Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate Research Articles

Spatial variation in physicochemical water quality parameters associated with Rice farming in the Dakalt Branch Canal, Kafrelsheikh governorate, Egypt

AbstractThe inappropriate use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in rice farming has been identified as a significant source of pollution in the aquatic environments. The declining water quality has been a cause of concern for the riparian communities owing to ill health associated with the usage of contaminated water from lotic systems draining such rice‐growing areas and its potential to cause lethal and sublethal effects on aquatic organisms. The spatial variation of selected water quality parameters was assessed using multivariate techniques. Data from three sampling stations, collected in triplicates, were analyzed to understand the effects of rice farming practices on the Dakalt Branch Canal's water quality. Eleven physicochemical parameters were measured in situ with a portable multimeter, while nutrients and other chemical parameters were determined following the standard procedures outlined in the American Public Health Association using the UV/Visible spectrophotometer. One‐way ANOVA was used to establish whether or not there were significant differences among means of various parameters. The findings revealed considerable spatial variability in the means for nearly all water quality parameters (p < 0.05). The Water Quality Index revealed that all the sampling stations were polluted with indices of more than 100. We conclude that poor rice management practices are responsible for the observed pollution of the River Nile and potentially lethal and sublethal effects on aquatic organisms and human health. We therefore recommend regular monitoring of the water quality of the Dakalt Branch Canal and that the relevant stakeholders, including farmers, embrace Best Management Practices, especially when applying pesticides and fertilizers.

Farmers’ Awareness of the Negative Effects of Climate Change on Strategic Grain Crops and Adaptation Mechanisms in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate in the Arab Republic of Egypt

Farmers’ Awareness of the Negative Effects of Climate Change on Strategic Grain Crops and Adaptation Mechanisms in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate in the Arab Republic of Egypt

The Social and Psychological Effects of Electronic Blackmail against Women and Methods of Confronting Them “A Study in The Countryside of Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate”

The Social and Psychological Effects of Electronic Blackmail against Women and Methods of Confronting Them “A Study in The Countryside of Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate”

Exposure assessment of pesticide residues, heavy metals, and veterinary drugs through consumption of Egyptian fish samples

Environmental contaminants may enter seafood products either through water and sediments or via feed and feed additives or may be introduced during fish processing and storage. The study focused on the nutritional and toxicological significance of heavy metals, antibiotics, and pesticide residues in 48 fish samples collected from the Kafr-ElSheikh governorate in Egypt. Various analytical instruments are used to determine and detect heavy metals, antibiotics, and pesticides. These include Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS/MS), Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS), and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS). The following metals were discovered in fish species: arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), mercury (Hg), manganese (Mn), and zinc (Zn). Each of these metals was detected 47 times. Chromium (Cr) was detected 40 times, nickel (Ni) was detected 27 times, and lead (Pb) was detected 6 times. The mean concentrations of As, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Fe, Ni, Mn, Hg, Pb, and Zn were determined to be 0.025, 0.02, 0.501, 0.50, 0.81, 12.56, 0.5, 0.689, 0.051, 0.031, and 5.78 mg/kg, respectively. All levels of cadmium, mercury, and lead detected in fish samples were significantly lower than the maximum permissible limits set by Egyptian and European standards. Furthermore, in this study, antibiotics and pesticide residues were found to be not detected in all analyzed fish samples. Based on the estimated daily intake and hazard quotient values, the concentration levels of metals found in fish samples seem to pose no significant threat to public health.

Attitudes of Farmers towards Protecting the Rural Environment from pollution at Kafr El Sheikh Governorate

Attitudes of Farmers towards Protecting the Rural Environment from pollution at Kafr El Sheikh Governorate

Farmers adopt methods to preserve the rural environment from pollution in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate

Farmers adopt methods to preserve the rural environment from pollution in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate

The Future Role of E-Media in Developing Farmers’ Awareness of Some Agricultural Crises at Kafrelsheikh Governorate

The Future Role of E-Media in Developing Farmers’ Awareness of Some Agricultural Crises at Kafrelsheikh Governorate

The Role of Agricultural Chemical Dealers in Disseminating Extension Recommendations Related to it in the Desouk District, Kafrelsheikh Governorate

