Mona Adel

Background The nutritional status and growth of children with Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is influenced significantly by two factors; food selectivity behaviors due to their consumption of a limited variety of food and the high incidence of gastrointestinal (GIT) disorders. Aim This study aimed to assess the nutritional adequacy and growth pat...

Noise exposure is a health hazard in the textile industry. In cochlear hair cells, DNA damage caused by 8-oxoguanine (8-oxo G) can result in noise-induced hearing loss. Human 8-hydroxyguanine glycosylase (hOGG1) is a DNA repair enzyme that excises (8-oxo G) in the DNA and repairs DNA damage. Glutathione peroxidase-1 (GPx) is a crucial antioxidant e...

Climate change threatens human health either directly through the effects of extreme weather events and ecosystem’s deviation, or indirect impacts on health systems or healthcare systems. The most important impact could be in the form of deficiency or unavailability of nutritional needs. Sea level rise due to ice melting secondary to global warming...

The present work aimed to study the water quality of six Delta Egyptian governorates using ArcGIS maps. Compared to winter, water temperature was higher during summer in all selected governorates. Dissolved oxygen (D.O.) was higher than in summer during winter in all selected governorates. The maximum atmospheric temperature (Tmax) was higher in cu...

This study aimed to provide a national estimate of the prevalence of the high risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their determinants. A national screening survey was conducted for 41,640 Egyptian children aged 1 to 12 years in two phases. Tools used were Vineland's Adaptive Behavior Scales, Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Gilliam...

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) seems to be the major cause of chronic kidney disease that may finally lead to End Stage Renal Disease. So, renal function assessment in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) individuals is very important. Clearly, DN pathogenesis is multifactorial and different proteins, genes and environmental factors can contribute to the ons...

Introduction: Neurotoxicity due to occupational pesticides exposure is well-known. Many studies attributed neurological toxicity of pesticides to inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase and other enzymes. Aim of work: To identify the prevalence of neurological manifestations in highly educated researchers occupationally exposed to...

This study aims to estimate the association between some heavy metals in suspended particulate matter (SPM) and kidney damage among workers at different departments in a secondary aluminum production plant. It also investigates the association between Xeroderma Pigmentosum complementation group D (XPD) gene polymorphisms and worker’s susceptibility...

Many studies have detected a relationship between diarrhea morbidity rates with the changes in precipitation, temperature, floods, droughts, water shortage, etc. But, most of the authors were cautious in their studies, because of the lack of empirical climate-health data and there were large uncertainties in the future projections. The study aimed...

Background Renal function assessment in T2DM individuals is very important, as diabetic nephropathy (DN) seems to be the major cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) that may finally lead to End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) in those patients. Clearly, DN pathogenesis is multifactorial and different proteins, genes and environmental factors can contrib...

In this study, the risk of Aspergillus (Asp.) positivity and its respiratory health impacts on wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) workers were studied. In addition, it identified the geno-susceptibility role of mannose-binding lectin 2 (MBL2) gene polymorphisms and the mannose-binding lectin (MBL) serum levels on the pulmonary functions of the Asp.-...

Objectives Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) represents a serious public health problem. Environmental toxins, other than infectious agents or exposures can stimulate immune responses which are associated with the occurrence of T2DM. Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a serious complication of diabetes that leads to changes in the structure and function of...

Organochlorines (OCs) are groups of highly toxic pesticides with known immunotoxicity. The present work aimed to study the potential association between serum residues of OCs and the risk of developing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) as well as correlating to the clinical-laboratory manifestations in a sample of Egyptian SLE patients. A cross-se...

Introduction: Neurotoxicity due to occupational pesticides exposure is well-known. Many studies attributed neurological toxicity of pesticides to inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase and other enzymes. Aim of work: To identify the prevalence of neurological manifestations in highly educated researchers occupationally exposed to...

Egypt, located in the Middle East and North Africa region, is considered to be a potential hot-spot of climate change where the warming and increase of the frequency of extreme temperatures could occur faster than at global scale. Precipitation is also expected to decrease in the region. In this work, our aim is to quantify the past and future temp...

This study examined the possible environmental and social factors that may be involved in the nicotine dependence. Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) was used to diagnose the degree of nicotine dependence among group of smokers attended the smoking cessation clinic at National Research Centre during the period of the study. The results...

The aim of the present study was to find out the potential impact of occupational exposure to mixtures of organic solvents on liver function tests. Serum bile acid (BA) was evaluated as a marker of early hepatic derangement and compared to routine liver function tests. The study included two comparable groups: 57 male workers exposed to organic sol...