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. . Koole K, Ellerbroek PM, Lagendijk R, Leenen LP, Ekkelenkamp MB. . Clin Microbiol Infect. 2013 Jul;19(7):E285-7. doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12135. Epub 2013 Feb 15. Abstract In November 2011 51 Libyan war casualties were admitted to the Major Incident Hospital in Utrecht and from there were transferred to 26 other Dutch hospitals. Cultures and clinical data …

Colonization of Libyan civil war casualties with multidrug-resistant bacteria Read More »

. . Gnan MM, Dahesh SMA, Abdel-Hamid I, Kamel R. . J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2016 Aug;46(2):393-398. Abstract As the number of renal failure patients in Libya reached to 3,700 patients (kindly provided by Libyan Ministry of Health), this study aimed to help Libyan people suffering from renal failure to making a wisdom decision about …

A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN DIALYSIS AND KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION REGARDING THE CAUSES AND SURVIVAL PERIOD OF THE PATIENTS IN WESTERN AREA. LIBYA Read More »

. . Madkour AS, Ledford EC, Andersen L, Johnson CC. . Tob Control. 2014 May;23(3):244-52. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050593. Epub 2013 Jan 8. Abstract BACKGROUND: Comprehensive tobacco advertising/promotion bans are effective against adolescent smoking but many developing countries have implemented only partial bans. This study examines the association between advertising/promotions exposure and adolescent cigarette smoking risk in …

Tobacco advertising/promotions and adolescents’ smoking risk in Northern Africa Read More »

. . Kardjadj M. . Trop Anim Health Prod. 2017 Feb;49(2):423-425. doi: 10.1007/s11250-016-1176-5. Epub 2016 Oct 19. Abstract Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious and transboundary viral disease of domesticated and wild cloven-hoofed animals. The present study summarizes the knowledge generated from the epidemiology, diagnosis, and surveillance of the disease in the Maghreb (2014-2015) …

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Maghreb and its threat to southern European countries Read More »

. . Kaplunov J, Prikazchikov DA, Rogerson GA, Lashab MI. . J Acoust Soc Am. 2014 Oct;136(4):1487-90. doi: 10.1121/1.4894795. Abstract This Letter deals with an analysis of bending edge waves propagating along the free edge of a Kirchhoff plate supported by a Winkler foundation. The presence of a foundation leads to a non-zero cut-off frequency …

The edge wave on an elastically supported Kirchhoff plate Read More »

. . Cherni L, Pakstis AJ, Boussetta S, Elkamel S, Frigi S, Khodjet-El-Khil H, Barton A, Haigh E, Speed WC, Ben Ammar Elgaaied A, Kidd JR, Kidd KK. . Am J Phys Anthropol. 2016 Sep;161(1):62-71. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.23008. Epub 2016 May 18. Abstract OBJECTIVES: North Africa has a complex demographic history of migrations from within Africa, …

Genetic variation in Tunisia in the context of human diversity worldwide Read More »

. . Bouzadi M, Grebenc T, Turunen O, Kraigher H, Taib H, Alafai A, Sbissi I, Assad MEH, Bedade D, Shamekh S. . 3 Biotech. 2017 Oct;7(5):328. doi: 10.1007/s13205-017-0949-5. Epub 2017 Sep 18. Abstract Desert truffles have traditionally been used as food in Libya. Desert truffle grows and gives fruit sporadically when adequate and properly …

Characterization of natural habitats and diversity of Libyan desert truffles Read More »

. . Lemamsha H, Papadopoulos C, Randhawa G. . Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Feb 9;15(2):301. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15020301. Abstract Background: There is a lack of research pertaining to the links between built environment attributes and obesity in adults in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. In the Libyan context, no previous studies have been conducted …

Perceived Environmental Factors Associated with Obesity in Libyan Men and Women Read More »

. . Elramalli A, Almshawt N, Ahmed MO. . Pan Afr Med J. 2017 Mar 29;26:180. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2017.26.180.9637. 2017. Abstract A collection of 94 Gram-negative bacteria isolates, showing different antimicrobial resistance phenotypes including to the carbapenem classes was investigated. Strains were originated form clinical sources from a single hospital in Tripoli, Libya during 2015 and …

Current problematic and emergence of carbapenemase-producing bacteria: a brief report from a Libyan hospital Read More »

. . Ben Jemaa S, Kdidi S, Gdura AM, Dayhum AS, Eldaghayes IM, Boussaha M, Rebours E, Yahyaoui MH. . Anim Genet. 2019 Oct;50(5):526-533. doi: 10.1111/age.12831. Epub 2019 Aug 5. Abstract North Africa has a great diversity of indigenous sheep breeds whose origin is linked to its environmental characteristics and to certain historical events that …

Inferring the population structure of the Maghreb sheep breeds using a medium-density SNP chip Read More »