The study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of Nano powders of Cloves, Cinnamon, and Turmeric in inhibiting fungal growth and Ochratoxin a (OTA) production by Penicillium polonicum and reducing the toxin in liquid media. The research highlights the reduction of ochratoxin toxins using environmentally friendly plant Nano powders that are safe for human and animal consumption. They are mainly used in food as flavorings and preservatives. The Nano treatments of cloves, cinnamon, and the mixture (Cloves-Cinnamon-Turmeric) achieved complete inhibition of fungal growth and OTA toxin production by 100% for concentrations (2, 4, 6, 8%). The treatment of Nano Turmeric powder did not inhibit fungal growth at all concentrations. However, it
... Show MoreDrought stress resulting from the depletion of available water in the soil leads to disturbances in the plant's metabolic processes, reducing productivity due to its decreased ability to absorb water and essential nutrients. This study aimed to evaluate the interactive effects of three bread wheat varieties (Adna 99, Bohooth 22, and Wafia), three drought stress levels (25% control, 50%, and 75% depletion of available water), and foliar application of micronutrients(control) iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and manganese (mn) at 100 mg L-¹) and no spraying on agro-biochemical characteristics. The experiment was conducted using a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. The results showed that as drought conditio
... Show MoreIn this paper, we present the concept of the radical of an Endo-Restricted Bounded submodule and establish its characterization, which is regarded as a new notion. In addition, we study the relationship between the radical of submodules and the radical of an Endo-Restricted Bounded submodules and this connection will give us important results in terms of their radical. Furthermore, this article will demonstrate numerous properties and corollaries that elucidate the concept of the Endo-Restricted Bounded submodule's radical. This work includes a new class of T-module as well as a T-submodule called the Endo-Restricted Bounded Module (submodule), written briefly as the Endo-R.B. module (submodule), provided with some examples that illustra
... Show MoreA low-cost thermal evaporation deposition technique has been used for the preparation of Cu2Se thin films on glass substrates at RT with a thickness of 500 nm. Structural and optical properties of these films were investigated. Structural characterization of the films was done using X-ray diffraction XRD analyses, atomic force microscopy AFM was used for the morphological characterization of the film samples, and UV-Vis spectroscopy was also used for the characterization of the samples. The films have been treated at different temperatures (403, 453 &503) K for 1 hour. X-ray diffraction (XRD-with wavelength 1.54 A) study of these films suggests a cubic structure and has prominent (220) orientation. And AFM analysis, it i
... Show MoreThe purpose of this research is to present the new set that is named open set, where the set was defined and the general properties And the basic concepts and properties of the set were explained, such as the open set, the intersection, and the union. also In this paper the separation axioms were defined and studied in ideal topological spaces in a new way. and discuss some properties. Also discuss the relationship of our definition with other definitions and prove some results in the context of separation axioms in ideal topological space on this set, where the axioms of the type - space, -space and – space were defined and the basic concepts and generalizations of these axioms on the set were studied. In addition the relati
... Show MoreA time series is a sequence of observations recorded at regular intervals. Time series analysis has applications in diverse fields such as finance, stock prices, economics, environmental science, and social network data analysis. The recorded series is used to represent a measurable quantity or attribute, such as temperature readings, economic indicators, or other variables, depending on the context of the analysis. The idea of time series analysis is to identify patterns, trends, or underlying structures within the data, as well as to make predictions or forecasts about future values based on previous observations. Autoregressive (AR) models are widely used in modeling and forecasting data from time series. This work focuses on AR model
... Show MoreThe current study aimed to determine the effect of exposure to different colors of light and culture media with different concentrations of nutrients on growth curves, growth rates, doubling times of Chlorococcum humicola and different harvest times. The studied algae were grown in two different media, Chu13 and BG11 for comparison purpose with the effect of three colors of white, blue, and red lights. White light was adopted as a control factor. The harvest was carried out after the days (7, 14, 21, 28, 35) days of development to determine the highest growth rate in the shortest time during five weeks and therefore to determine the best harvest time in producing the highest growth rates and growth curves and the lowest doubling
... Show MoreTo identify some of the virulence features (hemolysine, gelatenase, and biofilm formation) to study the gene expression of esp gene responsible for biofilm formation in E. faecalis bacteria.
