Comparison of Various Diagnostic Techniques for the Detection of Spp. and its Molecular Characterisation in Farm Animals in the United Arab Emirates.

Introduction: spp. is a common anaerobic intestinal parasite infecting humans and a diverse range of animals. The aim of the study was to compare different diagnostic methods for the detection of and survey the occurrence of its subtypes in farm animals, namely sheep, cows and camels, in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Intestinal Parasite Detection in Assorted Vegetables in the United Arab Emirates.

Objectives: Consuming raw vegetables presents a considerable risk to the public and is the chief mode of transmission of intestinal parasites. We sought to assess the degree of parasitic contaminations on selected vegetables in the UAE.

Methods: A total of 218 fresh vegetable samples were collected randomly from different farms and local supermarkets between February 2017 and January 2018.

Cultivation of () using confectionary wastes for aquaculture feeding.

The microalga biomass production from confectionary effluent is a possible solution for the urgent need for a live food in aquaculture. () was the dominant alga in effluent of "Biscomisr a confectionary factory", in Alexandria-Egypt. Therefore, it was isolated from the effluent samples and used throughout the study.

Studies on spatio-temporal dynamics of phytoplankton in El-Umum drain in west of Alexandria, Egypt.

Phytoplankton was assessed quantitatively and qualitatively in regard to their abundance in the northern part of El-Umum drain, west of Alexandria at four stations to study the spatial, temporal, dominance and abundance of the phytoplankton community. The samples were collected monthly from April 2003 to April 2004. Atotal of 152 phytoplankton taxa were identified belonging to Bacillariophyceae (60), Chlorophyceae (46), Cyanophyceae (20), Euglenophyceae (17) and Dinophyceae (9).

Relation of serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels with hepatitis C virus infection and insulin resistance.

The prospect of the growing worldwide epidemic of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and type 2 diabetes mellitus certainly merits attention toward their controversial relationship. Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) plays an important role in glucose homeostasis. This study is a cross-sectional study considered as an initial investigation aimed to evaluate the effect of HCV infection on serum IGF-1, as well as to find out whether IGF-1 has a role in development of insulin resistance (IR) in HCV infection.