Pub Date : 2023-06-28DOI: 10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1.1050
Suaad Hilal
Abstract: Male infertility is a problem that affects 10–15% of men in reproductive age. The present study aimed to detect the role Transforming Growth Factor-?1 (TGF-?1) cytokine in infertility outpatients’ males at Al-Nasiriya Educational Hospital / Infertility Unit / Thi-Qar Governorate Iraq, during the period from September 2022 to March 2023. Serum samples from 88 (76 infertility males and 12 control) were collected and assayed by Sandwich-ELISA technique. Infertility patients were distributed to Primary and secondary infertility type with a 66(86.84%) and 10(13.016%) patient, respectively (P?0.01). All infertility patients showed an elevated mean sera levels of TGF-?1 with (0.734±0.45 pg/ml), as compared with the controls (0.670± 0.393 pg/ml). No statistical differences were appeared between the two groups included in the present study regarding this cytokine (P>0.05). The study results may shed light the role of TGF-?1 as a serological tool in male infertility.
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Pub Date : 2023-06-28DOI: 10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1.1039
Hind M. Mousa, Tamara Abd Al-Amir
Abstract—Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common medical complication in pregnant women .It is associated with severe consequences for both the fetus and the mother. This study designed to detect the frequency of microorganisms causing UTI in pregnancy women. One hundred and twenty participants of pregnancy women included in this study. Urine samples were collected from each participant and cultured on blood and MacConkey agars ,followed by macro and microscopic identification and biochemical tests. API 20E and API Staph compact systems were used as a confirmatory tests . The results showed that the ratio of positive urine culture was 53 (44.2% ) , and the highest positive urine cultures were detected in the second trimester 23/53 (43.3%). Also, gram positive bacteria particularly Staphyiococcusspp were the most common frequency (60.2 %) in this study , and Staphylococcus aureus was the most common microorganism isolated from pregnancy women with UTIs followed by Escherichia coli (19%) . UTI is a major health problem among pregnant women especially during the last two trimesters of pregnancy. Staphylococcus aureus is the dominant pathogen nowadays causing UTIs in different trimesters.
{"title":"Infections in Urinary Tract among Pregnant Women in Nasiriya City, Iraq","authors":"Hind M. Mousa, Tamara Abd Al-Amir","doi":"10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1.1039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1.1039","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract—Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common medical complication in pregnant women .It is associated with severe consequences for both the fetus and the mother. This study designed to detect the frequency of microorganisms causing UTI in pregnancy women. One hundred and twenty participants of pregnancy women included in this study. Urine samples were collected from each participant and cultured on blood and MacConkey agars ,followed by macro and microscopic identification and biochemical tests. API 20E and API Staph compact systems were used as a confirmatory tests . The results showed that the ratio of positive urine culture was 53 (44.2% ) , and the highest positive urine cultures were detected in the second trimester 23/53 (43.3%). Also, gram positive bacteria particularly Staphyiococcusspp were the most common frequency (60.2 %) in this study , and Staphylococcus aureus was the most common microorganism isolated from pregnancy women with UTIs followed by Escherichia coli (19%) . UTI is a major health problem among pregnant women especially during the last two trimesters of pregnancy. Staphylococcus aureus is the dominant pathogen nowadays causing UTIs in different trimesters.","PeriodicalId":23432,"journal":{"name":"University of Thi-Qar Journal of Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82247216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-28DOI: 10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1.895
Sinai W. Mohammed
Dissimilar to all other pandemics in the past five decades, the humanity has been ravaged by the coronavirus disease COVID-19. Starting from its outbreak, the disease's understanding has advanced quickly; multi-organ involvement is the key factor affecting the prognosis of the disease. Mortality and morbidity are closely related to acute respiratory distress syndrome, renal failure, cardiac failure, liver damage, multi-organ failure, and shock. In the initial phases of viral infection, detecting and controlling pro-inflammatory responses are essential. Throughout patient monitoring, it's crucial to consider the COVID-19 treatment's unknowable response. It has been discovered that IL-6 is causally linked to greater mortality. It is a reliable indicator regarding the progression of clinical profile as well as the prognosis of the disease. A highly important cytokine, after the activated macrophages, is it. As a result, a measure for COVID-19 could be the control regarding systemic IL-6 levels in the individuals that have been infected by SARS-CoV-2. This study has demonstrated the significance of IL-6 in COVID-19's immunopathology