Seventy isolates of E. faecalis were collected from diverse clinical causes, containing (urine, stool, wounds, uterine secretions) from numerous hospitals clinics in Baghdad city; Central Child Teaching Hospital, Baghdad Teaching Hospital, and the National Center for Educational Laboratories, during the period 1-7-2022 until 1-9-2022. Detection of some virulence factors (Hemolysin, Gelatinase, biofilm), Antibiotics sensitivity antibiotics was determined using VITEK2 system. esp gene expression responsible fo
... Show MoreThe ground-state properties like the nuclear densities and the root mean square (rms) radii for exotic neutron-rich nuclei 14B and 18N have been investigated using the Skyrme Hartree-Fock and Bear-Hodgson calculations to study the structure of these nuclei. The results of the evaluation are contrasted with the experimental data that is currently available. It found that a common feature of the neutron and matter densities for the above-selected exotic nuclei is the long tail behavior. We assumed that both 14B and 18N have a structure of the core nuclei 13B and 17N plus a valence neutron. It found that the structure of the valence one-neutron of 14B and 18
... Show MoreIn this work, we have carried out a detailed theoretical analysis of the nuclear deformations of some of the nuclei situated in the vicinity and within the nuclear Island of Inversion. The properties that were studied included the calculation of the magnetic moment and the electric quadrupole moment to gather with reduced quadrupole deformation parameter for even-even isotopes of Ne, Mg, and Si nuclei, to explain the behavior of the nuclei in question, and how much they deviate from the spherical shape in this critical region. All theoretical computations were conducted utilizing the NushellX@MSU shell model code within the sd space with the effective two-body interaction USDC. The comparative analysis with available experimental data re
... Show MoreDiffractive lenses form images based on the principle of light diffraction, unlike conventional lenses that rely on the phenomenon of refraction to form images. Diffractive lenses consist of precisely aligned structures of holes or slits that act as optical gratings. They are arranged to give the lens the optical property of changing the path of incident rays, creating an image pattern similar to that of conventional lenses. This work aims to study the image characteristics formed by diffractive lenses by conducting a computer simulation in the Zemax optical design software. The analysis tools available in the software are then used to study the quality of the resulting image and evaluate the performance of the diffractive lens. The resu
... Show MoreCommunity structures are fundamental in understanding the structure and functionality of complex networks. Different optimization algorithms, including both single-objective and multi-objective approaches, have been employed to address the challenge of community detection. Recently, multi-objective evolutionary algorithms (MOEAs) have attracted many researchers to identify communities in static networks. Many algorithms have been proposed to find a solution that achieves a trade-off between exploring new areas of the solution space and improving the quality of existing solutions. In this trade-off is crucial; whereas exploitation improves existing solutions, it may fail to find better solutions from insufficiently explored regions of the
... Show MoreThis study included the effect of thermal neutron radiation and partial replacement of selenium with lead for S70Se30-xPbx alloy samples with different lead concentrations (x = 0 and 5) prepared by the melting point technique. The samples were examined before and after thermal neutron irradiation for seven days with Am241−Be9 radioactive source, with a radiation dose of . Continuous electrical conductivity analysis revealed changes in all samples, attributed to the rearrangement of the crystal structure caused by radiation-induced disturbances. These changes led to modifications in the electrical properties of the irradiated samples compared to the non-irradiated o
... Show MoreIn this work, the Nickel and zinc Ferrite Ni0.5Zn0.5 Fe2O4 +XCeO2 in purity and purity structure were prepared at multi–concentration X (0.0,0.05,0.10,0.15, and 0.20) using the solid state interaction method at a temperature (1000 °C) for four hours in air. The XR-diffraction shows that the prepared powder samples have a spinal structure at single cubic phase. The lattice parameters were decreasing from 8.331 to 8.3021 with increasing concentration of cerium's Ionic Ce4+, also the crystal volume for purity samples is larger than in purity samples, decreasing from (578.217 to 571.993) A°3 with increasing concentration. However, the real and imaginary dielectr
