Publications by authors named "Reyad A"

Introduction: Heat stress caused by global warming adversely affects wheat yield through declining most nutritional quality attributes in grains, excluding grain protein content.

Methods: This research investigated the biochemical, physiological, and antioxidant responses of wheat plants under heat stress, focusing on the role of plant growth-promoting bacteria ( sp.).

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Background A2/A2B to B kidney transplantation has the potential to increase transplant access for traditionally disadvantaged blood group B minority candidates. Despite prior reports of positive post-transplant safety and clinical success, A2/A2B to B kidney transplantation remains underutilized in the United States. This study aims to investigate the post-transplant outcomes of A2/A2B to B kidney transplants performed at our center.

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  • * The study tested different commercial acaricides, disinfectants, and natural products for their ability to prevent tick eggs from hatching, finding that certain acaricides like chlorpyrifos and amitraz were particularly effective.
  • * In field tests, phoxim showed a 40% effectiveness in preventing hatching of tick eggs, while another acaricide, deltamethrin, was only 8.79% effective, highlighting the potential for specific chemicals and natural products to control tick populations.
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  • * The study tested different concentrations of ivermectin and EOCs on Rhipicephalus annulatus tick isolates, finding that while all EOCs were toxic to the ticks, no true synergistic effect with ivermectin was identified despite some combinations showing increased mortality.
  • * The research suggests that combining ivermectin with certain EOCs, especially D-limonene and cinnamaldehyde, could enhance tick control methods, and further research is recommended to assess effectiveness in real-world scenarios.
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Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) are considered a promising tool for triggering the synthesis of bioactive compounds in plants and to produce healthy foods. This study aimed to demonstrate the impact of PGPB on the growth, accumulation of primary and secondary metabolites, biological activities, and nutritional qualities of Eruca sativa (arugula), a key leafy vegetable worldwide. To this end, Jeotgalicoccus sp.

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  • Anise seeds hold nutritional and therapeutic value, making them beneficial for both animal and human health; this study explores ways to enhance their nutritional and biological properties.
  • Researchers investigated the effects of an endophytic strain, JW0824, isolated from a medicinal plant in Saudi Arabia, on four varieties of anise seeds from Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, and Morocco, and found significant increases in seed weight and oil yields.
  • The study showed that biofortification led to increases in various beneficial compounds like proteins, sugars, flavonoids, and vitamins, particularly in the Egyptian and Tunisian varieties, suggesting that this endophyte could be used to improve seed quality and agricultural practices.
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Concerns about challenges with water availability in the Tadla Plain region of Morocco have grown as a result of groundwater contamination brought on by human activity, climate change, and insufficient groundwater management. The objective of the study is to measure the number of resistant bacteria in the groundwater of Beni Moussa and Beni Aamir, as well as to evaluate the level of water pollution in this area. 200 samples were therefore gathered from 43 wells over the course of four seasonal campaigns in 2017 and 2018.

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Objective: To assess the augmented anastomotic ureteral reconstruction using buccal mucosal graft based on omental flap for managing ureteral stricture.

Subjects And Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted on 13 patients with ureteric strictures of different lengths secondary to Bilhalziasis, iatrogenic (post endoscopy) and post inflammatory etiology in upper and mid ureteral segments were treated with buccal mucosal patch grafts and The graft is fixed to the undersurface or the posterior surface of the omentum before doing graft anastomosis to the ureteral walls as to ensure the process of graft take sticky to the principles of tissue transfer. All patients were subjected to full history taking, clinical examination for assessment of pain, lower or upper urinary track symptoms and laboratory investigation (complete blood count, CRP, liver function test and kidney function test (serum urea and creatinine).

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Background Organs from extreme ages have been sought after to help increase the donor pool and alleviate transplantation wait times. There has been a growing evolution of the use of pediatric donor kidneys, including the use of en bloc kidneys (EBK), to now separating them into single kidneys (SKT), allowing for transplantation of two recipients. This study reports our outcomes utilizing SKT.

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This study was designed to synthesize a novel series of terpyridines with potential antibacterial properties, targeting multidrug resistance. Terpyridines ( and ) were synthesized via a one-pot multicomponent reaction using 2,6-diacetylpyridines, benzaldehyde derivatives and malononitrile or ethyl 2-cyanoacetate. The reactions, conducted under grinding conditions with glacial acetic acid, produced high-yield compounds, confirmed by spectroscopic data.

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  • Subclinical antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) in kidney transplant patients presents diagnostic challenges, often requiring invasive procedures for detection, which are underutilized in the U.S. transplant centers.* -
  • A 67-year-old patient showed high levels of donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) after three months, but traditional biopsy did not indicate rejection, while advanced molecular histology did reveal rejection.* -
  • The case demonstrates that using dd-cfDNA alongside molecular histology can improve early detection and treatment of graft injury, potentially enhancing patient and graft outcomes.*
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  • The study investigated how plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) affect the biochemical and nutritional characteristics of plants under elevated carbon dioxide (eCO) conditions.
  • Findings showed that eCO and biofertilization significantly increased carbohydrate production, with total sugars and starch content rising by up to 75% and 25%, respectively.
  • The combination of PGPB and high CO levels enhanced amino acid levels, boosted secondary metabolites (like phenolics and flavonoids), and improved plant biomass, thereby increasing the nutritional and pharmaceutical value of the plants.
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Thallium (TI) is a toxic metal that can trigger harmful impacts on growth and metabolism of plants. Utilizing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) proves to be an effective strategy for alleviating heavy metal toxicity in plants. To this end, AMF were applied to mitigate TI toxic effects on the growth, primary and secondary metabolism of soybean plants.

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Introduction: Antimony (Sb), a common rare heavy metal, is naturally present in soils at low concentrations. However, it is increasingly used in industrial applications, which in turn, leads to an increased release into the environment, exerting a detrimental impact on plant growth. Thus, it is important to study Sb effects on plants under the current and future CO (eCO).

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Currently, there are more than 100,000 patients on the transplant waitlist in the United States. There exists a significant gap between the supply and demand for kidney transplants. Despite this, about a quarter of kidneys recovered from deceased donors are not being utilized.

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Due to the growing world population and increasing environmental stress, improving the production, nutritional quality, and pharmaceutical applications of plants have become an urgent need. Therefore, current research was designed to investigate the impact of seed priming using plant-growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) along with selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) treatment on chemical and biological properties of three cultivars [Southern star (VA1), Prominence (VA2), Monotop (VA3)]. With this aim, one out of five morphologically different strains of bacteria, namely, JM18, which was further identified via 16S rRNA gene sequencing as a species with strong plant-growth-promoting traits, isolated from soil, was used.

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The present study assessed the removal of fenamiphos, imidacloprid, and oxamyl pesticides from water using algal biomass. Several factors, such as algal biomass concentration, incubation time, and pesticide concentration, were studied for their impact on pesticide removal. Analysis and quantification of pesticides by rapid HPLC have been developed and validated.

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Novel carrier units were evaluated for their bio-healing benefits in our study to increase the efficacy of concrete healing. Bacillus cereus MG708176, an alkali-tolerant, calcite precipitating, endospore-forming strain was added as a bio-healing agent after its immobilization on wood ash units. A spore concentration of [1.

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Background: Cartilaginous disorders comprise a wide range of diseases that affect normal joint movement, ear and nose shape; and they have great social and economic impact. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) provide a promising regeneration alternative for treatment of degenerative cartilaginous disorders. This study aimed to compare therapeutic potential of different types of laser activated MSCs to promote auricular cartilage regeneration.

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T3SS is an important virulence factor of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and has a central role in the infection process. However, the functional regulation of the T3SS by environmental signals is poorly understood. In our lab, we use fluorescence microscopy to study protein kinetics in real-time in live cells.

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Mucormycosis is considered one of the most dangerous invasive fungal diseases. In this study, a facile, green and eco-friendly method was used to biosynthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using S. Azhar, to combat fungi causing mucormycosis.

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Tungsten nanoparticles (WNPs) could induce hazard impact on plant growth and development; however, no study investigated their phytotoxicity. On the other hand, plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) can effectively reduce WNPs toxicity. To this end, Nocardiopsis sp.

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