Annual Patterns of Atmospheric Pollutions and Episodes over Cairo Egypt

56 th Annual Scientific and Standardization Committee Meeting Cairo , Egypt

Biotechnology Research and Development in Academia : providing the foundation for Egypt ' s Biotechnology spectrum of colors . Sixteenth Annual American University in Cairo Research Conference , American University in Cairo , Cairo , Egypt

Biotechnology research and development in Egypt was addressed in the 2009 annual American University in Cairo (AUC) research conference held at the AUC new campus in Cairo, Egypt, that took place on April 5th 2009. The aim of the event was to present examples of ongoing biotechnology research activities in Egypt with focus on agricultural and biomedical biotechnology and to highlight the expans...

Patterns of Urban Land Use as Assessed by Satellite Imagery: An Application to Cairo, Egypt

Most demographic literature contrasts urban and rural places as though they were always uniquely distinct places. However, as the urban transition progresses, a considerable middle ground has been developing in human settlements. Urban places are socially and environmentally more complex and variable than ever before and rural places are more urbanlike than ever before. These transformations su...

Mucormycosis in Cairo, Egypt: review of 10 reported cases.

We report on 10 cases of mucormycosis, as defined by The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) standards of invasive fungal diseases, among patients with a recent history of neutropenia, prolonged use of corticosteroids and treatment with immunosuppressants. They were all observed at the Ain Shams University Specialized Hospital in Cairo,...

Acanthamoeba species in Swimming Pools of Cairo, Egypt

BACKGROUND The free-living amoebae Acanthamoeba spp. have been recognized as etiologic agents of amoebic encephalitis, keratitis, otitis, lung lesions and other skin infections mainly in immuno-compromised individuals. The purpose of this study is to detect the presence of Acanthamoeba in swimming pools in Egypt using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. METHODS Water samples were collec...