Testing the sensitivity of periodontal pathogens requires the selection of an easier and more reliable method to be used with such anaerobic bacteria that need a long period of time for growth. Natural materials are a new era of antibacterial agents to control periodontal infections. The aims of the current study were to test the antibacterial activity of two natural agents, namely olibanum and alum, against three types of red complex periodontal pathogens and compare the application of agar diffusion and microdilution methods for testing the susceptibility. Gingival crevicular fluid from pockets with chronic infections was sampled as a source for the three types of bacteria, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Tannerella forsythia

Background: Serum adiponectin is a hormone of adipose tissue that activateslipid metabolism and exertsphysiological functions. Its level usually fluctuates in several metabolic diseases,including renal insufficiency and diabetes; it loses its protective role against diseases and becomes a potentially risk factor for erythroid abnormalities.

Objectives: The study was designed to assess the association between adiponectin  hormone, blood erythroid and various parameters in groups of patients.

Method:The study included 130 patientsand 42 healthy subjects. Parameters of serum adiponectin, erythropoietin (EPO), red blood cells (RBC), hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (Hct), ren

The main objective of" this paper is to study a subclass of holomrphic and univalent functions with negative coefficients in the open unit disk U= defined by Hadamard Product. We obtain coefficients estimates, distortion theorem , fractional derivatives, fractional integrals, and some results.

Authentication is the process of determining whether someone or something is,
in fact, who or what it is declared to be. As the dependence upon computers and
computer networks grows, the need for user authentication has increased. User’s
claimed identity can be verified by one of several methods. One of the most popular
of these methods is represented by (something user know), such as password or
Personal Identification Number (PIN). Biometrics is the science and technology of
authentication by identifying the living individual’s physiological or behavioral
attributes. Keystroke authentication is a new behavioral access control system to
identify legitimate users via their typing behavior. The objective of thi

Bacteriological characteristics of Tigris river water were assessed monthly to monitor the impact of pollutants of Medical City waste water for the period from January to June-2013. Four stations were selected for the study, the first station placed before the Medical City Complex (500 meters). The second station represent Medical City sewage discharge into the river, where represents the study area. The third station placed (500 meters) after the second station, and the forth station is located on (2000 meters) after the second station.
Samples collected monthly to monitor the changes of water indicators showed that: Total Bacterial Count (10000 to 2700000 cells/1 ml), Total Coliform (200-3700 cells/100 ml), Fecal Coliform (100-2400

The objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of body mass index (BMI) on semen parameters, level of sex hormone and sperm DNA integrity. Semen samples were collected from (85) infertile men and (40) healthy fertile men with range of age (38.191 ± 0.84) years during their attendance at High Institute of Infertility Diagnosis and ART, Al-Nahrain University from March to June 2016. Semen samples were obtained by masturbation after 72 hours of abstinence. Seminal fluid analyses included semen volume, sperm concentration, percent sperm motility, percent sperm morphology, and sperm chromatin integrity DNA fragmentation index (DFI]). Serum samples were collected from each subject for determination the level of Follicle Stim

   Probit analysis is a type of regression used to analyze the relationship between a stimulus and the quantal response. Allelopathy refers to direct or indirect negative or positive effects of one plant on another through the release of chemical compounds into the environment. This study was carried out to apply probit analysis in investigating the allelopathic effects of the leaves aqueous extracts of apple of Sodom [Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.] on the inhibition of seed germination of African rattlebox (Crotalaria saltiana Andr.). A laboratory experiments were carried out at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Gezira, Sudan in season 2014/15. Ten concentrations (2.3, 4.6

The aim of this study was to use low cost adsorbents, which consist of corn cobs as plant wastes adsorbents in treatment of Industrial waste water by fixed bed column technique and study the effect of two variables (pH value and contact time). The sample of plant waste (Corn cobs) was tested to determine its activity which gives the best performance in heavy metals removal and other pollutants (TSS, TDS and COD). Adsorption tests showed the corn cobs adsorbents had significant heavy metal removal efficiency. The best removal efficiency 95.05% of Cr was occurred at pH 5.4 and 4.18hr. Higher removal efficiency 99.90% of Ni was occurred at pH 6.5 and 2.38hr. While, lower removal efficiency 91.35% for Zn obtained at pH 6.5 and 0.15hr. Remova

