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This research aimed to identify rural knowledge of harms of the unsafe use of plastics as a dependent variable and its correlation relationship with some rural women respondents distinguished characteristics as independent variables, also to identify their information sources about unsafe use of plastics . - Data were collected through personal interview questionnaire from a simple random sample amounted to 130 rural housewives in Merza village in In AL Mamora area, Alexandria Governorate - Frequencies, percentages, person and simple correlation coefficients and Chi square were used to analyse data and show the results. The results revealed that: - 6.2% of respondents were found in the low level category of knowledge of harms of the unsafe use of plastics. - 36.2% of respondents were found in the moderate (middle) level category of knowledge of harms of the unsafe use of plastics,while 57.6% of the respondents were found in the high level category. - There was a positive significant relationship between the respondent's knowledge of harms of the unsafe use of plastics as a dependent variable and both of respondent's job, respondent's educational status, family type, plastic purchase source, knowledge of illustrated guide and doing handcrafts as independent variables at level of significance 0.01%. - There was a positive significant relationship between the respondent's knowledge of harms of the unsafe use of plastics as a dependent variable and the respondent's age as an independent variable at level of significance 0.05. - There was a negative significant relationship between the respondent's knowledge of harms of the unsafe use of plastics as a dependent variable and both of monthly family income and participation in environmental activities as independent variables at level of significance 0.01%. - According to the respondent's information sources about the results revealed that : Television was come in the first rank (57.4 % ), then the internet come in the second rank ( 60 %), relatives come in the third rank ( 52.3 % ), then radio in the fourth rank ( 33.1 %) then health visitor, rural development an engineer, extention posts and papers and magazines with ratios ( 18.5%), ( 10%), (9.2%) (7.7 %) and ( 6.9%) respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper employs Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) approach to investigate demand for the most important sources of animal protein in Egypt throughout the period (1997-2019) considering individual incomes and their associated expenditure level. However, animal protein in this study is composed of red meat (Candoz), poultry meat (farm chicken), fish meat (tilapia), eggs and buffalo milk. In addition, it aims to explore their price seasonality. The results suggest that demand price elasticity for red meat, poultry, fish, eggs and milk is inelastic, whereas for income elasticity, it shows that the above mentioned protein sources are necessary goods. Meanwhile, complementary and supplementary relationships haven been revealed among the five sources for cross elasticity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Study of red meat consumption in Egypt is one of the important goals of achieving Egyptian food security and which matters that contribute to producers making the decision to increase investment or not in this vital sector, Especially in light of the inability of local production to meet the consumption requirements of the population, and this deficit is covered through imports, As the amount of the domestic product of red meat reached about 792 thousand tons in 2017, While the amount of consumption of it amounted to about 1202 thousand tons in the same year, and the amount of the food gap reached about 410 thousand tons in the same year, which is compensated for through the import, which amounted to about 412 thousand tons for the same year. The paper mainly aimed to study the consumption of red meat based on targeted sample of red meat and its alternatives consumers in Alexandria Governorate the number of sample reached about 60 families, with average of each family was 5 members. This sample was collected during year 2020 The most important results of the research were the following: 1- The number of local cows slaughtered increased at an annual growth rate of about 7.3%, Meanwhile, the number of imported cattle calves increased at an annual growth rate of about 24.4% during the study period. 2- The decrease in the number of slaughtered buffaloes, at an annual rate of about 3.5%, While the number of slaughtered local sheep and goats increased at an annual growth rate of about 4.3% and 11.1%, respectively. 3- Retail prices for Canadian meat increased at an annual growth rate of 11.9%, Retail prices for veal also increased at an annual growth rate of about 12.6%, It was found that retail prices of mutton increased at an annual growth rate of about 11.1%. 4- The amount of red meat consumed in Egypt increased at an annual growth rate of about 1.6%, while the amount of Egyptian imports of red meat increased at an annual growth rate of about 6.5%. 5- The consumption expenditure of red meat, poultry and fish in the research sample in Alexandria Governorate is affected by the price of the commodity itself, the prices of the substitute commodities, and the total expenditure on those three commodities under study. 