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Distribution Of Epidemiological Characteristics Among Drug Addiction Patients Admitted To Alqana Center For Social Rehabilitation, Ali Abdul Alkhudhur Murad, Atta Ah. Mousa Al-Sarray, Zeena Jamal Alkhazraji

Al-Esraa University College Journal for Medical Sciences

Background: Drug addiction is a worldwide issue; 5.6% of the world's population aged 15 to 64 took drugs at least once in 2016. For the majority of medicines, younger individuals use them more than older people do. Drug abuse seems to be on the increase in several ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries, particularly among young men aged 15 to 30. Illicit drug abuse account for around 14% of the overall health burden among young males. Younger individuals are also more prone to die from drug abuse issues. Aim: To assess the severity of problems related to drug …

Immunological Markers And Clinical Features With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus In Iraqi Women Patients, Ali Yahya. Zeki, Ali Hussein. Al-Hafid, Haider Hafudh Humaish

Al-Esraa University College Journal for Medical Sciences

Background: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is a complicated condition caused by the immune system attacking disease with unclear causes, affecting mainly women. It manifests with various symptoms and is diagnosed based on clinical and serological signs. Aims: To investigate the prevalence and the type of immunological and hematologic manifestations in SLE from pathologist's perspective. Methods: The study was done on 60 SLE patients and 60 controls from the Consulting Rheumatology Clinic in Baghdad Teaching Hospital in Baghdad City during the first half of the year 2024, from 25^th January 2024 until 25^th April 2024. Results: Marital state …

Cathepsin D And Its Relation With Lipid Profile In Coronary Atherosclerosis Patients, Israa Saad Salim, Walaa Ismael Jassim, Ahmed Saadi Hassan

Al-Esraa University College Journal for Medical Sciences

Background: Coronary atherosclerosis is a long lasting and continuously evolving disease with multiple clinical manifestations ranging from asymptomatic to stable angina, acute coronary syndrome (ACS), heart failure (HF) and sudden cardiac death (SCD). The onset and advancement of coronary atherosclerosis are influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Objectives: The study aimed to find out if cathepsin D a good indicator to diagnose atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases and its relation with lipid profile. Materials and Methods: The study conducted with the participation of 150 subjects (100 patients with coronary atherosclerosis and 50 healthy control). Age for all subject was in …

Secretor Status And Anxiety Are Risk Factors For Getting Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Ola Amer Jasim, Khalid Mahdi Salih

Al-Esraa University College Journal for Medical Sciences

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a functional disease of gastrointestinal tract (GIT) that affects 10-20% of the population worldwide and is distinguished by abdominal pain/discomfort and changes in bowel habits that is accompanied by diarrhea, constipation, or both. Control-based study was conducted on 50 Iraqi patients with IBS who were presented at private clinics for gastrointestinal diseases (GIDs), along with 20 healthy individuals matched in their age and gender to act as control group. The study lasted from November 2021 to May 2022 and aimed to determine the frequency of IBS subtypes among Iraqi patients, as well as the influence …

Complement Component C3 And C4 Levels In Juvenile And Adult Sle Iraqi Patients, Sahar S. Aldhahir, Izzat A. M. Al-Rayahi, Salwa S. Muhsin

Al-Esraa University College Journal for Medical Sciences

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease, with about 15-20% of patients being children. The causes of the disease are a mix of genetic and environmental factors. Complement C3 and C4 play a significant role in the diagnosis and monitoring of disease severity. Additionally, renal function tests are important for monitoring the disease, as the disease affects the kidneys in a large percentage of patients. Aim: The study was primarily conducted to compare complement C3 and C4 levels in Iraqi adult and juvenile patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Patient and methods: The study consisted of 70 patients, …

Economic Profitability Of Sustainable Buildings Industry, Mohanad Ibrahim Altuma, Hanadi Abdulridha Lateef, Ayad Abdulkhaleq Al-Yousuf

Al-Esraa University College Journal for Engineering Sciences

The increasing global awareness of the Earth's deteriorating condition and the unpredictable effects of climate change has given rise to worldwide phenomena that impact several elements like the economy, agricultural security, water availability, and energy supplies. Buildings contribute significantly to the generation of greenhouse gases, as well as the disposal of pollutants and energy consumption. Therefore, they play a crucial role in addressing environmental issues.

Although sustainable buildings are widely acknowledged as a potential advancement, professionals in the property market still believe that the upfront costs of creating sustainable buildings are significantly higher than those of conventional buildings. This view …

Designing A Visual Control Framework Based On Feature Point Analysis To Guide Robots In Uncharted Areas, Isam Sadiq Rasham Al-Ghadhbawi

Al-Esraa University College Journal for Engineering Sciences

Image processing may be made more accurate and efficient with the use of optical processing technologies. In order to make better design judgments early in the package design process, visual packaging art simulation aims to swiftly develop realistic packaging effects. Conventional simulation techniques frequently yield findings that are neither realistic or detailed, and they also take a lot of time and human resources. Optical processing-based machine vision technology can fully utilize computer vision and image processing techniques to simulate package designs accurately and efficiently. This research proposes a foundation for machine vision technologies based on image optical processing. Real package …

Beginnings: Nsw Teachers' Views On The Early Stages Of Implementing A New National Curriculum, Julie-Anne Seach

Theses

This PhD study researched NSW teachers’ conceptions of curriculum change after the introduction of a new Australian national curriculum. One key rationale for the development of a national curriculum in Australia was to raise the standard of education by providing excellent curriculum to students in all Australian states and territories. However, educational standards improve through a combination of many factors, including quality teaching.

A curriculum’s success is dependent on the teachers who implement it. While the curriculum itself garnered considerable attention, how classroom teachers responded to it was likely to be a contributing factor to its overall success. Yet, there …

Educators’ Perspectives On University Technology Transfer Processes In The Philippines: A Case Study, Leni Garcia, Kenbert Alan Ting, Mark Van Hoorebeek

Asia-Pacific Intellectual Property Management and Innovation Book Series

As universities extend the scope of their tasks as educational institutions to include technology transfer and commercialization of their faculty’s and students’ research outputs, it becomes necessary to investigate internal systems that facilitate such processes. Existing literature on technology transfer in the Philippines is mostly focused on the transfer of a specific technology, industry–academe research and development (R&D) collaboration, the experience in a specific industry, or the experience in public Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs). The perspectives of educators and researchers who are the recipients of technology transfer services within Philippine HEIs have, so far, not yet been investigated. This …

Perceptions Of Young Members Of The Aeta Community About Their Intellectual Property Rights For Their Traditional Knowledge Systems: Uniquely Magbukun, Juan Kristopier D. Angeles, Xyra M. Angeles

Asia-Pacific Intellectual Property Management and Innovation Book Series

Traditional knowledge systems are innovative and practically address the needs of Indigenous peoples. In the past decades, efforts from various stakeholders have been made to acknowledge Indigenous peoples in policy debates on intellectual property (IP) dialogues. Sharing of ideas and community experiences was practiced among indigenous communities, such as the Aeta community of the Magbukun tribe in Bataan. The said Aeta community has long opened its door to researchers and nonlocals. However, due to the educational assimilation among the young participants, they formed this call for mimicry and recognition of their tradition that made them believe that both public and …

Stock Market Reaction On Patent Publications: Evidence From The Most Innovative Companies In The World, Meegoda Pathiranage Taniya Rashmi Sankalpana, Debeharage Athula Indunil Dayaratne

Asia-Pacific Intellectual Property Management and Innovation Book Series

This paper examines the influence of patent information on the stock returns of the 13 most innovative companies in the world ranked in the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Annual Innovation Report. It considered distinct technological fields for adopting the event study methodology on 247 announcements from 2004 to 2022 for United-States-listed companies. The results reveal diverse market reactions, with companies displaying mixed positive and negative abnormal returns following patent publications. Our findings reveal varied cumulative abnormal return (CAR) values among firms, with statistically significant positive CARs observed for these companies in certain years, indicating market outperformance. The study also shows …

This Liquid Road Of Motion: The Interstate 35 Corridor Transformation, 1950-1995, Carl Friesenhahn

History - All Scholarship

This project examines the creation and renovation of Interstate 35 in Texas through the lens of cultural history and societal analysis. It begins with the highway’s formulation and predecessors, ending with the passage and immediate impact of NAFTA following over two decades of disillusionment. In this paper, the road is not solely viewed through the lens of state interests. Local and national concerns and powers balanced Texan interests in the course of the road’s creation and are therefore investigated in conversation with each other. This paper contends that the creation of Interstate 35 in Texas took a patchwork of state …

Majorie In War And Peace, Gary R. Mormino

The Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Journal of Florida Literature

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The Renaissance Of The Traphagen Farm, Ann Mccutchan

The Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Journal of Florida Literature

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Poems, Peter Gordon

The Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Journal of Florida Literature

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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings: Harmony In Rural Florida, Leslie Kemp Poole

The Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Journal of Florida Literature

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A Star Fell On Florida And The Magic Circle, Stetson Kennedy

The Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Journal of Florida Literature

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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Writing Award Co-Winner Graduate Essay: "Douglas And Rawlings: Literary Awareness And Advocacy Of Florida Environment", Hind Berji

The Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Journal of Florida Literature

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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Writing Award Co-Winner Graduate Essay: The Social Problems With Cross Creek's Transcendentalism, Mohammed Forero Bucheli

The Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Journal of Florida Literature

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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Writing Award Co-Winner Undergraduate Essay: "Trauma And Tranquility: Rawlings's And Hemingway's Tales Of Transformation", Simon Cole

The Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Journal of Florida Literature

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Development Of A Continuum Damage Constitutive Model And Simulation For Brittle Materials In Space Infrastructure Application, Luis Eduardo Deganis

Dissertations

The purpose of this work is to develop a continuum damage constitutive material model and apply it to structural response characterization of brittle materials for in-situ construction of space infrastructure. This research improves and expands the utility of the physics-based dominant crack algorithm (DCA) model in order to account for very low-strain rate phenomena in plain concrete structures. The DCA model is strain-rate dependent and has been effectively utilized for highly dynamic phenomena. The model has a strong basis in micromechanics and is able to capture the strain-softening response of brittle materials. The newly developed constitutive model can be easily …

A New, Intuitive Method For The Design And Analysis Of Multi-Pass Cavities, Adam S. Mansor

Dissertations

This dissertation develops a new analytical approach for designing and analyzing multi-pass cavities like the Herriott cell employing the graphical yӯ diagram approach. The new technique can be deployed in spectroscopy absorption detection, femtoseconds laser cavities, or any off -axis spherical mirror interferometers applications. Such a system can be uniquely designed and evaluated by entering a few parameters that define the required physics for the cell, the packaging size limits for the system and the probe beam size, plus two user selected parameters. The existing design method, developed by Herriott, is discussed and then the yӯ diagram method is presented …

Application Of A New Scale-Resolving Turbulence Model To Supersonic Retropropulsion Flows With Chemistry, Gabriel C. Nastac

Dissertations

Turbulent compressible flows are ubiquitous in many engineering applications of flight and propulsion. Computational fluid dynamics simulations are commonly performed to analyze these flows. Scale-resolving turbulence models inherently better capture various flow phenomena, including separation and mixing, as well as enable predictions of fluctuations, which can be critical for design compared to traditional steady-state turbulence models. In this work, new scale-resolving blended Partially-Averaged Navier-Stokes (BPANS) turbulence models are developed to account for compressibility effects and are employed to efficiently simulate turbulent compressible flows. Specifically, supersonic retropropulsion flows are investigated. Supersonic retropropulsion is a key technology for next-generation rockets. The new …

Modeling On-Demand Meal Delivery With Multi-Modal Couriers: Considering Both Certain And Uncertain Orders, Zohre Noormohamadzade

Dissertations

The on-demand meal delivery sector has experienced significant transformation, reshaping consumer dining habits and operational practices in the food delivery industry. This dissertation explores the changing landscape of on-demand meal delivery services through two interrelated topics, namely Modeling On-demand Meal Delivery in a Link-Node Based stochastic User Equilibrium with certain demand and Modeling On-demand Meal Delivery with different vehicle modes and uncertain demand, aiming to address the evolving challenges and opportunities in this dynamic industry. The rest of this dissertation is composed of two parts. The first part addresses the integration of internal restaurant couriers and third-party platform couriers to …

Thermal Processing Of Al-Zn-Cu-Mg-Zr Laser Powder Bed Fusion Material For Increased Ductility, Jeffrey S. Gaddes

Dissertations

Although the use of wrought high strength aluminum alloys is prevalent throughout aerospace systems, they often have long lead times and become difficult to source throughout the long lifecycle of aviation systems. Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) Additive Manufacturing (AM) provides opportunity to directly manufacture wrought equivalent aluminum products without forging supply chain challenges. If these LBPF components are made with the same aluminum material system with similar strength and ductility, they can be a direct replacement for traditionally manufactured components. However, existing 7xxx aluminum alloys are prone to cracking during fusion welding and therefore are not readily produced through …

Coronal Magnetic Field Extrapolation And Topological Analysis Of Multi-Scale Magnetic Structures For Solar Eruptions, Wen He

Dissertations

Solar eruptions are manifestations of strong solar activities which occur in multiple scales and vary significantly in observations. It has also been increasingly realized that some scenarios initially proposed for relatively large-scale eruptions may persist down to much smaller/finer scales, largely owing to increasingly high-resolution observations of the Sun. However, confirming the coherent magnetic structures on the Sun remains challenging due to the lack of direct coronal magnetic field measurement. This dissertation mainly focuses on the topological analysis of multi-scale magnetic structures embodied in different solar eruptions with available observations. It is achieved by reconstructing the 3D coronal magnetic field …

Context-Aware Machine Learning For Low-Burden Brain-Computer Interfaces, T. Warren De Wit

Dissertations

We are interested in the utility that artificially intelligent mobile systems such as drones offer to personnel in fast-paced, high-stakes situations such as disaster relief that demand real-time situational awareness. Ideally, these assistive systems place no additional cognitive or physical burden on their user; rather, they should respond to the user's intent with minimal physical or cognitive impact. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are already widely applied in both brain-computer interfaces (BCI) and drone navigation. We propose leveraging the robust computer-vision based AI that exists on modern drones to use objects as waypoints and fly a reconnaissance drone …

Land-Atmosphere Interactions Over Cities : Urban Effects On Tree Canopy Temperature And Local Cloud Patterns, Thuy Trang Vo

Dissertations

Understanding land-atmosphere (L-A) interactions is critical for predicting Earth’s system and its functionality. This dissertation advances knowledge in three aspects involving L-A interactions at different scales. The first study asks how city-wide tree canopy temperatures vary diurnally, and what environmental factors and to what extent they contribute to its spatiotemporal variation. Despite the importance of urban trees’ surface temperature in assess-ing micro-climate interactions between trees and the surrounding environment, their diurnal evolution has been largely understudied at a city-wide scale. The research highlights the more important role of the greenspace coverage in controlling the daytime canopy temperature, while, surrounding buildings …

Mythical Adverse Effect, Naveen Thomas

Faculty Scholarship

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Temporary Protection For Ukrainians In The European Union: Why Now And When Again, Maryellen Fullerton

Faculty Scholarship

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