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A short note on additional records of fruitfly (Diptera, Drosophilidae) from Malta [PDF]

, 2015
The fruitflies of the family Drosophilidae that occur in the Maltese Islands were studied by Ebejer. Thirteen species were recorded including the common species Zaprionus tuberculatus Malloch, 1932, which is predominantly associated with fallen and ...
Ebejer, Martin J.
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Higher Objectives of Islamic Law (Maqāṣid al‐Sharīʿa) in Substantiating Justice in Land Tax

The Muslim World, EarlyView.
Abstract This article discusses the relationship between the systemization of kharāj (land tax) and the higher objective of Islamic law or Maqāṣid al‐Sharīʿa. After the conquest of Sawād region (located in modern‐day southern Iraq), the First Caliph ʿUmar (634 ‐ 644 CE) introduced a new approach to the distribution of ghanīmah (spoils of war), leaving ...
Öznur Özdemir, Mehmet Asutay
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National Colonialism: Nation‐State, Colonialism and Colonisation of Kurdistan

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article develops the concept of ‘national colonialism’ to capture colonial relations in the nation‐state form. It does so through a critical appraisal of the concept of ‘internal colonialism’, which largely fails to explain the links between nationalism and colonial relations.
Behnam Amini
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Two additional raptors to the Iraqi avifauna: The first observation of lappet-faced vulture (Torgos tracheliotos negevensis) and Amur falcon (Falco amurensis)

Raptor Journal
The Iraqi Organization for Conservation of Nature (IOCN) continuously conducts field surveys targeting key biodiversity areas within Iraq to discover the environmental conditions with more focus on the threatened species and their habitats.
Salim Mudhafar A., Abed Salwan Ali, Mohammed Hanaa H., Al-Saffah Saifulden M.   +3 more
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PENETRATION OF CEFOTAXIME INTO INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS REMOVED FROM PATIENTS UNDERGOING DISCECTOMY [PDF]

Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2019
The intervertebral disc is an avascular tissue, and penetration of antibiotics occurs by passive diffusion. Cefotaxime penetration has not been well studied.
Thamer Hamdan, Mohammed hashim, Nazar Haddad, Abdullah Jawad   +3 more
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Evaluation of NCA WASH Program in Iraq, 2005-2011 [PDF]

, 2011
After a 14-year history of working in Iraq, Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) began phasing out its operations there in 2011. This evaluation looks at the impact of water supply and desalination units they installed in schools, hospitals, cities and rural ...
Bjørnar Danielsen, Sivaharan Kanagasiam   +1 more
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Case Report of Rasmussen's Encephalitis With a Decade of Refractory Epilepsy and Hemispheric Atrophy

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Rasmussen's encephalitis (RE) is a rare, chronic inflammatory neurological disorder affecting one cerebral hemisphere and presenting with drug‐resistant epilepsy, progressive hemiparesis, and cognitive decline. This case report describes the clinical course and management of a 21‐year‐old patient with refractory epilepsy and progressive ...
Sajjad Al‐Badri, Aditya Duhan, Rania H. Al‐Taie, Abbas Hamza Abbas, Ayah Abdulgadir, Ibrahim Khalil, Zaryab Bacha, Noran Al‐Gizey   +7 more
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The impact of patients' chronic disease on family quality of life : an experience from 26 specialties [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have assessed family quality of life in individual disease areas and specialties. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of disease on family members of patients over a wide range of specialties and identify key ...
Basra, Mohammad Khurshid Azam, Finlay, Andrew Yule, Golics, Catherine Jane, Salek, M Sam   +3 more
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Tuning the microstructural and micro‐/nanomechanical properties of silicon nitride–carbon nanotube composites by powder oxidation

International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Volume 23, Issue 1, February 2026.
Microstructure showing hexagonal α‐Si3N4 (green arrows) and CNTs distributed between beta‐Si3N4 (yellow arrows) and the oxidation impact to elastic moduli. Abstract The effects of the oxidation on the micro/nanohardness, density, and microstructure of the silicon nitride–carbon nanotube (Si3N4–CNT) composite were investigated.
Alaa Almansoori, Tamás Kolonits, Wasan Alkaron, Katalin Balázsi, Csaba Balázsi   +4 more
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Validation of the Thai version of the family reported outcome measure (FROM-16)© to assess the impact of disease on the partner or family members of patients with cancer [PDF]

, 2019
© The Author(s). 2019Background: Cancer not only impairs a patient's physical and psychosocial functional behaviour, but also contributes to negative impact on family members' health related quality of life.
Areewan Cheawchanwattana, Aumkhae Sookprasert, B Edwards, CJ Golics, CJ Golics, HF Kaiser, JFTR Hair, JM Ramada-Rodilla, JW Lim, JW Vardiman, KE Covinsky, Kosin Wirasorn, LJ Cronbach, M Koller, M Tavakol, ME Varnum, MM Mukaka, N Friethriksdottir, Nutjaree Pratheepawanit Johns, Pattariya Chantarasap, PM Watcharee Leurmarnkul, R Mahendran, R Mahrer-Imhof, RB Cattell, S Mahatnirunkul, S Wood-Dauphinee, Sam Salek, SH Kim, Srivieng Pairojkul, Suphat Subongkot, W Meecharoen   +30 more
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