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1. Pathogenic parasites in vegetables in the Middle East and North Africa: Occurrence of Ascaris eggs and Giardia cysts, and epidemiological implications

Author:
Omar Amahmid; Youssef El Guamri; Youness Rakibi; Saadia Ouizat; Mohamed Yazidi; Bouchra Razoki; Khadija Kaid Rassou; Hanane Achaq; Safia Basla; Mohamed Amine Zerdeb; Meriyam El Omari; Oulaid Touloun; Samia Boussaa; Saïd Chakiri; Khadija Bouhoum
Source:
Food control 2023 v.143 pp. 109323
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
Middle East,   etc   ; Ascaris; Giardia; ascariasis; food safety; giardiasis; hygiene; irrigation water; risk reduction; vegetables; Northern Africa;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Parasitic diseases are a major health problem in many developing countries. The consumption of contaminated fresh vegetables can play a crucial epidemiological role in the transmission of parasitic foodborne diseases including ascariasis and giardiasis. This review explored the occurrence of the pathogenic parasites Ascaris and Giardia on vegetables collected from markets, street vendors, grocerie ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2022.109323

2. The subgenus Eurysunius Reitter in Turkey, with the description of three new species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Astenus)

Author:
Sinan Anlaş
Source:
Zoology in the Middle East 2022 v.68 no.1 pp. 49-58
ISSN:
2326-2680
Subject:
Middle East,   etc   ; Staphylinidae; new species; zoology;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Three new species of Astenus (Eurysunius) Dejean are described from Turkey: A. sundikenicus sp. n. (Eskişehir), A. turkmendagicus sp. n. (Eskişehir-Kütahya border), and A. mekeensis sp. n. (Konya). Additional records of seven species of Eurysunius as well as a checklist of the members of the genus is provided. The distribution of 25 species known in Turkey is mapped. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsi ...
DOI:
10.1080/09397140.2022.2034305

3. Description of a new pseudoscorpion, Withius leggi sp. n. (Pseudoscorpiones: Withiidae) from northern Iran

Author:
Mahrad Nassirkhani
Source:
Zoology in the Middle East 2022 v.68 no.3 pp. 272-279
ISSN:
2326-2680
Subject:
Middle East,   etc   ; Pseudoscorpiones; new species; zoology; Iran;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... A new species of pseudoscorpion, Withius leggi sp. n. is described on the basis of two adults found in the Daniel cave, northern Iran. Illustrations of its diagnostic characters are provided. The genital structure of the new species is compared with that of the most similar species, Withius piger (Simon, 1878), a cosmopolitan species. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:EE9DACC7-FC30-4 ...
DOI:
10.1080/09397140.2022.2077560

4. New Grossuana (Littorinimorpha: Hydrobiidae) species from Mount Kazdağı, northwestern Turkey

Author:
Deniz Anıl Odabaşı; Serpil Odabaşı; Ozan Deniz
Source:
Zoology in the Middle East 2022 v.68 no.2 pp. 145-155
ISSN:
2326-2680
Subject:
Middle East,   etc   ; Hydrobiidae; Turkey (country); freshwater; zoology;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Hydrobiidae family is the most common and diverse taxa of freshwater gastropods in the aquatic ecosystem. Among Hydrobiidae, Grossuana Radoman, 1983 is a tiny spring-inhabitant genus which is mainly distributed in Balkan countries. We surveyed various freshwater ecosystems in the Çanakkale Province, northwestern Turkey, including Mount Kazdağı, and found eight of Grossuana which are new to sci ...
DOI:
10.1080/09397140.2022.2073690

5. Satisfying the online food crave: The case of online food aggregators

Author:
Maya F. Farah; Zahy Ramadan; Jana Kanso
Source:
International journal of consumer studies 2022 v.46 no.4 pp. 1413-1427
ISSN:
1470-6423
Subject:
Middle East,   etc   ; beverages; markets; qualitative analysis; Lebanon;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... The food and beverage (F&B) sector has witnessed a significant rise in online food ordering and delivery companies. Through the consumer journey framework, this study aims to uncover the triggers pertaining to each stage in this journey. An exploratory qualitative research approach was adopted: semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 33 customers and 17 experts in the food industry from the ...
DOI:
10.1111/ijcs.12768

