Omentin (or intelectin) is a main visceral fat secretory adipokine. There is a growing interest to link omentin, obesity and co-morbidity factors. The aim of the present study is to evaluate serum omentin and its association to insulin resistance biomarkers, lipid profile and atherogenic indies. This cross – sectional study was conducted in Obesity Research and Therapy Unit-Alkindy College of Medicine by recruiting (115) individuals; 49 males /66 females. Subjects between (20 to 60) years of age were selected and classified into two groups according to their Body mass index (BMI). Group1 involved healthy lean volunteers (25 male/ 36 female; BMI 18.5 - 24.9). Group2 involved obese subjects; (24 male / 36 female with BMI ≥ 30). The study shows that obese group has higher omentin levels compared to the healthy lean group (15.49 ± 4.20 vs. 10.15 ± 5.04 pg/ml, P <0.001). In addition; obese group exhibited significantly higher levels waist circumference (WC), waist to hip ratio (WHR), glucose, insulin, homeostatic module of insulin resistance (HOMA2-IR) and lipid profile and lower levels of HDL-Chol (P <0.05). Omentin levels were significantly and positively correlated with WC, WHR, BMI, glucose, hemoglobin A1c, HOMA2-IR, triglyceride, total cholesterol, low density lipoproteins - cholesterol, triglyceride to glucose index (TyG index) and atherogenic index of plasma (AIP); (P< 0.05). Multiple regression analysis established that omentin levels was found to be associated with glucose, total Chol, TyG index and AIP in total population. These findings indicate that serum omentin levels are higher in obese individuals compared to lean subjects. Furthermore, omentin was linked to insulin resistance biomarkers and other risk factors indices such as AIP and TyG. Omentin can be used as a metabolic marker in obese.
Si le rire est censé être le propre de l'homme, il n'en est pas pour autant toujours signe d'intelligence. Qui n'a jamais eu honte d'avoir ri àune blague idiote ou méchante?
Il y a plusieurs façons de rire , ce qui fait que ce qui est comique pour les uns ne l'est pas pour les autres et que le comique réside moins dans l'objet ( situation, blague..) que dans le point de vue et dans l'interprétation que nous en ferons. " Le rire .. contient toutes les mélancolies humaines ([1]) ".
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إلى إامة مجتمع متماسك البنيان، وبناء فرد ذي شخصية متزنة، لا تعر التردد
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إن الدوافع النفسية تنفرد في تجسيد الأحاسيس والمشاعر في نتاج الشاعر , من خلال رؤيته لتلك الحالة , فتسهم في صورة المقارنة في التشبيه , فتبعث في المتلقي حالة التأمل والمقارنة بين الحالتين اللتين تجمع بين مكوناتهما صفة واحدة فتصل إلى حالة التلاحم , ويكون ذلك باعثا لرسم صورة التشبيه ال
... Show MoreAmong the metaheuristic algorithms, population-based algorithms are an explorative search algorithm superior to the local search algorithm in terms of exploring the search space to find globally optimal solutions. However, the primary downside of such algorithms is their low exploitative capability, which prevents the expansion of the search space neighborhood for more optimal solutions. The firefly algorithm (FA) is a population-based algorithm that has been widely used in clustering problems. However, FA is limited in terms of its premature convergence when no neighborhood search strategies are employed to improve the quality of clustering solutions in the neighborhood region and exploring the global regions in the search space. On the
... Show MoreThe importance of teaching methods and procedures comes from the nature and significance of the questions raised inside the classroom. That is, because questions, in fact, are the means of communication and interaction in the class situation. Therefore they are considered as indispensible elements in any teaching approach. Furthermore, it is noticeable that the majority of teachers fail in using them, for questions are often casted spontaneously and without pre-planning. Hence, a delay may occur in realizing the pre-set objectives, and let alone the dominance of stereotyped questions, especially when the teachers focus on a type of question which can be directly answered from the text-book.
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... Show MoreThe followers of the reality of the decision application faculty in departments of faculties of education of the University of Baghdad, it is noted that there are many shortcomings, which relate to Path, management, design, and evaluation, Coming from the work of the researcher as a teacher and supervisor, as well as to inform the researcher on many of the studies and literature, luck researcher on the article there are no courses are clear in theory and in practice the decision of the applications teaching, and often puts the teacher education curriculum, which lacks the link between the theoretical and practical, either in relation to its management, there is no office for the management and coordination at the University of Baghdad or
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The historian, Professor Dr. Abdullah Al-Fayyad, left a huge legacy of knowledge product that scholars and stakeholders benefited from in the field of Islamic historical and modern studies,
يُعدّ الأشخاص ذوو الإعاقة أكبر أقلية في العالم وأكثرها حرمانًا، حيث تشير الإحصاءات إلى أن نحو مليار شخص، أي ما يعادل 15% من سكان العالم، يعانون من بعض أشكال الإعاقة، مع تزايد معدلاتها في البلدان النامية. وتشير الدراسات العلمية إلى أن ذوي الإعاقة قادرون على مزاولة العمل بإتقان ومثابرة، بل وقد تتفوق مهاراتهم أحيانًا على مهارات الأشخاص غير المعاقين، إذا تم اختيار العمل المناسب لقدراتهم ومواهبهم. كما أن حق العمل
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