The Role of Agricultural Chemical Dealers in Disseminating Extension Recommendations Related to it in the Desouk District, Kafrelsheikh Governorate

Potential human health risk assessment associated with Hg, Cd, Pb, and As in sardines and shrimp from four Egyptian coastal governorates

Heavy metal contamination in seafood is a developing concern due to the potential negative consequences on human health. Egypt's coastal regions are important for seafood production and consumption, making it critical to assess the safety of these aquatic resources. The current study examined toxic metal levels (Hg, Pb, Cd, and AS) in 96 samples of sardine and shrimp from four Egyptian coastal governorates (Alexandria, Kafr El-Sheikh, Damietta, and Port Said) from 2019 to 2021. Inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) was used to investigate the four hazardous metals. The recovery percentages of the determined metals ranged between 97 % and 99 %. Limits of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) for the determined metals ranged from 0.001 to 0.0077 mg/l and from 0.0035 to 0.026 mg/l, respectively. Mercury (Hg) was not found in any of the samples tested. The concentrations of Pb and Cd in the sardines and shrimp samples were higher in the winter seasons than in the summer seasons. Meanwhile, the difference in seasons had no effect on the concentration of As in the sardines and shrimp samples. The highest concentrations of the other three metals in the sardine and shrimp samples were used to calculate the Estimated Daily Intake (EDI), Target Hazard Quotient (THQ), and Hazard Index (HI). The obtained THQ as well as the HI of Pb, Cd, and As were all less than 1.0 (with the exception of sardine samples from Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, which recorded 1.262), indicating that there is no significant health risk to the consumer from consuming such sardines and shrimp from these governorates. The effect of different seasons on the concentrations of the metals under study does not have a specific behavior, but varies according to the governorate, the type of sample, and the type of contaminated metal. Due to the high level of contamination with heavy metals in sardine samples collected from Kafr El-Sheikh governorate (TTHQ = 1.26), an environmental study is required to determine the causes of contamination and control them.

Local leaders’ knowledge of climate change phenomena and their response Its harmful effects on the agricultural sector in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate

Local leaders’ knowledge of climate change phenomena and their response Its harmful effects on the agricultural sector in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate

Brucellosis Seroprevalence, REP-PCR-Based Genotyping, and Virulence-Associated Genes Distribution Among Brucella melitensis Strains Isolated from Ruminants in Kafr Elsheikh Governorate of Egypt

Brucellosis Seroprevalence, REP-PCR-Based Genotyping, and Virulence-Associated Genes Distribution Among Brucella melitensis Strains Isolated from Ruminants in Kafr Elsheikh Governorate of Egypt

An Analytical Study of the Distribution of Agricultural Holdings in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate

An Analytical Study of the Distribution of Agricultural Holdings in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate

An Analytical Study of the Problems and Obstacles of the Cotton Crop in Light of the Current Conditions (A Case Study of Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate(

An Analytical Study of the Problems and Obstacles of the Cotton Crop in Light of the Current Conditions (A Case Study of Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate(

Distribution of Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley on four host plants with relation to certain abiotic, biotic factors and Chemical plant contents At Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt

Distribution of Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley on four host plants with relation to certain abiotic, biotic factors and Chemical plant contents At Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt

The role of social media in developing community Awareness among rural youth in some villages of Sidi Salem District - Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate

The role of social media in developing community Awareness among rural youth in some villages of Sidi Salem District - Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate

The Optimal Transportation Model to Minimize Wheat Transportation Costs from Silos to Mills in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate

The Optimal Transportation Model to Minimize Wheat Transportation Costs from Silos to Mills in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate

An analytical study of the problem of poverty in some villages at Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate (Measurement and Determinants)

An analytical study of the problem of poverty in some villages at Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate (Measurement and Determinants)

Effects of Liberalizing the Exchange Rate on the Production Costs for Cotton and Sugar Beet (Case Study: the New Lands of Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt)

