The current study was carried out in the period from 1 to 25 November 2023. It included sixty-two pediatric patients in the age range of (1-12) years and male and female children: twenty-six pediatric patients with chronic renal failure and thirty-six pediatric patients with nephrotic syndrome, who were outpatients and inpatients in the renal diseases unit and dialysis unit of both Al-Mansour Pediatric Teaching Hospital and Child's Central Teaching Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq. The control group consisted of twenty-six children in the same age range as the sick groups of males and females. Blood samples were collected from patients and controls. Then renal function was evaluated by applying the laboratory tests as urea and creatinine levels were measured in serum, besides blood group and Rh factor tests. Factors that may affect renal disease incidence and progress were recorded, such as socioeconomic status, residence (North, Middle, and South), and family history. The results explained the significant increase in both urea and creatinine concentrations (P<0.001) in serum compared with controls. The blood group and Rh factor had no significant differences among children of both sick groups. The entire affected factors had no significant association with renal disease incidence or progress in the current study. The age and gender of each child patient had no significant effect on the type of renal disease (at P value ≤ 0.01).
{"title":"A study of Some Factors Affecting the Prevalence of Renal Disease in Children","authors":"E. A. Muhsin, Shahrazad A. Khalaf, A. Abdulkareem","doi":"10.32441/kjps.08.02.p2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32441/kjps.08.02.p2","url":null,"abstract":"The current study was carried out in the period from 1 to 25 November 2023. It included sixty-two pediatric patients in the age range of (1-12) years and male and female children: twenty-six pediatric patients with chronic renal failure and thirty-six pediatric patients with nephrotic syndrome, who were outpatients and inpatients in the renal diseases unit and dialysis unit of both Al-Mansour Pediatric Teaching Hospital and Child's Central Teaching Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq. The control group consisted of twenty-six children in the same age range as the sick groups of males and females. Blood samples were collected from patients and controls. Then renal function was evaluated by applying the laboratory tests as urea and creatinine levels were measured in serum, besides blood group and Rh factor tests. Factors that may affect renal disease incidence and progress were recorded, such as socioeconomic status, residence (North, Middle, and South), and family history. The results explained the significant increase in both urea and creatinine concentrations (P<0.001) in serum compared with controls. The blood group and Rh factor had no significant differences among children of both sick groups. The entire affected factors had no significant association with renal disease incidence or progress in the current study. The age and gender of each child patient had no significant effect on the type of renal disease (at P value ≤ 0.01).","PeriodicalId":7451,"journal":{"name":"Al-Kitab Journal for Pure Sciences","volume":" 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141367112","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}
Hana M. Asrafiel, Eda M. A. Alshailabi, Fatimah A. Mohammed, Ahmed S. H. Ahmeedah
The ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel illness which causes persistent inflammation of the colon's innermost layers. A prominent characteristic of ulcerative colitis (UC) is the stool's blood and mucous contents. This study determined to investigate the effects of white vinegar (WV) on colon tissues in rats. Two groups of twenty rats were created; the primary group was a control, healthy group, and the WV was administered to the second group at a dose of [1 ml/kg (5%)] via orally gavage for two weeks. Findings revealed the emergence of histopathological alterations like mucosal erosions, ulceration, loss of normal architecture, mucosal atrophy, and hemorrhage; numerous crypts have inflammatory cells that entered them, blood vessels are dilated and oedema, the serosa is destroyed, which demonstrates the devastation of the mucosal lining destruction with goblet cell hyperplasia, focal necrosis of epithelium with demolished connective tissues, accumulation of inflammatory cells in the mucosa, lamina propria, and muscularis mucosa, as well as submucosal oedema when compared with the control rats. The PAS-reaction histochemical analysis showed that the treated rats had lower levels of carbohydrates than the control animals. The findings of the study demonstrated that white vinegar was a dangerous substance linked to histological alterations that resulted in acute ulcerative colitis when used daily for two weeks.
