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Evaluation of boldenone as a growth promoter in broilers: safety and meat quality aspects

. . Elmajdoub A, Garbaj A, Abolghait S, El-Mahmoudy A. . J Food Drug Anal. 2016 Apr;24(2):284-292. doi: 10.1016/j.jfda.2015.12.001. Epub 2016 Feb 23. Abstract The object of this study was to evaluate the safety and meat quality criteria in broilers following intramuscular injection of boldenone. Twenty-four broiler chicks, divided into two groups, were used in …

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CD59 deficiency is associated with chronic hemolysis and childhood relapsing immune-mediated polyneuropathy

. . Nevo Y, Ben-Zeev B, Tabib A, Straussberg R, Anikster Y, Shorer Z, Fattal-Valevski A, Ta-Shma A, Aharoni S, Rabie M, Zenvirt S, Goldshmidt H, Fellig Y, Shaag A, Mevorach D, Elpeleg O. . Blood. 2013 Jan 3;121(1):129-35. doi: 10.1182/blood-2012-07-441857. Epub 2012 Nov 13. Abstract CD59 deficiency is a common finding in RBCs and …

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The development and psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the child oral health impact profile-short form (COHIP- SF 19)

. . Arheiam AA, Baker SR, Ballo L, Elareibi I, Fakron S, Harris RV. . Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2017 Nov 13;15(1):218. doi: 10.1186/s12955-017-0796-4. Abstract BACKGROUND: This study aims to cross-culturally adapt the original English-language COHIP-SF 19 to Arabic culture and to test its psychometric properties in a community sample. METHODS: The Arabic COHIP-SF 19 …

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Proliferative activity in Libyan breast cancer with comparison to European and Central African patients

. . Boder J, Abdalla F, Elfagieh M, Buhmeida A, Collan Y. . Biomed Res Int. 2013;2013:831714. doi: 10.1155/2013/831714. Epub 2013 Sep 11. Abstract BACKGROUND: We evaluated the relation of proliferative indices with clinicopathological features and prognosis in breast cancer (BC) of Libyan female patients. The data were compared with corresponding results in Finland and …

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Association between vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and chronic periodontitis among Libyans

. . El Jilani MM, Mohamed AA, Zeglam HB, Alhudiri IM, Ramadan AM, Saleh SS, Elkabir M, Amer IB, Ashammakhi N, Enattah NS. . Libyan J Med. 2015 Jan;10(1):26771. doi: 10.3402/ljm.v10.26771. Abstract Background Chronic periodontitis (CP) is a common oral disease characterized by inflammation in the supporting tissue of the teeth ‘the periodontium’, periodontal attachment …

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Towards a method for optimized extraction of soluble nutrients from fresh and composted chicken manures

. . Ksheem AM, Bennett JM, Antille DL, Raine SR. . Waste Manag. 2015 Nov;45:76-90. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2015.02.011. Epub 2015 Mar 3. Abstract A preliminary method for extraction of soluble nutrients from organic materials is presented that investigates important characteristics of design for efficient extraction. The study was conducted in Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) columns (length: 50 …

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Assessment of vitamin D intake among Libyan women – adaptation and validation of specific food frequency questionnaire

. . Faid F, Nikolic M, Milesevic J, Zekovic M, Kadvan A, Gurinovic M, Glibetic M. . Libyan J Med. 2018 Dec;13(1):1502028. doi: 10.1080/19932820.2018.1502028. Abstract Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) has pandemic proportions worldwide. Numerous studies report on high prevalence of VDD in sunny regions like Near East and North Africa (NENA). Previous studies indicated that …

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Low dose aspirin and low-molecular-weight heparin in the treatment of pregnant Libyan women with recurrent miscarriage

. . Elmahashi MO, Elbareg AM, Essadi FM, Ashur BM, Adam I. . BMC Res Notes. 2014 Jan 9;7:23. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-23. Abstract BACKGROUND: Recurrent miscarriage is a major women’s health problem. Aspirin and heparin have been shown to have potentially beneficial effects on trophoblast implantation. However, few published data on this issue are available from …

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Species of Philometra (Nematoda, Philometridae) from fishes off the Mediterranean coast of Africa, with a description of Philometra rara n. sp. from Hyporthodus haifensis and a molecular analysis of Philometra saltatrix from Pomatomus saltatrix

. . Moravec F, Chaabane A, Neifar L, Gey D, Justine JL. . Parasite. 2017;24:8. doi: 10.1051/parasite/2017008. Epub 2017 Mar 10. Abstract Two gonad-infecting species of Philometra Costa, 1845 (Nematoda, Philometridae) were recorded for the first time from marine perciform fishes off Tunisia and Libya: Philometra rara n. sp. from the rare, deep-water Haifa grouper …

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A pyoderma gangrenous-like cutaneous leishmaniasis in a Libyan woman with rheumatoid arthritis: a case report

. . Al-Dwibe H, Amro A, Gashout A, El-Zurghany A, El-Zubi S, El-Hashme M, Hamarsheh O, Maree M. . BMC Res Notes. 2018 Mar 1;11(1):158. doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-3272-2. Abstract BACKGROUND: Several case reports describe diseases presenting with skin ulcerations, which resemble pyoderma gangrenosum especially in immune-compromised patients, often proven on further workup, to have an infective …

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