Publications by authors named "Mahmoud El Sharkawy"

The salinity and alkalinity of soils are two fundamental factors that limit plant growth and productivity. For that reason, a field study conducted at Sakha Agric. Res.

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  • Arsenic-contaminated soil harms soil quality and traditional remediation methods can be costly and create harmful by-products.
  • This study evaluates the effects of arsenic-tolerant bacteria and magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO-NPs) on maize plants grown in high arsenic environments.
  • Results showed that using MgO-NPs boosted plant growth, chlorophyll levels, and reduced arsenic uptake. The combination of bacteria with MgO-NPs proved to be the most effective for enhancing soil and plant health, suggesting it as a viable nanobioremediation approach for arsenic-affected soils.
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This study aimed to evaluate the effect of adding liquid extract of algae (Hypnea musciformis, Grateloupia acuminata, and Sargassum muticum) (HGS) and Magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO NPs) using this extract to rear water of Oreochromis niloticus, on improving culture water indices, growth performance, digestive enzyme, hemato-biochemical characters, immune, antioxidative responses, and resistance after challenged by Aeromonas hydrophila with specific refer to the potential role of the mixture in vitro as resistance against three strains bacteria (Aeromonas sobria, Pseudomonas fluorescens, P. aeruginosa) and one parasite (Cichlidogyrus tilapia). The first group represented control, HGS0, whereas the other group, HGS5, HGS10, and HGS15 mL of liquid extract, as well as all groups with 7.

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Background: A proper and adequate school environment is important for an effective learning process and for the maintenance of students' health, given that they spend a considerable amount of time at school. Safety preparedness in schools includes, for example, protection from biological, physical, and chemical risks and physical hazards associated with poor construction and maintenance practices.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate safety preparedness in girls' public schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

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Background: In Egypt, calcareous soils represent a large part of desert soils suffering from a shortage of nutrients and organic matter, affecting production and biological diversity in agroecosystems. Organic wastes, negatively affect the environment, recycling it as a promising technology in different farming systems, and its impact on crop productivity and soil fauna is largely unknown. In this study, the effects of integrating poultry manure (PM) alone or combined with vinasse (V) at rates of 4.

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Objective:  Worldwide, dentistry is known as a high-level occupational hazard profession. Dental staff is usually exposed to several types of hazards which include chemical agents, physical, psychological stress, and workplace violence, biological and ergonomics. The objectives of this paper were to assess levels of occupational hazards and evaluate safety practices at dental clinics.

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Context: Campuses of the University of Dammam (UOD) have several sources of air pollution that can adversely affect human health, welfare and the overall efficiency of the educational process.

Aims: This study was aiming to assess the role of environmental protection procedures in UOD and evaluate their impact on improving the air quality inside its campuses.

Settings And Design: In both the new and old campuses, three different sites were selected to assess air quality level.

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Aim Of The Study: The complex hospital environment requires special attention to ensure a healthy indoor air quality (IAQ) to protect patients and healthcare workers against hospital-acquired infections and occupational diseases. Poor hospital IAQ may cause outbreaks of building-related illness such as headaches, fatigue, eye, and skin irritations, and other symptoms. The general objective for this study was to assess IAQ inside a large University hospital at Al-Khobar City in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

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The bread-making industry involves a combination of hazardous exposures. A biochemical and environmental study was conducted on manual and semi-automatic bakeries. The aim of this study was to investigate different biochemical changes and environmental factors among bakery workers.

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