Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide in terms of mortality, and susceptibility is attributed to genetic, lifestyle, and environmental factors. Lymphotoxin alpha (LTA) has a crucial role in communicating the lymphocytes with stromal cells and provoking cytotoxic effects on the cancer cells. There are no reports on the contribution of the LTA (c.179 C>A; p.Thr60Asn; rs1041981) gene polymorphism to HCC susceptibility. The main aim of this study is to investigate the association of LTA (c.179 C>A; p.Thr60Asn; rs1041981) variant with the HCC

As an important macro element for all living cells, phosphorus is essential in agricultural production systems and is required in large quantities by elite varieties of crops to maintain yields. Approximately 70% of the worldwide cultivated land suffers from phosphorous deficiency, and it has recently been estimated that the worldwide phosphorous resources will be shattered by the end of this century, thereby increasing the need to develop phosphorus-efficient crops. A greater understanding of how plants can maintain yield with lower phosphorous availability is highly desirable to both

Anhydrous ammonia is a cheaper source of nitrogen (N) fertiliser than granular urea for rice production, but it is not widely used in developing countries. It can only be applied pre-crop with any in-crop applications being applied in the form of urea. This 2-year study conducted in the Nile delta region of Egypt compared pre-crop anhydrous ammonia injected to a depth of 20 cm with broadcast urea as N sources for rice, along with 4 combinations of pre-crop ammonia and in-crop urea. Each treatment supplied a total of 165 kg N/ha. The rice crop was direct seeded rather than transplanted. The

Although several studies have investigated the effect of either probiotic feed additives or postmortem meat treatment on the quality of obtained chicken meat, the impact of combined treatment with probiotic feed additives along with meat dipping in essential oil nano-emulsion on meat shelf-life is barely examined. There-fore, this study investigated the effect of combined treatment with Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast (SCY) and rosemary oil nano-emulsion (RNE) on the quality and shelf-life of chilled broiler meat. The experimental part consisted of adding SCY as a feed additive to broiler

Aim The aim of this research was to study serum vitamin D and micro-ribonucleic acid-146a (miRNA-146a) expression in dry eye disease (DED) associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and their clinical correlations to DED parameters. Setting and design This is an observational cross-sectional study that was conducted at Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Patients and methods The study participants were divided into three groups: group A, DED/RA (n=35); group B, non-DED/RA (n=36); and group C, non-DED/non-RA (n=35). All participants were assessed for ocular surface disease index, tear breakup time

Agricultural land expansion is a solution to address global food security challenges in the context of climate change. However, the sustainability of expansion in arid countries is difficult because of scarce surface water resources, groundwater salinity, and the health of salt-affected soil. Developing expansion and sustainability plans for agriculture requires systems thinking, considering the complex feedback interactions between saline groundwater, salt-affected soil, plant growth, freshwater mixing with saline groundwater, irrigation systems, and the application of soil amendments to

Aflatoxins are one of the most dangerous toxic residues in various foods including poultry. This study was conducted to assess the reducing effect of gamma radiation on the levels of aflatoxin B1 in poultry meat, skin, and liver. To this end, a total of 80 poultry samples including meat, skin, and liver were surveyed for the incidence of aflatoxins, where only positive samples (27 samples of muscle, skin, and liver; 9 samples each) were selected for testing the effect of treatment by gamma radiation. The levels of aflatoxins were estimated in the examined samples using High Performance Liquid

Adulteration of vinegar to gain economic benefit has become a common practice in recent years. RP-HPLC strategies were proposed for the assurance of the concentration of acetic acid, rare organic acids (tartaric, malic, lactic and citric), and acetaldehyde in Egyptian vinegar samples. The flow rate was 0.5 mL/min using UV detection at 210 and 365 nm for organic acid and acetaldehyde, respectively. The linearity was 0.05-0.60 g/100 mL for acetic acid, 0.01-0.12 g/100 mL for citric, malic, and tartaric acids, 0.005-0.060 g/100 mL for lactic acid, and 0.02-0.16 mg/L for acetaldehyde with r2 > 0

【Objective】 The exploration of germplasm and gene resources in rice for high nitrogen efficiency, along with the elucidation of their molecular mechanisms and genetic effects, represents a significant focus and goal within current research efforts on rice nitrogen use efficiency (NUE).【Method】 To identify the variant loci and candidate genes associated with rice NUE, we collected 190 Asian rice accessions as an association population. After thorough filtering and screening, we obtained 3, 934, 195 high-quality single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Under field conditions, two nitrogen

The original article contains an error. Abstract has been removed during processing. This is now added here. Background Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) are essential for controlling the dynamics of the extracellular matrix. Although their role in vascular diseases like as atherosclerosis and plaque development has been widely researched, the specific patterns of their expression and their functional significance inside Randall plaque tissues, a distinct vascular pathology linked to nephrolithiasis, have not been well investigated. Objectives The objective of this work was to