Publications by authors named "Ibtehaj Alshdoukhi"
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- Pharmaceutical effluents from drug production are often inadequately treated before being released into water systems, posing ecological risks.
- The study investigates the effectiveness of hydrogen peroxide (HO) and hydrogen peroxide-supported nano zerovalent iron (HO@nZVIs) in degrading these effluents through controlled experiments involving various conditions like reaction time, concentration, and pH.
- Results show that HO@nZVIs significantly enhanced the decolorization of effluents compared to HO alone, with the maximum decolorization achieved being 94.56% with HO@nZVIs under optimal conditions.
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- - This study focused on creating a porous scaffold from eggshell-derived hydroxylapatite (ESHAp) combined with ammonium bicarbonate (AMB) to explore its suitability as a biomaterial for tissue engineering applications.
- - Various analytical techniques like HTEM, XRD, FT-IR, and SEM were used to examine the properties of the hydroxylapatite nanoparticles, which showed favorable shapes, sizes, and functional groups confirming their crystalline structure.
- - The results indicated that scaffolds with higher AMB content increased their ability to withstand compressive stress, and most samples supported MG63 cell viability above 85%, though high levels of AMB (40%) showed some toxicity, while the samples generally displayed poor stability and cell
Nano round polycrystalline adsorbent (NRPA) of chicken bones origin was utilize as effective adsorbent in Congo red dye removal via aqueous media. The NRPA adsorbent was prepared via thermal decomposition and its structure was investigated with the aids of Transmission Electron Microscopy, Fourier Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Scanning Electron Microscopy, Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (EDX), and X-ray Diffractometer (XRD). A monophasic apatite phase was confirmed from XRD investigation, while functional groups analysis showed that NRPA possessed CO PO and OH absorption bands.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFood safety has become a serious global concern because of the accumulation of potentially toxic metals (PTMs) in crops cultivated on contaminated agricultural soils. Amongst these toxic elements, arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), and lead (Pb) receive worldwide attention because of their ability to cause deleterious health effects. Thus, an assessment of these toxic metals in the soils, irrigation waters, and the most widely consumed vegetables in Nigeria; Spinach (Amaranthushybridus), and Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) was evaluated using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a common metabolic disorder affecting more than 400 million individuals worldwide. Being an X-linked disorder, the disease is more common among males than females. Various Arab countries estimated the prevalence of G6PD deficiency; however, findings from different countries have not been synthesized collectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDietary polyphenols are protective for chronic diseases. Their blood transport has not been well investigated. This work examines multiple classes of polyphenols and their interactions with albumin, lipoproteins, and red blood cell (RBC) compartments using four models and determines the % polyphenol in each compartment studied.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCoffee is a commonly consumed beverage. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the four coffee types on blood pressure (BP). The caffeine percentage was tested on one cup (250 mL) of each type of coffee (Arabian, Turkish, American and an instant coffee preparation) using two methods.
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