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Genetic characteristics and β-cell Autoimmunity in T1DM Children

Background: TIDM is known to be polygenic disease that appears from the interaction of mutation in multiple genes including HLA. The autoimmune mediated destruction of
pancreatic β-cells is reflected by the presence of autoantibodies against prominent antigens in the pancreatic β-cells.
Objective: This study was designed to investigate the role of HLA-class I and class II antigens in the etiology of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and also assessment of
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD65) autoantibodies in the patients at the onset of the disease.
Patients & Methods: Sixty T1DM patients who were newly onset of the disease (diagnosed less than five months) were selected. Eighty apparently healthy control
subjects, matched with age, sex and ethnic backgrounds underwent the HLA-typing by lymphocytotoxicity assay. Finally 50 healthy individuals were selected randomly to
undergo serological assessment of GAD65 autoantibodies using IRMA method. 

Results & Conclusion: At HLA-class I region, T1DM patients showed a significant increased frequency of antigen A9 (40.0 vs.18.75%) and B8 (28.33 vs.8.75%) as
compared to control subject. At HLA-class II region, DR3 and DR4 were significantly increased in patients (53.33 vs.26.25% and 50.0 vs. 12.5% respectively) as compared to
controls. In addition to that, T1DM was significantly associated with DQ2 (33.33 vs.15%) and DQ3 (40.0 vs. 20%) antigens as compared to controls, suggesting that these
haplotypes had a role in disease susceptibility, while the frequency of DR2 and DQ1 antigens were significantly lowered in patients compared to controls (6.66 vs. 25% and
6.66 vs. 22.5% respectively). These molecules might had protective effect. Anti-GAD65 autoantibodies were present in 50% of T1DM children especially in
older ages and in females more than males. High proportion of GADA was found in the patients carrying HLA-DR3/DR4 heterozygous. In conclusion, susceptibility to T1DM is
genetically controlled.

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Publication Date
Tue Jun 30 2009
Journal Name
Al-kindy College Medical Journal
Behavioral Disturbances among School Children in Baghdad Province

Background: Mental health of children has recently been
receiving increased attention in many parts of the world.
However, such attention has been lacking in developing
countries, particularly in the form of systematic research
Aim: The study aimed to find out the frequency of
behavior disorders in a sample of primary school children
and the different social and demographic factors that might
be related to this disorder.
Methods: The study is a cross-sectional one that included
918 primary school pupils in both urban and rural areas of
Baghdad. Rutter's questionnaire teacher's version was used
to assess the pupils, and the demographic data was obtained
by special questionnaire sent to the parents to be

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Publication Date
Sat Oct 05 2019
Journal Name
Pediatric Cardiology
Personalised Warfarin Dosing in Children Post-cardiac Surgery
Abstract<p>Warfarin dosing is challenging due to a multitude of factors affecting its pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD). A novel personalised dosing algorithm predicated on a warfarin PK/PD model and incorporating CYP2C9 and VKORC1 genotype information has been developed for children. The present prospective, observational study aimed to compare the model with conventional weight-based dosing. The study involved two groups of children post-cardiac surgery: Group 1 were warfarin naïve, in whom loading and maintenance doses were estimated using the model over a 6-month duration and compared to historical case-matched controls. Group 2 were already established on maintenance therapy a</p> ... Show More
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Publication Date
Fri Sep 01 2017
Journal Name
Gulf Journal Of Oncology
Clinical and Pathological Characteristics of Triple Positive Breast Cancer among Iraqi Patients

Background: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy affecting the Iraqi population and the leading cause of cancer related mortality among Iraqi women. It has been well documented that prognosis of patients depends largely upon the hormone receptor contents and HER-2 over expression of their neoplasm. Recent studies suggest that Triple Positive (TP) tumors, bearing the three markers, tend to exhibit a relatively favorable clinical behavior in which overtreatment is not recommended. Aim: To document the different frequencies of ER/PR/HER2 breast cancer molecular subtypes focusing on the Triple Positive pattern; correlating those with the corresponding clinico-pathological characteristics among a sample of Iraqi patients diagnosed with th

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Publication Date
Sat Jan 01 2022
Journal Name
Brazilian Journal Of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Publication Date
Tue Jun 01 2010
Journal Name
Al-khwarizmi Engineering Journal
Vibration Characteristics Oblate Shell "With and Without Framed Structure"

This paper presents the results of investigating the vibrational characteristics of oblate dish with and without framed structure . A finite element method, was applied to the dynamic analysis of oblate spheroidal shell. Different types of elements were considered in one dimension and two dimensions. It was found that the natural frequencies of oblate shells had two types of behavior against increasing the shell thickness and eccentricity, which are the membrane mode and bending mode –Since – the membrane modes natural frequencies tend to increase with the increasing the eccentricity of oblate, while the bending modes natural frequencies decrease with the increasing the eccentricity till reach the optimum eccentricity.