A series of coordination compounds of Zr(IV), Cd(II) and Sn(II) ions with 4-(((3-mercapto-5-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole-4-yl)imino)methyl)-2-methoxyphenol, as a ligand has been successfully prepared in alcoholic medium. The prepared complexes were characterized quantitatively and qualitatively by using: elemental analysis CHNS, FT-IR spectroscopy, UV-visible spectroscopy, 1H and 13CNMR, atomic absorption measurements, magnetic susceptibility, thermal analysis)TG and DTG) and conductivity measurements. This ligand coordinates as a bidentate that to the metal ions through sulphur and nitrogen of (azomethine group) atoms. According to the spectral data, Cd(II)- and Sn(II)-complexes have coordination of 6 with octahedral geometry while the Zr(I

Soil samples from fields cultivated with barley and wheat in addition to samples
from spoiled orange and apple fruits and carrot roots were collected with the aim to
isolate cellulase producing bacterial strains. Bacterial isolates obtained from these
samples were grown on a selective medium containing carboxymethyl cellulose
(CMC) as a sole source for carbon and energy. Results showed that nine isolates out
of fifty were able to produce cellulase.The specific activity of cellulase in culture
filtrate of the most efficient isolate was 1.601 u/mg protein.This isolate was
identified according to its morphological characteristics and biochemical tests, and
then by using Api 20-E and VITEK-II identification systems an

The concentrations of naturally radioactive made occurring and technically enhanced radioisotopes of fly ash samples, collected from Al-Dura thermal power Plant- south of Baghdad, have been investigated using the NaI(Tl) gamma-ray spectroscopy. The average Activity concentrations of the radio elements 238 U, 232Th and 40K in Fly ash samples are measured accurately and found to be 33.860, 32.6 and 644.64Bq/kg respectively. On the whole the radionuclide's concentrations are still below the global average of 50 Bq/kg for 238U and 232Th, but are much higher in 40K, relative to the global average, about 500 Bq/kg. The absorbed gamma doses in air, due to naturally occurring radionuclides in fly ash samples, are measured and found within the ra

Five new ostracod species belonging to the subfamily Trachyleberidinae have been described. They are Paragrenocythere monilis and Peloriops levisulcata from the Maastrichtian of Iraq; Oertliella petraensis from the early Palaeocene (middle – late Danian) of Jordan; Reticulina syriaensis from the Palaeocene of Syria and Reticulina ninurta from the middle – late Eocene of Iraq.

Extracted of DNA from blood samples, and amplification two separate segments of the glycosyl transferases gene containing nucleotide 261 in exon 6 and nucleotide 703 in exon 7 of ABO gene locus were amplified . ABO locus gene was amplified by using two sets of specific primers for ABO locus as a whole. The first set includes the primer pair (1 and 2) that was used for the amplification of 200 bp DNA fragment, which contains the nucleotide 261. The second set includes the primer pair (3 and 4) that was used to amplify a 128 bp DNA fragment, which contains the nucleotide703. Nucleotides 261 and 703 were used to distinguish A , B, O alleles by restriction enzyme digestion of the PCR products. The amplified DNA products were then run on 2% a

The frequency dependent noise attenuation (FDNAT) filter was applied on 2D seismic data line DE21 in east Diwaniya, south eastern Iraq to improve the signal to noise ratio. After applied FDNAT on the seismic data, it gives good results and caused to remove a lot of random noise. This processing is helpful in enhancement the picking of the signal of the reflectors and therefore the interpretation of data will be easy later. The quality control by using spectrum analysis is used as a quality factor in proving the effects of FDNAT filter to remove the random noise.

The applicability and performance of the artificial neural networks are investigated by predicting river discharge one and two days ahead for Gharraf River, south of Iraq. Gharraf River system is located at southeast Iraq within Mesopotamian Plain. A multilayerd percpetron artificial neural net is selected to achieve experiments which trained by using back-propagation algorithm. Three models are presented firstly to explore the affect of the previous discharge on the specified discharge. The ANN generated results are evaluated using statistical parameters: squared correlation coefficient R2 and root mean squared error RMSE. The results of this study indicate that ANNs are capable of producing very good results for both one and two days a

The negative parity states of 125Te up to excitation energy of  2.3 MeV were investigated in the framework of the IBFM. One level calculation is more reliable than multilevel calculations. The 1h11/2 has been considered as nearly half full. The assignments of some experimental levels have been confirmed. Electromagnetic transition for some low-lying transitions, magnetic moments and the spectroscopic factor were deduced.
Nuclear structure, IBFM, Te- odd nucleus.

