333 research outputs found
Detection of Human Torovirus Like Particles and Adenovirus Type F in Children Attending to Babylon Maternity and Children Hospital
Toroviruses are enteric viruses belonging to the Nidovirales order that infect different animal species and human . Torovirus-like particales (TVLPs) that are immunologically related to BRV have been reported as etiological agents of gastroenteritis in humans. The lack of âin vitroâ culture systems for toroviruses, except for the prototype Berne virus or BEV, isolated originally from an infected horse, has hampered their study and the development of diagnostic assays. This study describes a real time RT-PCR method to detect human torovirus- like particles (TVLPs) RNA in clinical stool samples using primers corresponding to the gene coding for the nucleocapsid protein which are conserved in all (TVLPs) strains known to date. During this study, the CT value measured during real-time PCR analysis was used as an indication of the viral load found in the stool sample . The assay was evaluated with 72 stool samples from children attending the Babylon maternity and children hospital. Fifty tow out of 72 (72.2%) children were shedding virus at the time of sample collection, indicating a high incidence of TVLPs infection in Babylon Province. This is the first study attempted for  estimating the presence of TVLPs in Iraq. The real time RT-PCR assay described in this study provides a rapid, highly sensitive, specific and reliable detection and quantization method enabling future TVLPs epidemiological studies. In addition to that the study included the development of real-time PCR assays for the detection of group F Adenovirus in 250 stool samples of pediatric subjects exhibiting symptoms of diarrhea and/ or vomiting which were examined. PCR results of 10 positive Adenovirus group F diarrheic stool samples were confirmed by electron microscopy examination which gave clear positive Adenovirus appearance . Till now there was no successful virus culture growth for isolation of diarrhegenic type 40 and 41 grow in routine cell culture . The result of this study by real time reverse transcription â PCR assay reflected in 72 .2 % and 58 % torovirus and adenovirus group F respectively. The genotyping results of adenoviruses(genotype 40 and 41) highlight the significance of rapid molecular methods for the routine screening of stool samples in diagnostic laboratories to provide rapid and efficient methods . Keywords: Human Torovirus, Adenovirus, RT-PCR, Electron Microscopy
Translanguage
This work proposes a hypothesis that could stand as a basis for empirical investigation of translation process without losing sight of translation product. The proposed hypothesis can provide guidelines to investigate three possible concerns: First, the developmental nature of translatorsâ transitional constructions before settling on a âfinalâ version. Second, the role of the non-native language in translating. Third, the type of language that is deployed in a translation.Cet article propose une hypothĂšse qui pourrait jeter les bases pour la recherche empirique du processus de traduction sans perdre de vue le produit de la traduction. LâhypothĂšse avancĂ©e fournit des principes pour trois enjeux possibles : dâabord, la nature dĂ©veloppementale des constructions transitionnelles avant dâĂ©tablir une version « finale », en deuxiĂšme lieu, le rĂŽle de la langue Ă©trangĂšre dans la traduction, et enfin, le type de langue
Impact of Climate Changes on the Hydrochemistry of Razaza Lake and Rahaliya â Shithatha Springs â Central Iraq
The climate parameters, rainfall, temperature data for more than forty years for three Iraqi meteorological stations (Baghdad, Basra, and Mosul) were studied .The results show good evidence of climate change indicated by the remarkable decrease of the average means annual rainfall in the studied stations, with the remarkable increase of the average minimum annual temperature. The impact of the climatic change on the hydrochemistry of Razaza lake and Rahaliya â Shithatha springs was obvious in increasing the water salinity as studied for years 1995 and 2013. The average mean annual rainfall for ten years intervals indicate that there were a remarkable decrease in amount of rainfall from 90 mm for the period 1992-2001 to about 71 mm for the period 2002- 2013. The Razzaza lake water has indicated that chloride group and one major family (Chloride-sodium family) is the dominant for years 1995 and 2013 with increase of Mg ions during 2013. The Rahaliya â Shithatha springsâ water has showed that the sulphate and chloride groups are dominant for years 1995 and 2013, with increase of sulphate group to 80% during 2013. Keywords: Climatic changes, hydrochemistry, Razaza lake and Rahaliya â Shithatha springs, Iraq
Ring opening polymerization of lactides and lactones by multimetallic alkyl zinc complexes derived from the acids PhâC(X)COâ2H (X = OH, NHâ )
The reaction of the dialkylzinc reagents RâZn with the acids 2,2-PhâC(X)(COâH), where X = NHâ, OH, i.e. 2,2âČ-diphenylglycine (dpgH) or benzilic acid (benzH2), in toluene at reflux temperature afforded the tetra-nuclear ring complexes [RZn(dpg)]â, where R = Me (1), Et (2), 2-CFâCâHâ (3), and 2,4,6-FâCâHâ (4); complex 2 has been previously reported. The crystal structures of 1·(2MeCN), 3 and 4·(4(CâHâ)·1.59(HâO)) are reported, along with that of the intermediate compound (2-CFâCâHâ)3B·MeCN and the known compound [ZnClâ(NCMe)â]. Complexes 1â4, together with the known complex [(ZnEt)â(ZnL)â(benz)â] (5; L = MeCN), have been screened, in the absence of benzyl alcohol, for their potential to act as catalysts for the ring opening polymerization (ROP) of Δ-caprolactone (Δ-CL), ÎŽ-valerolactone (ÎŽ-VL) and rac-lactide (rac-LA); the co-polymerization of Δ-CL with rac-LA was also studied. Complexes 3 and 4 bearing fluorinated aryls at zinc were found to afford the highest activities
Measuring of Subjective and Objective Aesthetics in Planning and Urban Design
