Browsing Bethlehem University Faculty Research by Title

Decline in Vertebrate Biodiversity in Bethlehem, Palestine

Qumsiyeh, Mazin; Zavala, Sibylle; Amr, Zuhair (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 ...

Decolonizing the Commonwealth: A Postcolonial Reading of Gloria Vando’s Promesas: Geography of the Impossible

Khader, Jamil (2003)

Design of a Novel Split-Bowtie Slotted Multi- Resonant Antenna

Ata, Osama; Jawadeh, Mutaz (International Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering & Telecommunications, 2022-07)

This article demonstrates a novel design of a splitbowtie slotted multi-resonant antenna. The design process was inspired from previous research of integrating a slot of a similar profile to the outer boundary of a ...

Determination of Minerals, Total Phenolic Content, Flavonoids, Antioxidants and Antimicrobial Activities of Ethanolic Extract of Sweet Lupinus angustifolius of Palestine

Hanania, Michel; Radwan, Sireen; Abu Odeh, Suhair; Qumber, Abeer (European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2019-05-14)

Aims: To establish the most suitable extraction method for sweet lupine seeds and to determine minerals, phenolic content, flavonoids, antioxidant activity and antimicrobial activities. Study Design: Known and standard ...

The Development of Agricultural Biotechnology Capacities in Palestine through the UNESCO Biotechnology Educational and Training Center at Bethlehem University

Darissa, Omar; Iraki, Naim (Springer, 2007-01)

Diagnostic mistakes of culturally diverse individuals when using North American neuropsychological tests

Daugherty, Julia C.; Puente, Antonio E.; Fasfous, Ahmed F.; Hidalgo-Ruzzante, Natalia; Pérez-García, Miguel (Applied Neuropsychology - Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2017)

Although the role of culture has increasingly gained acceptance in clinical neuropsychology, relatively minimal research exists regarding the actual impact on clinical activities. In this study, we assess how using North ...

Differential expression of BRCC2, a novel BH3-like domain-containing apoptotic molecule, in ductal versus lobular breast carcinoma

Broustas, Constantinos; Kallakury, Bhaskar; Sheehan, Gregory; Rabie, Huwaida; Cavalli, Luciane; Seillier-Moiseiwitsch, Francoise; Haddad, Bassem; Sheehan, Christine; Ross, Jeffrey; Kasid, Usha (American Association for Cancer Research, 2007)

Background: BRCC2 (breast cancer cell 2) gene was discovered as an approximately 1.2 kb transcript in MDA-MB 231 human breast cancer cells (GenBank accession numbers AF220061 and AF303179). BRCC2 is a 12 kDa cytosolic ...

Distribution and Cytogenetics of Amphibians from the Occupied Palestinian territories (West Bank of Jordan)

Salman, Ibrahim; Salsaa, Michael; Qumsiyeh, Mazin (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 ...

Diversity and ecology of the land snails of the Palestinian Territories of the West Bank

Amr, Zuhair; Najajreh, Mohamad; Zawahrah, Mubarak; Neubert, Eike; Handal, Elias; Abu Baker, Mohamad; Qumsiyeh, Mazin (Zoology and Ecology, 2018)

The diversity of the terrestrial snails of the Palestinian Territories was presented with a total of 42 species in 26 genera representing 15 families. Families Enidae and Hygromiidae had the highest number of species, ...

A dsRNA mycovirus causes hypovirulence-associated traits in Fusarium graminearum

Darissa, Omar (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 ...

Effect of Beauveria bassiana on the invasion and proliferation of the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis indica inside Galleria mellonella larvae

Darissa, Omar; Iraki, Naim (IOBC, 2003-01)

Endemic seeds: Importance and Improvement Approaches

Darissa, Omar (2016)

Extraction Method and Evaluation of Phenolics, Flavonoids, Antioxidant activity, Antimicrobial Activity and Minerals of Bitter Lupinus albus in Palestine

Hanania, Michel; Radwan, Sireen; Karmi, Eman (Taylor and Francis, 2018)

In this paper, extraction methods for bitter Lupinus albus seeds are described. Samples were either soaked with water (thereafter soaked) or used without soaking (thereafter unsoaked) and were exposed to Soxhlet extraction ...

Fauna of Wadi Al-Quff Protected Area: Amphibians, Reptiles and Mammals

Qumsiyeh, Mazin (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 ...

Felix-Marie Abel and his Vision of Nature in Palestine: Géographie de la Palestine revisited

Goupil, Tony; Qumsiyeh, Mazin (The Arab World Geographer, 2018)

Felix-Marie Abel was in the early 20th century one of the most prominent “Bible scholars” and, despite limitations, contributed to a better knowledge of Palestinian history and geography. The present paper is an overview ...

First Record of the Western Conifer Seed Bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 (Hemiptera, Coreidae), from Palestine

Handal, Elias; Qumsiyeh, Mazin (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 ...