113 results match your criteria: "Dijlah University College[Affiliation]"

This study examined the fragmentation, degradation pathways and DPs of pirtobrutinib, which have not been previously reported in the literature. The main goal of the current work is to develop, validate, and characterize forced degradation products using LC-MS/MS. An isocratic HPLC methodology was developed for the quantitative measurement of pirtobrutinib at a of 219 nm.

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Promoting and accelerating muscle regeneration through cell therapy in a mouse model.

J Taibah Univ Med Sci

October 2024

Experimental Therapy Department, Iraqi Center for Cancer and Medical Genetic Research, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq.

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  • Skeletal muscle injuries are common and can lead to chronic pain and disability, making the search for effective treatments critical.
  • This study explores the potential of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from mouse bone marrow to regenerate damaged skeletal muscle by differentiating them into muscle cells.
  • Results show that differentiated muscle cells (myocytes) from MSCs significantly enhance muscle repair compared to undifferentiated stem cells, suggesting a promising biological approach for treating muscle atrophy and related disorders.
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  • Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is a rare, inflammatory bone disease that causes multiple lytic lesions without infection, with no established treatment protocols.
  • A 12-year-old boy with a long history of non-infectious osteomyelitis showed stability on naproxen and methotrexate, but developed new symptoms in his elbow after 1.5 years.
  • The patient's treatment was modified to include intravenous zoledronic acid, leading to significant clinical and radiological improvement, marking the first documented use of this treatment for CRMO in Iraq and Arab nations.
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Enhancing the photocatalytic activity of ZnFeO with a good energy band gap to degrade industrial waste under sunlight illumination can help to develop green environments. Here, to improve the photocatalytic efficiency of ZnFeO ferrites, they were merged with polyaniline (PAni) and silver (Ag) nanoparticles to synthesize Ag@ZnFeO-PAni plasmonic nanostructures. The as-synthesized nanostructures were characterized using a series of advanced characterization techniques to confirm successful formation and investigate photocatalytic improvement origins.

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Batik, an Indonesian textile art form, holds immense economic and cultural importance. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) specialising in batik play a crucial role in Indonesia's economic growth and cultural preservation, contributing significantly to the gross domestic product (GDP) and preserving the nation's heritage. Nevertheless, these enterprises face several challenges, such as slow growth and limited access to credit.

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A novel two stages chemical activation of pinewood waste for removing organic micropollutants from water and wastewater.

Chemosphere

September 2024

School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 2ET, UK; Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Babylon, Babylon, Al-Hillah, 51001, Iraq; Dijlah University College, Baghdad, Iraq.

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  • Pharmaceuticals are commonly found in aquatic ecosystems, highlighting the need for affordable removal methods from water.
  • A novel activated carbon produced from pinewood was developed through a sequence of treatments, showing effective adsorption of the drugs diclofenac and ciprofloxacin.
  • The activated carbon demonstrated over 95% removal efficiency for pharmaceuticals in water and 90% in real wastewater, maintaining its effectiveness across six usage cycles.
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Background: In literature, the levels of miRNA-146a and miRNA-155 are increased in periodontitis. Limited data are available regarding the expression of miRNA-146a and miR-NA-155 in diseased human peri-implant tissue. Therefore, the objective of this study was to explore the expression of miRNA-146a and miRNA-155 in human gingival peri-implant tissue affected by peri-implantitis.

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a critical global One Health concern, ensuing from unintentional and continuous exposure to antibiotics, as well as challenges in accurate contagion diagnostics. Addressing AMR requires a strategic approach that emphasizes early stage prevention through screening in clinical, environmental, farming, and livestock settings to identify nonvulnerable antimicrobial agents and the associated genes. Conventional AMR diagnostics, like antibiotic susceptibility testing, possess drawbacks, including high costs, time-consuming processes, and significant manpower requirements, underscoring the need for intelligent, prompt, and on-site diagnostic techniques.

