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Medicinal plants played an important role in traditional medicine for the treatment of diseases since antiquities. The aim of the study is to carry out an ethnobotanical survey on medicinal plants used traditionally in cancer treatment in the region of Greater Casablanca-Morocco, and to enhance the traditional herbal medicine knowledge. 110 traditional healers in the study area were interviewed face to face to response a survey questionnaire including the names of plants used in cancer treatment, used parts, methods of preparation, and route of administration. Indices of Fidelity Level (FL), Use Value (UV), and Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC) were calculated to identify the most effective plants used for cancer treatment. Eight species were specified including Aristolochia baetica, Aristolochia paucinervis, Bryonia dioica, Aquilaria malaccensis, Marrubium vulgare, Lavandula maroccana, Ephedra alata, and Euphorbia resinifera belonging to 7 families. Aristolochiaceae, Aquilariaceae, and Cucurbitaceae were the most useful families in cancer treatment with high significant indices of UV, FL, and RFC with values of 1, 100%, and 1, respectively. Roots and leaves were the most commonly used plant parts. Decoction and powder mixed with honey were the frequently used method for remedies preparation. The present study showed that the people living in Morocco’s economic capital are still highly dependent on traditional herbal medicine for the treatment of cancer. Therefore, it seems that herbal medicine still plays a crucial role in the primary healthcare system for the local population. During this survey, it was reported that even some plant families are highly toxic for humans like Aristolochiaceae that are frequently used in cancer treatment in the study area. As many people still rely on natural traditional medicine considering (it is safe with no side effects), so combined effort between all social categories including scientists and traditional healers should be established for involving the scientific validity of the used plants in the treatment of diseases.

This study presents the first comprehensive GIS-MCDM site suitability model for a Waste-to-Energy (WTE) facility in Upper Egypt. A sixteen-criterion analytical framework encompassing environmental protection, geological safety, infrastructure accessibility, and social proximity constraints was developed through a structured expert consultation process involving 42 specialists from academic, governmental, and environmental sectors. Criterion weights were derived using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and validated with a Consistency Ratio of 2.6% (well below the 10% threshold). Spatial data layers were derived from Landsat-9 imagery (SVM classification), ASTER GDEM (30 m), ERA5-Land wind reanalysis, World population grids, OpenStreetMap infrastructure networks, and the Conoco–EGPC geological map of Egypt. Across the 10,698.5 km² study area, the integrated suitability map reveals that zones classified as high or very high suitability together constitute only 2.02% of the total area (59.5 km²; very high: 0.19%, 6.3 km²; high: 1.83%, 53.2 km²). The dominant land constraint, 69.3% classified as very low suitability, reflects strict environmental exclusion buffers around protected areas (PA; weight 11.4%), sensitive land uses (SU; 11.2%), surface water bodies (SW; 9.4%), and steep terrain (SP; 9.4%). Three candidate sites with high suitability scores were delineated, with the most favorable located east of Beni Suef city (coordinates: 29°01′ N, 31°07′ E; area: 22.75 km²), proximate to the governorate’s largest existing landfill (~ 2.6 km) and with favorable north-westerly wind alignment relative to populated zones. This study advances the GIS-MCDM literature by integrating geological (faults, lithology, soil bearing capacity) and environmental safety criteria within an arid-region planning context, an approach insufficiently addressed in prior Egypt-focused or MENA (WTE) siting studies. The resulting suitability model constitutes a reproducible, evidence-based decision-support tool for Egyptian environmental planners and aligns with Egypt’s Sustainable Development Strategy 2030 goals for renewable energy diversification and circular economy promotion. The selected site shows potential logistical and economic advantages due to its proximity to existing landfill infrastructure and regional road networks; however, these advantages represent spatial screening indicators and require further techno-economic and network-based transport assessment before implementation. Model validation using ROC–AUC analysis confirmed good discriminatory performance, with an AUC of 0.829, overall accuracy of 90.0%, and Kappa coefficient of 0.801.

