Scientific publishing and production

Alprol, Ahmed E., Ahmed Bakr, Sameerah I. Al-Saeedi, Abdallah Tageldein Mansour, Ehab El-Haroun, Maymounah N. Alharthi, and Ashour, M.. Chitosan/ferrous oxide nanocomposite for the sunlight-driven photocatalytic degradation of organic azo dye in aqueous solutions and aquaculture effluents wastewater Scientific Reports 15, 1, 23289. DOI

Alprol, Ahmed E., Ashour, M.Sameerah I. Al-Saeedi, Abdallah Tageldein Mansour, Maymounah N. Alharthi, and Ehab El-Haroun. High-performance chitosan/blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) nanocomposite for rapid and optimized removal of organic pollutant from wastewater. Scientific Reports 15, 32607, (2025). DOI

Alprol, Ahmed E, Ahmed Bakr, Sameerah Al-saeedi, Ehab El-Haroun, and Ashour M. Sunlight-driven degradation of acid red 14 using a ZnO-doped carbon-ammonia composite: kinetics, equilibrium, and thermodynamic studies. Frontiers in Marine Science 12 (2025). DOI 1624235.

Alprol, Ahmed E., Bakr, A., Al-Saeedi, S.I., El-Shafei, A.A., Fahd Alotaibi, Ehab El-Haron, Maymounah N. Alharthi, Ashour M. Applications of marine red seaweed Pterocladia capillacea biomass in removal of hexavalent chromium and crystal violet dye from several wastewaters. Sci Rep 15, 32428 (2025). DOI

Goda, A.M.S., Mohammady, E.Y., Aboseif, A.M., Aboushabana, N.M., Helal, A.M., Abdelaty, B.S., Ashour, M. and El-Haroun, E., 2025. Comparative socioeconomic, environmental and technical analysis of conventional versus smart sustainable integrated multi-trophic aquaponics systems. Scientific Reports, 15(1), p.39414. DOI

Tratrat, C., Petrou, A., Fesatidou, M., Haroun, M., Chohan, M. and Geronikaki, A., 2025. Rational Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Novel Thiazole/Thiazolidinones Multitarget Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Molecules. Pharmaceuticals, 18(3), 298. DOI

Tratrat, C., Ali, L., Asif, A., Khan, S., Haroun, M. and Sewell, R.D., 2025. Hepatoprotective activity of Artocarpus lakoocha leaf extract against paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity. Journal of Herbmed Pharmacology, 14(2), pp.250-258. DOI

RT Mathew, YA Alkhamis,, AS Alsaqufi, et al. Dietary co-supplementation of Pediococcus acidilactici and bergamot essential oil improves growth, immune response, and disease resistance in sea bream (Sparus aurata). Aquaculture International 33, 703 (2025). DOI

RT Mathew, YA Alkhamis, AS Alsaqufi, AT Mansour, HS Ghazzawy, G. Nagarajan, MEH Eissa, ZA Kari, E El-Haroun KS Abass, P Rinthong, ESH Eissa (2025). Impact of dietary Phyllanthus emblica on growth, immunity, antioxidant capacity, and Fusarium oxysporum resistance in red tilapia. Scientific Reports 15: 42388. DOI

RT Mathew, NK Alqahtani, HS Ghazzawy, E El-Haroun, YA Alkhamis, AT Mansour, G. Nagarajan, AM El-Asely. LA Almutairi., ZA Kari, MEH Eissa, ESH Eissa (2025) Potential symbiotic effects of date palm seed extract on growth, immunity, antioxidant activities, gut microbiota, expression levels, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus resistance in Shrimp. Frontiers in Marine Science 12:1696262. DOI

YA Alkhamis, RT Mathew, AS Alsaqufi, AT Mansour, HA Hassanien, G Nagarajan, E El-Haroun, LA Almutairi, SM Areshi, ZA Kari, ESH Eissa, MEH Eissa (2025) Effects of Pediococcus acidilactici on growth, blood physiology, health and gene expression in red tilapia. AMB Express 15: 173. DOI

HS Ghazzawy, NK Alqahtani, A Sheikh, MS Elsayed, RT Mathew, HM Ali-Dinar, E ElHaroun, ESH Eissa, MM Abd-Elkarim, SA Abdelnour (2025). Date palm seed-derived biochar as an environmentally sustainable feed supplement in cattle: impacts on gas production, methane emissions, fermentation parameters and performance predictions. BMC Veterinary Research, 21:624. DOI

