Background and objectives: Cyber violence against women and girls is an emerging worldwide problem with a grave impact on individuals and societies. This study aimed to assess the problem of cyber violence against women among the Egyptian population. Methods: A convenience sampling method was used to recruit a total of 356 females. A self-completion questionnaire was distributed through one of the social media applications. Results: About 41.6% of the participants experienced cyber violence during the last year, and 45.3% of them reported multiple times of exposure. Social media was the most common way of exposure, and the offenders were unknown for 92.6% of the victims. The most commonly reported forms included 41.2% receiving images or symbols with sexual content, 26.4% receiving insulting e-mails or messages, 25.7% receiving offensive or humiliating posts or comments, 21.6% receiving indecent or violent images that demean women, and 20.3% receiving infected files through e-mails. The majority of the victims (76.9%) experienced psychological effects in the form of anger, worry, and fear; 13.6 % social effects; 4.1% exposed to physical harm; and 2.0% reported financial losses. Blocking the offender was the most common victims' response. Conclusion: Females in the Egyptian population are highly exposed to cyber violence, so implementation of anticyber violence program is essential to counteract this phenomenon.

Bisphenol S (BPS) is used as an alternative to bisphenol A (BPA) in polycarbonate plastics, epoxy resins and thermal receipt sheet manufacturing. We examined the toxic effects of BPS on gastric and renal functions, as well as the efficacy of allopurinol as a treatment. Albino rats were given only BPS (30 and 120 mg/kg BW/day), and some were treated with allopurinol prior to sacrifice. Gastric and renal specimens were evaluated histologically and immunohistochemically, and blood from the tail vein was analysed for levels of gastrin, uric acid (UA), erythropoietin and 8‐deoxyguanosine (8‐OHdG). Gastrin levels decreased while erythropoietin, UA and 8‐OHdG levels increased significantly. The severity of gastric and renal damage observed in BPS‐treated animals increased with increasing doses. The mean percentage of COX‐2 immunoreactivity and the mean number of CD45 immunoreactive cells were significantly increased in the stomach and kidney of BPS rats. Allopurinol ameliorated the biochemical, histological and immunohistochemical alterations induced by BPS, with superior protection at lower doses. Allopurinol can reverse the effects of BPS on the stomach and kidneys.

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Child sexual abuse (CSA) has a profound impact on physical and mental health. As well as causing physical injury, it is associated with an increased risk of a range of sexual and reproductive health problems, with both immediate and long-term consequences. Some children may display signs, symptoms or clues raising the suspicious that sexual abuse has occurred. The role of a comprehensive forensic medical examination is of major importance in the full investigation of such cases and the building of an effective prosecution in the court. Parasitic infestation may be associated with CSA and the medicolegal investigation help to discover such abuse. Thus, there is a need for protective service and child abuse law enforcement investigators to work together to establish a safe panel of routine investigations to cases of child abuse.

Objectives: This study aimed to figure out the relation between pattern and density of fingerprint and ABO blood group and subgroups. Material and Methods: We have conducted a study on 221 healthy Egyptian individuals of both sexes in the age range from 18 to above 60 years old with different ABO blood groups. Fingerprints were obtained by the ink method on Standard cards; a magnifying hand lens was used to study the patterns. Epidermal ridges from fingerprint samples were counted within a 5x5mm square is drawn on transparent film. Anti-A, Anti-B, and Anti-D reagent were used to determine the blood group. Results: Frequencies of different fingerprint patterns showed that the most frequent were loops while the least frequent in both hands were composite. Loops were more frequent in the left than the right hand. Whorls were most frequent in the right than left hand. Loops were more frequent in O, followed by AB and AB. where whorls were more frequent in A, followed by O, AB and B. Loops were most frequent with O+ and whorls with A+. The highest density was in individuals with blood group B, and the least one was with blood group AB. Conclusion: There was an association between distribution of fingerprint patterns, density and the blood group and subgroups in our opinion, and blood group of a person is possible based on his/her fingerprint patterns and density