2023-35-6 Archives - Journal of King Saud University

Year: 2023, Volume: 34, Issue: 6, August

Original article

Assessment of natural enemies of honeybee (Apis mellifera jemenitica) in the Asir region, Southwestern, Saudi Arabia

Zubair Ahmad

J King Saud Univ Sci 35 (6) (102781)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102781

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Mitochondrial COI based molecular identification of harvester termite, Anacanthotermes ochraceus (Burmeister, 1839) in Riyadh Region, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Mureed Husain, Khawaja G. Rasool, Mostafa R. Sharaf, Muhammad Tufail, Koko D. Sutanto, Waleed S. Al-Waneen, Abdulrahman S. Aldawood

J King Saud Univ Sci 35 (6) (102782)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102782

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Corrigendum

Corrigendum to “Investigation of microstructural and magnetic properties of Ca²⁺ doped strontium hexaferrite nanoparticles” [J. King Saud Univ. – Sci. 34(4) (2022) 101963]

Sachin Kumar Godara, Mankamal Preet Kaur, Varinder Kaur, Parambir Singh Malhi, Mandeep Singh, Swati Verma, Rohit Jasrotia, Jahangeer Ahmed, Mohaseen S. Tamboli, Ashwani Kumar Sood

J King Saud Univ Sci 35 (6) (102783)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102783

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Evaluation of molecular mechanisms responsible for in vivo anti-Alzheimer’s property of Euphorbia cotinifolia methanol extract

Malik Saadullah, M. Fakhar-e-Alam, Saima Muzammil, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Hussnain Siddique, Muhammad Rashad, M. Atif, Abid Hussain Sayyid, Muhammad Afzal

J King Saud Univ Sci 35 (6) (102785)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102785

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Evaluation of possible palliative role of tamarixetin against cisplatin-induced renal toxicity by modulation of oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis in rats

Muhammad Umar Ijaz, Muhammad Faisal Hayat, Bader O. Almutairi, Mikhlid H. Almutairi, Mian Nadeem Riaz, Haseeb Anwar

J King Saud Univ Sci 35 (6) (102787)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102787

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The role of lime juice in improving the performance of basic sites on activated carbon surfaces in sulfate ion adsorption in seawater

Yurida Ekawati, I.N.G. Wardana, Oyong Novareza, Putu Hadi Setyarini, Rokiy Alfanaar

J King Saud Univ Sci 35 (6) (102788)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102788

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J King Saud Univ Sci 35 (6) (102796)

DOI: 10.1016/S1018-3647(23)00258-6

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Targeting JAK/STAT signaling pathway and anti-inflammatory markers using bakuchiol isolated from Psoralea corylifolia for cytotoxicity of human squamous cell carcinoma (A431) cells

Shivani Attri, Atamjit Singh, Farhana Rashid, Sharabjit Singh, Pallvi Mohana, Sameer Alshehri, Atiah H. Almalki, Ales Pavlik, Shafiul Haque, Ajay Kumar, Saroj Arora

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102716)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102716

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Genome-wide identification and analysis of B-box zinc finger gene family in sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)

Varsha Rani, Rahul Datta, Nada H. Aljarba, Tahani Mohamed Al-Hazani, Sachidanand Singh, R.S. Sengar

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102720)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102720

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Biodegradation of atrazine using selected marine bacteria: Possibilities for treating pesticide – contaminated wastewater

Sanaa Ghazi Alattas, Nidal M. Zabermawi, Ebtesam El Bestawy

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102721)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102721

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Assessing the growth-promoting traits of actinobacteria spp. isolated from Cleome africana: Implications on growth and root enhancement of Medicago sativa

Anas Raklami, Francisco Quintas-Nunes, Francisco X. Nascimento, Martin Jemo, Khalid Oufdou, Asad Syed, Ali H. Bahkali, Meenakshi Verma, Ahmed Nafis

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102722)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102722

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Killer immunoglobulin-like receptors and HLA C1/C2 genes diversities and susceptibility to acute myeloid leukemia in Saudi Arabian patients

Fadwa Albalawi, Fadwa M AlKhulaifi, Jameel Al-Tamimi, Lamjed Mansour, Yusra Tashkandy, Suliman Yousef Alomar

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102723)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102723

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Modeling and mapping the spatial variability of soil micronutrients in the Tigris basin

Veysel Gökmen, Abdulkadir Sürücü, Mesut Budak, Ali Volkan Bilgili

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102724)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102724

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DNA barcoding and phylogenetics of Wallago attu using mitochondrial COI gene from the River Indus

Aiman Sajjad, Farhat Jabeen, Muhammad Ali, Saba Zafar

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102725)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102725

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Compositional constraints and selection forces dictate codon usage in human bocavirus

Rekha Khandia, Shailja Singhal, Utsang Kumar, Kishore Shende, Megha Katare Pandey, Sergey Nikolaevich Povetkin, Igor Vladimirovich Rzhepakovsky, Ashwin Raut, Athanosius Alexiou, Kuldeep Dhama, George Zouganelis, Azmat Ali Khan