RT Mathew, YA Alkhamis, AS Alsaqufi, AT Mansour, ON Aldakhillalla, MS Elsayed, LA Almutairi, ZA Kari, AM Algammal, MEH Eissa, ESH Eissa (2025). Effects of quadric probiotic blend supplementation on growth, biochemical markers, organ histology, immunity, antioxidant status, and gene expression in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Aquaculture International 33:649. DOI

HS Ghazzawy, NK Alqahtani, A Sheikh, MS El Sayed, RT Mathew, HM Ali-Dinar, E ElHaroun, MMA Abd-Elkarim, SA Abdelnour, ASA Saleem (2025) Phoenix dactylifera seed-derived biochar as a sustainable and environmentally feed supplement in camel: impacts gas production, methane emissions, nutrient degradability and fermentation parameters, performance predictions. Frontiers in Veterinary Sciences, 12:1632447. DOI

YM Abd El-Aziz, MS Sobh, HM Saad, MHE Morsy, E El-Haroun, KS Abass, Z Abdul Kari, RT Mathew, MEH Eissa, ESH Eissa (2025) Mastering the art of sectioning: a comprehensive guide to slide-microtome technology and histological applications. Frontiers in Veterinary Sciences 12:1635706. DOI

RT Mathew, NK Alqahtani, HS Ghazzawy, LA Almutairi, MA Alqahtani YA Alkhamis, AT Mansour, N Ganesan, ESH Eissa, SA Abdelnour, ZA Kari, F Mahsoub (2025). Dietary pterostilbene for improving the whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei): in vivo and in silico insights into growth, hemolymph physiology, redox state, immune function, and resistance to Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Aquaculture International 33, DOI

HS Ghazzawy, NK Alqahtani, RT Mathew, HM Ali-Dinar, MS El Syed, A Sheikh, RA Sindi, MS Sobh, MA Alfattah, LA Almutairi, SA Abdelnour (2025). Phoenix dactylifera Pollen Grains mitigates Aflatoxin B1-induced Reproductive Dysregulation in rabbit bucks: Effects on Physio-Metabolic Pathways, Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Pyroptosis in Rabbit Bucks, Annals of Animal Science, DOI

MEH Eissa, E El-Haroun, HM Rashwan, ZA Kari, RT Mathew, DS Alshaya, NM Albaqami, LA Almutairi, SM Areshi, MM AL-Qurashi, YMA El-Aziz, ESH Eissa, ANA Rahman (2025). Dietary Lagenaria siceraria fruit improves growth, gene expression, histology, and immune-antioxidant defense to overcome the Fusarium solani challenge in Litopenaeus vannamei. Aquaculture Reports 403, 103008. DOI

RT Mathew, YA Alkhamis, AS Alsaqufi, AT Mansour, N Ganesan, M Mabrok, ZA Kari, MEH Eissa, LA Almutairi, ESH Eissa (2025). Supplementation of multi-strain probiotics in water enhances growth, metabolic responses, immune function, growth and immunity genes, and disease resistance in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Aquaculture International 33(6), 407. DOI

YN Alrashada, RT Mathew (2025). Spatio-temporal variation of zooplankton community in Al- Asfar Lake, Saudi Arabia. Maejo International Journal of Science and Technology 19(01), 36-52.

SM Rahman, AR Khan, MA Habib, RT Mathew, YA Alkhamis, MIH Khan, PD Bandekar, MN Ahsan, MD Rahman, M Khanom, YN Alrashada (2025). Determination of suitable cryoprotectants for cryopreservation of Asian catfish (Clarias batrachus) embryos. Journal of Applied Aquaculture 1-18. DOI

ESH Eissa, AY Gaafar, RT Mathew, EA Al-Shahari, EM Okon, MEH Eissa, YMA ElAziz (2025). The role of histological stains in aquaculture and fisheries development technology. Aquaculture International 33(4), 283. DOI

SM Rahman, FT Zohora, TS Mohona, M Khanom, MM Rahman, MG Sarower, MA Rouf, MZ Islam, RT Mathew, YA Alkhamis, YN Alrashada, LA Alkeridis, ESH Eissa, SA Abdelnour (2025). Impact of ingested microplastics on phenotypic traits and biochemical parameters in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) juvenile. Aquaculture International 33, 225. DOI.

