. . Melki S, Serhier Z, Boussouf N, Dahdi S, Khalil M, Ben Abdelaziz A. . Tunis Med. 2019 Jan;97(1):1-13. Abstract OBJECTIVES: To describe trends of gross and specific mortality rates for all five countries of the Great Maghreb and to identify the typology and the main causes of death during the period 1990-2015. METHODS: …
Mortality in the Great Maghreb (1990-2015): causes of death and trends Read More »
. . Ben Taher M, Pearson J, Cohen M, Offiah AC. . Br J Radiol. 2018 Nov;91(1091):20180295. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20180295. Epub 2018 Aug 14. Abstract OBJECTIVE: People’s views regarding autopsy vary according to their cultural and religious beliefs. This paper aims to determine the opinions towards this procedure among Muslims resident in Libya and Muslims and …
Acceptability of post-mortem imaging among Muslim and non-Muslim communities Read More »
. . Abdunaser K. . Sci Rep. 2020 Nov 19;10(1):20174. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-76992-5. Abstract The study area, which is part of the Sirt sedimentary basin in the north-central part of Libya, is characterized by natural resources of important environmental value that need special attention as they are threatened by many human activities. The focus of this …
. . Koshlaf E, Shahsavari E, Aburto-Medina A, Taha M, Haleyur N, Makadia TH, Morrison PD, Ball AS. . Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2016 Nov;133:297-305. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.07.027. Epub 2016 Jul 30. Abstract Bioremediation is a broadly applied environmentally friendly and economical treatment for the clean-up of sites contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons. However, the application of this …
Bioremediation potential of diesel-contaminated Libyan soil Read More »
. . Ermiah E, Buhmeida A, Khaled BR, Abdalla F, Salem N, Pyrhönen S, Collan Y. . Tumour Biol. 2013 Jun;34(3):1569-78. doi: 10.1007/s13277-013-0687-1. Epub 2013 Feb 16. Abstract We studied the association of the immunohistochemical bcl-2 expression in Libyan breast cancer with clinicopathological variables and patient outcome. Histological samples from 170 previously untreated primary Libyan …
Prognostic value of bcl-2 expression among women with breast cancer in Libya Read More »
. . Nasr SM, Okbah MA, El Haddad HS, Soliman NF. . Environ Monit Assess. 2015 Jul;187(7):430. doi: 10.1007/s10661-015-4668-2. Epub 2015 Jun 13. Abstract A five-step sequential extraction technique, following Tessier’s protocol, has been applied to determine the chemical association of Cd, Cu, Fe, Pb, and Zn with major sedimentary phases (exchangeable, carbonate, manganese and …
. . Elhadi M, Momen AA, Abdulhadi OMAS, Msherghi A. . New Microbes New Infect. 2020 Sep;37:100742. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100742. Epub 2020 Aug 11. Abstract We describe the first death in Libya from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presenting as acute kidney failure in an 86-year-old woman in Tripoli with no recent travel history. She had a …
Multi-organ failure after acute kidney injury in patient with HIV and COVID-19 Read More »
. . Ben Kayale L, Ling J, Henderson E, Carter N. . PLoS One. 2020 Jun 19;15(6):e0234846. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234846. 2020. Abstract Food allergies in children have become a common management and diagnostic concern and have a significant influence on general health-related quality of life. We investigated the prevalence of reported nut allergy between populations with …
. . Taleb ZB, Bahelah R. . J Public Health Policy. 2014 Nov;35(4):489-98. doi: 10.1057/jphp.2014.17. Epub 2014 May 15. Abstract We address the controversies surrounding a 2013 outbreak of methanol poisoning in Tripoli, Libya. We critically examine and systematically analyze the outbreak to highlight the lessons learned from this disaster and how to act properly …
Viewpoint: methanol poisoning outbreak in Libya: a need for policy reforms Read More »
. . Eshamah HL, Naas HT, Garbaj AM, Azwai SM, Gammoudi FT, Barbieri I, Eldaghayes IM. . Open Vet J. 2020 Oct;10(3):276-288. doi: 10.4314/ovj.v10i3.6. Epub 2020 Sep 2. Abstract BACKGROUND: Whole muscle meat, meat products, and seafood contain different nutrients in adequate quantity providing a better environment for presence and replication of different microorganisms. There …