Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. the study aims to evaluate the association between plasma lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) and Libyan individuals' clinical and biochemical risk factors for CAD. This cross-sectional study assessed plasma concentration of Lp-PLA2 between patients with CAD and those without CAD in both genders based on clinical history, exercise ECG, two-dimensional echocardiography, and coronary angiography. Several biochemical parameters were estimated. Plasma levels of Lp-PLA2 were measured. 181 individuals were recruited for this study, including 125 with CAD and 56 without CAD. Plasma Lp-PLA2 concentration was significantly higher in patients with CAD versus individuals without coronary artery disease. In addition, the plasma concentration of Lp-PLA2 was higher in patients >60 years of age compared with patients <60 years old. To conclude Plasma level of Lp-PLA2 concentration was independently correlated with CAD, an inflammatory marker such as high sensitivity C-reactive protein among Libyan patients.

La représentation de la femme dans la littérature, particulièrement dans les sociétés arabes et francophones, a toujours été au centre des préoccupations intellectuelles et sociales. Au fil des décennies, elle est devenue une thématique cruciale pour comprendre les enjeux de genre, d'identité et d'émancipation dans ces contextes. Les écrivaines Nawal El Saadawi et Leïla Slimani, deux figures emblématiques de la littérature féminine arabe et francophone, proposent des récits où les luttes, aspirations et réalités des femmes occupent une place centrale.

Nawal El Saadawi, militante féministe égyptienne, utilise la fiction et les essais pour dénoncer l'oppression patriarcale et les injustices sociales subies par les femmes dans les sociétés arabes, particulièrement sous le prisme de la religion, de la tradition et des normes sociales. À travers ses œuvres, elle dresse un portrait sans concession de la condition féminine, mettant en avant des personnages féminins qui luttent contre l'invisibilisation et la soumission.

Leïla Slimani, quant à elle, bien que d'origine marocaine, s’inscrit dans une perspective franco-maghrébine plus large. Ses romans, tels que Chanson douce et Le Pays des autres, explorent non seulement la condition féminine, mais aussi la tension entre tradition et modernité, entre les attentes de la société et la quête personnelle d'indépendance des femmes. Slimani, à travers un style plus psychologique, s'interroge sur les ambiguïtés du désir féminin, les frustrations domestiques et les conflits identitaires.

Bien que ces deux auteures évoluent dans des contextes sociopolitiques distincts, leurs œuvres partagent des thèmes communs comme la quête de liberté, la transgression des normes sociales, et la redéfinition des rôles de genre. Cette étude comparative se propose d’analyser les similitudes et divergences dans la manière dont El Saadawi et Slimani construisent la représentation de la femme.

Abstract: The Study aims to evaluate the quality of groundwater in the Ain Zara area, situated south of Tripoli, and assesses its suitability for drinking using the Canadian Water Quality Index (CCMEWQI) and the Weighted Arithmetic Index (WAWQI). A total of 40 well water samples were collected in March and April 2023, with GPS data collected for the wells and mapped accordingly. Key parameters measured included dissolved oxygen (DO), nitrite (NO2-), electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved salts (TDS), pH, and concentrations of positive ions (Ca²⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Mg²⁺) as well as negative ions (NO3-, SO4²-, Cl-, HCO3-). Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) were calculated, with results compared against the Libyan Standard Specifications for Drinking Water No. 82 (2013). Analysis indicated an increase in TDS concentration in select samples, exceeding the maximum concentration (7100 mg/L) in well 10, alongside elevated sodium ion concentrations in wells (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37) and calcium ions in wells (7, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 32) and 35 in the northern and northwestern sections of the study area. Furthermore, increased concentrations of chloride and bicarbonate ions were observed in the wells to the north and northwest. Other parameters remained within the permissible limits according to the 2013 Libyan standard specifications. Wells (1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 38, 39, and 40), located in the southern and southeastern parts of the study area, were classified as excellent quality for drinking, according to both the CCMEWQI and WAWQI. In contrast, the remaining wells in the northern and northwestern areas were classified from good to acceptable to poor, rendering them unsuitable for drinking. The study demonstrated that both indices displayed similar spatial distributions.

Abstract— Cancer is a disease in which some of the body’s cells grow out of control and spread to other body parts. cancer is an ongoing global challenge. It is a leading cause of disease worldwide. Most cancer deaths each year are related to lung, colorectal, stomach, and breast cancers. Detection of disease in early stages, enabling more effective treatment and reducing morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of different types of cancers in Libya. Methods: A retrospective study was carried out, the data was collected by visiting the Oncology Centre in Misrata, reviewing the records, and recording data on the prevalence of different types of tumours from 2018 to 2022. Results: The number of cases rises every year, the overall number of cancer cases is rising annually: 1198 cases were reported in 2018, 1143 cases in 2019, 1422 cases in 2020, 1533 cases in 2021, and 1640 cases in 2022. The breast cancer was the most prevalent type of cancer during the period 2018-2022, the following results were recorded 21.45%, 20.9%, 22.6% 24.9% and 23.7% respectively. Followed by colon cancer was recorded at 16.4%, 15.7%, 17.2%, 18.4% and 15.6 respectively, followed by lung cancer was recorded at 7.8%, 7.9%, 10.6%, 8% and 9%. the fourth to ten grades are often confined between lymphoma, ovary, prostate, leukemia, pancreas, sarcoma and brain tumor. According to our results, we concluded that there is a clear increase in the number of cases of various types of cancer in Libya every year. Early detection is the first line of defence against this dangerous disease. People need to be sensitised to regular check-ups. The government should provide the requirements for detection and treatment.

Keywords— Breast cancer, Colon cancer, Lung cancer, Lymphoma, Ovary cancer, Prostate cancer, Leukemia, Pancreas cancer, Sarcoma and Brain tumor, Prevalence of cancer in Libya.

Water injection has proven to be one of the most successful, efficient and cost-effective reservoir management strategies. By reinjecting treated and filtered water into tanks, this approach can help maintain tank pressure, increase hydrocarbon production, and reduce environmental impact. The goal of this project is to create a water injection model using Eclipse tank simulation software to better understand water injection methods to maintain tank pressure. A basic reservoir model is utilized in this investigation. The simulation was performed about 52 years using ECLIPSE Reservoir simulator. In all cases, result shows that oil production with water injection is higher compared with the base case. With this, it would be preferred to apply waterflooding for oil recovery in depleted reservoirs to the use of primary methods. It is also observed that water breakthrough is earlier and water production increases gently with water injection rates. Sensitivity on the injection rate using the 3D model showed that the injection rate has impact on the process. The pressure increases with high injection water rate in all cases. Despite higher reservoir pressure and early in water breakthrough, water flooding accounts for less oil recovery due to rapid water production. Generally, based on the results and discussions, it can be concluded that the water injection option can be used to increase the reservoir pressure to a good extent.