Seabird feathers and eggshells are used as bio-monitors for trace metal contamination. Eleven trace element concentrations in wing primaries (n = 21) and eggshells (n = 8) are reported herein for two resident seabirds, Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus and Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana, at Pulau Ling and Pulau Tokung Burung, Malaysia. Metal concentration followed the pattern Zn > Cr > Mn > Sr > Cu > Se > Ba > Pb > Cd > Ga > Li. Significant positive correlations existed among all trace metals, except for Cr in Black-naped Tern and Li and Cd in Bridled Tern feathers. We also analyzed metal concentrations in eggshells, and for Bridled Tern, the concentration pattern was Zn > Mn > Se > Sr > Ba > Pb > Co > Cu > Cd, whereas for Black-naped Tern it was Cr > Zn > Mn > Ba > Sr > Se > Cu> Co > Pb. A pairwise positive correlation was significant among most trace metals in feather samples, indicating synergistic effects of two or more elements. More studies are needed to build a baseline database of trace metal concentrations in seabirds of Southeast Asia, as little research on this subject has been conducted in this region.
Abdulmula Abdumagid Alhadi Hamza(1-2022)

Thirty-one seabird species are found in Malaysia; a few still breed on rocky outcrops and small islands in the southern Seribuat Archipelago. A century-long egg harvest by local fishermen in the area is believed to have caused extirpation of several breeding populations. To update the status of seabirds in the southern section of the Seribuat Archipelago, a two-day survey was conducted in August 2017. Twenty-two islands were selected and surveyed using boat observation and colony visits. In total, over 6 200 birds were counted, representing five tern species: Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus, Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana, Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii, Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii, and the Lesser Crested Tern T. bengalensis. The first two species are confirmed breeders, whereas the remaining species are either passage migrants or unconfirmed breeders. The survey led to the rediscovery of a small population of Roseate Terns at Pulau Yu (one of the species' two historic breeding sites in Malaysia). The islands surveyed are not legally protected (except for the Pulau Tinggi group). The protection of selected sites is highly recommended to conserve these remaining seabird populations.
Abdulmula Abdumagid Alhadi Hamza(4-2019)

شملت الدراسة مجموعة من تلاميذ إحدى المدارس الابتدائية في منطقة سوق الجمعة\ طرابلس في الفترة مابين شهري (يناير- فبراير)، وتم استهداف91 عينة تعود لـ 46 تلميذ من الذكور و45 تلميذة من الإناث تراوحت أعمارهم ما بين 7-10 سنوات، وذلك لغرض التعرف على الفطريات المصاحبة لشعر(فروة) الرأس، وتم التعرف على أربعة عشر من الفطريات التي تنتمي إلى تحت الأقسام (Sub Divisions) الآتية: Zygomycotina(1)، Ascomycotina(2)، Deuteromycotina(11)، وكانت أكثر الفطريات شيوعاً عند الأطفال (التلاميذ) هو فطر Candida albicans ( 37.36%) ثم يليه كلاً من فطر P.chrysogenum و A. alternate وCladosporium sp. ( 24.18%) لكل منهم. كان أكثر الفطريات شيوعاً عند الأطفال (التلاميذ) من الإناث فطرA. Alternate (35.56%) يليه فطر P.chrysogenum (26.67%)، بينما في الأطفال (التلاميذ) من الذكور فكان الفطر الأكثر شيوعاً فطر Candida albicans (54.35%) ويليه فطر Cladosporium sp. (30.43%). arabic 80 English 0
هدى ميلاد محمد بن زائد, أمال مصطفي ميلاد انبيه(3-2017)