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(University of Namibia, 2017)Gomphocarpus fruticosus is a wild plant that belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family and has many traditional uses. The plant has demonstrated by this study a significant level of microbial and phytochemical activity; the ...
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(University of Namibia, 2017)Plant species in the genus Helichrysum, are widely used in Southern African traditional medicine. Antibacterial and antifungal activities were reported for most of the Helichrysum species including H. argyrosphaerum. As a ...
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(University of Namibia, 2018)A solid phase extraction (SPE) method for the gas chromatography analysis of pesticides was developed, optimised and validated for the simultaneous determination of pesticides from the Gammams water treatment plant (GWTP) ...
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(University of Namibia, 2017)Pearl millet is a staple food and fodder crop of marginal areas of sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and the Americas. Although pearl millet is stable food for 70 % of Namibian population, its productivity is very low (low ...
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(University of Namibia, 2017)Natural products present in medicinal plants are an important source of therapeutic agents and many research groups are currently screening different biological activities of plants. This study aimed to investigate the ...
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(University of Namibia, 2018)Namibia has a rich biodiversity of plant species of which a great variety is used for food, cosmetics and medicinal applications. Seed oil production from indigenous sources has economic importance for Namibia and is an ...
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(University of Namibia, 2017)Silica sand is a main component in the synthesis of potassium silicates that are commonly used as binding, coating, and adhesives agents. Physical and chemical properties of the sand particles such as grain size, mineralogical ...
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(University of Namibia, 2016)Albizia anthelmintica belongs to the family Fabaceae. The plant is traditionally used to treat symptoms of microbial infections in both humans and animals. The present study was designed to evaluate the phytochemical ...
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(University of Namibia, 2017)Nutritional levels can have profound impact on individuals living with HIV/AIDS and potentially hinder the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy (ART). But sufficient data is lacking to establish a strong relationship ...
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(University of Namibia, 2017)Commiphora wildii (Omumbiri), a member of the Burseraceae family, is the most important resin‒producing plant used by Himba women for perfume. The Opuwo Processing Facility (OPF) is currently producing Omumbiri essential ...
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(University of Namibia, 2015)The synthesis, characterization, spectroscopic and biological evaluation of 2-benzoylpyridine-s-methyldithiocarbazate (HL1) and di-2-pyradylketone-s-methyldithiocarbazate (HL2) with selected metal ions of copper (II), zinc ...
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(University of Namibia, 2016)In recent years, there has been an increase in fatal road accidents in Namibia claiming many lives each year. Traffic accidents are often related to the use of alcohol, illegal drugs or psychoactive medicines. A rapid low ...
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(University of Namibia, 2016)The purpose of this project was to study the antioxidant potential of selected Namibian Leafy Vegetables (NLV), using Total Phenolic Content (TPC), Total Flavonoid contents (TFC) as well as Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), ...
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(University of Namibia, 2005)The potential of the marama bean plant, Tylosema esculentum (Burch.) Schreiber, a drought-tolerant, bean–bearing legume, native to Southern Africa, was investigated to potentially form part of a food based approach in rural ...
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(University of Namibia, 2002)Kinetic and mechanistic investigations on the reactions of ozone with phenol and some of its derivatives (hydroquinone, catechol, phloroglucinol, pentachlorophenol, pentabromophenol, 1,2-dimethoxybenzene, 1,4-dimethoxybenzene ...
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(University of Namibia, 2005)The freshwater green microalga Parietochloris incisa is the richest known plant source of the polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), arachidonic acid (20:4ω6, AA). Accumulation of AA and docosahexaenoic acid (22:0, DHA) is ...
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(2015)The synthesis and characterization of two sets of metal complexes containing ligands derived from 2-acetylpyridine and hydrazide derivatives is reported. The first set consists of complexes containing a ligand derived from ...
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(2015)Mining is a major contributor to water pollution, which can lead to accumulation of heavy metals in aquatic systems. Mining activities in the Karstveld, specifically in the Tsumeb-Grootfontein-Otavi area, may potentially ...
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(2015)Few reports could be found on screening, isolation and characterisation of enzymes in local Fauna and Flora and little is known about laccase enzymes from Namibia origin hence there is a niche for enzyme studies in this ...
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(2013)Ozone (O3) is an allotrope of oxygen occurring naturally in the earth’s atmosphere. Its importance in environmental issues is well documented and cannot be overemphasized. Ozone reacts with carbon-carbon multiple bonds ...
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(2012)Plants have long been used to treat ailments such as headaches, stomach-ache, diarrhoea, tumours, wounds and sexually transmitted diseases, just to mention a few. Ziziphus mucronata, Heliotropium ciliatum and Gnidia ...
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(2010)Marama bean (Tylosema esculentum) is a droughttolerant legume native to Southern Africa. The potential of its seeds have been compared to soybeans. The studies of the potential of this plant are limited and at the moment ...