This study investigates the relationship between biochemical and inflammatory markers and the extent of ulcerative colitis (UC) in pediatric patients. A case-control study involving 200 participants, comprising 100 healthy controls and 100 with UC patients, all aged 7–16 years, was conducted. Blood samples were collected and analyzed for water- and fat-soluble vitamins (B12, C, β-carotene, D, A, and E), inflammatory markers (erythrocyte sedimentation rate [ESR], interferon gamma [INF-γ], C-reactive protein [CRP], tumor necrosis factor [TNF-α]), hemoglobin, and Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), using ELIZA-based analysis and manual methods. Participants also supplied data regarding their family history of UC, rural or urban residency, a

     The molecular mechanisms of migraine, a complex neurological disease, are yet unknown. The pathogenesis of migraine is thought to be influenced by oxidative stress. The presented work aims to evaluate the fasting blood sugar (FBS), advanced oxidation protein product (AOPP), homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), insulin, lipid profile, triglyceride-glucose index (TyG), copper, magnesium, vitamin D, potassium, and B12 vitamin in patients with migraine. The studied groups were divided into two groups: Group 1 (G1) is the healthy control group (HC) (n=50, males n=21/ females n=29). Group 2 (G2) consisted of patients with episodic migraine (n=50, males n=9/ females n=41). Results had shown that patients who h

This study involved the synthesis of copper oxide/hydroxide (CuO and Cu(OH)₂) nanoparticles via the UV-Vis method. The resulting nanoparticles were characterized using different analytical techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The morphological and structural characteristics of the synthesized nanoparticles were analyzed, revealing that the particle sizes of the samples ranged from 21.66 to 15.95 nm. Their antibacterial properties were determined against two different types of bacterial strains, namely Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus (+ve) and Gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa (-ve), in addition to their acti

Magnesium oxide nanoparticles were synthesized via a co-precipitation procedure. Comprehensive characterization included infrared fluorescence, X-ray scattering spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, as well as X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy. Surface properties were analyzed using Langmuir, Brunauer -Emmett-Teller, Barrett–Joyner–Halenda, t-plot techniques, and the N₂ adsorption-desorption isotherms methods to determine surface area and pore structure. Results confirmed the nanoparticles possess high purity. The size of the synthesized particles ranged from 30-40 nm, which was determined by scanning electron microscopy. The surface area of the prepared particles is 31,227 m² g^-1, a

     Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), clinically depicted by insulin resistance and long-standing hyperglycemia, predisposes to infections and is further exacerbated in COVID-19 patients, thereby resulting in an increased risk of severe outcomes. The main objectives of this study were to evaluate type 2 diabetes and non-diabetic patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and compare them with control samples for levels of INF-α, INF-β, and SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (IgM/IgG). The study aims to determine the impact of type 2 diabetes on the immune response against SARS-CoV-2 and to understand which immunodeficiency could explain the poor prognosis in diabetic patients. A total number of 430 nasal swabs were collected from patients in Kirkuk betwe

     In this paper, nanoferrite (CdFe₂O₄-SnO₂) was prepared by the auto combustion method (sol-gel), with weight ratios of (x = 0.0, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25) for SnO₂. The properties of the nanoferrite were characterized by XRD, FE-SEM, and EDX techniques. The results showed that the produced compound had a cubic spinel ferrite phase; the crystallite size was determined using the Scherrer and Williamson-Hall equation. The FE-SEM image demonstrated that the compound is porous, with nanoscale particles that have a ball-like appearance. The EDX test verified the existence of Fe, O, Cd, and Sn atoms. Gas sensing showed the compound's high sensitivity to H₂S.

     One of the essential technologies worldwide is cloud computing. Increasing demand for its various Amazon Web Services (AWS) services make it more vulnerable to different types of attacks, such as DoS, DDoS, Infiltration, and others). The full list of attack types used in this study is presented in the classification section. Protecting cloud systems and their data mainly depends on various security technologies, including intrusion detection systems that monitor network traffic to detect suspicious activity or potential threats. This research proposes a model to contribute to solving the problem of identifying malicious activities in cloud networks. This model has three stages: the initial stage is pre-processing, encompassing d

     Gastrointestinal (GI) diseases are increasing day by day due to the continuous change in people's dietary habits, as these changes play a major role in several intestinal problems. Endoscopy is a medical imaging device used to detect and diagnose gastrointestinal diseases such as esophagitis and benign tumors. Manual diagnosis consumes a long time, so there is an urgent need to use computer techniques for GI disease diagnosis accurate and fast. In this study, a Bayesian optimizer-based pre-trained model architecture (BOPMA) is proposed to improve GI disease detection. The BOPMA is concerned with adapting the Bayesian optimizer in two important aspects: improving the EfficientNetV2s architecture and fine-tuning the hyperparameter

     Zinc oxide (ZnO) plays a pivotal role across various industries due to its remarkable properties, which are further enhanced when engineered at the nanoscale. In recent years, the green synthesis of nanoparticles using biological systems, particularly plant extracts, has emerged as a rapidly advancing field within nanotechnology. This eco-friendly approach aims to reduce the environmental impact associated with conventional methods. In the present study, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were synthesized using zinc oxide and an aqueous extract of chamomile flowers as a reducing and stabilizing agent. The field emission-scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) results of ZnO pure and ZnO green, respectively, showed that the

     One of the most dangerous problems facing burn and wound patients is the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics, which requires replacing them with more effective antimicrobial agents such as essential oils. In this study, tea tree oil was used as an antibacterial agent against bacteria from burns and wounds infections such as Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa; polymerizing tea tree oil with casein compound and finding the minimum inhibitory concentration values ​​for the casein polymer agent against the bacteria. The bacteria were isolated and identified using the vitek2 compact system. The sensitivity rates of the bacteria to antibiotics were found through disc agar diffusion and measuring t

Ciprofloxacin it as one of the most widely used antibiotics, making it essential to study its incorporation in pharmaceutical formulations. This study utilized a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) composed of styrene and ethylene glycol dimethyl acrylate to optimize the sorbent for ciprofloxacin solid-phase extraction (MISPµE). The MIP generated a maximum adsorption capacity of 6.5247 µmol/g, demonstrating high selectivity sorbent for its template molecule. Calibration curve analysis indicated a concentration value of 30 μmol/mL. The MIP-SPE method was applied to pharmaceutical samples, achieving a detection limit of 0.21 µmol/mL. Drug recovery varied between 91.28 and 96.57 % by employing this method., These outcomes proved the via

In this study, new azolidine-4-one derivatives were synthesized using creatinine as starting materials. Initially, Schiff bases were formed through the reaction of creatinine, acting as a primary amine, with various aromatic aldehydes. This scaffold proved to be valuable for the development of new biologically active molecules. The resulting Schiff bases (1–5) were subsequently reacted with glycine, thioglycolic acid, and glycolic acid in ring-closing reactions to generate new compounds (6–10), (11–15), and (16–20), respectively. The structures of the new compounds were confirmed using the FT-IR and further characterized using¹HNMR. The biological activities and antioxidant capacity of some synthesized compounds have b

Background: Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) is a highly prevalent endocrine disease that affects women of reproductive age. Corin and Neprilysin are developing biochemical markers linked to the metabolic complexities of PMOS. Both are enzymes involved in the mechanisms that regulates adipose tissue metabolism.

Objective: To assess the clinical and diagnostic value of Corin and Neprilysin in a variety of phenotypic manifestations of PMOS, with a focus on their possible functions as biomarkers for illness classification and definition.

Methods: This observational case-control study w

Background: Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) is a common condition that affects women of reproductive age. It is usually associated with hormonal and metabolic disorders. However, the precise relationship between these derangements and the development of PMOS is unclear.
Objectives: To evaluate the circulatory levels of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) and Advanced Glycation End-products (AGEs) in PMOS and to explore the possible application of these factors as potential diagnostic biomarkers.
Methods: A case-control study was conducted at the College of Science, University of Baghdad, between Nov. 2024 and Feb. 2025. The study involved 90 Iraqi w

يهدف هذا البحث إلى دراسة الإدراك والمعرفة في ضوء النظرية العرفانية، فيدرس الخطاب في نهج البلاغة على أسس لغوية وأسلوبية مهمة، هدفها تطبيق الجانب العرفاني على خطب نهج البلاغة، ومفهوماً الإدراك والمعرفة يلتقي عندهما الخطاب العرفاني وفضاء الاشتغال في علم النفس المعرفي. يسلط البحث الضوء على قضايا في الحكمة الإلهية ومبادئ الدِّين الحنيف، على وفق العرفان عن طريق الحاضر والمشهود، والعلم به يحتاج إلى تفكر وتأمل و

تناول هذا البحث الشخصية العلمية الفذّة للسيد أبي القاسم الخوئي، الذي لم يكن مرجعاً دينياً فحسب، بل مؤسّساً لمدرسة منهجية رصينة في التحقيق والنقد. يركّز البحث على كتابه (البيان في تفسير القرآن)، الذي يُعدّ من أهمّ المؤلّفات القرآنية المعاصرة. أهم النقاط التي استعرضها البحث: 1. سيرة السيد الخوئي: وُلد عام 1899م في مدينة خوي، ونشأ في النجف الأشرف، حيث برع في علوم الفقه والأصول والحديث والتفسير حتى لُقّب بـ(أستاذ ا

Background: Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) typically affects women aged 15 to 50. According to recent studies, immune cells and hormonal imbalances have a role in the pathogenesis of PMOS. The causes and effects of chronic inflammation, particularly in women with PMOS, have been the focus of research.

Objectives: To better understand the immunological profile of PMOS patients through investigating the role of IL-19 blood levels as a biomarker or inflammatory mediator and examining its possible involvement in the pathophysiology of the syndrome.

Cases and Methods: This is a case-control stud

     Cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies have revolutionized the banking industry by bringing efficiency and innovation. The intrinsic volatility, however, makes them incompatible with the tenets of Islamic finance, which place an emphasis on risk-sharing, stability, and moral investing. Using BCHAIN MAC, a private blockchain, secured by message authentication value (MAC), created to produce MAC Coin, a stablecoin linked to MAC Token, this study suggests an architecture uses automatic smart contracts and a seigniorage mechanism to keep the value of MAC Coin between 0.8$ and 1.2$. The study shows that by dynamically modifying supply and demand, smart contracts and transaction fees work together to sustain the coin. Increased tr

     Inelastic Coulomb form factors with inclusion of the effect of short-range correlation functions for certain assignment excitations (such as 2⁺ (1.33), 2^*(2.16), 4^*(2.50), 4^*(3.13), 4^*(3.67), 3^-(4.04), 3^-(6.20), and 3^-(7.05) MeV) as well as for uncertain assignment excitations (such as 4.85 (2⁺, 4⁺), 5.05 (4⁺, 6⁺) and 6.85 (2⁺, 5^-) MeV) in ⁶⁰Ni atomic nucleus have been scrutinized. The form factors of uncertain assignment excitations have been computed by decomposing the excitations 4.85, 5.05 and 6.85 MeV to (C2 and C4), (C4 and C6), and (C2 and C5) components, resp

Recently, wireless multimedia sensor networks (WMSNs) have presented a significant advancement in multimedia applications. However, the transmission of video or images poses unique challenging issues if compared with sending simple signals, due to sensor nodes’ resource limitations, in terms of processing unit specifications, memory, and energy consumption. This research analyzes the effect of transmitting images over low power wireless personal area networks using Internet Protocol version 6 (6LoWPAN), by presenting a new image compression algorithm (AriNib) by utilizing arithmetic coding with a proposed lossy approach that incorporates a modified Niblack thresholding operation to reduce the transmitted image size. As a result, the pr

     Steganography plays a vital role in secure message transmission, embedding information imperceptibly within cover images. This research addresses the challenge of creating stego images visually indistinguishable from originals, while enhancing resistance to steganalysis. We propose a novel steganographic system based on Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) with hyperparameter tuning to enhance imperceptibility and security. Multi-scale feature extraction via Inception modules within the encoder facilitates efficient embedding with minimal distortion. A new combined metric, incorporating MSE, PAD, and MAE alongside PSNR and SSIM, provides a more comprehensive performance evaluation, addressing limitations of relying solely on P

     In this paper, prime modules are studied and investigated. Some properties of this type of submodules are proved. Some conditions are given under which every submodule of a prime submodule is maximal and some conditions are given which make every proper submodule of prime modules as a prime submodule. It is proved that multiplication modules in which prime submodules are finitely generated are Noetherian. In addition, the effects of localization on prime submodules are studied and some results concerning the localization of prime submodules are proved.

