Iraqi Women’s Leadership and State-Building

After 2003, Iraq witnessed radical changes in its political system. These changes occurred after many wars, multiple sanctions, and an external occupation during which its infrastructure and institutions were destroyed until it became one of the failed states from which the most serious problems that affect international security and stability emanate. It has also become an environment of conflict and multiple renewed crises, the most important of which is a crisis of leadership and state-building, which has become a necessity to discuss. This research focuses on the topic of the leadership crisis in Iraq and we look to women as a possible leaders in resolving crises and peacemaking in the stage of building the Iraqi state, and on the possibility of applying the relationship between women leadership and nation-building and what this relationship means in the context of continued insecurity and stability. Our research looks at a set of important points: 1- The possibility of exploring the role of women leaders in the process of building the Iraqi state; 2- The political behavior of Iraqi women and their role in the process of state-building; 3- The possibility of women’s participation in conflict resolution and reconstruction after a series of internal political conflicts; 4- The possibility of determining the status of Iraqi women as leaders in the context of political transitions and clarifying the roles they have already played in the transitional phase. Are Iraqi women considered essential actors in the processes of achieving peace and building the state

Density functional theory study of molecular structure, Electronic properties, UV–Vis spectra on coumarin102.

The various properties of the ground and excited electronic states of coumarins 102 using density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) was calculated by the B3LYP density functional model with 6-31G(d,p) basis set by Gaussian 09 W program. Spectral characteristics of coumarin102 have been probed into by methods of experimental UV-visible, and quantum chemistry. The UV spectrum was measured in methanol. The optimized structures, total energies, electronic states (HOMO- LUMO), energy gap, ionization potentials, electron affinities, chemical potential, global hardness, softness, global electrophilictity, and dipole moment were measured. We find good agreement between experimental data of UV spectrum and TDDFT excitationenergies

The Effect of Clearance on the Performance of Machine Husking Rubber Rolls for Two

تاثير الخلوص  بين الاسطوانات لنوع الماكنة Yanmar rubber roll- ST  50 على نوعية تقشير الرز ونسبة التكسر لتقييم  صنفين من الرز تارم هاشمي وديلماني والخلوص بين الاسطوانات لمكائن التقشير تحت ثلاث مستويات مختلفة 0.4,0.6 و 0.8 ملم. باستخدام تصميم التجربة CRD  وبثلاث مكررات اظهرت النتائج تفوق صنف الرز تارم هاشمي معنويا على صنف الرز ديلماني في جميع الصفات المدروسة. كانت هناك علاقة ايجابية بين زيادة الخلوص على نسبة الحبة الكاملة والرز الخام وعلاقة سلبية مع زيادة نسبة الحبوب المتشققة والتكسر وكفاءة التقشير .The effect of clearance between cylinders of  machine husking rubber rolls (type Yanmar rubber roll – ST 50) on rice husk quality and breakage percentage was evaluated for two cultivars of rice. Tarm Hashemi (TH) and Daillman (DM) and clearance between cylinders of machine husking rubber at three different levels of 0.4, 0.6 and 0.8mm.The experiment was done in factorial experiment under complete randomized design (CRD) with three replications the results indicate  that the TH cultivar is significantly better than the D M in all studied traits. There was a negative relationship between increased clearance with head rice percentage and brown rice percentage in addition to the positive relationship between the increased percentage of cracked grain ,broken rice percentage and husking efficiency

Optimization of SI Engine Performance Operating with Low Octane Gasoline and Fuel Additives from Waste

Fuel additives from waste have been suggested to enhance low octane commercial gasoline in this study. Four samples were prepared in addition to pure commercial gasoline and denoted as GF0, GF4, GF8, GF12, and GF 16 which refer to fusel oil addition ratio of 0%, 4%, 8%, 12, and 16% respectively. Engine speed was controlled and increased manually from 1000 rpm to 3000 rpm at an increment of 500 rpm. Design of experiments is used to indicate the optimum additive dosage through response surface method optimization. Obtained results show that increasing engine speed significantly impacts the engine brake power, brake-specific fuel consumption, and brake thermal efficiency with a slight change for fusel oil ratio. Accordingly, it can be concluded that the maximum increase in output variables is statistically linked with the engine speed. The output response values at optimized conditions were 2.61812 kW brake power, 0.2431 kg/kW.hr brake-specific fuel consumption, and 36.5303% brake thermal efficiency. Based on the P-value, ANOVA data indicate that engine speed was a significant factor influencing output responses, while the fusel oil ratio was insignificant. However, fusel oil ratio of 8% has a significant effect on the brake thermal efficiency and BSFC. © 2022 Obed Majeed Ali et al

Relationship Between Helicobacter pylori Infection Fasting Plasma Glucose Concentration Bordering

