Use of sesame and sorghum crops to verify the remediation of contaminated sewaged soils

At the time being, treated sewage effluent is repeatedly used in farming, particularly in newly reclaimed sandy soils, as it fortify their content of nutrients and organic matter as time goes on, despite there are significant concerns about the long-term accumulation of PTEs in the soil ecosystem. Pot experiment was conducted to verify the effectiveness of bioremediation of two sewaged soils, highly and marginally contaminated, with either canola (Brassica napus) or Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) plants in the absence and presence of AM inoculation, by growing sesame (Sesamum indicum) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) plants. Results indicated that the vegetative parameters of both test crops did not show any sign of adverse symptoms when grown in either bioremediated sewaged soils. Phytoremediation with either canola or Indian mustard obviously reduced Cu and Zn contents in both sesame and sorghum plants and completely removed Ni from soil. Both sesame and sorghum plants grown in both bioremediated sewaged soils contained lower PTEs, however, at varying degrees. Zinc equivalent value in marginally and highly decontaminated soils after harvesting either sorghum or sesame obviously decreased compared to control soil. After phytoremediation, the dehydrogenase activity increased in all soils. Generally, the efficiency of phytoremediation with canola far exceeded that with Indian mustard, despite both were effective tools

Aortic aneurysm in Behcet’s disease, endovascular management options: Single-center experience

This study aims to review contemporary lines of endovasular management of Aortic aneurysm in bechet’s disease illustrating the pros and cons of each treatment modality. This is a retrospective cohort study of all consecutive Aortic aneurysms in patients diagnosed bechet’s disease treated between 2018-2021.  The aim of this study is to evaluate efficacy &outcome of endovascular stent graft implantation for the treatment of Aortic aneurysm in Bechet’s disease. From feb 2018 to august 2021, 11 Aortic aneurysms were diagnosed in 10 patients with Bechet’s disease. All patients were male. The patients ranged in age from 33 to 66 years (median ,41 years). There were three infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm, two supra celiac aneurysm, three descending thoracic, one Aortic arch aneurysm, and one patient had both pararenal &descending thoracic aneurysm. All patients received immunosuppressive therapy before intervention to induce remission. After hospital discharge, all patients were followed up regularly at 3 months intervals. The mean duration of follow-up was 22.6 months (range ,1-39 months). A straight tube graft was implanted in nine patients and a bifurcated graft in one patient. Two stage procedures (debranching before endovascular therapy) were performed in three patients.&nbsp

Clinical significance of anaplasia in childhood rhabdomyosarcoma

Background: The presence of anaplastic features has been known to correlate with poor clinical outcome in various pediatric malignancies, including Wilms tumor and medulloblastoma but not in rhabdomyosarcoma. Aim: Aim was to study the frequency of anaplasia at presentation in childhood rhabdomyosarcoma and its relationship to clinical and pathological characteristics as well as to outcome. Patients and Methods: Anaplasia was retrospectively assessed in 105 consecutive pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma patients who were registered at the Children’s Cancer Hospital in Egypt (CCHE) during the period from July 2007 till the end of May 2010. Results: Anaplasia was diagnosed in 18 patients (17.1%), focal in 10 (9.5%) and diffuse in 8 (7.6%). The distribution of anaplasia was found to be more common in older patients having age ⩾ 10 years. Also it was more likely to occur in the high risk group and in tumors with unfavorable histology (alveolar subtype), and stage IV. The 3-year failure free survival rates for patients with and without anaplasia were 27.8 ± 10.6% and 53.4 ± 5.8%, respectively (p = 0.014) and the 3-year overall survival rates were 35.3 ± 11.6% and 61 ± 6%, respectively (p = 0.019). Conclusions: The frequency of anaplasia in pediatric patients with rhabdomyosarcoma in our study was 17.1%. The presence of anaplasia had statistically significant worse clinical outcome

Assessing the Remediation of A Contaminated Soil Ecosystem with Some Recent Chemo Biological Technologies Throgh Bioremediation Index

In a soil ecosystem irrigated with low-quality water out at El-Rahway village, Giza Governorate, Egypt, a completely randomized field trial was carried out to assess the suitability of some soil biochemical remediation technologies on minimizing the inorganic contaminants hazards, their bioavailability as well as the relationship between potential toxic elements (PTEs) distribution in remediated soil ecosystem, the bioavailability index (BI) and pollutants uptake by cultivated hyperaccumulated plants. Turnip Brassica rapa and radish Raphanus sativus were separately cultivated in the contaminated after being enriched with elemental sulfur (T1), elemental sulfur fortified with a mixture of Thiobacillus Thiooxidans and Thiobacillus ferrooxidans (T2), rock phosphate impregnated with phosphate dissolving bacteria (PDB) (T3), bentonite inoculated with Pseudomonas fluorescence (T4), kaolinite associated with Pseudomonas fluorescence (T5), sulfur mixed with rock phosphate and inoculated with a mixture of Thiobacillus thiooxidans, Thiobacillus ferrooxidans and phosphate dissolving bacteria (PDB) (T6), a mixture of bentonite and kaolinite inoculated with Pseudomonas fluorescence (T7) and a combined mixture of bentonite, kaolinite and rock phosphate inoculated with Pseudomonas fluorescence and phosphate dissolving bacteria (PDB) (T8), as well as control treatments represented by cultivated untreated soil ecosystem

Sub-chapter 3.5.2. Soils and desertification in the Mediterranean region

Introduction The Mediterranean region – and more specifically North Africa – have been subject to climate change throughout the period 1860-2005 (Mariotti et al. 2015). Simulations predict an average rise in annual temperatures of more than 2 °C with more intense heat waves. Precipitation is projected to decrease compared to 1980–2005 especially in Spain, Morocco, Tunisia and parts of the Middle East region. This is expected to modify soil temperature and soil water content, and consequently ..

Outcome of Rhabdomyosarcoma in First Year of Life: Children’s Cancer Hospital 57357 Egypt

Background. Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft-tissue sarcoma in children. Fifty percent of RMS cases occur in the first 10 years of life and less commonly in infants younger than one-year old. These infants require adapted multimodality treatment approaches. Patients and Methods. We analyzed patients’ characteristics, treatment modalities, and the outcome for RMS infants treated at Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt (CCHE) between July 2007 and December 2010 and compared them to patients above one year treated on the same protocol. Results. Out of the 126 RMS treated during this period, 18 were below the age of one year. The male: female ratio was 1.25 : 1. The median age at diagnosis was 0.7 ± 0.2 years. Most of the cases (27.8%) were presented in head and neck regions. The estimated 4-years failure-free survival and overall survival for infants were 49 ± 12% and 70 ± 12%, respectively. These failure-free survival rate and overall survival rate did not differ from those for older patients (P=0.2). Conclusion. Infants with RMS are a unique group of RMS who needs special concerns in tailoring treatment in addition to concerns regarding toxicity and morbidity in infants