Steel is an indispensable material that used in a wide range of products and contributes significantly to economic development. However, steel production can affect soil quality associated with the pollution local areas. Therefore, objective this study was investigate mineral geochemical composition soils vicinity Sulaimani Plant (SSP) Bazian Region, Kurdistan, Iraq. A total 35 samples were col...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to report the prevalence and risk factors of recurrent aphthous ulceration (RAU) in patients attending Piramird dental speciality for seeking dental treatment. STUDY DESIGN A cross-sectional survey was carried out among patients (n=1100) who were visiting the department of oral medicine at Piramird dental speciality center in Sulaimani from December 2011-Feb...

Monitoring water quality with aquatic insects as sentinels requires taxonomic knowledge of adult and immature life stages that is not available in many parts of the world. We used deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) barcoding to expedite identification of larval caddisflies from 20 sites in the headwaters of the Tigris River in northern Iraq by comparing their mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit...