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Influence Of Routine Chemical Components On Sensory Quality Of Commercial Cigarettes Using Partial Least Square Regression, Shen Ning, Zhao Juan, Yu Jingyang, Xia Shuqin, Zhang Xiaoming, Guo Lei, Su Jiakun, Shao Dengyin, Cai Jibao Dec 2015

Influence Of Routine Chemical Components On Sensory Quality Of Commercial Cigarettes Using Partial Least Square Regression, Shen Ning, Zhao Juan, Yu Jingyang, Xia Shuqin, Zhang Xiaoming, Guo Lei, Su Jiakun, Shao Dengyin, Cai Jibao

Food and Machinery

The Partial Least Square Regression(PLSR) analysis was used to study the influences of routine chemical components, such as total sugar, reducing sugar, nicotine, total nitrogen etc. on cigarette sensory quality. The results showed that there were positive correlations between total sugar, reducing sugar and the ratio of sugar to nicotine and most comfort characteristic. Nicotine, total nitrogen and potassium had negative influences on tobacco comfort characteristics. There were significantly positive correlations between the ratio of potassium to chlorine and irritation or tongue burning, oral coating or oral dryness. There were positive correlations between total sugar, reducing sugar and the ratio …

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Study On Dynamic Changes Of Browning And Active Components In Chaenomeles Spiciosa(Sweet) Nakai During Low Temperature Air Drying, Cui Li, Song Shuangshuang, Du Liping, Wang Daijie, Geng Yanling, Wang Xiao Dec 2015

Study On Dynamic Changes Of Browning And Active Components In Chaenomeles Spiciosa(Sweet) Nakai During Low Temperature Air Drying, Cui Li, Song Shuangshuang, Du Liping, Wang Daijie, Geng Yanling, Wang Xiao

Food and Machinery

In order to evaluate the effects of drying method on the color and active components from Chaenomeles spiciosa(Sweet) Nakai, which was dried under low temperature hot air, then the change law of the chromaticity value, browning enzymes and the contents of some components were determined. The results showed that during the process of drying, there was a close positive relationship between the rate of water loss and the severity of the injured cell membrane, with the correlativity coefficient 0.989, while, there was negative correlation between the peroxidase activity and the severity of the injured cell membrane, with the correlativity coefficient …

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Application On Sea Cucumber Cooking EquipmentS Control Based On Bypass Adjustment, Ni Jin, Xu Wenqi, Shen Jian Dec 2015

Application On Sea Cucumber Cooking EquipmentS Control Based On Bypass Adjustment, Ni Jin, Xu Wenqi, Shen Jian

Food and Machinery

Traditional sea cucumber cooking equipments temperature control was fixed value control, and there were a lot of problems such as poor regulating ability, large overshoot and control lag. In order to solving those problems, first of all, steam bypass adjusting system was designed for sea cucumber cooking equipment, in order to realizing cooking temperatures precise control. Secondly, the sea cucumber cooking equipment was converted to an equivalent heat transfer system, and then established its heat transfer computing model and solving strategy. Thirdly, the heat transfer computing model was embedded to control algorithm, temperature perturbation predicted by using heat transfer computing …

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Weight-Reducing Effect Of Onion Peel Extracts On Obese Rats, Liu Haoming, Pan Yannan, Cui Taihua, Wei Dan, Liang Chengyun, Li Guanhao Dec 2015

Weight-Reducing Effect Of Onion Peel Extracts On Obese Rats, Liu Haoming, Pan Yannan, Cui Taihua, Wei Dan, Liang Chengyun, Li Guanhao

Food and Machinery

Investigated the effects of onion peel extracts on weight reduction in obesity rats. The experiment adopted the nutritional obesity model, and selected the tea polyphenol (TP) as a positive control and fed with high-fat diet added 0.57% of tea polyphenol and 1.33% of onion peel extracts. Research studied the influence of onion peel extracts on body weights, Lee’s indexes, food intake and food utilization rate of the rats, and further evaluated weight-reducing capacity of onion peel extracts according to above parameters. The results showed that onion peel extracts could decrease the body weight significantly by restraining fat cell dilated and …

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Study On Process Conditions Of Superfine Grinding Modifying Insoluble Dietary Fiber From Potato Pulp, Zhang Gensheng, Ge Yingliang, Nie Zhiqiang, Yue Xiaoxia, Han Bing, Cheng Jianbo Dec 2015