Climate change and anthropogenic activities present significant long-term threats to global biodiversity. To effectively reduce species loss, conservation strategies must rely on detailed insights into suitable habitats for different species and the factors influencing their distribution. This research aimed to provide a checklist of the plant species on the Mediterranean coastal sand dunes in Egypt and investigated the potential impact of anthropogenic and climate change on its distribution in Egypt over the next several decades using remote sensing and species distribution modeling (SDM). The current study revealed that Egypt’s Mediterranean coastal sand dunes host 236 plant taxa, comprising 212 species, 5 varieties, and 19 subspecies, distributed across 75 genera and 39 families. An ensemble modeling approach was employed, incorporating five key. Among these, Random Forest (RF), Boosted Regression Trees (BRT) demonstrated the highest performance. For remote sensing, Landsat imagery (including Thematic Mapper (TM), and Operational Land Imager (OLI) sensors) was utilized. Support Vector Machine (SVM) classification, implemented via Google Earth Engine (GEE), was employed to analyze land use/cover changes. Additionally, future land use projections for 2080 were generated using the CA-Markov simulation model. The study detected major changes in land use along the Mediterranean coast from 1988 to 2024, with projections extending to 2050 and 2070. Based on the ensemble model, the primary environmental drivers of sand dune vegetation were distance from the shoreline, soil organic carbon, precipitation patterns (both total in the wettest month and seasonality), and sand content. The landscape was significantly transformed by the expansion of urban areas, agriculture, and aquaculture. Vegetation diversity is abundant in the Eastern and Western Mediterranean dunes, but scarce in the Deltaic Mediterranean dunes. Future projections using the IPSL-CM6A-LR GCM model for 2050 and 2070, under two climate scenarios (sustainable and low-emissions future: SSP126 and very high greenhouse gas emission: SSP585), suggested a decline in suitable habitat compared to current conditions. These findings emphasize the pressing need for conservation actions, including species reintroduction and strategic planning for both in situ and ex situ conservation in viable habitats.

To study the effect of intercropping between corn and mung crops on yield characteristics and components of mung under different planting dates and to know some indicators of the efficiency of loading systems, a field experiment was carried out in one of the agricultural fields in Al-Sharqat district, north of Tikrit, by designing the complete random sectors and with three replications according to the arrangement of the panelssplinter Where the main treatments included on three planting dates for maize (10 July, 20 July and 30 July) and for goats (1 July 10 July 20 July). Two mash lines) and (two atom lines: two mash lines) and the results were as follows: The results showed that planting dates had different significant effects on some characteristics and yield of goat. The first date recorded the highest average weight of 1000 seeds (43.53 g), while the third date was superior in the characteristics of the number of pods per plant, the number of seeds per pod, seed yield per plant, total seed yield and biological yield of the plant Harvest Guide(28.86 pods -1 , 9.91 pods -1 , 12.19 gm plant-1, 1.52 tons ha-1, 32.79 gm plant -1 and 37.04%), while no significant differences were found for the number of branches per plant due to the effect of planting dates. The number of seeds in pod (10.46 seeds. pod -1 ) was superior in the (2 corn: 2 mash) system, while in the (1 corn: 1 mash) system, the trait of 1000 seed weight (43.61 g) was distinguished, and marrow alone achieved superiority in the number of pods per plant. The seed yield of the plant, the total yield, the biological yield of the plant and the harvest index (29.53 pods. Nabat-1 and 12.30 g. plant -1 and 1.53 t.ha -1 and 32.55 g. plant -1 and 37.62%). The results showed that the growth characteristics and yield of the two crops were significantly affected by the combinations between planting dates and loading systems on the yield traits of marrow. The cultivation of marrow alone on the third date was distinguished in the characteristics of the number of pods per plant, seed yield per plant, total yield, biological yield and harvest index amounted to (34.74 pods). plant -1 and 14.97 g. plant-1 and 1.86 t.ha -1 and 34.44 g. Plant -1 and 43.45%) and the system (2 corn: 2 mash) was distinguished in the number of seeds per pod (10.72 seeds. Pod -1 ), and the first date of the system (1 corn: 1 mash) was superior in the weight of 1000 seeds (47.02 g). The second system (1 corn: 2 mash) exceeded the height of the plant (98.83 cm).

