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Identification of measles virus genotypes from recent outbreaks in countries from the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Original article English Djebbi A, Bahri O, Mokhtariazad T, Alkhatib M, Ben Yahia A, Rezig D, Mohsni E, Triki H. Laboratory of Clinical Virology, WHO Regional Reference Laboratory on Poliomyelitis and Measles, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, 13 Place Pasteur, BP 74, 1002 Tunis, Belvedere, Tunisia. J Clin Virol. 2005 Sep;34(1):1-6. Abstract BACKGROUND: Molecular characterization of …

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Women in Arab countries: challenging the patriarchal system?

Review English Fargues P. Euro-Mediterranean Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Florence, Italy. philippe.fargues@iue.it Reprod Health Matters. 2005 May;13(25):43-8. Abstract Progress in the empowerment of Arab women was found to be low in a 2002 report. Yet Arab women’s status is not reflected in continuing …

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A strict test of the phonological loop hypothesis with Libyan data.

Original article English Shebani MF, van de Vljver FJ, Poortinga YH. Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya. Mem Cognit. 2005 Mar;33(2):196-202. Abstract In Arabic, there are two ways, differing in length, of pronouncing each digit. This feature of word pairs that are conceptually identical but of different length allows for a stricter test of the phonological loop …

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Canine echinococcosis in northwest Libya: assessment of coproantigen ELISA, and a survey of infection with analysis of risk-factors.

Original article English Buishi IE, Njoroge EM, Bouamra O, Craig PS. Cestode Zoonoses Research Group, Bioscience Research Institute and School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford, Greater Manchester M5 4WT, UK. imadbuishi@hotmail.com Vet Parasitol. 2005 Jun 30;130(3-4):223-32. Abstract In order to determine the prevalence and risk factors for canine echinococcosis in different endemic …

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Gastrointestinal helminths of the lizard Chalcides ocellatus from Benghazi, Libya.

Original article English Ibrahim HM, Fadiel MM, Nair GA. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Garyounis, Post Box 9480, Benghazi, Libya. J Helminthol. 2005 Mar;79(1):35-9. Abstract Chalcides ocellatus, a scincid lizard, sampled during October 1998 to December 1999 from Benina (farmland) and Al-Kueffia (a rocky area) in Benghazi, Libya, was found to harbour …

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Arabic sign language: a perspective.

Review English Abdel-Fattah MA. Department of Languages and Translation, P.O. Box 14, Birzeit University, West Bank. mfatah@birzeit.edu J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ. 2005 Spring;10(2):212-21. Abstract Sign language in the Arab World has been recently recognized and documented. Many efforts have been made to establish the sign language used in individual countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Libya, …

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Chloroplast DNA microsatellite analysis supports a polyphyletic origin for barley.

Original article English Molina-Cano JL, Russell JR, Moralejo MA, Escacena JL, Arias G, Powell W. Centre UdL-IRTA, Av. Rovira Roure 177, 25189, Lleida, Spain. joseluis.molina@irta.es Theor Appl Genet. 2005 Feb;110(4):613-9. Abstract Five barley chloroplast DNA microsatellites (cpSSRs) were used to study genetic relationships among a set of 186 barley accessions-34 Hordeum vulgare ssp. spontaneum (HS …

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Changing pattern of neonatal bacteremia. Microbiology and antibiotic resistance.

Original article English Ellabib MS, Ordonez A, Ramali A, Walli A, Benayad T, Shebrlo H. Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Fateh University, PO Box 13497, Tripoli, Libya. ellabib@mail.com Saudi Med J. 2004 Dec;25(12):1951-6. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To determine the most important causative agents of bacteremia in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU); their changing …

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Allergen skin weal/radioallergosorbent test relationship in childhood populations that differ in histamine skin reactivity: a multi-national survey.

Original article English Ronchetti R, Villa MP, Rennerova Z, Haluszka J, Dawi EB, Di Felice G, Al-Bousafy A, Zakrzewski J, Barletta B, Barreto M. Department of Pediatrics, Second School of Medicine, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. roberto.ronchetti@ospedalesantandrea.it Clin Exp Allergy. : 2005 Jan;35(1):70-4. Abstract BACKGROUND: Histamine skin reactivity (HSR, the dimension of the skin weal …

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Maternal Outcome with placenta praevia post uterine Surgery

Original article English Basma El-Mokadmi1, Asma Arebi1, Abdulla Eljaly2, Abdelgani Elbadri2 1-Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Tripoli Medical Centre. 2- Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Elfateh University, Tripoli, Libya JMJ Vol.6 No.1 (Autumn) 2006: 45-49 Abstract Placenta praevia is associated with a recognizable maternal morbidity especially in patients with history of uterine surgery. The …

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