In Libya neuropathic pain is rarely assessed in patients with diabetes. The Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS) pain scale is used worldwide to screen for neuropathic pain. There is no Arabic version of LANSS for use in Libya. The aim of this study was to develop an Arabic version of LANSS and to assess its validity and reliability in diabetic patients in Benghazi, Libya....

Omar Bagasra, Mohammed Alsayari, Rebecca Bullard-Dillard and Mohamed A Daw (1) Department of Biology, South Carolina Center for Biotechnology and Department Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina. (2) Department of Biology, Claflin University (3) Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli...

1 Programme of Biomedical Sciences, School of Diagnostic and Applied Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Sabha University, Sabha, Libya; 3 Unit of Electron Microscope, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 4 College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan...

Electronic reference Richard Cuttler, Chris Gaffney, Vince Gaffney, Helen Goodchild, Andy Howard and Gareth Sears, « Changing perspectives on the city of Cyrene, Libya: Remote sensing and the management of the buried archaeological resource », ArcheoSciences [Online], 33 (suppl.) | 2009, Online since 30 October 2011, connection on 01 October 2016. URL : http://archeosciences.revues.org/1295 ; D...

The complete genomes of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) viruses recovered in Libya and Saudi Arabia in 2013 are described here. These viruses belong to an FMD virus lineage (Ind-2001, topotype Middle East-South Asia, serotype O) which is normally endemic in the Indian subcontinent. A contemporary virus sequence from Bhutan is also reported here.

Cancer is the most rapidly spreading disease in the world, especially in developing countries, including Libya. Cancer represents a significant burden on patients, families, and their societies. This disease can be controlled if detected early. Therefore, disease mapping has recently become an important method in the fields of public health research and disease epidemiology. The correct choice ...