abstract as literary texts have different layers, they are open to various political, social and cultural interpretations and readings. the main purpose of orators is to persuade their audience.thus, orators must be familiar with intra-textual factors (residing inside language) and situational factors (residing outside language), such as social, political, and cultural factors, in order to be a...

The study aimed to develop a rapid and simple method for the primary isolation and detection of Helicobacter pylori from dyspeptic patients. Mucosal antral biopsy specimens were obtained from 136 consecutive dyspeptic patients diagnosed with peptic ulcer by endoscopy at Basra General Hospital, Iraq. From histopathological examination of biopsies, H. pylori was detected in 81 (59.6%) peptic ulce...

Hand eczema is a disease with a potentially profound effect on an individual’s life in terms of daily functioning and interpersonal relationships. Accordingly, methods for measuring health-related quality of life (QoL) are increasingly used to evaluate the effect of various treatments. In studies of skin diseases the most widely used dermatology-specific questionnaire is the Dermatology Life Qu...

This study aimed to determine the occurrence of Mycobacterium avium complex and other nontuberculous mycobacteria in drinking-water in Basra governorate, Iraq and their susceptibility to several antibiotics and the effect of 0.5 mg/L of chlorine on their survival. A total of 404 samples of drinking-water were collected from 33 different districts of the governorate from November 2006 to August ...

Mortality data are essential to identify the public health importance of different diseases and allocate resources appropriately. This descriptive study was carried out to assess the pattern of mortality in Basra governorate in southern Iraq using the death records from the civil registry system for 2 years (1978 and 2007). The overall age-standardized mortality rate was lower in 2007 than 1978...

Hz. Muhammed’in (s.a.v.) tebliğ ettiği İslâm mesajı, Mekke toplumunun farklı kesimlerine mensup bazı kimseler tarafından olumlu karşılık bulmuştu. Bu çağrıyı ilk kabul edenler arasında Utbe b. Gazvân da yer almaktaydı. Mekke’de bu daveti edenler, baskı, işkence ve öldürülme ile karşı karşıya kaldıkları gibi hicret etmek zorunda bırakıldı. Utbe, yaşanan zorlu süreçte Muhammed beraber hareket ett...

This article explores the relationship between the prevalence of 'birth defects' and environmental characteristics, and considers implications for targeting resources to establish the educational inclusion of children affected. A household survey in four governorates across Iraq in 2010, conducted under the auspices of CARA, achieved interviews with 6032 households and collected data on more th...