This study was primarily conducted to investigate the prevalence of imported malaria in a sample of foreign workers (n-1038) in Tripoli during the period from May 2006 to June 2007. A comprehensive review of malaria epidemiology in Libya in the last two decades was also given. All samples were tested serologically using Malaria Rapid Diagnostic test and then examined using blood film technique. Results showed that only 10 samples (1%) were tested positive for both malaria rapid diagnostic test and blood film. Nine of those infected were identified as Plasmodium falciparum and one as Plasmodium vivax. This study confirms that the prevalence of malaria in legal foreign workers is low and the risk of re-introducing or transmitting malaria in the northern areas of the country is remote. It also gives no good reason for including malaria test among those requested for issuing health certificates to foreign workers. The use of malaria Rapid Diagnostic test for malaria detection in this study was proved to be practical and reliable. Although, the situation of imported malaria in Libya imposes no immediate threat to re-emerging of malaria in the country however, continuous surveillance and monitoring particularly to the southern regions and populations have to be taken in a great consideration. An updated new map of malaria vectors distribution in Libya is urgently needed to be able to outline areas of high risk of malaria transmission.
Fadwa Jamaledden Mustafa Kamel Mahanay, Badereddin Bashir K. Annajar(5-2009)

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)

ملخص الدراسة: هدفت الدراسة الحالية إلى التعريف ببرامج الدمج للأطفال التوحديين والاستفادة من تجارب الدول العربية وغيرها. والتعرف على أهم الاستراتيجيات التربوية لدمج الأطفال التوحديين بمدارس التعليم العام، وكذلك معرفة سلبيات وإيجابيات دمج هذه الفئة بمدارس التعليم العام من خلال الاطلاع على تجارب بعض البلدان العربية والاجنبية. وقد توصلت الدراسة إلى جملة من التوصيات منها: -انشاء أقسام للتربية الخاصة في كافة المدن الليبية للتشيع على عملية الدمج. 2-تشجيع انظمة التعليم العام لتقبل وتفعيل نظام الدمج. 3-تفعيل دور الاعلام للوعي بعملية الدمج في المدارس العادية لما له من أهمية للدفع بهذه الفئة نحو الافضل. 4-اجراء بحوث ودراسات ميدانية مستفيضة لمحاولة تطبيق تجربة الدمج. 5- تعين معلمو التربية الخاصة بمدارس التعليم العام . 6-الاهتمام بقضية دمج الأطفال التوحديين بالمدارس العادية والتحضير لذلك على جميع المستويات . arabic 102 English 0
نجاة أحمد القاضي(5-2020)