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Ecg Analysis Using Dwt And Wavelet Coefficient To Reduce The Feature And Svm-Icp For Classification And Matching, Janan Mahdi Aug 2026

Ecg Analysis Using Dwt And Wavelet Coefficient To Reduce The Feature And Svm-Icp For Classification And Matching, Janan Mahdi

Engineering and Technology Journal

The Electrocardiogram (ECG) considered as one of the important issue in the medical field (hospitals and clinics), which is used to represent the health of a heart. Increasing patients of heart has supposed to design an automatic computerization technique to classify various abnormalities of the heart activities; to reduce the analysis time and detection mistakes. This research focusing on achieve high performance of classifying abnormal ECG by applying different methods. The first method is Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) with 4-level to transform the ECG signal and extract the feature extraction and Wavelet Energy (WE) during feature extraction as feature vector. …

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A Comparative Analysis For Congestion Mechanism In Coap And Cocoa, Hamid Hasan, Ahmed Ahmed Aug 2026

A Comparative Analysis For Congestion Mechanism In Coap And Cocoa, Hamid Hasan, Ahmed Ahmed

Engineering and Technology Journal

Internet of things (IoT) is the paradigm for internetworking devices for data exchange and control. One of the important problems facing the IoT networks is the congestion; many researchers have discussed this problem. In this research, a comparison between two congestion control mechanisms used for internet of things the (CoAP and CoCoA) is presented. The cooja simulator was used for simulating different topologies and scenarios and the packets transmitted was captured using wireshak utility program. The captured packets were analyzed using MATLAB tools. The analysis showed that the CoCoA outperform CoAP in terms of goodput, number of dropped packets and …

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Developing Of Reliability-Centered Maintenance Methodology In Second Power Plant Of South Baghdad, Amjad Abdulghafour, Ammar Abdulwahed Aug 2026

Developing Of Reliability-Centered Maintenance Methodology In Second Power Plant Of South Baghdad, Amjad Abdulghafour, Ammar Abdulwahed

Engineering and Technology Journal

Electric equipments of power station must be operated in the state of high reliability with its responsibility in the seamless power supply. Maintenance is one of the important and most costly phases in the lifecycle of any power generation systems, to improve maintenance management and system reliability and maintain the continuity of work of the system. Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) is one of the most recent maintenance techniques. In this research, an enhanced RCM methodology based on quantitative relationships implemented at system component level and the overall system reliability was applied to identify the distribution components that are critical to system …

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Intelligent Modeling Of Metal Oxide Gas Sensor, Omar Lutfy, Alaa Abdul-Hamead Aug 2026

Intelligent Modeling Of Metal Oxide Gas Sensor, Omar Lutfy, Alaa Abdul-Hamead

Engineering and Technology Journal

Due to the complexity of the gas detection process, traditional modeling techniques cannot provide accurate modeling performance to reproduce the behavior of this difficult process. In this paper, an intelligent modeling technique is utilized to develop an accurate model to represent the complex and nonlinear gas detection process. In particular, in this study nickel Oxide NiO gas sensor, which was specifically fabricated by a simple chemical spray pyrolysis technique. In the process, the nickel chloride hexahydrate salt was used at a concentration of (0.05 M) and a temperature of 350 ºC. Because of this process, the thickness of NiO was …

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Study Compression And Impact Properties Of Pmma Reinforced By Natural Fibers Used In Denture, Jawad Oleiwi, Sihama I. Salih, Hwazen Fadhil Aug 2026

Study Compression And Impact Properties Of Pmma Reinforced By Natural Fibers Used In Denture, Jawad Oleiwi, Sihama I. Salih, Hwazen Fadhil

Engineering and Technology Journal

The fracture in dentures prepared from acrylic resin occurs frequently during the accidental damage or service through heavy occlusal force [1]. Impact failures usually occur out of the mouth as a result of accidental dropping due to cleaning, coughing or sneezing or a sudden blow to the denture [2]. This paper is focused on the effect of natural fibers on the mechanical properties of PMMA by changing two parameters (content of fibers and length of fibers). Fibers were treated with alkaline solution to improve the interfacial adhesion. Composite specimens were prepared by using hand lay-up method. The results were showed …

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The Relationship Between Data Transfer Rate And Distance In Power Networks Modems, Salih Mahmood Aug 2026

The Relationship Between Data Transfer Rate And Distance In Power Networks Modems, Salih Mahmood

Engineering and Technology Journal

With the rapid growth of communication networks, reliable and economical communication systems are needed and can be implemented in buildings. PLC uses electrical wiring to transmit information and provides high-speed and cheap data communications, such as home networks and Internet access. PLC is a hostile environment for communication, making communication signals spread difficult and experiencing significant challenges such as noise, attenuation and interference. This research focus on the challenges of communications via power lines such as distance and stability. Performance factors are tested and studied through the actual application of communication networks by connecting modems and computers in the network …

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Analytical Comparison On Inductive Wireless Power Transfer System For Biomedical Devices, Suhad Jasim Aug 2026

Analytical Comparison On Inductive Wireless Power Transfer System For Biomedical Devices, Suhad Jasim

Engineering and Technology Journal

This paper presents a comparative analysis for the four basic topologies of inductive link wireless power transmission, thereby allowing designers to select the most appropriate topology according to the requirements of the application. Wireless energy transfer systems applied for diagnostic or monitoring signals in biomedical devices to eliminate the needs for tethering wires or implantable batteries. Inductive link studied as main technique in wireless power transmission for biomedical devices. In various applications, the maximum delivered power and maximum efficiency of an inductive link system are two important factors to be considered. The efficiency expression for power transfer of the four …

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Specific Absorption Rate (Sar) Simulated For Square Patch Antenna Of Head Tissues, Ahmed Ahmed Aug 2026

Specific Absorption Rate (Sar) Simulated For Square Patch Antenna Of Head Tissues, Ahmed Ahmed

Engineering and Technology Journal

Square patch antennas (SPA) are widely used today is in wireless communication systems, mainly with a popular frequency of 2.4 GHz. Wireless devices is the main source of electromagnetic (EM) radiation, which penetrates the tissues of human and causes health danger. In this paper, SPA antenna is designed, simulated and evaluated at 2.4 ������ for internet application by using CST Microwave studio 2014. Specific absorption rate (SAR) is the term, which measures the exposure of human to EM radiation of communication antenna. SAR values are calculated over 1 ���� ������ 10 ���� mass of tissues, according to the IEEE and …

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A Mathematical Model To Determination Of Alum Amount Added For The Purpose Of Coagulation In Water Purification Plants, Hassan Omran, Mizher Kadhim Aug 2026

A Mathematical Model To Determination Of Alum Amount Added For The Purpose Of Coagulation In Water Purification Plants, Hassan Omran, Mizher Kadhim

Engineering and Technology Journal

Chemicals are used to increase the settling velocity for suspended deposition colloids which are not settled in sedimentation tanks in water purification plants . For this purpose, the alum is used in wide spread across the water purification projects in Iraq. This research contains studying the factors that effect on alum amount added by conducting laboratory tests of water samples from Euphrates river at the purification plant in AL-Musayyab city over ten years (with monthly rate). It was noted that the amount added depends heavily on the turbidity of water entering the purification plant, in addition to water temperature and …

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Removal Of Cr (Vi) And Cu (Ii) Ions From Synthetic Wastewater By Solar Photocatalytic Reactor, Mohammad Abid, Luma Mahmood, Noor Hamza, Sukaine Mohamed Mohamed Aug 2026

Removal Of Cr (Vi) And Cu (Ii) Ions From Synthetic Wastewater By Solar Photocatalytic Reactor, Mohammad Abid, Luma Mahmood, Noor Hamza, Sukaine Mohamed Mohamed

Engineering and Technology Journal

Heavy metal ions in wastewater have promoted increasing concern on environmental and health risks. The present work was devoted to investigate the feasibility of utilizing solar light to degrade Cr (VI) and Cu (II) ions in synthetic wastewater. The effect of the key process parameters on the quality of product was studied by varying the pH (3, 5, 7, 9, and 11), H2O2 (50, 100, 200, and 300 mg/L) and TiO2 loading (0.9, 1.3, and 1.7 g/L). Experimental results revealed that after 120 min of solar illumination the highest reduction of Cr (VI) ions was 97.0% obtained under (pH = …

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H-Infinity Based Full State Feedback Controller Design For Human Swing Leg, Hazem Ali, Azhar Abdulridha Aug 2026

H-Infinity Based Full State Feedback Controller Design For Human Swing Leg, Hazem Ali, Azhar Abdulridha

Engineering and Technology Journal

In this paper, the robustness properties of H-infinity control to produce a dynamic output feedback controller is applied to a human swing leg system. The double pendulum structure is usually used to model this system. The pendulum links will represent the thigh and shank of a human leg. The upper body will be connected to the thigh and then the shank via hip and knee joints. The muscles of thigh and shank are moved by applied two external (servomotor) torques at the hip and knee joints. The mathematical model of the system is developed. The results show that the proposed …

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Measurement Of Radon Gas Concentrations And Hazard Effects In Underground Water Samples In Karbala Governorate Of Iraq, I. Al-Alawy, A. Hasan Aug 2026

Measurement Of Radon Gas Concentrations And Hazard Effects In Underground Water Samples In Karbala Governorate Of Iraq, I. Al-Alawy, A. Hasan

Engineering and Technology Journal

One of the most characterizations of social health is the existence availability of sources irrigation water. Since the main source of water, contamination is radon gas. Six regions in Karbala province in Iraq were chosen to evaluate Radon level in underground water-samples by using (SSNTD-CR-39) Detector. The current measurements showed that highest level was in Al-Horr region to be 4.152±2.2Bq/L, where lowest concentration was in Hay-Rumdan 2.165±1.6Bq/L. The maximum Annual-Effective Dose (AED) was found in Al-Horr to be 14.34±3.5μSv/y, whereas the minimal value indicated at Hay-Rumdan 8.66±3.1μSv/y. In general, it has been found that Radon-level concentration, in the studied groundwater-samples, …

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Determination Emitted Gasses From Using Three Types Of Woods In Grilling Meats, Sedik Al-Hiyaly, Ahmed Al-Taie Aug 2026

Determination Emitted Gasses From Using Three Types Of Woods In Grilling Meats, Sedik Al-Hiyaly, Ahmed Al-Taie

Engineering and Technology Journal

The randomly using of different woods in grilling meats may cause several health and environmental effects due to various gasses emitted from burning such woods. The current work has examined the type and concentration of several emitted gases from burning raw tree wood, wood charcoal and palm fronds. This study has measured volatile organic compounds (VOC), carbon mono oxide (CO), ozone (O3), hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and sulfur dioxide (SO2). The concentrations of these emitted gasses were measured at fire start point, 15, 30 and 60 minutes.It has been found that raw tree wood gave highest mean value of VOC ranged …

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The Effects Of Cyanobactrum Chroococcus Minor And Oscillatoria Amonea On Seed Germination Of Plant Vigna Radiate, Ghaidaa Alrubaie Aug 2026

The Effects Of Cyanobactrum Chroococcus Minor And Oscillatoria Amonea On Seed Germination Of Plant Vigna Radiate, Ghaidaa Alrubaie

Engineering and Technology Journal

Cyanobacteria are prokaryotic photosynthesis algae able to produce toxins and that cause problems in water quality, agriculture and aquatic organisms As well as concerns about the public health for humans. Among the cyanobacterial toxins, microcystins (MC) are the most common. In this study, Identification and Isolation of blue green algae Chroococcus minor and Oscillatoria amonea Belonging to the cyanobacteria division, BG-11 media were used to cultivation. In suitable laboratory conditions (25 ±2C°, 260μE/m2/sec) for 16:8 hrs. Light: dark. The culture was harvested after 30 days and determine the effects of the extracellular of both algae on seed germination for Vigna …

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Determination Of Radon Concentrations In Soil Around Al-Tuwaitha Site Using Cr-39 Detector, Khalid Mahdi, Auday Subhi, Najlaa Sharif, Ghuzlan Ahmed Ahmed Aug 2026

Determination Of Radon Concentrations In Soil Around Al-Tuwaitha Site Using Cr-39 Detector, Khalid Mahdi, Auday Subhi, Najlaa Sharif, Ghuzlan Ahmed Ahmed

Engineering and Technology Journal

In this work radon concentration in 37 soil samples collected from 17 regions surround the (Al Tuwaitha) were measured by using solid-state nuclear track detector (SSNTD.s) CR-39 with natural exposure of one month, and by comparison with standard samples. The radon concentration in the soil samples was about (9.583 ± 0.36928.029 ± 0.631) Bq/m3 in locations one (Rotate Salman) and eight (An area agricultural near high-voltage towers) respectively, with rate of (20.939 ± 0.541) Bq/m3. The specific activity of radium (Ra) dissolved during generate radon were ranging between (9.857 – 3.37) Bq.kg-1, with rate of (7.393) Bq.kg-1, surface emission of …

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A Proposed Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosing System Based On Clustering And Segmentation Techniques, Sarah Mohammed Aug 2026

A Proposed Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosing System Based On Clustering And Segmentation Techniques, Sarah Mohammed

Engineering and Technology Journal

Alzheimer's-disease (AD) is one of the prevalent diseases that afflict theelderly. The medical field defines Alzheimer is the destruction of brain cells sothat the person loses knowledge and perception, afflict both sexes and is calleddementia. The medical field often suffers from accurate diagnosis and detection ofthe disease in the early stages. This paper presents a diagnostic approach ofAlzheimer based on K-mean clustering algorithm with Markov random fieldsegmentation on Magnetic Reasoning Images (MRI) to build software able to helpthe medical staff identifying and diagnosis the disease. The experimental resultshows that 91% accuracy is achieved, which demonstrate the system's reliabilityin the medical …

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Comparison Between The Biological Activity Of Agaricus Bisporus Fruiting Bodies And Albizzia Lebbeck Leaves Extract Against Different Pathogenic Microoganisms, Israa Al-Temimay Aug 2026

Comparison Between The Biological Activity Of Agaricus Bisporus Fruiting Bodies And Albizzia Lebbeck Leaves Extract Against Different Pathogenic Microoganisms, Israa Al-Temimay

Engineering and Technology Journal

In this study, antibacterial activity of ethyl acetate extracts of Agaricusbisporus fruiting bodies and ethyl acetate extracts of Albizzia lebbeck leaves wereexamined in-vitro with (2) two pathogenic bacteria (Escherichia coli and Proteus)and yeast (Candida albicanus), following agar well diffusion method usingdifferent concentrations (25, 50, and 100μl). The extracts of Agaricus bisporus andAlbizzia lebbeck were showed potent antimicrobial activity against tested bacteriaand yeast. Agaricus bisporus fruiting bodies extract was showed the highestinhibitory effect versus growth of bacteria and yeast were tested in this study. TheE. coli and Proteus were found to show large sensitivity to the extracts of Agaricusbisporus with 12 …

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Levels Of Lead And Chromium Ions In Different Brands Of Lipstick Sold At Local Markets In Iraq, Shaymaa Khazaal, Khalida Al-Azawi, Hamsa Eessa, Abdulnasser Al-Gebori Al-Gebori, Hasan Obayes, Abeer Khasraghi Aug 2026