{"title":"The role of IL-6 in pathogensis of covid -19","authors":"Sinai W. Mohammed","doi":"10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1.895","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1.895","url":null,"abstract":"Dissimilar to all other pandemics in the past five decades, the humanity has been ravaged by the coronavirus disease COVID-19. Starting from its outbreak, the disease's understanding has advanced quickly; multi-organ involvement is the key factor affecting the prognosis of the disease. Mortality and morbidity are closely related to acute respiratory distress syndrome, renal failure, cardiac failure, liver damage, multi-organ failure, and shock. In the initial phases of viral infection, detecting and controlling pro-inflammatory responses are essential. Throughout patient monitoring, it's crucial to consider the COVID-19 treatment's unknowable response. It has been discovered that IL-6 is causally linked to greater mortality. It is a reliable indicator regarding the progression of clinical profile as well as the prognosis of the disease. A highly important cytokine, after the activated macrophages, is it. As a result, a measure for COVID-19 could be the control regarding systemic IL-6 levels in the individuals that have been infected by SARS-CoV-2. This study has demonstrated the significance of IL-6 in COVID-19's immunopathology","PeriodicalId":23432,"journal":{"name":"University of Thi-Qar Journal of Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74891012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-28DOI: 10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1.925
N. M Ali
Removal of Crystal Violet (C.V) and Janus Green (J.G) dyes was involved when using poly acrylic beads as a surface. The Isotherm of the process were studied and factor that influence it such as (Temperature, ionic strength , Shaking effect , effect of dry beads ) in addition to mixing dyes . According to the results it has been found that the adsorption of the two dyes is matched of the friendlish equation more than the Temkin and Langmuir equation. there is an a positive relationship between the adsorption and increasing of temperature found that the adsorption increasing when the temperature increase . the adsorption increased when the salt added at temperature (20C0). Also, There is a small change when used a wet beads of poly acrylic. adsorption is increasing at shaking when we compare with no shaking of water bath. thermodynamic function were studied (?H,?G,?S) to explain that the process are emitter or absorbent also spontaneous and the random of the process . a kinetic parameter has been studied Lagergren equation ( first order) and by (second order) equations, depending to the results of the experimental, data shown us that the adsorption obeys the pseudo-second order furthermore the first-order equation .
{"title":"Removal of (Crystal Violet, Janus Green) dyes by poly acrylic acid hydrogel beads","authors":"N. M Ali","doi":"10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1.925","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1.925","url":null,"abstract":" Removal of Crystal Violet (C.V) and Janus Green (J.G) dyes was involved when using poly acrylic beads as a surface. The Isotherm of the process were studied and factor that influence it such as (Temperature, ionic strength , Shaking effect , effect of dry beads ) in addition to mixing dyes . According to the results it has been found that the adsorption of the two dyes is matched of the friendlish equation more than the Temkin and Langmuir equation. there is an a positive relationship between the adsorption and increasing of temperature found that the adsorption increasing when the temperature increase . the adsorption increased when the salt added at temperature (20C0). Also, There is a small change when used a wet beads of poly acrylic. adsorption is increasing at shaking when we compare with no shaking of water bath. thermodynamic function were studied (?H,?G,?S) to explain that the process are emitter or absorbent also spontaneous and the random of the process . a kinetic parameter has been studied Lagergren equation ( first order) and by (second order) equations, depending to the results of the experimental, data shown us that the adsorption obeys the pseudo-second order furthermore the first-order equation .","PeriodicalId":23432,"journal":{"name":"University of Thi-Qar Journal of Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85642135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-28DOI: 10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1.926
Mohammed
Bikaverin is a reddish pigment produced by a variety of fungal species, the majority of which belong to the Fusarium genus. This pigment has antibiotic activities against protozoa, bacteria, and fungus. This study looked at the toxicity of Bikaverin to some microbes, production, and characterization of the pigment from the fungus Fusarium oxysporum. The yield of total bikaverin in F. oxysporum shake flask culture was improved by optimizing cultivation variables such as complex medium, carbon supply, nitrogen source, temperature, medium pH, and incubation period. The maximum production of complete bikaverin was found after 10 days at 28°C in Potato dextrose broth [PDB] supplemented with 2% glucose, 2% corn step liquor, and a pH of 5.5. The isolates of more sensitive bacteria to bikaverin were Staphylococcus aureus and S. typhi, with inhibition zones 24 and 23 mm respectively, at a concentration of 75 ?g/mL. The isolates more sensitive fungi to bikaverin were E.faecalis, E. coli, C. albicans, and P. aeruginosa, with inhibition zones 18, 22, 20 and 13 mm, respectively, at concentrations of 75 ?g/mL. The study concluded that the toxic antimicrobial activity of bikaverin was against fungi and bacteria
