NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (2019-nCoV): DISEASE BRIEFINGS

Coronavirus (CoV) (2019‐nCoV) is a large, enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus. The abnormal outbreak of 2019‐nCoV in Wuhan warns of the risk of CoV (2019‐nCoV) to public health which causes viral pneumonia outbreak. In our review, we will discuss the biology of CoVs and the potential risk of the novel CoV (2019‐nCoV) and guide us to strategic objectives for controlling the virus

LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS: AN OVERVIEW

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a tropical disease caused by infection with the parasitic filarial worms: Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori. The symptoms of this chronic disease appear in adults (in men more than in women) and include damage to the lymphatic system, arms, legs, and genitals, which cause significant pain, reducing productivity, and social problems. LF is a cause of continued disability, pain, disfigurement, and sexual disability in the world, so the knowledge of the disease and the infection control is very important. In addition to the importance of prevention, that includes giving medicine and using controlling ways of mosquitoes. Moreover, the prevention of disease is important, that includes giving medicine and using controlling ways of mosquitoes. However, although the efforts of health organizations to reduce the LF infections, there are still many challenges including the early diagnosis and control of infection among people

Security Risk Issues And Controls For Cloud Computing In Iraqi Government Organisations

Cloud computing is becoming increasingly important in Information Technology (IT) as an enabler for improved productivity, efficiency and cost reduction. It is expected to offer benefits for public sector organisations and government agencies. Cloud computing has the potential to improve the reliability and scalability of IT systems, which in tum allows organisations such as Iraqi governments to focus on their core business and strategy development and implementation. However, governments are still hesitant to adopt cloud computing because of fear for the confidentiality of their data. There are risks and barriers in adopting cloud computing in the Iraqi government whereby the top risk is security. Security issues, classified as the biggest concern, affect the growth of cloud computing technology of Iraqi government organisations. Therefore, this thesis aimed to investigate the Security Risk Issues (SRIs) that affect cloud computing adoption by the Iraqi government organizations. It also intends to investigate the Security Risk Controls (SRCs) that enhance the cloud computing adoption through mitigating the effect of SRIs. Mixed-methods were used to carry out the objectives of this thesis involving two steps; using qualitative and quantitative methods for the initial experiment and the quantitative and intelligent approach methods for the experimental stage. Based on the qualitative and quantitative method, 26 SRIs under 5 domains and 26 SRCs to mitigate the 5 domains were determined that affected the adoption of cloud computing in the Iraq government organisations. The quantitative and intelligent approach methods used in the experimental stage were to develop a conceptual framework security risk management process for identifying the best quality and most accurate SRCs for the 5 domains. In short, the results showed that 26 SRCs mitigate the 5 domains using three intelligent approaches namely SVMR, ANNPSO, ANFIS for easing the cloud computing adoption in the Iraq government organisations. This thesis produced a validated and an effective conceptual of security risks and controls for cloud computing

Evaluating Machine Translations from Arabic into English and Vice Versa

Machine translation (MT) allows direct communication between two persons without the need for the third party or via dictionary in your pocket, which could bring significant and per formative improvement. Since most traditional translational way is a word-sensitive, it is very important to consider the word order in addition to word selection in the evaluation of any machine translation. To evaluate the MT performance, it is necessary to dynamically observe the translation in the machine translator tool according to word order, and word selection and furthermore the sentence length. However, applying a good evaluation with respect to all previous points is a very challenging issue. In this paper, we first summarize various approaches to evaluate machine translation. We propose a practical solution by selecting an appropriate powerful tool called iBLEU to evaluate the accuracy degree of famous MT tools (i.e. Google, Bing, Systranet and Babylon). Based on the solution structure, we further dihttp://researchplusjournals.com/index.php/IRJECE/workflow/index/291/5scuss the performance order for these tools in both directions Arabic to English and English to Arabic. After extensive testing, we can decide that any direction gives more accurate results in translation based on the selected machine translations MTs. Finally, we proved the choosing of Google as best system performance and Systranet as the worst one

Simultaneous versus two stage surgical treatment of developmental dislocation of the hip with excessive femoral anteversion in children under the age of three years

Background: Delayed diagnosis and improper treated cases of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in presence of excessive anteversion of femoral head may lead to undesirable consequences including more extensive interventions with severe complications and functional disability. This study aimed to compare the clinical, radiological and complication outcomes of simultaneously versus two stage surgical procedures (open reduction and proximal femoral derotation osteotomy) in the treatment of DDH with excessive femoral anteversion among sample of Iraqi children aged less than three years old. Methods: A total of 26 DDH cases were treated in two groups (GI, GII) at Al-Wasity Hospital (Baghdad, Iraq) from January 2014 to March 2015. GI (15 hips) in 13 patients subjected to simultaneous open reduction (with/without salter osteotomy ) and proximal femoral derotation osteotomy. GII (18 hips) in 13 patients operated in two stages procedure; open reduction (with/without salter osteotomy) followed by proximal femoral derotation osteotomy 6 weeks later. Results: At the time of operation, the average age was 21.79±3.51months (range: 18-30). The mean follow-up period was 10.36±1.45 months (range: 8 -12). Statistically, the post-operative clinical, radiological and complication findings were not significantly different between the two groups. However, in post-operative clinical assessment (McKay's criteria), the satisfy results (excellent and good) were 93%  in GI and  88%  in GII respectively. Moreover, in radiological assessment (Severins grading), the satisfy results (excellent and good) were 94% in GI and 83% in GII respectively. Two cases of re-dislocation and avascular necrosis(AVN) were reported in GII. Conclusion: When the clinical and radiological findings of one and two stage open reduction and proximal femoral derotation osteotomy procedures are similar, the one-stage is more likely to overcome the two-stage in term of minimizing the cost, length of stay and the risk of AVN of femoral head