Levels Of Lead And Chromium Ions In Different Brands Of Lipstick Sold At Local Markets In Iraq, Shaymaa Khazaal, Khalida Al-Azawi, Hamsa Eessa, Abdulnasser Al-Gebori Al-Gebori, Hasan Obayes, Abeer Khasraghi

Engineering and Technology Journal

Lead and Chromium ion samples of five commercial samplesof each of twenty brands of lipstick sold at locally markets in Iraq weredetermined by atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Samples ofdigested Lipstick were used, acid digestion method using acids HCl:HNO3 in ratio 1:3 were used before analysis. Average for analyzedsamples were Pb, 0.10-4.85 ppm; Cr, 0.18-5.2 ppm. Samples No.9 andNo.4 showed the least concentrations of Pb and Cr respectively. Thesevalues are not expected to be toxic to humans. However, exposure overlong periods might cause accumulation of the elements in the body andeven at low concentration; some metals could initiate allergic reactions.

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Optimization Of Economic And Environmental Perspectives For Sustainable Product Design And Manufacturing, Luma Al-Kindi, Hala Al_Zuheri Aug 2026

Optimization Of Economic And Environmental Perspectives For Sustainable Product Design And Manufacturing, Luma Al-Kindi, Hala Al_Zuheri

Engineering and Technology Journal

Growing environmental concerns, coupled with public pressure and stricter regulations, are fundamentally impacting the way companies design and launch new products across markets. Companies are recognizing that implementing design and manufacturing for the environment in their product development process, provides opportunities for both improving the environmental aspects of a product and for enhancing the product competitiveness. Therefore, considering concurrently economic and environmental perspectives for decision-making during early stages of design and manufacturing are considered crucial to the product design process. In this paper, taking into account these perspectives, a framework in design and manufacturing of a new product is presented, …

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Design A Gray Water Treatment System For A Virtual Building Working By Solar Energy, Kheria Essa, Hashim Mahdi, Mohammed Mohammed Aug 2026

Design A Gray Water Treatment System For A Virtual Building Working By Solar Energy, Kheria Essa, Hashim Mahdi, Mohammed Mohammed

Engineering and Technology Journal

This work has showed that gray water can be used in irrigation with great success. It includes the explanation of how water recycling will save water for irrigation and agriculture use, reduce the costs of constructing purification plants, and add natural filters to the environment. It also aspires to invite companies to reduce the proportion of phosphate and other harmful substances in the composition of soap. In addition, it is possible to reduce the amount of suspended solids in a gray water by installing filters on the washing machines themselves, so that the volume of problems in the plankton is …

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Preparation, Characterization And Utilization Of Polyacrylamid-Kaolin Composite In The Removal Of Nickel Ions From Water, Mahmood Barbooti, Raghad Hilal, Balkees Al-Dabbagh Aug 2026

Preparation, Characterization And Utilization Of Polyacrylamid-Kaolin Composite In The Removal Of Nickel Ions From Water, Mahmood Barbooti, Raghad Hilal, Balkees Al-Dabbagh

Engineering and Technology Journal

A composite material of polymeric matrix Polyacrylamid (PAM) that is reinforced by a certified clay mineral of the Iraqi kaolinite at several weight ratios (10, 20, 30, 40 and 50%) was prepared by mixing the polymer water solution with the clay followed by hand molding method. Some of the mechanical properties of the prepared composite such as tensile strength, impact and hardness Shore A were studied to improve the mechanical capability to be as a sorbent for the removal of heavy metals from water.The results showed an improvement in the mechanical properties as the kaolin content was increased. The powdered …

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Seasonal Variation Of Residual Aluminum Concentration In Drinking Water, Layla Alwan, Ayat Mahdi Aug 2026

Seasonal Variation Of Residual Aluminum Concentration In Drinking Water, Layla Alwan, Ayat Mahdi

