Arsenic contamination in water bodies presents a significant health risk, particularly in rural areas in developing countries. To treat arsenic-contaminated water economically in developing countries, it is crucial to ...

Sri Lanka, where more than 50% of the roads are unpaved, this research focuses on the critical issue of erosion and the poor condition of unpaved gravel roads, which provide problems with transportation during rainy seasons ...

Dams play a crucial role in a country’s development in various aspects including irrigated agriculture, power generation, water resource management, etc. Despite providing substantial social and economic benefits, dams ...

In many urban settings, unconventional greening solutions like greening boundary wall facades are gaining popularity. Recent studies have shown that having green walls is mostly motivated by their aesthetic appeal. However, ...

With the ban on the use of antibiotic growth promotants (AGP) in animal industry, search for alternatives to AGP has received a renewed scientific attention. Herbal extracts such as capsaicin have found to improve the ...

ScFv monoclonal antibodies were raised against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. and Sacc. isolates of papaya using phage display technology. Phages obtained after fourth round of biopanning were used to ...

An efficient micropropagation protocol was developed using lateral shoot explants of Aloe vera. Both shoot induction and elongation were better on MS medium supplemented with 4mg/l BAP + 0.2mg/l NAA + 1g/l PVP. All ...

Listeria monocytogenes, which is a food-borne pathogen often isolated from milk and milk products, causes listeriosis in pregnant women, newborns, older adults and immuno-suppressed people. Listeria is said to be more ...

A field experiment was conducted with thirty hybrids produced by line x tester mating design from eleven sesame genotypes involving five branched and six monostem / shy branching types. Observations were recorded on ...