6. The role of climatic niche divergence in the speciation of the genus Neurergus: An inter-and intraspecific survey

Author:
Somaye Vaissi
Source:
Evolutionary ecology 2022 v.36 no.3 pp. 389-407
ISSN:
0269-7653
Subject:
Middle East,   etc   ; evolution; space and time; surveys;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Variations in climatic conditions over space and time play an important role in speciation. In this study, climate variables that may be influencing the evolution of the genus Neurergus were explored at both interspecific levels for the four recognized species (N. strauchii, N. crocatus, N. derjugini, and N. kaiseri) and intraspecific levels for three of the species. This was accomplished by predi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10682-022-10172-x

7. Review of the subtribe Erwinlindneriina (Diptera: Sarcophagidae: Sarcophaginae: Sarcophagini)

Author:
Yuriy Verves; Miroslav Barták; Nadiya Miniailo; Anatoliy Miniailo; Liudmyla Khrokalo
Source:
Annales de la Société entomologique de France 2022 v.58 no.2 pp. 93-116
ISSN:
2168-6351
Subject:
Middle East,   etc   ; Afrotropical region; Sarcophagidae; new species; France;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Short diagnoses are given of the almost endemic Afrotropical subtribe Erwinlindneriina [Beziella kadeisi (Salem 1938), known from the Middle East, is an exception], with the genera Beziella Enderlein (17 species; subgenera Bantumyia Verves & Khrokalo, n. subgen., Batissophalla Rohdendorf, Beziella s. str., Bilenemyia Verves, Brasia Strand, Callostuckenbergia Lehrer & Lehrer, Draculana Lehrer, Mala ...
DOI:
10.1080/00379271.2022.2042853

8. Future projection of precipitation and temperature changes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region based on CMIP6

Author:
Fereshteh Majdi; Seyed Asaad Hosseini; Alireza Karbalaee; Maryam Kaseri; Sara Marjanian
Source:
Theoretical and applied climatology 2022 v.147 no.3-4 pp. 1249-1262
ISSN:
0177-798X
Subject:
Middle East,   etc   ; climate change; climatology; temperature; Iran; Morocco;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Temperature and precipitation are among the most important climatic elements in the study of climate change due to significant temporal and spatial changes, and the projection of their changes is very important in environmental hazards and planning. Therefore, in this study, the future of temperature and precipitation changes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region was projected. For thi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00704-021-03916-2

9. Midfacial Morphology and Neandertal–Modern Human Interbreeding

Author:
Steven E. Churchill; Kamryn Keys; Ann H. Ross
Source:
Biology 2022 v.11 no.8 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
Middle East,   etc   ; DNA; cluster analysis; genome; humans; introgression;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Ancient DNA from, Neandertal and modern human fossils, and comparative morphological analyses of them, reveal a complex history of interbreeding between these lineages and the introgression of Neandertal genes into modern human genomes. Despite substantial increases in our knowledge of these events, the timing and geographic location of hybridization events remain unclear. Six measures of facial s ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology11081163

10. Wild Meets Domestic in the Near Eastern Neolithic

Author:
Nerissa Russell
Source:
Animals 2022 v.12 no.18 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2615
Subject:
Middle East,   etc   ; Cyprus; Turkey (country); humans; livestock; people;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... The categories of wild and domestic are one of the classic ways the nature/culture dichotomy manifests itself in human interactions with the environment. Some argue that this distinction is not helpful and a projection of modern thought, and certainly the boundaries are complicated. However, we should try to determine in each case whether it was meaningful to particular people in the past. Here I ...
DOI:
10.3390/ani12182335

