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Life Science Journal Volume 9, Number 1, (Cumulative No.28) Par t 3 March 25, 2012 ISSN:1097-8135 Volume 9, Number 1, Par t 3 March 25, 2012 ISSN:1097-8135 Life Science Journal Life Science Journal L i f e S c i e n c e J o u r n a l 2 Marsland Press 0 1 2 Vo PO Box 180432, Richmond Hill, New York 11418, USA l Website: u m http://www.sciencepub.net e 9 , N u Emails: m b [email protected] e r 1 [email protected] , P a r Phone: (347) 321-7172 t 3 I S S N : 1 0 9 7 - 8 1 3 5 ISSN 1097-8135 Websites: http://www.lifesciencesite.com http://www.sciencepub.net Copyright © 2005-2012 Marsland Press / Zhengzhou University MARSLAND PRESS Emails: Multidisciplinary Academic Journal Publisher [email protected] [email protected] 9 771097 813002 Volume 9, Number 1, Par t 3 March 25, 2012 ISSN:1097-8135 Life Science Journal Websites: http://www.lifesciencesite.com http://www.sciencepub.net MARSLAND PRESS Emails: Multidisciplinary Academic Journal Publisher [email protected] [email protected] ISSN: 1097-8135 Life Science Journal Acta Zhengzhou University Oversea Version (Life Sci J) Life Science Journal, the Acta Zhengzhou University Oversea Version, is an international journal with the purpose to enhance our natural and scientific knowledge dissemination in the world under the free publication principle. 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Syed Athar Masood, Muhammad Shahbaz, Muhammad Shaheen 47 Potato Chips and Roasted Bread Induced Chromosomal Aberrations and 330-336 Micronuclei Formation in Albino Rats Ramadan A.M. Ali, Nadia H.M. Sayed andDalia D. Abd El-Monem 48 Image Denoising based on Sparse Representation and Non-Negative Matrix 337-341 Factorization R. M. Farouk and H. A. Khalil 49 Gut Histology of Malaysian River Catfish,Mystus nemurus(C&V) Larvae 342-347 Ghada Ahmed El Hag, Mohd Salleh Kamarudin, Che Roos Saad and Siti Khalijah Daud 50 Epidemiology of Dysmenorrhea among Adolescent Students in Assiut City, Egypt 348-353 Eman M. Mohamed 51 Ameliorative Effects of Sildenafil in Acetic Acid-Induced Chronic Colitis in Rats 354-361 Osama M. Ahmed, Alaa Afifi, Tarek M. Ali,Shimaa A. Ramadan and Ayman M. Mahmoud 52 Problems of housing environment for the elderly 362-366 Sakeena Mohamed Abdel-Rahman Basabrain 53 Factors Affecting Public Sector Investment in Agriculture inIran: The Usage of 367-373 Unrestricted Error Correction Model Seyed Nemat Allah Mousavi, Azadeh Dogani and Javad Torkamani 54 Effect factors on meat imports to Iran 374-377 Seyed Nemat allah Mousavi, Mohammad reza Rezaei, Seyed Mohammad Reza Akbari 55 Peripheral Blood Expression of Angiotensin II type 1- Receptor (AT1- R) as A Non 378-386 Invasive Marker of Liver Disease Progression in Patients with Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Mohammed A Rady, Elhamy Abd Al Monem, Mona A Shafie, Maha Sabawy, Nashwa Sheble and Mona M Hassouna 56 Power output and Efficiency of internal combustion engine based on the FTT theory 387-390 Reza Masoudi Nejad 57 Relationship between Family Environment and Emotional Intelligence:Examination 391-395 of the Moderating Factor I Fataneh Naghavi,Marof Redzuan 58 Relationships between Family Functioning, Alexithymia and Emotional Intelligence 396-401 among Early Adolescents in Tehran-Iran Fataneh Naghavi,Marof Redzuan 59 Relationship between nitrogenous pollution of borehole waters and distances 402-407 separating them from pit latrines and fertilized fields Basie Vinger, Mbhuti Hlophe and Mailoo Selvaratnam. 60 The study of the difference between the melamine stone induced hydronephrosis and 408-412 congenital hydronephrosis in infants: clinical features and their 24-month follow-up Jian Guo Wen, Yan Wang, Rui Zhang,Lu Xing, Zhenzhen Li, Qing Wei Wang, An Feng Lou, Shengjun Zhang, Jens Christian Djurhuus, Jørgen Frøkiær 61 The Expression and Regulation of GSK-3β, CDK-5 and PP2A in Differentiated 413-418 Neural Stem Cells of Rats ZHAO Qing-xia, XU Yan, YAN Wen-hai, HAN Xue-fei, XING Ying 62 Effect of Afla-Toxins B1 on Endocrine Status in Cat fish(Clarious lazera) 419-422 Mona S. Zaki and Olfat Fawzy 63 MACROBUTTON MTEditEquationSection2Equation Chapter 1 Section 1SEQ 423-430 MTEqn \r \h \* MERGEFORMAT SEQ MTSec \r 1 \h \* MERGEFORMAT SEQ MTChap \r 1 \h \* MERGEFORMATGenetic Diversity among Eight Egyptian Snakes (Squamata-Serpents: Colubridae) Using RAPD-PCR Nadia H. M. Sayed 64 Effect of Diabetes Mellitus on Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: 431-439 A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study Saleh M. Aldaqal, Alia T. Albaghdadi, Hanaa M.Tashkandi, Basem S.
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