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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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Wed Feb 01 2006
Journal Name
Political Sciences Journal
عرض كتاب (وهم التحكم : القوة والسياسة الخارجية في القرن الحادي والعشرين)
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عرض كتاب (وهم التحكم : القوة والسياسة الخارجية في القرن الحادي والعشرين)

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Publication Date
Mon Jul 22 2019
Journal Name
Arab Science Heritage Journal
الجوانب الإنسانية في حياة الرسول الكريم محمد )صلى الله عليه وسلم
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نجدّ القرآن الكريم والحديث النبوي الشري يقدمان أر ى ميامين لمقيم الداعية
إلى إامة مجتمع متماسك البنيان، وبناء فرد ذي شخصية متزنة، لا تعر التردد

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Tue Nov 06 2018
Journal Name
Arab Science Heritage Journal
العامل العامل الاقتصادي وأثره في نشوء المدن الإسلامية وتطورها ( بخارى ) أنموذجاً
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After atour-For quite somtime,in the field of research and investingation on the economic aspects and the impact of her money is mportantin the evolution and emegece of the Islamic countres,especially including especially Morkhana him specimer nigh borhood the countries of the mashreq al islami,searhout,among other things summarilesas

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Sun Jul 01 2012
Journal Name
Journal Of Educational And Psychological Researches
الاشكال المفضلة لدى اطفال الرياض ونسبة توظيفها في تصاميم اثاث الرياض
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The research explores the shapes preferred by children and the extent to which it can be utilized on the experimental kindergarten at the Woman’s School of Education. To achieve the goal, the researcher has displayed pictures that have been chosen from within the research boundaries which represent four categories: Geometrical shapes which included (squares, rectangles, triangles, and circles), agricultural shapes which included (apples, oranges, bananas, and grapes), motion pictures shapes (cartoon characters) which included (Jerry the mouse, Twitty the bird, Bugs Bunny the rabbit, and Winnie the pooh), and animal shapes which included (dogs, fishes, frogs, and horses) to the sample children of (60) child (boys and girls) that

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Thu Dec 08 2022
Journal Name
مجلة حمورابي
العقيدة العسكرية للمنظمات الارهابية الحرب اللامتماثلة في العراق عام 2014 انموذحا
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Sat Jun 01 2024
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المجلة العراقية للعلوم السياسية
التغيرات المناخية واثرها على المرأة العراقية: دراسة في الاسباب وضرورات الاستجابة
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تعد التغيرات المناخية قضية بيئية عالمية وشاغلاً مشتركاً للبشرية وهي نتيجة حتمية للتطور الحضاري، لاسيما بعد قيام الثورة الصناعية، فقد كان الاستهلاك غير العقلاني لموارد الطبيعة والتوسع العمراني على حساب المساحات الخضراء آثار خطيرة على المناخ الذي يعد من اهم عناصر البيئة الطبيعية لما له من اثر واضح على كافة مجالات الحياة. على صعيد الحالة العراقية يواجه العراق تحديات عدة يفرضها تغير المناخ كارتفاع درجات الحرا

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Sun Apr 01 2012
Journal Name
Journal Of Educational And Psychological Researches
تطوير واقع مقرر التطبيقات التدريسية في أقسام كليات التربية جامعة بغداد
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The followers of the reality of the decision application faculty in departments of faculties of education of the University of Baghdad, it is noted that there are many shortcomings, which relate to Path, management, design, and evaluation, Coming from the work of the researcher as a teacher and supervisor, as well as to inform the researcher on many of the studies and literature, luck researcher on the article there are no courses are clear in theory and in practice the decision of the applications teaching, and often puts the teacher education curriculum, which lacks the link between the theoretical and practical, either in relation to its management, there is no office for the management and coordination at the University of Baghdad or

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Publication Date
Fri Apr 01 2022
Journal Name
Baghdad Science Journal
Improved Firefly Algorithm with Variable Neighborhood Search for Data Clustering
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Among the metaheuristic algorithms, population-based algorithms are an explorative search algorithm superior to the local search algorithm in terms of exploring the search space to find globally optimal solutions. However, the primary downside of such algorithms is their low exploitative capability, which prevents the expansion of the search space neighborhood for more optimal solutions. The firefly algorithm (FA) is a population-based algorithm that has been widely used in clustering problems. However, FA is limited in terms of its premature convergence when no neighborhood search strategies are employed to improve the quality of clustering solutions in the neighborhood region and exploring the global regions in the search space. On the

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Sun Jan 01 2017
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المجلة القانونية العلمية المحكمة
الدور القانوني للحوافز الضريبية في تحقيق التراكم الراسمالي(العراق ومصر انموذجا)
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Sun Jul 02 2006
Journal Name
Political Sciences Journal
اثر بديع الزمان سعيد النورسي على الفكر الاسلامي المعاصر في تركيا
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اثر بديع الزمان سعيد النورسي على الفكر الاسلامي المعاصر في تركيا

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