Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Escherichia coli Among Visitors of Pathology Centers in Gharyan
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The collection of comprehensive data is crucial for monitoring antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns and implementing targeted interventions. However, there is a lack of data regarding the AMR status of pathogens in Libya, hinders the efforts to address the problem effectively. This retrospective study evaluates the prevalence of Escherichia coli AMR isolates to gentamycin, chloramphenicol, cefoxitin (or) ceftriaxone, meropenem, moxifloxacin (Mox), amoxicillin/clavulanate (AUG) or ampicillin-sulbactam (UNZ) among the visitors to the main pathology laboratories in Gharyan city. Reports from 107 AMR tests demonstrate that E. coli was mostly isolated from Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs, 85%) followed by vaginal infections (8.4%) and wound infections (6.5%). More than half of the isolates were multi-drug resistant which is a clear indicator of the need for continuous monitoring. The overall pattern demonstrates a high resistance rate to cephalosporins, and combinations of penicillins with beta-lactamase inhibitors (UNZ or AUG), followed by high resistance rates to Mox. In contrast, E. coli isolates showed high sensitivity to meropenem followed by gentamicin and chloramphenicol. However, the isolation site seems to affect the resistance patterns, most of the wound isolates were resistant to gentamycin. In contrast, all vaginal isolates were resistant to UNZ or AUG, yet both types showed high susceptibility to meropenem. 

Hala Saied Farhat Almshawit, Retaj Shagshog, Hana Aldib, Sarah Areebi, ًWeam Tahar, (08-2025), ليبيا: AlQalam Journal of Medical and Applied Sciences, 1 (8), 345-251

Argiope spiders (Araneidae Clerk, 1757), new records of three species from Gharyan (Libya)
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Abstract. The cosmopolitan or banded garden spider, Argiope trifasciata (Forskål, 1775), the lobed spider, A. lobata (Pallas, 1772) and the MENA lobed spider, A. sector (Forsskål, 1776) are reported, figured and described for the first time in Gharyan city, northwestern of Libya, based on adult female specimens gathered from different plants:- amaranth, haloxylon, prickly saltwort, retama, safflower, vetches, across various sites in the city. Unpublished reports of Argiope species were recorded in 1934 along the Libyan coast.

Abdulhamed Mohamad Omar Etriieki, Amal Abdussalam Ali Hmaid, Hamida Shaban Omar Khbaish, Hoda ELMAREME, Anwar ALSALIH, (06-2025), Biharean Biologist: University of Oradea Publishing House, Oradea, Romania, 19 (1), 25-29

Study of Hypoalbumina Between Kidney Failure, Diabetic Patients and Healthy People in Gharyan City: A Descriptive Study
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  1. Abstract: Albumin is the main protein found in the blood, and is the most abundant protein. It is manufactured in the liver and is a major factor in preventing blood fluids from leaking from the blood vessels to the body's tissues, as well as a link to vital compounds in the bloodstream and transporting them to the body's organs. However, a deficiency in the level of albumin in the bloodstream leads to increased permeability of the blood vessels, which leads to inflammation in the body and chronic liver disease or chronic kidney failure and some other diseases, and results in symptoms, the most important of which are swelling in the feet and face. This study was conducted to compare the deficiency of protein albumin in the blood by conducting a serum albumin analysis at Gharyan Central Hospital. This study included 90 cases divided into 30 cases with kidney failure, 30 cases with diabetes, and 30 healthy cases (control group), with ages ranging from 18 years to 80 years in the period from 3/2/2020 to 12/1/2021. The results obtained were compared using statistical methods, which showed through P-values that there is a weak direct relationship between age and albumin levels in people with kidney failure and healthy people (albumin levels increase with age), and also a weak inverse relationship between age and albumin levels in diabetes (albumin levels decrease with age). The results also showed significant differences, meaning that there is a difference between the average albumin levels in the three groups (kidney failure, diabetes, healthy people) by comparing the results obtained with the reference values, as it was found that the albumin levels in kidney failure were all at the reference value, while in diabetic patients and the healthy group, most of the readings were at the reference value for albumin.