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102726)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102726

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Potential anticancer agents identification of Hystrix brachyura bezoar through gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-based metabolomics and protein-ligand interaction with molecular docking analyses

Al’aina Yuhainis Firus Khan, Ridhwan Abdul Wahab, Qamar Uddin Ahmed, Alfi Khatib, Zalikha Ibrahim, Tanzina Sharmin Nipun, Hapizah Nawawi, Syed Najmul Hejaz Azmi, Md. Zaidul Islam Sarker, Zainul Amiruddin Zakaria, Saad Alkahtani, Abdullah A. AlKahtane

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102727)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102727

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Weed phyto-sociology and diversity in relation to conservation agriculture and weed management strategies in Northwestern Himalayas of India

Sachin Kumar, Surinder Singh Rana, Neelam Sharma, Rana Khalid Iqbal, Huma Qureshi, Tauseef Anwar, Asad Syed, Abdallah M. Elgorban, Rajalakshmanan Eswaramoorthy

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102728)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102728

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Prevalence, antibiogram, phenotypic and genotypic analysis of Clostridioides difficile toxigenic strains from stool samples

Mohammed A. Alqasem, Mohammad A. Alzohairy, Abdulwahab Z. Binjomah, Reada N. Alsaigh, Mostafa M. Mohamed, Moaddi H. Aljash, Abdulrahman M. Almehrej, Saleh A. Almalki, Latifa I. Alsubaihi, Abdullh I. Alharbi

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102729)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102729

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Nonlinear third-order differential equations with distributed delay: Some new oscillatory solutions

Saeed Althubiti

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102730)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102730

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Bactericidal activities and biochemical analysis of skin mucus of Cyprinid fish

Shandana Ali, Muhammad Nasir Khan Khattak, Waheed Ullah, Muhammad Rauf, Sadir Zaman, Farman Ullah Dawar

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102731)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102731

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Prevalence of cattle ticks in various agro-ecological zones of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and evaluation of botanical extracts against Hyalomma detritum

Khalid Muhammad, Atif Idrees, Jamshaid Iqbal, Usman Arif, Muhammad Safdar Baloch, Muhammad Faisal Shahzad, Islem Abid, Mohamed Ragab AbdelGawwad

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102732)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102732

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Categorization of Arabic posts using Artificial Neural Network and hash features

Dhafar Hamed Abd, Wasiq Khan, Bilal Khan, Nawaf Alharbe, Dhiya Al-Jumeily, Abir Hussain

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102733)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102733

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Formulation of herbal tea using Cymbopogon citratus, Foeniculum vulgare and Murraya koenigii and its anti-obesity potential

Roheena Abdullah, Swaiba Zaheer, Afshan Kaleem, Mehwish Iqtedar, Mahwish Aftab, Faiza Saleem

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102734)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102734

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Landscape planning and design and visual evaluation for landscape protection of geological environment

Xiaofei Lu, Rui Liu, Lijun Xia

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102735)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102735

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Analysis of synthetic food color additive, sugar, and mycotoxin content in traditional, cereal-based Sobia beverage using high-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry

Tawfiq Alsulami

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102736)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102736

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Synthesis and anti-tubercular evaluation of some novel (E)-5-(4-(benzylidene amino) phenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thiol derivatives

Kuntal Das, Paramita Das, Raha Orfali, A. Ramya, Alex Joseph, Mohd. Imran, Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq, Sultan Alshehri, Ali A. Rabaan, Mohammed Aljeldah, Bashayer M. AlShehail, Mohammed Alissa, Nawal Al Kaabi, Ameen S.S. Alwashmi, Mashael Alhajri, Mustafa A. Najim, Farhana Yasmin

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102737)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102737

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In vitro study on antidiabetic and antihypertensive activities of ethanolic extract of propolis of Indonesian stingless bee Tetragonula sapiens

Siti Farida, Diah Kartika Pratami, Muhamad Sahlan, Abdul Mun’im, Ratna Djamil, Wiwi Winarti, Rashid Ayub, Tahani Awad Alahmadi, Siti Irma Rahmawati, Masteria Yunovilsa Putra, Asep Bayu, Muhammad Iqbal

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102738)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102738

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Some new constructions of minimal efficient circular nearly strongly balanced neighbor designs

Khadija Noreen, Talha Omer, Jamshaid ul Hassan, H.M. Kashif Rasheed, Rashid Ahmed

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102748)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102748

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Review

State-of-the-art on the conceptual advancement of seawater intrusion: A comprehensive review, management, and possible future research direction

Mohammed Benaafi, S.I. Abba, Isam H. Aljundi

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102749)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102749

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Synergistic toxicity of NiO nanoparticles and benzo[a]pyrene co-exposure in liver cells: Role of free oxygen radicals induced oxidative stress

Maqusood Ahamed, Mohd Javed Akhtar, Hisham A. Alhadlaq

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102750)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102750

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Novel material from immobilization of magnesium oxide and cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide nanoparticles onto waterworks sludge for removing methylene blue from aqueous solution