Engineering and Technology Journal

Data for aluminum concentration in Baghdad raw and drinking water have been taken from Baghdad Mayoralty for the period of the year (2005-2006) and for six water treatment plants (Al-Karkh, East Tigris, Al-Wathba, Al-Karama, Al-Qadisia and Al-Dora). The available data were analyzed by using statistical programs like (spss, statistica, grapher and excel) .Relation with water quality parameters was obtained like relation with pH and temperature. From the study the pH value was found to be ranged between (7.45-7.85) in supplied water for minimum aluminum residual. From the contour plot results show that an equation has been concluded which connect concentration …

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Ecological Risk Assessment Of Chromium Pollution In The Soil Of Industrial Area Within Baghdad City, Rawnaq Mahdi, Athmar Al-Mashhady Aug 2026

Ecological Risk Assessment Of Chromium Pollution In The Soil Of Industrial Area Within Baghdad City, Rawnaq Mahdi, Athmar Al-Mashhady

Engineering and Technology Journal

Thirty-five soil samples were collected from the Tanning Factory Industrial District within Baghdad city to investigate the soil pollution occur through four directions of the tanning plant. The soil samples exhibited high concentrations of Cr than the reported values of worldwide mean of unpolluted soils. The geoaccumulation index showed that the soil samples were moderately polluted by Cr at the north of the factory while the soil sample showed extremely polluted at the south and east of the factory. Moreover, the soil samples collected from west of the factory were strongly polluted. The result of the calculated enrichment factor (64.52-1075.22) …

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Ultrasonic Technique In Treating Wastewater By Electrocoagulation, Najem Al-Rubaiey, Mohammed Al-Barazanjy Aug 2026

Ultrasonic Technique In Treating Wastewater By Electrocoagulation, Najem Al-Rubaiey, Mohammed Al-Barazanjy

Engineering and Technology Journal

Electrocoagulation Treatment can be considered as a favorable tool for the removal of many pollutants of various forms of wastewater. These pollutants may include the removal of colloidal, the breaking-up of emulsions and heavy metals. This process consists of the disintegration of the anodes (usually iron or aluminum), exciting the creation of coagulant mixtures in wastewater. That will aid to coagulate contaminants and generate bubbles in favor of mixing and elimination of solids suspension by flotation. Recently, the arrangement of using this technique with other treatment tools has turned out to be an interesting subject leading to an improvement in …

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Environmental Impact Assessment For Brick Factory In Baghdad, Iraq, Saadi Al-Nuzal, Salih Al-Bakri, Sara Zankana Aug 2026

Environmental Impact Assessment For Brick Factory In Baghdad, Iraq, Saadi Al-Nuzal, Salih Al-Bakri, Sara Zankana

Engineering and Technology Journal

The environmental and social impacts of bricks factory based on the information's collected from old brick factories in Al-Nahrawan. This information includes water, air and soil sample analysis, community questionnaire, climate and topography of the region and standards to create model for modern brick factory. Practically the results of the analysis of soil pH, exceed the determinants of the WHO, while some cations such as Ca2+, Mg2+, Zn2+, Cr3+, Ni2+ , carbon content, and TDS were within the limit. High values for volatile organic compounds, PMs, TSP, NO2 and SO2 resulting from the combustion of the fuel used in the …

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The Role And Important Of Internet Of Things In Building Sustainable City, Nahla Alwan, Muna Al-Nuaimi Aug 2026

The Role And Important Of Internet Of Things In Building Sustainable City, Nahla Alwan, Muna Al-Nuaimi

Engineering and Technology Journal

Every year many people migrate from country to city to live there. This will load a big pressure on the whole living in the city, Baghdad city also suffer from this problem in addition to other found problems like energy consumption , waste accumulate , Traffic congestion, noise, environmental pollution. To offer a good sustainable future living to population without any damage to environment and to solve many problems , one can use internet of things which is the connection network of the things especially with high spread of networks now which Internet of things based on it .the purpose …

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Potential Of Alfalfa For Use In Phytoremediation Of Soil Polluted With Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Abdul Hameed Al-Obaidy, Riyad Al-Anbari, Sara Hassan Aug 2026

