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Fauna of Wadi Al-Quff Protected Area: Amphibians, Reptiles and Mammals
(Jordan Journal of Natural History, 2018)A survey on the vertebrates of Wadi Al-Quff Protected Area (WAQPA) was conducted as part of a management plan preparation. Nineteen mammal species were recorded and all but one (Marbled Polecat, Vormela peregusna listed ... -
First Record of the Western Conifer Seed Bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 (Hemiptera, Coreidae), from Palestine
(2019-12)This is the first report of the invasive Western conifer seed bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 (Hemiptera, Coreidae) from the Palestine geography representing its southern-most record in Asia. The record is ... -
Formulation And Evaluation Of Harbal Shampoo Containing Olive Leaves Extract
(International Journal of Development Research, 2018-10-29)The study aimed at formulating a herbal shampoo containing olive leaves extract and evaluating its physiochemical properties. Olive leaves extract in shampoo is commercially available in Palestine, but because the R&D ... -
FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL SHAMPOO CONTAINING OLIVE LEAVES EXTRACT
(IJDR, 2018-10-29)The study aimed at formulating a herbal shampoo containing olive leaves extract and evaluating its physiochemical properties. Olive leaves extract in shampoo is commercially available in Palestine, but because the R&D ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Genotoxicity of recycling electronic waste in Idhna, Hebron District, Palestine
(International Journal of Environmental Studies, 2016)Most Electronic waste (e-waste) ends up in landfills while some is recycled. A major site for e-waste recycling in Palestine is the village of Idhna in the Hebron District and most of this waste originates from Israel. ... -
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 ... -
Grasshoppers and locusts (Orthoptera: Caelifera) from the Palestinian territories at the Palestine Museum of Natural History
(Zoology and Ecology, 2017)We report on the collection of grasshoppers and locusts from the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) studied at the nascent Palestine Museum of Natural History. Three hundred and forty specimens were collected during ... -
Heat susceptibility of grain filling in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) linked with rapid chlorophyll loss during a 3-day heat treatment
(Springer, 2016)Brief heat events (1–3 days, >30 °C) commonly reduce wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain size and consequently yield. To identify mechanisms of tolerance to such short heat events, 36 wheat genotypes were treated under ... -
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 ... -
Immune Checkpoint Blockade Therapy for Cancer
(International Journal of Tumor Therapy, 2019-03)The expression of immune checkpoint molecules such as programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) on the surface of cancer cells and programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) on the ... -
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 ... -
Inula viscosa (L.) Greuter, phytochemical composition, antioxidant, total phenolic content, total flavonoids content and neuroprotective effects
(European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2021)Introduction: Inula viscosa (L.) Greuter (DV) has been utilized in folk medicine due to its anti-inflammatory, diuretic, antiseptic, and antiphlogistic properties. Numerous studies highlighted the beneficial impact of (DV) ... -
Invertebrate Fauna of Wadi Al-Quff Protected Area, Palestine
(Jordan Journal of Natural History, 2016)We report results of a preliminary survey of the invertebrate fauna of Wadi Al-Quff area (occupied Palestine). We recorded 23 species of butterflies in 5 families. Moths were a difficult group to classify but we have at ... -
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 ... -
Macrofungi from the Hebron and Jerusalem Hills of Palestine
(2020)This study is based on specimens of macrofungi collected from biodiversity hotspots in the southern West Bank of occupied Palestine during a four-week survey period in December and January 2018–19. We identified 27 macrofungi ... -
Making a friend from a foe: expressing a GroEL gene from the whitefly Bemisia tabaci in the phloem of tomato plants confers resistance to tomato yellow leaf curl virus
(Archives of Virology, 2007-03-05)Some (perhaps all) plant viruses transmitted in a circulative manner by their insect vectors avoid destruction in the haemolymph by interacting with GroEL homologues, ensuring transmission. We have previously shown that ... -
Mantids (Dictyoptera: Mantodea) from the Palestinian Territories with an updated list
(ARTICULATA, 2018)A total of seventeen species of the order Mantodea were recorded from the Palestinian Territories belonging to five families (Empusidae, Eremiaphilidae, Mantidae, Tarachodidae and Toxoderidae) and thirteen genera (Ameles, ... -
Mapping of novel salt tolerance QTL in an Excalibur × Kukri doubled haploid wheat population
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2018-10-01)Key message Novel QTL for salinity tolerance traits have been detected using non-destructive and destructive phe notyping in bread wheat and were shown to be linked to improvements in yield in saline fields. Abstract ...