Aquatic Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae, Hydrophilidae) From Borujen and Lordegan (Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran)

This research was aimed to study aquatic coleopteran faunas of Borujen and Lordegan (as two main towns of the Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province). Sampling was done at six stations between September 2017 to July 2018. The aquatic Coleoptera were identified to the species level with the help of keys and related references. Identification of samples was based on morphological characteristics such as taxonomic characters and external genitalia with appropriate entomological reference books and authors. A total of 12 species belonging to 11 genera and 4 families were identified. The greatest number of species identified were found in the family Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 and the least number in the family Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802. Two species of Agabus Leach, 1817 namely, Agabus conspersus Marsham, 1802 and Agabus bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1767 were the most abundant insects

The Impact of Oil Price on Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Iraq

Iraq is one of the largest oil exporting countries in the world. Oil price changes determine government revenue earning and spending level, inflation rate, unemployment level which, in turn, determines the growth of the Iraqi economy.  Problem Statement: a decrease in oil price is beneficial to oil-importing country rather than oil exporting country like Iraq.  Significance of the study: The significance of the study comes from estimate how the changes (increase or decrease) in the price of this oil will have impacted on economic growth of Iraq. Objective: The purpose of this paper is to identify the impacts of oil price on economic growth of Iraq. Methodology: To achieve this objective (of fulfilling its full potential), the present paper adopts OLS approach, and the secondary data was used for the period of 2000-2015 and multiple regression with its assumption were used in order to analyse data.  Findings, oil price and oil export are very important determinates of economic growth in Iraq because the p-value of those were less than the common alpha α =0.05. For instance, for each unit increasing of oil price, the economic growth will increase by 36.9% after holding all other variable constant. However, we find that exchange variable has no impact on the participations of increasing the economic growth because of having corruption in public banks in Iraq. Keywords: Oil Price, Economic growth, Economic Analysis, OLS Approach, Iraq

ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION NORMAL FLORA BACTERIA FROM DIFFERENT AREAS OF NINAVA GOVERNORATE

ABSTRACT: In this study, different types of bacteria were isolated and diagnosed from soils collected from different areas of Ninava governorate, new strain of bacteria was discovered, based on biochemical tests and genetic examination (16S rRNA) and the strain was recorded under accession number (MW690182) in the Gene Bank (NCBI). The isolated bacteria were Bacillus Subtilis strain that given new name (AHM1976) it was positive for gram stain, motility, hemolytic, beta type. Keywords: isolation; identification; normal flora bacteria.   Isolamento e identificação de bactérias da flora normal de diferentes áreas da província de Ninava, Iraque   RESUMO: Neste estudo, diferentes tipos de bactérias foram isolados e diagnosticados em solos coletados em diferentes áreas da Província de Ninava, Iraque. Foi descoberta uma nova cepa de bactéria, com base em testes bioquímicos e exame genético (16S rRNA), sendo essa cepa registrada sob o número de acesso (MW690182) no Gene Bank (NCBI). A bactéria isolada foi a cepa Bacillus Subtilis, que recebeu novo nome (AHM1976), testando de forma positiva para coloração de gram, motilidade, hemolítica, tipo beta. Palavras-chave: isolamento; identificação; bactérias da flora normal.   ABSTRACT: In this study, different types of bacteria were isolated and diagnosed from soils collected from different areas of Ninava governorate, new strain of bacteria was discovered, based on biochemical tests and genetic examination (16S rRNA) and the strain was recorded under accession number (MW690182) in the Gene Bank (NCBI). The isolated bacteria were Bacillus Subtilis strain that given new name (AHM1976) it was positive for gram stain, motility, hemolytic, beta type. Keywords: isolation; identification; normal flora bacteria.   Isolamento e identificação de bactérias da flora normal de diferentes áreas da província de Ninava, Iraque   RESUMO: Neste estudo, diferentes tipos de bactérias foram isolados e diagnosticados em solos coletados em diferentes áreas da Província de Ninava, Iraque. Foi descoberta uma nova cepa de bactéria, com base em testes bioquímicos e exame genético (16S rRNA), sendo essa cepa registrada sob o número de acesso (MW690182) no Gene Bank (NCBI). A bactéria isolada foi a cepa Bacillus Subtilis, que recebeu novo nome (AHM1976), testando de forma positiva para coloração de gram, motilidade, hemolítica, tipo beta. Palavras-chave: isolamento; identificação; bactérias da flora normal.

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Emotion-focused Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Health locus of Control of Patients with Coronary Heart Patients

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are the most important cause of mortality in the world. Inaddition to physical problems, they are also influenced by psychological factors and psychologicaltherapies along with biological therapy can help to improve these patients. The purpose of this studywas to compare the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and emotionfocused therapy (EFT) on Health locus of control of coronary heart patients.Method: This was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design with control group. Thestatistical population of the study included patients with coronary heart disease in the city of Karaj.Patients were 30 to 60 years old who referred to Shahid Rajaee Hospital in Karaj. Samples wereselected using convenient sampling method and were assigned randomly into two experimental andone control group. Data were collected using health locus of control questionnaire. Data wereanalyzed using descriptive statistics and analysis of covariance.Results: outcomes showed that ACT and EFT are effective on adjusting the Health locus of controlin patients with coronary heart disease, and there was a significant difference between theexperimental and control group (F = 7.25, p <0.05).But there was no difference between theefficacy of the two treatments.Conclusion: Psychological therapies such as ACT and EFT increase self-care in cardiac patients byincreasing control and increasing sense of responsibility