Helicobacter pylori gastritis results in an increased secretion of basal and meal-stimulated gastrin, which is also a physiologic amplifier of insulin release. Aim of the study: To detect the relationship between H. pylori infection and fasting blood glucose concentration. The study was performed on 209 patients (112 females and 97 males) and 22 control subjects were referring to Immunology Dep. in Central Public Health Laboratories for the period from August 2007 to June 2008, where H.pylori was diagnosed serologically. Fasting serum glucose concentrations had been measured by the glucose oxidase procedure. The fasting plasma glucose was significantly lower in H. pylori infected patients than non-infected ones. Seropositive anti-H.pylori IgG antibodies were detected in 36.6% of women participants (41/112) and in 37.1% of men participants (36/97). The research findings indicate a positive association between H. pylori infection and fasting serum glucose concentrations, indicating that H. pylori infection and related gastrointestinal disorder may be related to glycaemic status

Improved selection medium and technique for isolation of Azospirillum irakense

An improved selection medium and technique for Isolation of Azospirillum irakense was developed . This technique is based on the utilization of free-nitrogen semi-solid medium supplement with disaccharide, lactulose, as a sole source of carbon and energy instead of malate with a pH value of 7.4 .This selected medium was found to encourage the growth of A. irakense alone and to prevent the other species of Azospirillum. The improved medium was superior than the other available media .The technique was simply applied to detect A.irakense, showed a high increase in numbers of A.irakense isolates obtaining from the soil rhizosphere and roots, and decreased the time cos

Multi-environmental evaluation of wheat tetraploid genotypes for agronomic traits under rainfed conditions in Syria

This study was conducted at Homs, Al-Swaida and Tartous, General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research, Syria during 2016/2017 season. Seven wheat genotypes were planted under rainfed conditions in randomized complete block design with three replications. Studied traits were days to maturity, plant height, number of grain per spike, grain weight per spike, 1000 kernal weight and grain yield per plant to evaluate variance between genotypes and locations. Results showed existence of high variance between studied genotypes in all traits especially plant height. It resulted that genotype W45193 was significantly superior in grain yield per plant with an increasing rate of 69.62% comparing to control Sham 5. Also, it was significantly superior in spike numbers with an increasing rate of 53.53%, 57.24% compared to both controls Sham 3 and Sham 5, respectively. Genotype W45064 was significantly superior in grain weight per spike and 1000 kernal weight compare to both controls Sham 3 and Sham 5. W 45194 was significantly superior in 1000 kernal weight comparing to control Sham 5 (36.34, 31.16 g), respectively. Furthermore, all studied traits (except spike number per plant) were more significant in Tartous compare to both Homs and Al-Swaida

Theoretical and experimental study of (e,2e) ionization of the CO₂ (1π\u3csub\u3eg\u3c/sub\u3e) molecule at 250 eV

Triple differential cross sections (TDCSs) of the electron-impact ionization of carbon dioxide are measured in the coplanar asymmetric geometry, with incident electron energy value of 250eV, and ejected electron of 37eV. We will report the experimental results in comparison with the theoretical calculations of the M3DW and TCC (type 5) calculations

Experimental Study of a Tilt Single Slope Solar Still Integrated with Aluminum Condensate Plate

The low freshwater productivity of a conventional solar still is considered a challenge for researchers due to the high temperature of the glass cover or basin water depth. In current work, a newly designed solar still was suggested according to the climatic conditions of Yekaterinburg/Russia, which included an enhanced condensation and evaporation process by spraying a thin water film on a hot absorber plate and then passing the generated water vapor by free convection over the aluminum plate (low temperature). The distillation system under study was tested during July 2020 and 29 July was chosen as a typical day from 08:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The results showed that the largest amount of water vapor condenses on the aluminum plate (about 46%), and the rest condenses on the glass cover. This means that the aluminum plate effectively improved productivity due to the flow of humid air naturally (free convection) on the aluminum plate (its surface temperature was lower than that of the glass cover). The cost analytical calculations showed that the cost of producing one liter of distilled water from the suggested solar still was 0.063$. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland

Using an Extended Technology Acceptance Model to Uncover Variables Influencing Physicians’ Use Of EHR in Jordan: Insights from Alberta, Canada

Adoption rates for electronic health records (EHR) remain low in developing nations, even though health information technologies undoubtedly enhance the quality of service delivery and healthcare institutions’ overall efficiency. In this research, researchers employed a technology acceptance integrated model to analyze what factors are most important in encouraging physicians in Jordan to adopt EHR. This framework was created after a thorough review of the relevant literature and with input from physicians in Alberta, Canada, a province with an openly disclosed high rate of electronic health record adoption. To achieve its aim, the present study used a quantitative correlational research strategy. Data were acquired from a convenient sample size of 413 web-based survey participants recruited from the target population of physicians practicing in the public and private healthcare sectors in Jordan. The study’s hypotheses were tested with structural equation modeling. Physicians’ behavioral intentions were shown to be strongly predicted by factors including perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived ’privacy and security,’ financial incentives, and self-efficacy, which collectively accounted for 57.8% of the total variance in behavioral intention. Perceived usefulness had the highest influence on intentions, followed by self-efficacy, perceived ”privacy and security,” and perceived ease of use, with financial incentives having the smallest impact on intentions. Accordingly, healthcare practitioners must consider these variables while developing and validating interpretations about HER adoption. This study concludes with several implications for healthcare directors, policymakers, and providers of health information systems, in addition to suggestions for future research areas