Review English Krafsur ES, Lindquist DA. Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011, USA. J Med Entomol. 1996 Nov;33(6):877-87. Abstract The American screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax Coquerel, was detected in northwestern Libya in 1988. By August 1990, a screwworm epizootic extended over 26,000 km2 but collapsed in December and disappeared in April 1991. The relative …
Original article English Ellwood RP, Hawew RM, Worthington HV, Blinkhorn AS. Department of Oral Health end Development, University Dental School of Manchester, England. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1996 Dec;24(6):419-20. Abstract Keywords: children,Tooth Discoloration,Tooth Abnormalities,Fluorosis,Dental Enamel Link/DOI:
Review English Daw MA, Falkiner FR. Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Alfateh University of Medical Sciences, Tripoli, Libya. Micron. 1996 Dec;27(6):467-79. Abstract Bacteriocins are extracellular substances produced by different types of bacteria, including both Gram positive and Gram negative species. They can be produced spontaneously or induced by certain chemicals such as mitomycin …
Original article English el-Buni A, Ben-Darif A. Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Parassitologia. 1996 Dec;38(3):579-80. Abstract One hundred fifty-one cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) cases were recorded during the period from October 1991 to September 1992 from Al-Badarna in Jabal Nafusa, an endemic area of CL in Libya. …
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Original article Bulgarian Dakov I, Alderadi K. Khirurgiia (Sofiia). 1997;50(5):5-8. Abstract This is a report on 113 patients with chest injuries subjected to treatment over the period 1991 through 1993. Of them 72.5 per cent are with ages ranging from 11 to 30 years, and 94.7 per cent are men. The series includes cases presenting …
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Original article English Elamin MA, Bhuyan KC. Nufusbil Derg. 1997;19:127-39. Abstract PIP: The author studies “the impacts of different socio-demographic variables on fertility of couples experiencing differential child mortality in North-Eastern Libya. The test of equality of regression coefficients of any particular variable is also suggested. Results show that the regression coefficients in the fitted …
Original article English Koc I. Nufusbil Derg. 1997;19:73-99. Abstract PIP: This study examines the welfare of female-headed households in Turkey during 1978-93. Data were obtained from the 1978 Turkish Fertility Survey, the 1987 Household Income and Consumption Expenditures Survey, the 1988 Turkish Population and Health Survey, and the 1993 Turkish Demographic and Health Survey. Duben …
Original article English El Buni AA, Edwebi H, Ben Darif AL. Medical Microbiology and Parasitology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Arch Inst Pasteur Tunis. 1997 Jan-Apr;74(1-2):3-4. Abstract One hundred and nine cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis were referred to Dermatology unit, Tripoli Central Hospital from 24 localities in north-west Libya during the …
Review English Sherif FM, Tawati AM, Ahmed SS, Sharif SI. Department of Pharmacology, Al-Fateh Medical University, Tripoli, Libya. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 1997 Feb;7(1):1-7. Abstract Neuronal dysfunction is the neurobiological basis for alcoholic behaviour, and ethanol craving seems related to hypofunction of the GABA-ergic activity. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous …
Case report English Farid MK, Sarma HN, Ramesh K, al Fituri O, Visveswara RN. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Al Arab Medical University, Beaghazi, Libya. East Afr Med J. 1997 Feb;74(2):116-7. Abstract Two cases of giant juvenile papillomatosis of the breast, a rare disease occurring in adolescent girls, are reported from Libya. Both cases …
Giant juvenile papillomatosis of the breast: report of two cases. Read More »