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Unilateral absence of the internal carotid artery associated with anterior communicating artery aneurysms: Systematic review and a proposed management algorithm
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Background:

Absence or hypoplasia of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is a rare congenital anomaly that is mostly unilateral and highly associated with other intracranial vascular anomalies, of which saccular aneurysm is the most common. Blood flow to the circulation of the affected side is maintained by collateral pathways, some of which include the anterior communicating artery (Acom) as part of their anatomy. Therefore, temporary clipping during microsurgery on Acom aneurysms in patients with unilateral ICA anomalies could jeopardize these collaterals and place the patient at risk of ischemic damage. In this paper, we review the literature on cases with a unilaterally absent ICA associated with Acom aneurysms and provide an illustrative case.

Methods:

We combined our experience of one case of a unilaterally absent ICA associated with an Acom aneurysm with the 33 existing publications on the same subject in the literature, for a total of 40 cases. We provide a detailed systematic literature review of this association of vascular anomalies, exploring different aspects regarding the collateral pathways and how they impact management strategies and propose a management algorithm to deal with such association.

Results:

The mean age was 48.2 ± 16.5 years. The aneurysmal rupture was the most common presentation (75%). Agenesis was observed in 70% of patients, followed by hypoplasia (20%) and, finally, aplasia (10%). Lie Type A was the most common pattern of collaterals (50%), with Types B and D being of almost equal proportions. Most aneurysms were located at the A1-Acom junction contralateral to the anomalous side (Fisher’s Exact test;P= 0.03). One case of temporary clipping was reported in the literature.

Conclusion:

Acom aneurysms in patients with unilateral ICA anomalies, given they are more commonly present contralaterally, could be of acquired etiology, warranting periodic screening in asymptomatic patients. Temporary clipping might be safe in patients with Type D collateral pattern, while those with Types A or B may require intraoperative rupture risk assessment and a tailored management plan to avoid disrupting collateral flow and causing ischemia.

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Publication Date
Tue Jun 01 2021
Journal Name
Periodicals Of Engineering And Natural Sciences
Steganography using dual tree complex wavelet transform with LSB indicator technique
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Image steganography is undoubtedly significant in the field of secure multimedia communication. The undetectability and high payload capacity are two of the important characteristics of any form of steganography. In this paper, the level of image security is improved by combining the steganography and cryptography techniques in order to produce the secured image. The proposed method depends on using LSBs as an indicator for hiding encrypted bits in dual tree complex wavelet coefficient DT-CWT. The cover image is divided into non overlapping blocks of size (3*3). After that, a Key is produced by extracting the center pixel (pc) from each block to encrypt each character in the secret text. The cover image is converted using DT-CWT, then the p

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Publication Date
Wed Aug 01 2018
Journal Name
Journal Of Economics And Administrative Sciences
Statistical testing mediation in structural equations models variables with practical application
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In this research was the study of a single method of estimation and testing parameters mediating variables (Mediation) in a specimen structural equations SEM a bootstrap method, for the purpose of application of the integrated survey of the situation Marital data and health mirror Iraqi (I-WISH) for the year 2011 from the Ministry of Planning - device Central Bureau of Statistics, and applied to the appropriate data from the terms of the data to a form of structural equation SEM using factor analysis affirmative (Confirmatory Factor analysis) CFA As a way to see the match variables that make up the model, and after confirming the model matching or suitability are having the effect of variables mediation in the model tested by the

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Publication Date
Thu Jan 14 2021
Journal Name
Iraqi Journal Of Science
VoIP Speech Encryption System Using Stream Cipher with Chaotic Key Generator
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Recently, with the development multimedia technologies and wireless telecommunication, Voice over Internet Protocol, becomes widely used in communication between connecting people, VoIP allows people that are connected to the local network or the Internet to make voice calls using digital connection instead of based on the analog traditional telephone network. The technologies of Internet doesn’t give any security mechanism and there is no way to guarntee that the voice streams will be transmitted over Internet or network have not been intercepted in between. In this paper, VoIP is developed using stream cipher algorithm and the chaotic cryptography for key generator. It is based on the chaotic maps for generating a one-time rando

