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Screening for raised base-line values of serum CRP as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases among adults in Bethlehem District using hs-CRP assay
(Pluto Journals, 2011)C-reactive protein is a non-specific indicator of inflammation. The CRP test is useful in evaluating patients with an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The level of CRP correlates with peak levels of the CK-MB isoenzyme, ... -
Screening for Vancomycin-Resistant and Intermediate S. aureus (VRSA & VISA) by the E-test in the hospitals of Bethlehem and Jerusalem Districts
(Bethlehem University Journal, 2011)The glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin is frequently used as the drug of choice for the treatment of infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). MRSA has been reported to cause severe life ... -
A novel double-stranded RNA mycovirus from Fusarium graminearum; Nucleic acid sequence and genomic structure.
(Archives of Virology, 2011-01-07)Ten Fusarium graminearum isolates from China were screened for dsRNA mycoviruses. Five dsRNAs (2.4 to 3.5 kbp) were purified from isolate China 9, cloned, and sequenced. BLAST analysis showed that the proteins encoded by ... -
Optimal designs for contingent response models with application to toxicity and efficacy
(Issac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, 2011-12)We generalize results in the literature to obtain a general family contingent response models. These models have ternary outcomes constructed from two Bernouli outcomes, where one outcome is only observed if the other ... -
A simulation study to assess a variable selection method for selecting single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with disease
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 140 Huguenot Street, 3rd Floor New Rochelle, NY 10801 USA, 2012)In genome-wide association studies, where hundreds of thousands of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are genotyped, the potential for false positives is high and methods for selecting models with only a few SNPs are ... -
Optimal designs for contingent response models with application to toxicity–efficacy studies
(Springer Science & Business Media, 2012)We describe a general family of contingent response models. These models have ternary outcomes constructed from two Bernoulli outcomes, where one outcome is only observed if the other outcome is positive. This family is ... -
A dsRNA mycovirus causes hypovirulence-associated traits in Fusarium graminearum
(European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2012-04-03)The association of Fusarium graminearum isolate China-9 with the dsRNA mycovirus FgV-ch9 was evaluated for hypovirulence-related traits. Single conidia-originating cultures of China-9 isolate can be associated either with ... -
Accounting for variation in designing greenhouse experiments with special reference to greenhouses containing plants on conveyor systems
(BioMed Central, 2013)Background: There are a number of unresolved issues in the design of experiments in greenhouses. They include whether statistical designs should be used and, if so, which designs should be used. Also, are there thigmomorphogenic ... -
The frequency of the blood group antigen K in Hebron District
(Pluto Journals, 2013)The Kell blood group system is an interesting mix of high-frequency and low-frequency antigens. It consists of 25 antigens, which include six pairs or triplets of antithetical antigens. All of these polymorphisms represent ... -
Genotyping of sixteen grapevine (Vitis vinifera) varieties in Palestine using microsatellite markers
(Bethlehem University Journal, 2013)Cultivated grapevines (Vitis vinifera L. ssp. Sativa) are economically the second important fruit-trees after olives in Palestine with more than 20 cultivars covering about 7% of the total cultivated lands and an annual ... -
In vivo and In vitro interactions between two entomopathogens: the bacterium Serratia marcescens and the nematode Heterorhabditis indica
(Russian Journal of Nematology, 2013)The influence of interaction between Serratia marcescens and Heterorhabditis indica on the penetration, development and proliferation of the latter inside Galleria mellonella larvae was investigated. The preinfection ... -
Genotoxic effects of Israeli industrial pollutants on residents of Bruqeen village (Salfit district, Palestine)
(International Journal of Environmental Studies, 2013)Many industrial byproducts are genotoxic agents that induce cytogenetic changes and DNA damage. Bruqeen, a Palestinian village in Salfit district in the northern West bank, is subject to industrial waste products coming ... -
Records of scorpions from the Palestinian Territories, with the first chromosomal data (Arachnida: Scorpiones)
(Zoology in the Middle East, 2013)Seven species were collected from several habitats in the West Bank, namely Leiurus quinquestriatus, Androctonus crassicauda, Compsobuthus werneri, Orthochirus scrobiculosus, Hottentotta judaicus, Nebo hierichonticus, ... -
Molecular Identification of Six Steinernema Isolates and Characterization of their Internal Transcribed Spacers Regions
(2013-11-14)Molecular identification and genotyping of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are prerequisites for their proper classification, biodiversity studies, and their potential use in biological control programs. In Palestine, ... -
HNN- EXTENSIONS OF FINITE INVERSE SEMIGROUPS
(POLITECNICO DI M ILANO D EPARTMENT OF M ATHEMATICS, 2014)The concept of HNN-extensions of groups was introduced by Higman, Neumann and Neumann in 1949. HNN-extensions and amalgamated free products have played a crucial role in combinatorial group theory, especially for algorithmic ... -
Antagonistic interactions between the biocontrol agents Beauveria bassiana and Heterorhabditis indica
(Russian Journal of Nematology, 2014)The effect of the pathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana, on the invasion and proliferation of the entomopathogenic nematode, Heterorhabditis indica, in larvae of the waxmoth, Galleria mellonella, was investigated. ... -
Karyotype for Nebo hierichonticus (Simon 1872) from the Palestinian Territories (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae)
(The Japan Mendel Society, 2014)In this paper we report the first karyotypic data on Nebo hierichonticus (Simon 1872) from the occupied Palestinian territories. The karyotype consists of 50 chromosomes which appear acrocentric except for pair 3, likely ... -
Distribution and Cytogenetics of Amphibians from the Occupied Palestinian territories (West Bank of Jordan)
(Jordan Journal of Natural History, 2014)The distribution of four species of amphibians (Bufotes variabilis, Pelophylax bedriagae, Hyla savignyi / H. felixarabica, and Pelobates syriacus) are given in the occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank are ... -
Decline in Vertebrate Biodiversity in Bethlehem, Palestine
(Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences, 2014)Our data showed that in the 1960s/1970s some 31 species of mammals and 78 species of birds were present in the area of the Bethlehem governorate, between Bethlehem and Deir Mar Saba. Comparison with observations done in ...