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Environmental pollution has been increasing since last decade due to increasing industrialisation and urbanisation. Various kinds ofenvironmental pollutants including carbon dioxide (CO), dyes, pharmaceuticals, phenols, heavy metals along with many organic and inorganic species have been discovered in the various environmental compartments which possess harmful impacts tox human health, wildlife, and ecosystems. Thus, various efforts have been made through regulations, technological advancements, and public awareness campaigns to reduce the impact of the pollution.

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  • The Danube River faces significant environmental challenges due to industrial discharges and wastewater treatment effluents, which threaten its aquatic ecosystem.
  • A study monitored 16 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) at six sites over a year, revealing seasonal fluctuations in PAH concentrations that exceeded safe levels set by the Europe Drinking Water Directive.
  • Despite sediment PAH levels being generally low, certain compounds raised concerns for potential biological impacts and highlighted a high Individual Lifetime Cancer Risk for both adults and children at all sampling locations.
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Seasonal variation and concentration of PAHs in Lake Balaton sediment: A study on molecular weight distribution and sources of pollution.

Mar Pollut Bull

May 2024

School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University, UK; Environmental Research and Studies Center, University of Babylon, Al-Hillah, Babylon 51001, Iraq; Dijlah University College, Baghdad, Iraq.

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  • The study analyzed the levels of 16 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Lake Balaton's sediment over a year, noting seasonal variations in concentrations.
  • PAH levels were highest in winter (448.35 to 619.77 ng/g) and lowest in summer (257.21 to 465.49 ng/g), with higher concentrations of high molecular weight PAHs compared to low molecular weight ones.
  • The research indicated a significant cancer risk for both adults and children across all seasons, particularly high in winter, while most ecological impacts from PAHs were minimal, except for slightly elevated levels of acenaphthylene and fluorene in autumn and spring, respectively.
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The Metaverse, underpinned by its technical infrastructure, heavily relies on user engagement and behavior for successful integration into educational settings. Understanding its driving factors is essential for such a platform to transition from theory to practice, especially in educational settings. However, these factors remain elusive due to inconsistencies in infrastructure and environments.

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Due to the growing concerns about pharmaceutical contamination and its devastating impact on the economy and the health of humans and the environment, developing efficient approaches for removing such contaminants has become essential. Adsorption is a cost-effective technique for removing pollutants. Thus, in this work, banana peels as agro-industrial waste were utilized for synthesizing activated carbon for removing pharmaceuticals, namely amoxicillin and carbamazepine from different water matrices.

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A novel and sustainable composite of L@PSAC for superior removal of pharmaceuticals from different water matrices: Production, characterization, and application.

Environ Res

June 2024

School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 2ET, UK; Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Babylon, Babylon, Al-Hillah, Iraq; Dijlah University College, Baghdad, Iraq.

This study endeavors to develop cost-effective environmentally friendly technology for removing harmful residual pharmaceuticals from water and wastewater by utilizing the effective adsorption of pistachio shell (PS) biochar and the degradation potency of laccase immobilized on the biochar (L@PSAC). The carbonatization and activation of the shells were optimized regarding temperature, time, and NHNO/PS ratio. This step yielded an optimum PS biochar (PSAC) with the highest porosity and surface area treated at 700 °C for 3 h using an NHNO/PS ratio of 3% wt.

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This study aimed to investigate the relationship between blood types and COVID-19 susceptibility and explore changes in blood variables, as well as their relationship with the occurrence of COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 is a pandemic that has affected people's health and the global financial system. Since the initial confirmed case of COVID-19, people have been influenced worldwide with varying manifestations.

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A sustainable and highly efficient fossil-free carbon from olive stones for emerging contaminants removal from different water matrices.

Chemosphere

March 2024

School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 2ET, UK; Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Babylon, Babylon, Al-Hillah, 51001, Iraq; Dijlah University College, Baghdad, Iraq.

The olive stone is a large waste product of the olive oil extraction industry. The present study investigates developing activated carbon from olive stone waste (OSAC) to remove pharmaceuticals from water. Different temperatures and olive stone: KOH ratios were studied.