{"title":"Histopathological evaluation of ulcerative colitis induced by white vinegar in albino rats","authors":"Hana M. Asrafiel, Eda M. A. Alshailabi, Fatimah A. Mohammed, Ahmed S. H. Ahmeedah","doi":"10.32441/kjps.08.02.p3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32441/kjps.08.02.p3","url":null,"abstract":"The ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel illness which causes persistent inflammation of the colon's innermost layers. A prominent characteristic of ulcerative colitis (UC) is the stool's blood and mucous contents. This study determined to investigate the effects of white vinegar (WV) on colon tissues in rats. Two groups of twenty rats were created; the primary group was a control, healthy group, and the WV was administered to the second group at a dose of [1 ml/kg (5%)] via orally gavage for two weeks. Findings revealed the emergence of histopathological alterations like mucosal erosions, ulceration, loss of normal architecture, mucosal atrophy, and hemorrhage; numerous crypts have inflammatory cells that entered them, blood vessels are dilated and oedema, the serosa is destroyed, which demonstrates the devastation of the mucosal lining destruction with goblet cell hyperplasia, focal necrosis of epithelium with demolished connective tissues, accumulation of inflammatory cells in the mucosa, lamina propria, and muscularis mucosa, as well as submucosal oedema when compared with the control rats. The PAS-reaction histochemical analysis showed that the treated rats had lower levels of carbohydrates than the control animals. The findings of the study demonstrated that white vinegar was a dangerous substance linked to histological alterations that resulted in acute ulcerative colitis when used daily for two weeks.","PeriodicalId":7451,"journal":{"name":"Al-Kitab Journal for Pure Sciences","volume":" 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141367297","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}
Candida spp. is a naturally occurring bacteria in the GI tracts of numerous species, including birds. Candidiasis is an opportunistic illness that emerges when the normal microflora is disturbed. Clinical findings include thickening mucosa and white, elevated pseudomembranous areas. Gross lesions can serve as a presumptive diagnosis. This study aimed to detect and identify Candida albicans as of oral cavity of chicken. The Seventy samples were gathered using swabbing from the oral cavity of the Chicken and transported to the Mycology laboratory, using a cool container for handling. Samples were inoculated onto sabouraued dextrose agar for presumptive identification of Candida albicans. Based on molecular techniques, regarding the consequences of PCR amplification of the 18S rRNA gene in the identification of Candida albicans, this gene has existed existing 50 samples, Metallo-aminopeptidase gene was present in 50/50 (100%) and the alkaline phosphatase sequence gene was once existing in 50/50 (100%). whilst alpha glucosidase used to be existing in 30/50 (60%) and sterol esterase genes 25/50 (50%). Antifungal sensitivity testing results showed that ketoconazole and itraconazole provided the most exceptional Sensitivity (100%) against Candida albicans isolates, followed by fluconazole and Amphotericin B. The outcomes of the present research showed that local poultry oral cavities likely contain pathogenic yeasts.
{"title":"Molecular detection of Virulence Factor Genes in Candida albicans Isolated from the Oral Cavity of Local Chicken and Antifungal Susceptibility in Mosul Province","authors":"Hawraa F. H. Al-abedi, I. Khalil, S. Al-Abedi","doi":"10.32441/kjps.08.02.p1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32441/kjps.08.02.p1","url":null,"abstract":"Candida spp. is a naturally occurring bacteria in the GI tracts of numerous species, including birds. Candidiasis is an opportunistic illness that emerges when the normal microflora is disturbed. Clinical findings include thickening mucosa and white, elevated pseudomembranous areas. Gross lesions can serve as a presumptive diagnosis. This study aimed to detect and identify Candida albicans as of oral cavity of chicken. The Seventy samples were gathered using swabbing from the oral cavity of the Chicken and transported to the Mycology laboratory, using a cool container for handling. Samples were inoculated onto sabouraued dextrose agar for presumptive identification of Candida albicans. Based on molecular techniques, regarding the consequences of PCR amplification of the 18S rRNA gene in the identification of Candida albicans, this gene has existed existing 50 samples, Metallo-aminopeptidase gene was present in 50/50 (100%) and the alkaline phosphatase sequence gene was once existing in 50/50 (100%). whilst alpha glucosidase used to be existing in 30/50 (60%) and sterol esterase genes 25/50 (50%). Antifungal sensitivity testing results showed that ketoconazole and itraconazole provided the most exceptional Sensitivity (100%) against Candida albicans isolates, followed by fluconazole and Amphotericin B. The outcomes of the present research showed that local poultry oral cavities likely contain pathogenic yeasts.","PeriodicalId":7451,"journal":{"name":"Al-Kitab Journal for Pure Sciences","volume":"46 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141275383","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}
