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Rewaida Abdel-Gaber
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Nickel Flower/Conducting Polymer Composite for Effective Ethanol Electrooxidation in Alkaline Medium
The growing interest in energy demand became an important issue for several sectors like industry and transportation. Recently, fuel cells generated a new solution for global energy deficiency. Therefore, we d...
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Synthesis and characterization of artificial seeds plantlets of in vitro male Populus alba
Synthetic seeds are defined as any tissue with the potential to grow into a plant under in vitro or in vivo conditions that has been artificially encapsulated somatic embryos, shoot buds, cell aggregates, or o...
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Open AccessPersea americana extract protects intestinal tissue from Eimeria papillata-induced murine Infection
Coccidiosis is the most prevalent disease-causing widespread economic loss among farm and domestic animals. Currently, several drugs are available for the control of this disease but resistance has been confir...
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The effect of Moringa oleifera leaf extracts against urethane-induced lung cancer in rat model
Lung cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the world, and chemotherapy can have unfavorable side effects. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the therapeutic anticancer role of Moringa oleifera
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Biosynthesized silver nanoparticles have anticoccidial and jejunum-protective effects in mice infected with Eimeria papillata
Eimeriosis, an infection with Eimeria spp. that affects poultry, causes huge economic losses. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have antibacterial and antifungal properties, but their action against Eimeria infection ...
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Morphological and mitochondrial approaches of Hatschekia sargi (Copepoda: Hatschekiidae) as a parasite of Epinephelus chlorostigma
Little information is available until now about the copepods infecting different fish species. Therefore, this study aimed to provide light on siphonostomatoids infecting Epinephelus chlorostigma. Twenty fish spe...
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Molecular Detection of Tick-Borne Rickettsial Pathogens Associated with the Arabian Camel (Camelus dromedarius) in Riyadh and the Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia
In Saudi Arabia, records on molecular identification of tick-borne infections in camels are relatively scarce; few molecular epidemiological studies have been conducted.
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Morphological and Phylogenetic Studies of a Copepod Species, Irodes parupenei Ho and Lin (2007), Infecting Parupeneus rubescens in Saudi Arabia
Dammam City is one of the gorgeous coastal areas in the Arabian Gulf of Saudi Arabia. The present study aimed to examine one of the copepod species infecting the rosy goatfish that represents a highly consumed...
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Long-Term Exposure to the Water of Wadi El-Rayan Lakes Induced Testicular Damage and Endocrine Disruption in Mugil cephalus
This study aimed to investigate the testicular function of Mugil cephalus that inhabit Wadi El-Rayan lakes. Testes of fish inhabiting the upper lake (site 2) and the lower lake (site 3) of Wadi El-Rayan showed si...
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Evaluation of Nephrotoxicity in Oreochromis niloticus After Exposure to Aluminum Oxide Nanoparticles: Exposure and Recovery Study
Nephrotoxic impacts of Al2O3 nanoparticles (NPs) were studied in Oreochromis niloticus after seven days of exposure and fifteen days of recovery periods. Fish were classified as group I (dechlorinated water); gro...
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Molecular identification of the rodent-borne pathogen Rodentolepis nana using the genetic markers of ITS-1, 18 S, and 28 S rDNA
Rodentolepis nana (syn. Hymenolepis nana), the most common cyclophyllid tapeworm infecting rodents, is a well-studied gastrointestinal parasite in mice and belongs to the family Hymenolepididae.
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Silver Nanoparticles Induce Time- and Tissue-Specific Genotoxicity in Oreochromis niloticus: Utilizing the Adsorptive Capacities of Fruit Peels to Minimize Genotoxicity
Fish were exposed to a sub-lethal concentration of silver nanoparticles with and without orange and banana peels water treatment for 24, 48, and 96 h. The adsorption of AgNPs on both peels was recognized by sc...
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Cell therapy as a new approach on hepatic fibrosis of murine model of Schistosoma mansoni-infection
Schistosomiasis is an acute and chronic disease of the genus Schistosoma triggered by blood flukes. Schistosomiasis is a disease occurring in, or endemic to, tropical and subtropical regions. A new concept was im...
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Morphology and Phylogeny of Taeniacanthus yamagutii Shiino, 1957 (Hexanauplia: Taeniacanthidae), a Copepod Infecting the Gills of Rosy Goatfish Parupeneus rubescens (Mullidae) in the Arabian Gulf
The present study was to investigate the copepodid species infecting rosy goatfish Parupeneus rubescens, one of the most economically important fishes in the Arabian Gulf. A copepodid species identified from the ...
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Biosynthesized silver nanoparticles regulate the iron status in the spleen of Plasmodium chabaudi–infected mice
Malaria is a dangerous disease affecting millions around the globe. Biosynthesized nanoparticles are used against a variety of diseases including malaria worldwide. Here, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesiz...
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Modulatory effect of Ficus carica on oxidative stress and hematological changes induced by gamma-radiation in male albino rats
The fig, Ficus carica L. (Moraceae), is a rich source of polysaccharides that possessed anti-tumour and anti-oxidant properties. The present study aimed to evaluate the ability of F. carica to protect against rad...
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Biosynthesized silver nanoparticles protect against hepatic injury induced by murine blood-stage malaria infection
Biosynthesized nanoparticles proposed to have antiplasmodial activities have attracted increasing attention for malaria that considered being one of the foremost hazardous diseases. In this study, Indigofera oblo...
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Morphological description and phylogenetic assessment of 28S rRNA for Thelandros chalcidiae sp. nov. from Chalcides ocellatus
Thelandros is a genus of oxyurid nematodes which parasitize both omnivorous and herbivorous hosts. Thelandros chalcidiae sp. nov. is a new taxa described from the large intestine of the ocellated skink, Chalcides...
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Molecular phylogeny of Monomorium pharaonis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) based on rRNA sequences of mitochondrial gene
Many studies on forensic entomology have focussed on Diptera and lack the Hymenopteras population. Nonetheless, hymenopterans are part of the entomofaunal colonization of a corpse. Morphologically, it is diffi...
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Myristica fragrans seed extract reverses scopolamine-induced cortical injury via stimulation of HO-1 expression in male rats
Myristica fragrans, commonly known as nutmeg, belongs to the Myristicaceae family and is used as a spice and for its medicinal properties. The purpose of this study was to assess the neuroprotective effect of M. ...
