Submissions from 2017
Mean centering method for determination of empagliflozin and metformin, Bassam M. Ayoub, Rola M. Emam, Mahmoud M. Youssef, Muhammad N. El-Kattan, Marwa A. Sayed, Ahmed M. Kowider, Adly H. Seha, Engy A. Rabea, Rana M. Yakout, and Rolly H. Faried
LC-MS/MS determination of empagliflozin and metformin, Bassam M. Ayoub and Shereen Mowaka
Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Empagliflozin in Healthy Egyptian Volunteers Using LC-MS/MS and Comparison with Other Ethnic Populations, Bassam M. Ayoub, Shereen Mowaka, Eman S. Elzanfaly, Nermeen Ashoush, Mohamed M. Elmazar, and Shaker A. Mousa
A validated HPLC method for simultaneous determination of perindopril arginine, amlodipine, and indapamide: Application in bulk and in different pharmaceutical dosage forms, Ramzia I. El-Bagary, Ehab F. Elkady, Shereen Mowaka, and Maria A. Attallah
Honey-based hydrogel: In vitro and comparative in vivo evaluation for burn wound healing, Reham F. El-Kased, Reham I. Amer, Dalia Attia, and Mohamed M. Elmazar
IDH Mutation, Competitive Inhibition of FTO, and RNA Methylation, Sara M. Elkashef, An Ping Lin, Jamie Myers, Heinz Sill, Daifeng Jiang, Patricia L.M. Dahia, and Ricardo C.T. Aguiar
Rosmarinic acid attenuates hepatic fibrogenesis via suppression of hepatic stellate cell activation/proliferation and induction of apoptosis, Naglaa M. El-Lakkany, Walaa H. El-Maadawy, Sayed H. Seif el-Din, Olfat A. Hammam, Salwa H. Mohamed, Shahira M. Ezzat, Marwa M. Safar, and Samira Saleh
EVESOR, a model-based, multiparameter, Phase i trial to optimize the benefit/toxicity ratio of everolimus and sorafenib, Mévidette El-Madani, Olivier Colomban, Michel Tod, Denis Maillet, Julien Peron, Claire Rodriguez-Lafrasse, Osama A. Badary, Pierre Jean Valette, Thibaud Lefort, Philippe Cassier, Siham M. El-Shenawy, Ebtehal El-Demerdash, Juliette Hommel-Fontaine, Jerome Guitton, Marie Claude Gagnieu, Bassant M.M. Ibrahim, Catherine Barrois, Gilles Freyer, and Benoit You
Synthesis of new thieno[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives as pim-1 inhibitors, Hala B. El-Nassan and Bassem H. Naguib
Antiprotozoal activity of major constituents from the bioactive fraction of Verbesina encelioides, Shahira M. Ezzat, Maha M. Salama, Engy A. Mahrous, Louis Maes, Cheol Ho Pan, and Essam Abdel-Sattar
Volatiles profiling in Ceratonia siliqua (Carob bean) from Egypt and in response to roasting as analyzed via solid-phase microextraction coupled to chemometrics, Mohamed A. Farag and Dina M. El-Kersh
Volatiles distribution in Nigella species (black cumin seeds) and in response to roasting as analyzed via solid-phase microextraction (SPME) coupled to chemometrics, Mohamed A. Farag, Dina M. El-Kersh, Dalia M. Rasheed, and Andreas G. Heiss
Advances in ligase chain reaction and ligation-based amplifications for genotyping assays: Detection and applications, Abdullah A.Y. Gibriel and Ola Adel
Biofilm formation in enterococci: Genotype-phenotype correlations and inhibition by vancomycin, Yomna Hashem, Heba M. Amin, Tamer M. Essam, Aymen S. Yassin, and Ramy K. Aziz
Telluric Acid Ameliorates Endotoxemic Kidney Injury in Mice: Involvement of TLR4, Nrf2, and PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathways, Ahmed F. Mohamed, Marwa M. Safar, Hala F. Zaki, and Helmy M. Sayed
Different applications of isosbestic points, normalized spectra and dual wavelength as powerful tools for resolution of multicomponent mixtures with severely overlapping spectra, Ekram Hany Mohamed, Hayam M. Lotfy, Maha A. Hegazy, and Shereen Mowaka
