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Relation between Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) and Congestive Heart Failure among Hypertensive Patients in Gaza Strip

Alghorra, Said; Aljeesh, Yousef I.; Sharif, Fadel A. (2009)

Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) has been established as a new and reliable laboratory marker for congestive heart failure (CHF). BNP is a neurohormone secreted by the cardiac ventricles in response to volume expansion and ...

Screening for Y-chromosome microdeletions in a population of infertile males in the Gaza Strip

Shaqalaih, Ashraf J; Abu Halima, Masood SH; Ashour, Mohammed J.; Sharif, Fadel A. (Sims Institute Press Ltd., 2009)

Infertility is an extraordinary public health problem in the Arab world, as it affects about 15% of couples seeking children. The male partner is responsible for infertility in approximately half of these cases. Classic ...

Ionic liquids: Industrial applications to green chemistry.

Romeli, Fatimah Julia; Wilfred, Cecilia Devi; Saadeh, Salman M.; Yasseen, Zeyad J.; Sharif, Fadel A.; Shawish, Hma; Hough, WL; Smiglak, M; Rodriguez, H; Swatloski, RP; Walden, P; Wasserscheid, P; Welton, T; Rogers, RD; Seddon, KR (orgz, 2009)

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients-Ionic Liquids (APIs-ILs), when compared to Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Hydrochloride (APIs-HCl), exhibits modified solubility, increased thermal stability and significant enhancement ...

Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis among women attending gynecology and infertility clinics in Gaza, Palestine

EL Qouqa, Iyad A; Shubair, Mohammad E.; AL Jarousha, Abdel Moati; Sharif, Fadel A. (Elsevier, 2009)

Background Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular bacterium characterized by a biphasic developmental cycle of replication. The organism is recognized as one of the major causes of sexually transmissible human ...

New room temperature ionic liquids with interesting ecotoxicological and antimicrobial properties

Saadeh, Salman M.; Yasseen, Zeyad J.; Sharif, Fadel A.; Abu Shawish, Hazem M (Academic Press, 2009)

A new set of room temperature ionic liquids (RTIL), tetrabutylammonium (TBA) salts: formate, acetate, propionate, butyrate, benzoate, nitrobenzoate, cinnamate, salicylate, sulfanilate, linoleate, and oleate, were prepared ...

HFE Gene Mutations Among β-Thalassemia Intermediate and β-Thalassemia Minor Individuals in Gaza Strip, Palestine

Harara, Zayed; Abed, Abdalla; Sharif, Fadel A. (2009)

Background: Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is an autosomal recessive disorder of iron metabolism caused by mutations in the HFE gene. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of C282Y and H63D ...

Corn starch changes during tortilla and tortilla chip processing.

Hussein, Ahmed MS; Ali, Hatem S; Ahmed, MI; Hasona, NA; Selemain, AH; Raman, BV; Krishna, Anv; Rao, BN; Saradhi, MP; Rao, Mvb; Al-Farsi, AM; Lee, CY; Besbes, S; Drira, L; Blecker, C; Deroanne, C; Attia, H; Bouaziz, MA; Amara, HB; Almana, HA; Mahmoud, RM; Salmenkallio-Marttila, M; Roininen, K; Autio, K; Lahteenmaki, L; Flander, L; Suortti, T; Dykes, L; Rooney, W; Trumbo, P; Schlicker, S; Yates, AA; Poos, M; El-Shobaki, FA; Badawy, IH; Saleh, ZA; Gabrial, SG; Mcclave, JT; Benson, PG; Pedo, I; Sgarbieri, VC; Gutkoski, LC; Hamada, JS; Hashim, IB; Sharif, Fadel A.; Czubaszek, A; Karolini-Skaradzinska, Z; Salehifar, M; Shahedi, M; Pastuszka, D; Gambus, H; Ziobro, R; Mickowska, B; Buksa, K; Sabat, R; EL Salwa, SM; Hussein, Ams; Moaty, Mia; Ahmed, NH; Hanna, LM; Tapozada, ST; El-Kassas, FB; Tester, RF; Morrison, WR; Gomez, MH; Lee, JK; Mcdonough, CM; Waniska, RD; Rooney, LW (orgz, 2008)

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate effect of addition date seed powder on the chemical composition, rheological properties, diffraction scanning colorimetric, x-ray diffraction, infra-red (IR), flavonoid, ...

Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma hominis, genitalium and Ureaplasma urealyticum by polymerase chain reaction in patients with sterile pyuria

Nassar, Fadel A.; Abu-Elamreen, Farid; Shubair, Mohammad E.; Sharif, Fadel A. (Elsevier Limited; De Gruyter Open Sp. z oo, 2008)

Purpose: Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma genitalium, and Ureaplasma urealyticum are associated with various diseases of the urogenital tract, but they are usually not detected by routine microbiological ...

Isolation and antibiotic susceptibility of Salmonella and Shigella strains isolated from children in Gaza, Palestine from 1999 to 2006

Abu Elamreen, Farid H; Sharif, Fadel A.; Deeb, Jamal Elshikh (Blackwell Publishing Asia, 2008)

Background and Aim: Diarrhea and acute gastroenteritis are among the leading causes of illnesses and death in infants and children throughout the world, especially in developing countries, Globally, Salmonella and Shigella ...

Inhabitants Knowledge on Mosquito Proliferation and Control in the Wetland Ecosystem of Wadi Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine

Abd Rabou, Abdel Fattah N.; Sharif, Fadel A.; Abu Daher, Kamel S.; AL Agha, Mohammad R; Yassin, Maged M.; Ali, Abdel Karim S.; Hamad, Dawi M. (الجامعة الإسلامية - غزة, 2008)

The wetland ecosystem of Wadi Gaza is a major source of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Gaza Strip due to its water content that comes from different sources including wastewater. Local inhabitants usually complain ...