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Publication Date
Fri Jun 15 2018
Journal Name
The Journal Of Immunology
Extracellular Histones Inhibit Complement Activation through Interacting with Complement Component 4
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Abstract<p>Complement activation leads to membrane attack complex formation, which can lyse not only pathogens but also host cells. Histones can be released from the lysed or damaged cells and serve as a major type of damage-associated molecular pattern, but their effects on the complement system are not clear. In this study, we pulled down two major proteins from human serum using histone-conjugated beads: one was C-reactive protein and the other was C4, as identified by mass spectrometry. In surface plasmon resonance analysis, histone H3 and H4 showed stronger binding to C4 than other histones, with KD around 1 nM. The interaction did not affect C4 cleavage to C4a and C4b. Because histones bin</p> ... Show More
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Publication Date
Fri Sep 15 2023
Journal Name
Journal Of Baghdad College Of Dentistry
FEM: Mono-implant cement retained crown with two different adhesive materials
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Background: The finite element method (FEM) is expected to be one of the most effective computational tools for measuring the stress on implant-supported restorations. This study was designed using the 3D-FEM to evaluate the effect of two adhesive luting types of cement on the occlusal stress and deformation of a hybrid crown cemented to a mono-implant. Materials and Method: The mono-screw STL file was imported into the CAD/CAM system library from a database supported by De-Tech Implant Technology. This was to assist in the accurate reproduction of details and design of a simulated implant abutment. Virtually, a digital crown was designed to be cemented on an abutment screw. A minimum occlusal thickness of 1mm and marginal fitting of 1.2

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Publication Date
Thu Apr 18 2019
Journal Name
Al-kindy College Medical Journal
Mitral Valve Prolapse In Patients With Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (BJHS)
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Background: Joint hypermobility  was first mentioned by Hippocrates as an isolated feature, when he described the Celts' Incapacity to Pull a Bowstring or Throw a Dart, Due to The Slackness of Their Limbs

Objective: to determine the prevalence of mitral valve prolapse(MVP)in patients with benign hypermobility syndrome (BJHS).

Type of the study: Cross –sectional study.

Methods: Ninety patients with BJHS were included in this study. Full cardiological assessment was done for all of them,  which  include clinical examination, electrocardiography and echocardiography. Cardiac assessment was done for another sixty age and sex matched (

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Publication Date
Sat Oct 01 2022
Journal Name
Baghdad Science Journal
Offline Signature Biometric Verification with Length Normalization using Convolution Neural Network
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Offline handwritten signature is a type of behavioral biometric-based on an image. Its problem is the accuracy of the verification because once an individual signs, he/she seldom signs the same signature. This is referred to as intra-user variability. This research aims to improve the recognition accuracy of the offline signature. The proposed method is presented by using both signature length normalization and histogram orientation gradient (HOG) for the reason of accuracy improving. In terms of verification, a deep-learning technique using a convolution neural network (CNN) is exploited for building the reference model for a future prediction. Experiments are conducted by utilizing 4,000 genuine as well as 2,000 skilled forged signatu

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Publication Date
Sun Feb 03 2019
Journal Name
Iraqi Journal Of Physics
Compressive strength measurement for cement replacement with recycled glass in concrete
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The most important environmental constraints at the present time
is the accumulation of glass waste (transparent glass bottles). A lot of
experiments and research have been made on waste and recycling
glass to get use it as much as possible. This research using recycling
of locally waste colorless glass to turn them into raw materials as
alternative of certain percentages of cement to save the environment
from glass waste and reduce some of the disadvantages of cement
with conserving the mechanical and physical properties of concrete
made. A set of required samples were prepared for mechanical test
with different weight percentage of waste glass (2%, 4%, 5%, 6%,
8%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25%). American standard

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Sun Oct 01 2017
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Journal Of Computational And Theoretical Nanoscience
Parametric Nonlinear Programming Approach with Fuzzy Queues Using Hexagonal Membership Functions
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Publication Date
Sun Dec 29 2019
Journal Name
Iraqi Journal Of Science
Genetic Polymorphisms rs643627 in Serotonin Receptor Gene (5-HTR2A) with Schizophrenia
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Schizophrenia(SCZ) is oneof the most destructive and complicated chronic diseases of the human nervous system. Serotonin receptors have been involved in the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia. Fortyschizophrenia subjects (14females and 26 males) with an age range of 23– 57 years were enrolled, in addition to twenty healthy control subjects (10female and 10 male) with an age range of 19-44 years.

This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of one single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), namelyrs643627 in HTR2Agene,inIraqi patients with schizophrenia in comparison with controls, along with the association between this SNP and the incidence of schizophrenia.

The genetic variantrs6436

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