... Show MoreIn this paper, orthogonal polynomials and their operational matrices will be utilized to address the initial and boundary value problems of the one-dimensional wave problem, where the domain of the space variable is bounded, which covers a variety of scientific and engineering operations. Six types of orthogonal polynomials, Include instead of such as the Genocchi, Bernoulli, Legendre, Boubaker, Chebyshev and Standard polynomials. The linear problem with its initial and boundary conditions are transformed to a linear algebraic equations, which can then be solved by utilizing to get an approximate solution for this problem. Some test problems related to the one-dimensional wave equation with different conditions are discussed and solved
... Show MoreGreen synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) has gained attention as an eco-friendly alternative to conventional methods, reducing toxicity to the environment and living organisms. This study aims to synthesize a novel nanocomposite (Mag-Chi-Cur-AgNPs) composed of silver NPs (AgNPs) prepared using curcumin (Cur) as a reducing and stabilizing agent, along with chitosan (Chit) and magnetic iron oxide (Mag). Cur-AgNPs were synthesized by dissolving Cur in dimethyl sulfoxide and deionized water, followed by the controlled addition of AgNO3. The solution was stirred, pH-adjusted, ultrasonicated, and incubated. Chit-Cur-Ag nanocomposite was formed by dissolving nanochitosan in acetic acid, mixing it with Cur-AgNPs, then stirring, washing,
... Show MoreWater quality assessment is important for water resource management. The current study focuses on the analysis of monitoring water quality data of the Tigris River in Iraq by applying the Iraqi Water Quality Index (WQI). Twenty-one parameters Quality standards were taken along the river for three governorates and for eight stations, starting from Salah al-Din, north of Baghdad, with one station (Samarra), and Baghdad represented by three stations (Al-Mutha Bridge, Atifia, Jadriya) and south of Baghdad represented by Kut Governorate (Aziziyah, Zubaydah, Numaniyah, Al-Muftah), and included Quality standards nine standards were used for the purposes of living organisms, including (pH, T.w., PO4, NO3, Cl, NO2
... Show MoreGram-positive enterococci are opportunistic and resistant to many antibiotics. This search investigated the prevalence of macrolide antibiotic resistance genes in local enterococcal isolates and its correlation with biofilm formation. We collected 112 clinical samples from the Medical City Hospital, dentists' clinics, and labs in Baghdad from October 2022 to March 2023, which included root canal samples from 50 patients and urine samples from 62 patients with urinary tract infections. The samples were cultured on Pfizer-specific Enterococcus media. Twenty-one isolates were identified as Enterococcus spp. by biochemical tests and confirmed using the VITEK 2 system. After that, the crystal violet staining method was used
... Show MoreWhen OCR systems are utilized to recognize mathematical expressions in scanned documents, they encounter numerous challenges. These challenges arise because the mathematical expressions use an extensive array of symbols, variables, numbers, and operations, each with its distinct writing style. Moreover, mathematical expressions have a hierarchical relationship and adhere to logical rules governing the grouping of their components. This paper presents a three-step approach segmentation, symbol recognition, and interpretation to overcome these issues. The segmentation process aims to identify and separate each symbol based on its spatial location. Then, various features are extracted to describe the horizontal and vertical project
... Show MoreIn this study, an extract from bamboo leaves was used to prepare ZnO NPs, CuO NPs, and ZnO/CuO NPs in a safe, efficient, and eco-friendly manner to reduce the toxicity of nanomaterials and their use in medical applications. XRD analysis confirmed the crystalline nature of the synthesized nanoparticles. The average crystalline size was 22 nm for ZnO, 13.8 nm for CuO, and 14.7 nm for the CuO-ZnO composite. ZnO nanoparticles were hexagonal, while CuO nanoparticles were monoclinic. FESEM demonstrated that the produced nanoparticles were formed in various configurations, combining spherical flower shapes with nanorods with sizes ranging from 30 to 60 nm, which promotes the creation of images and nanoparticles. EDX analysis verified that all s
... Show MoreCommercial graphite (CGT) powder was used as an adsorbent surface for cationic dye, Janus green (JG), from aqueous solutions. This study aims to highlight the practical significance of using inexpensive CGT as an efficient adsorbent for the removal of JG dye from industrial wastewater. CGT was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. The adsorption process was investigated by examining parameters like the weight of the adsorbent, contact time, and temperature. Pseudo-second-order kinetic (PSO), pseudo-first-order, and intraparticle diffusion were used for analyzing the kinetic data. JG dye's adsorption kinetics fit the PSO kinetic model well (R2= 0.999). Fur
... Show MoreIn trendy farming, the use of Nano fertilizers is raising the productivity and strength of different crops by reducing the destructive effects of environmental changes. The current study is the first in Iraq to address anatomical characteristics and the Nanoscale effect on them.
