Abstract Background Traditional resource management (TRM) systems develop depending on local conditions, such as climate, culture, and environment.Most studies have focused on the TRM system itself, excluding the people who manage the system, and the relationship between the system and the people.The use of resources and people is intimately linked
Acute gouty arthritis is an auto-inflammatory disease caused by the deposition of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in joints or tissues.Excessive neutrophil recruitment into gouty lesions is a general clinical sign and induces a pain phenotype.Attenuation of successive periods of neutrophil infiltration might be a beneficial approach to achieve ther
Solar sails are propellantless systems where the propulsive force is given by the momentum exchange of reflecting photons.In this study, a self-deploying system based on NiTi shape memory wires and sheets has been designed and manufactured.A small-scale prototype of solar sail with carbon fibre loom has been developed.Different configurations have
Oncolytic virus (OV) is a replication competent virus that selectively invades cancer cells; as these cells die under the viral burden, the released virus particles proceed to infect other cancer cells.Oncolytic viruses are designed to also be able to stimulate the anticancer immune response.Thus, one may represent an OV by two parameters: its repl
Background: The presence of a missing or peg shaped lateral incisor is a major concern for the subjects facial esthetics.Objectives: The objectives are to find the prevalence of peg shaped and missing permanent maxillary lateral incisors in Najaf City.Methodology: A cross sectional study was constructed and composed of 416 Iraqi students (215 males