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Assessment Of Trichostrongyles Resistance Against Anthelmintics Commonly Used In Sheep Reared In Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt, Mahmoud R. Saleh, Ibrahim Abbas, Moustafa Al-Araby, Salah Abu-Elwafa

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Objective: To investigate, for the first time, the anthelmintic resistance of different trichostrongle-infecting sheep in the Dakahlia governorate, Egypt.

Design: Randomized controlled study.

Animals: 820 sheep were reared within 10 free-grazing herds with infrequent deworming practices.

Procedures: Fresh fecal samples were collected, and their floats were examined for trichostrongyle eggs, which were then identified using fecal cultures and/or ITS2-PCR amplification. Sheep (n=500) whose samples had egg counts ≥ 150 eggs per gram (EPG) of feces were selected and divided in each herd into five equal groups; each group received one of the tested anthelmintics, including albendazole (5 mg/kg BW), levamisole …

Pathological, Ultrastructural And Haematological Studies On The Simultaneous Effect Of Dietary Supplementation With Lauric And Benzoic Acids On Nile Tilapia, Abdelaziz M. Rabea, Iman Ibrahim, Hebatallah A. Mahgoub, Ahmed El- Shaieb

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Objective: To evaluate the simultaneous effect of dietary acidifier lauric and benzoic acids on immunohematological parameters and histopathological changes in O. niloticus.

Design: Randomized controlled study.

Animal Models: The experiment was performed on 120 juvenile Nile tilapia weighing (50 ± 6.14 g).

Procedures: Fish were divided into four experimental groups (30 fish/group): Control group received normal diet; Benzoic Acid group was supplemented with benzoic acid 1 g/kg diet); Lauric Acid group was supplemented with lauric acid (1 g/kg diet); combination group was supplemented with benzoic acid (1 g/kg diet) and lauric acid (1 g/kg diet). Supplements were applied for 30 …

Oxidative Stress-Related Biomarkers As Forensic Biomarkers For Burned Skin Vitality In Rats, Ola A. Habotta, Ahmed Ateya, Ahmed Abdeen, Iman Ibrahim, Mohamed M. Badawy, Ahmed M. Zeina

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Objective: In forensic practice, the diagnosis of whether a skin injury is inflicted in life or not is a challenging research topic. Therefore, new reliable biomarkers of vitality are urgently required. In this study, biochemical, molecular and histopathological techniques were used to explore the role of oxidative stress biomarkers in differentiating antemortem from postmortem burn injury. Design, animals and procedures: Eighteen male rats were allocated to three groups: normal unburnt group, antemortem burn group and postmortem burn group. Results: The analysis of skin specimens revealed a notable increase in MDA levels together with a decrease in GSH and TAC in …

Investigation Of Nile Tilapia Mortalities During Summer 2019 In El-Manzala Fish Farms In Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt, Amira M. M. El- Sherbiny, Moustafa M. S. Fouda, Medhat S. Shakweer, Viola H. Zaki

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Objective: To identify suspected causes of mass mortality in Oreochromis niloticus at El-Manzala fish farms in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt, during disease outbreaks in the summer of 2019.

Design: Observational study.

Animals: Two hundred diseased and freshly dead Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia) weighting 100-150 g.

Procedures: Collected fish samples were subjected to clinical, postmortem and bacteriological investigations regarding histopathological alterations, pathogenicity tests, and antibiogram susceptibility of the main isolated bacterial species.

Results: A total of 286 bacterial isolates were detected from all examined fish samples. Bacteriological examination revealed that all bacteria were gram-negative rods, which were identified as A. hydrophila (43.36%), …

Protective Effects Of Nanoselenium On Japanese Quails Fed On Aflatoxin B1 Contaminated Diets On Performance Parameters, Hematological, Biochemical, Immunological And Pathological Studies, Hend D. Elbar, Walaa F. Awadin, Abeer E. Aziza, Ahmed El-Shaieb

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Mycotoxins are considered to be a destructive problem in feed and food quality for animal and human health. Our study aimed to investigate the toxic effects of AFB1in addition to the protective effects of nano-Se against aflatoxicosis in quails. One hundred and twenty healthy Japanese quails were randomly divided into five groups of 24 birds each. First group; fed basal diet (negative control) without any addition, Second group; fed basal diet supplemented with 0.5 mg/kg diet nano-Se, Third group; fed basal diet containing 300 ppb AFB1 (positive control), Fourth group; fed basal diet containing 300 ppb AFB1 treated with 0.3 …

Prevalence Of Antibiotic Residues In Table Eggs In Damietta Governorate, Hagar Amir, Mohammed El-Sherbini, Hassan Marouf