SF Ghanem, MO Alamoudi, MEH Eissa, RT Mathew, BA Alahmadi, ESH Eissa, HEA Elnabi (2025) Exploring the effect of dietary nano selenium and/or Vitamin E and their interplay on reproductive physiology of Nile tilapia broodstock: Insights into spawning performance, haemato-biochemical profile, gene expression and gonadal architecture. Aquaculture Reports 41, 102722. DOI.

NK Alqahtani, HS Ghazzawy, RT Mathew, YA Alkhamis, RS Alngada, MEH Eissa, SA Abdelnour, SF Ghanem, LA Almutairi, ESH Eissa (2025). Enhancing reproductive capacity in hybrid Red Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus ×‎ O. mossambicus) via dietary administration of date palm pollen (Phoenix dactylifera L.)‎. Aquaculture Reports 41, 102670. DOI.

RT Mathew, YA Alkhamis, RA Alngada, RA Whed, NA Aljaafari, LA Alkeridis, ESH Eissa, SA Abdelnour, MEH Eissa, F Mahsoub (2025). Investigating the effects of Siraitia grosvenorii fruit on growth performance, immune response, antioxidant gene expression, and resistance to Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp. Aquaculture International 33, 201. DOI.

RT Mathew, YA Alkhamis, RA Alngada, RA Whed, NA Aljaafari, SA Abdelnour, ESH Eissa, ZA Kari, MEH Eissa, F Mahsoub (2025). Dose response effects of dietary clove and peppermint oils on the growth performance, physio-metabolic response, feed utilization, immunity, and organ histology in African catfish (Clarias gariepinus). Veterinary Research Communications 49, 101. DOI.

WA Tawfik, NAA Elghany, WK Bazina, S Saadony, ZA Kari, MO Alamoudi, MYM Aly, AE Younis, RT Mathew, MEH Eissa, MB Munir, I Yousef, EH Eissa (2025).Effects of nano-selenium and/or vitamin E supplementation on growth performance, antioxidant status, histopathology and resistance to Aspergillus flavus in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)". BMC Veterinary Research 21, 50. DOI.

El-Sayed Hemdan Eissa, Wesam Mohamed Salama, Samia Elbahnaswy, Mai AM El-Son, Zienab E Eldin, Sara Amer, Layla A Almutairi, Fatma Mohamed Ameen Khalil, Safia MA Bahshwan, Mada M AL-Qurashi, Yasmin M Abd El-Aziz, Moaheda EH Eissa, Aiman A Alsaegh, RT Mathew, EST Rizk (2025). Pumpkin seed oil-loaded chitosan nanoparticles enhance growth, digestive enzymes, and immune response in whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei): Impacts on histopathology and survival against Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Aquaculture Reports 40, 102599. DOI.

RA Ahmed, SD Jastaniah, BA Alaidaroos, ME Shafi, E El-Haroun, YMA El-Aziz, OHA El-Megeed, MM AL-Qurashi, SMA Bahshwan, MB Munir, ZA Kari, RT Mathew, MEH Eissa, EH Eissa, A Elfeky (2025). Effects of dietary Spirulina platensis supplementation on growth performance, whole body composition, antioxidant activity, histological alterations, and resistance to Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei. Aquaculture Reports 40, 102606. DOI

RT Mathew, YA Alkhamis, RS Alngada, RA Whed, NA Aljaafari, ESH Eissa, AM Algammal, MB Munir, MEH Eissa, SA Abdelnour (2025). 4-octyl itaconate improves water quality, growth, immunity, blood parameters and disease resistance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) infected with Aeromonas hydrophila. Aquaculture International 33:87. DOI

FS Alaryani, NM Albaqami, S Elbahnaswy, GE Elshopakey, LA Almutairi, BM Hendam, MS Khattab, OHA El-Megeed, RT Mathew, ZA Kari, YM Abd El-Aziz, MEH Eissa, AE Ahmed, SMA Bahshwan, EH Eissa (2024). Effects of Vitamin E and/or selenium nanoparticles on organ histology, hemato-biochemical parameters, immunity, gene expression, and growth performance in Nile tilapia challenged with Enterococcus faecalis. Aquaculture Reports 39, 102514. DOI

EM Okon,AA Oyesiji, ED Okeleye, M Kanonuhwa, NE Khalifa, EH Eissa RT Mathew, MEH Eissa, MA. Alqahtani, SA Abdelnour (2024). The Escalating Threat of Climate Change-Driven Diseases in Fish: Evidence from a Global Perspective–A Literature Review. Environmental Research 263, 120184. DOI

