BACKGROUND Viral hepatitis is an important preventable infectious disease with various rates of occurrence in different areas of the world. The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the role of some risk factors in predicting a positive acute viral hepatitis marker among patients with suspected acute viral hepatitis in a primary health care setting in Baghdad. Besides, finding out...

Some type systems are first described formally, to be sometimes followed by an implementation. Other type systems are first implemented as a language extension, to be sometimes retrofitted into a formal description. In neither case it is an easy task to keep both artefacts consistent. In this paper we present Ruler, a domain specific language for type rules. Our prototype compiler for Ruler bot...

INTRODUCTION With about 7 million residents and a high population growth rate, Baghdad is the second biggest and most crowded city in the Arab world after Cairo as well as in Western Asia after Tehran. The growing population has put considerable pressure on the Mayoralty of Baghdad to improve its public services, the sewerage system in particular. In 2013, the Deputy Mayor for Technical Affairs...

BACKGROUND The assessment of individuals at risk of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) includes the assessment of the craniofacial features that can result from prenatal alcohol exposure. The characteristic facial features of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) consist of short palpebral fissures, smooth or flattened philtrum, and thin vermilion border of the upper lip. There are various methods ...

The unstable geopolitical situation in Iraq since 2003 still affects the health of people, especially children. Several factors may indirectly affect a child's nutritional status. The main aim of this study was to identify factors contributing to malnutrition among 3 to 5 years old children in Baghdad city, Iraq. Two hundred twenty children aged 3 to 5 years were chosen randomly from four kinde...

the year 736 ah (1335 ce), death of the mongol ruler, sultan abu saeed, is known as the year in which the ilkhanid government collapsed in iran. in pursuit of legitimacy, however, the ilkhanid chiefs and viziers would give the crown to any claimant of genghis’ parentage and would govern the country under their name. as a result, they would give the rulership to some puppet ilkhans, mint coins i...

Foundation design must satisfy limited values of settlement. Settlement is an essential criterion in the design process of shallow foundations. To calculate the settlement under different types of shallow foundations, 79 samples were taken from twenty-three sites distributed in three regions: Mosul, Baghdad and Basrah in the northern, central and southern parts of Iraq. Field and laboratory tes...

By Laman Amin -ZaKI (Baghdad), The Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 1971.