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Molecular Detection of Theileria ovis and Theleiria equi in Livestock from Palestine
(Nature Publishing Group, 2019-08-09)
Theileria and Babesia are intracellular protozoan parasites infecting a wide range of animals. In Palestine,
there is limited information on the prevalence of Theileria and Babesia spp. in livestock. We used PCR of
the ...
Molecular Characterization of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in West Bank-Palestine
(2019-05-28)
Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a public health threat and a major cause of hospital-acquired and community-acquired infections. This study aimed to investigate the genetic diversity of ...
Emerging investigator series: towards a framework for establishing the impacts of pharmaceuticals in wastewater irrigation systems on agro-ecosystems and human health
(2019-04-01)
Use of reclaimed wastewater for agricultural irrigation is seen as an attractive option to meet agricultural
water demands of a growing number of countries suffering from water scarcity. However, reclaimed
wastewater ...
Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults
(Springer, 2019-05-09)
Body-mass index (BMI) has increased steadily in most countries in parallel with a rise in the proportion of the population who live in cities1,2. This has led to a widely reported view that urbanization is one of the most ...
Student’s SES and the Effect of Schooling on Cognitive Development
(American Research Institute for Policy Development, 2019-12-04)
Schooling is considered themajor factor underlying cognitive development.This study contributes to the investigationof this central issue bycomparing, for the first time,the effects of schooling on the ...
Screening of genes encoding adhesion factors and biofilm production in methicillin resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from Palestinian patients
(BioMed Central, 2019-07-12)
Background: Intercellular adhesion and biofilm production by Staphylococcus aureus makes these bacteria resistant
to antimicrobial therapy. Here, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains were characterized ...
Prevalence of selected intestinal protozoan infections in marginalized rural communities in Palestine
(BioMed Central, 2019-12-11)
Background: Intestinal parasitic infections are common in rural areas with poor infrastructure and low
socioeconomic status. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of selected parasitic infections in
marginalized ...