December 2024

Queen’s-tears: Introduction, Classification, Habitat, and Morphology

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The Bromeliaceae family includes the vascular plant species known as Billbergia spp. The Queens Tears plant, or Billbergia nutans H. Wendl. Ex Regel, is one of the most widely marketed species. The species of the Bromeliaceae family, also known as bromeliads, are sold as attractive plants and are frequently utilized in landscaping and interior design projects. Some species are in danger of going extinct as a result of increased unlawful harvest in their native growing habitats in recent years because of the growing demand for these ornamental species (Cooper and Cave, 2019; Rejane et al., 2012).

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Diabetes: Meaning, origin, Types, Risk factors, Symptoms, Complications of diabetes and diagnoses

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Diabetes is a metabolic disease, characterized by hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar levels. Normal digestion of food produces glucose, which enters the bloodstream and serves as the body’s fuel. Insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, helps in transferring glucose from the bloodstream into the liver, muscles, and fat for use as fuel.

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Hollyhocks: Introduction, Taxonomy, Habitat, Cultivation, propagation and collection, Plant Description, Phytochemicals, Properties and uses

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Althaea rosea is a member of the Malvaceae family. The Greek word altho, which means to cure, is the source of the generic name Althaea. Hollyhocks are tall, unbranched plants that can be annual, biennial, or perennial. Star-shaped hairs typically cover the herbage. The leaf blades are carried on long petioles and are frequently serrated or lobed.

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Happiness tree: Introduction, Classification, Distribution, Chemical constituents, Morphological Characters and Uses

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Garcinia subelliptica, widely referred to as the Fukugi tree or happy tree, is an evergreen that grows in coastal forests in East and Southeast Asia, particularly in the Ryukyu Islands of India, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka. Native to the tropics and subtropics of Asia and Africa, fukugi trees are members of the Clusiaceae family, specifically the species Garcinia. The genus includes beautiful plants with a thick green leaf canopy. When fully grown, fukugi trees—evergreen tropical trees—are 10 to 15 meters tall. Because they only have one primary trunk supporting alternating pairs of erect branches, fukugi trees are very unique. This results in compact, conical crowns. Because they are compact and erect, these trees are planted as windbreaks on Okinawa.

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Snake Plant (mother-in-law’s tongue,): Introduction, Classification, Taxonomy, Distribution, Morphological Characters, Phytochemistry, and  Uses

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Dracaena trifasciata belonging to the family Asparagaceae, is a perennial herb, native to tropical West Africa, but widely grown as an ornamental plant in houses, gardens and thickets in many parts of the world. The plant is commonly known as mother-in-law’s tongue, snake plant, viper’s bowstring hemp or Saint George’s sword, because of the shape and sharp margins of its leaves that resemble snakes. It is also known as the “viper’s bowstring hemp” because it is one of the sources of plant fibres used to make bowstrings.

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Monozygotic Twins: Are they Identical?

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Merry and Sherry were confused for each other from the day of their birth until they were children, teenagers, and adults. Merry is mistakenly named Sherry almost half the time when they are separated, and Sherry is mistakenly called Merry just as frequently. Even their parents can tell them apart. Since Merry and Sherry were both born from a single fertilized egg, they are monozygotic, or identical, twins. When the embryo split into two cell masses at an early cleavage stage, both cell masses grew into full embryos normally. On April 7, 1955, one infant was called Merry, and the other Sherry.

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Study Pollen Germination On A Slide

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A nutrition solution must be prepared in the initial stage. To do this, 10g of sugar and 10mg of boric acid are dissolved in 100ml of water. Drops of this solution should be applied on the cavity slide. Then, use a brush or fingers to gently dust a few pollen grains from the stamen of mature flowers. Let the slide set for 5 mins. Then, use the microscope to view the slides in 30-minute intervals.

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Multi –Drug-Resistant Bacteria: A Ticking Timebomb

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How serious a threat does the evolution of MDR bacteria pose to human health? Dr. Lee Reichman, on of the world’s leading expert on TB, has reffered to MDR-M, TUBERCULOSIS as a “timebomb”. World, 2 billion people (15 million in the United states) are infected with latent M.tuberculosis. Of these, 8.4 million develop active TB and 2 million die every year. Most of these cases of TB are currently treatable with antibiotics. However, imagine the enormity of the crisis if MDR-M. tuberculosis becomes widespread. Should we begin taking steps to avoid such crisis now –before the “timebomb” explodes?

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