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Objective: To detect antibiotic residues in table eggs in Damietta Province, Egypt. Design: Descriptive study. Samples: Ninety-eight egg samples (51 market and 47 balady eggs) were randomly collected from different private farms and markets in Damietta Province, Egypt. Procedures: The samples were qualitatively analyzed by Premi® SP-NT, Positive screened egg samples were analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for the detection of amoxicillin, ampicillin, tetracycline, and oxytetracycline. Results: Results of Premi® SP-NT showed that antibiotic residues were detected in 49 (96%) out of 51 market egg samples, of which 40 (85%) out of 47 balady egg samples. HPLC results confirmed …

An Overview Of Meat Composition, Postmortem Changes, And Sources Of Microbial Contamination In Developing Countries Abattoirs, Hend Ali Elshebrawy, Nahed Gomaa Kasem, Khalid Ibrahim Sallam

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Meat is an essential component of a healthy and well-balanced diet and has played a crucial role in human evolution over the years because it is an excellent source of highly digested protein, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, niacin, iron, copper, zinc, and selenium. Raw meat is considered an unavoidable source of microbial contamination due to its enriched nutrient composition, high pH (5.5 to 6.5), and water activity (0.98 to 0.99); consequently, the meat is regarded as a perfect medium for bacterial growth. Meat deterioration begins immediately after slaughter because of faulty practices during the processing stages such as skinning, evisceration, …

Teratogenic Effect Of Fluconazole On Rabbit’S Foeti, Sally I. Ismael, Magdy S. Amer, Gehan N. Gad, Rasha A. El-Galil, Sara T. Elazab

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

bjective: ThisThe current study aimedwas designed to assess the teratogenic effect of fluconazole on developing rabbits’ foeti.

Design: Randomized controlled study.

Animals: Twenty-four sexually mature females and two2 adult males New Zealand white rabbits (, 5–- 6 months old, weighing 3-4 kg, were used in this study. The Mmature males were used for mating. process

Procedure: The Ppregnant female rabbits (n = 24) were allotted into four4 groups (6 rabbits/ group). The cControl group (G1) was administered normal saline. Other groups were administeredgiven fluconazole orally at a dose of 80 mg/kg once daily for ten days either ion the first …

Efficacy Of Adipose Tissue And Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells For Treatment Of Surgically Induced Knee Osteoarthritis In Rats, Aml Awad, Mohamed Salama, Awad Rizk, Mohamed F. Hamed, Esam Mosbah

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of direct intra articular (IA) injection of adipose tissue (ADSCs) and bone marrow (BMSCs)-derived mesenchymal stem cells to regenerate articular cartilage in surgically induced knee osteoarthritis (OA) in Sprague-Dawley rats. Design: Randomized controlled study. Animals: Thirty Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into five groups (six rats in each group). Procedures: OA was surgically induced by medial collateral ligament (MCL) transection and medial meniscal tear of the left knee joints to induce joint destabilization of the left knee. Four weeks after the operation, a single dose of ADSCs, BMSCs, and phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) was delivered to the …

Prevalence Of Bacillus Cereus Virulence Genes In Some Dairy Desserts Assessment Of Aflatoxins In Milk And Animal Feed In Kuwait, Obaid T. Alazmi, Mamdouh M Abouelmaged, Abdelkhalek A

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Due to public health concerns and consequent economic losses due to the presence of aflatoxins in foods, the objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and quantify the levels of TAF and AFM1 in animal feed and milk, respectively, in the state of Kuwait. Ninety-six samples of raw milk were randomly collected from dairy farm milk tanks (24 cows, shecamels, sheep, and goats) in the regions of Kuwait during the winter season of 2017. The mean concentrations of aflatoxin M1 in the milk samples were 0.122, 0.084, 0.056, and 0.051 μg/kg, respectively. A total of 100.0, 100.0, 70.8%, …

Assessment Of Possible Antiviral And Immune Stimulating Effects Of Aloe Vera Water Extract (Avwe) On Very Virulent Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Infection., Sara M Ayman

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Objective: Evaluation of the antiviral and immunoe stimulatorying effects of Aloe vVera

Design: Experimental study.

Samples: A reference vvIBDV strain (IBDV/Dakahlia, Egypt/2016) was used as thea challenge strain.

Procedures: A 10% (AVWE) was prepared then its antiviral effect against vvIBDV was tested in embryonated chicken eggs (ECEs)., Five groups were created (Ge1-Ge5); Ge1 was a negative control, Ge2 was a positive control, and Ge3, Ge4, and Ge5 were prophylactic, antiviral, and treatment groups, respectively. While the immuno stimulatorying effects of 10% AVWE were tested in chicks, five groups were created (Gc1-Gc5); Gc1, was a negative control, Gc2 was a positive …

Usage Of Virtual Reality Techniques In Revival Of Heritage Religious Buildings (Study Examples From The Unesco Tentative List In Egypt), Reham Ezzat Elsayad, Medhat A. Samra

Mansoura Engineering Journal

The research focuses on the architectural documentation of religious buildings with architectural value and the role of this process in reviving heritage values. Every architectural detail had told us a story which is collected as the identity of the city. The fragility of these buildings and their artifacts, natural disasters, climate change, visitors' impact and lack of information usually leads to the inaccessibility of these buildings. But, due to the historical and touristic value of the religious buildings, the documentation process become necessary to benefit both visitors and researchers by availability and ease of access to information.

The traditional documentation …

Steps To Radiant Living, Trevor O'Reggio

Faculty Publications

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Modern Applicability Of The Book Of Leviticus For Joyful Obedience, Roy Gane

Faculty Publications

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Entwined African And Asian Genetic Roots Of Medieval Peoples Of The Swahili Coast, Esther S. Brielle, Jeffrey Fleisher, Stephanie Wynne-Jones, Kendra Sirak, Nasreen Broomandkhoshbacht, Kim Callan, Elizabeth Curtis, Lora Iliev, Ann Marie Lawson, Jonas Oppenheimer, Lijun Qiu, Kristin Stewardson, J. Noah Workman, Fatma Zalzala, George Ayodo, Agness O. Gidna, Angela Kabiru, Amandus Kwekason, Audax Z. Mabulla, Fredrick K. Manthi, Emmanuel Ndiema, Christine Ogola, Elizabeth Sawchuk, Lihadh Al-Gazali, Bassam R. Ali, Salma Ben-Salem, Thierry Letellier, Denis Pierron, Chantal Radimilahy, Jean-Aimé Rakotoarisoa, Ryan L. Raaum, Brendan J. Culleton, Swapan Mallick, Nadin Rohland, Nick Patterson, Mohammed Ali Mwenje, Khalfan Bini Ahmed, Mohamed Mchulla Mohamed, Sloan R. Williams, Janet Monge, Sibel Kusimba, Mary E. Prendergast, David Reich, Chapurukha M. Kusimba

Anthropology Faculty Publications

The urban peoples of the Swahili coast traded across eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean and were among the first practitioners of Islam among sub-Saharan people1,2. The extent to which these early interactions between Africans and non-Africans were accompanied by genetic exchange remains unknown. Here we report ancient DNA data for 80 individuals from 6 medieval and early modern (ad 1250–1800) coastal towns and an inland town after ad 1650. More than half of the DNA of many of the individuals from coastal towns originates from primarily female ancestors from Africa, with a large proportion—and occasionally more than half—of the …

We Are Larger Than Ourselves, Mark Spero

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Blood And Oil: How Vampiric Literature Bolsters Big Oil’S Power, Sarah Marie Demond

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This thesis examines the relationship between blood and oil, that is, the multitude of ways in which the petromodernity industries harvests and threatens vitality. The introduction of this thesis is concerned tracking how petromodernity is a byproduct, offspring, or extension of colonialism. In this way, petromodernity can be thought about as “petro-colonialism.” Ursula K. LeGuin’s “Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction” informs the argument that the way thay petro-colonialism came to be and also maintains itself is by utilizing the “killer story.” This thesis also employs autorheoretical techniques informed by Lauren Fournier to show how petro-colonialism or “oiliness” sticks to its …

Wet Specimen, Abigail Lee Raley

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Cystic fibrosis is a condition which thickens the mucus throughout the body of the afflicted patient. Bob Flanagan, in his book The Pain Journal, ventures to record that sort of physical experience, as it pertains to the daily practices of his art, leading up to his death. Flanagan expounds on given relationships between his sadomasochistic performance art and the pain of his body in his poem “Why.” Richard Siken, too, in his book Crush, explores the embodied violence of gay lust, love, and obsession. WET SPECIMEN finds itself amongst these traditions, as it ventures to explore the animality …

Theory Of Care, Gabriella Ann Graceffo

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

With a backdrop of the body and its inner forms, Theory of Care is a collection of poems and lyric excerpts that explores themes of queer sexuality, physical and mental health, etymology, desire, and physicality. It coheres moments of internal reckoning with an exploration of how trauma lives in the body, particularly the queer femme body. By accessing various landscapes including the medical sphere, family dynamics, and the social environments of the South, the collection grapples with different vernaculars to question how the language used to discuss (or dismiss) trauma dramatically alters the perception of those experiences.

