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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
Wed Mar 30 2022
Journal Name
Arab Science Heritage Journal
فاعليّةُ التعبير بالجناس الناقص في ديوان حازم القَرطاجنّي (ت 684هـ)
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This search aims to meditate Divan of Hazem Al-Qirtagni his incomplete contiguous and non-contiguous naturalizations are investigated through two interrelated sections, the first is contiguous deficient naturalization and the analysis of phonemic symmetry in the light of syntactic syntax

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Publication Date
Mon Nov 26 2018
Journal Name
Arab Science Heritage Journal
النظام النظام السياسي العربي وصلته بالشعب في الدولة العربية الإسلامية
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         This study deals with it the era of Taher Bin Al Hussein for his son Abdullah when preside Diyarbakir and Rabia in succession of ALMa`amoon Abbasi in the political and historical dimensions

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Publication Date
Thu Nov 12 2020
Journal Name
Arab Science Heritage Journal
المواجهة العربية الإسلامية للمغول في شمال الجزيرة الفراتية وبلاد الشام
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The current study deals with the Islamic Arab  of Mongolian invasion  in  the Island of Euphrates. We have exposed  conditions of  Levant  before the Mongolian invasion and that includes   situations of princess  of Levant and their  caliphates , they have been unaware  the danger surrounding them  and their country. It has also included  the Islamic  Arabic threat  through  the integration of  Islamic Arabic  cities residents  in  Levant  to confront

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Publication Date
Sat Nov 02 2019
Journal Name
السياسية والدولية
دور الجامعات العراقية في اعداد القيادات الشبابية لتعزيز المسؤولية المجتمعية
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تعد الجامعات من أهم المؤسسات المجتمعية التي تؤثر وتتأثر بالجو الاجتماعي المحيط بها، فهي من صنع المجتمع من ناحية، ومن ناحية أخرى هي أداته في صنع قياداته السياسية، الفكرية، الفنية، والمهنية، ومن هنا كان لكل جامعة رسالتها التي تتولى تحقيقها، فالجامعة في القرن العشرين تختلف رسالتها وغايتها عن الجامعة في القرن الحادي والعشرين. ولكي تقوم الجامعة بدور أفضل في خدمة المجتمع وتحمل المسؤولية المجتمعية فلابد لها من وض

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Publication Date
Wed May 11 2022
Journal Name
Journal Of The College Of Law/al-nahrain University
التزام الملاك بنفقات صيانة الاجزاء المشتركة وأعبائها في الاسكان العمودي.
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The phenomenon of multi-class construction and landlords has increased in Iraq, and this is not justified except because of the change in the economic and social conditions in it, because like any social system interacts with what happens in society, whether it is positive or negative, and since the vertical housing system contains common parts and these parts need to Maintenance and preservation, and in order to continue to perform the construction and other parts in an effective and regular manner for a long period of time and with appropriate efficiency, it must be maintained, and maintenance is one of the most important and difficult problems facing the partners. It is recognized that it is not possible to understand these practical dif

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Publication Date
Thu Jan 03 2019
Journal Name
Journal Of Planner And Development
دور قوانين الاستثمار في الانتاج السكني منطقة الدراسة- محافظة السليمانية
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Publication Date
Sat Dec 01 2007
Journal Name
Journal Of Economics And Administrative Sciences
محاولة جادة لتأطير نظرية اصحاب المصالح في دراسات إدارة الاعمال
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تتميز هذه الورقة بتناولها موضوعاً يخشى الكثيرون الخوض فيه للملابسات الدائرة حوله، وهو اصحاب المصالح كموضوع مهم في الفكر الستراتيجي. فخاضت في مفاهيمه العامة وتصنيفاته ومنظوراته، ووجدت في مفهومه بأنهم اولئك الذين يمكن تمثيلهم بالمجاميع او الوحدات المستقلة التي ترتبط بمنظمة الاعمال عبر شبكة علاقات مؤثرة مختلفة الابعاد والاتجاهات، واذا ما حدث أي خلل في توازن هذه العلاقات، قد ت

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Publication Date
Thu Dec 01 2016
Journal Name
Journal Of Economics And Administrative Sciences
Use the le'vy Model on stock returns for some Iraqi banks estimate
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In this article we  study a single stochastic process model for the evaluate the assets pricing and stock.,On of the models le'vy . depending on the so –called Brownian subordinate as it has been depending on the so-called Normal Inverse Gaussian (NIG). this article aims as the estimate that the parameters of his model using my way (MME,MLE) and then employ those  estimate of the parameters is the study of stock returns and evaluate asset pricing for both the united Bank and Bank of North which their data were taken from the Iraq stock Exchange.

which showed the results to a preference MLE on MME based on the standard of comparison the average square e

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Publication Date
Fri Jun 01 2007
Journal Name
Journal Of Economics And Administrative Sciences
استخدام سلاسل ماركوف في التعرف على تعقبات الحامض النووي DNA
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استخدام سلاسل ماركوف في التعرف على تعقبات الحامض النووي DNA

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Publication Date
Sun Mar 01 2020
Journal Name
Journal Of Colloid Interface Science
Corrigendum to “Organic acid concentration thresholds for ageing of carbonate minerals: Implications for CO2 trapping/storage” [J. Colloid Interface Sci. 534 (2019) 88–94]
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Erratum for Organic acid concentration thresholds for ageing of carbonate minerals: Implications for CO2 trapping/storage.

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