ِAbdul Haleem Al-Muhyi, F. Aleedani, Munaf Q. Albattat, Jamila Mohammed Badr
The unequal spatial and temporal distribution of precipitation, exacerbated by climate change, has received significant attention. Rainfall is pivotal for crop growth and environmental health, crucial in the water cycle, and essential to replenishing surface water sources vital for drinking water supplies. Consequently, understanding this phenomenon is critical for future planning. Evaluating spatial and temporal variations in rainfall is essential for the effective management of water resources. This study employs a statistical analysis of rainfall data from 16 rain gauge stations to identify annual rainfall trends, Linear Regression Equations, Coefficients of Determination (R²), Precipitation Concentration Index (PCI), and Rainfall Variability Index (RVI). The findings of the study come to show as the PCI has indicated strongly irregular rainfall concentration in Iraq. RVI identifies 2017 and 1983 as notably dry years, while 2018 stands out as a particularly wet year within the 40-year period from 1980 to 2019. RVI also highlights that normal rainfall years predominate, with very dry years ranging from 2 to 13, dry years from 3 to 11, wet years from 1 to 7, and very wet years from 6 to 10 within the study period.
{"title":"Rainfall Repercussions: Assessing Climate Change Influence on Iraq Precipitation Patterns","authors":"ِAbdul Haleem Al-Muhyi, F. Aleedani, Munaf Q. Albattat, Jamila Mohammed Badr","doi":"10.32441/kjps.08.01.p9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32441/kjps.08.01.p9","url":null,"abstract":"The unequal spatial and temporal distribution of precipitation, exacerbated by climate change, has received significant attention. Rainfall is pivotal for crop growth and environmental health, crucial in the water cycle, and essential to replenishing surface water sources vital for drinking water supplies. Consequently, understanding this phenomenon is critical for future planning. Evaluating spatial and temporal variations in rainfall is essential for the effective management of water resources. This study employs a statistical analysis of rainfall data from 16 rain gauge stations to identify annual rainfall trends, Linear Regression Equations, Coefficients of Determination (R²), Precipitation Concentration Index (PCI), and Rainfall Variability Index (RVI). The findings of the study come to show as the PCI has indicated strongly irregular rainfall concentration in Iraq. RVI identifies 2017 and 1983 as notably dry years, while 2018 stands out as a particularly wet year within the 40-year period from 1980 to 2019. RVI also highlights that normal rainfall years predominate, with very dry years ranging from 2 to 13, dry years from 3 to 11, wet years from 1 to 7, and very wet years from 6 to 10 within the study period.","PeriodicalId":7451,"journal":{"name":"Al-Kitab Journal for Pure Sciences","volume":"36 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140732241","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}
Laith S. Alhiti, Rafal A. Jawad, Rafaa A. Abd Alwaahed, Hala M. Sobhi
The structural properties of thin films prepared with different thicknesses before and after the annealing process and at different temperatures were studied. X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) were used to study the structural properties. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that the thin films prepared with different thicknesses, as well as those annealed at temperatures of 300 and 373 K, were composed of the β-phase, which is widely known as the most stable phase. The analysis also showed that the material has a polycrystalline structure characterized by a monoclinic crystal system. The density shows a constant increase in all thin films, with the dominant trend being (312) for all films. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurement results indicated that there was an increase in roughness with a change in the thickness of the thin films. In addition, there was an increase in the crystalline size of the thin films that underwent annealing at 300 and 373 K. However, there was a decrease in crystallite size at the annealing temperature of 473 K due to the phase change of the thin film material.