Study On Process Conditions Of Superfine Grinding Modifying Insoluble Dietary Fiber From Potato Pulp, Zhang Gensheng, Ge Yingliang, Nie Zhiqiang, Yue Xiaoxia, Han Bing, Cheng Jianbo

Food and Machinery

Insoluble dietary fiber of potato slag was chosen to modify with superfine grinding using colloid mill. Inter-tooth space,of colloid mill, material-to-liquid ratio, treatment time are optimized by single-factor and orthogonal designed experiment and are defined with solubility process. Results shown optimum modified conditions of colloid mill: inter-tooth space 8.00 μm, 3 000 r/min for 5 min, material-to-liquid ratio 1∶60. Under these conditions, the solubility is 18.33%.

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Advances On Managemeng And Key Technology Of Fresh Agricultural Products Cold Chain, Li Kang, Zheng Jianguo, Wu Daqing Dec 2015

Advances On Managemeng And Key Technology Of Fresh Agricultural Products Cold Chain, Li Kang, Zheng Jianguo, Wu Daqing

Food and Machinery

Cold chain has become an important guarantee for world's countries to improve the quality of fresh agricultural products circulation condition, ensure food safety, increase agricultural product added value and promote agricultural products to the international market. But there is a certain gap between our country’s cold chain and developed countries’ in technology, equipment ownership and overall system management level. On the basis of analyzing the research on cold chain management at home and abroad, this paper compares and analyses some of the major issues in cold chain: inventory, logistics system planning, safety and quality, coordination mechanism and the key technical …

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Research Advance On Preparation Of Peony Seed Oil By Aqueous Enzymatic Extraction, Chen Xuan, Zhou Bo, Wang Zhoujun, Zhong Haiyan Dec 2015

Research Advance On Preparation Of Peony Seed Oil By Aqueous Enzymatic Extraction, Chen Xuan, Zhou Bo, Wang Zhoujun, Zhong Haiyan

Food and Machinery

The peony seed oil is identified as new resources food in the laws, which can be applied to functional food, cosmetics, health care and other industries. The enzyme-assisted aqueous is a safe, efficient, and green method. Mainly discusses the basic composition of peony seed and its oil features, and analyzes the key factors of enzyme-assisted aqueous method for extraction of peony seed oil, which offers development direction in the crude enzyme extraction, enzymatic demulsification, immobilized enzyme technology.

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Progress On Functionality Of Blueberry And Extracting Technology For Its Active Ingredient, Li Bin, Lei Yue, Meng Xianjun, Jiao Xinyao, Zhang Jiacheng, Wang Weisheng, Xu Qiang, Gao Ningxuan Dec 2015

Progress On Functionality Of Blueberry And Extracting Technology For Its Active Ingredient, Li Bin, Lei Yue, Meng Xianjun, Jiao Xinyao, Zhang Jiacheng, Wang Weisheng, Xu Qiang, Gao Ningxuan

Food and Machinery

For the its unique flavor, rich nutrients and multifunctionality, blueberry is highly popular. The nutritional value of blueberry is summarized, especially its healthy function in protecting eyesight, antioxidation and enhancing memory ability. Also, the current development situation of extractive technique of active ingredient in blueberry is reviewed and the prospect of blueberry is presented, aiming to provide a reference for further development of blueberry.

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Comparison Of Measurement Of 24-Hour Urine Protein Excretion Versus Random Urine Protein-Creatinine Ratio In Pregnant Woman With Pre-Eclampsia, Miami A. Ali, Manal Madany A. Qader, Manal Jasim Dec 2015

Comparison Of Measurement Of 24-Hour Urine Protein Excretion Versus Random Urine Protein-Creatinine Ratio In Pregnant Woman With Pre-Eclampsia, Miami A. Ali, Manal Madany A. Qader, Manal Jasim

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACK GROUND: Measurement of protein excretion in a 24-hour urine collection has been the long-standing gold-standard but time consuming test for the quantitative evaluation of proteinuria induced by preeclampsia. An alternative method is the measurement of protein- creatinine ratio in a spot urine sample, which provides a more convenient and rapid method to assess protein excretion. OBJECTIVE: To assess the correlation between the spot urine protein- creatinine ratio and 24-hour urine protein excretion in women with preeclampsia and to use the urine protein- creatinine ratio as alternative to time-consuming 24-hour urine protein collection. Study design: A cross sectional study. …

