Renal transplantation is a principal treatment option for end-stage kidney failure. Bone loss and fracture are serious complication of kidney transplantation, associated with morbidity and mortality. The pathogenesis of post transplantation bone loss is multifactorial a...

BACKGROUND: The introduction of deferasirox as an oral iron chelator for hemoglobinopathies has been hailed by many as an important milestone in the management of iron overload in the latter disorders.
 AIM: The objectives of the study were to evaluate the effectiv...

We analyze the microlensing event KMT-2019-BLG-0797. The light curve of the event exhibits two anomalous features from a single-lens single-source model, and we aim to reveal the nature of the anomaly. It is found that a model with two lenses plus a single source (2L1S ...

Abstract Fibre reinforced polymer laminates are commonly used for the retrofit of ailing reinforced concrete structures for both shear and flexure. Recent studies have been undertaken regarding bond behaviour, but these have not advanced significantly to apply in a gene...

<span>The recognition of Arabic handwritten is received at the same interest as other Latin languages. In Optical Character Recognition (OCR), handwriting Arabic recognition is considered as one of the critical and difficult tasks in the various scientific area. T...

Low-cost chitosan beads were prepared by dropping chitosan solution into an alkaline bath and then were used for Cr(VI) and Zn(II) ions adsorption from aqueous solution. Prepared chitosan beads were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), therma...

Vital pulp therapies have been used in primary teeth and immature permanent teeth. However, with the advent of new bioactive material, the paradigm is shifting toward permanent teeth with mature apices of roots. There are many prospective and retrospective studies, rand...

There has always been a belief that women in general are treated oppressively, viewed as inferior to men and subject to personal and institutional discrimination. Since literature reflects the way people think and shows the relationship between linguistic choices and so...

Zearalenone (ZEA), one of the mycotoxins, exerts different mechanisms of toxicity in different cell types at different doses. It can not only stimulate cell proliferation but also inhibit cell viability, induce cell apoptosis, and cause cell death. Thus, the objective o...

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic is a major challenge to healthcare services in the world. It has negatively impacted surgical practice, and health workers. We aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical practice in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Meth...