Potential Of Alfalfa For Use In Phytoremediation Of Soil Polluted With Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Abdul Hameed Al-Obaidy, Riyad Al-Anbari, Sara Hassan

Engineering and Technology Journal

Remediation technology is a promising technique decrease pollutant like hydrocarbons from the environment. An experimental work was made at green house of University of Technology in order to study the effect of crude oil on the vegetate growth and to measure the decrement which happened on shoot height, germination rate and the reduction of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH), which result, by this phytoremediation technique. The samples of soil were measured for TPH reduction and removal by Horiba model (oil content analyzer) OCMA–350. Five doses were used in this experiment (0 control, 10x103, 30 x103, 50 x103, 75 x103) (mg crude …

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Assessment Of Some Heavy Metal Concentrations In Drilling Mud Samples In Az Zubair Oil Field, Basra, Iraq, Sahar Amin, Abdul Hamid Al- Obiady, Rana Alani, Athmar Al-Mashhady Al-Mashhady Aug 2026

Assessment Of Some Heavy Metal Concentrations In Drilling Mud Samples In Az Zubair Oil Field, Basra, Iraq, Sahar Amin, Abdul Hamid Al- Obiady, Rana Alani, Athmar Al-Mashhady Al-Mashhady

Engineering and Technology Journal

Analysis of eight heavy metal concentrations (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn,Ni, Pb and Zn) of 14 drilling mud samples collected from oil well at differentdepths which is located in AZ Zubair oil field-Basra was done in this study .The samples were measured using atomic absorption spectrophotometry.Obtained results indicated that the heavy metal concentrations range from thelowest value of 1.66mg/kg for Cd to the highest value of 1235.86mg/kg forFe. The abundance trend for the heavy metals concentration was in thedescending order of Fe, Mn, Ni, Cu, Cr, Zn, Pb, and Cd. Four parameters:Enrichment Factor (EF), Contamination Factor (CF), Geo-accumulationIndex (Igeo) and …

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C-Reactive Protein As A Marker In The Iraq Patients With Poisoning Thyroid Gland Disease, Maryam Kamel, Abbas Mohammed, Ali Ibrahim Aug 2026

C-Reactive Protein As A Marker In The Iraq Patients With Poisoning Thyroid Gland Disease, Maryam Kamel, Abbas Mohammed, Ali Ibrahim

Engineering and Technology Journal

The present study aimed to investigate the possibility of using Creactiveprotein (CRP) and the level of CRP in serum sample as a markerfor patients with poisoning thyroid gland disease. In addition, therelationship between inflammation and poisoning thyroid gland. About 21of serum samples were examined from patients with poisoning thyroid gland(aged between 14 and 60 years old). Qualitative test was done to detect thepresence of CRP in the patient’s serum. The qualitative test showed that21(100%) patients with poisoning thyroid gland give positive result to CRP.The HPLC analysis done to determine the concentration of CRP in patient'sserum. The HPLC analysis showed that …

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“When I’M Not Heard, I Feel Like I Don’T Matter”: Advancing Equity In Disability Policy Through Critical Participatory Action Research With People With Intellectual Disability, Cris Marchionne Aug 2026

“When I’M Not Heard, I Feel Like I Don’T Matter”: Advancing Equity In Disability Policy Through Critical Participatory Action Research With People With Intellectual Disability, Cris Marchionne

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People with intellectual disability deserve a system that offers flexible, timely, and person-centered support — one that is innovative, sustainable, and holistic in enabling them to live fulfilling lives. This qualitative study, grounded in Critical Participatory Action Research (CPAR), examines how people with intellectual disability experience participation in decision-making within New York State's disability service system. By centering lived experience, the study identifies factors that facilitate or hinder participation in decision-making and examines structural, social, and policy-related barriers that limit agency. Through six focus groups and a Photovoice project with self-advocates receiving OPWDD services, participants described systemic barriers that limited …

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