Volume 52 Issue 3
Published: 2025-06-25
Contents
Review Paper
INTERPLAY OF GROWTH HORMONE AND THYROID AXIS IN HYPO- AND HYPERTHYROIDISM: INSIGHTS FROM AN EXPERIMENTAL CASE-CONTROL STUDY ON THYROID HORMONES AND GENE EXPRESSION BY USING RT-PCR
Sinan Thanoon Abullah, Adel M. Hassen Alzobidy, Zainab Abdulwahb Shehab
The study examines the complex relationship between growth hormone (GH) and thyroid hormones in hypo and hyperthyroid conditions in premature male rats, concentrating on the physiological impacts...
RESEARCH
ASSESSMENT OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS OF BOTTLED WATER AVAILABLE IN IRAQI LOCAL MARKETS
Hassan Mahdi Al-Fayadh, Mazin Mohammed Al-Zubaidi, Moath A. Al- Hajjar,
The present study is intended to assess the type and content of 16 specific polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in bottled drinking water available in Iraqi local markets (The study included eight...
IMPACT OF SOME CHITIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS ON THE FALL ARMYWORM, Spodoptera frugiperda (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE)
Gamal M. Hassan, Magda H.M. El-Damer, Mohamed Abdel Moaty Ahmed Abolfadel,
Maize, Zea mays L. is an economic cereal in Egypt. Numerous pests infested maize, but only a few of them caused high crop losses, such as FAW, Spodoptera frugiperda. Therefore, this study is urgent...
EFFECT OF GERMINATION OR HEAT TREATMENT OF FENUGREEK SEEDS ON GROWTH AND SOME CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF AWASSI LAMBS
Omar D. ALmallah, Baidaa Kamal Ghanim, Mohammed salim Ibrahem,
The study used 20 Awassi lambs with an average weight of 25.65 3.29 kg and ages between 4-5 months. The lambs in all groups were fed the basal diet without any additives in the first group...
COMPATIBILITY OF Vertimec 1.8% EC WITH OLEANDER EXTRACT AND SOME INSECT PATHOGENS AND FIELD TEST ON RED DUST MITE (Tetranychius urticae KOCH.) ON EGGPLANT AND PEPPER
Mohammed Shakir Mansoor, Ekhlas Ziyad Mohammed,
The study used some biological control components and evaluated them against the two-spotted mite Tetranychius urticae Koch. on eggplant and pepper crops in the spring season in Salah al-Din...
STUDY OF THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND SENSORY PROPERTIES OF THE COOKIE PRODUCT RESULTING FROM REPLACING DIFFERENT PROPORTIONS OF BANANA PEEL POWDER
Mohanad Mahdi Jumaa Jandal,
The study aimed to demonstrate the nutritional value of banana peels. The analysis of the chemical composition of banana peels showed that the percentage of moisture, fat, protein, ash, and...
THE BIOLOGICAL EFFECT OF TOTAL AND PARTIAL EXTRACTS OF LEAVES FOR TWO SPECIES OF POPLAR TREES ON Chaitophorus Versicolor NYMPHS
Samer Ameer Alshaby, Hanan Ghanim Alallaf,
This study included one type of forest insect in the Nineveh of northern Iraq, which is plant sap suckers that infect a group of forest trees, including Populus Euphratica and P.deltoides. The...
THE EFFECT OF CUTTING KNIFE TYPES AND FORAGE FEEDING SPEEDS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME TECHNICAL INDICATORS FOR THE FORAGE CHOPPING MACHINE MODEL (CH922DH)
Khalid Ali Al aubedy, Saif Ahmed Rawdhan,
In this study, experimental work was undertaken to investigate the engineering factors that influence the agricultural residual chopping machine's performance for producing unconventional feed. The...
PRE-STORAGE APPLICATION OF AQUEOUS OZONE, ALOE VERA GEL AND PACKAGING ON THE QUALITY AND STORABILITY OF ORANGE FRUITS
Sidiq Aziz Sidiq Kasnazany,
This study aimed to determine the quality and storability of the orange fruit cv. Diyala after 60 days of storage at 61C and 90% RH under aqueous ozone at 4 mg L-1 or 15% Aloe vera gel. The fruit...
EFFECT OF HUMIC ACID LEVELS AND BIOSTIMULANT TREATMENTS ON GROWTH, YIELD, AND VOLATILE OIL PRODUCTION OF CORIANDER (Coriandrum sativum L.)
Rabeeah Altarhouni, Abobaker Alsanose, Aisha Abudabbus, Muhannad Alwoshesh, Abd El-Rahman Abd El-Rahman,
A study was done during two consecutive seasons of 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 to study the effects of humic acid (HU 4, 8, and 12 kg/hectare) as the main plot and BM (Azotobacter chrococum, Azospirulm...
THE EFFECT OF PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF ANIMAL PROTEIN WITH DUCKWEED GROWN IN THE TREATMENT UNIT OF THE NINEVEH PHARMACEUTICAL FACTORY WATER ON THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF COMMON CARP Cyprinus carpio L. FISH
Abdullah Fathi Abdul-Majeed, Mahmoud Ahmad Mohammad, Nidhal Tahseen Al-Taee,
Duckweed grown in the water treatment unit of the Nineveh Pharmaceutical Factory contribute to reducing the level of pollution, and are used as a partial substitute for animal protein in common...
THE USE OF SRAP MARKER TO DETECT THE GENETIC STABILITY OF MICROPROPAGATED Magnolia grandiflora L.
Nafal Abdullah Mosa, Avesta Ali Mohummed, Payman Aziz Abdullah,
This study was done in Molecular Biology and Plant Tissue Culture labs at the research center, College of Science, Duhok University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, from August 2021 to September 2023....
MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF POSTHARVEST FUNGAL PATHOGEN (Penicillium chrysogenum) IN POMEGRANATE FRUITS (Punica granatum L.) IN DUHOK PROVENCE- IRAQ
Dalal Yousif Sinjari, Shahad Najemadeen Abdullah, Jaladet Mohammed Jubrael, Vian Majeed Musa,
The research aimed to identify and characterize six samples of P. chrysogenum isolated from pomegranate fruits in Duhok City Iraq. The study used morphological, internal transcribed spacer (ITS)...
