2021-33-5 Archives - Journal of King Saud University

Year: 2021, Volume: 33, Issue: 5, July

Original article

Effect of rare earth rubidium chloride on the optical, mechanical and antifungal behaviours of L-lysine monohydrochloride crystal for photonics and medical application

B. Aneeba, S.V. Ashvin Santhia, S. Vinu, Alaa Baazeem, R. Sheela Christy

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101443)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101443

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Cytotoxic assessment of liver cancer cells (HepG2) with raw, functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes and their comparison with nanohydroxyapatite

Rizwan Wahab, Farheen Khan, Maqsood A.Siddiqui, Javed Ahmad, Quaiser Saquib, Abdulaziz A. Al-Khedhairy

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101444)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101444

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Regulation of pericarp browning in cold-stored litchi fruit using methyl jasmonate

Vinayak Deshi, Fozia Homa, Vijay Yadav Tokala, Hidayatullah Mir, M.A. Aftab, Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101445)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101445

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Physicochemical, antioxidant capacity and color analysis of six honeys from different origin

Iryna Smetanska, Salman S. Alharthi, Khaled A. Selim

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101447)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101447

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On multivariate-multiobjective stratified sampling design under probabilistic environment: A fuzzy programming technique

Abdullah Ali H. Ahmadini, Rahul Varshney, Mradula, Irfan Ali

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101448)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101448

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Unravelling the beehive air volatiles profile as analysed via solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and chemometrics

Aida A. Abd El-Wahed, Mohamed A. Farag, Walaa A. Eraqi, Gaber A.M. Mersal, Chao Zhao, Shaden A.M. Khalifa, Hesham R. El-Seedi

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101449)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101449

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Landslide susceptibility assessment and their disastrous impact on Makkah Al-Mukarramah urban Expansion, Saudi Arabia, using microtremor measurements

Kamal Abdelrahman, Naif Al-Otaibi, Elkhedr Ibrahim, Abdullah Binsadoon

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101450)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101450

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Parasites on the wing; two new records of marine chewing lice (Phthiraptera) on Brown booby (Suliformes: Sulidae) from Egypt with notes on genus Pectinopygus/boobies phylogeny

Eslam Adly, Mohamed Nasser, Saleh Alfarraj, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Sara Al-Ashaal

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101451)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101451

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Identification and molecular study of medicinal Plectranthus species (Lamiaceae) from Saudi Arabia using plastid DNA regions and ITS2 of the nrDNA gene

Widad Saleem Al-Juhani, Kadry Ne Abdel Khalik

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101452)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101452

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Mechanistic understanding of Ptyrone^TM: A plant based natural anti diabetic product

Yogesh Arun Dound, Sameer Chaudhary, Sapana Sameer Chaudhary, Sakshi Rawat, Mohammed H. Alqarni, Malik M. Ahmad, Mohammed H. Geesi, Pravej Alam

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101454)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101454

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Olfactory response of two different Bactrocera fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) on banana, guava, and mango fruits

Waqar Jaleel, Rabia Saeed, Muhammad Zeeshan Shabbir, Rashid Azad, Shahbaz Ali, Muhammad Umair Sial, Dalal M. Aljedani, Hamed A. Ghramh, Khalid Ali Khan, Desen Wang, Yurong He

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101455)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101455

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Cancer screening by fluorescence spectra of blood and urine – A double blind study

Sandhanasamy Devanesan, Vadivel Masilamani, Mohamad S. AlSalhi, Saradh Prasad, Mashael M. Alshebly, Fatmah S. Alqahtany, Mamduh J. Aljaafreh

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101456)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101456

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Some engineering applications of newly constructed algorithms for one-dimensional non-linear equations and their fractal behavior

Amir Naseem, M.A. Rehman, Thabet Abdeljawad, Yu-Ming Chu

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101457)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101457

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The impact of climatic and environmental changes on the sustainable yield of the Saudi’s capture fisheries

Mohamad Alnafissa, Alaa Kotb, Yosef Alamri, Fuad Alagsam, Jawad Alhashim

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101458)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101458

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Comparative assessment of polyphenolics’ content, free radicals’ scavenging and cellular antioxidant potential in apricot fruit

Iqra Saeed, Xinbo Guo, Muhammad Azeem, Mohamed Soliman Elshikh, Bibi Zainab, Zainab Ayaz, Lijun You, Mona S. Alwahibi, Arshad Mehmood Abbasi

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101459)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101459

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Ultramorphological study of immature stages and male genitalia of forensically significant flesh fly Sarcophaga dux thomson, 1868 (Diptera: Sarchophagidae)

Rohit Kumar, Samy Sayed, Madhu Bala, Sayed-Ashraf Elarrnaouty, Jana Ivanič Porhajašová, Zuhair M. Mohammedsaleh, Abdullah F. Shater, Bassam M. Al-ahmadi

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101460)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101460

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Chemical fingerprinting of three Anemone species and an adulteration study to detect cross mixing of medicinal plants by HPLC-HR-ESI-MS/MS method

