Journal of Advanced ResearchOfficial Journal of Cairo University

President of Cairo University

Gaber G. Nassar

Vice President of Cairo University for Graduate Studies and Research

Gamal Esmat

EDITORIAL BOARD

Editor-in-Chief

Hussein M. Khaled

Deputy Editor

Ahmed S. Shawali

Managing Editor

A.M. Abd El-Aty

Associate Editors

Rashad S. Barsoum, MedicineSamy Abdel-Samad, Physical Therapy

Ahmed M. Soliman, EngineeringAmr A. Adly, EngineeringYousry M. Issa, Science

Rashika A.F. El Ridi, ScienceAhmed I. Zayed, ScienceAbd El-Aty M. Abd El-Aty, Veterinary MedicineHany A. El Shemy, Agriculture

Mohamed A. Farag, PharmacyOmaima N. El-Gazayerly, PharmacyMohamed A. Hairth, Science

Gaafar M. Ragab, MedicineNour T. Abdel-Ghani, ScienceNasser H. Sweilam, Science

Editorial Advisory Board

Pharmacy

Paul W. Pare, Texas Tech University, USA

Teresa W.M. Fan, University of Louisville, USAAbeer M. Al-Ghananeem, University of Kentucky, USAMostafa S. El Shahed, Oklahoma State University, USAAngelo de Fatima, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais,

BrazilAbdel A. Abdel-Rahman, East Carolina University, USA

Veterinary Medicine

Gen Watanabe, Tokyo University of Agricultureand Technology, Japan

Minoru Shimoda, Tokyo University of Agricultureand Technology, Japan

Elisa Escudero, Campus Universitario de Espinardo, Spain

Mohamed Faisal, Michigan State University, USAClifford E. Starliper, USGS National Fish Health Research

Laboratory, USA

Robert J. Linhardt, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY, USA

Agriculture

Karl Schellander, University Bonn, GermanyKounosuke Fujita, Hiroshima University, JapanDavid Lightfoot, Southern Illinois University (SIU), USA

Engineering

Alan W. Gertler, Desert Research Institute, USA

Tarek N. Saadawi, City College of the City Universityof New York, USA

Pak K. Chan, Nanyang Technological University,

SingaporeTarek M. Sobh, University of Bridgeport, USAM. Sherif Aggour, University of Maryland, USA

Medicine

Gaku Ichihara, Nagoya University Graduate School

of Medicine, JapanSayed Dauod, Washington State University, USAMohamed B. Abou- Donia, Duke University, USA

Jan P. Van Meerbeeck, University Hospital, BelgiumNicholas A. Pavlidis, University of Ioannina, GreeceEnrico Mihich, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, USA

Youcef M. Rustum, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, USANeil Dewhurst, University of Dundee, UKTawfik Ayoub, University of Southern California, USACharles Swanepoel, The University of Cape Town,

South AfricaF. van der Veen, Academic Medical Center, University of

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Science

Hian Kee Lee, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Jae-Han Shim, Chonnam National University,Republic of Korea

Jose L. Tadeo, National Institute for Agricultural Research,

SpainMichael Spiteller, University of Dortmund, GermanyNeil J. Coville, School of Chemistry, University of

Witwatersrand, JohannesburgMostafa A. El-Sayed, Georgia Institute of Technology, USAFarouk El-Baz, Boston University Centre for Remote Sensing,

USAMourad E.H. Ismail, University of Central Florida, USAAdolfo Ballester-Bolinches, Universitat de Valencia, SpainIsmael Herrera, National University of Mexico, Mexico

Holger Hindorf, Pflanzenkrankheiten Institute, Bonn,Germany

Frantisek Svec, University of California, USA

Markus W. Sigrist, Institute for Quantum Electronics,Switzerland

Executive Office

Executive Editors

Shorouk A.W. El ShennawyMohamed A. MahmoudEnas Mobarak

Editorial Manager Assistants

Gehan GalalShimaa M. Hassan

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