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    • Analysis of phenolic and flavonoids of wild ephedra alata plant extractsby lc/pda and lc/ms and their antioxidant activity 

      Fuad Al-Rimawi; Imad Odeh; Jehad Abbadi; Saleh Abu Lafi (PKP, 2017-01-15)
      Background: Ephedra is among Palestinian medicinal plants that are traditionally used in folkloric medicine for treating many diseases. Ephedra is known to have antibacterial and antioxidant effects. The goal of this study ...

    • Analysis of social network for telecommunication companies 

      Sawan, Aktham; Jayousi, Rashid (ACM, 2018-06-26)
      Social Network Analysis (SNA) is defined as the science of grouping members and finding influencers member inside each group by utilizing advanced set of algorithms. Most specialized data mining software firms, such as ...

    • The analysis of the economic and demographic incentive system in Israel 

      Rahhal (2001-01-05)
      State of Israel had been declared on Palestine at May 15,1948. The new state was established between Arab societies which have different traditions, customs and religions. For developing its economy in this strange ...

    • Analysis, characterization and some properties of polyacrylamide-Ni(II) complexes 

      Sowwan, Mukhles; Makharza, Sami; Sultan, Wadie; ghabboun, Jamal; Abu Teir, Musa; Dweik, Hasan (2011-11-02)
      The complexation of polyarylamide (PAam) with Ni(II) metal ions at different concentrations was investigated. The metal complexes were characterized by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), UV-visible, differential ...

    • Anti-cancer Prodrugs-Three Decades of Design 

      Horani, Waad; Thawabteh, Ameen; Scrano, Laura; A. Bufo, Sabino; Mecca, Gennaro; Karaman, Rafik (2015-07-31)
      The conventional old treatment method for cancer therapy is associated with severe side effects along with several limitations. Therefore, searching and developing new methods for cancer became crucial. This mini review ...

    • Anti-inflammatory Activities of Ethanolic Extracts of curcuma Longa (Turmeric) and cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) 

      Qabaha, Khaled; Abu-Lafi, Saleh; Al-Rimawi, Fuad (Science and Education Publishing, 2017-08-23)
      Curcuma longa and Cinnamon are used in folkloric medicine and thought to have different pharmacological activities including anti-inflammatory effects. The objective of this work is to evaluate the in vitro inhibitory ...

    • Anti-inflammatory activity of eucalyptus spp. and pistascia lentiscus leaf extracts 

      Qabaha, Khaled; Abu Ras, Sari; Abbadi, Jehad; Al-Rimawi, Fuad (2016-08-04)
      Background: Eucalyptus spp. and Pistascia lentiscus are among the Palestinian trees that are traditionally used in folkloric medicine in treating many diseases; leaves of which are thought to have anti-inflammatory, ...

    • Antibacterial Activity of Novel Prodrugs of Amoxicillin and Cephalexin 

      Karaman, Rafik; Al-Kurd, Samia; Yaghmour, Reem; Amro, Ahmad; Karaman, Donia (2015-09-10)
      Two novel prodrugs of amoxicillin and cephalexin (amoxicillin ProD 1 and cephalexin ProD 1, respectively) were designed and synthesized to improve the stability and bitter sensation of their parent drugs. The in vitro ...

    • Antibacterial Predrugs-from 1899 till 2015 

      Elayyan, Sabrin; Karaman, Donia; Mecca, Gennaro; Scrano, Laura; Bufo, Sabino A.; Karaman, Rafik (WJPPS,Dr. T Pal, 2015-07-08)
      The predrug (prodrug) term involves chemically modified inert compound which upon an administration releases the active parent drug to elicit its pharmacological response within the body. For many years, the predrug ...

    • Antibacterial Prodrugs to Overcome Bacterial Resistance 

      Jubeh, Buthaina; Breijyeh, Zeinab; Karaman, Rafik (MDPI, 2020-03-28)
      Bacterial resistance to present antibiotics is emerging at a high pace that makes the development of new treatments a must. At the same time, the development of novel antibiotics for resistant bacteria is a slow-paced ...

    • Anticancer activity and phytochemical composition of wild Gundelia tournefortii 

      Abu-Lafi, Saleh; Rayan, Baraa; Kadan, Sleman; Abu‑lafi, Malek; Rayan, Anwar (Demetrios Spandidos, 2018-10-19)
      Artichoke‑like wild thistles are often used in Palestinian cuisine. One of the most commercially recognized species of these wild edible thistles is Gundelia tournefortii, a common plant in the Mediterranean region. G. ...

    • Anticancer Activity, Antioxidant Activity, and Phenolic and Flavonoids Content of Wild Tragopogon porrifolius Plant Extracts 

      Al-Rimawi, Fuad; Rishmawi, Suzi; Ariqat, Sharehan H.; Khalid, Mahmoud F.; Warad, Ismail; Salah, Zaidoun (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016-11-24)
      Tragopogon porrifolius, commonly referred to as white salsify, is an edible herb used in folk medicine to treat cancer. Samples of Tragopogon porrifolius plant grown wild in Palestine were extracted with different solvents: ...

    • Anticancer, antibacterial, and antifungal activities of arum palaestinum plant extracts 

      Naseef, Hani; Qadadha, Heba; Abu Asfour, Yara; Sabri, Israr; Al-Rimawi, Fuad; Abu-Qatouseh, Luay; Farraj, Mohammad (2017-10-20)
      Traditional natural remedies have long played an important role in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. A part from the high cost and undesirable side effects associated with synthetic drugs, increased interest ...

    • Antileishmanial Potential of Crude Plant Extracts Derived from Medicinal Plants in Palestine 

      Hamarsheh, Omar; Azmi, Kifaya; Amro, Ahmad; Schultheis, Martina; Abdeen, Ziad; Firdessa, Rebuma; Sawalha, Khaled; Al-Rimawi, Fuad; Yaghmour, Reem; Moll, Heidrun (2017-06-12)
      Herbal and traditional medicine is commonly and widely used in Palestine. There has been no ethno pharmacological study to document the usefulness of traditional or medicinal plants from Palestine against leishmaniasis, ...

    • Antioxidant activity, phenolic and flavonoid content of wild Alhagi maurorum root plant extracts 

      AL-Rimawi, Fuad; Nejada, Mohammad A.; Khalid, Mahmoud F.; Warad, Ismail (2016-10-25)
      Alhagi maurorum, belonging to family Leguminosae, is a highly branched spiny shrub. Roots may reach up to the depth of 15 meters. Alhagi maurorum is used in folk medicine, as a purgative, diaphoretic, expectorant and diuretic ...

    • Antioxidant, Antimicrobial Activities and Phytochemical Profiling of the Leaf Extract of Salvia palaestina 

      Sabbobeh, Reem; Hejaz, Hatem; Jahajha, Ali; Al-Akhras, Suha; Al-Jaas, Hashem; Abu-Lafi, Saleh (CrossMark, 2016-01-26)
      Salvia palaestina (Lamiaceae) is listed as native plant in Flora palaestina. In the Palestinian kitchen, its leaves is virtually used in daily basis with the breakfast tea to add its distinct pleasant flavor and aromatic ...

    • Application of the epuvalisation technology for the tertiary treatment of secondary treated effluents using geranium plant 

      Qurie, Mohannad; Daghra, Sabreen; Khamis, Mustafa; Kanan, Amer; Barghouthi, Zaher; Alimari, Abdallah; Karaman, Rafik (Elsevier, 2019-12-18)
      The effluent of secondary treatment process at Al-Quds University wastewater treatment plant was tertiary treated using an Epuvalisation technique in which geranium plants (Pelargonium hortorum) was employed as a treatment ...

    • An Approximation of a Longitudinal Stochastic Model 

      Salah, Khalid A. (ClinMed International Library, 2019-03-25)
      We propose to approximate a model for repeated measures that incorporated random effects, correlated stochastic process and measurements error. The stochastic process used in this paper is the Integrated Ornstein-Uhle ...

    • The Arabic of the hospital survey on patient safety culture: a psychometric evaluation in Palestinian sample 

      Najjar, Shahenaz; Hamdan, Motasem; Baillien, Elfi; Vleugels, Arthur; Euwema, Martin; Sermeus, Walter; Bruyneel, Luk; Vanhaecht, Kris (Health Systems Global (HSG) and BioMed Central, 2013-05-24)
      Background: A growing global interest in patient safety culture has increased the development of validated instruments to asses this phenomenon. The aim of this study is to investigate the psychometric properties of ...

    • Archaeological Excavations at Khirbet Beit Bassa, Palestine 

      Abu Aemar, Ibrahim Mohammad (American Schools of Oriental Research and is available on the University of Chicago Press, 2018-12-04)
      K hirbet Beit Bassa is located on a hilltop that rises to 670 m above sea level and overlooks the surrounding terrain in all directions. The total area of the site is about 40,000 m2 (ten acres) and lies about 3 km ...