ISSN: 1110-0397

Egyptian Journal of Pure and Applied Science

Editorial Board Editor-In Chief

Ahmed Aly Ismail

Vice Dean for Postgraduate Affairs and Research

Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Egypt

Managing Editor

Mohamed Ragaa Mohamed

Professor, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Egypt

Associate Editors (Ain Shams University)

Mohamed M. Abo-Ali, Chemistry

Maher El-Hashash, Chemistry

Maged Shafik, Chemistry

Amr Y. Esmat, Biochemistry

Amr Karim, Biochemistry

Amina M. Medhat, Biochemistry

Mohamed R. Mohamed, Biochemistry

Nadia Morkos, Biochemistry Shadia A. Fathy, Biochemistry

Mohamed M. Abdel-Rahman, Physics

Adel Abdel-Sattar, Physics

Hatem El-Ghandour, Physics

Mohamed H. Talaat, Physics

Mostafa Shalaby, Physics

Mohamed Kotkata, Physics

Said Abdel-Maaboud, Geophysics Salah Eldin A. Mousa, Geophysics

Mahmoud S. Yousef, Geology

Mohamed A. El-Bokhary, Geology

Ezzat A. Korany, Geology

Samir A. Awad, Geology

Alia S. Marzook, Zoology

Nadia M. El-Baih, Zoology

Monier A. El-Ganzory, Zoology

Hamza A. El-Shabka, Zoology

Ahmed R. Ezzat, Zoology

Afaf A. Badawy, Botany

Raaeefa A. Hassanein, Botany

Hosny A. Moslem, Botany

Ahmed Barakat, Microbiology

Al-Zahraa Karam Eldin, Microbiology

Mohamed Khaled, Microbiology

Emad Barakat, Entomology

Bahira M. El-Sawaf, Entomology

Mohamed Kenawy, Entomology

Ismail Idrees, Mathematics

Mohamed A. Seoud, Mathematics

Mohamed Ghareeb, Statistics

Nadia A. Mokhles, Statistics

Fayed Ghaleb, Computer Sciences

Editorial Advisory Board

Biochemistry / Molecular Biology

Marcelo R. Fantappie, Federal University Rio de Ganeiro, Brazil

Yehia Z. Gad, National Research Center, Egypt

Faten Zahran, Zagazig University, Egypt

Nadia Zakhary, National Cancer Institute, Egypt

Reda R. Ramzy, Nutrition Institute, Egypt

Botany

Tahany Abdel-Rahman, Cairo University, Egypt

Chemistry

Ahmed Galal, Cairo University, Egypt

Faten A. Nour Eldin, Cairo University, Egypt

Entomology

Hanaa ElSherif, Cairo University, Egypt

Geology

Laila A. Fayd, Cairo University, Egypt

Geophysics

Mostafa H. Kamal, Cairo University, Egypt

Microbiology

Mohamed A. Ali, National Research Center, Egypt

Physics

Angela M. Duxbury, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

Zoology

Fathi Abd El-Atty, Cairo University, Egypt

Abd El-Fattah El-Shershaby, Cairo University, Egypt

Mohamed S. El-Gabry, Helwan University, Egypt

Hamdy Abd El-Hamid, Mansoura University, Egypt

Madiha Al-Ashry, Girls-Ain Shams University, Egypt

General requirements

All submitted manuscripts should contain original research not previously published and not under

consideration for publication elsewhere. Papers may come from any country but must be written in

English.

Manuscripts may be submitted for consideration as regular papers or reports.

Authors are urged to keep the length of regular papers to six printed pages or fewer. Reports

(formerly known as Accelerated publications) can be no longer than five printed pages, including all

spaces, references, figures and tables. A five-page paper is usually less than 30,000 characters plus

two figures or tables (if each figure or table is less than one-fourth page).

Manuscripts submitted under multiple authorship are reviewed on the assumption that all listed

authors concur in the submission.