研究了在不同温度下退火前后制备的不同厚度薄膜的结构特性。研究使用了 X 射线衍射 (XRD)、原子力显微镜 (AFM) 和发射扫描电子显微镜 (FESEM) 来研究结构特性。X 射线衍射分析表明，制备的不同厚度的薄膜以及在 300 K 和 373 K 温度下退火的薄膜均由β相组成，而β相是众所周知的最稳定的相。分析还表明，这种材料具有多晶结构，其特征是单斜晶系。所有薄膜的密度都呈持续增长趋势，所有薄膜的主要趋势都是（312）。原子力显微镜（AFM）测量结果表明，随着薄膜厚度的变化，粗糙度也在增加。此外，在 300 和 373 K 温度下退火的薄膜结晶尺寸增大，但在 473 K 退火温度下，由于薄膜材料的相变，结晶尺寸减小。
{"title":"Study of the Effect of Thin Layer Thickness on the Structural Properties of Copper Phthalocyanine (CuPc) Films Prepared by Vacuum Thermal Evaporation Method","authors":"Laith S. Alhiti, Rafal A. Jawad, Rafaa A. Abd Alwaahed, Hala M. Sobhi","doi":"10.32441/kjps.08.01.p8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32441/kjps.08.01.p8","url":null,"abstract":"The structural properties of thin films prepared with different thicknesses before and after the annealing process and at different temperatures were studied. X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) were used to study the structural properties. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that the thin films prepared with different thicknesses, as well as those annealed at temperatures of 300 and 373 K, were composed of the β-phase, which is widely known as the most stable phase. The analysis also showed that the material has a polycrystalline structure characterized by a monoclinic crystal system. The density shows a constant increase in all thin films, with the dominant trend being (312) for all films. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurement results indicated that there was an increase in roughness with a change in the thickness of the thin films. In addition, there was an increase in the crystalline size of the thin films that underwent annealing at 300 and 373 K. However, there was a decrease in crystallite size at the annealing temperature of 473 K due to the phase change of the thin film material.","PeriodicalId":7451,"journal":{"name":"Al-Kitab Journal for Pure Sciences","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140733675","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}
W. Al-Dahhan, Muataz Adnan Ali, Amer Adnan Hasan, Hassan Nasir Hashim, Baqir Abdualatif Altimmime, Y. Imran, Ali Hadi Jawad, Emad Abdul-Hussain Yousif
Given the backdrop of the Corona pandemic, the objective of this study was to identify some of the heavy metal presence in specific herbs collected from local markets in Iraq. Eight samples were selected, with four (Chamomile, Laurus nobilis, Artemisia, and Borage) used for COVID-19 prevention and the remaining four (Quince, Clove, Thyme, and Propolis) for treating COVID-19 patients. For the detection of metals in the selected specimens, EDX (energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy) was employed. The results revealed the existence of (Ca), (K), (S), (Si), (Al), (Mg), and (Zn) in Chamomile; (K), (Si), (Al), and (Zn) in Laurus nobilis; (Ca), (K), (S), (Si), (Al), (Mg), and (Zn) in Artemisia; (Ca), (K), (P), (Si), (Al), (Mg), and (Zn) in Borage; (Ca), (K), (S), (Si), (Mg), and zinc (Zn) in Quince; (Ca), (K), (Mg), and zinc (Zn) in Clove; (Ca), (K), (Si), (Al), and (Zn) in Thyme; and (Si) in Propolis. All the detected elements are considered essential metals, which are crucial for living biological systems and needed in relatively low concentrations. It is worth mentioning that the selected samples did not contain toxic heavy metals such as (Cd), (Pb), and (Hg), which are regarded as biochemically nonessential. Further analysis for heavy metal content, starting from acid digestion. This process aimed to liberate heavy metals from organic components in the herb samples. The results obtained through atomic absorption confirmed the absence of toxic heavy elements (Cd, Pb, and Hg). This is considered a positive thing as far as these toxic elements are concerned.
鉴于科罗娜大流行的背景，本研究的目的是确定从伊拉克当地市场收集的特定草药中存在的一些重金属。研究选取了八个样本，其中四个（洋甘菊、月桂、青蒿和琉璃苣）用于预防 COVID-19，其余四个（榅桲、丁香、百里香和蜂胶）用于治疗 COVID-19 患者。为了检测所选标本中的金属，采用了 EDX（能量色散 X 射线光谱法）。结果显示，洋甘菊中含有（钙）、（钾）、（硒）、（硅）、（铝）、（镁）和（锌）；月桂中含有（钾）、（硒）、（铝）和（锌）；青蒿中含有（钙）、（钾）、（硒）、（硅）、（铝）、（镁）和（锌）；(琉璃苣中的（钙）、（钾）、（磷）、（硅）、（铝）、（镁）和（锌）；榅桲中的（钙）、（钾）、（硅）、（镁）和（锌）；丁香中的（钙）、（钾）、（镁）和（锌）；百里香中的（钙）、（钾）、（硅）、（铝）和（锌）；以及蜂胶中的（硅）。所有检测到的元素都被认为是基本金属，它们对生物系统至关重要，所需的浓度相对较低。值得一提的是，所选样本不含有毒重金属，如（镉）、（铅）和（汞），这些元素被认为是生物化学上的非必需元素。重金属含量的进一步分析从酸性消化开始。这一过程旨在将重金属从草药样本中的有机成分中分离出来。通过原子吸收获得的结果证实，样品中不含有毒重金属（镉、铅和汞）。就这些有毒元素而言，这是件好事。
{"title":"HEAVY METALS DETECTION IN SOME TYPES OF HERBS USED IN MEDICAL TREATMENTS","authors":"W. Al-Dahhan, Muataz Adnan Ali, Amer Adnan Hasan, Hassan Nasir Hashim, Baqir Abdualatif Altimmime, Y. Imran, Ali Hadi Jawad, Emad Abdul-Hussain Yousif","doi":"10.32441/kjps.08.01.p7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32441/kjps.08.01.p7","url":null,"abstract":"Given the backdrop of the Corona pandemic, the objective of this study was to identify some of the heavy metal presence in specific herbs collected from local markets in Iraq. Eight samples were selected, with four (Chamomile, Laurus nobilis, Artemisia, and Borage) used for COVID-19 prevention and the remaining four (Quince, Clove, Thyme, and Propolis) for treating COVID-19 patients. For the detection of metals in the selected specimens, EDX (energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy) was employed. The results revealed the existence of (Ca), (K), (S), (Si), (Al), (Mg), and (Zn) in Chamomile; (K), (Si), (Al), and (Zn) in Laurus nobilis; (Ca), (K), (S), (Si), (Al), (Mg), and (Zn) in Artemisia; (Ca), (K), (P), (Si), (Al), (Mg), and (Zn) in Borage; (Ca), (K), (S), (Si), (Mg), and zinc (Zn) in Quince; (Ca), (K), (Mg), and zinc (Zn) in Clove; (Ca), (K), (Si), (Al), and (Zn) in Thyme; and (Si) in Propolis. All the detected elements are considered essential metals, which are crucial for living biological systems and needed in relatively low concentrations. It is worth mentioning that the selected samples did not contain toxic heavy metals such as (Cd), (Pb), and (Hg), which are regarded as biochemically nonessential. Further analysis for heavy metal content, starting from acid digestion. This process aimed to liberate heavy metals from organic components in the herb samples. The results obtained through atomic absorption confirmed the absence of toxic heavy elements (Cd, Pb, and Hg). This is considered a positive thing as far as these toxic elements are concerned.","PeriodicalId":7451,"journal":{"name":"Al-Kitab Journal for Pure Sciences","volume":"20 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140732537","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}
Hagar F. Forsan, Monier M. El Abd, Wafaa B. Elsabie, Hassan M. Sobhy
The objective of the present research was to enrich yogurt with amygdalin (vitamin B17) and increase the nutritional value of yogurt using apricot and a by-product of apricot fruit kernels. Amygdalin was considered an antibacterial, hepatic protecting, anti-tumor, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, anti-coagulant, anticancer, antiaging, antidiabetic, anti-atherosclerotic, anti-angina, and antioxidant. Apricots that were mixed in a blinder for 3 min and filtered were used as a source of dietary fiber, lipids, proteins, minerals, and vitamins. Apricot kernels that were heated for 2 minutes at 120 ˚C. then cold and grind in a blender were used as a source of amygdalin (B17). Obtained results showed that the incorporation of apricot and apricot kernel is considerably impacted by the addition of apricot and apricot kernel 5% Apricot pulp + 1% Apricot kernel and 10% Apricot pulp + 2% Apricot kernel 1.42, 2,92 mg/100gm respectively.
