1 Microelectronics-Photonics Graduate Program (μEP), University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA 2 Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA 3 Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Karbala, Karbala, Iraq 4 Arktonics, LLC, Fayetteville, AR, USA 5 Engineering-Physics Department, Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, AR, USA 6 Department of ...

BACKGROUND Iraq is a highly endemic area for the prevalence of hepatitis A and annually hosts a large number of Iranian pilgrims, most of whom are susceptible to infection with the hepatitis A virus (HAV). OBJECTIVES This study reports the health hazard of hepatitis A for Iranian pilgrims who go to holly Karbala from the Mazandaran province. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional stud...

BACKGROUND Tobacco use is considered one of the largest public health threats facing the world. The estimated number of current smokers in the world exceeds 1.3 billion, which means that one third of the world's population above 15 years are smokers. Smoking prevalence is increasing in the developing world but monitoring of this trend is poor in these countries. Studies on smoking in Iraq are s...

In this study, we used the can technique, containing CR-39, to estimate the radon concentration from the soils in Karbala city, Karbala governorate, Iraq, radon concentrations and effective dose rate in soil have been measured by using a long-term technique for alpha particle emission with solid state nuclear track detector type CR-39. It has been selected fifty-five different locations for soi...

rawzah al- shuhada, by mulla husayn wa‘iz-i- kashifi (d. 910 a.h), is one of the most influential books on karbala tragedy in recent centuries. nevertheless, it has been criticized by the shi‘a scholars for spreading spurious narratives among later works and public beliefes as well. the present article, discussing uncreditable narratives and falsifications in the work of kashifi, intendes to in...

doubtlessly, karbala 5 operation was the climax of iran and iraq confrontation. conflict intensity, fire power, injury and damage amount is not comparable with any previous operation. in this operation, artillery power was of great importance. so its commanders tried to provide enough artillery facilities. this article is an analytical report on irgc artillery function in karbala 5 operation an...

The use of treated wastewater is becoming more popular especially in countries suffering from water shortages despite the fact thatwastewater plants have some environmental implications. For this reason there are various software designed to do the assessment. Among these is SimaPro software package designed to make a valuable contribution. It is a powerful tool for analyzing the environmental ...