{"title":"Adverse Effects of Organochlorine Pesticide Residues on Biochemical Parameters and Oxidative Stress in Libyan Agricultural Workers","authors":"K. S. Alsalhen, Omalsaad E. I. Omar","doi":"10.54172/mjsc.v37i3.742","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54172/mjsc.v37i3.742","url":null,"abstract":"Agricultural workers are in danger of being exposed to toxic substances such as pesticides. To estimate the individual danger of handling pesticides, the bio-monitoring of effects on agricultural workers is required. There has been no such research previously conducted among Libyan agricultural workers. This research was designed to study the biochemical parameters impacts of the pesticide contamination among Libyan agricultural workers at Aljebal Alakhtar, Libya. 45 blood samples were taken from male agriculture workers at Aljebal Alakhtar who had been exposed to pesticides in crop fields for a long time, while 25 blood samples were taken from a group of people who had not been exposed to pesticides (control). Kits were used to assess plasma ALT, AST, ALP, GST, SOD, total protein, albumin, globulin, total bilirubin, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-C, LDL-C, VLDL-C, urea, and creatinine. The thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) assay was used to evaluate lipid peroxidation in serum. Using a gas chromatography-electron capture detector, the blood samples were tested for organochlorine pesticide residues (GC-ECD). In comparison to controls, workers had significantly higher SOD, GST, ALP, AST, and ALT activities, as well as higher levels of lipid profile, total bilirubin, creatinine, and urea, as well as significantly higher TBARS concentrations. Furthermore, long-term pesticide exposure was also related to reduceing total protein, albumin, and globulin, as well as reduced HDL-C levels. Pesticide exposure seems to influence various biochemical markers in general. These biomarkers appear to be indicative of pesticide-related deleterious effects in agricultural workers, indicating that they should be used for routine monitoring of impacts.","PeriodicalId":276609,"journal":{"name":"Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences","volume":"148 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127558990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"تأثير المستخلصات المائية لأوراق نبات القرع وفيتامين B12 على بعض صفات النمو والصفات الفسلجية لأنواع من البقوليات","authors":"بان عبد العزيز عيدان, وسن صالح حسين","doi":"10.54172/mjsc.v37i3.741","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54172/mjsc.v37i3.741","url":null,"abstract":"أجريت هذه الدراسة في مختبرات قسم علوم الحياة /كلية العلوم /جامعة الموصل لمعرفة تأثير المعاملة بالمستخلصات المائية لأوراق القرع، B12 والفيتامين، والخليط على بعض الصفات الفسلجية لثلاثة أنواع من البقوليات (الحمص، اللوبيا، والفاصوليا )، حيث تناول البحث قياس نسبة التشرب، فعالية انزيم α-اميليز، نسبة الإنبات، طول الرويشة والجذير وأوزانهما الجافة في البذور المعاملة بمستخلص أوراق القرع، فيتامين B12 والخليط، أعطت النتائج زيادة في نسبة التشرب في جميع المعاملات، وفعالية الانزيم في أغلب المعاملات، أما نسبة الإنبات ومعدل طول الرويشة والجذير وأوزانهما الجافة فقد تباينت ما بين الزيادة والنقصان وكانت أعلى نسبة تحفيز في بذور الفاصوليا المعاملة بالخليط عند التركيز 2% حيث بلغت 48.34% في حين كانت أعلى نسبة مئوية للانخفاض في إنبات البذور 21.05% 6% وبلغت في بذور الفاصوليا، كما أظهرت النتائج أن المعاملة بالفيتامين سببت زيادة في معدل طول الرويشة والجذير وأوزانهما الجافة لبادرات الأنواع النباتية الثلاث(حمص، لوبيا، فاصوليا) ، ولوحظ أيضا عند معاملة الأنواع المختبرة بالخليط بأن الفيتامين قلل من التأثير الضار لمستخلص القرع، وأعطى التأثير التحفيزي لجميع الصفات المختبرة.","PeriodicalId":276609,"journal":{"name":"Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115845321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Measurement of Radium and Radon Exhalation Rate in Marble Samples used in Al-Bayda City Market-Libya","authors":"J. M. Ali, S. A. Ibrahim","doi":"10.54172/mjsc.v37i3.626","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54172/mjsc.v37i3.626","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the present study is to measure the activity concentrations of 226Ra, 222Rn, the mass exhalation rate of 222Rn, and the annual effective dose of radon in marble samples collected from Al-Bayda city local market –Libya. Samples were measured by using a low-background NaI (Tl) detector. The average activity concentrations of 226Ra and 222Rn were 72.57 Bq.kg-1 and 597.85 Bq.m-3.The radon exhalation rate in marble samples vary from 0.05-0.30 Bq.kg-1.S-1 with an average of 0.13 Bq.kg-1.S-1. The annual effective dose of radon was calculated in samples under investigation. For most samples, the values were lower than the maximum permissible dose limits. It can be concluded that marble samples under investigation do not pose any radiological hazard to the dwellers of buildings used in their construction.","PeriodicalId":276609,"journal":{"name":"Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129347528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Design and Implementation of a Libyan Salary Mobile Application using Flutter","authors":"Aeyman M. Hassan","doi":"10.54172/mjsc.v37i3.802","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54172/mjsc.v37i3.802","url":null,"abstract":"Mobile applications have become widespread in many aspects of our daily lives. Many people do most of their work via their phones, such as online banking, shopping, etc. Due to many individuals being unaware of their salary details, this paper presents a design and implementation of a Libyan salary application” الراتب” using Flutter (cross-platform). The application allows users to know details of their salaries, including bonuses and deductions according to the salary schedule of each ministry or sector. The application currently contains salary schedules for ten ministries. The implementation consists of the following four steps: data collection of laws and payroll tables for each ministry to use as a local database for the salary application, design of friendly-use application screens using Flutter, integration of the mobile application with Firebase) backend platform by Google), and finally, preparing and deploying an Android and web version of the salary application. The results that were obtained from reviewers in the Google Play Store were satisfactory. There is an increasing local demand to add other ministries to the application. The citizens of the local community encourage providing such a service, which is considered the first of its kind. The application reached more than 100k downloads in less than a year, and the average rating is 4.5 out of 5 in the Google Play Store at the time of writing this paper.","PeriodicalId":276609,"journal":{"name":"Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123790340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Khaled. M. A. Hussin, Hamdi. F. Naji, Asmahan Saleh, Marwan Saleh
{"title":"Surgical Management of Traumatic Teat Fistulas in Crossbred Goats with Polyester Sutures","authors":"Khaled. M. A. Hussin, Hamdi. F. Naji, Asmahan Saleh, Marwan Saleh","doi":"10.54172/mjsc.v37i3.943","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54172/mjsc.v37i3.943","url":null,"abstract":"A total of six goats presented to University Veterinary Hospital (UVH), at Omar Al-Mukhtar University, with traumatic teat fistulas were selected for the present study. Upon preoperative evaluation, the mucosal and muscular layers were sutured separately by a simple continuous suture pattern using polyglactin 910. The skin edges were opposed by using braided and polybutilate-coated polyester sutures. Postoperative evaluation of the reconstructed teat was carried out by morphological evaluation and ultrasonographical evaluation. The quality of milk and milk ability reflected the effectiveness of the technique in regaining the functional capacity of the teat postoperatively. The surgical technique employed for the management of teat wounds with fistula was found to be less effective due to the encountered complications which could be due to the management practices, postoperative care, and the suture material.","PeriodicalId":276609,"journal":{"name":"Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences","volume":"217 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122335100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hanan S , Mostafa, H. Khalifaa, Wafaa M. Elsyd, Abdel-Ghaffar N.Y.