Comparative study between UHPLC-UV and UPLC-MS/MS methods for determination of alogliptin and metformin in their pharmaceutical combination, Shereen Mowaka and Bassam M. Ayoub
Enhanced LC-MS/MS determination of alogliptin and metformin in plasma: Application to a pharmacokinetic study, Shereen Mowaka, Ehab F. Elkady, Mohamed M. Elmazar, and Bassam M. Ayoub
Novel pure component contribution algorithm (PCCA) and UHPLC methods for separation and quantification of amlodipine, valsartan, and hydrochlorothiazide in ternary mixture, Shereen Mowaka, Maha A. Hegazy, Hayam M. Lotfy, and Ekram Hany Mohamed
A Concise Comparative Mini Review between HPLC-UV and Spectrophotometric Analysis of Gliptins in Pharmaceutical Formulations, Shereen Mowaka, Moataz S. Hendy, Mohamed M. Elmazar, Andrew Hakeem, Ramzia I. El-Bagary, Ehab F. Elkady, Mirna Antoun, Mai Shaalan, Sara Abdel-wahab, Mai Elsemeiri, Nourhan Abdelaziz, Alaa Mohamed, Menna Eltahawy, Asmaa Rashid, Rola Emam, Mahmoud Youssef, Muhammad El-kattan, Marwa Sayed, and Bassam M. Ayoub
Synthesis of New Pyridothienopyrimidinone and Pyridothieno -triazolopyrimidine Derivatives as Pim-1 Inhibitors, Bassem Naguib, Hala B. El-Nassan, and Engy A. Beshay
Synthesis of new pyridothienopyrimidinone derivatives as Pim-1 inhibitors, Bassem H. Naguib, Hala B. El-Nassan, and T. M. Abdelghany
Randomized double-blinded pilot clinical study of the antidiabetic activity of balanites aegyptiaca and uplc-esi-ms/ms identification of its metabolites, Hend Rashad, Fateheya M. Metwally, Shahira M. Ezzat, Maha M. Salama, Adel Hasheesh, and Amira Abdel Motaal
Association of serum pancreatic derived factor (PANDER) with beta-cell dysfunction in type 2 diabetes mellitus, Miral M. Shehata, Mohamed M. Kamal, Mohamed H. El-Hefnawy, and Hala O. EL-Mesallamy
Ischemia-responsive protein 94 is a key mediator of ischemic neuronal injury-induced microglial activation, Rajiv Tikamdas, Sarthak Singhal, Ping Zhang, Justin A. Smith, Eric G. Krause, Stanley M. Stevens, Sihong Song, and Bin Liu
Mass spectrometric characterization of protein structures and protein complexes in condensed and gas phase, Yelena Yefremova, Bright D. Danquah, Kwabena F.M. Opuni, Reham F. El-Kased, Cornelia Koy, and Michael O. Glocker
Anti-tumor efficacy of an integrated methyl dihydrojasmonate transdermal microemulsion system targeting breast cancer cells: In vitro and in vivo studies, Rania Yehia, Rania M. Hathout, Dalia A. Attia, Mohamed M. Elmazar, and Nahed D. Mortada
Comparative study between different simple methods manipulating ratio spectra for the analysis of alogliptin and metformin co-formulated with highly different concentrations, Wafaa A. Zaghary, Shereen Mowaka, Mostafa A. Hassan, and Bassam M. Ayoub
Suitability of various chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques for analysis and kinetic degradation study of trelagliptin, Wafaa A. Zaghary, Shereen Mowaka, Mostafa A. Hassan, and Bassam M. Ayoub
Comparative liquid chromatographic study for concurrent determination of canagliflozin and metformin in combined tablets, Wafaa A. Zaghary, Shereen Mowaka, and Moataz S. Hendy
Submissions from 2016
Ursodeoxycholic Acid Ameliorates Apoptotic Cascade in the Rotenone Model of Parkinson’s Disease: Modulation of Mitochondrial Perturbations, Noha F. Abdelkader, Marwa M. Safar, and Hesham A. Salem
Indole-3-carbinol enhances sorafenib cytotoxicity in hepatocellular carcinoma cells: A mechanistic study, Mai M. Abdelmageed, Reem N. El-Naga, Ebtehal El-Demerdash, and Mohamed M. Elmazar
Glucosinolates profile, volatile constituents, antimicrobial, and cytotoxic activities of Lobularia libyca, Amal A. Al-Gendy, Khaled A. Nematallah, Soumaya S. Zaghloul, and Nahla A. Ayoub
Mini-review and comparative study: preparation and evaluation of nicotine-loaded buccal mucoadhesive tablets/films designed for smoking cessation, Mona Arafa and Bassam M. Ayoub
Polyphenols from Erythrina crista-galli: Structures, molecular docking and phytoestrogenic activity, Naglaa S. Ashmawy, Mohamed L. Ashour, Michael Wink, Mohamed El-Shazly, Fang Rong Chang, Noha Swilam, Ashraf B. Abdel-Naim, and Nahla Ayoub
Mini-review: Pharmacokinetics of omarigliptin, a once-weekly dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, Nermeen Ashoush
Enhancement of plasma extraction recovery of empagliflozin and metformin combination using liquid-liquid extraction and vacuum evaporation techniques, Bassam M. Ayoub
Linagliptin: A concise review on analytical and bio-analytical methods, Bassam M. Ayoub
Mini-review: Analytical procedures for alogliptin determination in biological fluids and pharmaceutical formulations, Bassam M. Ayoub
A guide for using experimental design in chromatographic method development: Applied to the analysis of selected anti-diabetic pharmaceutical combinations, Bassam M. Ayoub and O. Abdel-Aziz
Review of HPLC/UPLC-UV methods for sensitive determination of nicotine in plasma, Bassam M. Ayoub, Mona Arafa, and Moataz S. Hendy
Economic Evaluation of the Combined Use of Warfarin and Low-dose Aspirin Versus Warfarin Alone in Mechanical Valve Prostheses, Manal H. El-Hamamsy, Gihan H. Elsisi, Randa Eldessouki, Mohamed M. Elmazar, Ahmed S. Taha, Basma F. Awad, and Hossam Elmansy
Natural antibacterial remedy for respiratory tract infections, Reham F. El-Kased
Polysialic acid sustains cancer cell survival and migratory capacity in a hypoxic environment, Sara M. Elkashef, Simon J. Allison, Maria Sadiq, Haneen A. Basheer, Goreti Ribeiro Morais, Paul M. Loadman, Klaus Pors, and Robert A. Falconer
An optimised assay for quantitative, high-throughput analysis of polysialyltransferase activity, Sara M. Elkashef, Mark Sutherland, Laurence H. Patterson, Paul M. Loadman, and Robert A. Falconer
Cytotoxicity and Chemical Investigation of the Aerial Parts of Markhamia zanzibarica (Bojer Ex Dc.) K. Schum. (Bignoniaceae), Dina M. El-Kersh, Riham S. El Dine, Dina R. Abou-Hussein, Fatma S. El-Sakhawy, and Mohamed M. Elmazar
Use of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique to study the genetic diversity of eight aloe species, Shahira M. Ezzat, Abeer M. El Sayed, and Maha M. Salama
HPLC–DAD–MS/MS profiling of standardized rosemary extract and enhancement of its anti-wrinkle activity by encapsulation in elastic nanovesicles, Shahira M. Ezzat, Maha M. Salama, Aliaa N. ElMeshad, Mahmoud H. Teaima, and Laila A. Rashad
Metabolic profile and hepatoprotective activity of the anthocyanin-rich extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa calyces, Shahira M. Ezzat, Maha M. Salama, Sayed H. Seif el-Din, Samira Saleh, Naglaa M. El-Lakkany, Olfat A. Hammam, Maha B. Salem, and Sanaa S. Botros
Anti-acetylcholinesterase potential and metabolome classification of 4 Ocimum species as determined via UPLC/qTOF/MS and chemometric tools, M. A. Farag, S. M. Ezzat, Maha M. Salama, and M. G. Tadros
Anti-acetylcholinesterase activity of essential oils and their major constituents from four Ocimum species, Mohamed A. Farag, Shahira M. Ezzat, Maha M. Salama, Mariane G. Tadros, and Rabah A.T. Serya
