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An International Journal Nature and Science ISSN 1545-0740 Volume 9 - Number 5 (Cumulated No. 50), May, 2011 Marsland Press PO Box 180432, Richmond Hill, New York 11418, USA http://www.sciencepub.net [email protected] [email protected] 347-321-7172 http://www.sciencepub.net/nature [email protected] Nature and Science ISSN 1545-0740 Nature and Science ISSN: 1545-0740 The Nature and Science is an international journal with a purpose to enhance our natural and scientific knowledge dissemination in the world under the free publication principle. Papers submitted could be reviews, objective descriptions, research reports, opinions/debates, news, letters, and other types of writings that are nature and science related. All manuscripts submitted will be peer reviewed and the valuable papers will be considered for the publication after the peer review. The Authors are responsible to the contents of their articles. 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References should include all the authors’ last names and initials, title, journal, year, volume, issue, and pages etc. ISSN: 1545-0740 ã 2003-2011 Marsland Press http://www.sciencepub.net [email protected] Nature and Science ISSN: 1545-0740 Volume 9 - Number 5 (Cumulated No. 50), May, 2011 Cover Page, Introduction, Contents, Call for Papers, ns0904 The following manuscripts are presented as online first for peer-review, starting from March 27, 2011. All comments are welcome: [email protected]; [email protected] Welcome to send your manuscript(s) to: [email protected]. CONTENTS No. Titles / Abstracts / Authors Full Text No. Traditional Knowledge and Utilization of Medicinal Plants of Himalayan Region Full Text Beena Joshi1*, and Vidit Tyagi2 1. Department of Botany , Kumaun University, Nainital ,263002,India 2. Department of Biosciences, DIBNS, Dehradun-248007, India [email protected] Abstract: Primitive human societies have been depending on plants and plant products for various 1 remedies. In certain areas these folk medical prescriptions are endemic and have survived through ages 1 from one generation to next generation verbally. They do not exist as written knowledge. Generally these systems of medicines depend on old people’s experiences. The person, prescribing these medicines has no so-called scientific knowledge about the disease. Indigenous systems of medicine are specially conditioned by heritage and myths. [Beena Joshi, and Vidit Tyagi. Traditional Knowledge and Utilization of Medicinal Plants of Himalayan Region. Nature and Science 2011;9(5):1-6]. (ISSN: 1545-0740). http://www.sciencepub.net. Key words: Herbal drugs, indigenous knowledge, Vaidyas, medicinal plants The Petrography and Major Element Geochemistry of the Granite Gneiss of Arigidi area, S/W, Full Text Nigeria. 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FeO ranged from 2.13-5.83, Na2O from 0.40- 3.91, K2O from 0.05-3.42, CaO from 0.82-5.78 and MgO from 0.42-5.47wt%. MnO ranged from 0.03- i 2.11 while TiO2 ranged from 0.01-1.46wt%. Discrimination diagrams revealed a preference for igneous fields by the granite gneiss. It is therefore deduced that this tonalitic granite gneiss has an igneous origin. [Adeyeye Olufemi, Ademeso Odunyemi. The Petrography and Major Element Geochemistry of the Granite Gneiss of Arigidi area, S/W, Nigeria. Nature and Science 2011;9(5):7-12]. (ISSN: 1545- 0740). http://www.sciencepub.net. Key words: Arigidi, granite gneiss, discrimination, tonalite, igneous origin Pollutant Dynamics And Distribution In Sediments North Of Lagos Lagoon Ecosystem. Full Text Adeleye A. O.1, R. O. D., Shelle1, A. E., Akinnigbagbe1 1Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research [NIOMR] 3, Wilmot Point Road, Victoria Island, P.M.B. 12729, Lagos, Nigeria. E-mail: [email protected]; Tel: +234 8030623808 ABSTRACT: Thermal pollution was investigated in the sediment North of Lagos lagoon. The result 3 revealed the heavy metal distribution in sediment to be Fe>>>Zn>Pb>Cu. The concentration level of 3 Cd is generally below <0.002 mg/Kg in all the stations studied. The concentration levels of heavy metal gave evidence of pollution in sediment. The results obtained confirmed that over heated water and effluent discharge was the source of pollution in this part of the lagoon. The distribution of heavy metals in sediment and safety status is discussed. [Adeleye A. O., R. O. D., Shelle, A. E., Akinnigbagbe. Pollutant Dynamics And Distribution
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    Check List Lists of Species Check List 11(4): 1718, 22 August 2015 Doi: ISSN 1809-127X © 2015 Check List and Authors

    11 4 1718 the journal of biodiversity data 22 August 2015 Check List LISTS OF SPECIES Check List 11(4): 1718, 22 August 2015 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/11.4.1718 ISSN 1809-127X © 2015 Check List and Authors Tree species of the Himalayan Terai region of Uttar Pradesh, India: a checklist Omesh Bajpai1, 2, Anoop Kumar1, Awadhesh Kumar Srivastava1, Arun Kumar Kushwaha1, Jitendra Pandey2 and Lal Babu Chaudhary1* 1 Plant Diversity, Systematics and Herbarium Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, 226 001, Lucknow, India 2 Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, 221 005, Varanasi, India * Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected] Abstract: The study catalogues a sum of 278 tree species and management, the proper assessment of the diversity belonging to 185 genera and 57 families from the Terai of tree species are highly needed (Chaudhary et al. 2014). region of Uttar Pradesh. The family Fabaceae has been The information on phenology, uses, native origin, and found to exhibit the highest generic and species diversity vegetation type of the tree species provide more scope of with 23 genera and 44 species. The genus Ficus of Mora- such type of assessment study in the field of sustainable ceae has been observed the largest with 15 species. About management, conservation strategies and climate change 50% species exhibit deciduous nature in the forest. Out etc. In the present study, the Terai region of Uttar Pradesh of total species occurring in the region, about 63% are has been selected for the assessment of tree species as it native to India.