RT Mathew (2024). Plastic Contamination in Aquatic Ecosystems: A Fisheries Perspective. Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, 21(3):1-7. DOI

YA. Alkhamis (2024). Effect of Aquaponically Grown Duckweed as a Sustainable Feed on Growth Indices, Water Quality, and Digestive Activities, for the Nile Tilapia Reared in Aquaponic Culture. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, 28(2): 631-646. DOI

RT Mathew, YA. Alkhamis (2024). Contribution of Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture to Food Security in Saudi Arabia. In: Ahmed, A.E., Al-Khayri, J.M., Elbushra, A.A. (eds) Food and Nutrition Security in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Vol. 1. Springer, Cham. DOI

YA Alkhamis, A Sultana, ST Arafat, MA Rouf, SM Rahman, RT Mathew, G Nagarajan, A Sultana, RS Alngada, RA Whed, NA Aljaafaari, MM Rahman (2023): The Impact of Biofloc Technology on Water Quality in Aquaculture: A Systematic Meta-Analysis. Aquaculture Nutrition. DOI.

YA Alkhamis, TS Mohona, RT Mathew, MAH Chisty, MM Rahman, MM Noby, SM Rahman (2023): Male-Female Interactions for the Expression of Phenotypic Traits and Behavioral Performance of the Male Giant Freshwater Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii). Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, 7(3): 295-306. DOI: DOI

G Nagrajan, A Aruna, YM Chang, YA Alkhamis, RT Mathew, C Chang (2023): Effects of Osmotic Stress on the mRNA Expression of prl, prlr, gr, gh, and ghr in the Pituitary and Osmoregulatory Organs of Black Porgy, Acanthopagrus schlegelii. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(6), 5318. DOI

G Nagrajan, A Aruna, YA Alkhamis, RT Mathew, C Chang (2022): Localization of neuropeptide arginine vasotocin and its receptor in the osmoregulatory organs: gill, kidney and intestine. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23: 13421. DOI

SM Rahman, SS Khan, YA Alkhamis, RT Mathew, MM Rahman, MM Islam, M Asadujjaman, MG Sarower (2022): Exposing Proximate Components of Some Selected Fishes Available in Coast of the Bay of Bengal. Pakistan Journal of Zoology. DOI

YA Alkhamis, RT Mathew, G Nagarajan, SM Rahman and MM Rahman (2022): pH induced stress enhances lipid accumulation in microalgae grown under mixotrophic and autotrophic condition. Frontiers in Energy Research, 10:1033068. DOI

YA Alkhamis, B Mondal, RT Mathew, SM Rahman, MM Rahman, MM Rahman (2022): Periodic Effects of Salinity on Compensatory Expression of Phenotypic Traits in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 00, 1-9. DOI

MA Almalki, AYZ Khalifa, YA Alkhamis (2022). In vitro Antibiosis of Chlorella vulgaris Extract against the Phytopathogen, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Journal of Pure Applied Microbiology, 16(1): 630-637. DOI

G Nagrajan, A Aruna, YA Alkhamis, RT Mathew, C Chang (2022). Expression and Transcript Localization of star, sf-1, and dax-1 in the Early Brain of the Orange-Spotted Grouper Epinephelus coioides. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23: 2614. DOI

S Debnath, DS Sarkar, P Kundu, MS Parvez, ST Arafat, RT Mathew, YA Alkhamis, MM Rahman, SM Rahman (2022) Growth, survival and body protein content of swordtail (Xiphophorus helleri) Fed Live and Formulated Feeds. Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 10(2): 335-341. DOI

RT Mathew, S Debnath, P Kundu, YA Alkhamis, M M Rahman, M M Rahman, MG Sarower, SM Rahman (2022). Growth and Survival of Goldfish (Carassius auratus) Juveniles Fed Tubifex, Custard Meal and Commercial Feeds. Journal of King Faisal University, 23(1).000 DOI

SM Rahman, AS alsqufi, P Kundu, AT Mansoor Mansour, YA Alkhamis, RT Mathew, MY Ali, S Ray, G Sarower (2022) Effect of dietary supplementation of synbiotics “Powerlac®" on growth performance, phenotypic traits and digestive enzyme activities of monosex Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 31: 1521-1530.

