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Immunohistochemical expression of beta-catenin in ampullary adenocarcinoma: a cross-sectional retrospective study
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Introduction:

Ampullary carcinomas are uncommon malignant tumours of the digestive system, they usually are adenocarcinomas presenting histologically as three types: intestinal, pancreaticobiliary and mixed. β-catenin is a multifunctional protein involved in physiological homoeostasis and intracellular adhesion. Abnormal nuclear accumulation of β-catenin has been described in many malignancies such as colon, breast, liver and others. The relationships between the immunohistochemical expression of β-catenin and the subtype, the grade and the stage of ampullary carcinoma are studied.

Material and methods:

A cross-sectional retrospective study was done on 25 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded blocks of ampullary carcinoma: Cases were collected from the archives of the pathology department in the Gastroenterology and hepatology teaching hospital, medical city/ Baghdad from January 2019 to March 2022. The data of the patients and the characteristics of the tumour were derived from the pathological reports; additional sections from the block were stained with β-catenin immunohistochemically.

Results:

25 paraffin blocks from patients with ampullary carcinoma (12 males, 13 females) were included in the study. 64% of the cases are classified as pancreaticobiliary, 20% as mixed, 12% as intestinal and 4% as adenosquamous type. Eighty-four percent of the cases are moderately differentiated, and the remaining is poorly differentiated. Most cases show strong β-catenin membranous staining and 80% express 3+ staining of cytoplasmic β-catenin. Regarding nuclear β-catenin staining, 56% has negative staining.

Conclusion:

No significant association was found between the cytoplasmic and the nuclear expression of β-catenin and the tumour type, size and lymph node status. The grade of the tumour showed a significant correlation with the cytoplasmic expression; while, no correlation was noted with the nuclear expression. This study results do not support the use of beta-catenin as a diagnostic marker or prognostic marker in ampullary cancers.

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Fri Jan 05 2018
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Asian Quarterly: An International Journal Of Contemporary Issue
Refugees and the Challenges for Language Education (LE): A Theoretical Study
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Sun Jun 23 2019
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Safe Mud Weight Window Determination: A Case Study from Southern Iraq
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ABSTRACT:. The Lower Cretaceous Zubair formation is comprised of sandstones intercalated with shale sequences. The main challenges that were encountered while drilling into this formation included severe wellbore instability-related issues across the weaker formations overlaying the reservoir section (pay zone). These issues have a significant impact on well costs and timeline. In this paper, a comprehensive geomechanical study was carried out to understand the causes of the wellbore failure and to improve drilling design and drilling performance on further development wells in the field. Failure criteria known as Mogi-Coulomb was used to determine an operating mud weight window required for safe drilling. The accuracy of the geomechanical

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Wed Mar 30 2022
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Nasaq Journal
Lingual Sovereignty: Chinua Achebe’s Novel Things Fall Apart A Postcolonial Study
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The discourse surrounding lingual sovereignty within the African postcolonial context is profoundly intertwined with the fabric of cultural identity and self-determination. Language serves not merely as a conduit for communication but as a repository for a people's collective consciousness, encapsulating their traditions, thoughts, and perspectives. In the realm of postcolonial literature, this dialogue often grapples with the paradox of expressing indigenous narratives through the linguistic tools of former colonizers. Chinua Achebe's seminal work, "Things Fall Apart," exemplifies this conundrum, artfully weaving the orature and culture of Umuofia within the English language. Achebe's choice to write in English—a language imposed upon hi

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Thu Nov 01 2018
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Italian Journal Of Vascular And Endovascular Surgery
Retroperitoneal versus transperitoneal approach for aortoiliac occlusive disease: a comparative study
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Similarity and Difference between Sustainable and Green Architecture (a Comparative Study)
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Tue Apr 28 2020
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Journal Of Law And Humanities Sciences
Fair compensation for expropriation for the public benefit (A comparative study)
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The right to property is one of the most fundamental rights enjoyed by individuals, and most national constitutions and laws, as well as international conventions, have to be respected and protected only in accordance with the economic and social development of the country (the so-called public benefit) and in return for just compensation. What is fair compensation?

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Wed Jun 01 2022
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Journal Of Nursing Education
Compassion Competence Among Nursing Students From Different Cultures: A Multinational Study
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Compassion competence is a nurse's ability to provide patient-centered care and communicate with patients in a sensitive and insightful manner. This descriptive cross-sectional survey study aimed to assess the compassion competence of a multinational group of nursing students.

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A total of 1,158 undergraduate nursing students participated in this study, and stratified random sampling method was used to select participants from the 100 study level to the 400 or 500 level. Data were collected using the Compassion Competence Scale.

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Thu Jan 04 2024
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Creative accounting practices for supply contracts and the role of internal audit in reducing them: An exploratory study on a sample of industrial companies in Iraq
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                The internal control is the tool through which it is possible to verify and ensure the implementation of tasks in accordance with the established plans and programs and to evaluate the level of performance that is implemented within the different companies.

A guarantee from the supplier with the absence of a specialized technical committee that follows up the stages of implementing the contract and disbursing all amounts of financial dues to the supplier before completing the implementation of the contract and overlooking the non-implementation of some clauses of the contract by the committee in charge of

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Sun Dec 01 2019
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Journal Of Economics And Administrative Sciences
The impact of wages and benefits systems on the performance of employees A field study in the General Company for Food Industries in the city of Baghdad
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The research aims to find out the impact of wages and benefits systems on the performance of employees, which included the research community on a sample of employees in the company, and the sample consisted of (50) employees and an employee, A questionnaire composed as prepared (23) paragraph, use the promised statistically methods in data collected by the questionnaire analysis. The research reached a number of results, the most prominent of which were: There is a correlation between wage systems, benefits and performance of employees, and the presence of the impact of the systems of wages and benefits to the performance of employees. The research was presented a set of recommendations including: increasing the effectiveness of

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Thu Sep 01 2022
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Brazilian Journal Of Chemical Engineering
A computational study on the potential application of Ca12O12 cluster for sensing of fungicide molecule
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Density functional theory calculations are employed to investigate the impact of edifenphos molecule on the reactivity and electronic sensitivity of pure calcium oxide (CaO) nanocluster. The strong adsorption of edifenphos molecule on CaO nanocluster occurs by the sulfur head of the adsorbate, and the amount of the energy of this adsorption is around − 84.40 kcal/mol. The adsorption of edifenphos molecules results in a decrease in the values of Eg of CaO from 4.67 to 3.56 eV, as well as an increase in the electrical conductance. Moreover, the work function of CaO nanocluster is significantly affected, which changes the current of the field emission electron. Eventually, the recovery time is calculated around 99 ms at ambient temperature f

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