HANA MABROUK MOHAMED SHAQRON, (03-2025), Afro-Asian Journal of Scientific Research (AAJSR): Afro_Asaian Journal of Scienti, 3 (1), 309-314

Negative Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Haematological Parameters in Healthy Libyans
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Smoking causes about 6 million deaths annually, increases the risk for many diseases and alters hematological parameters. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the negative impact of cigarette smoking on the hematological parameters of healthy smokers in Libya. A total of 145 smokers and 145 non-smokers, with age range 39-45 years, were recruited. Blood samples were collected from each participant and were analysed for complete blood count. The obtained results were statically analysed using descriptive statistics and ANOVA. The mean for all study variables for smokers (except for MCHC) was greater than that for nonsmokers. The coefficient of variation (CV%) showed that the smokers group was more homogeneous for most variables than the non-smokers group, except for BMI and LYMP. The results of ANOVA test showed that only in the case of MCHC the non-smokers had a significantly higher mean (p < 0.05). For other variables, the smokers had significantly higher means (p < 0.05), except for the RBC, where the mean was non-significantly higher compared to the non-smokers. There was no statistically significant effect for the age variable or for the interaction between smoking and age on all variables. In conclusion, the study revealed that cigarette smoking has a significant impact on most haematological parameters; confirming that smoking has severe adverse effects on most haematological parameters

Hafsa A Alemam, Abdulnasir Albasheer Alsagagheer Omar, Abdulhamed Mohamad Omar Etriieki, Samia Emhemmed Abadi, Hayat M Binrhoumah, Shaima Kh Alansari, Ammar K. Aslougi, Farag I. Eltaib, (12-2024), United state of America: Bioscene, 21 (4), 604-616

مقارنة بين فاعلية الحجامة الرطبة والعلاج في خفض ضغط الدم على مجموعة من المرضى بمدينة غريان
مقال في مجلة علمية

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Cupping is an element of prophetic medicine, as it has achieved remarkable successes that have attracted attention and are still rising today to be considered the third treatment in terms of importance after acupuncture and massage. Wet Cupping works to activates blood circulation and opens the pores of the skin, which contributes to removing pathological effects, lowering blood pressure and pulse, and reducing the amount of sugar in the blood. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Wet Cupping in treating blood pressure and compare it with the treatment used by presenting an analytical comparison between 20 blood pressure patients from the city of Gharyan, of both sexes, whose ages varied from 45 to 80 years. The cases were divided into two groups. 10 people were described as the control group, the blood pressure of each of them was measured two hours before and after taking the treatment. 10 people who were in the control group, had their blood pressure measured two hours before and after cupping during three sessions that lasted 45 days. Based on the comparison between the results of blood pressure measurements before and after Wet Cupping for both the groups obtained from the study sample using statistical studies, it was found that cupping has the same effect treatment in maintaining the blood pressure level.

هناء المبروك محمد شقرون، (09-2024)، African Journal of Advanced Pure and Applied Sciences (AJAPAS): African Journal of Advanced Pure and Applied Sciences (AJAPAS)، 3 (3)، 155-160

Detection of Eimeria Parasites in Sheeps and Goats in Alhamada Area, Libya
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Since the Alhamada area is known for its rangelands and most of its inhabitants raise animals, especially sheep and goats, this study was conducted by collecting samples randomly from six herds of sheep distributed randomly from the specific areas of Qurayat and Ghadames This study was aimed to determine the prevalance of Eimeria, which causes coccidian in sheep's and study the effects of many factors such as age, sex, and the breeding system, it is the first study conducted in the Hamada area on this parasite, using microscopic examination, 54 samples of sheep and goat feces were examined, of different ages and of both sexes in the month of May 2022. The result showed that the infection rate was 28% in sheep and 43% in goats. It was noted that there were no significant differences for age in the infection rate, as the highest infection rate was in the age group (>2) years (39%), while the lowest infection rate was in the age group of (1-2) years (7%), it was also shown that there is no significant difference for gender on the infection rate, as the infection rate in males was (22%) and females (48%). The results showed a slight difference in the infection rate between the open and closed breeding systems in the Hamada region, with the closed system averaging 25% compared to 20% in the open system. Clinical signs also appeared on some of the infected animals, including diarrhea, general weakness, and some of them showed plucking of wool/hair.

Amal Abdussalam Ali Hmaid, (09-2024), AlQalam Journal of Medical and Applied Sciences (AJMAS): AlQalam Journal of Medical and Applied Sciences (AJMAS), 3 (7), 841-846

دراسة مدى تأثير التدخين على زيادة ارتفاع نسبة الهيموجلوبين في الدم بين المدخنين والغير مدخنين في مدينة غريان
مقال في مجلة علمية

Abstract

Hemoglobin is one of the body's important proteins as it carries out the function of transporting oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body's organs and parts, and returning carbon dioxide from different parts of the body to the lungs, but an increase in the percentage of hemoglobin in the blood above the normal rate is a pathological condition that results in many symptoms, the most important of which are feeling tired, high blood pressure and inability to breathe. The main reason for this condition is the increased production of red blood cells in the spinal cord, which is caused by a deficiency in the amount of oxygen in the blood. Smoking is one of the main causes of a deficiency in the amount of oxygen in the blood, as this study aims to clarify the extent of the effect of smoking on increasing the percentage of hemoglobin in the blood, by presenting an analytical comparison between 200 cases in the Gharyan area (100 cases of smokers and 100 cases of non-smokers) ranging in age from 18 to 80 years. A complete blood count (C.B.C) test was performed on all blood samples obtained. The results obtained from the study sample were compared using statistical studies, which showed that the hemoglobin percentage of blood samples from smokers was higher compared to the hemoglobin percentage of blood samples from the non-smokers group. The results also showed that the relationship between age and 79 | African Journal of Advanced Pure and Applied Sciences (AJAPAS) hemoglobin percentage in the blood of the smokers' group was weak and almost non-existent, while in the non smoker's group the relationship was inverse, meaning that the older the age, the lower the hemoglobin percentage, and this may be due to some other reasons.  

