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Lactate dehydrogenase and C-reactive protein as predictors of severity and prognosis in corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Iraqi patients
Get PDFThe Objective of the Study:-To estimate whether the initial C-reactive protein (CRP) and Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels are able to act as markers of severity and prognosis in COVID-19 adult patients. Patients and Method: This cross sectional study was conducted in the Marjan medical teaching city during the period from January 2021 to augest2021. 100 Patients who complained from fever or chest symptoms were enrolled after laboratory confirmation of COVID19 via RT-PCR. Chest computed tomography scan(CT) was then performed to classify the patients into mild, moderate and severe, critical pneumonia groups according to world health organization(WHO)classification, initial plasma CRP level and LDH level were measured for all patients. Follow up and documentation were done for all patients. A thoracic radiologist interprets chest CT scan and produces a structured report. An informed written consent was obtained from each participant. Results: Cross sectional study of 100 cases with COVID 19 infection, mean age of patients (51.6 ± 15.5) years.51%are females and 49% are male, (79%) of patients admitted to hospital and then get well and discharged,16% died. CRP and LDH increase in complicated patients with COVID 19 infection. Critical cases have high LDH than other types of severity. 
Role of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad as President of the Indian national congress: A review
Get PDFAbul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed bin Khairuddin Al-Hussaini Azad 11th November 1888 – 22 February 1958) was an Indian independence activist, Islamic theologian, writer and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress. Following India's independence, he became the First Minister of Education in the Indian government. He is commonly remembered as Maulana Azad; the word Maulana is an honorific meaning 'Our Master' and he had adopted Azad (Free) as his pen name. His contribution to establishing the education foundation in India is recognised by celebrating his birthday as National Education Day across India
Optimization of complex system reliability: Bat algorithm based approach
Get PDFThe issue of optimizing the reliability of complex networks is one of the contemporary issues, which has evolved with the development of methodologies for solutions with the development of modern engineering technology. Algorithms that mimic nature are among the most powerful algorithms used in optimization. In this study, the bat algorithm was presented to obtain the best reliability for a complex network that was selected at the lowest possible cost using three different cost functions, the logarithmic, the exponential and the tangent functions. Where we got different results according to the cost function used and the comparison was made between those results and we were found that the result of the logarithmic function is the best
Does continuous wear of a face mask affect your tear film?
Get PDFThe study's objective was to assess the effect of type of mask wear and duration, including short-term wear of mask on TBUT. This was a cross-sectional, comparative study. A total of 90 subjects were categorized into three groups, each comprising 30 subjects. Either the groups were given a surgical, cloth, or N95 masks to wear. Baseline TBUT was collected after 30 mins without mask wear; subsequently after 1 min of mask wear and after every 30 mins for 3.5 hours among all the three groups. TBUT changes within the groups and between the groups were compared using Friedman ANOVA and the Kruskal Wallis test. TBUT was stable among N95 wearers for first 30 minutes and declined among cloth & surgical mask users. A continuous significant difference was evident only from 2 hours among surgical and cloth mask users and at 3.5 hours within N95 users. N95 wearers have a higher TBUT, and surgical having the least. Surgical mask wears significantly influence tear film stability, followed by cloth mask wear because of air leak from nose wire. TBUT is minimally affected by N95 wear
Biosynthesis and characterization of cotton seed oil cake gold nanoparticles with reference to its anti-inflammatory activity
Get PDFThe gold nanoparticles synthesis is processed using a crude concentrate from cottonseed oil cake. Aqueous gold chloride makes stable nanoparticles of gold with crude concentrate from cottonseed oil cake. The combined gold nanoparticles were distinguished using a scanning electron microscopic study (SEM), UV-VIS spectrophotometer, Fourier transform infrared study and X-ray diffraction method. The gold nanoparticles color observed from yellow to purple to dark. In 1 mM NaCl solution, the gold nanoparticles were stable at pH 7-8, 25-35°C. The synthesized gold nanoparticles show a 568 nm plasmon reverberation. The SEM study additionally proved the gold nanoparticles with a circular morphology. The XRD survey reveals the facecentered, translucent, and cubic shape of thegold nanoparticles. Regardless, at a pH of 6-7 at a temperature of 35-55 °Cgold nanoparticles are best. The typical gold nanoparticles size is showed in the 18 to25 nm range. The presence of carboxylic acids, flavonoids and phenols was confirmed with FT-IR spectrum. With the most remarkable volume of 100 μL, biosynthesized gold nanoparticles showed an extremely strong inhibition of denaturation of 74.09%
Platelet rich plasma: A new era of regeneration