 

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Publication Date
Thu Jan 01 2015
Journal Name
Political Sciences Journal
The political dimension Engineering social characteristics and Alssayashllansan community

تستهدف هذه الدراسة وبشكل أساس، الكشف عن طبيعة وخصائص البعد السياسي لهندسة/صناعة الخصائص الاجتماعية والسياسية للإنسان والمجتمع، بوصفها العملية المسؤولة عن تصميم هذه الخصائص وصناعتها وتغييرها جزئيا أو كليا، دون أبعادها الأخرى المتعددة والمتنوعة، لا لمجرد الانسياق وراء دوافع الرغبة الذاتية، أو اعتبارات التخصص الدقيق وأحكامه، لأن معهما أيضا، بل وقبلهما أحيانا، دوافع واعتبارات أخرى موضوع

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Publication Date
Sat Nov 28 2020
Journal Name
Iraqi Journal Of Science
Petrography and Physicomechanical Characteristics of Iyuku Granite, Southwestern Nigeria

Petrography and physicomechanical characteristics of Iyuku granite from southwestern Nigeria were investigated. Rock and aggregate samples were obtained from five different quarry sites for thin-sectioning and physical and mechanical tests. The rock slides were subjected to petrographic analysis, while the aggregates were tested for the parameters of specific gravity (S.G), water absorption, aggregate impact value (AIV), aggregate crushing value (ACV), Los Angeles abrasion value (LAAV), and flakiness and elongation indices in accordance with the British Standards (B.S), American Standards for Testing Materials (ASTM) and Federal Ministry of Works Standards (FMWS). The petrographic, physical, and mechanical characteristics were described

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Publication Date
Thu Apr 18 2019
Journal Name
Iraqi Journal Of Science
Fabrication and Study of Nano catalysis for Alkaline Fuel Cell

In this paper the manufacture of an alkaline fuel cell electrodes made upfrom a Nano mesh (Pt:NiO) catalyst has been studying , made from a Nano mesh (Pt:NiO ) catalyst. The general morphology of the samples is were imaged by using with the an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) to determine the roughness of the prepared surface, it constructed from nanostructure with dimensions in order of 35 nm. The Structural characteristics were studied through the analysis of X-ray diffraction (XRD) of the prepared nanomaterial for determining the yielding phase;1. 72 volt was also obtained at 0.02 A/cm2 current density for an alkaline fuel cell.

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Publication Date
Mon Jun 19 2023
Journal Name
Journal Of Engineering
Manufacturing an Organic Solar Cell and Comparing with Different Dyes

A solar cell was manufactured from local materials and was dyed using dyes extracted from different organic plants. The solar cell glass slides were coated with a nano-porous layer of Titanium Oxide and infused with two types of acids, Nitric acid and Acetic acid. The organic dyes were extracted from Pomegranate, Hibiscus, Blackberry and Blue Flowers. They were then tested and a comparison was made for the amount of voltage they generate when exposed to sunlight. Hibiscus sabdariffa extract had the best performance parameters; also Different plants give different levels of voltage.

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Publication Date
Tue Dec 01 2015
Journal Name
Journal Of Engineering
Modeling and Control of Fuel Cell Using Artificial Neural Networks

This paper includes an experimental study of hydrogen mass flow rate and inlet hydrogen pressure effect on the fuel cell performance. Depending on the experimental results, a model of fuel cell based on artificial neural networks is proposed. A back propagation learning rule with the log-sigmoid activation function is adopted to construct neural networks model. Experimental data resulting from 36 fuel cell tests are used as a learning data. The hydrogen mass flow rate, applied load and inlet hydrogen pressure are inputs to fuel cell model, while the current and voltage are outputs. Proposed model could successfully predict the fuel cell performance in good agreement with actual data. This work is extended to developed fuel cell feedback

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