Effect of dietary supplementation (propolis and/or digestarom) on some blood indexes in broiler chicks under chronic heat stress

This study was conducted to determine the adverse effects of high temperature on some blood parameter of broiler chickens reared under high environmental temperature and evaluating the adding of (propolis and/or digestarom) on diet, three hundred, one-day-old broiler chicks (Rose 308) were distributed equally in to two separated room, thermoneutral (TN) groups and heat stressed (HS) group ( 33 ± 2°C)all over the experiment (42)day. These groups subdivided into five treated groups (30) chick each. They offered a basal diet supplemented with either propolis (2g/kg of diet), or digestarom (150mg/kg), or a mixture of(propolis 2g/kg +digestarom 150mg/kg) or without any diet supplementation with a vaccine or without any diet supplementation without the vaccine. Alanine Transaminase (ALT), Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST), Total Protein and albumin levels were estimated using commercial kits. The result revealed that dietary supplementation with propolis and /or digestarom caused significantly (P≤0.05) increases in blood plasma levels of total protein, globulin, levels of albumin, and significantly reduce (P≤0.05)ALT and AST with or without heat stress as compared to their control groups, while there was a significant reduction in levels of total protein, albumin, globulin (P≤0.05), and significant increase(P≤0.05 in level of AST and ALT. It's concluded that providing broiler’s diets with propolis alone or in combination with digestarom are effective in reducing the adverse effects of heat stress in broilers especially the mixture of propolis with digestarom, which gave the best result

Assessment of Thyroid Function in Infertile Iraqi Females

Infertility is one of the medical, social and psychological burdens in Iraqi society. Thyroid dysfunction can lead to menstrual disturbance, anovulatory cycle and decreased fertility. The study was designed to evaluate the role of thyroid disorders in infertility with emphasis on autoimmunity by Measuring T3, T4, TSH, & anti Thyroid peroxidase antibody in infertile females comparing the results with matching fertile controls. The study was conducted during the period from March 2015 to September 2015 at Karbala Maternity Hospital, infertility unit, and some private clinics. This study included a total number of 143 women in the reproductive age; ranging between (15- 43) years; divided into: The patients group included 92 infertile females; while controls were 51fertile females. The following parameters were measured for all study groups: T3, T4, TSH, &anti-TPO using ELISA device. The results showed that there were 60.8% of patients with primary infertility (n =56) while 38.2% were with secondary infertility (n= 36). There was a significant difference in T3, and Anti-TPO between patients and controls being higher in patients; (p-value <0.05). In addition; Anti-TPO level was significantly higher in secondary infertile patients compared to primary infertile patients. In conclusion; Thyroid disorders are closely related to infertility in Iraqi females; and Anti-TPO may be used as a biochemical indicator of subclinical thyroid disorders and may help in assessment of thyroid function as a cause of infertility whether primary or secondary. Keywords: Infertility, Thyroid disease, T3, T4, Anti-TP

Femtocell network synchronization

Currently, Femtocell technology emerged for cellular wireless networks, which has rapidly engrossed cellular industry. The principle of femtocell to the mobile operators is to reduce cost and improve signal quality in indoor coverage which is also considered a possible path to the fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) goal. Femtocell extends network coverage and delivers high-quality mobile services inside residential and business buildings through broadband network i.e. ADSL. Femtocell access point (FAP) or home base station (HBS) intends to serve small number of users i.e. 4 users and covers about 30 meter square similar to existing WiFi access points. However, femtocell introduces new challenges to the telecom industries in terms of handoff between femto and macrocells, interference management, localization and synchronization. Among all 0 f these challenges, synchronization is considered corner stone for proper working for femtocell. The problematic issue in femtocell synchronization is that all the data and control traffics travel through IP broadband network. The IP broadband network is usually owned and managed by third party and not by the mobile operator, which is complicated the synchronization. Unsynchronized FAPs may cause harm interferences and wrong handover dictions. In this study we investigate and overview the current femtocell synchronization techniques and compare between them. Possible improvements and recommendation for each method is identified. Future research areas and open issues were also discussed

Investigating the Attitudes of Diploma Students in Teaching Toward the Use of Electronic Assessment in Learning

The purpose of this study was to investigate and understand the attitudes of students enrolled in the Postgraduate Professional Diploma (PPD) program toward the use of electronic assessment. It also sought to clarify the relationship of their attitudes to gender, language, and computer proficiency. A survey questionnaire was used to collect data and investigate students’ attitudes. A total of 364 students (328 females and 36 males) participated in the survey. The findings of the study suggested the impact of language on attitude toward the use of the electronic assessment in learning. Although the results of the study indicated no significant gender differences, female participants were found in favor of the electronic assessment more than their male counterparts. Likewise, students with weak or good computer skills favored the electronic assessment more as compared to students with excellent, very good, or acceptable computer proficiency. The present study broadens our knowledge on students’ attitudes toward electronic assessment in relation to gender, language, and computer proficiency

Effective car monitoring and tracking model

Statistics shows that car production in the world is the increasing yearly as well as car theft attempts. Many international and local companies have good effort in term of producing car security systems, but the result is still less than expectations since the number of car theft cases are still increases. The thieves are developing their capabilities and inventing smarter and stronger stealing techniques which require more powerful security systems. On the other hand most of the cars use traditional alert systems (with no mobility or multimedia facilities) as well as the advanced car security system are still expensive and mainly used in expensive cars. To overcome such problems; this research project proposes a New Car Monitoring and Tracking Model. It introduces a powerful security model that can send SMS and MMS to the owner or security organizations to have fast response especially if the car is nearby. This paper focuses on using SMS, MMS and database technology, the picture of the intruder will be sent to user or police. The Database offers the required information about car and owner, which will help police or security authorities in tracking the car using GPS system that can be link to Google Earth and other mapping software. The implementation and testing results show the success of prototype in sending SMS and MMS to owner within seconds and receiving acknowledgment to the database (police or security unit) within 3-4 minutes. The timing and results are suitable to owner and police to take suitable action against intruder

Design and evaluation of a multihoming-based mobility management scheme to support inter technology handoff in PNEMO

Handof management is an indispensable component in supporting network mobility. The handof situation raises while the Mobile Router (MR) or Mobile Node (MN) crosses the diferent wireless communication access technologies. At the time of inter technology handof the multiple interface based MR can accomplish multihoming features such as enhanced availability, trafc load balancing with seamless fow distribution. These multihoming topographies greatly responsible reducing network delays during inter technology handof. This article proposes a multihoming based Mobility management in Proxy NEMO (MM-PNEMO) scheme that considers benefts of using multiple interfaces. To support the proposed scheme design a numerical framework is developed that will be used to assess the performance of the proposed MM-PNEMO scheme. The performance is evaluated in the state-of-art numerical simulation approach focusing the key success metrics of signalling cost and packet delivery cost, that eventually scaling the total handof cost. The numerical simulation result shows that the proposed MM-PENMO delightedly reduces the average handof cost to 60% compared to existing NEMO Basic support protocol (NEMO-BSP) and PNEMO

Effect of Various Plasticizers in Different Concentrations on :Physical, Thermal, Mechanical, and Structural Properties of :Wheat Starch-Based Films

Biocomposite materials are essential for environmental protection, as they have the ability of substituting synthetic plastic with natural materials. This work investigated how different plas¬ticizers (Glycerol (G), Fructose (F), Sorbitol (S), and Urea (U)) affect the morphological, mechanical, thermal, and physical characteristics of films made of wheat starch at various concentrations (0%, 15%, 25%, and 35%). Plasticizers were added to improve the flexibility and homogeneity of the wheat starch-based bioplastic. Control film exhibited high tensile strength (38.7 MPa) with low elon¬gation (1.9%). However, films plasticized with 35% sorbitol showed the highest elongation, which was 60.7% at break. At 35% of all plasticizers, fructose showed the highest tensile strength, with 7.6 MPa. The addition of different plasticizers shows improvement in water resistance; films plasticized with glycerol had the lowest water absorption at 35% fructose (187.4%) and also showed coherent surfaces. Glycerol, sorbitol, and urea films showed a higher mass loss compared to fructose films. Fructose showed the highest performance after the analysis of the results, with low water absorp¬tion, water content, and mass loss and with high mechanical performance at 35% of fructose. SEM images show that the addition of fructose and glycerol improves the surface homogenate, while sorbitol and urea have a less compact structure with large pores

Compliance with antimicrobials de-escalation in septic patients and mortality rates: an old subject revisited

Background To compare the recent de-escalations rates with a six-year earlier study, and mortality associated with de-escalation. Methods Settings A prospective multicenter study including septic patients, all were on broad-spectrum antimicrobials (BSA). Excluded from the study patients on antimicrobial prophylaxis, and patients without a microbiological diagnosis, or bacteria were solely BSA-susceptible. The study team made recommendations for antimicrobials de-escalation to the treating physician(s) must an opportunity loomed. Results 182 patients were available for analysis. De-escalation was achieved in 43 (24%) patients. The clinical diagnoses, comorbidities, commonly used antimicrobials, the microbiological diagnoses were not different between the two groups (patients with and without de-escalation). Logistic regression analysis showed no correlation between bacterial species and de-escalation (Nagelkerke R2 = 0.076). Relapsing sepsis and reinfection were not different (P > 0.05). The in-hospital mortality rates for the de-escalated patients were lower (P = 0.015), not on day 30 (P = 0.354). The length of the ICU stay and ward stay were not different (P >0.05), but more de-escalated patients were discharged home from the ICU (P = 0.034), however, patients without de-escalation were discharged more from the ward (P = 0.002). Conclusion De-escalation rates increased within six years from 6.7% - 24% (P = 0.000), with added benefits of shorter ICU stay and less in-hospital mortalit

Effect of Various Plasticizers in Different Concentrations on Physical, Thermal, Mechanical, and Structural Properties of Wheat Starch-Based Films

: Biocomposite materials are essential for environmental protection, as they have the ability of substituting synthetic plastic with natural materials. This work investigated how different plasticizers (Glycerol (G), Fructose (F), Sorbitol (S), and Urea (U)) affect the morphological, mechanical, thermal, and physical characteristics of films made of wheat starch at various concentrations (0%, 15%, 25%, and 35%). Plasticizers were added to improve the flexibility and homogeneity of the wheat starch-based bioplastic. Control film exhibited high tensile strength (38.7 MPa) with low elongation (1.9%). However, films plasticized with 35% sorbitol showed the highest elongation, which was 60.7% at break. At 35% of all plasticizers, fructose showed the highest tensile strength, with 7.6 MPa. The addition of different plasticizers shows improvement in water resistance; films plasticized with glycerol had the lowest water absorption at 35% fructose (187.4%) and also showed coherent surfaces. Glycerol, sorbitol, and urea films showed a higher mass loss compared to fructose films. Fructose showed the highest performance after the analysis of the results, with low water absorption, water content, and mass loss and with high mechanical performance at 35% of fructose. SEM images show that the addition of fructose and glycerol improves the surface homogenate, while sorbitol and urea have a less compact structure with large pores

Characterization of greater middle eastern genetic variation for enhanced disease gene discovery

The Greater Middle East (GME) has been a central hub of human migration and population admixture. The tradition of consanguinity, variably practiced in the Persian Gulf region, North Africa, and Central Asia1-3, has resulted in an elevated burden of recessive disease4. Here we generated a whole-exome GME variome from 1,111 unrelated subjects. We detected substantial diversity and admixture in continental and subregional populations, corresponding to several ancient founder populations with little evidence of bottlenecks. Measured consanguinity rates were an order of magnitude above those in other sampled populations, and the GME population exhibited an increased burden of runs of homozygosity (ROHs) but showed no evidence for reduced burden of deleterious variation due to classically theorized ‘genetic purging’. Applying this database to unsolved recessive conditions in the GME population reduced the number of potential disease-causing variants by four- to sevenfold. These results show variegated genetic architecture in GME populations and support future human genetic discoveries in Mendelian and population genetics