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Determining the Cytotoxicity of Oxidized Lipids in Cultured Caco-2 Cells Using Bioimaging Techniques

. . Alghazeer R, Burwaiss AA, Howell NK, Alansari WS, Shamlan G, Eskandrani AA. . Molecules. 2020 Apr 7;25(7):1693. doi: 10.3390/molecules25071693. Abstract Fish lipids are comprised of considerable quantities of polyunsaturated acids and are prone to oxidation, producing reactive oxygen species and hydroperoxides. This study aimed to evaluate the biochemical and structural alterations in Caco-2 …

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Monitoring of heavy metals content in soil collected from city centre and industrial areas of misurata, libya

. . Elbagermi MA, Edwards HG, Alajtal AI. . Int J Anal Chem. 2013;2013:312581. doi: 10.1155/2013/312581. Epub 2013 May 24. Abstract The present paper deals with the assessment of heavy metals in soil and roadside dust around Misurata City Centre and industrial areas/roads in the period of October 2011-May 2012. The levels of Pb, Fe, …

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Italian colonial psychiatry: outlines of a discipline, and practical achievements in Libya and the Horn of Africa

. . Scarfone M. . Hist Psychiatry. 2016 Dec;27(4):389-405. doi: 10.1177/0957154X16659853. Epub 2016 Jul 22. Abstract This article describes the establishment of psychiatry in Italy’s former colonies during the period 1906-43, in terms of the clinical and institutional mechanisms, the underlying theories and the main individuals involved. ‘Colonial psychiatry’ (variously called ‘ethnographic’, ‘comparative’ or ‘racial’ …

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Physical activity and gender differences: correlates of compliance with recommended levels of five forms of physical activity among students at nine universities in Libya

. . El Ansari W, Khalil K, Crone D, Stock C. . Cent Eur J Public Health. 2014 Jun;22(2):98-105. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a4011. Abstract AIMS: This cross-sectional survey assessed and compared by gender the levels and correlates of achieving the international guidelines recommendations on five forms of physical activity (PA) (walking, moderate PA, vigorous PA, moderate or …

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Guillain-Barré syndrome in Arab countries: a systematic review

. . Benamer HT, Bredan A. . J Neurol Sci. 2014 Aug 15;343(1-2):221-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2014.05.065. Epub 2014 Jun 6. Abstract Systematic review of the frequency and clinical pattern of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in Arab countries was initiated by a keyword search of PubMed, Medline and Embase and examination of references in all relevant papers. Seven …

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First report of two cases of cryptococcosis in Tripoli, Libya, infected with Cryptococcus neoformans isolates present in the urban area

. . Ellabib MS, Krema ZA, Allafi AA, Cogliati M. . J Mycol Med. 2017 Sep;27(3):421-424. doi: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2017.04.104. Epub 2017 May 31. Abstract Cryptococcosis is a potentially fatal fungal disease caused by the basidiomycetes yeasts Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii with high predilection to invade the central nervous system mainly in immunocompromised hosts. Skin can be …

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Woman and Anesthetist in Bir Hakeim

. . Gentili ME. . J Anesth Hist. 2018 Oct;4(4):222-226. doi: 10.1016/j.janh.2018.08.009. Epub 2018 Sep 13. Abstract Louise-Marie Lemanissier was a French physician who, after The Appeal of 18 June, joined with her husband the doctors of the Free French Forces (FFL) during World War II. The 1st Free French Division moved to Bir Hakeim …

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Consultation on the Libyan health systems: towards patient-centred services

. . El Oakley RM, Ghrew MH, Aboutwerat AA, Alageli NA, Neami KA, Kerwat RM, Elfituri AA, Ziglam HM, Saifenasser AM, Bahron AM, Aburawi EH, Sagar SA, Tajoury AE, Benamer HT; National Health Systems Conference. . Libyan J Med. 2013;8. doi: 10.3402/ljm.v8i0.20233. Epub 2013 Jan 24. Abstract The extra demand imposed upon the Libyan health …

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