Publications by authors named "Zainab Alkhafaji"

Article Synopsis
  • Neuro-ophthalmic disorders in Iraq have not been well-documented, leading to a study aimed at understanding their clinical and demographic characteristics among patients at a Baghdad clinic.
  • Conducted from March 2021 to November 2022, the study included 6440 patients, with 613 newly diagnosed cases; ischemic optic neuropathy emerged as the most common condition, affecting 17.61% of those diagnosed.
  • Other prevalent issues included sixth nerve palsy, with a notable 42.7% of cases linked to diabetes and 39.3% to hypertension, indicating a significant occurrence of neuro-ophthalmic diseases in the region.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Climatic condition is triggering human health emergencies and earth's surface changes. Anthropogenic activities, such as built-up expansion, transportation development, industrial works, and some extreme phases, are the main reason for climate change and global warming. Air pollutants are increased gradually due to anthropogenic activities and triggering the earth's health.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

This study uses machine learning (ML) models for a high-resolution prediction (0.1°×0.1°) of air fine particular matter (PM) concentration, the most harmful to human health, from meteorological and soil data.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The performance of biomaterials in biological systems is of critical significance for advancing biomedical implants. Duplex Stainless Steel alloys are the major biomaterials due to their significant characteristics. Many functional coatings are deposited on DSS alloy surfaces utilizing numerous surface coating techniques to improve their bioactivity and protect them from corrosion degradations.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Growing environmental pollution worldwide is mostly caused by the accumulation of different types of liquid and solid wastes. Therefore, policies in developed countries seek to support the concept of waste recycling due to its significant impact on the environmental footprint. Hot-mix asphalt mixtures (HMA) with reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) have shown great performance under rutting.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Coastal vulnerability assessment is the key to coastal management and sustainable development. Sea level rise (SLR) and anthropogenic activities have triggered more extreme climatic events and made the coastal region vulnerable in recent decades. Many parts of the world also noticed increased sediment deposition, tidal effects, and changes in the shoreline.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The development in the construction sector and population growth requires an increase in the consumption of construction materials, mainly concrete. Cement is the binder in concrete, so increasing cement production will increase the energy consumed, as well as in the emission of carbon dioxide. This harmful effect of the environment led to the search for alternative materials for cement, as the waste or by-products of other industries is a promising solution in this case.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF