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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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Publication Date
Fri Feb 08 2019
Journal Name
Journal Of The College Of Education For Women
التدخل السوري في لبنان وإشكالیة العلاقة السوریة – اللبنانیة
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The relation ship between Syria and Lebanon is a distinguished one
because of the cultural social geographic and historical common factors. So
that, Syria considers that Lebanon has a stratieyical depth for it, especially its
conflict with (Israel) does end and parts of its lands still under the occupation
of the Zionist thus, any conflict in Lebanon between parties and ethnics
groups could be considered an important influence on the bases of the Syrian
policy. Moreover the issue of Palestine which is considered the central issue
for Syria and Arab as whole. In addition to some of the political movements
that happened in the region itself. It could be said that Syrian interference in
Lebanon has a positive infl

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Publication Date
Sun Apr 03 2016
Journal Name
Journal Of Educational And Psychological Researches
الإضاءة في مسرح الطفل تصميم مفترض لمسرحية (الحاسوب)
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Developed technologies and complementary means for viewing theater through the ages, and they affected would improve and get better. Valsinogravea appeared to express a description and identification of existing in the theatrical space of lighting and decorative structure architecture, and the lighting of the elements that have contributed since ancient times in the process of the show, and played a significant role in strengthening the relationship between the recipient and actor and presentation theater as a whole scenes, working to broadcast a dramatic speech theatrical holds ideas and content and symbols and semantics affect the spectator of different age, particularly the child viewer, that little spectator who represent the

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Publication Date
Tue Oct 05 2021
Journal Name
Arab Science Heritage Journal
وقفة مع التأويل اللغوي في تفسير القرآن الكريم
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The significance of interpretation for linguists varied , and its methods varied between appreciations, deletion, understanding the meaning

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Publication Date
Sun Oct 04 2009
Journal Name
Journal Of Educational And Psychological Researches
اثار العولمة الاقتصادية على البيئة والإنسان في العراق
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مشكلة البحث واهميته:-

          اخذ موضوع العولمة قدراً وافياً من الاهتمام سواء على المستوى الاكاديمي او على مستوى اجهزة الاعلام والرأي العام ومختلف التيارات السياسية والاقتصادية والاجتماعية ، فلا يخلو أي لقاء اقتصادي او سياسي او اجتماعي من الحديث عن العولمة اذ نشرت العديد من الابحاث والدراسات وعقدت الكثير من الندوات والمؤتمرات لدراسة العولمة وبيان اثارها ولعل ذل

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Publication Date
Sun Nov 04 2018
Journal Name
Arab Science Heritage Journal
اسطورة اسطورة الطائر انزو في ضوء المصادر المسمارية
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There was an ancient Myth came from cuneiform texts which had written by ancient Iraqi , its hero is the goddess Nerottaa .it was appeared in two languages Sumerian and Akkadian .

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Publication Date
Sun Nov 04 2018
Journal Name
Arab Science Heritage Journal
المحاريب المحاريب العراقية ، تاريخها ، انواعها في العصر العباسي
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The mihrab is an architectural element created by the Muslims for the necessities of which the direction of Qibla is set in the mosques, and the front stands in it during the prayer so as to provide a complete description of the Muslims inside the chapel. The mihrab has a third benefit in amplifying the voice during the time of prayer, Peace be upon him) and the Mosque of Damascus, the Mosque of Kairouan, and the Mosque of Amr Balfstat?.

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Publication Date
Sat Sep 01 2007
Journal Name
Journal Of Economics And Administrative Sciences
انعكاسات ظاهرة العولمة في أبراز أهمية احتضان الأعمال
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العولمة ظاهرة اقتصادية سياسية اجتماعية لها انعكاساتها المختلفة على المجتمعات وعلى منظمات الأعمال في مختلف دول العالم، هذه الظاهرة أدت إلى المزيد من النتائج التي زادت منظمات الأعمال في الدول الغنية غناً وزادت منظمات الأعمال في دول العالم الثالث فقر، وقد ترتب على ذلك نتائج ايجابية لدى المجتمعات الغربية والمؤتلفة معها بسبب سيطرة منظمات الأعمال في تلك الدول على الأسواق في البلدان الن

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Publication Date
Mon Jun 01 2015
Journal Name
Journal Of The College Of Languages (jcl)
Los elementos reales y fantásticos en el teatro de Alejandro Casona (Un estudio analítico)
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The essential objective of this study presents a analyzes of the combination of reality and fantasy in three dramas of Spanish author Alejandro Casona. "Trees die standing" (premiered in Buenos Aires in 1949), “Prohibited suicide in spring” (premiered in Mexico in 1937) and "The boat without fisherman" (premiered in Buenos Aires in 1945).

 

  The first part is an introduction about the biography of Spanish author Alejandro Casona that will allow us to understand some peculiarities of his work in relation to the social historical context of his time.

 In the second part of this study we have analyzed elements of reality and fantasy in the th

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Publication Date
Wed Jan 07 2009
Journal Name
Political Sciences Journal
السياسة في الفلسفة الاسلامية : الفكر السياسي عند الفارابي
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السياسة في الفلسفة الاسلامية : الفكر السياسي عند الفارابي

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Publication Date
Tue Jun 03 2003
Journal Name
Al-academy
التجليات الاقتصادية والثقافية والاعلامية للعولمة في العالم الثالث
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التجليات الاقتصادية والثقافية والاعلامية للعولمة في العالم الثالث

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