6- The demand for red meat, poultry and fish is flexible, as the change in spending on these commodities is greater than the change in their prices, Poultry and fish are also considered substitutes for red meat due to the substitution relationship between them, The research revealed that the aforementioned commodities are necessary for the consumer in the research sample in Alexandria Governorate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main objective of this research was to analyze the importance of the extension research topics among the extension researchers at the Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institute AERDRI. This objective was achieved through following sub-objectives: (1) Identifying some of the personal and professional characteristics of the researchers of AERDRI. (2) Analyzing the research plans of the (AERDRI) during the period (2012-2017) and classifying them according to the research topics of the (AERDRI). (3) Determining the current and expected importance degrees of the research topics of the research plans of the AERDRI based on the viewpoint of the respondents. (4) Identifying the respondents' opinions related to the extent to which the extension research topics were in line with the research requirements of the 2030 strategy for sustainable agricultural development. This research was conducted on the members of the research body of the three extension research departments of the AERDRI, who hold the degree of researcher and above: Extension Methods and Audio/Visual Aids Research Department, Extension Programs Research Department, and Extension Organization and Training Research Department. This study was conducted on a systematic random sample of 65 respondents representing 52% of the total researchers working in the selected departments. The research data were collected by a pretested interview questionnaire during the period from July to August 2018.The spss.v.25 was used to analyze the data and the following statistical methods were used: Frequency tables, percentages, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, range, and t-test. The most important results were as follows: First: The personal and professional characteristics of the respondents: results showed that most respondents 70.76% are over 51 years of age. The percent age of Respondents of rural origins 47.70% was closer to those of urban residents 52.30%. About half of the respondents 49.24% work in the extension programs department. The research results indicated that 69.23% of the respondents have reached 18 years or more of their research experience. The number of published papers was high among 80% of the respondents. More than three quarters of the respondents 75.38% have a medium and low level of vocational training. The internet, conferences, seminars, workshops, and scientific lectures were the most important sources of agricultural information for the respondents, respectively. 81.54% of the total respondents have a low and medium level of job satisfaction. The research results indicated that some of the rules of behavior ranked high in terms of presence from the viewpoint of the respondents, namely: considering the personal rights of researchers participating in research 98.47%, objectivity in all stages of research 96.92%, and considering research topics needs and problems of local communities 95.38%. The results showed that 69.23% of the total respondents believe that the level of influence of the organizations related to their research work was low or medium. Based on the respondents’ opinions the most important organizations affecting their research work were: Agricultural Research Center, Central Administration for Agricultural Extension, and the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. Second: Determining the current and expected importance degrees of the research topics of the research plans of the AERDRI: The most important research topics that ranked low according to the current importance were: rural tourism, the possibility of providing paid counseling service, the role of distance education media in extension work, and the level of performance of trainers for presentation and presentation skills. While the most important topics according to the expected importance were: the role of distance education media in extension work, the current and future extension role of cooperative societies, and the extension role of agricultural services institutions. Third: the level of compatibility of the extension research topics with the general objectives of the 2030 Strategy for Sustainable Agricultural Development: The research results showed that about three quarters of the respondents (73.85%) believe that the level of compatibility of the studied research subjects with the general objectives of the 2030 strategy is low or medium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Outer-wear is the external layer which as responsible for than 90% from dealing with UV where falls on the perso. body. an important value in this paper is designed to investigate the clothes esisting efficiency against harmful UV radiation. So it to determine the more effective texture structural factors, in relation to the UV transmission properties of the light. Fiber content, Weave structure, clothing density, yarn density, fabric thickness, porosity and fabric weight were tested. PPMCC statistical method was used for analyzing the research results. Polyster blended with Nylon, woven with plain weaves showed inferior UV protection properties. Pure polyster fabrics woven with sateen structure have the best hygienic properties for resisting the transmittance of UV radiation either in short, medium or long regions (i.e. 200 - 400 nanometer). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]