purpose as long as sufficient context is given around the citation to correctly explain the author " s original intent. IX Dedication To my late grandfathers Mahmoud Elkhodr and Hassan Elkhodr To my parents, and my family in Australia.

Losing hair can create emotions ranging from anger to depression. Some children feel very selfconscious going out in public, and others are concerned that their appearance will affect their relationship with classmates and even loved ones. In one study the children with alopecia were anxious, depressed, withdrawn, aggressive, or delinquent. Girls were more affected than boys[2]. In another stud...

Abstract The Water Quality Index (WQI) is a single, deferential metric for describing the state of water quality as whole, which aids in selection effective remediation strategies. Fifteen surface samples were taken from Euphrates AlHaydria neighborhood AL-Najaf (Iraq). Various physicochemical parameters, including pH, total dissolved solids (TDS), calcium, chloride, sulfate, and electrical con...

the valley of alamut is situated in the north – east of qazvin province. the region is an enclave in the form of a u shape valley in the central alborz chains and opening up to the fertile qazvin plains. the mountains of alamut were ideal for construction of castles. the natural heights contains a section of the defensive structure of the castles. in 1090 a.d, hassan sabbah , the leader of is...

Editors Hassan Masum and Mark Tovey put together a compilation of articles discussing the implications of social networking and other internet tools in the shaping of systems throughout the world in The Reputation Society: How Online Opinions Are Reshaping the Offline World. Hassan Masum is Innovation Lead at the McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health, Affiliate Researcher at the Waterloo I...

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