Simultaneous versus two stage surgical treatment of developmental dislocation of the hip with excessive femoral anteversion in children under the age of three years

Background: Delayed diagnosis and improper treated cases of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in the presence of excessive anteversion of femoral head may lead to undesirable consequences, including more extensive interventions with severe complications and functional disability. This study aimed to compare the clinical, radiological, and complication outcomes of simultaneously versus two-stage surgical procedures (open reduction and proximal femoral derotation osteotomy) in the treatment of DDH with excessive femoral anteversion among a sample of Iraqi children aged less than three years old.  Methods: A total of 26 DDH cases were treated in two groups (GI, GII) at Al-Wasity Teaching Hospital (Baghdad, Iraq) from January 2014 to March 2015. GI (15 hips) in 13 patients subjected to simultaneous open reduction (with/without salter osteotomy) and proximal femoral derotation osteotomy. GII (18 hips) in 13 patients operated in two stages procedure; open reduction (with/without salter osteotomy) followed by proximal femoral derotation osteotomy six weeks later.  Results: At the time of operation, the average age was 21.79±3.51months (range: 18-30). The mean follow-up period was 10.36 ±1.45 months (range, 8 -12). Statistically, the postoperative clinical, radiological, and complication findings were not significantly different between the two groups. However, in post-operative clinical assessment (McKay's criteria), the satisfying results (excellent and good) were 93% in GI and 88% in GII, respectively. Moreover, in radiological assessment (Severins classification), the satisfying results (excellent and good) were 94% in GI and 83% in GII, respectively. Two cases of re-dislocation and avascular necrosis (AVN) were reported in GII. Conclusion: When the clinical and radiological findings of one and two-stage open reduction and proximal femoral derotation osteotomy procedures are similar, the one-stage is more likely to overcome the two-stage in terms of minimizing the cost, length of stay and the risk of AVN of the femoral head

Cytogenetic screening of chromosomal abnormalities and genetic analysis of FSH receptor Ala307Thr and Ser680Asn genes in amenorrheic patients

Objective Amenorrhea is a rare reproductive medical condition defined by the absence of menstruation during puberty or later life. This study aims to establish the frequency and pattern of chromosomal abnormalities (CA) in both primary amenorrhea (PA) and secondary amenorrhea (SA), and further to detect the genetic changes in exon 10 at nucleotide positions 919 and 2039 of the genotypes Thr307Ala, and Asn680Ser, respectively. Design, settings and patients This cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of seventy amenorrhoeic women according to the Helsinki declaration rules of medical ethics, as divided into 40 (57.14%) with PA and 30 (42.86%) with SA, and 30 healthy women with normal menstruation as the control. The chromosomal karyotyping was performed according to the ISCN, 2020. PCR products were submitted to RFLP and Sanger sequencing for women with normal karyotype and high FSH serum levels. Results The classical Turner Syndrome was the most common CA in PA, followed by isochromosome X [46, Xi(X)(q10)], mosaicism of Turner and isochromosome X [45, X /46, Xi(X)(q10)], sex reversal (46, XY) and (46, XX,-3,+der3,-19,del 19 p). Abnormal SA cases were characterized by mosaicism Turner syndrome (45,X/46,XX) and (46,XX,-3,+der3,X,+derX). The homozygous genotypes AA and GG of Ala307Thr (rs6165) in the FSHR gene are most common in PA, while the homozygous genotype AA is more common in SA. GG and AG genotypes of Ser680Asn (rs6166) are more frequent in Iraqi patients with PA and SA compared to the healthy control women. Both PCR-RFLP and Sanger sequencing indicated a marked matching between genotypes. Conclusions The study emphasizes the need for cytogenetic analysis to determine the genetic basis of PA and SA. Further, genotyping for women with normal karyotype and high FSH serum concentrations via PCR-RFLP should be considered for the precise diagnosis and development of appropriate management of and counselling for these patients

Peroxidáz enzim paramágneses szeparációja

A cikkben a peroxidáz enzim mágneses szuszceptibilitásának mérését és lehetséges paramágneses szeparációját mutatjuk be. Előzetes vizsgálataink alapján a vízzel kevert peroxidáz enzim rendelkezik paramágneses tulajdonságokkal