Scrub Nurse's Performance Concerning Surgical Aseptic Techniques at the Operating Room of Slemani Teaching Hospitals by Farida AbdulKader Taher, Samir younis Lafi

“…Materials and method: quantitative design, non - probability (purposive) sample of (70) male and female scrub nurses who worked at three teaching hospitals, which represent vital agencies in Slemani city (Iraqi Kurdistan rejoin), during the period of December 2009 up to the end of September 2010. …”
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Attitudes of Kurdish university students towards the English language, English language education policies, and English language learning purposes by Sarkawt Qadir, Rukhsar Omar

“…Therefore, this study is anchored on investigating Kurdish undergraduate students’ attitudes towards the English language, English language education policies that are currently applied in Iraqi Kurdistan, and students’ purposes for learning English. …”
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Iraqi primary care system in Kurdistan region: providers’ perspectives on problems and opportunities for improvement by Shabila Nazar P, Al-Tawil Namir G, Al-Hadithi Tariq S, Sondorp Egbert, Vaughan Kelsey

“…</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A qualitative study based on four focus groups involving 40 primary care providers from 12 primary health care centres was conducted in Erbil governorate in the Iraqi Kurdistan region between July and October 2010. …”
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Health-related quality of life in multiple myeloma in Kurdistan Iraq by Ameer I. A. Badi, Nasir A Al-Allawi, Ahmed K Yassin, Banaz M Safar, Basil K Abdulla, Rawand P Shamoon, Truska A Amin, Zeki A Mohamed, Ali I Mohammed, Diveen J Hussein, Kawa M Hasan, Nawsherwan S Mohammed, Rezhin N Rajab, Friad Hiwaizi, Kanar J Karim, Abid M Hassan, Hisham A Getta, Najmaddin S. H. Khoshnaw, Sana D. Jalal, Akram M Mohammed, Dana A Abdullah

“…CONCLUSIONS: HRQoL in MM treated in Iraqi Kurdistan is not much different from their Western counterparts and several predictors of worse QoL were identified in this cohort of patients.…”
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Exploring the Impact of Individual Factors in Taking Cervical Cancer Screening: A Content Analysis by Vian Haji Rasul, Mohhammad Ali Cheraghi, Zahra Behboodi Moghadam

“…Background: Cervical cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death among women in developing country. In Iraqi Kurdistan Region, few women undergo screening and the incidence of cervical cancer is on the increase as is the case in most developing countries. …”
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قانون تقييد تعدد الزوجات في إقليم كردستان العراق دراسة تحليلية فقهية في ضوء الواقع المعاصر = Polygamy restriction law in the Kurdistan region of Iraq: a jurisprudential analysis... by Arif, Arif Ali, Maulud, Rizkar Sulaiman

“…Polygamy is allowed with definite restrictions in Islam but its practical manifestation varies from region to region. Iraqi Kurdistan has its own system of polygamy restriction. …”
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Kurds Parties and Associations In Iraq 1921-1947/ Historical – Political Study by M.M. Kafi Salman Murad Al - Jadri

“…Shoresh and Hiwa Parties joined together under one party called Rizgari ( Salvation), Finally these three parties settled down by joining Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran, To open a branch in Iraqi Kurdistan in 1946 by Selecting Mulla Mustafa Barazani as its President.    …”
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A New Glucosyl Flavone with Inhibitory Activity of Cancer Cell Viability and Other Bioactive Constituents from the Traditional Kurdish Plant <i>Plantago loeflingii</i> L. by Hawraz Ibrahim M. Amin, Kamaran Younis M. Amin, Chabaco Armijos, Faiq H. S. Hussain, Zanko Hassan Jawhar, Diego Caprioglio, Mariella Mella, Giovanni Vidari

“…(<i>Plantaginaceae</i>) collected in the Iraqi Kurdistan region. The plant is used by local people to treat wounds and as a vulnerary remedy. …”
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Predictors of Health-Promoting Behaviors Among Kurdish Healthcare Providers in Iraqi Kurdista by Aram Salih Mohammed Amin Kamali, Roya Sadeghi, Azar Tol, Mahdi Yaseri

“…Thus, the present cross-sectional predictive study determined the predictors of health-promoting behaviors among Kurdish Healthcare Providers in Iraqi Kurdistan. Methods: Demographic data were collected from a sample of 460 healthcare providers instead of the standard questionnaire of health-promoting lifestyle profile-II. …”
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Withstanding psychological distress among internally displaced Yazidis in Iraq: 6 years after attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant by Omar S. Rasheed, Lucía López-Rodríguez, Marisol Navas

“…Methods The present study recruited four hundred and twenty-two Yazidi individuals (50.8% female) residing in two camps in the Iraqi Kurdistan region. In face-to-face interviews, each participant replied to different scales to measure psychological distress (i.e., depression, anxiety, and stress), perceived stress, and subjective resilience. …”
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Induction of Apoptosis, Autophagy and Ferroptosis by <i>Thymus vulgaris</i> and <i>Arctium lappa</i> Extract in Leukemia and Multiple Myeloma Cell Lines by Aveen N. Adham, Mohamed Elamir F. Hegazy, Alaadin M. Naqishbandi, Thomas Efferth