Square wave voltammetric determination of rasagiline mesylate on hanging mercury drop electrode and its application in dosage form and biological fluids, Ibrahim H.I. Habib, Mohamed Rizk, Dalia Mohamed, Shereen Mowaka, and Rasha Th El-Eryan
Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells combined with praziquantel as a potential therapy for Schistosoma mansoni-induced liver fibrosis, Olfat A. Hammam, Nagwa Elkhafif, Yasmeen M. Attia, Mohamed T. Mansour, Mohamed M. Elmazar, Rania M. Abdelsalam, Sanaa A. Kenawy, and Aiman S. El-Khatib
Beta vulgaris subspecies cicla var. flavescens (Swiss chard): Flavonoids, hepatoprotective and hypolipidemic activities, A. N. Hashem, M. S. Soliman, M. A. Hamed, Noha Swilam, U. Lindequist, and M. A. Nawwar
17β-Estradiol augments antidepressant efficacy of escitalopram in ovariectomized rats: Neuroprotective and serotonin reuptake transporter modulatory effects, Weam W. Ibrahim, Marwa M. Safar, Mahmoud M. Khattab, and Azza M. Agha
Association of expression levels of pluripotency/stem cell markers with the differentiation outcome of Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells into insulin producing cells, Dina H. Kassem, Mohamed M. Kamal, Abd El Latif G. El-Kholy, and Hala O. El-Mesallamy
Exendin-4 enhances the differentiation of Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells into insulin-producing cells through activation of various β-cell markers, Dina H. Kassem, Mohamed M. Kamal, Abd El Latif G. El-Kholy, and Hala O. El-Mesallamy
Structural Docking Studies of COX-II Inhibitory Activity for Metabolites Derived from Corchorus olitorius and Vitis vinifera, Yasmine Mandour, Heba Handoussa, Noha Swilam, Rasha Hanafi, and Laila Mahran
Exploring the Potent Inhibition of CTP Synthase by Gemcitabine-5′-Triphosphate, Gregory D. McCluskey, Samy Mohamady, Scott D. Taylor, and Stephen L. Bearne
One flask synthesis of 2′,3′-cyclic nucleoside monophosphates from unprotected nucleosides using activated cyclic trimetaphosphate, Samy Mohamady and Scott D. Taylor
Synthesis of Nucleoside Triphosphates from 2′-3′-Protected Nucleosides Using Trimetaphosphate, Samy Mohamady and Scott D. Taylor
Phenolic profiling of an extract from Eugenia jambos L. (Alston) - The structure of three flavonoid glycosides - Antioxidant and cytotoxic activities, Mahmoud A. Nawwar, A. N. Hashem, S. A. Hussein, Noha Swilam, A. Becker, B. Haertel, U. Lindequist, A. El-Khatib, and M. W. Linscheid
Bone Marrow-Derived Endothelial Progenitor Cells Protect Against Scopolamine-Induced Alzheimer-Like Pathological Aberrations, Marwa M. Safar, Hany H. Arab, Sherine M. Rizk, and Shohda A. El-Maraghy
Resveratrol inhibits inflammatory signaling implicated in ionizing radiation-induced premature ovarian failure through antagonistic crosstalk between silencing information regulator 1 (SIRT1) and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1), Riham Soliman Said, Ebtehal El-Demerdash, Ahmed Shafik Nada, and Mohamed M. Kamal
Metabolic profile and hepatoprotective activity of the anthocyanin-rich extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa calyces, Maha Salama, Shahira Mohammed Ezzat, and Samira Saleh
Identification of phenolic secondary metabolites from Schotia brachypetala Sond. (Fabaceae) and demonstration of their antioxidant activities in Caenorhabditis elegans, Mansour Sobeh, Esraa ElHawary, Herbenya Peixoto, Rola M. Labib, Heba Handoussa, Noha Swilam, Ahmed H. El-Khatib, Farukh Sharapov, Tamer Mohamed, Sonja Krstin, Michael W. Linscheid, Abdel Nasser Singab, Michael Wink, and Nahla Ayoub