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Emotion-focused Therapy on Negative Emotions of Coronary Heart Disease

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are the most important cause of mortality in the world. In addition to physical problems, they are also influenced by psychological factors and psychological therapies along with biological therapy can help to improve these patients. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and emotion-focused therapy on negative emotions of coronary heart disease patients.Method: This was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design with control group. The statistical population of the study included patients with coronary heart disease in the city of Karaj The age range was 30 to 60 yearswho referred to Shahid Rajaee Hospital in Karaj. Samples were selected using available sampling method and then the samples were randomly divided into two experimental and one control group. Data were collected using D-type personality scale and Buss and Perry hostility scale.Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and analysis of covariance using SPSS-25 software.Results: The results of this study showed that patients' negative emotion scale scores decreased, indicating the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and emotion-focused therapy compared to the control group. Conclusion: Considering that one of the most important psychological factors related to heart disease are negative emotions and these emotions can have an accelerating role in the development and progression of heart disease and Due to the effectiveness of the above treatments, their education can be helpful in addition to medical treatment

Impact of Fascioliasis on circulating physiological biomarkers of stress and inflammation in cattle

This study was conducted for verifying the effect of liver worm sickness (Fascioliasis) on the general health of the animal, The hematocrits levels, (RBCs) count, Haemoglobin concentration ( Hb ) and packed cell volume (PCV) were also determined in the two groups of beef infected and non-infected with Fascioliasis the inflammatory parameter in liver :glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) and glutamate pyruvate transaminase( GPT) were determined in the beef with moderate Fascioliasis and The results of this study were compared between infected animals and non-infected animals. A few have been taken oxidative stress: Superoxide Dismutase (SOD), Glutathione (GSH), Malondialdehyde (MDA) and catalase enzyme (CAT). In both groups, there were some significant contrasts in the levels of GSH, MDA, SOD, CAT and GOT, GPT. For CAT there was a significantly accelerated in its levels in the infected beef in comparison with the non-infection beef. While GSH and MDA there was a decrease in the level of GSH and an accelerated in the level of MDA in compared to non-infected beef respectively. SOD activity was decreased in blood serum of infected beef comparison with non-infected. The findings showed the beef infected with F. spp. were under oxidative stress. In inflammatory parameters were some significant differences in the levels of (GOT, GPT), its showed accelerated in levels with infected animals and normally in non-infected animals. This research reinforces that animals infected with trematodes, which may have effects on the overall health of animals, will be under oxidative stress and inflammation

Determinants for farmers' decisions to participate in developing agricultural tourism activities. An empirical study of Iraq's economy

As he cultivates agricultural land, the farmer plays a crucial role in agricultural tourism. Farmers with less innovativeness do not contribute to the nation's economic prosperity. Agriculture tourism in Iraq is not as advanced as in affluent countries. This study investigates the factors influencing farmers' participation in developing agricultural tourism in Iraq. This study is based on a previously unexplored gap in the literature because no previous research has investigated this gap. This study included secondary data and a Likert scale questionnaire for empirical proof. Participants in this study were Iraqi farmers. In this regard, the findings of this study are an addition to the literature and the body of knowledge since they reveal that the factors of farmers' actions have a substantial impact on agriculture tourism in Iraq. The study also has significant practical implications for enhancing Iraq's tourism industry for economic growth. Moreover, the theoretical ramifications of this study have contributed to the advancement of knowledge. The future directions of this research are essential for future agricultural tourism research.Amenah Muayad Abdullah (College of Education/ College of education/ Al-Farahidi University /Baghdad/ Iraq), Mustafa obay Saeed (Department of Law, AlNoor University College, Bartella, Iraq), Zainab abed Almoussawi (College of Islamic Science /Ahl Al Bayt University /Kerbala / Iraq), Hassan Taher Braiber (Accounting Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, Iraq), Ihsan Ali Mubarak (The University of Mashreq/ Baghdad/ Iraq), Jenan Ali Hammoode (Accounting and Economics/ Al-Esraa University College, Baghdad, Iraq)Includes bibliographical references

PUMA: Policy-Based Unified Multi-radio Architecture for Agile Mesh Networking

This paper presents the design and implementation of PUMA, a declarative constraint-solving platform for policy-based routing and channel selection in multi-radio wireless mesh networks. In PUMA, users formulate channel selection policies as optimization goals and constraints that are concisely declared using the PawLog declarative language. To efficiently execute PawLog programs in a distributed setting, PUMA integrates a high performance constraint solver with a declarative networking engine. We demonstrate the capabilities of PUMA in defining distributed protocols that cross-optimize across channel selection and routing. We have developed a prototype of the PUMA system that we extensively evaluated in simulations and on the ORBIT testbed. Our experimental results demonstrate that PUMA can flexibly and efficiently implement a variety of centralized and distributed channel selection protocols that result in significantly higher throughput compared to single channel and identical channel assignment solutions