The World Heritage Committee has been meeting to discuss the arrangements of existing World Heritage Sites, and, on 22–26 October, the area from Giza to the Dahshur was included in the list of World Heritage Sites. According to the Egyptian Antiquities Authority (EAA), the groundwater levels at the Pyramids Plateau are too shallow, which threatens the ancient Sphinx and Pyramids in Giza, Egypt. In addition, many geophysical studies have been carried out in the archaeological area of Giza, which prove that the area is facing the risk of a high level of groundwater, specifically threatening the Sphinx. Recent developments in Earth observation have helped in the field of land monitoring such as land use changes, risk observation, and the creation of models for protecting cultural heritage sites. This study aimed to examine the impact of land use changes on on the archaeological sites of the Giza Necropolis area by integrating various data sources including optical satellite imagery and SRTM data during the period of 1965–2019. A historical database of Corona 1965 and Landsat 2009 data was investigated along with the new acquisitions of Sentinel-2 2016 and Sentinel-1 2016 and 2019. In addition, the radar Sentinel-1 SLC data were collected and analyzed for calculating the land subsidence value in the area of interest through two periods between 6–30 July 2016 and 30 July–15 December 2016. Various methods were implemented, including cluster outliers, the Moran index, and spatial autocorrelation to examine the changes in urban masses. Additionally, the relationship between groundwater leakage and land subsidence in the region was investigated. The analysis was carried out using Envi5.3, ArcMap10.6.1, and SNAP6.0 software to extract spatial data from the raw data. The results from our investigation highlighted rapid changes in urban areas between 1965 and 2019. The data obtained and analyzed from optical and radar satellite imagery showed that changes in land use can cause changes in the topographic situation by decreasing the level of groundwater, which adversely affects Egyptian monumental pyramids and the Sphinx. Land use analysis showed that the urban area represented 7.63% of the total area of the study area in 1965, however it reached 32.72% in 2009, approximately half of the total area in 2016, and in 2019, the urban mass area increased to nearly two-thirds of the total area. The annual growth rate between 1965 and 2019 was estimated by nearly 0.642 km2/year. These land-use changes possibly affected the land subsidence value (−0.0138 m), causing the rising groundwater level close to the Sphinx. Using the information obtained from our RS- and GIS-based analysis, mitigation strategies have also been identified to support archaeological area preservation.

Background We report a case of light chain proximal tubulopathy associated with lupus nephritis in a patient known to have systemic lupus erythematosus. The kidney can be injured in several ways in any of these disorders. Light chain proximal tubulopathy is a rare form of renal tubular injury that may occur in and complicate plasma cell dyscrasia, characterized by cytoplasmic inclusions of the monoclonal light chain within proximal tubular cells. Lupus nephritis is a common form of renal injury as it occurs in about 25–50% of adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Case presentation We present a 57-year-old African patient known to have systemic lupus erythematosus and hypertension presented with a new complaint of microscopic hematuria. A renal biopsy was performed and revealed lupus nephritis class II concurrently associated with light chain induced proximal tubulopathy. A subsequent bone marrow biopsy was performed, which revealed multiple myeloma. Conclusions We report a case of coincidental lupus nephritis and proximal tubulopathy featuring a combined constellation of rare histopathological features that might add to the relationship between systemic lupus and paraproteinemia.

Purpose This paper aims to examine the association between earnings management and the value relevance of earnings (the latter is operationalized by earnings response coefficient). Specifically, this study examines whether opportunistic earnings management has a negative impact on the value relevance of earnings for a sample of firms listed on the Egyptian Stock Exchange. Design/methodology/approach Different from prior work and due to data limitations in the Egyptian market, this paper first examines for the existence of earnings management based on the whole operating performances of the firms by testing whether firms with low/poor operating performance are more likely to choose income-increasing actions (strategies) than firms with high operating performance. After confirming that low operating performance firms manage earnings upward, the authors then assess whether this opportunistic earnings management by these low operating performance firms reduces the value relevance of earnings. This is performed by estimating a model of the relationship between stock returns and accounting earnings with a dummy variable that allows parameter shifts for earnings of low operating performance firms. Findings The results show that discretionary accruals are positive and significantly higher for firms with low operating performance than those for firms with high operating performance. These results indicate that low operating performance firms increase the earnings management practices by probably increasing their reported earnings opportunistically to mask their low performance. Furthermore, the results show that the earnings response coefficient is significantly smaller for earnings of low operating performance firms than that for earnings of high operating performance firms. These results suggest that earnings of firms with low operating performance (that are engaged in opportunistic earnings management strategies) have less value relevance than earnings of firms with high operating performance, i.e. the informativeness of managed earnings is lower than that of non-managed earnings. Practical implications Based on these results, it is plausible that the presence of opportunistic earnings management adversely affects the value relevance of accounting earnings. Originality/value Consistent with previous results from developed countries, this study shows that earnings management is a significant factor that affects value relevance of earnings in Egypt.