Identification of Suitable Endogenous Normalizers for qRT-PCR Analysis of Plasma microRNA Expression in Essential Hypertension, Mohamed Hassan M. Solayman, Taimour Langaee, Archanakumari Patel, Lamia El-Wakeel, Manal El-Hamamsy, Osama A. Badary, and Julie A. Johnson
Efficacy and in vitro cytotoxicity of nanostructured lipid carriers for paclitaxel delivery, Shady Ali Swidan, Hassan Mahmoud Ghonaim, Ahmed Mahmoud Samy, and Mamdouh Mostafa Ghorab
Submissions from 2015
Optimization of niosomes for enhanced antibacterial activity and reduced bacterial resistance: In vitro and in vivo evaluation, Ahmed A. Abdelaziz, Tarek E. Elbanna, Fatma I. Sonbol, Noha M. Gamaleldin, and Gamal M. El Maghraby
Neuroprotective effects of vildagliptin in rat rotenone Parkinson's disease model: Role of RAGE-NFκB and Nrf2-antioxidant signaling pathways, Rania M. Abdelsalam and Marwa M. Safar
Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms (TaqI and ApaI) in relation to 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and coronary artery disease incidence, Mohamed A. Abu El Maaty, Sally I. Hassanein, Hameis M. Sleem, and Mohamed Z. Gad
Evaluation of food products fortified with oyster shell for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, S. A. Ahmed, Abdullah A.Y. Gibriel, A. K. Abdellatif, and H. M. Ebied
Chemical modification of aspergillus niger β-glucosidase and its catalytic properties, Samia A. Ahmed, Nefisa M.A. El-Shayeb, Abdel Gawad M. Hashem, Shireen A.A. Saleh, and Ahmed F. Abdel-Fattah
UPLC simultaneous determination of empagliflozin, linagliptin and metformin, Bassam M. Ayoub
Enhanced chromatographic determination of nicotine in human plasma: Applied to human volunteers, Bassam M. Ayoub, Samy Mohamady, Moataz S. Hendy, and Mohamed M. Elmazar
NADf chip, a two-color microarray for simultaneous screening of multigene mutations associated with hearing impairment in North African Mediterranean countries, Imen Chakchouk, Mariem Ben Said, Fida Jbeli, Riadh Benmarzoug, Salma Loukil, Ibtihel Smeti, Amine Chakroun, Abdullah A.Y. Gibriel, Abdelmonem Ghorbel, Hassen Hadjkacem, and Saber Masmoudi
Hepatoprotective and Antioxidant Effects of Wheat, Carrot, and Mango as Nutraceutical Agents against CCl4-Induced Hepatocellular Toxicity, H. M. Ebeid, Abdullah A.Y. Gibriel, H. M.A. AL-Sayed, S. A. Elbehairy, and E. H. Motawe
Validated HPLC and ultra-HPLC methods for determination of dronedarone and amiodarone-application for counterfeit drug analysis, Ramzia I. El-Bagary, Ehab F. Elkady, Shereen Mowaka, and Maria A. Attallah
A comparison of Wharton's jelly and cord blood as a source of mesenchymal stem cells for diabetes cell therapy, Rasha F. El-Demerdash, Lamiaa N. Hammad, Mohamed M. Kamal, and Hala O. El Mesallamy
Chemopreventive and therapeutic potentials of thymoquinone in HepG2 cells: Mechanistic perspectives, Abeer Elkhoely, Hafez F. Hafez, Abeer M. Ashmawy, Osama A. Badary, Ahmed Abdelaziz, Adel Mostafa, and Samia A. Shouman
Neuroprotective effects of pioglitazone against transient cerebral ischemic reperfusion injury in diabetic rats: Modulation of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic biomarkers, Ayman E. El-Sahar, Marwa M. Safar, Hala F. Zaki, Amina S. Attia, and Afaf A. Ain-Shoka
Sitagliptin attenuates transient cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury in diabetic rats: Implication of the oxidative-inflammatory-apoptotic pathway, Ayman E. El-Sahar, Marwa M. Safar, Hala F. Zaki, Amina S. Attia, and Afaf A. Ain-Shoka