Get PDFPlatelet-rich plasma (PRP) has been a breakthrough in the stimulation and acceleration of bone and soft tissue healing. It represents a relatively new biotechnology that is part of the growing interest in tissue engineering and cellular therapy today. Because of its newness, there is a potential for misunderstanding, misuse, and application of what the practitioner may incorrectly think is PRP. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the definition of PRP, its safety, its proper development, and its most efficacious means of application
Association of the genetic variants of XRCC1 DNA repair gene as genetic factors for breast cancer in Iraqi patients
Get PDFBreast cancer (BC) is the second leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide and the most common type of cancer among women. This study was included blood of 75 Iraqi women with confirmed breast cancer and 25 samples with normal breast tissues were considered as control group. The restriction fragment length polymorphism-polymerase chain reaction (RFLP-PCR) technique was performed the detection and genotyping for polymorphisms of X-Ray Repair Cross Complementing 1 (XRCC 1) gene Arg194Trp. The genotype distribution of the XRCC 1 Arg194Trp showed significant difference (p<0.05) between controls (Arg/Arg: n= 25, 100%; Arg/Trp and Trp/Trp n=0) and breast cancer patients (Arg/Arg: n= 47, 62.67%; Arg/Trp: n=2, 2.67%; Trp /Trp: n=26, 34.67%). The result showed an increased in Trp/Trp genotype and Trp allele of the XRCC1 Arg194Trp in breast cancer patients than control
Retrospective assessment of the patients with disseminated tuberculosis
Get PDFBackground: Disseminated tuberculosis (TB) is defined as the presence of two or more noncontiguous sites resulting from hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, occurring as a result of progressive primary infection, reactivation of a latent focus with subsequent spread, or rarely through iatrogenic origin. Hence; the present study was undertaken for assessing the patients with disseminated tuberculosis. Materials & methods: A total of 50 patients who reported to the department and were confirmed with diagnosis of disseminated tuberculosis in the past one year. Complete demographic and clinical data of all the subjects was enrolled. Clinical profile of all the patients was recorded. Assessment of all the results was done using SPSS software. Results: Fever, malaise, weight loss and poor appetite were seen in 66 percent, 30 percent, 24 percent and 20 percent of the patients respectively. Cough, dyspnea, myalgia and joint pain was seen in 20 percent, 12 percent, 14 percent and 18 percent of the patients respectively. On chest imaging, consolidation, fibrotic change, miliary lesion and nodular change was seen in 16 percent, 10 percent, 50 percent and 8 percent of the patients respectively. Conclusion: Majority of the patients demonstrate clinical findings suggestive of disseminated TB. 
Molecular study of quorum sensing and biofilm formation genes in pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from UTIs patients
Get PDFBackground: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common health problem in both community and nosocomial settings, affecting both men and women equally. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen causing devastating acute and chronic infections in individuals with compromised immune systems. Biofilm is an architecture built mostly by autogenic extracellular polymeric substances which function as a scaffold to encase the bacteria together on surfaces, and to protect them from environmental stresses, impedes phagocytosis and thereby conferring the capacity for colonization and long-term persistence. So, the aim of this study to screen of some important quorum sensing and biofilm genes among pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from UTIs patients. Methods: These study was conducted in Al-Qadisiyah province, Iraq at five major hospitals (AL-Diwanyia Teaching Hospital, Feminine and children teaching hospital, Afak General Hospital, AL-Hamzah General Hospital and AL-Shamiya General Hospital) during the period from (November, 2020 to June, 2021). A total of 800 urine samples were collected from male and females referring to five major hospitals. The age of the patients ranged from (1 to 80) years-old. 
Malaria diagnosis using microscopic imaging
Get PDFMalaria, a dangerous disease caused by Plasmodium, which is spread by being bitten by infected mosquitoes (Female Anopheles). It is crucial to diagnose malaria pathogens quickly and accurately at the right time. Traditional microscopy is commonly used in developing countries to diagnose malaria parasites, where pathologists examine the slide under a light microscope. However, in the case of traditional microscopy, requires more time and careful attention. Here, we have proposed a method to diagnose malaria based on computer vision. As a pre-processing stage, SAMF (Systematically Applied Mean Filter) algorithm is proposed that removes impulse noise from the corrupted malaria-infected images. Otsu method is used to obtain the binary version of images for cropping blood cells from complete image. 17 texture and color features were extracted from these cropped cells and these features were used to train Cubic SVM (Support Vector Machine) classifier. Hence a precise malaria diagnosis system was developed for detecting Plasmodium parasites, identifying their life stages and species using images of thin blood smears. A total of 348 images from CDC (Centre for Disease Control and Prevention) database were used to train and test the performance of the system