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Study Of Occurrence Of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Among Infertile Women, Hanaa Rahman Eleawi, Enas Talib Abdul-Karim, Anam Rasheed Al- Salihi Dec 2015

Study Of Occurrence Of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Among Infertile Women, Hanaa Rahman Eleawi, Enas Talib Abdul-Karim, Anam Rasheed Al- Salihi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Most women with polycystic ovary syndrome PCOS don’t even know that they have it ,and do not get a diagnosis until they begin trying to get pregnant. OBJECTIVE: To identify the prevalence of the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) among infertile women attending the Institute of Embryo Research and Infertility Treatment in AL-KadhymiaBaghdad, and to identify some of the common characteristics of infertile women with PCOS and others without PCOS . METHODOLOGY: A cross sectional study was conducted for about four months,during which a review of records of all the women attending the Institute during the year 2010 (six …

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Human Papilloma Virus 16 Survey In Breast Epithelium Of Women Using In Situ Hybridization Technique, Mahmoud Mishaal Mohamed, Huda Mahdi Al-Khateeb, Khitam Razzak Kadhim Al-Khafaji Dec 2015

Human Papilloma Virus 16 Survey In Breast Epithelium Of Women Using In Situ Hybridization Technique, Mahmoud Mishaal Mohamed, Huda Mahdi Al-Khateeb, Khitam Razzak Kadhim Al-Khafaji

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) is involved in cancers other than cervical cancer. A number of reports have identified HPV DNA in breast tissue and breast cancer specimens, suggesting that the virus could play a role in the pathogenesis of this tumor. OBJECTIVE: The aim was directed towards the use of In situ molecular methods to localize the virus in breast tissue. In addition, this study investigated the prevalence of high-risk HPV infections in Iraqi women with and without ductal carcinoma (DC) of the breast. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 29 cases of ductal carcinoma …

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Outcome Of Endonasal Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy In Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction, Ali A.Abdalwahid, Ragheed T. Miteab, Hussein J. Mohsin Dec 2015

Outcome Of Endonasal Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy In Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction, Ali A.Abdalwahid, Ragheed T. Miteab, Hussein J. Mohsin

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Dacryocystorhinostomy (dcr) is the standard trcatmert for nasolacrimal duct Obstruction .based on opening the lacrimal sac, which is connected to the nose, by removing the bone and the mucosa between these two structures at the level of the middle meatus. OBJECTIVE: To highlight the procedure of endonasal endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a prospective study conducted at Ghazy Al- hariri teaching hospital for surgical specialties during the period from 22nd of February 2011to the 4th of March 2013. A total of 22 patients were referred from the ophthalmologist for endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy after had been diagnosed as …

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Simultaneous Complete Intracorneal Ring Implantation With Intrapocket Collagen Cross- Linking For Treatment Of Keratoconus, Suzan Amana Rattan, Hayder Kadhum Hassoun, Haider Najim Aubaid, Amina Mohammed Abass Zwain, Majeed H.H. Al, Mustafa Raed Muhi, Amiri, Nabil Isam Naiem, Yahya Kareem Hammodi, Tharwat Idrees Sulaiman, Mohammed M.Habash, Adil Khamees Abdul-Hameed, Waleed Mustafa Hussen, Akeel Salman Yuser, Raghad Dawood Najem, Ahlam Mohamad Abdulabbas, Esraa Abd-Alhameed Abd-Al-Azeez, Ali K. Mohammed, Mohammed Hannon Al-Sodani, Jawad I Rasheed, Raed Ahmed Dawood, Adil S.Ghafour, Ali Kadim Karim, Nawfal Madhi Sheaheed, Abdulraheem Taha, Zeki Noah Al-Musawi Dec 2015

Simultaneous Complete Intracorneal Ring Implantation With Intrapocket Collagen Cross- Linking For Treatment Of Keratoconus, Suzan Amana Rattan, Hayder Kadhum Hassoun, Haider Najim Aubaid, Amina Mohammed Abass Zwain, Majeed H.H. Al, Mustafa Raed Muhi, Amiri, Nabil Isam Naiem, Yahya Kareem Hammodi, Tharwat Idrees Sulaiman, Mohammed M.Habash, Adil Khamees Abdul-Hameed, Waleed Mustafa Hussen, Akeel Salman Yuser, Raghad Dawood Najem, Ahlam Mohamad Abdulabbas, Esraa Abd-Alhameed Abd-Al-Azeez, Ali K. Mohammed, Mohammed Hannon Al-Sodani, Jawad I Rasheed, Raed Ahmed Dawood, Adil S.Ghafour, Ali Kadim Karim, Nawfal Madhi Sheaheed, Abdulraheem Taha, Zeki Noah Al-Musawi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Keratoconus is a progressive non inflammatory bilateral (usually asymmetric) ectatic corneal disease characterized by paraxial stromal thinning ,weakening that lead to corneal surface distortion ,vision loss primarily from irregular astigmatism and myopia and secondly from corneal scar. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate visual and refractive outcomes after intracorneal continuous ring (ICCR) implantation combined with intrapocket corneal collagen cross linking in patient with keratoconus. Setting: Eye Specialty Private Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq. METHODS: This study assessed the results of implantation of Myoring ICCR combined with CXL in 40 eyes with KC. Outcome measures include UDVA,CDVA(spectacle correction),refraction, complications and side effects. Postoperative follow- …

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Post-Operative Adhesive Intestinal Obstruction, Risk Factors And Complications., Majeed H.H. Al, Mustafa Raed Muhi, Amiri Dec 2015

Post-Operative Adhesive Intestinal Obstruction, Risk Factors And Complications., Majeed H.H. Al, Mustafa Raed Muhi, Amiri

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT : BACKGROUND : Post-operative adhesions form a main lifelong surgical issue, Adhesive intestinal obstruction remains the main complications of adhesions.multiple Risk factors play an important role in the initiation of the disease and its Management. OBJECTIVE: To identify the risk factors that increases the incidence of Adhesive intestinal obstruction and the complication of surgical intervention. PATIENTS AND METHODS : One hundred and eight patients with adhesive Intestinal obstruction (out of two hundreds and ten patients with acute intestinal Obstruction) were admitted to the surgical wards of Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital, studied prospectively for the period between the 1st of January …

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The Value Of Focused Assessment Sonography For Trauma The Management Of Patients With Blunt Trauma To The Abdomen, Nabil Isam Naiem, Yahya Kareem Hammodi, Tharwat Idrees Sulaiman, Mohammed M.Habash Dec 2015

The Value Of Focused Assessment Sonography For Trauma The Management Of Patients With Blunt Trauma To The Abdomen, Nabil Isam Naiem, Yahya Kareem Hammodi, Tharwat Idrees Sulaiman, Mohammed M.Habash

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: During the last decade focused assessment with sonography for trauma increasingly has become the initial diagnostic modality of choice in trauma patients. OBJECTIVE: This study was carried to evaluate the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of FAST when done by residents in the emergency surgical department, & its effect in determining the type of management. PATIENTS AND METHOD: 210 patients with blunt abdominal trauma were assessed with FAST within 30 minutes from admission to the emergency room. FAST results were considered positive if it detected intra peritoneal fluid , negative if it did not detect intra peritoneal fluid , …

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Resection And Reconstruction Of Cervical Tracheal Stenosis, Adil Khamees Abdul-Hameed, Waleed Mustafa Hussen, Akeel Salman Yuser Dec 2015

Resection And Reconstruction Of Cervical Tracheal Stenosis, Adil Khamees Abdul-Hameed, Waleed Mustafa Hussen, Akeel Salman Yuser

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND : Tracheal resection and primary re anastomosis for tracheal stenosis or tracheal tumor is not uncommon operation . OBJECTIVE: To assess the aetiology of stenosis of cervical trachea and their surgical reconstruction . PATIENT AND METHODS: This is a retrospective study of forty patients with cervical tracheal stenosis ,who were treated at Ibn Al Nafees Hospital during six years period from January -2006 to October -2012 .It illustrates the diagnostic methods and the surgical techniques of reconstruction . RESULTS: Most of the patients ,were male (80%) and only (20%) were female .The most common etiological factor was post …

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Lobar Pneumonia In Hospitalized Children And Response To Empirical Antibiotic Treatment, Raghad Dawood Najem, Ahlam Mohamad Abdulabbas, Esraa Abd-Alhameed Abd-Al-Azeez, Ali K. Mohammed Dec 2015

Lobar Pneumonia In Hospitalized Children And Response To Empirical Antibiotic Treatment, Raghad Dawood Najem, Ahlam Mohamad Abdulabbas, Esraa Abd-Alhameed Abd-Al-Azeez, Ali K. Mohammed

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: It is an inflammatory disease of lungs with consolidation of one or more lobes caused mostly by Streptocccus pneumoniae bacteria. It is a worldwide disease with high mortality among children less than 5 years old. OBJECTIVE: To determine the proper empirical antibiotic treatment for lobar pneumonia in hospitalized children and the correlation between the blood culture result and response to treatment. METHODS: A Cross sectional study was performed between January 2013 through December 2013 to 69 patient admitted to Central Teaching Hospital Of Pediatrics in Baghdad, aged more than two months to ten years, all of them met …

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Aortic Valve Calcification In Hemodialyzed Patients At The Iraqi Dialysis Center, Mohammed Hannon Al-Sodani, Jawad I Rasheed, Raed Ahmed Dawood, Adil S.Ghafour Dec 2015

Aortic Valve Calcification In Hemodialyzed Patients At The Iraqi Dialysis Center, Mohammed Hannon Al-Sodani, Jawad I Rasheed, Raed Ahmed Dawood, Adil S.Ghafour

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND : Aortic valve calcification in End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients occurs ten to twenty years earlier than general population. It is associated with myocardial, coronary arteries and conduction system calcification and it is associated with rapid development of aortic valve stenosis. OBJECTIVE: To study the incidence of aortic valve calcification in hemodialysis patients and to look for risk factors associated with this calcification. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Forty six patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) on regular haemodialysis in Baghdad Teaching Hospital / Dialysis Unit and forty six patients with no renal disease as control group were …

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Prognostic Indicators In Patients With Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, Ali Kadim Karim, Nawfal Madhi Sheaheed, Abdulraheem Taha, Zeki Noah Al-Musawi Dec 2015

Prognostic Indicators In Patients With Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, Ali Kadim Karim, Nawfal Madhi Sheaheed, Abdulraheem Taha, Zeki Noah Al-Musawi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system affecting nearly 2 million people worldwide. Multiple sclerosis typically begins in early adulthood and has a variable prognosis. OBJECTIVE: To determine the factors that affects the prognosis in Iraqi patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This study includes fifty patients with relapsing remitting MS and was conducted from March 2007 to July 2008 in Baghdad Teaching Hospital MS clinic. A study protocol sheet was done and filled from the patient’s database in the MS clinic. The prognostic indicator of residual disability depends on …

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Management Of Patients With Ampullary And Periampullary Tumors In Gastro-Entrology And Hepatology Teaching Hospital, Ali Abed Mhawes, Ali Hashim Abbood, Laith .R .Al.Hadad Dec 2015

Management Of Patients With Ampullary And Periampullary Tumors In Gastro-Entrology And Hepatology Teaching Hospital, Ali Abed Mhawes, Ali Hashim Abbood, Laith .R .Al.Hadad

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Ampullary and periampullary tumors are composed of a group of malignant and benign neoplasms arising in the region of the ampulla of Vater and are a major problem to the patients and surgeons and their management remains a big challenge. OBJECTIVE: Study the age, sex distribution, presentation and management of patients with ampullary and periampullary tumors in Iraq and compare it with other world reports PATIENTS AND METHODS: prospective study of 50 patients with ampullary and periampullary tumors carried out in GIT hospital (tertiary center) from January 2013 to March 2015 ,risk factors ,age ,sex ,clinical presentation ,images …

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Vitamin D Status In Hemodailysis Patients, A Single Center Study, Mohammed Hannon Al-Sodani, Adnan Abdhuladeem Mahdi, Suad Al-Windawi Dec 2015

Vitamin D Status In Hemodailysis Patients, A Single Center Study, Mohammed Hannon Al-Sodani, Adnan Abdhuladeem Mahdi, Suad Al-Windawi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency are common in patients with End Stage Renal Disease(ESRD). Vitamin D has been found to have beneficial effects on bone, cardiovascular and immune functions. There are little data about vitamin D levels in Iraqi patients on hemodalysis.. OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to determine the vitamin D status of Iraqi patients with ESRD on hemodialysis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This study is a cross sectional study conducted at The Dialysis Center/ Baghdad Teaching Hospital . An eighty four patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) on regular Hemodialysis (HD) enrolled in the study from …

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Neuroblastoma: A Clinico-Epidemiological Study In Al-Khadhimyia Teaching Hospital, Mais Ryiad, Sawsan Sati, Abass Dec 2015

Neuroblastoma: A Clinico-Epidemiological Study In Al-Khadhimyia Teaching Hospital, Mais Ryiad, Sawsan Sati, Abass

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Neuroblastoma is the third most common childhood cancer, after leukemia and brain tumors, and is the most common solid extra cranial tumor in children. The term neuroblastoma is commonly used to refer to a spectrum of neuroblastic tumors (including neuroblastomas, ganglioneuroblastomas, and ganglioneuromas) that arise from primitive sympathetic ganglion cells. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this research is to study the epidemiological and clinical feature of neuroblastoma in a group of Iraqi infants and children who were admitted to the pediatric ward of Al-Khadhimyia Teaching Hospital . PATIENTS AND METHOD: The study was done over a period of three …

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Maternal Serum Corticotrophin Releasing Hormone Level In Preterm Labour, Maha M. Al-Bayati, Susan Abbas Abdul Al-Ammer, Hadeel Kh.Nayef Dec 2015

Maternal Serum Corticotrophin Releasing Hormone Level In Preterm Labour, Maha M. Al-Bayati, Susan Abbas Abdul Al-Ammer, Hadeel Kh.Nayef

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACK GROUND: Preterm birth still remains a significant management problem and a large number of markers were investigated. OBJECTIVE: To assess the increasing of Corticotrophin Releasing Hormone(CRH) level in women diagnosed with preterm labour and are of medical value. Design: - Case control study .Al-Kadhymia Teaching Hospital. METHODS: Plasma samples of 80 women diagnosed with preterm labour were used in this study. Samples were divided into three groups ,according to week of gestation (24th-28th, 29th- 32nd, 33rd-37th). CRH values determined by ELISA . Twenty low risk women of control group were recruited near the end of 2nd trimester, all …

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Uremic Pruritus In Haemodialysis Patients; Prevalence, Severity And Possible Associations, Ali J. Hashim Al- Saedi, Ban Ghassan, Sabah Al- Alawchi Dec 2015

Uremic Pruritus In Haemodialysis Patients; Prevalence, Severity And Possible Associations, Ali J. Hashim Al- Saedi, Ban Ghassan, Sabah Al- Alawchi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Uremic pruritus is a common distressing complication of end stage renal disease and it is a common problem in dialysis patients. It causes serious discomfort and skin damage, negatively affects the quality of life. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence, severity of pruritus and possible association with the laboratory parameters in patients with chronic renal disease on haemodialysis. METHODS: One hundred and three patients on chronic haemodialysis were included in this study. Fasting blood sugar, urea, creatinine, albumin, alkaline phosphatase, parathyroid hormone, sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, phosphorus, calcium × phosphorus product, were determined. RESULTS: Of the 103 patients included …

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Exploring The Russian Online Gift-Exchange Communities: The Results Of Nethnographic Approach, Elizaveta Polukhina, Anna Strelnikova Dec 2015

Exploring The Russian Online Gift-Exchange Communities: The Results Of Nethnographic Approach, Elizaveta Polukhina, Anna Strelnikova

The Qualitative Report

This paper reports on a two-week nethnographic (online) observation of four online gift-exchange communities – virtual platforms, where participants conduct barter exchange of different daily objects such as books, children's products, furniture, home ware and others. These communities as case of informal economy initially do not have formal attributed rules. It is essential to find out (1) which rules and mechanisms exist in this type of economy; (2) what motivates people who are not acquainted with another to exchange gifts; and (3) understand the way this community exists. The conclusion is drawn that social capital is the basic engine of …

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Colloidal Ionic Supercapacitors, Kun-Feng Chen, Dong-Feng Xue Dec 2015

Colloidal Ionic Supercapacitors, Kun-Feng Chen, Dong-Feng Xue

Journal of Electrochemistry

Supercapacitors have high power density and long cycle life compared with battery systems, but they still suffer from low energy density at the same time. In order to increase the energy density of supercapacitors, we have developed a new type of pseudocapacitor, called colloidal ion supercapacitor, which can directly use commercial metal salts as electrode materials and form electroactive matter by in-situ electrochemical reactions without the need of additional materials synthesis processes. Colloidal ion supercapacitor can fully utilize the redox reaction of metal cations with multiple oxidation states, which can completely release the stored electrical energy of multiple-valence cations, leading …

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Electrodeposition Of Lanthanum In Deep Eutectic Solvents, Li Wang, You-Jun Fan, Lu Wei, Hai-Xia Liu, Shi-Gang Sun Dec 2015

Electrodeposition Of Lanthanum In Deep Eutectic Solvents, Li Wang, You-Jun Fan, Lu Wei, Hai-Xia Liu, Shi-Gang Sun

Journal of Electrochemistry

With the choline chloride/urea deep eutectic solvents (DESs) as the medium, the olive-like lanthanum particles with uniform shape and size were successfully prepared through a potentiostatic deposition method. The prepared samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). At the same time, the effect of deposition potential, temperature and time on the size and morphology of samples was investigated. The results demonstrated that the optimum conditions for the preparation of olive-like lanthanum particles were as follows: deposition potential of -1.7 V, temperature of 80 °C and …

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Electrochemical Properties Of Graphene/Porous Nano-Silicon Anode, Chun-Li Li, Guang Yang, Ping Zhang, Zhi-Yu Jiang Dec 2015

Electrochemical Properties Of Graphene/Porous Nano-Silicon Anode, Chun-Li Li, Guang Yang, Ping Zhang, Zhi-Yu Jiang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Porous nano-silicon (Si) was prepared by acid etching Al-Si alloy powder method, and used as an active material for fabricating a grapene/porous nano-Si electrode. The results of SEM and TEM measurements indicated that porous nano-Si powder was uniformly mixed with graphene by emulsification dispersion-ultrasonication method. As an anode for lithium ion battery, the graphene/porous nano-Si electrode presented relatively high performance in 1 mol•L-1LiPF6/EC:DMC = 1:1(by volume) + 1.5% (by mass) VC solution. At the charge and discharge current densities of 0.5A•g-1, the first discharge capacity was 1768.6mAh•g-1with coulombic efficiency of 68.3%. The discharge capacity …

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His Standardization In Developing Countries: Use Of Boundary Objects To Enable Multiple Translations, Edwin E. Nyella Mr., Honest Kimaro Dr. Dec 2015

His Standardization In Developing Countries: Use Of Boundary Objects To Enable Multiple Translations, Edwin E. Nyella Mr., Honest Kimaro Dr.

The African Journal of Information Systems

Standardization and integration of Health Information Systems (HIS) in most developing countries has been reported as a complex undertaking due to poverty, multiplicity of diseases and diverse actors working in various initiatives within the healthcare context. The need for collaborative investments in HIS strengthening is highlighted by major actors such as WHO, as significant to achieve an integrated HIS. However, despite the fact that involvement of multiple partners is desirable as a vehicle to attain an integrated HIS, entailed challenges should be understood and well managed. By drawing on the concept of translation from actor network theory supplemented by the …

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A Use Intention Model For Location-Based Mobile Advertising, Moses M. Thiga, Joseph Siror, Jason Githeko, Kageni Njagi Dec 2015

A Use Intention Model For Location-Based Mobile Advertising, Moses M. Thiga, Joseph Siror, Jason Githeko, Kageni Njagi

The African Journal of Information Systems

The use of location-based mobile advertising to deliver context specific information from businesses to clients has the potential to help them increase revenues, personalize offerings and reduce marketing costs. However, there is a lack of adoption of this emergent mode of advertising among micro-enterprises. This study examined the underlying reasons for this lack of adoption using an exploratory factor analytic study based on an adaptation of the Technology Acceptance Model with the choice of technology as an additional factor. Data was collected in a survey involving 304 micro-enterprises by means of structured questionnaires and interview schedules. A majority of micro-enterprises …

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