CARBAPENEM AND COLISTIN-RESISTANT BACTERIA IN NORTH LEBANON: COEXISTENCE OF MCR-1 AND NDM-4 GENES IN ESCHERICHIA COLI

Carbapenem and colistin-resistant bacteria in North Lebanon: Coexistence of mcr-1 and NDM-4 genes in Escherichia coli

Introduction: The increasing incidence of infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria is considered a global health problem.This study aimed to Bowl Balance Ring investigate this resistance in Gram-negative bacteria isolated from patients hospitalized in North-Lebanon.Methodology: All isolates were identified using the matrix-assisted laser d

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Rat Merkel cells are mechanoreceptors and osmoreceptors.

Merkel cells (MCs) associated with nerve terminals constitute MC-neurite complexes, which are involved in slowly-adapting type I mechanoreception.Although MCs are known to express voltage-gated Ca2+ channels and hypotonic-induced membrane deformation is known to lead to Ca2+ transients, whether MCs initiate mechanotransduction is currently unknown.

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Cultural Confrontation in The Thought of Algerian Muslim Scholars Association During the life of the founder Abdelhamid Ben Badis

Abstract : This study emphasizes the centrality of education in the reformist movement of Algerian Muslim Scholars Association in Algeria, led by figures like Abdehamid Ben Badis.They believed education to be the cornerstone of social awareness and vigilance against colonial influence.Ben Badis dedicated himself to spreading this message through di

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