هناء المبروك محمد شقرون، (09-2024)، African Journal of Advanced Pure and Applied Sciences (AJAPAS): African Journal of Advanced Pure and Applied Sciences (AJAPAS)، 3 (3)، 78-83

دراسة مستويات بعض المتغيرات الكيموحيوية لمرضى السكري النوع الاول والثاني في مدينة غريان
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Diabetes mellitus is a common disease that occurs as a result of uncontrolled blood sugar levels, which over time leads to a disturbance in the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and fats in 268 | Afro-Asian Journal of Scientific Research (AAJSR) the body. This study was conducted on patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes and a sample of healthy people to study some biochemical variables (triglycerides, cholesterol, urea, and creatinine), as it included 157 people with type 1 diabetes, 157 people with type 2 diabetes and 50 healthy people to be used as a control factor. The ages of patients and healthy people ranged from 15 to 96 years in the period from June to October of the year (2022). The results of the study showed a significant increase in the concentration of triglycerides, cholesterol and Creatinine in type 1 diabetes patients compared with the healthy group, while no difference was observed in the level of urea compared with the healthy group, while the results showed a significant increase in the concentration of all variables triglycerides, cholesterol, urea, creatinine in type 2 diabetes patients when compared with the healthy group. To be concluded from this, the high blood glucose levels have an effect on some biochemical variables in diabetic patients compared with healthy individuals. 

هناء المبروك محمد شقرون، (09-2024)، Afro-Asian Journal of Scientific Research (AAJSR): Afro_Asaian Journal of Scienti، 2 (3)، 267-276

تقييم فعالية الحجامة الرطبة على الجهاز المناعي وبعض المعايير الدموية في مجموعة من الاشخاص بمدينة غريان
مقال في مجلة علمية

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The current study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of wet cupping for some blood parameters and whether there are significant differences between blood parameters before and after cupping, as well as the effect of cupping on the immune system by measuring the number of lymphocytes and neutrophils. The study included 33 samples of both sexes from the city of Gharyan, ranging in age from 20 to 60 years. Researchers measured blood analyses using comprehensive blood samples, which included a hemoglobin analysis, the number of white blood cells, the number of platelets, and the percentage of both lymphocytes and neutrophils. Researchers took the blood sample before the cupping procedure and repeated the Secord draw from the same case a week later. The results showed that cupping had a minor effect on the variables studied. There were no significant changes in the averages of the variables under study, especially the counts of red blood cells, hemoglobin, platelets, white blood cells, and lymphocytes, but the current results showed an increase in the level of neutrophils.

هناء المبروك محمد شقرون، (08-2024)، مجلة شمال إفريقيا للنشر العلمي: The North African Journal of Scientific Publishing (NAJSP)، 2 (3)، 214-205

A preliminary recording of insects on the island of Farwa Northwest of Libya
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The study aimed to present the first record of insect families in Farwa Island. Farwa Island is the largest and most important island in Libya; located in Northern west part of Libya in the Mediterranean, its insect fauna is poorly studied. Short time intensive collection of insect samples was conducted in four areas (mouth of the valley, bay of containers, center of the Island, and Ras-Attalgha) in February, March and April 2021. Different methods were used for insect collection, sorting, preservation and later identification to the lowest taxonomic level and verification. 9 orders, 31 families, 40 genera and 58 insect species were collected in the study; the center of the Island had the highest numerical density and diversity of insect fauna due to its diverse vegetation compared to other areas. Diverse suitable habitats and absent insect control measures provided suitable environmental conditions for insects breeding, feeding and hiding from enemies. This study constitutes the first comprehensive survey of insect fauna on Farwa Island and adds significant value to the ongoing assessment of insect diversity in Libya. A long-term study has to be conducted to investigate detailed information about the abundance and diversity of insects and other arthropods on Farwa Island.

Hoda M. Elmareme, Abdulhamed Mohamad Omar Etriieki, Asmaa D. Mkhebesh, Ali A. Bataw, Munay A. Albarbar, Nahad S. Ben Omar, (08-2024), جامعة عمر المختار (البيضاء): Al-Mukhtar Journal of Basic Sciences, 22 (2), 141-147

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