Bone Marrow and Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Alleviate Methotrexate-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in Rat: Comparison with Dexamethasone, Ebtehal M. Fikry, Marwa M. Safar, Wedad A. Hasan, Hala M. Fawzy, and Ezz El Din S. El-Denshary
Molecular characterization of Enterococcus spp. clinical isolates from Cairo, Egypt, Yomna A. Hashem, A. S. Yassin, and M. A. Amin
A comparative study of smart spectrophotometric methods for simultaneous determination of sitagliptin phosphate and metformin hydrochloride in their binary mixture, Hayam M. Lotfy, Dalia Mohamed, and Shereen Mowaka
Genetic diversity and haplotype structure of 21 Y-STRs, including nine noncore loci, in South Tunisian Population: Forensic relevance, Faten Makki-Rmida, Arwa Kammoun, Nadia Mahfoudh, Adnene Ayadi, Abdullah A.Y. Gibriel, Bakhta Mallek, Leila Maalej, Zouheir Hammami, Samir Maatoug, Hafedh Makni, and Saber Masmoudi
Novel contribution to the simultaneous analysis of certain hypoglycemic drugs in the presence of their impurities and degradation products utilizing UPLC-MS/MS, Shereen Mowaka and Dalia Mohamed
Validated stability-indicating HPLC method for the determination of Mesna in presence of its degradation products, Mohamed Rizk, Elham A. Taha, Shereen Mowaka, and Youmna M. Abdallah
H2S donors attenuate diabetic nephropathy in rats: Modulation of oxidant status and polyol pathway, Marwa M. Safar and Rania M. Abdelsalam
In vivo TNF and IL-1β Inhibitory activity of Phenolic compounds isolated from Trachelospermum jasminoides Linl.(Lem), Maha Salama, Seham ElHawary, Ola Moussa, and Noha ElAskary
Mir-21-Sox2 axis delineates glioblastoma subtypes with prognostic impact, Pratheesh Sathyan, Pascal O. Zinn, Anantha L. Marisetty, Bin Liu, Mohamed M. Kamal, Sanjay K. Singh, Pierre Bady, Li Lu, Khalida M. Wani, Bethany L. Veo, Joy Gumin, Dina Hamada Kassem, Frederick Robinson, Connie Weng, Veerabhadran Baladandayuthapani, Dima Suki, Howard Colman, Krishna P. Bhat, Erik P. Sulman, Ken Aldape, Rivka R. Colen, Roel G.W. Verhaak, Zhimin Lu, Gregory N. Fuller, Suyun Huang, Frederick F. Lang, Raymond Sawaya, Monika Hegi, and Sadhan Majumder
Metformin addition to chemotherapy in stage IV non-small cell lung cancer: An open label randomized controlled study, Rana Sayed, Amr S. Saad, Lamia El Wakeel, Engi Elkholy, and Osama A. Badary
'Supermutators' found amongst highly levofloxacin-resistant E. coli isolates: A rapid protocol for the detection of mutation sites, Ahmed Abdel Fattah Zayed, Tamer Mohamed Essam, Abdel Gawad M. Hashem, and Ossama Mohamed El-Tayeb
Submissions from 2014
Red yeast rice and coenzyme Q10 as safe alternatives to surmount atorvastatin-induced myopathy in hyperlipidemic rats, Marwan Abdelbaset, Marwa M. Safar, Sawsan S. Mahmoud, Seham A. Negm, and Azza M. Agha
Prolonging the circulatory retention of SPIONs using dextran sulfate: In vivo tracking achieved by functionalisation with near-infrared dyes, Maha Abdollah, Tammy Kalber, Berend Tolner, Paul Southern, Joseph C. Bear, Mathew Robson, R. Barbara Pedley, Ivan P. Parkin, Quentin A. Pankhurst, Paul Mulholland, and Kerry Chester
Effect of polymorphisms in the NADSYN1/DHCR7 locus (rs12785878 and rs1790349) on plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and coronary artery disease incidence, Mohamed A. Abu El Maaty, Sally I. Hassanein, Hameis M. Sleem, and Mohamed Z. Gad
Moringa oleifera offers a multi-mechanistic approach for management of obesity in rats, Hanaa H. Ahmed, Fateheya M. Metwally, Hend Rashad, Asmaa M. Zaazaa, Shahira M. Ezzat, and Maha M. Salama