11. Meta-analysis of seroprevalence and zoonotic infections of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV): A one-health perspective

Author:
Mahmoud Kandeel
Source:
One health 2022 v.15 pp. 100436
ISSN:
2352-7714
Subject:
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; Middle East,   etc   ; Camelus dromedarius; Coronavirus infections; blood serum; camels; confidence interval; meta-analysis; seroprevalence; viruses; zoonoses; Sub-Saharan Africa;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... The zoonotic Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is caused by an emerging beta-coronavirus (CoV). The majority of MERS studies have included scattered data from sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, and these data have not been analyzed collectively. In this work, a meta-analysis of these studies was conducted to coalesce these results, determine the prevalence and seroprevalence of MERS-CoV ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.onehlt.2022.100436

12. Impact of environmental pollution on human health and financial status of households in MENA countries: Future of using renewable energy to eliminate the environmental pollution

Author:
Majed Alharthi; Imran Hanif; Hawazen Alamoudi
Source:
Renewable energy 2022 v.190 pp. 338-346
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
Middle East,   etc   ; human health; income; pollution; quality of life;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... This research aims to scrutinize the role of renewable energy and environmental pollution on health and the income status of the household in the Middle East and North African (MENA) economies. The study utilizes panel data from 2000 to 2019 taken from 20 MENA countries. The study employs Pooled Mean Group (PMG) regression to analyze the data. The findings show that renewable energy significantly ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2022.03.118

13. Household Rituals and Merchant Caravanners: The Phenomenon of Early Bronze Age Donkey Burials from Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath, Israel

Author:
Haskel J. Greenfield; Jon Ross; Tina L. Greenfield; Shira Albaz; Sarah J. Richardson; Aren M. Maeir
Source:
Animals 2022 v.12 no.15 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2615
Subject:
Middle East,   etc   ; analytical methods; archaeology; asses; urban society; Israel;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Most studies of ritual and symbolism in early complex societies of the Near East have focused on elite and/or public behavioural domains. However, the vast bulk of the population would not have been able to fully participate in such public displays. This paper explores the zooarchaeological and associated archaeological evidence for household rituals in lower-stratum residences in the Early Bronze ...
DOI:
10.3390/ani12151931

14. A New Species of Triozocera Pierce, 1909 (Strepsiptera: Corioxenidae) from Oman, with a New Distribution Record for Mengenilla Arabica Kinzelbach, 1979 (Strepsiptera: Mengenillidae)

Author:
Jerry L. Cook; Ali Al-Jahdhami; Jeyaraney Kathirithamby
Source:
Entomological news 2022 v.130 no.2 pp. 157-167
ISSN:
0013-872X
Subject:
Middle East,   etc   ; Strepsiptera; new species; Kuwait; Oman; Saudi Arabia;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Triozocera longipalpis n. sp. is described as the first species in this genus from Oman and the Middle East. This species is readily separated from other species of Triozocera due to its unusually long and curved maxillary palp. Mengenilla arabica is reported for the first time from Oman and was previously only known from two collections, one from Saudi Arabia and one from Kuwait. ...
DOI:
10.3157/021.130.0204

15. Determination of hydrocarbon sources in major rivers and estuaries of peninsular Malaysia using aliphatic hydrocarbons and hopanes as biomarkers

Author:
Mehrzad Keshavarzifard; Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria; Moslem Sharifinia; Peter Grathwohl; Shahin Keshavarzifard; Reza Sharifi; Sajjad Abbasi; Meisam Rastegari Mehr
Source:
Environmental forensics 2022 v.23 no.3-4 pp. 255-268
ISSN:
1527-5930
Subject:
Middle East,   etc   ; alkanes; biomarkers; carbon; molecular weight; petroleum; Malaysia;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... In this study, levels and sources of aliphatic hydrocarbons and hopanes in surface sediments collected from rivers and estuaries of Peninsular Malaysia were assessed. The concentrations of total n-alkanes ranged from 21.19 to 364.54, and the concentrations of hopanes ranged from 0.23 to 2.45 mg kg⁻¹ dry weight. Evaluation of aliphatic diagnostic indices including Carbon Preference Index (CPI), low ...
DOI:
10.1080/15275922.2020.1806147