The policy of decreasing the local currency is considered one of the most important policies to achieve external balance by increasing exports and reducing imports. The exchange rate of the Egyptian pound has deteriorated compared to the US dollar in light of the liberalization of the economy from about 2.1 LE/$ in 1990 to about 3.4 LE/$. in 2000, then to about 5.95 LE/$ in 2010, and exceeded LE 8 in 2015, reaching about 8.88 LE/$ in October 2016. The problem of the study is the emergence of positive and negative effects on the national economy in general and the agricultural sector in particular, and the problem of high prices has led to Local demand for goods, especially agricultural and food, and the occurrence of fluctuations in the volume of agricultural trade and the agricultural trade balance affect the national economy, The research generally aims to measure the impact of changing the exchange rate on the production requirements for cotton and sugar beet crops in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate by achieving the following sub-objectives: studying the productive indicators for cotton and sugar beet crops in Egypt and Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, studying the impact of liberalizing the exchange rate on agricultural production requirements in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, a study Productive problems of cotton and sugar beet crops in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate The study relied on the descriptive and quantitative analytical method to estimate and explain economic phenomena related to the economic and social effects of liberalizing the exchange rate on production requirements, using the descriptive analysis method to describe the problem, in addition to the quantitative analysis method using some different measurements such as the general trend. Regarding data sources, the study relied mainly on field data by selecting a random sample in the Al-Hamoul center in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate during the agricultural season 2022/2023. The most important results were an increase in the cost of an feddan of cotton from about LE 30,500 during the 2021/2022 production season to about LE 36,380 during the 2022/2023 production season, an increase of LE 5,880, representing about 16.16%. The highest increase was in the items of human labor costs, followed by the cost of pesticides, with percentages amounting to about 35.16%, 10.99%, and it was also shown that the costs of an feddan of sugar beets increased from about LE 20,601 during the 2021/2022 production season to about 28,245 pounds during the 2022/2023 production season, an increase of LE 7,644, representing about 27.06%, and that the highest increase was in the labor cost items. Human work is followed by automated work, with percentages of about 29.39% and 12.79%.

Microscopy detection and molecular characterisation of Giardia duodenalis infection in outpatients seeking medical care in Egypt.

Giardiosis remains one of the most prevalent enteric parasitic infections globally. Earlier molecular-based studies conducted in Egypt have primarily focused on paediatric clinical populations and most were based on single genotyping markers. As a result, there is limited information on the frequency and genetic diversity of G. duodenalis infections in individuals of all age groups. Individual stool samples (n = 460) from outpatients seeking medical care were collected during January-December 2021 in Kafr El-Sheikh governorate, northern Egypt. Initial screening for the presence of G. duodenalis was conducted by coprological examination. Microscopy-positive samples were further confirmed by real-time PCR. A multilocus sequence typing approach targeted amplification of the glutamate dehydrogenase (gdh), beta-giardin (bg), and triose phosphate isomerase (tpi) genes was used for genotyping purposes. A standardised epidemiological questionnaire was used to gather basic sociodemographic and clinical features of the recruited patients. Giardia duodenalis cysts were observed in 5.4% (25/460, 95% CI: 3.6-7.9) of the stool samples examined by conventional microscopy. The infection was more frequent in children under the age of 10 years and in individuals presenting with diarrhoea but without reaching statistical significance. Stool samples collected during the winter period were more likely to harbour G. duodenalis. All 25 microscopy-positive samples were confirmed by real-time PCR, but genotyping data was only available for 56.0% (14/25) of the isolates. Sequence analyses revealed the presence of assemblages A (78.6%, 11/14) and B (21.4%, 3/14). All assemblage A isolates were identified as sub-assemblage AII, whereas the three assemblage B sequences belonged to the sub-assemblage BIII. Patients with giardiosis presenting with diarrhoea were more frequently infected by the assemblage A of the parasite. This is one of the largest epidemiological studies evaluating G. duodenalis infection in individuals of all age groups in Egypt. Our molecular data suggest that G. duodenalis infections in the surveyed population are primarily of anthropic origin. However, because assemblages A and B are zoonotic, some of the infections identified can have an animal origin. Additional investigations targeting animal (domestic and free-living) and environmental (water) samples are warranted to better understand the epidemiology of giardiosis in Egypt.

Farmers adopted the technical recommendations for growing cucumber crops at Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate

Farmers adopted the technical recommendations for growing cucumber crops at Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate