Extracellular Enzyme of Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Ziziphus spina Leaves as Medicinal Plant by Sumaiya Naeema Hawar

“…The results showed that A. niger has the highest ability to produce amylase, Cladosporium sp. has the highest ability to produce protease and pectinase, Rhizopus and Mucor sp. have the highest ability to produce cellulase, and A. niger and Cladosporium sp. have the same ability to produce lipase and laccase. …”
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On Syzygy Modules over Laurent Polynomial Rings by Morou Amidou, Ousmane Moussa Tessa

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Analysis of Essential Elements for Plants Growth Using Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis by R. L. Njinga, M. N. Moyo, S. Y. Abdulmaliq

“…In this study, a total of ten essential elements for plants growth in the Guinea savanna region of Niger State in Northern Nigeria have been identified in the soils using instrumental neutron activation analysis. …”
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Perspectives on the adoption of black-soldier fly larvae for animal feed among livestock farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa by Dieu-Merci Akonkwa Nyamuhirwa, Shiferaw Feleke, Paul-Martin Dontsop Nguezet, Dioukou Sissoko, Bokar Moussa, Abel-Gautier Kouakou, Seydou Zakari, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Victor Manyong

“…This article assesses livestock farmers' actual and potential adoption rates of BSFL and determinants of their adoption decisions.MethodsIn this paper, we used the treatment effect framework approach on data collected from 1,885 fish, poultry, and pig smallholder farmers in five cities of four West and Central African countries, including Kinshasa and Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Accra in Ghana, Bamako in Mali, and Niamey in Niger.Results and discussionThe results show that about 20 percent of surveyed farmers are aware of BSFL as a protein source in animal feed, and the actual adoption rate of BSFL is four percent. …”
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Antifungal activity and biocompatibility assessment with molecular docking and dynamic simulations of new pyrazole derivatives by Basma T. Abd-Elhalim, Ghada G. El-Bana, Ahmed F. El-Sayed, Ghada E. Abdel-Ghani

“…Followed by compound 10b scored 28 and 20 mm for A. niger and P. chrysogenum ATCC 10106, respectively. …”
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Microbial Transformations of 7-Hydroxyflavanone by Edyta Kostrzewa-Susłow, Tomasz Janeczko

“…Microbial transformations of racemic 7-hydroxyflavanone using strains of genus Aspergillus (A. niger KB, A. niger 13/5, A. ochraceus 456) and the species Penicillium chermesinum 113 were studied. …”
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EFFECT OF E-GOVERNANCE POLICY ON SECURITY IN NIGERIA by Bashi B Musa, Abu Idris, Yusuf Abdulhakeem, Ndagi Salihu

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Articulating fertilizer subsidy effects on women’s diet quality by food supply source in Mali by Amidou Assima, Giacomo Zanello, Melinda Smale

“…The subsidy negatively influences dietary diversity of foods sourced as gifts in the Niger Delta. Subsidy effects on dietary diversity accessed through food purchases are strong and positive in the Niger Delta, but negative on the Koutiala Plateau. …”
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Repositioning Home Economics for Functional Entrepreneurship Education Programme in Colleges of Education in North-Central Zone, Nigeria by Iyabo Joke Shehu, Juliana Amram, Maimuna Abubakar

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Perceived husbands’ support during pregnancy and childbirth among women in yenagoa metropolis, bayelsa state by Jessica Agada Jimmy, Arunibebi Lamawal Lawrence, Maureen B Nkamare, Wonyinbarakemi Ladi Berefagha

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Biosorption of hexavalent chromium in a tannery industry wastewater using fungi species by D. Sivakumar

“…This study found that the maximum removal of chromium(VI) was achieved by Aspergillus niger (96.3 %) than other fungi species at chromium(VI) concentration of 18.125 mg/Lin a tannery industry wastewater. …”
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Factors Influencing Seasonal and Daily Dynamics of the Genus Stomoxys Geoffroy, 1762 (Diptera: Muscidae), in the Adamawa Plateau, Cameroon by Sevidzem S. Lendzele, Mavoungou J. François, Zinga-Koumba C. Roland, Koumba A. Armel, Gérard Duvallet

“…In total, 3,762 Stomoxys spp. were collected from October 2016 to June 2017 and identified using standard keys into five species: Stomoxys niger niger, S. calcitrans, S. niger bilineatus, S. omega, and S. xanthomelas. …”
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Process optimization studies on xylanase production and bioethanol fermentation by Chia Zhi Tan, Thien Sze Chen Ivory, Yi Peng Teoh, Kok Chang Lee, Balakrishnan Kunasundari, Xian Ooi Zhong

“…A filamentous fungus, which is Aspergillus niger produces xylanase under submerged fermentation when oil palm empty fruit brunches were used as carbon sources. …”
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Ecuadorian Cacao Mucilage as a Novel Culture Medium Ingredient: Unveiling Its Potential for Microbial Growth and Biotechnological Applications by Tania María Guzmán-Armenteros, Luis Santiago Guerra, Jenny Ruales, Luis Ramos-Guerrero

“…<i>L. plantarum</i> achieved an outstanding recovery rate of 98.18%, while <i>S. cerevisiae</i> and <i>A. niger</i> exhibited recovery rates of 90.57% and 89.90%, respectively. …”
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Post-Harvest Deterioration of Cassava and its Control Using Extracts of Azadirachta Indica and Aframomum Melegueta by R. N. Okigbo, Ramesh Putheti, C. T. Achusi

“…The tested organisms were Aspergillus niger Van Tiegh, Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat, Fusarium solani (Mart). …”
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BOARD INDEPENDENCE, AUDIT QUALITY AND EARNINGS MANAGEMENT AMONG LISTED NON-FINANCIAL COMPANIES IN NIGERIA by Mohammed Ahmed, Mohammed Yabagi Ibrahim

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Bio-protective solutions for carrot spoilage: exploring the antifungal properties of ginger, garlic, onion, and Moringa by Eugenia Njoku, Florence Mbaoji, Justus Nweze, Bonaventure Echezona, Kayode Baiyeri

“…The inhibition zone analysis revealed that ginger and Moringa extracts, along with ketoconazole, effectively inhibited A. niger and A. fumigatus, with ketoconazole producing the largest inhibition zones. …”
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Synapsis and recombination of autosomes and sex chromosomes in two terns (Sternidae, Charadriiformes, Aves) by A. P. Lisachov, L. P. Malinovskaya, A. V. Druzyaka, P. M. Borodin, A. A. Torgasheva

“…We used immunolocalization of SYCP3, the protein of the lateral element of the synaptonemal complex (SC), centromere proteins and the mismatch-repair protein MLH1, which is associated with the recombination nodules, at the synaptonemal complex spreads of prophase oocytes of two tern species, black tern (Chlidonias niger) and common tern (Sterna hirundo). We first described the karyotype of Ch. niger (2n = 74, FN= 94) and identified suggestive rearrangements by which its karyotype differs from that of S. hirundo (2n = 68, FN = 90). …”
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Bio-deterioration of sweet potato (<i>ipomoea batatas lam</i>) in storage, inoculation-induced quality changes, and control by modified atmosphere by Oyeyipo Olutimilehin Olaitan

“…The four prevalent isolates (Aspergillus niger, Fusarium oxysporum Botryodiplodia theobroma and Rhizopus stolonifer) were each used to inoculate other sweet potato samples. …”
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