Obesity-related deaths continue to rise, and thus losing weight in overweight and obese patients is critical to prevent complications. Anredera cordifolia (Ten,) Steenis, species of succulent plant of the genus Basellaceae, is widely used in herbal medicine to decrease body weight. This study evaluated the potential benefits of Anredera cordifolia ethanol extract to reduce body weight in high-fat diet-induced obesity rat model. This was an experimental with post-test only control group design study involving 36 obese rats. They were divided into two groups: three control groups (K1, K2, K3) and three treatment groups (P1, P2, P3). All the groups were induced with high-fat diet, except K1 control group that received a standard diet. K2 group received no treatment, and K3 group was given orlistat. Whereas, treatment group received Anredera cordifolia ethanol extract at different dose, such as 50 mg/kg BW (P1), 100 mg/kg BW (P2), and 150 mg/kg BW (P3). After 4 weeks of treatment, all groups of rats were sacrificed. ERK levels and PPARγ in abdominal visceral adipose tissue were measured using ELISA and immunohistochemistry. Body weight and abdominal circumference were measured through anthropometric examination. Weight loss was observed in the groups that received 100 and 150 mg/kg BW Anredera cordifolia ethanol extract, followed by the decrease in ERK levels and PPAR expression. Ethanol extract of Anredera cordifolia used as an antiobesity in this study decreased PPARγ transcription factor and reduced ERK levels to inhibit adipogenesis.
In this research, we discussed and analyzed the relationship between oil prices and the U.S. dollar exchange rate in Iraq. The study adopted the descriptive analysis and econometrics analysis. The descriptive analysis refers to the rise (fall) in crude oil price lead to appreciate (depreciate) in the Iraqi dinar exchange rate, though the channel of the international reserves. The econometrics analysis is based on monthly data covered the period (December/2002 – December/2011), the unit root test, co-integration test, vector error correction model, and Granger causality test have been adopted in this research to check the existence and direction of this relationship. The results refer to the lon
... 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
... Show MoreSi 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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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 Moreتهدف هذه المقالة إلى توضيح أخلاقيات العلم وضوابطه التي يجب على من يعمل في هذا المجال أن يكون متحلي بها حتى يحافظ على القيم والأخلاق الفاضلة والموروثة من الآباء والاجداد والنابعة من الصالحين والاخيار لديم ومة الحياة بأفضل وجه وكما يتمناه الكل وكذلك عدم تجاوز الحدود التي تؤدي إلى الأض ا رر بالمجتمع والبيئة . وتوضيح الحدود الغير مسموح بتجاوزها في مجال العلم والتكنولوجيا ومن هذه الأخلاقيات أو الضوابط التي يجب أن
... Show MoreOur research, entitled(Population and economic determinants of society and its impact in the history of contemporary Baghdad 1940-1960), dealt with a number of historical facts and events of the social, demographic and economic
ت نايبتسلاا ثحابلا مدختسا دقو ,ةيداصتقلاا تادحولا ةميق ىلع انوروك ةحئاج لظ يف يلخادلا قيقدتلا ريثأت ةيداصتقلاا تادحولا فادها قيقحت يف مهسي يلخادلا قيقدتلا نا ثحبلا تاجاتنتسا مها تناكو , ثحبلا تاريغتم نيب ةقلاعلا نايبل رطاخملا ةرادأو اهتءافكو اهتيلعاف نيسحتو قيقدتلا عقوم زيزعت ىلع لمعلا تايصوتلا مها تناكو امك, ةمكوحلا تايلمعو ةباقرلاو قيقحتل رارمتسأب ئراوطلا ططخ ثيدحتو ةبقارمو ةحضاو تازفحم ءاشناو ةلمتحم
... Show MoreThe principal components analysis is used in analyzing many economic and social phenomena; and one of them is related to a large group in our society who are the university instructors. This phenomenon is the delay occurred in getting university instructor to his next scientific title. And as the determination of the principal components number inside the principal components depends on using many methods, we have compared between three of these methods that are: (BARTLETT, SCREE DIAGRAM, JOLLIFFE).
We concluded that JOLLIFFE method was the best one in analyzing the studying phenomenon data among these three methods, we found the most distinguishing factors effecting on t
... Show MoreTechnological development intersects with terrorism to a large extent, beyond the use of the Internet and social media, in order to spread ideas, obtain support and financing, and recruit new elements, to the area of tactics and techniques of terrorist attacks, and everything related to the arsenal of terrorist weapons in the present and future, while technology offers many benefits. In various fields, and contribute to achieving multiple gains for humanity, they provide extremist and terrorist organizations and elements with a set of weapons and means through which they attempt to bypass monitoring and control efforts and the restrictions imposed on the use of weapons. They also help in planning and implementing their terrorist operations,
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