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This study examined the use of modified multiwall carbon nanotubes (M-MWCNTs) with immobilized laccase (L@M-MWCNTs) for removing ciprofloxacin (Cip), carbamazepine (Cbz), diclofenac (Dcf), benzo[a]pyrene (Bap), and anthracene (Ant) from different water samples. The synthesized materials were characterized using an array of advanced analytical techniques. The physical immobilization of laccase onto M-MWCNTs was confirmed through Scanning electron microscope (SEM)-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analysis and Brunner-Emmet-Teller (BET) surface area measurements.

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Fanconi anemia (FA) is a genetic disorder that occurs when certain genes responsible for repairing DNA replication and promoting homologous recombination fail to function properly. This leads to severe clinical symptoms and a wide range of cancer-related characteristics. Recent treatment approaches for FA involve hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), which helps restore the population of stem cells.

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Phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate- (PIP3-) dependent Rac exchanger 1 (P-Rex1) functions as Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor and is activated by synergistic activity of G and PIP3 of the heterotrimeric G protein. P-Rex1 activates Rac GTPases for regulating cell invasion and migration and promotes metastasis in several human cancers including breast, prostate, and skin cancer. The protein is a promising therapeutic target because of its multifunction roles in human cancers.

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Objective: Aim: To find out the prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder among patients seeking facial cosmetic procedures, find out association of social demographic (age, gender, occupation, marital status, friends relationship, and dating status) ampatientsient with body dysmorphic disorder.

Patients And Methods: Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was done on a sample of 100 patients from Al-waste Hospital and Ghazy Al-Hariri Hospital for surgical specialties in Baghdad by using a body dysmorphic disorder questionnaire to diagnose a probable case and then a semi-structured questionnaire based on DSM5 criteria to diagnose body dysmorphic disorder during the period extended from beginning of January 2019 to the end of April 2019.

Results: Results: The chi-square test proved the association between female gender and body dysmorphic disorder is significant P=0.

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The Ni and Co doping effect on the ciclopirox (CPX) drug delivery performance of a ZnO ‎nanosheet (ZnO-NS) was investigated theoretically. Doping Ni and Co metals into the ZnO-NS ‎increased the adsorption energy of CPX from -7.9 to -27.

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Objective: Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) is a common long-term complication following spine surgeries characterized by chronic persistent pain; different strategies of management were employed to deal with it. This clinical trial aims to compare the efficacy of Pregabalin and Gabapentin in the management of this condition.

Methods: A double-blind, randomized, comparative study (clinical trial registry NCT05324761 on 11th April 2022) with two parallel arms with Pregabalin and Gabapentin were used in arms one and two, respectively.

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Parameterisation and cellular evaluation of poly(ethylene) oxide-coated erbium oxide in MCF-7 cells as MRI diagnostic nanofibres.

Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces

August 2023

School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia; Science Department, College of Basic Education, Al-Muthanna University, Iraq.

The novelty of this work is the conjugation of poly(ethylene) oxide (PEO) with the erbium oxide (ErO) nanoparticles using the electrospinning technique. In this work, synthesised PEO-coated ErO nanofibres were characterised and evaluated for their cytotoxicity to assess their potential use as diagnostic nanofibres for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). PEO has significantly impacted nanoparticle conductivity due to its lower ionic conductivity at room temperature.

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Although extant literature has thoroughly investigated the incorporation of cloud computing services, examining their influence on sustainable performance, particularly at the organizational level, is insufficient. Consequently, the present research aims to assess the factors that impact the integration of cloud computing within small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and its subsequent effects on environmental, financial, and social performance. The data were collected from 415 SMEs and were analyzed using a hybrid SEM-ANN approach.

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  • Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common type of oral cancer globally, representing about 90% of oral malignant cases; this study focused on OSCC data from Iraq for the years 2014-2018.
  • A total of 722 OSCC cases were reported, predominantly affecting males and individuals over 40 years old, with the tongue being the most frequently involved site.
  • The study highlights the need for further research into the causes of oral cancer in Iraq to enhance prevention efforts, indicating an OSCC incidence rate of 0.4 per 100,000 people.
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