{"title":"Apricot addition for Enrichment Yogurt with Amygdalin","authors":"Hagar F. Forsan, Monier M. El Abd, Wafaa B. Elsabie, Hassan M. Sobhy","doi":"10.32441/kjps.08.01.p6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32441/kjps.08.01.p6","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of the present research was to enrich yogurt with amygdalin (vitamin B17) and increase the nutritional value of yogurt using apricot and a by-product of apricot fruit kernels. Amygdalin was considered an antibacterial, hepatic protecting, anti-tumor, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, anti-coagulant, anticancer, antiaging, antidiabetic, anti-atherosclerotic, anti-angina, and antioxidant. Apricots that were mixed in a blinder for 3 min and filtered were used as a source of dietary fiber, lipids, proteins, minerals, and vitamins. Apricot kernels that were heated for 2 minutes at 120 ˚C. then cold and grind in a blender were used as a source of amygdalin (B17). Obtained results showed that the incorporation of apricot and apricot kernel is considerably impacted by the addition of apricot and apricot kernel 5% Apricot pulp + 1% Apricot kernel and 10% Apricot pulp + 2% Apricot kernel 1.42, 2,92 mg/100gm respectively.\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":7451,"journal":{"name":"Al-Kitab Journal for Pure Sciences","volume":"26 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140753909","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}
Passwords serve as a vital means to safeguard our digital accounts. Many individuals resort to conventional methods like writing down passwords on paper or storing them on cloud services, often overlooking security risks, forgetting, and divulging is the most notable, which leads to loss of access to accounts, or potential breaches. In this paper, we propose the development of an Android application named "BANK OF PASSWORD" to address this issue. Our work focuses on creating a lightweight app equipped with essential functionalities desired by users, including password addition, updating, copying, searching, and deletion. To ensure the security of stored passwords, our approach incorporates various protective measures, such as access restriction through a login process and the utilization of SHA256 hashing and AES256 encryption for password encryption, where stored passwords are securely encrypted and stored as ciphertexts within an SQLite database. A fingerprint authentication was implemented as a second login method. Extensive testing of the application demonstrates the successful functioning of all proposed features and requirements on devices running API level 26 or above.
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Vaginitis is a prevalent medical illness that affects a substantial proportion of women, mostly attributed to the excessive proliferation of bacteria and fungi. The objective of this study was to assess the antimicrobial effectiveness of Apple Cider Vinegar against bacteria and fungi that were obtained from cases of vaginitis. 50 vaginal swabs were collected from vaginitis patients at private clinics in Kirkuk City, Iraq (10 pregnant women and 40 non-pregnant women). The research included the isolation and identification of bacterial and fungal isolates. All isolates performed the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration and disc diffusion techniques tests. Different concentrations of apple cider vinegar (20%, 30%, 40%, 50% and 100%) were tested against the isolates and Standard antibiotic drugs were used as positive controls. The results of 50 patients were examined, showing that 22 (44%) had bacterial vaginitis and 39 (78%) had fungal vaginitis. Vaginitis was more prevalent in pregnant women compared with non-pregnant. Staphylococcus aureus recorded 14 (24.9%) out of the 54 bacterial isolates, followed by Echerichia coli, Group B- Streptococcus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa respectively. whereas Candida albicans recorded 30 (61.2%) out of the 49 fungal isolates, followed by Candida tropicalis and Candida parapsilosis, respectively. The findings showed a range of sensitivity to apple cider vinegar among the isolated samples. The efficacy of apple cider vinegar was found to be greater against fungal isolates compared to bacterial isolates, with a higher effectiveness observed against gram-negative bacteria in comparison to gram-positive bacteria. The highest MIC values were found for Gram-positive bacteria, which recorded 125 (µg/mL), followed by Gram-negative bacteria, 62.5 μg/ml. While the lowest MIC values for the isolated fungi were (31.25 μg/ml). A comparison to traditional antimicrobial drugs has highlighted ACV's potential as an alternative treatment for vaginitis. According to these findings, ACV may be an effective treatment choice for vaginitis.
