background and objectives:use of non-chemical treatments (medicinal plants) is a novel approach in the treatment of diabetes.this study was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of combined hydroalcoholicextract of medicinal plants on the treatment of diabetes in normal and diabetic male rats and its comparison with the effect of glibenclamide. methods:thirty-six male rats were rando...

Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is a Gram-negative plant bacterium that causes severe diseases affecting several economically important crops in many countries. To achieve early detection of the pathogen, droplet digital PCR (ddPCR)-based approach was used to detect at low concentrations different species and insect vectors. In this study, we implemented reaction conditions previously developed ddPCR a...

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)...