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Predictive Significance of Interleukins 17A and 33 in Risk of Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
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Cytokines are signaling molecules between inflammatory cells that play a significant role in the pathogenesis of a disease. Among these cytokines are interleukins (ILs) 17A and 33, and accordingly, the current case-control study sought to investigate the role of each of the two cytokines in the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS). Sixty-eight relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) Iraqi patients and twenty healthy individuals (control group) were enrolled. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits were used to determine serum levels of IL-17A and IL-33. Results revealed that IL-17A and IL-33 levels were significantly higher in MS patients than in controls (14.1 ± 4.5 vs. 7.5 ± 3.8 pg/mL; p < 0.001 and 65.3 ± 16.3 vs. 49.3 ± 20.0 pg/mL; p < 0.001, respectively). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis demonstrated that IL-17A was a very good predictor of MS (area under curve [AUC] = 0.869; 95% CI = 0.779 - 0.960; p < 0.001; cut-off value = 10.2 pg/mL; sensitivity = 80.8%; specificity = 75.0%). A similar prediction was presented by IL-33, but the AUC value was lower (AUC = 0.762; 95% CI = 0.63 - 0.89; p < 0.001; cut-off value = 56.4 pg/mL; sensitivity = 70.6%; specificity = 70.0%). Multinomial logistic regression analysis confirmed the significance of IL-17A and IL-33 in MS risk, and under three models of analysis, the estimated odds ratios for IL-17A (1.50, 1.49 and 1.50, respectively) and IL-33 (1.05, 1.05 and 1.06) were above 1.0. Patients stratified by gender (male and female), expanded disability status scale (EDSS: < 3 and ≥ 3) or medication (pre- and post-medication) showed no significant differences in serum levels of IL-17A and IL-33 for each stratum. However, with regard to response to medication, it was found that responding patients showed significantly higher levels of IL-33 than non-responders (70.9 ± 12.2 vs. 57.2 ± 18.2 pg/mL; p = 0.018). This difference was not observed when considering IL-17A. Pearson correlation analysis between IL-17A and IL-33 revealed that both cytokines were not significantly correlated. In conclusion, the study indicated that IL-17A and IL-33 were up-regulated in serum of MS patients, and this up-regulation was not influenced by age, gender, EDSS or medication status, but the elevated level of IL-33 was more pronounced in patients who responded to medication.

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Publication Date
Wed Nov 28 2018
Journal Name
Arab Science Heritage Journal
العالم العالم ابن خلدون ( ت 808 هـ ) (نظريته في السياسة والعصبية)
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Ibn Khaldun is one of the best Arab Muslims scientists who participated in establishing Arabic Muslims heritage in all different disciplines & directions specially in sociology, neurological & his political theories which showed the development of Arabic philosophy in all scientific disciplines specially his introduction

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Publication Date
Sun Dec 23 2018
Journal Name
Arab Science Heritage Journal
قراءة قراءة نقدية في موارد كتاب الضوء اللامع للسخاوي (ث 902هـ)
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The book (Al-Thaw’ Al-Lami’) (Bright Light) by AlSakhawi is one of the most important historical sources in the Hijri ninth century. In this book, the author mentioned the biographies of most famous scientists and other authors browsing the most prominent scientific

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Publication Date
Wed Nov 28 2018
Journal Name
Arab Science Heritage Journal
اعتراضات اعتراضات الـخوارزمي الـنحوية في كتـابه التخمـير عـلى الـزمـخشـري ( قسم الأسماء )
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Abook of alzmkchri (AL-Mefsal) considers one of the most book familiarities among grammarians whom begin to explain it importance kitab AL-Takhmair for Khwarizmi separated opinions in grammatical schools that dealt with.

