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Taxonomic Status of Diplectanum robustitubum Wu & Li, 2003 (Monogenoidea: Diplectanidae) from the Purple-Spotted Bigeye Priacanthus tayenus (Priacanthidae) and the Description of Platycephalotrema parile n. sp. (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridae) from the Bartail Flathead Platycephalus indicus (Platycephalidae), in the Arabian Gulf
AbstractPurple-spotted bigeyes Priacanthus tayenus Richardson (Priacanthidae) and bartail flathead Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus)...
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Calliobothrium Narsisae n. sp. (Tetraphyllidea: Calliobothriidae) from the Triakid Shark Mustelus mosis Hemprich and Ehrenberg from the Persian Gulf, with a Note on Its Specific Proglottisation Process and a Key to the Species of the Genus
PurposeThe members of the tetraphyllidean genus Calliobothrium exhibit a high degree of host specificity in the shark genus Mustelus . In the Indian...
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Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) associations with diseases in ethnic groups of the Arabian Peninsula
Since the discovery of human leukocyte antigens (HLAs), the function of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) gene families in a wide range of...
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Prognostic impact of chronic lymphocytic leukemia comorbidity index in a young population: a real-world evidence study of a national gulf region cohort
In chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), comorbidities assessed by the CLL comorbidity index (CLL-CI) have been associated with outcomes in Western...
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Prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic sequence variants in ovarian cancer patients in the Gulf region: the PREDICT study
BackgroundPatients with pathogenic sequence variants (PSVs) in BRCA1/BRCA2 are at high risk of develo** ovarian cancer (OC). However, genetic...
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The Description of Neoechinorhynchus miniovalis n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) from the Mudskipper Boleophthalmus dussumieri Valenciennes (Gobiiformes: Oxudercidae) in Shatt Al-Basrah Canal Southern Iraq
PurposeThe aim of this article is to describe a new and unusual species of Neoechinoprhynchus Stiles & Hassall, 1905 from the Arabian Gulf coast off...
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Is laterality in breast Cancer still worth studying? Local experience in Bahrain
BackgroundLaterality in breast cancer means an increased frequency of left-sided breast cancers compared to right-sided breast cancers ranging...
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Polypocephalus barsami sp. nov., a New Species of Polypocephalidae Meggitt, 1924 (Lecanicephalidea) from the Persian Gulf
IntroductionAlthough many batoid species, known as final hosts of lecanicephalidean cestodes, exist in the Persian Gulf, no knowledge regarding this...
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An Insight into the Phytochemistry, Traditional Uses, and Pharmacology of Ziziphus spina-christi (L) Willd. (Sidr): An Edible Wild Plant of Arabian Peninsula
Ziziphus spina-christi (L) Willd., belonging to the family Rhamnaceae, is a popular medicinal plant of Arabian peninsula. The plant being heat and...
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Determinants for Mediterranean diet adherence beyond the boundaries: a cross-sectional study from Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates
BackgroundSubstantial evidence embraced the nutrition competence of the Mediterranean diet (MD) as a healthy model for decreasing the risk of chronic...
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Orygmatobothrium persiense n. sp. (Cestoda: Phyllobothriidea) from the Arabian Smooth-Hound Shark Mustelus mosis (Triakidae) in the Persian Gulf
A new species of Orygmatobothrium Diesing, 1863 was discovered from Mustelus mosis Hemprich et Ehrenberg in the north-eastern Persian Gulf. Orygmatobot...
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Ameliorative potential of Saudi Arabian date fruit (Phoenix dactylifera L.) varieties against Freund’s complete adjuvant induced arthritis in rats
AbstractWe evaluated the beneficial effects of some varieties of Saudi Arabian date fruits against Freund’s complete adjuvant (FCA)-induced...
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Invasive Vector Species of Malaria in Desert Environments
Species that reproduce quickly and grow stupendously in population structure, and disperse aggressively, with potential to cause harm, are labelled...
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The Folkloric Uses and Economic Importance of Some Selected Edible Medicinal Plants Native to Oman: A Brief Overview
The Sultanate of Oman, also known as land of frankincense, is one of the fastest growing economies in the Gulf countries. This country of the Arabian...
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World Deserts: Environments and Malaria Potential
The word ‘desert’ is derived from the ecclesiastical Latin dēsertum, meaning an abandoned place (Ezcurra et al. 2006). A desert naturally paints kind...
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Anopheles stephensi Liston 1901: Origin and Chorogeography—A New Hypothesis
Anopheles stephensi is an important malaria vector in several Middle East and South Asian countries, most eminently in the urban India as well as its...
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A Global Perspective of Cancer Prevalence: The Causative Agent, the Environment, or the Genes?
Cancer is among the most leading causes of death worldwide, while breast and prostate cancers are the leading causes of cancers among females and...
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Development of Twenty-Six Novel Microsatellite Markers in Pampus argenteus (Perciformes: Stromateidae) and Cross-Species Amplification in Closely Related Species, Pampus minor
AbstractPampus argenteus (Perciformes: Stromateidae) is an economically important benthopelagic fish, which is widely distributed along the coast of...
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Description of two new species of Ceratomyxa Thélohan, 1892 (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) infecting the gallbladder of Epinephelinae fishes from Tunisian waters using morphological and molecular data
Ceratomyxa marginati n. sp. and C. aenei n. sp. are two new coelozoic myxosporean species infecting the gallbladder of the dusky grouper ( Epinephelus marginatus...
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Sequencing a CC239-MRSA-III with a novel composite SCC mec element from Kuwait
Staphylococcus aureus CC239-MRSA-III is an ancient pandemic strain of hospital-associated, methicillin-resistant S. aureus that spread globally for...