This theoretical research explores the fundamental differences between human literary writing and artificial intelligence–generated texts by examining how language, style, and narrative structure function in each form of authorship. Using Toni Morrison’s Beloved (1987) as the primary literary example, the study analyzes how human writing draws on lived experience, cultural memory, emotional depth, and intentional creativity. In contrast, AI-generated texts rely on statistical patterns rather than consciousness or authentic meaning-making, resulting in writing that may be linguistically coherent but lacks symbolic richness and emotional resonance. Through a descriptive and analytical methodology, supported by insights from Narr

The study explains how translation participates in shaping the responses of different communities to global awareness campaigns, and the extent to which language and translated terminology from English to Arabic influence the audience’s understanding and interaction with the awareness messages delivered by these campaigns. The research aims to explore the problems in translating these campaign titles, which may lead to vague meaning, as the process is considered a major challenge due to the need to navigate linguistic nuances, cultural differences, and contextual variations. In this study, some awareness phrases were randomly chosen from many types of organizations’ campaigns, like the WHO, UN, mental health, and Empowerment, a

This study was carried out to measure the pathogenesis and molecular identity of an isolated Newcastle disease virus in a broiler farm with more than 85% mortality. Samples (swabs and tissue from the air sac, proventriculus, lung, trachea, and kidney) from broiler chickens were collected having difficulty breathing, depression, nasal discharge, and haemorrhage spots in the gastrointestinal tract. The extracted RNA was used in Real-Time PCR for NDV diagnosis. Specific primer for the partial Fusion gene amplification was used in conventional PCR, and the product was sequenced. In the results, there was clear heavy bleeding in the proventriculus and massive haemorrhagic dots in the gizzard and small intestines. The Real-Time PCR was success

يعد موضوع الشباب— في الوقت الحاضر — من الموضوعيعد موضوع الشباب— في الوقت الحاضر — من الموضوعات المهمة التي يهتم بها علم النفس والتربية والاجتماع والصحة ٠ بل أن الدول المتقدمة تهتم بشبابها أيمانا بأن تقدم الآمة لا يقوم الأعلى الإمكانيات البشرية من الشباب ٠ ومما لاشك فيه أن دخول الشباب إلى عالم المجتمع الجامعي يطرح عليه وبشدة مشكلة التصرف مع هذا المجتمع، ومواجهة مشكلاته بأسلوب علمي صحيح، والواقع هو أن الجام

نظرة عامة: تُعرَّف المادة أو العامل الذي يمكن أن يؤثر على الحمض النووي أو الكروموسومات على أنه سم جيني. قد يؤدي تلف الحمض النووي في الخلية الجسدية إلى حدوث طفرة جسدية ، والتي قد تحفز التحول الخبيث ، في حين أن الضرر الذي يلحق بالخلية الجرثومية قد يؤدي إلى تغيير خاصية وراثية (طفرة في السلالة الجرثومية) (سرطان). أحد الأحماض الدهنية الأحادية غير المشبعة الأحادية غير الأساسية هو حمض البالميتوليك. بعد حمض الأوليك

يستهدف البحث الحالي تحقيق الآتي: قياس مستوى (المسايرة-المغايرة) والسلوك التوكيدي، وأبعاد جودة الحياة (الحياة الأسرية، الدور الاجتماعي، الرضا عن الحياة، جودة الصحة العامة، استثمار الوقت وإدارته) لدى عينة من طلبة الجامعة. كما سعى البحث إلى التعرف على الفروق ذات الدلالة الإحصائية عند مستوى (0.05) في متوسطات درجات أفراد العينة على مقاييس (المسايرة-المغايرة)، التوكيدية، وأبعاد جودة الحياة تبعاً لمتغيرات (الجنس، الت

Doxorubicin (DOX) is a potent antineoplastic drug used to treat many types of human tumor. The long-term adverse effect is cardiomyopathy. Chromium is an essential trace element mostly used to regulate glucose levels and enhance the response to insulin, especially in diabetes. Current study aimed to evaluate the cardioprotective effect of chromium picolinate against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in 28 male rats divided into four groups. Group I (Control group): received distilled water orally for 8 days. Group II (Doxorubicin group): received distilled water orally for 7 days, followed by a single doxorubicin dose (25 mg/kg) intraperitoneally. Group III (Chromium 2 mg): received chromium picolinate at a dose

Methotrexate is a folate antimetabolite chemical used to treat many forms of cancer and cleared mainly by kidney which result in a nephrotoxicity as a major complication of methotrexate. Trivalent chromium complex, chromium picolinate (CrPic), is mostly utilized to regulate glucose and raise insulin sensitivity—particularly in diabetes. The objective of this study was to assess the renoprotective effects of Chromium in mitigating nephrotoxicity induced by Methotrexate in rats. Study conducted on 32 male rats divided into 4 groups; Group I (Control group) in which rats received distilled water orally for 8 days, Group II (Induction group) which received a single intraperitoneal injection of Methotrexate (20 mg/kg) on