How to submit

Manuscripts should either be submitted in both hard and soft copies in-person to the editorial office

(secretary of the Journal, office of the Vice-Dean for Postgraduate Affairs and Research, Faculty of

Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt), or electronically via the journal’s e-mail

address: EJPAS@sci.asu.edu.eg

Initial manuscript submission

1. Prepare the text in Microsoft Word 97-2003 or a later version.

Published manuscripts will have the approximate appearance and layout shown (below):

The text should be single-spaced with one-inch margins on both sides.

Use 11-point Times New Roman font, and select size and bolding to mimic the appearance shown

above for the title section.

Do not imbed graphics in the Word document, but submit them independently (separate files) or

insert them at the end of the PDF file that you will form (point “3.” below).

2. Prepare figures at publication-quality resolution, using only applications capable of generating

high-resolution TIFF or EPS files. High resolution JPEG files (at a resolution of at least 5 mega

pixels) are also acceptable. Number each figure in the appropriate order.

3. Using Adobe Acrobat (see http://adobe.com/products/main.html for information), save your

manuscript text and figures in a single file in PDF format with the figures at the end. The file name

should be one word with no spaces and have a .pdf extension (e.g. manuscript.pdf). Authors are

responsible for assuring the accuracy and quality of the PDF.

4. Print the PDF file and carefully review text and figures. It is the author's responsibility to make

sure that the manuscript is suitable for review. Manuscripts that do not have figures of sufficient

quality for scientific review will be returned to authors. Check the PDF file size. Most files should be

around 1 MB but not larger than 10 MB.

5. Submit your manuscript, where you will need:

Contact information for the submitting author

Information about the authors and the manuscript

A cover letter with information for the Editor and Associate Editors

Single PDF file of your manuscript under 10 MB in size.

Organization of the manuscript

1. Formatted for standard A4 paper

2. Single spacing throughout

3. Text typed in 11-point Times New Roman

4. Manuscript is to be arranged in the following order:

(a) title, author(s), complete name(s) of institution(s) and running title

(b) abstract

(c) introduction

(d) materials and methods

(e) results

(f) discussion

(g) references

(h) footnotes

(i) figure legends

(j) tables

(k) figures

5. Number all pages, including those with figures.

Text

Title section

It is important that the major findings of your study are intelligible to all science readers, including

those who are not specialists in the field. The title should be as short and informative as possible (not

to exceed two lines). If acronyms or abbreviations are used, the name/term should be first indicated

in full followed by the short form/acronym (e.g. , Visualization of Polarized Membrane Type 1

Matrix Metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) Activity in Live Cells by Fluorescence Resonance Energy

Transfer (FRET) Imaging.) A full name is not required for the most common scientific abbreviations

(e.g. DNA). Please review your title and abstract carefully to make sure they convey your essential

points succinctly and clearly.

Authors

Contains names of all authors and their complete mailing addresses and identifies who will receive

correspondence. The following information of the corresponding author(s) are required:

a) Name

b) Telephone and fax numbers

c) E-mail address

d) Current contact address

Running title

Will be at the top of each printed page and cannot exceed 60 characters and spaces

Abstract

Should succinctly and clearly describe the major findings reported in the manuscript

Must not exceed 300 words

Introduction

Presents the purpose of the studies reported and their relationship to earlier work in the field

Should not be an extensive review of the literature nor, in general, exceed one typed page

Materials and methods

Brief but sufficiently complete to permit a qualified reader to repeat the experiments reported

Only truly new procedures should be described in detail

Cite previously published procedures in references

Modifications of previously published procedures not given in detail except when necessary

to repeat the work

Results

Presented in figures and tables

Some results not requiring documentation given solely in the text

Discussion

Concise (usually less than two typed pages)

Focused on the interpretation of the results rather than a repetition of the "Results" section

N.B. The results and discussion sections can be merged into a single section

References

Cited in text by number and not by author and date

Numbered consecutively in the order of appearance

References for journals and books should be in the following styles:

1. Ellis, R. R., Yuan, J. and Horvitz, H. R. (1991). Mechanisms and functions of cell

death. Annu. Rev. Cell Biol., 7:663–698.

2. Sambrook, J., Fritsch, E. F., and Maniatis, T. (1989). Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory

Manual, 2nd Ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY

3. References appearing as e-pubs should be in the following style: Farrell, C., and

Rollman, L. (June 10, 2004) J. Biol. Chem. 10.1074/jbc.M401234200

Journal names are abbreviated according to Chemical Abstracts (http://www.cas.org/).

Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references.

Tables and figures

The number of tables and figures used to present data essential to illustrate or prove a point should be

kept to a minimum.

Tables should have titles and sufficient experimental detail in a legend immediately following

the title to be understandable without reference to the text. Each column in a table must have a

heading, and abbreviations, when necessary, should be defined in the legend.

Figures should have titles and legends containing sufficient detail to make the figure easily

understood. Legends should be printed consecutively in a separate section of the manuscript.

Authors are responsible for providing digital art that has been properly sized and cropped.

Numbers, letters and symbols used in multi-paneled figures must be consistent. Indicate the

figure number on each figure.

All figures should be created with applications that are capable of preparing high-resolution TIFF

or EPS files acceptable for publication (at a resolution of 300 dpi). Although you will initially

submit figures with the text in a single PDF file, we will require submission of figures as separate

TIFF or EPS files at publication-quality resolution for print and online publication if your paper

is accepted. It is the author's responsibility to verify the quality of the graphics in the PDF that

has been prepared and that compression of the files for submission does not distort the images.

While image manipulation is often desirable for clarity and/or brevity of presentation,

manipulation for deceptive purposes either to unfairly enhance or eliminate or otherwise obscure

data is misconduct and will be resolved according to journal policy.

Publication charges

Setup fee: A L.E 100 setup fee, that covers revision and processing charges, is charged to each

submitted manuscript and is due upon initial submission and should be handed to the editorial

office (address above) prior to the review process.

Page charges: Accepted manuscripts will be published for a set fee of L.E 500, including the

first 6 printed pages. An additional fee of L.E 75 per-page will be charged for each additional

page over 6.

Color figures: We encourage authors to use color figures when they will enhance the

presentation of the data. The cost of publication for color pages is L.E 250 per page containing

color. (Note: When using the electronic submission system, any figure submitted in color will be

reviewed and processed with the understanding that the figure will be published in color)

Reprints: 10 reprints are provided free of charge. To order any additional reprints, pricing is

based upon the quantity ordered.

All page and color fees must be paid by the authors.

Egyptian Journal of Pure and Applied Science

Contents

Volume 50 – December 2012

Application of Remediation Technique for the Quaternary Aquifer in El-Sheikh Zowied – Rafah Area,

North Sinai, Egypt

Ezz El-Din El-Tablawi ………………...…………………………………………………................ 1

Directly Attached Acetylacetone to Polyurethane Foam as Solid˗Phase Extractor for Determination of

Metal Ions in Natural Samples

Sami M. Abdel Azeem, Salma M. Moftah and Mohamed F. El˗Shahat …………………………... 11

Geological conditions and characteristics of the Nubia Sandstone aquifer system and their

hydrogeological impacts, Tushka area, south Western Desert, Egypt

Tarek A. Aggour, Ezzat A. Korany, Sayed Mosaad and Alan E. Kehew ………...……...…….…... 27

Preparation, Characterization and Application of Nano Cobalt Aluminates and Cobalt Magnesium

Aluminates Blue Pigments

Nehad Hamdy, Abdel-Sattar S. H. Elgazwy, Wagiha H. Mahmoud and Mohamed M. Selim …..... 39

Modification of Darcy’s Law and Hydraulic Conductance Equation

Ezz El-Din El-Tablawi ………………...…………………………………………….………...….... 45

Physical and Biochemical Basis of Resistance in Some Cowpea Varieties against Callosobruchus

maculatus (F.)

Shams Fawki, Amany S. Khaled, Hoda M. Abdel Fattah, Mohamed A. Hussein, Mona I. Mohammed and

Dalia A.M. Salem …………………………………………………………………………….…..... 51

Synthesis and characterization of Mn (II), Cu (II) and Cd (II) complexes of bis-Schiff bases derived

from diaminonaphthalene and salicylaldehyde derivatives

Abd El-Naby M. Salem, Ahmed Shawky, Ibraheim H.A. Badr and Mostafa M. H. Khalil ...….... 63