MA Rouf, MR Golder, MA Kana, S Debnath, MM Rahman, RT Mathew, YN Rashada (2022). Production, Trading and Potential Utilization of Fish Scale in Khulna, Bangladesh. Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 9(12): 2194-2200. DOI

MM Rahman, S Kundu, SM Rahman, RT Mathew, YA Alkhamis, MS Parvez, MA Rouf, MM Rahman, M Asaduzzaman (2021) Polyandrous Fertilization Enhances Offspring Survival Rate In An Indian Major Carp, Labeo Rohita. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 26:656-660. DOI

MM Rahman, P Biswas, S Hossain, SM Rahman, AS Alsaqufi, MM Hasan, P Hazra, MM Rahman, M Asadujjman (2021) Long-term Exposure to Predation Threat Can Modulate the Expression of Sexually Selected Traits in Male Guppy (Poecilia reticulata). Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 21(7): 357-364. DOI

SM Rahman, MA Habib, AR Khan, MN Ahsan, ST Arafat, MM Rahman, AS Alsaqufi, RT Mathew, YN Alrashada, YA Alkhamis (2021). Cryopreservation studies on silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) embryos. CryoLetters. 42(3):178-187.

SM Rahman, RT Mathew, YA Alkhamis, AS Alsaqufi, J Golder, I Noor, MM Rahman (2021). Effects of periodic salinity variation on the expression of some phenotypic traits in stripped dwarf catfish (Mystus vittatus). The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 32(9) DOI

RT Mathew, YA Alkhamis, SM Rahman, AS Alsaqufi (2021). Effects of microalgae Chlorella vulgaris density on the larval performances of fresh water prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879). Indian Journal of Animal Research, 55(3): 303-309. DOI

AS Alsaqufi, SM Rahman, RT Mathew, YA Alkhamis, MM Rahman, M Aslam (2021). Influences of Photoperiod and Shelter on Some Phenotypic Traits in African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus Burchell 1822) Larvae. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 52: 1-15. DOI

SM Rahman, AS Alsaqufi, YA Alkhamis,, MM Rahman, MN Ahsan, RT Mathew, QZ Hossain (2020). Short Term Storage of Asian Walking Catfish (Clarias batrachus Linnaeus, 1758) Gametes. Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 8(12): 2309-3331. DOI

RT Mathew, AS Alsaqufi, RS. Alngada (2020). Evaluation of Date (Phoneix dactylifera) Seed Powder as Dietary Additive for Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus l." Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, 20(2): 231-242. DOI

SM Rahman, J Sarker, Z Ferdoushe, MM Hasan, AS Alsaqufi, MM Rahman (2020). Integrated Production of Asian Catfish (Heteropneustes fossilis Bloch) and Money Plant (Epipremnum aureum, Linden & André): A Promising Aquaponics System. The Scientific Journal of King Faisal University. 22(1):18-22. DOI

MM Rahman; A Siddique; MA Rahman; SM Rahman; M Asaduzzaman; M Khanom; MMKhatun, MM Hasan (2020). The interactive effects of paternal size and offspring feeding strategy on offspring fitness of an Indian major carp Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822). Aquaculture research. 51(6):2421-2431. DOI

MM Rahman; R Biswas; L Gazi; ST Arafat; MM Rahman; M Asaduzzaman; SM Rahman; MN Ahsan (2020). Annually twice induced spawnings provide multiple benefits: Experimental evidence from an Indian major carp (Catla catla, Hamilton 1822). Aquaculture research. 51(6):2275-2290. DOI

MM Rahman, N Nur, MM Al-Hasan, S Asaduzzaman, MA Rouf, SM Rahman (2019). Effects of light and artificial fish shelter (PVC pipe) on some phenotypic traits of stinging catfish (Heteropneustes fossilis Bloch, 1794). Aquaculture research. 51(1): 124-134.

MA Alam, SM Rahman, Y Yamamoto, RS Hattori, T Suzuki, M Watanabe, SK Majhi, CA Strüssmann (2018). Optimization of protocols for microinjection-based delivery of cryoprotective agents into Japanese whiting Sillago japonica embryos. Cryobiology. 85: 25-32.

RS Alngada, AM Abdelwahab, SM El-Bahr (2017). Effect of dietary supplementation of green tea (Camellia sinensis) on growth, body composition and serum biochemistry of the Asian seabass, Lates calcarifer Fingerlings. Journal of Aquaculture Research and Development. 8: 518. DOI

CFH Hosny, AM Al-Jaber (2017). Reproductive biology of Gerres longirostris Lacepede, 1801 (Perciformes: Gerreidae) in the western Arabian Gulf. Indian Journal of Fisheries. 64(2):10-16. DOI