1 Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA, 2 Marine Biogeochemistry, United States Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA, 3 Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, 4 Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, USA, 5 In...

Objectives: Zizyphus lotus L. is a medicinal plant, used in traditional medicine for its multiple therapeutic properties. The aim of the present study was to determine the antidiabetic and antioxidant effects of aqueous extracts of different parts of Zizyphus lotus in diabetic Wistar rats. Research methods and procedures: The male Wistar rats were rendered diabetic by intraperitoneal (i.p.) inj...

The current study was conducted to test the efficiency of vegetative part (plant leaves) plant species shrubs and trees involved in forming semi-artificial vegetation city Baghdad, Karkh, uptake accumulating lead element that pollutes air atmosphere. Five sampling sites were selected: Al-Kadhimiyah, Al-Mansour, Al-Ma'aml (Al-Salam district), Al-Adl, Al-Ameriya district intersections (Al-Seklat)...

In Jeddah governorate, increased industrialization, urbanization and vehicular traffic may raise levels of heavy metals in the air soil, threatening food safety human health. Roadside vegetation barriers might be an effective way to enhance roadside quality reduce exposure pollution. This study was conducted order uncover best-cultivated plant species for purifying polluted terms environmental ...

This study was conducted to examine the effect of Jerusalem thorn (Paliurus spina-christi Mill./PSC) and oriental hackberry (Celtis tournefortii L./CT) fruits black cumin (Nigella sativa L./NS) seed on microbial quality physicochemical properties during storage meatballs +4 oC. For this purpose, PSC, CT fruits, NS seeds were added at 2% form four groups, including control. Prepared meatball sam...