PurposeRecent studies on the securities market's differential pricing of earnings components indicate that cash flows from operations are valued more highly than extreme total accruals. However, no previous study has examined whether cash flows from operations have a higher valuation than moderate total accruals. Therefore, this study examines the securities market's differential pricing of cash flows from operations and both moderate and extreme total accruals.Design/methodology/approachThe study's sample is divided into two sub-samples: a moderate total accruals sub-sample; and an extreme total accruals sub-sample. To evaluate whether cash flows have a higher valuation when compared to total accruals, for the entire sample and for each of the two sub-samples, the study examines the statistical significance of the difference between slope coefficients of cash flows and total accruals for regression of returns on both unexpected cash flows from operations and unexpected total accruals.FindingsConsistent with prior research, results from the entire sample show a differential higher valuation of cash flows when compared to total accruals. Another finding, consistent with recent studies, is that cash flows from operations have a higher valuation when compared to extreme total accruals. However, there is no higher differential valuation of cash flows over moderate total accruals. These findings support the decomposition of earnings into the components of cash flows from operations and total accruals only when total accruals are extreme (rather than moderate).Practical implicationsA possible explanation for these results is that since accruals predict cash flows, total accruals – when moderate (i.e. not extreme) – are priced similarly to cash flows. These results reveal that when total accruals are moderate, earnings are a better proxy for the underlying cash flows (over the entire future horizon, not just the current period) than is cash flows. However, since total accruals are unlikely to persist in a permanent way over the years, these results indicate that the decomposition of earnings into the components of cash flows from operations and total accruals is consistent with the information set used to value equity securities. Therefore, separate disclosure of cash flows is value relevant. In addition, users of financial statements certainly need the cash flows information as an ex-post validation of the prior earnings.Originality/valueThis study's contribution stems from its determination of the preferred level of disaggregation of earnings components (i.e. operating cash flows and total accruals). This is expected to help investors in their attempt to enhance the outcome of their informed investment and credit decisions.

Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) have been widely used by young people to enhance performance and increase muscle mass. The use of AAS can affect the kidneys and lead to a myriad of presentations, ranging from mildly elevated serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen to irreversible chronic kidney disease and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). To the best of our knowledge, the coexistence of interstitial nephritis and the cellular variant of FSGS [Immunoglobulin M (IgM)] secondary to AAS abuse has not been previously reported in the literature. Here, we report the case of a 40-year-old bodybuilder who developed simultaneous interstitial nephritis and the cellular variant of FSGS (IgM) after short-term use of AAS and other dietary supplements.

Purpose Motivated by the lack of research on the value relevance of accounting information in the emerging markets of Middle Eastern countries, and the unique institutional and accounting setting in Egypt, this paper aims to investigate the relation between capital market and accounting information in the emerging market of Egypt. Specifically, based on Egyptian data, this study examines the value relevance of earnings, cash flows from operations and book values. Design/methodology/approach To examine the value relevance of the above accounting measures, this study uses statistical associations between accounting information and capital market values: the association between earnings and annual returns; the association between cash flows and accruals, and annual returns; and the association between earnings and book values of equity, and stock prices. Findings The results show that, first, earnings have value relevance. However, earnings changes are significantly more successful than earnings levels in explaining security returns. These results suggest that changes in earnings are largely permanent; hence, earnings follow (close to) a random walk model. Second, contrary to what is stated in the literature, cash flows from operations are not successful in explaining stock returns. This result suggests that cash flows are less important and not value relevant in Egypt compared to the USA or the UK. A possible explanation is that cash flows in Egypt are very volatile (high variance) and not persistent, so the market does not rely on them. Third, individually, both earnings and book values significantly explain stock prices; however, jointly, earnings have incremental explanatory power beyond book values for stock prices whereas book values do not. These results suggest that in Egypt the income statement is much more important than the balance sheet for valuation purposes. Overall, these results are interesting because they do not completely replicate the results from other countries. Practical implications The existence of value relevance for earnings despite the apparent lack of value relevance for cash flows can be interpreted as indicating that accruals are designed to offset and smooth cash flows’ volatility and low value relevance, so that earnings are relatively more persistent and relevant. These results show that earnings potentially are a much more important and informative measure of a firm’s value than cash flows from operations in Egypt. However, we certainly need the cash flows information as an ex-post validation of the prior earnings. Overall, it appears that the investors in Egypt are looking at the accounting data when evaluating the value of the firm, which is a good sign. However, the empirical findings of this paper are discussed. Originality/value This study contributes to the limited research on value relevance of accounting information in the emerging market of Egypt.