{"title":"Toxicity of Bikaverin to Some Pathogens and Optimal Production Conditions","authors":"Mohammed","doi":"10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1.926","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1.926","url":null,"abstract":"Bikaverin is a reddish pigment produced by a variety of fungal species, the majority of which belong to the Fusarium genus. This pigment has antibiotic activities against protozoa, bacteria, and fungus. This study looked at the toxicity of Bikaverin to some microbes, production, and characterization of the pigment from the fungus Fusarium oxysporum. The yield of total bikaverin in F. oxysporum shake flask culture was improved by optimizing cultivation variables such as complex medium, carbon supply, nitrogen source, temperature, medium pH, and incubation period. The maximum production of complete bikaverin was found after 10 days at 28°C in Potato dextrose broth [PDB] supplemented with 2% glucose, 2% corn step liquor, and a pH of 5.5. The isolates of more sensitive bacteria to bikaverin were Staphylococcus aureus and S. typhi, with inhibition zones 24 and 23 mm respectively, at a concentration of 75 ?g/mL. The isolates more sensitive fungi to bikaverin were E.faecalis, E. coli, C. albicans, and P. aeruginosa, with inhibition zones 18, 22, 20 and 13 mm, respectively, at concentrations of 75 ?g/mL. The study concluded that the toxic antimicrobial activity of bikaverin was against fungi and bacteria","PeriodicalId":23432,"journal":{"name":"University of Thi-Qar Journal of Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85757889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-04DOI: 10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1.1046
Intesar A Obaid, Shakir D. Al-Saeedi, H. Mohamad
In this research paper molecular mean field theory (MMFT) has been investigated based on Gibbs-Bogoliubov free energy function of a ferromagnetic mixed spin-3 and spin-5/2 Blume-Capel model with different magnetic crystal fields. The free energy of the proposed ferrimagnet has been evaluated depending on the trial Hamiltonian operator. Minimizing the free energy, one may induce characteristic features of the longitudinal magnetizations, phase transitions and spin compensation temperatures, in the ranges of low temperatures, respectively. In particular, we study the effect of crystal field domains on the critical phenomena for the proposed model. The sublattice magnetization dependence of freerenergy function has been discussed as well. Our results predict the existence of multiple spin compensation sites in the disordered Blume-Capel Ising system for a simple cubic lattice.
{"title":"Phase transitions of a mixed spin ferrimagnet in high temperatures","authors":"Intesar A Obaid, Shakir D. Al-Saeedi, H. Mohamad","doi":"10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1.1046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1.1046","url":null,"abstract":"In this research paper molecular mean field theory (MMFT) has been investigated based on Gibbs-Bogoliubov free energy function of a ferromagnetic mixed spin-3 and spin-5/2 Blume-Capel model with different magnetic crystal fields. The free energy of the proposed ferrimagnet has been evaluated depending on the trial Hamiltonian operator. Minimizing the free energy, one may induce characteristic features of the longitudinal magnetizations, phase transitions and spin compensation temperatures, in the ranges of low temperatures, respectively. In particular, we study the effect of crystal field domains on the critical phenomena for the proposed model. The sublattice magnetization dependence of freerenergy function has been discussed as well. Our results predict the existence of multiple spin compensation sites in the disordered Blume-Capel Ising system for a simple cubic lattice.","PeriodicalId":23432,"journal":{"name":"University of Thi-Qar Journal of Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83257658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-29DOI: 10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1(si).1008
Lina Abdullha Naser, Ali F. Nasir, Zahraa M. Mahdi
Current study generated complexes of the novel heterocyclic ligand 3-(1-methyl-2-((1E,2E)-3-phenylallylidene) hydrazinyl)-5-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole with Cr(lll), Co(ll), and Cu(II). Using techniques including 1H-NMR, mass spectrometry, FT-IR, and elemental analysis, scientists could determine key characteristics of the novel ligand. As spectra, Fourier transforms infrared (FTIR), magnetic susceptibility, atomic absorption, and conductance measurements were used to describe ligand complexes in contrast. Bacteria were used in an assay to test the antibacterial activity of each novel compound (Staphylococcus and Escherichia coli). Quantum chemical simulations performed using the DFT approach at the B3LYP/6-311++G level complemented the experimental data. Using Hyperchem 8.02 and the PM3 approach, this study hasdetermined the ligand's electrostatic potential and its complexes' geometries. The electrostatic potential that reveals useful data about the location's complexity.
