Background and objective: Orthodontic tooth movement is mediated by tumor necrosis factor –α through activation of osteoclasts. Type 1 diabetes mellitus is characterized by a change in the bone remodeling and affects orthodontic treatment. This study aimed to investigat...

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the predictive value of serum level of interleukin 31 (IL31) in diagnosis of osteoporosis (OP) in postmenopausal women.Methods: This case–control study was conducted on 80 individuals, 50 of them with postmenopausal O...

The multifactor optical encryption authentication method [Opt. Lett., 31 721-3 (2006)] reinforces optical security by allowing the simultaneous authentication of up to four factors. In this work, the photon-counting imaging technique is applied to the multifactor encryp...

أجريت الدراسة لمعرفة مدى تأثير العصيات اللبنية في الصفات الفسلجية والانتاجية للافراخ المرباة بالظروف الطبيعية وتحت تأثير ألاجهاد الحراري . حيث تم استعمال 180 فرخ ،قسمت الى ست مجاميع متساوية ، وضعت كل ثلاثة مجاميع بغرفة منفصلة حيث أحتوت الغرفة الاولى على :المجموعة الاول...

In this review, we explore the potential of smartphone‐based applications based on their unique ability to support portable, easy‐to‐use, precise, and efficient functions, which, in turn, makes lab‐on‐hardware a trending area of novel research. Smartphones can assist su...

This study aimed to fabricate metallic porous materials using powder metallurgy (PM) space-holder technique. In the PM route, Al powder was mixed with different ratios (7%, 10%, and 20%) and sizes (500 and 1000 μm) of sodium chloride granules as space-holder agent. The ...

Several factors have been identified to affect morbidity and mortality in oral cancer patients. The time taken to process a resected cancer specimen in a patient presenting with primary or recurrent disease can be of interest as delay can affect earlier interventions po...

Background and objective: One of the fundamental aims of all medical schools is to ensure that medical graduates are prepared to start work safely as junior doctors. The transition of medical students to junior doctors has long been considered a primary practice of pass...

A surface section of the Gercus Formation (Middle-Late Eocene) was studied in Berafat area, Dohuk Governorate, Northern Iraq. The Gercus Formation consists of a mixed siliciclastic sediments, evaporates and carbonate sequences in the studied region, predominantly in the...

Background and objective: Perthes disease is a condition in which a self-limiting avascular problem affects the capital epiphysis of the femur with a variable course and outcomes. There are patients who definitely benefit from different treatment courses, either surgica...