28 research outputs found
A Descriptive Study for Asthmatic Toddler Children Associated with Weight in Maternal and Child Hospital
Descriptive design study was conducted at maternal and child hospital Babylon city in order to assess the asthmatic children and its relationship with weight.A purposive sample of (50) of children selected that including the toddler age group study questioner distributed.The result concluded that (42%) of asthmatic children with normal weight and (48%) with abnormal weight (decrease weight ( 34%) and increase weight (24%)
Control of Corrosion of Copper-Alloy Condenser Tubes by Chemical Treatment
The present work deals with the study of the factors that affect the corrosion resistance and heat transfer resistance of treated condenser tubes by surface filming with ferrous sulfate solution. The reduction of corrosion rate on the filmed surfaces was determined under dynamic conditions using weight loss method. The variation of the corrosion rate at different exposure time and different fluid velocities of the filming solution were studied throughout the laboratory corrosion system. While the effect of surface filming on depression of heat transfer process in term of increasing the heat transfers resistance was studied throughout the laboratory thermal system. The results indicated that the filming solution reduced the corrosion rate of copper alloy to 52.7%, but the heat transfer resistance increased from 12.88 to 18.73*10-4 m2K/W. Moreover, the metallurgical investigation clearly revealed the feature and nature of the film formed on the metal surface
Preparation and Characterization of Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II) ions Binuclear Complexes with Macrocyclic Schiff Base Derived from Acidhydrazide and α-Hydroxy Ketone
The homogenous binuclear complexes of marcocyclic Schiff base ligand obtained from [2+2] condensation reaction between benzion and α ˗ aminobenzoylhydrazide in presenceof the metal salt , in neutral and alkaline media . The complexes were characterized by quantitive determination of the metal and chloridecontent , molar conductance , spectral and magnetic susceptibility measurement . The different studies revealed that the prepared complexes possess the following formulae [LH4M2X2]and K2[ LM2X2]in neutral and alkaline medium respectively(whereLH4 = macrocyclic Schiff base ligand , M+2=Co,Ni,Cu; X-=NO3,Cl). The complexes of neutral medium are non-electrolytes , six coordinat , while alkaline medium complexes are electrolytes of 2:1 ratio and four coordinat
Zinc loaded whey protein nanoparticles mitigate the oxidative stress and modulate antioxidative gene expression in testicular tissues in rats
This study aimed to utilize whey protein nanoparticles (WPNPs) and zinc (Zn) loaded WPNPs to protect against carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced testicular damage in rats. Zn was loaded on WPNPs at three levels and Zn release was determined at different time intervals. Seventy male Wistar rats were divided into 7 groups and treated orally for 4 weeks as follows: the control group, CCl4-treated group (0.5 ml/100 g b.w) twice a week, CCl4 plus WPNPs-treated group (300 mg/kg b.w), CCl4 plus Zn citrate-treated group (50 mg/kg b.w), and the groups treated with CCl4 plus the three Zn-WPNPs formulations. Blood and testicular tissue samples were collected for different assays. Animals treated with CCl4 showed a significant decrease in body weight and relative weight of the testis, testosterone level, antioxidant enzymes activity and mRNA expression of Nrf2, HO-1 and NQO1 and increased Malondialdehyde (MDA), nitric oxide (NO) and mRNA expression of Keep1 and induced histological changes in the testis. WPNPs alone, Zn alone or Zn loaded WPNPs at the three levels protect against CCl4-induced testicular damage. These effects were more pronounced in the group received the fabrication with low Zn level. This study concluded that Zn-WPNPs could reduce the oxidative stress in the testicular tissue via different mechanisms mainly via the regulation of Nrf2-Keap1 antioxidative signaling pathway
Differential Protein Contents in Two Members of the White fly Bemisia tabaci(Hemiptera:Aleurodidae)Complex:Reproductive and Invasive Implications
Abstract: Although the displacement of some native whitefly species by he B biotype of Bemisia tabaci ha been noted in China, it is still unclear physiological and molecular mechanisms predominate during such invasions. Here, we investigated proteome varialibility in both B biotype and the native ZHJI haplotype.ZHJI eggs showed larger numbers of specific proteins than B eggs. A set of proteins found in B eggs were present at higher levels in ZHJI.Three ZHJI egg proteins were present at higher levels in B eggs. ZHJI males possessed four specific proteins, and at least five other male proteins were shared by two whiteflies.Two proteins identified in ZHJI males were present at higher levels in B males. Three other shared male proteins weere found at much higher levels in ZHJI than in the B biotype. Both ZHJI and B expressed three specific female proteins. Most of the female proteins identified in ZHJI were present at much higher levels in B. In conclusion, protein content indexed by electrophoretic profiling has likely played an important role during the displacement of natives by the B biotype