{"title":"Synthesis, Characterization, antimicrobial activity and Computational Study of New 3-(1-methyl-2-((1E,2E)-3-phenylallylidene)hydrazinyl)-5-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole with some transition metal ions","authors":"Lina Abdullha Naser, Ali F. Nasir, Zahraa M. Mahdi","doi":"10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1(si).1008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1(si).1008","url":null,"abstract":"Current study generated complexes of the novel heterocyclic ligand 3-(1-methyl-2-((1E,2E)-3-phenylallylidene) hydrazinyl)-5-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole with Cr(lll), Co(ll), and Cu(II). Using techniques including 1H-NMR, mass spectrometry, FT-IR, and elemental analysis, scientists could determine key characteristics of the novel ligand. As spectra, Fourier transforms infrared (FTIR), magnetic susceptibility, atomic absorption, and conductance measurements were used to describe ligand complexes in contrast. Bacteria were used in an assay to test the antibacterial activity of each novel compound (Staphylococcus and Escherichia coli). Quantum chemical simulations performed using the DFT approach at the B3LYP/6-311++G level complemented the experimental data. Using Hyperchem 8.02 and the PM3 approach, this study hasdetermined the ligand's electrostatic potential and its complexes' geometries. The electrostatic potential that reveals useful data about the location's complexity. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":23432,"journal":{"name":"University of Thi-Qar Journal of Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85334556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thepresent study was conducted from January to May 2018 to identify the infection rate of fasciolosis and cystic echinococcosis in cattleslaughtered in the slaughterhouse of Nassiriyah Municipality, Thi-Qar province. During this study, 524 (247 males and 277 females) cattle were submittedfor postmortem inspection. Chi-square is used to analyze the data. The prevalence of fasciolosis in the examined cattle was (7.25%) while the rate of infection with cystic Echinococcosis was (8.40%) with no significant difference.Infection with fasciolosis and cystic echinococcosis was higher infemales than males.The current study showed significant relevance between the sex of cattle andthe prevalence of both fasciolosis and cystic Echinococcosis (P?0.05). The prevalence of fasciolosis and cystic Echinococcosis were significantly affected among the age groups in cattle (P?0.05).
{"title":"Prevalence of Fasciolosis and Cystic Echinococcosis in Slaughtered Cattle in Abattoir of Nassiriyah","authors":"Wesam J.Hansh, QasimM.Al-Taher, Muthenna M.T.Alebady","doi":"10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1(si).1018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1(si).1018","url":null,"abstract":"Thepresent study was conducted from January to May 2018 to identify the infection rate of fasciolosis and cystic echinococcosis in cattleslaughtered in the slaughterhouse of Nassiriyah Municipality, Thi-Qar province. During this study, 524 (247 males and 277 females) cattle were submittedfor postmortem inspection. Chi-square is used to analyze the data. The prevalence of fasciolosis in the examined cattle was (7.25%) while the rate of infection with cystic Echinococcosis was (8.40%) with no significant difference.Infection with fasciolosis and cystic echinococcosis was higher infemales than males.The current study showed significant relevance between the sex of cattle andthe prevalence of both fasciolosis and cystic Echinococcosis (P?0.05). The prevalence of fasciolosis and cystic Echinococcosis were significantly affected among the age groups in cattle (P?0.05). \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":23432,"journal":{"name":"University of Thi-Qar Journal of Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91324995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-29DOI: 10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1(si).974
Zaineb Jaber Eoda, Mahmood Salim Thamer
Background: Health professionals working in the radiological departments of Al-Muthnia Hospital are at high risk of radiation exposure due to a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as thyroid shields, genital shields, and lead glass in all radiological departments, as well as a lack of staff awareness of the need to use these PPI. A study of the extent of the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for radiation workers in hospitals. Method: To determine the scope of radiation workers' obligations in hospitals about wearing personal protective equipment, a cross-sectional investigation was carried out among participants in All Radiation Units in Hospitals in the AL-Muthana Governorate. Results: This study involved 95 participants from radiological units 95 people responded overall. Their average age was 37 years, 70.5 percent of them were men, 33.0 percent of them worked as radiographers in x-ray units, the majority of them were married, and 41.1% had diplomas or other credentials. According to the study, only 45.4 percent of staff members wear PPE(lead coat) when dealing with radiation, while 50.9-92 percent of staff members report that additional PPI, including lead glasses, genital shield, and theroid shield, are unavailable. Occupational health and safety training is only provided to 63.2 percent of the staff. At a P value of 0.05, all questions are statistically significant. Study objective: Identify the extent of the obligations of radiation workers in hospitals in terms of wearing personal protective equipment.