{"title":"Management of Potato Bacterial Wilt Disease Using Abiotic Treatments","authors":"Hanan S , Mostafa, H. Khalifaa, Wafaa M. Elsyd, Abdel-Ghaffar N.Y.","doi":"10.54172/mjsc.v37i3.619","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54172/mjsc.v37i3.619","url":null,"abstract":"Bacterial wilt disease caused by Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi is one of the most important bacterial diseases in the world. This study aimed to test some chemical compounds such as bactericides that were applied to control bacterial wilt disease under artificial inoculation conditions and their effects on the yield of potatoes under greenhouse conditions.In vitro, tested chemical compounds (Cefalexin, Gentamycin, and Copper sulphate) inhibit the growth of R. solanacerum compared with control treatment. Copper sulphate was the most effective where the Inhibition zone diameter was 6.0 to7.4mm compared with cefalexin and gentamycin, 3.6 to 5.8mm respectively, but cefalexin was moderately effective 4.2 to 5.8mm and gentamycin was less effective 3.6 to 5.8mm against the pathogen. Inhibition zone diameter was increased with increasing concentrations of tested chemical compounds. Greenhouse experiments showed that the chemical compounds used reduced the severity of potato bacterial wilt disease and increased potato yield compared with control treatment. When using Cefalexin, the mean of wilted shoots was 20.5 and the severity of disease 16.3, while when using Gentamycin as an Abiotic, the mean of wilted shoots was 22.8 and severity of disease 17.6 which was the most effective compared with Copper sulphate treatment were wilted shoot was 31.8 and severity of disease 29.6. The application of tested chemical compounds as soil drench treatment led to a percentage of infection which ranged from16.4 to19.0 more effective than tuber treatment where the percentage of infection ranged from 18.4 to 20.1.","PeriodicalId":276609,"journal":{"name":"Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences","volume":"2332 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130358182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of streptomyces rochi Biosurfactants on Pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa","authors":"Nadia H. Al-Healy, E. Al-Sammak","doi":"10.54172/mjsc.v37i3.947","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54172/mjsc.v37i3.947","url":null,"abstract":"Fifty soil samples were collected from soils contaminated and uncontaminated with hydrocarbons. Six isolates belonging to Streptomyces rochei were diagnosed, 8% from contaminated soil and 6% from uncontaminated soil. Isolates were diagnosed depending on the study of 16s rDNA compared to standard isolates within the National Center for Biotechnology Information site. 28 smears of wounds and 12 smears of burns were collected, including Staphylococcus aureus isolates (35.7%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (16.6%). The isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa showed multiple resistance to antibiotics, Oxacillin, Erythromycin, Nalidixic acid, and Tetracycline. Isolate Streptomyces rochei 19 showed the ability to produce biosurfactants that have antagonistic properties against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In addition, the biosurfactant production from Streptomyces rochei 19 were non-toxic to the potential growth of Brassica oleracea seeds at 1.5 and 50 mg/cm3. The biosurfactant was diagnosed as Lipopeptide using thin layer chromatography and GC-Mass technique.","PeriodicalId":276609,"journal":{"name":"Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123331986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"تأثير درجة حموضة الماء على كفاءة قشور البيض في إزالة أيون معدن الكروم سداسي التكافؤ من المياه","authors":"سامية أحمد الباهي","doi":"10.54172/mjsc.v37i3.838","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54172/mjsc.v37i3.838","url":null,"abstract":"في الآونة الأخيرة، تم استكشاف أنواع مختلفة من الممتزات الحيوية ذات مصدر حيواني أو نباتي ذات الحد الأدنى من حيث التكلفة والجهد، والتي يتم الحصول عليها من النفايات المنزلية ونفايات الزراعة. في العمل الحالي، تمت دراسة إمكانية استخدام مسحوق قشور بيض الدجاج كمادة مدمصة لإزالة معدن الكروم السداسي من المحلول المائي. تعد كربونات الكالسيوم، وكربونات المغنيسيوم، وفوسفات الكالسيوم من المكونات الأساسية لمسحوق قشور البيض، والتي بدورها لها دور كبير وفعال في عملية الامتزاز. في هذه الدراسة تم مزج 6 جم من مادة الامتزاز (قشور البيض) مع 3 ملجم من الكروم السداسي لكل لتر من محلول الماء النقي عند درجة حرارة (40) درجة مئوية، وضمن مجال الرقم الهيدروجيني (9،6،3). وقد تبين أن قشور البيض المتكلسة تمتلك القدرة على امتزاز أيونات الكروم السداسي، حيث بلغت نسبة الإزالة 88.767 % عند الرقم الهيدروجيني 6 خلال 60 دقيقة.","PeriodicalId":276609,"journal":{"name":"Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences","volume":"60 12","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132845170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Knowledge of Food Safety Rules among Women and Their Perception and Attitude Towards Their Application in the Celebration Halls in Tripoli, Libya","authors":"T. Abuhlega, Dorsaf A. Al turki","doi":"10.54172/mjsc.v37i3.581","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54172/mjsc.v37i3.581","url":null,"abstract":"The government through its respective institutions and centers is responsible for protecting the consumers by assuring the safety of food supplies until consumption. The study sought to assess the knowledge of food safety, discover the incidence of food poisoning, evaluate the perception of meals and waitresses, and know the attitude towards the meals served among a sample of women who attended celebrations in the celebration halls in Tripoli city, Libya. A total of 410 women were selected randomly and data were collected through face-to-face interviews using questionnaire forms. A chi-square test was used for independence. The majority of the participants (41.7%) were between the age of 18 and 25 years. The results showed that the majority of the participants (95.4%) had a good level of food safety knowledge. Also, the results showed a significant association between age and occupation of the participants and food safety knowledge scores (P<0.05). Twenty-four percent of the participants reported that they were exposed to food poisoning after eating dinner in the celebration halls. Only 15% of women always washed their hands before eating the meal in the celebration halls. A significant association was found between hand washing practice and food poisoning exposure (p <0.05). Only 22.4% of participants agreed that the food served inside the celebration hall was safe. It is very clear that the meals served at celebration halls need to be regulated by the repective authorities. In addition, the respective public authorities should be working hard to eliminate the negative perception of individuals about food safety practices in celebration halls.","PeriodicalId":276609,"journal":{"name":"Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences","volume":"100 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120877254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Allelopathic Effects of Two Species of Cistus Genus on Germination and Root Length of Ceratonia Siliqua L.","authors":"M. Omar, Moussa Masoud, Abdulsalam A. Albukhari","doi":"10.54172/mjsc.v37i3.384","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54172/mjsc.v37i3.384","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines the allelopathic effects of Cistus incanus (synonym C. villosus) L. and Cistus salviifolius L. on the germination and the root length of Ceratonia siliqua. Six aqueous extracts were prepared for both species by soaking fresh leaves in cold water, boiling leaves and leaving for 24 hours, and grinding dried leaves. The result suggests that the germination percentage was slightly affected by extract concentration regardless of the type of extraction since F-value and P-value at 0.05 confidence level were 2.93 and 0.043 respectively. However, root length showed a significant response to the type of extraction, extract concentration, and interaction between both factors as F-values reached 6.3, 12.4, and 2.4 respectively. LSD test showed the response of seeds germination was inverse with the increase of concentration. In addition, it showed that the extracts of dried leaves were higher in root inhibition than the extracts of fresh leaves. The interaction effect reached its highest values when comparing the dried leaves’ extract to the freshly soaked ones, even for the same concentrations. In conclusion, seeds of c. siliqua were able to easily start germination because the nutrition compounds needed were available in the endosperm, and the media supported them just by moisture for establishment. While for root length, the root tissue absorbed extra quantities of the inhibiting agents from media leading to failure or weakness in root development.","PeriodicalId":276609,"journal":{"name":"Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133328924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}