The article includes the concept of aesthetics through what has been dealt with in the literature by philosophers and researchers who have addressed this concept in an attempt to derive indicators of aesthetics. The article adopted a descriptive and analytical methodology by reviewing recent literature on the concept of aesthetics and its relation to urban planning and design issues. Many subjective and objective aesthetics indicators have been identified, some of which are classified under real aesthetics, and some under fake aesthetics. The indicators were applied to the Kufa Mosque complex and Sahla Mosque complex as a comparative case study. It was found that the indicators of real aesthetics have a higher weight in determining the final aesthetic judgment on the complex form versus the fake indicators, which in turn reinforced the weighting of the subjective aspect over the objective. This was consistent with the answer to the question directed to the sample about which complexes are more aesthetic. The answer was that the Kufa Mosque complex is most aesthetically. This was proven by the questions directed in the questionnaire, which outweighed the real aesthetic indicators for the Kufa Mosque complex. As for the results of analyzing the indicators of fake aesthetic were equal, as each complex achieved higher values in three indicators. Doi: 10.28991/cej-2021-03091743 Full Text: PD
The transformation strategy and its role in forming the structure of future architecture
Nature's strategies and solutions represent a significant and rich source to benefit from in creating an architectural composition that corresponds to its structure, which leads to the emergence of unexpected, vibrant, and constantly changing architectural forms due to the continuous development and progress in technology and science. Transformation is one of the strategies of nature that can be used to form the structure of future architecture, characterized by diversity and continuous formal change. Therefore, this strategy must be studied to create an adaptive architectural structure. The research aims to develop a theoretical framework that explains the role of transformation strategy in forming the structure of future architecture. The study thus reviews the basic concepts of transformation and future architecture. Then it presents the mechanisms to achieve transformation in architecture. Indicators of the conceptual framework of the transformation strategy are extracted from the knowledge provided about it. The conceptual framework represents a tool for enhancing the transformation strategy taken from nature to create innovative future architectural structures that look like living organisms, where they can perform adaptation processes and formal diversity
Pore-Scale Displacement Efficiency during Different Salinity Water Flooding in Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Microstructures
Previous macroscopic core flooding tests have shown that injecting low-salinity water improves oil recovery in sandstone and carbonate reservoirs through wettability alteration. However, consistent mechanistic clarification of the underlying physicochemical mechanisms involved in oil wettability at the pore-scale level is not fully understood. In this work, a microfluidic approach is used to provide in situ visualization of oilâbrine flow to give an indication of the micromechanisms affecting oil sweep efficiency. The potential of enhancing oil recovery by low-salinity flooding at the microscale is also investigated, which would help in predicting a reservoirâs performance before committing to production processes at a large field scale. Two types of crude oils with various acid numbers were used, and hydrophilic and hydrophobic physical microstructures were used to mimic sandstones and carbonates. The results revealed a reduction by 7â10% in the residual oil for the water-wet microstructure when the seawater was diluted twice from its original concentration, apparently due to a decrease in the attractive forces. There is no change in the recovery factor for the oil-wet micromodel for the two kinds of crude oils examined. Tertiary low-salinity flooding did not show any effect on the initial wetting state of the hydrophobic surface, rendering it with a strongly oil-wet condition. It is also observed that flow dynamics of the two microstructures examined are different, as the snap-offâcoalesce phenomenon dominants the flow in the water-wet system, while oil moved by a piston-like displacement with a stable or irregular front in the hydrophobic system. In contrast to some of the published macroscopic results, our pore-scale displacement shows that low-salinity flooding seems to be an unsuitable choice for enhanced oil recovery for strongly oil-wet reservoirs
Estimation of some heavy metals and nutrients in dry sludge collected from Hammdan wastewater treatment plant in Basrah city-Iraq
The present study deals with the estimation of selected heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn) in dry sewage sludge collected seasonally during the period extended from summer 2015 until spring 2016 from Hammdan wastewater treatment plant(WWTP)  in Basrah city . Flame atomic absorption (FAAS) was employed for measuring the mentioned metals . pH and available Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium (N, P, K) in sludge were measured . Sludge texture as percentage and organic matter (OM) content as mg/kg have been determined to evaluate the presence of N, P, and K, OM and heavy metals in dry sludge samples . The results showed that the range values of pH was from 6.6 to 7.7, while the range values of OM were from 12500 to 1800 mg/kg, also the rang values of N, P and K were (4180 â 5130), (55 - 68) and from (247 â 402.33) mg/kg respectively . The concentration of heavy metals reveled the following order, Zn > Cu > Ni > Pb  > Cd . Sludge texture description was silt clay . It concluded from this study that the sewage sludge from Hammdan WWTP, rich in the N, P and K also have different levels of heavy metals under the sludge, but these levels were in acceptable range for use this sludge in amended of agricultural soil according to (USEPA, 1983) . Key words : Sewage sludge â Heavy metals â Nutrients â Hammdan wastewater treatment plant â Basrah
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