Hayder M. Rashid, Mohammed B. Abdul-Kareem, Salim H. Jassam, Waqed H. Hassan, Ayad A.H. Faisal, Ayman A. Ghfar, Nadhir Al-Ansari

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102751)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102751

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Numerical and experimental study for a modified LPG cooking burner

Anirut Matthujak, Mana Wichangarm, Thanarath Sriveerakul, Sedthawatt Sucharitpwatskul, Sutthisak Phongthanapanich

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102752)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102752

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An evaluation of the biological activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles fabricated from aqueous bark extracts of Acacia nilotica

Manoharan Janani, Thandapani Gomathi, Ranganathan Babujanarthanam, K. Kaviyarasu

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102753)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102753

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Accuracy assessment of RFerns, NB, SVM, and kNN machine learning classifiers in aquaculture

Mustafa Çakir, Mesut Yilmaz, Mükerrem Atalay Oral, Hüseyin Özgür Kazanci, Okan Oral

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102754)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102754

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RNA editing in chloroplast NADH dehydrogenase (ndhA) of salt stressed wild barley revealed novel type G to A

Ahmed M. Ramadan, Taimyiah Mohammed, Ahmad Firoz, Hussien F. Alameldin, Hani M. Ali

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102755)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102755

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Synthesis, characterization and identification of inhibitory activity on the main protease of COVID-19 by molecular docking strategy of (4-oxo-piperidinium ethylene acetal) trioxonitrate

Sofian Gatfaoui, Noureddine Issaoui, Aleksandr S. Kazachenko, Omar M. Al-Dossary, Thierry Roisnel, Houda Marouani

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102758)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102758

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Original article

Research on ventilation cooling devices with low-energy consumption characteristics

Yongli Huang, Cong Dong, Dongshuang Li

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102759)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102759

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An approach to multi-attribute decision making based on intuitionistic fuzzy rough Aczel-Alsina aggregation operators

Amir Hussain, Haolun Wang, Harish Garg, Kifayat Ullah

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102760)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102760

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Drinking water as a substantial source of toxic alkali, alkaline and heavy metals: Toxicity and their implications on human health

Maged A. Azzam, Mohammad Rizwan Khan, Hany Moustafa Youssef

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102761)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102761

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Screening potential inhibitor from actinomycetes for Dihydrofolate reductase of Staphylococcus aureus – In vitro and in silico studies

Sharmila Velusamy, Syed Abuthakir Mohamed Husain, Saud Alarifi, Vijaya Anand Mariadoss Arokia, Jeyam Muthusamy

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102762)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102762

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Artemisia monosperma induces ROS-mediated cell death in human colorectal carcinoma cells via modulating apoptotic genes

Nida N. Farshori, Ebtesam S. Al-Sheddi, Mai M. Al-Oqail, Shaza M. Al-Massarani, Ebtesam A. Al-Jassas, Javed Ahmad, Quaiser Saquib, Rizwan Wahab, Abdulaziz A. Al-Khedhairy, Maqsood A. Siddiqui

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102763)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102763

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Effects of different host plants on population fitness of pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum)

Ning Lv, Qiao-Yan Yang, Chun-Chun Li, Ting-Wei Zhang, Shahbaz Ali, Chang-Zhong Liu, Islem Abid, Mohamed Ragab AbdelGawwad

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102764)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102764

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Pharmacists’ knowledge, familiarity, and attitudes towards biosimilar drugs among practicing Jordanian pharmacists: A cross sectional study

Osama H. Abusara, Samar Bishtawi, Walid Al-Qerem, Wassan Jarrar, Lubna Al-Khareisha, Sawsan I. Khdair

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102767)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102767

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Original article

The bootstrap method for Monte Carlo integration inference

Asamh Saleh M. Al Luhayb

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102768)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102768

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A 8-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled human trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Saccharum officinarum wax alcohols (Policosanol) on improvement of blood cholesterol

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

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102769)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102769

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Comparative evolutionary and structural analyses of the TYRP1 gene reveal molecular mechanisms of biological functions in mammals

Hina Ali, Mahreen Mahmood, Muhammad Adnan, Gulnaz Afzal, Shazia Perween, Rana Waseem Akhtar, Raheela Jabeen, Akhtar Rasool Asif, Sehrish Faryal, Abdur Rahman, Sayyed Aun Muhammad, Gulnaz Parveen, Shakeel Ahmed, Daoud Ali, Mohammed H.A. Almarzoug

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102772)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102772

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BCG vaccine-induced mucosal humoral immunity in human nasal associated lymphoid tissue

Talal M. Aljeraisi, Suliman Y. Alomar, Waleed H. Mahallawi

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102773)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102773

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Whey-carrot based functional beverage: Development and storage study

Bindu Naik, Deepika Kohli, Nidhi Walter, Arun Kumar Gupta, Sadhna Mishra, Javed Masood Khan, Per Erik Joakim Saris, Mohammad Irfan, Sarvesh Rustagi, Vijay Kumar

J King Saud Univ Sci 34 (6) (102775)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2023.102775

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