{"title":"Evaluating the Antimicrobial Efficacy of Apple Cider Vinegar on Bacteria and Fungi Isolated from Vaginitis","authors":"Shaymaa Jaber Hameed","doi":"10.32441/kjps.08.01.p4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32441/kjps.08.01.p4","url":null,"abstract":"Vaginitis is a prevalent medical illness that affects a substantial proportion of women, mostly attributed to the excessive proliferation of bacteria and fungi. The objective of this study was to assess the antimicrobial effectiveness of Apple Cider Vinegar against bacteria and fungi that were obtained from cases of vaginitis. 50 vaginal swabs were collected from vaginitis patients at private clinics in Kirkuk City, Iraq (10 pregnant women and 40 non-pregnant women). The research included the isolation and identification of bacterial and fungal isolates. All isolates performed the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration and disc diffusion techniques tests. Different concentrations of apple cider vinegar (20%, 30%, 40%, 50% and 100%) were tested against the isolates and Standard antibiotic drugs were used as positive controls. The results of 50 patients were examined, showing that 22 (44%) had bacterial vaginitis and 39 (78%) had fungal vaginitis. Vaginitis was more prevalent in pregnant women compared with non-pregnant. Staphylococcus aureus recorded 14 (24.9%) out of the 54 bacterial isolates, followed by Echerichia coli, Group B- Streptococcus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa respectively. whereas Candida albicans recorded 30 (61.2%) out of the 49 fungal isolates, followed by Candida tropicalis and Candida parapsilosis, respectively. The findings showed a range of sensitivity to apple cider vinegar among the isolated samples. The efficacy of apple cider vinegar was found to be greater against fungal isolates compared to bacterial isolates, with a higher effectiveness observed against gram-negative bacteria in comparison to gram-positive bacteria. The highest MIC values were found for Gram-positive bacteria, which recorded 125 (µg/mL), followed by Gram-negative bacteria, 62.5 μg/ml. While the lowest MIC values for the isolated fungi were (31.25 μg/ml). A comparison to traditional antimicrobial drugs has highlighted ACV's potential as an alternative treatment for vaginitis. According to these findings, ACV may be an effective treatment choice for vaginitis.","PeriodicalId":7451,"journal":{"name":"Al-Kitab Journal for Pure Sciences","volume":"283 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140255545","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}
This study was done in Wassit province, Al-Kut city in December 2023. Two groups were selected in this study: the first one consists of 25 people who have lived near the Al-Ahdab oil field, while the second one consists of controls with no significant difference in age between them and of both genders. This study aims to detect the influence of environmental pollution on the measured parameters of the blood (Urea, Creatinine, Hb, PCV, and CRP) with the presence of a significant relation among them. The results indicate that there is a highly significant relationship between Urea and creatinine and between Hb and PCV in both study groups. There is also a significant correlation between Urea and both Hb and PCV in the exposed group. While it was a significant correlation between Urea and CRP was detected in the control group only.
{"title":"Detection of Hematological Correlations of People Lived at Al-Ahdab Oil Field in Al-Kut City, Iraq","authors":"E. A. Muhsin, A. Abdulkareem, Shahrazad A. Khalaf","doi":"10.32441/kjps.08.01.p1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32441/kjps.08.01.p1","url":null,"abstract":"This study was done in Wassit province, Al-Kut city in December 2023. Two groups were selected in this study: the first one consists of 25 people who have lived near the Al-Ahdab oil field, while the second one consists of controls with no significant difference in age between them and of both genders. This study aims to detect the influence of environmental pollution on the measured parameters of the blood (Urea, Creatinine, Hb, PCV, and CRP) with the presence of a significant relation among them. The results indicate that there is a highly significant relationship between Urea and creatinine and between Hb and PCV in both study groups. There is also a significant correlation between Urea and both Hb and PCV in the exposed group. While it was a significant correlation between Urea and CRP was detected in the control group only.","PeriodicalId":7451,"journal":{"name":"Al-Kitab Journal for Pure Sciences","volume":"29 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139530729","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}
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