Muzna Syed, Muhammad Noman Khan, Adeeba Khadim, Hamna Shadab, Anjum Perveen, Hesham R. El-Seedi, Syed Ghulam Musharraf

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101461)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101461

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Antimicrobial and cytotoxic potential of an endophytic fungus Alternaria tenuissima AUMC14342 isolated from Artemisia judaica L. growing in Saudi Arabia

Amal A. Al Mousa, Hassan Mohamed, Abdallah M.A. Hassane, Nageh F. Abo-Dahab

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101462)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101462

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Comparative assessment of heavy metal bioaccumulation in skeletal muscles of softshell and hard-shell freshwater turtles

Zaib-Un-Nisa, Salma Sultana, K.A. Al-Ghanim, Ghazla, Qaiser Farid Khan, F. Al-Misned, Usman Atique, Zubair Ahmed, Shahid Mahboob

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101463)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101463

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Ultrasonic synthesis, XRD/HSA-interactions, DFT, time-dependence spectrophotometric stability and thermal analysis of the water-bridge {[Cu(phen)₂Br]Br·H₂O} complex

Malak Daqqa, Abeer A. AlObaid, Nabil Al-Zaqri, Firas F. Awwadi, Abdelkader Zarrouk, Ali Alsalme, Raghad Alasmari, Abdulnasser Karami, Ismail Warad

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101464)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101464

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Surface modification of date palm leaves by cold plasma treatment

N. Dawood

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101465)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101465

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Antibacterial and antioxidant potential of some Egyptian medicinal plants used in traditional medicine

Mustafa Mohsen El-Zayat, Mostafa M. Eraqi, Faiz A. Alfaiz, Moustafa Mohammed Elshaer

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101466)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101466

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Cytotoxic and molecular assessment against breast (MCF-7) cancer cells with cobalt oxide nanoballs

Rizwan Wahab, Maqsood A. Siddiqui, Javed Ahmad, Quaiser Saquib, Abdulaziz A. Al-Khedhairy

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101467)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101467

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Groundwater resources exploration of Harrat Khaybar area, northwest Saudi Arabia, using electrical resistivity tomography

Fahad Alshehri, Kamal Abdelrahman

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101468)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101468

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Structural and optical properties of transition metal ion-doped ordered mesoporous TiO₂ prepared by chelating-assisted evaporation induced self-assembly method

Bedor S. Alyahya

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101469)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101469

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Optimization and characterization of exopolysaccharide produced by Bacillus aerophilus rk1 and its in vitro antioxidant activities

Ravi Gangalla, Gattu Sampath, Srinivas Beduru, Kasarla Sarika, Rasiravathanahalli Kaveriyappan Govindarajan, Fuad Ameen, Suaad Alwakeel, Raja Komuraiah Thampu

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101470)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101470

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Larvicidal activities of family Anacardiaceae on Aedes mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and identification of phenolic compounds

Wan Fatma Zuharah, Ali Yousaf, Keng Leong Ooi, Shaida Fariza Sulaiman

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101471)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101471

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Review

Immobilization of Cd in soil by biochar and new emerging chemically produced carbon

Niaz Ahmed, Ali Raza Shah, Subhan Danish, Shah Fahad, Muhammad Arif Ali, Tayebeh Zarei, Valerie Vranová, Rahul Datta

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101472)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101472

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Amomum villosum Lour. fruit extract ameliorates high-fat diet-induced body mass gain and adipogenic pathways in C57BL/6 mice

Ha-Rim Kim, Paulrayer Antonisamy, Ye-Seul Kim, Yong-Gwan Kwon, Do-Gon Ryu, Young-Rae Lee, Guemsan Lee, Hyang-Do Ham, Kang-Beom Kwon

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101473)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101473

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Acacia nilotica polyphenol extract restores glucose homeostasis by upregulating the insulin secretion and lowering the oxidative stress through down regulation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling cascade

Wafa Majeed, Bilal Aslam, Asra Iftikhar, Ambreen Mehmood Awan, Faraza Javed, Maria Daud, Nabeeha Shahab, Mahnoor Syed, Hafsa Iqbal

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101474)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101474

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Integrated nitrogen management improves productivity and economic returns of wheat-maize cropping system

Naeem Sarwar, Atique-ur-Rehman, Omer Farooq, Allah Wasaya, Mubshar Hussain, Ahmed M. El-Shehawi, Shakeel Ahmad, Marian Brestic, Samy F. Mahmoud, Marek Zivcak, Shahid Farooq

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101475)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101475

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Wound healing potential of Dodonaea viscosa extract formulation in experimental animals

Naira Nayeem, Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq, Abdulhakeem S. Alamri, Walaa F. Alsanie, Majid Alhomrani, Yahya Mohzari, Ahmed A. Alrashed, Norah Alotaibi, Aseel S. aalhathal, Mansour A. Alharbi, Norah N. Aldhawyan, Mohammed Asad, Faisal Mohammad Ali Abdalla, Saeed Y. Najmi

J King Saud Univ Sci 33 (5) (101476)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101476

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