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Publication Date
Thu Dec 13 2018
Journal Name
Arab Science Heritage Journal
الدلالات الدلالات الصوتية للغة العربية في القران الكريم بين الحداثة والتجديد
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 A lot of researchers and specialists in language sciences have been agreed that Arabic language is on of living languages never disappear and keep pace with innovation and the challenges of the age and evolution civilization i.e any development in it’s connotations doesn't tzopped it (melted

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Publication Date
Fri Feb 08 2019
Journal Name
Journal Of The College Of Education For Women
مفھوم الامانة في التراث الأدبي للامام علي ( علیھ السلام ) - دراسة تحلیلیة
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the boot of honesty in the dictionary the term linguistic and religious
heritage, literary and Islamic Sufi thought, and concept in the literature of Imam
Ali, peace is upon him. And studied the summary first concerns its presence in the
literature and implications and directions, either the second part, has cared for the
analytical study has found research that safe weight was the counterpart of the
personality of the Imam accompanied the character most prominent in his
character, namely, (courage), it has struggled to deliver a impact of humanity in his
time and after the word and deed, It was based on the imagination in the formation
of images sensual and intellectual, to his persuasion of the evidence and argu

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Publication Date
Mon Dec 16 2024
Journal Name
مجلة( النشرة الدولية في علم اللغة التطبيقي) Sabir. International Bulletin Of Applied Linguistics
فاعلية تطبيق أسلوب المهام الدراسية في اتقان اللغة الاسبانية للطلبة العراقيين
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فاعلية تطبيق اسلوب المهام الدراسية في اتقان اللغة الاسبانية للطلبة العراقيين.

Publication Date
Tue Nov 13 2018
Journal Name
Arab Science Heritage Journal
استيلاء (هنري تيودور) Henry Tudor واستيلاءه على السلطة في انكلترا عام1485
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Some great families in England had competed for the sake of getting authority and power in England.

This competition turned to be a bloody civil war which extended till 1455 and ended with the victory of Henry Tudor whose judgment in England started from 28th of August 1458, consequently a new dynast which is known as (the Tudor)has established

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Publication Date
Sun Jan 03 2010
Journal Name
Journal Of Educational And Psychological Researches
اثر الاسئلة السابرة في تحصيل طلاب الصف الرابع العام لمادة التاريخ
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The importance of teaching methods and procedures comes from the nature and significance of the questions raised inside the classroom. That is, because questions, in fact, are the means of communication and interaction in the class situation. Therefore they are considered as indispensible elements in any teaching approach. Furthermore, it is noticeable that the majority of teachers fail in using them, for questions are often casted spontaneously and without pre-planning. Hence, a delay may occur in realizing the pre-set objectives, and let alone the dominance of stereotyped questions, especially when the teachers focus on a type of question which can be directly answered from the text-book.

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Publication Date
Wed Nov 14 2018
Journal Name
Arab Science Heritage Journal
المنهج المنهج الأدبي في كتاب "أدب الكتاب" للصولي (ت335هـ) دراسة منهجية
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It is summarized that Abu-Baker Al-Soly is one of Arabic Muslim scientists who had special style in literary writing specifically in sciences and knowledge that had depended on the encyclopedia culture gained from various fields of science , this means that he was an individual who had participated to characterize features of Islamic –Arabic history enhanced the rules of it , this matter would encourage us to know the method and style of writing in the field of intellectual life in which the writer depended on the procedures direction of scientists that he lived in the Abbasid era .

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Publication Date
Wed Jan 01 2014
Journal Name
Journal Of The College Of Languages (jcl)
Vue sur la technique de point de vue dans le ROUGE ET LE NOIR de Stendhal
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It is axiomatical that the narrative prospective is profoundly significant to the writer who intends to commence his sketch of projected novel. It is the pillar of comprehensive absorbing as the writer should commit himself to circular his own concepts to the reader of his narrative characters.                                

   The dilemma of plot-perception is a twofold aspect; partly offers the question: what is the authors stand in regard to his characters? And: what is the aim of this theme? These correlative questions are inseparable since the reader who wishes

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