Meristic and morphometric characters of Saurida tumbil (Actinopterygii: Aulopiformes: Synodontidae) from Iraq

Morphometric and meristic characters of the greater lizardfish Saurida tumbil were examined from the marine waters of Iraq, Arabian Gulf. Eight morphometric (in the percentage of the total fish length) and six meristic traits have been analyzed. No significant differences were observed between male and female fish specimens, except for length of dorsal fin and predorsal length, which have shown isometric growth; the rest of the morphometric characters showed negative allometry. This study provides data to fishery biologists regarding the morphometric traits of S. tumbil, for conservation policies of this fish species of Iraqi waters

Meristic and morphometric characters of Saurida tumbil (Actinopterygii: Aulopiformes: Synodontidae) from Iraq

Morphometric and meristic characters of the greater lizardfish Saurida tumbil were examined from the marine waters of Iraq, Arabian Gulf. Eight morphometric (in the percentage of the total fish length) and six meristic traits have been analyzed. No significant differences were observed between male and female fish specimens, except for length of dorsal fin and predorsal length, which have shown isometric growth; the rest of the morphometric characters showed negative allometry. This study provides data to fishery biologists regarding the morphometric traits of S. tumbil, for conservation policies of this fish species of Iraqi waters

Flushed with the flood: the raimbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss in the Shatt Al-Arab River, Basrah, Iraq

Heavy storms continually persisted throughout the Iranian highlands and Iraq during the last few months. The consequences of the storms were recorded in several cities in Iraq; however, the toughest effects appeared to be in central and northern governorates, primarily regions through which the Tigris River runs, and those areas adjacent to Iran. The flood water, with high speed current seems to destroy and displaced several aquaculture facilities in Iran that propagate several fish species including the rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. This study reports on the presence of specimens of rainbow trout seem to be probably washed away by the flood and ended in the river of Shatt al-Arab, Basrah, south of Iraq. With the harsh environment of Shatt al-Arab River, i.e., unfavourable high salinity and temperature, the question will remain whether the rainbow trout will survive and establish a populations

Fishery management in the lower Mesopotamian regions: population structure of Hyporhamphus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1847)

Continuing isolation of populations and interbreeding can direct to morphometric dissimilarities among fish populations. The present study was performed with the aim to define the stock structure of Hyporhamphus limbatus on the basis of morphometric and meristic characters. In total, 300 H. limbatus specimens were collected from the three sampling locations of the lower reaches of Mesopotamia and its coastal area. In total, 9 morphometric and 4 meristic traits were examined. Canonical discriminant analysis showed significant differences in each of the morphometric measurements and meristic characters among the fish from different sampling locations. The results of this study can be employed in expressing stock-specific management policies for H. limbatus from areas studied in the south of Iraq

Barramundi (Lates calcarifer) from Iraq: a new record for the Arabian Gulf, with a highlight on it genetic origins and description of two skeletal deformities

The natural distribution of Lates calcarifer (barramundi or Asian sea bass), ranges from western India, around Sri Lanka to the Bay of Bengal, and through the whole of Southeast Asia to Papua New Guinea and northern Australia. It is not known to be native to the Arabian Gulf, although the species has recently been introduced for aquaculture production in Iran. In 2019, 12 adult barramundi were caught from freshwater in the Shatt al-Arab River, its estuary and marine waters bordering Iraq. This is the first wild-capture record of this species for Iraq’s inland waters and the northern Arabian Gulf. The specimens were morphologically described, while genetic structure analyses indicated that the specimens likely originated from Australian and Thailand genetic stocks and thus probably were aquaculture escapees from farmed populations. Among the L. calcarifer collected from the freshwater environment on the Shatt al-Arab River, one specimen exhibited saddleback syndrome, and another showed abnormality in the left operculum. The results are interesting and useful in reminding people to prevent aquaculture escapees. The aim of this study was to morphologically describe the specimens and undertake a genetic analysis to determine the likely provenance of the fish

Lacking the floor of the mouth: a case study on Coptodon zillii (Cichlidae) from Shatt Al-Arab River, Basrah, Iraq

A single case of double mouth monstrosity was observed and examined in the cichlid fish Coptodon zillii collected from Shatt Al-Arab River, Basrah, Iraq on 15 May 2018. Instead, add the followings,"The floor of the mouth was ruptured, creating an extra mouth opening beneath the normal mouth. An injury may have caused this condition. Morphological examination indicates that the fish had lived with the abnormality for some time

GALLSTONES IN PATIENTS WITH INHERITED HEMOLYTIC DISEASES

The purpose is to provide an overview on the incidence of gallstone disease in patients with various types of inherited (chronic) hemolytic diseases at risk of cholelithiasis/choledocholithiasis with particular emphasis on its pathogenesis, genetic, risk factors and management. A detailed electronic literature search to determine the source of materials for this review article was done. The reported incidences of gallstones and choledocholithiasis vary according to the different types of inherited hemolytic diseases and the ethnicity of the studied populations. To date, no review article summarises the incidences of cholelithiasis in patients with various inherited haemolytic diseases was published. Regular ultrasound examination for the presence of gallstones recommended in patients with inherited haemolytic anaemias, particularly those with additional risk factors recommended. Further studies for evaluating the reasons for the higher incidence of cholelithiasis in thalassemia major and sickle cell anemia compared to hereditary spherocytosis; the effect of co inheritance of alpha thalassaemia on decreasing bilirubin level in patients with sickle cell disease and beta thalassaemia; the effect of the co inheritance of UGT1A1 and ABCG8 gene mutation on the incidence of gallstones in other blood diseases such as Hb-H disease, autoimmune haemolytic anaemias, congenital dyserythropoietic anaemia, hereditary elliptocytosis, Southeast Asian Ovalocytosis, glucose-6-phosphate and pyruvate kinase deficiency are recommended. Evaluation of the potential role of the solubility of the mutant proteins and haemoglobin subunit in the red blood cells as an additional mechanism for the development of gallstones in patients with inherited haemolytic anaemias recommended

Assess the reality of implementing the requirements of the environmental management system in accordance with ISO 14001:2015: a case study in the General Company for Food Products - Detergents Production Directorate / Baghdad

يهدف البحث الى تحديد حجم الفجوة بين الواقع الفعلي للإدارة البيئية في الشركة العامة للمنتوجات الغذائية / مديرية انتاج المنظفات في بغداد ومتطلبات المواصفة ISO 14001:2015 ، التي تمثلت ببنود المواصفة من خلال تحليل النتائج , ويتم بعد ذلك تشخيص نقاط القوة والضعف،  إذ تمثلت مشكلة البحث بالتشغيل العالي الذي يؤدي الى تحقيق ملوثات بيئية عالية وما يترتب عليه من مخلفات وملوثات وكلف عالية تتحملها الشركة والتي من الممكن ان تتزايد وتتضاعف في المستقبل , فضلاً عن قلة الاهتمام البيئي لدى المدراء والافراد العاملين مما ينعكس سلباً على تطبيق متطلبات المواصفة . اعتمد البحث منهج دراسة الحالة لتحقيق أهداف الدراسة، والوصول الى الحقائق العلمية المطلوبة، وقد أختيرت الشركة العامة للمنتوجات الغذائية / مديرية انتاج المنظفات في بغداد بوصفها حدوداً مكانية لإجراء الدراسة، واستخدمت قوائم الفحص لجمع البيانات للوصول الى الحقائق المتعلقة بتطبيق النظام، وتحقيق أهداف البحث، كذلك تم الاعتماد على المعايشة الميدانية، والملاحظة والمناقشة، وتم استخدام عدد من الأدوات الإحصائية للحصول على المتوسط الحسابيThe research aims to determine the size of the gap between the actual reality of environmental management in the General Company for Food Products / Detergents Production Directorate and the requirements of the international standard ISO 14001:2015, which is represented by the context of the organization, leadership, commitment, planning, support and operation, and performance evaluation and improvement through analyzing the results. This is done after... This is a diagnosis of strengths and weaknesses, as the problem of the research was represented by high operation, which leads to the achievement of high environmental pollutants and the resulting waste and pollutants and high costs borne by the company, which may increase and multiply in the future, in addition to the lack of environmental interest among managers and individuals working, which reflects negatively. To implement the requirements of the specification. The research adopted the case study approach to achieve the objectives of the study and reach the required scientific facts. The General Company for Food Products / Directorate of Detergent Production was chosen as the spatial boundaries for conducting the study, and checklists were used to collect data to reach facts related to the application of the system and achieve the objectives of the research. Also, reliance was placed on field experience, observation and discussion, and a number of statistical tools were used. To get the arithmetic mean

