Volume 18, Issue 3 (2018) | OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences

Responses of Grain Yield and Nutrient Accumulation to Water and Foliar Fertilizer Management in Upland and Wetland Rice Varieties

Natdanai Juntakad — 2018-05-28

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 28 May 2018; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2018.254.262

This study evaluated the effects of water and fertilizer managements on grain yield and nutrient accumulation in upland and wetland rice varieties. The two rice varieties representing upland (KH CMU) ...

The Influence of Bioorganic Preparations and Mineral Fertilizers to the Productivity and Quality of Beetroot in the Subsurface Irrigation in the South-East of Kazakhstan

Temirzhan Yerkassovich Aitbayev — 2018-01-10

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 10 January 2018; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2018.263.269

Vegetables are valuable sources of vitamins, organic acids and mineral salts. In Kazakhstan, the consumption rate of vegetables per person is 120 kg per year, where 8 kg is beetroot. Beetroot cultivat...

Synthesis of Feather Concentrate from Broiler Feather Waste using Different Chemical Hydrolysis Process and Effect on Its Properties

Muhammad Irfan Said — 2018-01-25

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 25 January 2018; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2018.270.276

Feather waste, a resultant of livestock industry, has annually increased, but its existence has not been optimally utilized. Production of feather concentrate (Fc) is regarded a beneficial application...

The Influence of Biorganic Fertilizers on Productivity and Quality of Vegetables in the System of "Green" Vegetable Farming in the Conditions of the South-East of Kazakhstan

Temirzhan Erkasovich Aitbayev — 2018-01-29

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 29 January 2018; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2018.277.284

The purpose of the research was to study an influence of biofertilizers and new types of biological products for the yield and quality of vegetables in the South-East of Kazakhstan. In Kazakhstan, org...

Effect of Chelating Compounds of Microelements for Iodine Enrichment of Cow Milk

Elena Vladimirovna Bykova — 2018-04-12

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 12 April 2018; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2018.285.289

This article discusses the problem of iodine deficiency and proposes a solution to this problem by enriching milk with iodine due to the use of organic compounds of microelements in diets of cows. The...

Production and Evaluation of Hydroxyapatite (HAp) Properties of Broiler’s Composite Bone (BCB) Waste at Different Sintering Temperatures

Muhammad Irfan Said — 2018-05-08

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 8 May 2018; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2018.290.297

Bone is one of the perishable livestock wastes, so serious attention is needed. The wastes are produced by Poultry Slaughterhouse (PSh) primarily in the process of separating meat from bone to produce...

Evaluation of the Cytisus Triflorus (Lam.) Polyphenols Cicatrizing Activity on Experimental Thermal Burns in New Zealand Rabbits

Sihem Khadri — 2018-05-12

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 12 May 2018; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2018.298.303

The present study aimed to evaluate the healing properties of the medicinal plant Cytisus triflorus widely used in the traditional treatment of wound healing. The principle of study is the application...

Oligoasthenoteratozoospermia and Necrozoospermia: A Study of Sperm Na⁺, K⁺-ATPase α4 and Plasma Membrane Ca²⁺-ATPase 4 Regulation

Silvia W. Lestari — 2018-08-03

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 3 August 2018; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2018.304.314

The oligoasthenoteratozoospermia (OAT) and necrozoospermia are the extreme sperm abnormalities in male infertility. These sperm abnormalities may be related to the imbalance of ion transport which med...

Bacteria of the Clostridium Genus, Methane and Hydrogen Sulfide in Sulfide Mud of the Taman Peninsula Reservoirs

Yury Aleksandrovich Fedorov — 2018-08-28

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 28 August 2018; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2018.315.322

The features of the distribution of the concentrations of hydrogen sulfide, methane and the number of sulfite-reducing clostridia in the mud of the Bugazsky, Kiziltashsky and Vityazevsky limans and Ch...

Larvicidal Activity of Bruceine A against Aedes aegypti and Toxicity on Vero Cells

Dwi Sutiningsih — 2018-09-04

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 4 September 2018; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2018.323.331

Vector control is still based on the use of chemical insecticides, which can cause death of nontarget animals, pollution and the emergence of vector resistance. This study aims to assess the larvicida...

Immobilized Whole Cell System with Methyl Parathion-Degrading Activity for Organophosphate Insecticide Detection

Chadaporn Pootawee — 2018-09-18

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 18 September 2018; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2018.332.340

As the result of the extensive use and high contamination of organophosphate (OP) insecticides in agricultural products and the environment, especially in developing countries, a simple and convenient...

Genetic Characterization of Kazakh Native Sheep Breeds Using Mitochondrial DNA

Ilmira Mukhametzharova — 2018-09-07

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 7 September 2018; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2018.341.348

In this study, we used mitochondrial (mt) DNA to reveal patterns of genetic diversity among six breeds of sheep native to Kazakhstan, including the Chu and Kalchengel types of Kazakh mutton-semifine-w...

Ethanol Production by Novel Proline Accumulating Pichia kudriavzevii Mutants Strains Tolerant to High Temperature and Ethanol Stresses

Rika Indri Astuti — 2018-09-11

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 11 September 2018; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2018.349.357

Accumulation of osmoprotectant molecule, proline, has been reported to induce a stress tolerance phenotype in yeast cells. In this study, two ethanologenic isolates of yeast, Pichia kudriavzevii (R an...

The Role of Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor Kappa B (RANK) and Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor Kappa B Ligand (RANKL) in Osteoporosis Risk: Gene Polymorphism and Soluble RANKL Level in Indonesia Post-Menopausal Women

Luluk Yunaini — 2018-09-27

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 27 September 2018; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2018.358.364

Hormonal changes in postmenopausal women may increase osteoclastogenesis that can lead to increased risk of osteoporosis. Receptor Activator of Nuclear factor Kappa B (RANK) and Receptor Activator of ...

Analysis of Urban Flora of the City of Almaty (Kazakhstan)

Gulbanu Aueskhanovna Sadyrova — 2018-09-28

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 28 September 2018; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2018.365.376

The article contains information about the composition of urban floras in Almaty. It was revealed, that urban flora of Almaty is represented by 396 species belonging to 204 genera and 73 families. The...