16. Evolution of the ultrastructure and polysaccharide composition of flax fibres over time: When history meets science

Author:
Alessia Melelli; Frédéric Jamme; Johnny Beaugrand; Alain Bourmaud
Source:
Carbohydrate polymers 2022 v.291 pp. 119584
ISSN:
0144-8617
Subject:
Middle East,   etc   ; cultural heritage; flax; humans; polysaccharides; ultrastructure; Europe;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Flax fibres have been used by humans for approximately 10,000 years. With time, the geographic area of production and cultivation has changed, as have the applications of flax fibres; from clothing to sails and paintings from antiquity, to automotive, fashion, and design applications in the contemporary era. The degradation process of flax fibres is the same for both ancient and modern objects mad ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119584

17. First Glimpse into the Genomic Characterization of People from the Imperial Roman Community of Casal Bertone (Rome, First–Third Centuries AD)

Author:
Flavio De Angelis; Marco Romboni; Virginia Veltre; Paola Catalano; Cristina Martínez-Labarga; Valentina Gazzaniga; Olga Rickards
Source:
Genes 2022 v.13 no.1 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4425
Subject:
Middle East,   etc   ; DNA; genomics; humans; interdisciplinary research; people; tanneries;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper aims to provide a first glimpse into the genomic characterization of individuals buried in Casal Bertone (Rome, first–third centuries AD) to gain preliminary insight into the genetic makeup of people who lived near a tannery workshop, fullonica. Therefore, we explored the genetic characteristics of individuals who were putatively recruited as fuller workers outside the Roman population. ...
DOI:
10.3390/genes13010136

18. A database of lead isotopic signatures of copper and lead ores for Europe and the Near East

Author:
Céline Tomczyk
Source:
Journal of archaeological science 2022 v.146 pp. 105657
ISSN:
0305-4403
Subject:
Middle East,   etc   ; archaeology; copper; databases; isotopes; lead; provenance; Europe;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The objective of this synthesis work was to create a database compiling as many as possible of the lead isotope analyses performed to date on ores from copper and/or lead deposits. The database is intended to be as exhaustive as possible and is based on existing compilations and enriched with data from various publications. The isotopic signatures are derived from geological and archaeological stu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jas.2022.105657

19. Comprehensive analysis and modeling of landfill leachate

Author:
Didar Ergene; Ayşegül Aksoy; F. Dilek Sanin
Source:
Waste management 2022 v.145 pp. 48-59
ISSN:
0956-053X
Subject:
Middle East,   etc   ; biodegradation; landfill leachates; waste management; Africa; Asia; Europe;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Landfill leachate data compiled from 220 different landfills from 46 countries in Europe, Middle East, Asia, Africa, and America was analysed by multivariate statistical approaches. Data pre-treatment procedure such as handling of outliers, completion of missing data, and standardization of data was applied to prepare the raw data matrix for the complex statistical analyses including cluster and p ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.wasman.2022.04.030

20. Geomorphological and spatial analysis of dust sources in Ilam Province, Iran

Author:
Majid Ahmadi-Molaverdi; Iraj Jabbari; Amanollah Fathnia
Source:
Sedimentary geology 2022 v.436 pp. 106168
ISSN:
0037-0738
Subject:
Middle East,   etc   ; clay; dust; dust emissions; models; rangelands; silt; Iran;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Dust storms, which have become an environmental crisis in the Middle East in recent years, are associated with increased sources of sediment production. There are several reasons for the emergence of these sources, with the interplay between geomorphological processes and the production of landforms, which are susceptible to dust emission under certain conditions, being considered as its main reas ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.sedgeo.2022.106168