Effect of some minerals in soil and forage on same minerals in cattle plasma at three sites in the province of Thi-Qar

The objective of this investigation is to evaluate the level of the some minerals (sodium, potassium and calcium) in the soil, forage and Cattle plasma, the specimens taken from three districts (Nasriya, Shatra and Sookalshukh) in Thi-qar province. Results showed an increase in the concentration of sodium element in soils Nasiriya, potassium, calcium element in soils Sookalshukh region compared to other regions, while plants Sookalshukh region showed the highest concentration of sodium and calcium either the Nasiriya area showed the highest concentration of potassium compared to other regions.   The results show that significant (p≤0.05) increase in the cattle plasma  sodium concentration in Nasriya region compared with the Shatra and Sookalshukh , significant (p≤0.05) increase in Cattle plasma  potassium concentration in Nasriya district compared with Shatra and Sookalshukh  but there is significance (p≤0.05) change found in Cattle plasma  calcium in shatra compared  with the two studied areas. There was a highly significant between grass and animal sodium and potassium element, soil and grass and animals of the calcium element

Study of Some Field Standers and Laboratory for Main Three Rice Cultures in Iraq .

A field experiment was conducted during 2011 season at Al-Mishkhab Rice Research Station at Al Najaf Governorate. The objective were to study of field standard and laboratory for main three rice cultivars (Amber33 , Jasmine, and Furat 1)with four seed class (Foundation seed , Registered seed , Certified seed , and Commercial seed). The experiment design was used split plots with RCBD arrangement in three replications. The study showed that the Furat 1 and Jasmine was gave higher grain yield than Amber33 (6165kg.hˉ¹), (5576 kg.hˉ¹)and(4723 kg.hˉ¹) respectively. The result showed that off type plants numbers in 10mˉ² and off type seeds in 100 gm was increased whenever the seeds class decreased. The commercial seed class gave higher of off type plants number , while foundation seed class gave the lowest(7.4plant/10mˉ²) and(1 plant/10mˉ²) respectively. Whereas commercial seed class gave the higher seed off type and the foundation seed gave the lowest reached to (120.3 seed/100gm) and(11.7 seed/100gm) respectively. The off type plant number to Furat 1 cultivar gave (4.7 plant/10mˉ²), while the lower off type plant for Amber33(3.3 plant/10mˉ²), while the off type seed number of Furat 1 and Amber33 gave (70.7 seed/100gm) and (40.8 seed/100gm) respectively. Data also revealed that the higher off type plant number of Furat 1 cultivar (9 plant/10mˉ²) was associated with commercial seed class. The lower off type plant number of Amber33 (1 plant/10mˉ²)to foundation seed class , and the higher off type seed number of Furat 1 (154 seed/100gm) was associated with commercial seed class, while the lower off type seed number of Amber33(8 seed/100gm) with foundation seed class. The study showed that the off type plant and seed numbers was increased in same seed class when increased of productivity for all cultivars. Also there were significant difference between off type plant and seed numbers, then, was increased in same seed class when the productivity was increased also to all cultivars. The Furat 1 and Jasmine (High of grain yield) gave the higher of off type plant and seed numbers for commercial , registered, and certified seed class respectively compare with Amber33 (low of grain yield)