Steel is an indispensable material that used in a wide range of products and contributes significantly to economic development. However, steel production can affect soil quality associated with the pollution local areas. Therefore, objective this study was investigate mineral geochemical composition soils vicinity Sulaimani Plant (SSP) Bazian Region, Kurdistan, Iraq. A total 35 samples were col...

Salmonella is a bacterial diseases that caused by many strains of salmonella. Salmonellosis disease occur in human and chicken, salmonellosis poultry sometimes causes economic losses, also international trade can be affected if the salmonella presents products or meat as this case infection transmit to humans. considered most important serious pathogen bacteria responsible food borne all over w...

Erbil city is constructed in a flat plain with moderate gradient increasing northwards, the dissected by tens of ephemeral wadis. The maximum elevation high lands NE 1062 m (a.s.l.), whereas center 420 (a.s.l.). average from highest part to 2.15%, towards northeast reach 4.79%. mean annual rainfall 365 mm, while monthly about 24.42 mm. site mainly covered alluvial fan sediments. Towards northea...

Abstract In February 2022, the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court ( FSC ) issued a decision concerning (controversial) question of whether Kurdistan Region may independently export oil and enter into agreements with international companies for exploration production in this region. The issue has been dispute many years between Government Region, which status ‘federal region’ under 2005 Constitution. c...

Objective: Leprosy is an infectious disease which may lead to disability before, during or after treatment. There have been different reports about the prevalence of disabilities in leprosy patients. This study is about the status of disabilities in live leprosy patients in Kurdistan province. Methodology: This was a descriptive–analytic study. The live patients who were accessible and had been...

BACKGROUND Metabolic syndrome is a common nmetabolic ndisorder, which leads to early Cardio Vascular Disease and diabetes type II. The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its risk factors in Kurdistan, Iran. METHOD The data was extracted from provincial section of Iranian national non-communicable surveillance survey conducted in 2005. The study was a ...

Nosema disease is one of the most important diseases of adult honey bees worldwide. It is known as silent killer because there are no characteristic symptoms. The aim of the present study was to determine prevalence of Nosema species in various towns of Kurdistan province in Iran. A multiplex polymerase chain reaction (multiplex-PCR) was performed for identification of Nosema ...

BACKGROUND Equine piroplasmosis (EP) is the cause of persistent tick-borne infection with no symptoms, but the most important problem of EP is due to the persistent carrier state. Carrier animals to Babesia (Theileria) equi (Laveran 1901) and B. caballi (Nuttall, 1910) infestation could be identified by extremely sensitive PCR-based method. The purpose of this study was to identify the causativ...