     A field experiment was conducted  at two sites (Baghdad and Wasit Governorates) to evaluate the effects of allelopathic corn residues applied as soil incorporation or mulch, alone  and in combination  with reduced (50% of recommended dose) rate of trifluralin herbicide on weeds growth and mung bean yield. Conventional soil tillage and zero soil tillage treatments with corn residues were performed, while 50% dose and full dose of trifluralin only (without residues) treatments were included for comparison. Soil incorporation and mulch of corn residues reduced weed density and dry weight biomass and improved yield and yield components of mung bean in both sites. Mulch application was more effective than soil incorporation for we

Pulkhana anticline is located in Tuzhurmatu area, about 50 km SE of Kirkuk city. The study area forms a part of the Zagros Folded Zone which is situated in the unstable shelf of Iraq within the physiographic zone called Foothill Zone (in the middle of Hemrin- Makhul subzone). The north eastern limb of the anticline reaches to 50áµ’ and the dip of the  south western limb reaches to 70áµ’. The core of the structure comprises the rocks of Fat’ha Formation surrounded by rocks of Injana and Mukdadiya Formations, whereas Bai-Hasan Formation forms the slopes of the low hills surrounding the anticline. These Formations range in age from Middle Miocene to Pliocene. More than 761 readings of joint planes were collected from 20

       The entire investigation's focus was on the production of nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiONPs), using prodigiosin pigments produced by Serratia marcescens as a stabilizing and reducing agent. Nickel oxide nanoparticles are synthesized using nickel sulfate NiSO₄ (10mg) with a concentration of prodigiosin (10g/100ml). Biosynthesized NiO nanoparticles have been characterized by using many techniques, such as (UV-Vis, AFM, XRD, FTIR, and FE-SEM). The AFM analysis revealed that NiONPs have an average diameter size of (41.77 mm), and the FE-SEM Image displays Spherical. Additionally, the effect of NiONPs with different concentrations on the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa was measured and the inhibition

Ovarian cancer stands out as the most lethal gynecological cancer, characterized by its aggressive nature, which is largely attributed to the fact that it is often diagnosed at a late stage. Patients with ovarian cancer, particularly those with early-stage tumors, currently face challenges in obtaining a clear and efficient pre-surgical diagnosis. This paper aimed to determine the role of acetyl-CoA carboxylase, fatty acid synthase, matrix metalloproteinase-14, and Vitamin C in patients with ovarian cancer. One hundred patients diagnosed with ovarian cancer at Al-Amal Hospital for Radiation and Nuclear Medicine and Oncology Teaching Hospital at Baghdad Medical City aged from 35 to 65 years were included in this study, di

This study investigates the antibiotic resistance patterns in Proteus mirabilis isolates, with a specific focus on the presence of Beta-Lactamase genes, including SHV, TEM, and CTX-M, which are known to contribute to the bacterium's ability to cause various diseases. A total of 100 urine samples were collected from patients confirmed urinary tract infections (UTIs), and out of these, only 20 of those samples were positively identified as Proteus mirabilis using cultural characteristics, biochemical examinations, and the Vitek II system. Antibiotic susceptibility was tested for 27 antibiotics. Results showed that isolates exhibited multi-drug resistance ranging from 10 to 19 antibiotics, with 100% resistance to Ampicillin, Erythr

Obesity has become a global epidemic at an increasing rate with the potential to be influenced by epigenetic alterations, including DNA methylation. Considering the lack of local studies investigating the influence of global DNA methylation alterations on obesity, the present study was set out to address this issue.

