was developed to treat the sewage sludge containing heavy metals in this study. …”
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Screening of <i>Polyalthia longifolia</i> and <i>Aloe vera</i> for their phytoextractability of heavy metals in tropical soil of the Niger Delta by FBG Tanee, N Amadi

“… The work focuses on the screening of Polyalthia longifolia and Aloe vera for their phytoextractability of  heavy metal in soil of the Niger Delta. 5kg of soil was polluted with 100 mg of Zn, Fe and Pb each  replicated 9 times. …”
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In Silico Analysis of Glucose Oxidase from <i>Aspergillus niger</i>: Potential Cysteine Mutation Sites for Enhancing Protein Stability by Sirawit Ittisoponpisan, Itthipon Jeerapan

“…This work describes the in silico bioengineering of GOx from <i>Aspergillus niger</i> by judiciously analyzing characteristics of disulfide bonds found in the Top8000 protein database, then scanning for amino acid residue pairs that are suitable to be replaced with cysteines in order to establish disulfide bonds. …”
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Reservoir Characterization and Volumetric Analysis of “Lee” Field, Onshore Niger Delta, Using 3D Seismic and Well Log Data by P. Adigwe, S. Inichinbia

“… Three dimensional (3D) seismic data, and a suite of four geophysical well logs from four wells located on the Lee field, Niger Delta were analyzed  using Petrel software for the aim of reservoir characterization and  volumetric analysis of the field. …”
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Application of the novel Cu-resistant fungus Aspergillus niger A3 in bioremoval of Cu-NPs from its aqueous solutions by Osama M. Darwesh, Marwa A. Shalaby, Mohamed M. Gharieb, Ibrahim A. Matter

“…Therefore, in this study, the bioremediation bioreactor for the removing of Cu-NPs based on a fungal strain (Aspergillus niger) was introduced. A. niger isolate MR3 with accession No. …”
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INCOME DISCRIMINATION-A MANIFESTATION OF INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD) RICE PROGRAMME IN NIGERIA’S NIGER STATE: INVISIBLE OR INVINCIBLE by M. S. Sadiq, I. P. Singh, M. M. Ahmad

“… The present study evaluated the income inequalities between IFAD and non-IFAD rice farmers in Nigeria’s Niger state. Undated data of 2018 cropping season elicited through structured questionnaire coupled with interview schedules from a total of 296 rice farmers (111 IFAD rice farmers and 185 non-IFAD rice farmers) through a multi-stage sampling technique. …”
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Immobilization of Aspergillus Niger cellulase onto Lifetech TM carriers and its application in the hydrolysis of sunflower seed meal lignocellulosic fraction by Ćorović Marija M., Simović Milica B., Milivojević Ana D., Banjanac Katarina M., Katić Katarina D., Bezbradica Dejan I.

“…Lately, their application in treatment of different agroindustrial waste materials which could serve for fuel production is being extensively explored. In order to increase their stability and cost-effectiveness of their usage, application of their immobilized forms are preferred over free enzymes. …”
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