“…<i>Thymus vulgaris</i> and <i>Arctium lappa</i> have been used as a folk remedy in the Iraqi Kurdistan region to deal with different health problems. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory Properties of <i>Bellevalia saviczii</i> Root Extract and Its Isolated Homoisoflavonoid (<i>Dracol</i>) Are Mediated by Modification on Calcium Signaling by Monica Savio, Mohammed Farhad Ibrahim, Chiara Scarlata, Matteo Orgiu, Giuseppe Accardo, Abdullah Shakur Sardar, Francesco Moccia, Lucia Anna Stivala, Gloria Brusotti

“…<i>Bellevalia saviczii</i> is a medicinal plant used as anti-rheumatic and anti-inflammatory herbal remedy in Iraqi-Kurdistan. The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of its extract and the isolated homoisoflavonoid (<i>Dracol</i>) by studying the Ca²⁺-dependent NF-kB pathway. …”
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ANTIOXIDANTS, BIOCHEMICAL, AND HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS CHANGE IN WORKERS OCCUPATIONALLY EXPOSED TO RADON INHALATION AT CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL INDUSTRIES IN ERBIL, IRAQ by Sardar Q. Othman, Sarbaz I. Mohammed, Ali H. Ahmed

“… This study examined the effects of radon on the endogenous antioxidants, biochemical, and hematological parameters of workers in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. This was carried out to ascertain how radon affects the health of those who work in certain factories producing building materials. …”
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Umbilical cord anomalies in high-risk pregnancy and its association with the perinatal outcome: A cross-sectional study by Haliz Mohammed Zaki, Shahla Kareem Alalaf, Amal Abdulkareem Ahmed

“…This study aimed to examine the association of umbilical cord abnormalities on neonatal and maternal outcomes in Iraqi Kurdistan. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, the patients who attended the Duhok Obstetrics and Gynecology Teaching Hospital in Duhok city were examined between 1/11/2020 and 1/11/2021. …”
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Effects of bodybuilding supplements on the kidney: A population-based incidence study of biopsy pathology and clinical characteristics among middle eastern men by Alaa Abbas Ali, Safaa E. Almukhtar, Dana A. Sharif, Zana Sidiq M. Saleem, Dana N. Muhealdeen, Michael D. Hughson

“…Methods Between January 2011 and December 2019, the Iraqi Kurdistan 15 to 39 year old male population averaged 1,100,000 with approximately 56,000 total participants and 25,000 regular participants (those training more than 1 year). …”
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Association Between Paraoxonase 1 (PON 1) And Apolipoprotein E (APO E) Polymorphism with Lipid Profile in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients by Yadasht Hayder, Mudhir Sabir Shekha

“…The aim of the present study is to evaluate whether the PON1 and APO E genes single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with the presence of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and lipid profiles in a case-control association study in an Iraqi Kurdistan population. Methods: We genotyped two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in APOE and PON 1 genes and compared patients who had an initial ACS with patients who presented with stable exertional angina. …”
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Kurds, Jews, and Kurdistani Jews: Historic Homelands, Perceptions of Parallels in Persecution, and Allies by Analogy by Haidar Khezri

“…The often-secret relations between the Kurdish movement in Iraq and Israel since 1960 played an important role in the global security policy of the Jewish nation in the Middle East, and in effect served to keep Baghdad from becoming involved in the Arab-Israeli conflict on one hand, and allowed the Kurdish liberation movement in Southern/Iraqi Kurdistan to survive on the other. These ties were reinforced by the sense of a common fate and struggle for statehood, persecution and genocides, feeling of solidarity, mutual strategic interests, humanitarian and economic dimensions, in post-1988 Halabja Massacre, the operation of the US led coalition against Iraq in 1991, and 2003 Invasion of Iraq. …”
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Effect of probiotics plus zinc supplementation on clinical outcomes of infants and children with acute infectious diarrhea: a randomized controlled trial by Deldar Morad Abdulah, Saad Jbraeil Sulaiman, Zaid Waad Ahmed

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Not in your backyard : transitive compellence, base states, and violent non-state groups by Fraiman, Keren Eva (Fraiman Stieber)

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Relationship Between Post-Pubertal Mumps Infection In Males With Infertilityand Its Effect on The Result of Seminal Fluid Analysis and Occurrence of Immunological Infertility by Sahar Mohammed Zaki Abdullah

“…Patients and Methods: Cross-sectional study in which 300 infertile males attending microbiology laboratory in Rizgary teaching hospital in Erbil city in Iraqi Kurdistan from November 2017- September 2018. Questionnaire was prepared for each male which included: name, age, occupation, history of mumps infection after puberty. …”
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