Water Lake And Other Stories, Allison Rose Levy

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This excerpt from the novel Water Lake takes place at an undisclosed time in an undisclosed American location called Water Town. It primarily follows Jason and Holly, who are employees at Water Hardware and lifelong residents of the insular, religious, isolated town. Water Town is in constant industrial and environmental decay and hosts many mysterious natural and social phenomena such as an unusual amount of animal deaths, a gender ratio skewed disproportionately towards men, and a single seal in a local body of water hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean. During an episode of impulsivity induced by neurological trauma, …

No Other Gods, Hubble Stark

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Renata, Cheyenna Watson

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Beulahland: A Novel, Emily Ann Marie Nelson

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Beulahland follows Esther and Beulah Baxter, a pair of orphaned sisters traveling across the American west with their evangelist uncle in 1994. Raised on the seedy motivational speaking circuit of small towns and youth groups, Esther is determined to free Beulah from this nomadic way of life under from the neglectful care of their uncle August, a fame-chasing bodybuilder who wants to bring the world to God through his demonstrations of physical strength. This plan is put on hold when Beulah falls ill during a routine performance in the wildfire-wracked town of Orchard, Washington, and almost dies; her near-death experience …

Asked For Another Mountain, Nichole Lynn Moore

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Undammed: A Narrative, Mark Abram Schoenfeld

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Having left behind the religious faith of his youth, the narrator charts out a new belief system rooted in learning the manifold stories that make up a place and its people. More and more, the narrator feels drawn to the river, which forces him to confront the impact his city and the seven reservoirs above it have had on the waterway.

Examining Factors Determining The Behavioral Intention To Use Mobile Learning Systems In Higher Education: An Integrative Framework During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Nessrin Shaya, Sandra Baroudi, Laila Mohebi

All Works

This paper explores mobile learning (m-learning) acceptance and use through integrating UTAUT and IS success models to examine whether quality factors (including “Information Quality,” “System Quality” and “Service Quality”) and behavioral factors (including “Performance Expectancy,” “Social Influence” and “Facilitating Conditions”) predict students’ satisfaction and their intention to use m-learning systems. Data were collected through surveys from a total of 383 higher education male and female students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Structural equation modelling and path analysis were employed to test the proposed research model, showing that “Information Quality,” “System Quality,” “Service Quality,” “Performance Expectancy,” “Social Influence,” “Facilitating Conditions,” …

Bacterial Pneumonia Associated With Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Pathogens: Understanding Epidemiology, Resistance Patterns, And Implications With Covid-19, Dalal Hammoudi Halat, Carole Ayoub Moubareck

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The ongoing spread of antimicrobial resistance has complicated the treatment of bacterial hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Gram-negative pathogens, especially those with multidrug-resistant profiles, including Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter spp., are an important culprit in this type of infections. Understanding the determinants of resistance in pathogens causing pneumonia is ultimately stressing, especially in the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic, when bacterial lung infections are considered a top priority that has become urgent to revise. Globally, the increasing prevalence of these pathogens in respiratory samples represents a significant infection challenge, with major limitations …

Indigenously Produced Biochar Retains Fertility In Sandy Soil Through Unique Microbial Diversity Sustenance: A Step Toward The Circular Economy, Munawwar Ali Khan, Alsayeda Zahra Salman, Shams Tabrez Khan

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Introduction: Agricultural productivity in the arid hot desert climate of UAE is limited by the unavailability of water, high temperature, and salt stresses. Growing enough food under abiotic stresses and decreasing reliance on imports in an era of global warming are a challenge. Biochar with high water and nutrient retention capacity and acid neutralization activity is an attractive soil conditioner. This study investigates the microbial community in the arid soil of Dubai under shade house conditions irrigated with saline water and the shift in the microbial community, following 1 year of amendment with indigenously prepared biochar from date palm waste. …

Towards A Novel Approach For Smart Agriculture Predictability, Rima Grati, Myriam Aloulou, Khouloud Boukadi

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Topographical Distribution And Morphology Of Sympathetic Postganglionic Innervation And Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia (Cih) Induced Remodeling Of The Whole Heart At Single Cell/Axon/Varicosity Scale, Ariege Bizanti

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

The sympathetic nervous system is crucial for controlling multiple cardiac functions and its overactivity is associated with many cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) is a current model for sleep apnea, which constitutes a major risk factor for CVD through sympathetic overactivity. However, a comprehensive neuroanatomical map of the sympathetic innervation of the heart is unavailable which impedes our understanding of the remodeling of this map in pathological conditions. First, we used a combination of state-of-the-art techniques, including flat-mount tissue processing, immunohistochemistry for tyrosine hydroxylase (TH, a sympathetic marker), confocal microscopy and Neurolucida 360 software to trace, digitize, and …