A total of 90 subjects were involved in the present study. Sixty participants were obese (BMI > 30 kg/m²) while 30 participants were normal body weight (BMI < 25 kg/m²). The average age was 31.5 years with a range of (20 – 50 years). Following DNA extraction, global DNA methylation levels were assessed using MethylFlash™ Global DNA Methylation (5mC) ELISA Easy Kit. Other obesity related

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and celiac disease (CD) are two of the most prevalent autoimmune disorders affecting children and adolescents, with a notable tendency to co-occur in the same individual. This co-occurrence is thought to be attributed to the shared genetic predisposition underlying both conditions. This study aimed to evaluate the serum levels of anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies and the impact of the human leukocyte antigen-DQ2 (HLA-DQ2) gene on their levels in diabetic pediatric populations in Wasit Province, Iraq. A total of 100 patients with type T1DM and 60 healthy individuals, both sexes, under the age of 16 years, were 
recruited. Blood samples (5 mL) were collected from each participant to determine the

This study investigates the impact of varying concentrations of Pb, Ni, and Cr heavy metal ions on the growth of Synechococcus elongatus (S. elongatus) and evaluates the effectiveness of S. elongatus in removing these heavy metal ions through biosorption, with a focus on identifying the residual ions that are not removed by this process. This study was conducted using five bioreactors filled with BG11 growth medium, each containing a different concentration of each heavy metal ion. The removal efficiency and the remaining ions of these heavy metals were determined by using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer by measuring the concentration of heavy metal ions in the

A study was conducted on water's physical and chemical properties at five sites along the water channel within the University of Baghdad in Baghdad's Al-Jadriya district. All sites drew water from the Tigris River, adjacent to the university. The present study aimed to determine aquatic plant types inhabiting the study area and the diversity of fungi associated with these plants and fungi present in water during three seasons of the year: spring, autumn, and winter (2022 - 2023), considering five locations.

The results of the current study showed that the water became alkaline and the oxygen level was good, four types of aquatic plants were diagnosed and isolated from the aqueducts that derive their water from the Tigris River:

The current study investigates the association of the gene expression and Polymorphism of the TCF7L2 gene variations (rs78025551 and rs7903146) with increased incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Iraqi patients. The study included 200 participants; 100 were T2DM patients, and 100 were healthy controls. Sex, age (divided into three groups), BMI, fasting blood glucose (FBG), and HbA1c % were investigated. Results indicated that there were substantial variations between patients and controls (p < 0.01) regarding age, age group, BMI, FBG, and HbA1c %, while no significant differences at the sex level. The first part of the research revealed the determination of TCF7L2 gene expression. The median of ge

     Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a long-term autoimmune disorder that causes ongoing inflammation in the joints, starting with smaller joints and gradually spreading to larger ones, with potential complications affecting other parts of the body. The chronic inflammation in the synovial membrane leads to the degradation of cartilage and bone. Osteonectin (SPARC), a protein involved in tissue remodelling, is found to be highly expressed in the cartilage and synovium of individuals with RA, indicating its potential role in the disease process. This research aimed to investigate serum Osteonectin (ON) concentrations as a potential marker of RA disease activity. The study included 58 patients with RA and 30 healthy individuals, divided i

In many different applications, wireless sensor network (WSN) security enhancement is crucial. The progress in localizing routing attacks is a critical focus of security research.  The network performance is compromised by introducing rogue nodes into wireless sensor networks, resulting in various routing attacks.  This research introduces a method called hybrid self-organizing neural networks (Hyb_SONN) for detecting and localizing numerous assaults.  The proposed approach consists of two main components: localization techniques and a neural network for the detection and localization of WSN DoS attacks. Using the Hyb_SONN method, the dataset is divided into training and testing sets to detect 10 different types of attacks, includin

The high morbidity and mortality are caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which behaves as an opportunistic organism that resists many disinfectants through biofilm. The current study aims to detect variation in the ndvB gene and its relation with biofilm construction through the correlation of the change in the DNA sequence of the ndvB gene in different isolates and their phenotypic change in biofilm formation (weak, moderate, and strong biofilm producers). The biofilm was constructed, and the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) for planktonic cells and Minimum Bactericidal Concentrations (MBC) for biofilm-forming cells were determined for the 20 isolates under the study. The prevalence of ndvB gene

Resource utilization in computer networks is a key area of research. Due to the growing numbers of communication devices and data being processed in the network, today's 5G networks are no exception. Network slicing provides a data-driven, programmable solution by enabling the use of virtual segments over the same underlying physical network, using techniques such as Software Defined Networking and Network Function Virtualization. This paper focuses on predicting the most suitable network slice for network tenants by utilizing the adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system as a multiclassifier for incoming network slice requests. Each tenant is assigned a suitable slice based on the requesting device's type and characteristics of the required