In the current study, the effect of Nano zinc oxide on the anatomy features of soybeans was tested. Concentrations of Nano zinc oxide were 0.75 and compared with control plants without spray. after doing the sections and examination, the results showed that the effect of Nano zinc oxide on the vascular bundle in the stem and midrib of leaf, also the length and width of stomata in leaf epidermis compared with control, as the stems of plants sprayed with Nan
... Show MoreFusarium wilt is one of the most significant diseases that affects tomato plants and is caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum, whether in fields or greenhouses. The current research aimed to identify the Fusarium incarnatum (Desm.) Sacc. agent that causes Fusarium wilt on tomato plants for the first time in Iraq by morphological and molecular methods, in addition to detecting the phylogenetic distance and similarity of the Iraqi isolates to other isolates globally. In January of 2023, the wilt signs were apparent on wilted tomato plants in Al-Mahmoudiya fields in Iraq. The isolate was confirmed and molecularly diagnosed according to the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region. The se
... Show MoreType 2 diabetic mellitus (T2DM) is growing rapidly around the world, due in large part to significant changes in the modern human lifestyle. T2DM and its complications are affected by a complex interplay of genetic, life course, ecological, cultural, socioeconomic, cognitive-psychological-behavioral, and access to care factors that influence regional variations in disease burden and care quality by gender. This study aims to investigate the role of laminin subunit alpha 2 (LAMA2), mixed lineage leukemia 4 (MLL4), plexin domain containing 2 (PLXDC2), and Protein Z (PORZ) as potential biomarkers for T2DM at different durations of the disease. These biomarkers were assessed using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. While biochemical param
... Show MoreEscherichia coli O157 urinary tract infections are quite widespread all over the world. Few clinical investigations have indicated that ascorbic acid supplementation shortens the duration and symptoms of urinary tract infections. The purpose of this study was to determine whether ascorbic acid was impacted by the antibiotic therapy indicated for urinary tract isolates of E. coli O157. Our study aimed to determine the efficacy of ciprofloxacin, ascorbic acid, or a combination of both in eliminating Escherichia coli O157 bacteria that had grown in the urethra of male Wistar albino rats. Following infection events, the animals exhibited significant increases in serum and urine biochemical markers linked to kidney damage. W
... Show MoreAzo dyes are the most common and widely used dyes, accounting for more than half of each year's dyes. In this work, a complete description of a new innovative series of compounds with the elements [Ag (I), Zn (II)] generated from the guanine azo dye ligand (GAB) 8-[1-(3-carboxy) azo] guanine has been studied. The structural formula was studied using several physicochemical analyses and spectroscopic techniques (FT-IR spectra, UV-Vis). The FTIR spectrum of the ligand (GAB) was compared to the spectra of the metal ion complexes formed to determine its identity. Chelating caused some changes in the spectra of the complexes to appear to demonstrate that they could be linked to the ligand. The complexes have a tetrahedral geometry shape, the
... Show MoreWe conducted a taxonomic and phenotypic study on Bagrada hilaris, collected from various regions in central Iraq such as Baghdad, Diyala, and Babel governorates, between the end of May and October 2022. The study showed that the third segment of the antennae is the longest of all segments, and the head contains a pair of simple brown eyes. The rostrum extends to the end of the hind leg coxa, and each abdominal ring contains a pair of spiracles. The tarsus consists of three segments and bears a pair of claws. The phallus and paramere, representing male genitalia, consist of two parts: a medium-thick basal part known as the stem and a broad apical part known as the blade. The blade consists of two protrusions of unequal length. Th
... Show MoreThe suggested mathematical model for studying the effect of refuge on the dissolved oxygen in the plankton ecosystem is based on measurements of dissolved oxygen, phytoplankton, and zooplankton populations. The aim of this work is to find out the potential equilibrium and to investigate their behaviour. The study shows that there are three points of equilibrium. The feasibility requirements and stability conditions for all steady states are determined. Using the consumption of oxygen by zooplankton as a bifurcation parameter, we test for the presence of Hopf- bifurcation for the interior equilibrium. It is shown what conditions must be met for stable limit cycles. Finally, a numerical simulation is conducted to back up the analytical fin
... Show MoreThe application of Bayesian strategies for binary logistic estimation is demonstrated in this article. A modified method of the Bayesian logistic model using the Metropolis-Hasting algorithm is derived and applied to three simulation data sets. We compared the new model with existing classification methods: support vector machine, artificial neural network and regular logistic model. The modified model was used to classify the heart disease dataset. The data came from a database intended for UCI Data Science (https://www.kaggle.com). The clarification accuracy and the time required are checked and compared with other standard methods. It has been shown that the presented model has the best accuracy and efficiency compared to the differen
... Show MoreThe present pandemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes a multitude of lasting impacts on the human body. It has immediate and extensive effects on the human body, particularly the thyroid gland. A rise in adenylyl cyclase 2 (ACE2) and transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRESS2) makes it easier for viruses to get into human cells. COVID-19 triggers a hyperactive immune response that produces interleukin-6 (IL-6) and other pro-inflammatory cytokines. This hyperactive immune response leads to severe thyroid malfunction. The current study aimed to research the relationship between the recovering Iraqi subjects of COVID-19 and thyroid hormones and lipid profiles. This study aims to evaluate triiodothyronine (T3), thyr
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