{"title":"Safety measures among workers occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation in hospitals in AL-Muthanna Governorate, Iraq","authors":"Zaineb Jaber Eoda, Mahmood Salim Thamer","doi":"10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1(si).974","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1(si).974","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Health professionals working in the radiological departments of Al-Muthnia Hospital are at high risk of radiation exposure due to a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as thyroid shields, genital shields, and lead glass in all radiological departments, as well as a lack of staff awareness of the need to use these PPI. \u0000A study of the extent of the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for radiation workers in hospitals. \u0000Method: To determine the scope of radiation workers' obligations in hospitals about wearing personal protective equipment, a cross-sectional investigation was carried out among participants in All Radiation Units in Hospitals in the AL-Muthana Governorate. Results: This study involved 95 participants from radiological units 95 people responded overall. Their average age was 37 years, 70.5 percent of them were men, 33.0 percent of them worked as radiographers in x-ray units, the majority of them were married, and 41.1% had diplomas or other credentials. According to the study, only 45.4 percent of staff members wear PPE(lead coat) when dealing with radiation, while 50.9-92 percent of staff members report that additional PPI, including lead glasses, genital shield, and theroid shield, are unavailable. Occupational health and safety training is only provided to 63.2 percent of the staff. At a P value of 0.05, all questions are statistically significant. \u0000Study objective: Identify the extent of the obligations of radiation workers in hospitals in terms of wearing personal protective equipment. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":23432,"journal":{"name":"University of Thi-Qar Journal of Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89528138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-29DOI: 10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1(si).1014
WisamRaisanNayyef, ALI A.H. ALBAKAA, Anwar Shaqi Ajil
Cholecystitis represents inflammation of the gallbladder. It can lead to many complications,cholecystitis can be either acute or chronic. The inflammation is caused by a blockage in the gallbladder, which stops the flow of bile that flows directly into the small intestine to digest fats. Often this blockage is caused by gallstones, which leads to condensation and stagnation of bile. Adults who haveobese, are at increased risk of many chronic diseases such as diabetes, gallstones, high blood pressure and heart disease. Obesity is associated with increased bile cholesterol excretion. The study has included (175) samples of cholecystitis patients who attended the hospital for the period from January to September 2022, the samples were divided according to gender and obesity status. It was found that the highest incidence of cholecystitis in males was in the age group (55-64) and it was (14%), then the age groups (35-44) and (>65) was (12%).The highest incidence of cholecystitis among women in the age group (35-44) was (27%), then the age group (45-54) was (23%) and then the age group (55-64) was (15%). This study has found that, both obesity status and (BMI >25) were higher in women (79%) while it was in males (52%), and it hasfound that, blood pressure, diabetes and metabolic syndrome arethe most common comorbid conditions associated with cholecystitis. It was also found through this study that most cases of cholecystitis for both sexes are at high levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL and low levels of HDL. This is consistent with most studies confirming that most gallstones consist of cholesterol, that cholesterol metabolism has a role in the mechanism of gallstone formation, and that most patients underwent and that most patients underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy (70%).
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