The study included determine the concentration of hydrocarbons aromatic multiple nuclei PAHs in dust falling in the province of Basra, for the period from October 2011 to September 2012 included five stations on the province of Basra (Zubayr and bab Al-Zubair and Qarmat -Ali and Abu Alkaseb), and has been collecting study samples per month and estimated the amount of fallout and various pollutants associated with him. The exercise was conducted to draw vehicles hydrocarbon and examined device Gas chromatography and extracted data for compounds aromatic multiple nuclei PAHs were analyzed statistically observed discriminate compound B (b) F + B (k) F and Chrysene highest rates compared compounds aromatic other stations of the study, and found an increase in concentration of compound Benz (a) anthraceneas reached 6.904 Mcgm / kg Dry weight and composite Benzo (a) pyrene concentration 6.170 Mcgm / kg in the station Bab Al-Zubair, and sacrificed the study results on site in concentrations PAHs have been recorded lower values rates concentrations vehicles aromatic PAHs in plant Abu- Al kaseb compared with other study stations.

تضمنت الدراسة تحديد تركيز المركبات الهيدروكربونية الاروماتية المتعددة الانوية PAHs في الغبار المتساقط في محافظة البصرة للمدة من تشرین الأول 2011 إلى ايلول 2012 شملت خمس محطات موزعة على محافظة البصرة (الزبير وباب الزبير والكرمة والعشار وابي الخصيب) ، وجرى جمع عينات الدراسة شهريا وقدرت كمية الغبار المتساقط والملوثات المختلفة المرتبطة معه . وقد اجريت عملية استخلاص المركبات الهيدروكاربونية وفحصت بجهاز Gas chromatography واستخرجت البيانات للمركبات الاروماتية متعددة الانوية PAHs وحللت احصائياإذ تميز مركباB(b)F+B(k)Fو Chrysene بأعلى المعدلات مقارنة بالمركبات الاروماتية الاخرى لمحطات الدراسة ، ووجد ارتفاع في تركيز مركب Benz(a)anthracene أذ بلغ6.904مكغم/كغم وزنا جافا و مركبBenzo(a)pyrene بتركيز6.170 مكغم/كغم في محطة باب الزبير ، وضحت نتائج الدراسة تبايناً موقعياً في تراكيز PAHsوقد سجلت انخفاض قيم معدلات تراكيز المركبات الاروماتية PAHs في محطة ابي الخصيب مقارنة بمحطات الدراسة .

Aromatic hydrocarbons --- falling dust --- Basra

It has been noted that many distinguished buildings are neglected and sometimes destroyed due to misuse, carelessness or environmental factors. Some of these buildings contain evidence of architectural merits that form part of the national heritage. Documentation of architectural significant buildings is essential and vital for preservation and conservation purposes. Such documentation must be systematic, accurate and true in representing distinctive qualities; and must follow an appropriate procedures. This paper reviews relevant literature which relates to documentation procedures and tries to apply it to various merited buildings in the city of Basra (1914-1958) when many buildings were built by none-Iraqi architects.It was evident that no study was conducted to list these buildings, especially the major landmarks in Basra. It sets parameters for methodological documentation and applies to various examples in Basra which was affected by colonial style in this period. The paper presents,also,various findings relevant to this issue.

هنالك مباني لها قيمه معماريه مميزه تتعرض للاندثار والزوال لاسباب ترتبط بالاهمال وسوء الاستعمال او لاسباب ترتبط بالجوانب المناخيه وغيرها من العوامل. ولغرض الحفاظ على تلك المباني لما تمثله من خزين ثقافي ومعماري, ما يتطلب توثيق تلك المباني بطرق اكاديميه وعلميه. وبذلك يمثل مفهوم التوثيق بشكل عام وفي العمارة بشكل خاص المحور العام للبحث. وقد تم التطرق الى مجموعه من الدراسات والطروحات السابقه المرتبطه بتوثيق العمارة عموماً وعمارة الاجانب بصورة خاصة, كذلك مجموعة من الدراسات والطروحات السابقه الخاصة بالعمارة في مدينة البصرة ومن خلال نقدها برزت المشكلة العامة للبحث والمتمثلة "بعدم وجود توثيق متكامل وبصور علمية لابنية عمارة الاجانب في مدينة البصرة للفترة من (1914-1958)", اما المشكلة البحثية فبرزت من خلال النقص المعرفي في السمات والمعالجات التصميمية المستخدمة في عمارة الاجانب في مدينة البصرة للفتره (1914-1958). لذلك فقد تم التركيز على المستوى المعماري (المبنى المفرد), تمت دراسة تاثير الاستعمار على العمارة لمدينة البصرة وبيان ابرز المتغيرات الحاصله عليها. بهذا فقد حقق البحث توثيق مجموعة من الابنية التي تشكل جزءاً مهماً من تراث البصرة وفق اسلوب علمي بطرح البحث إسلوباً لتوثيق البعض منها. توصل البحث الى مجموعه من الاستنتاجات من اهمها المعالجات التصميمة لعمارة الاجانب في مدينة البصرة التي تركت اثراً لعمارة هذه المدينة بعد 1958.[24]

Documentation --- foreigner's architecture --- Basra

نظرا لأهمية مدينة البصرة في التاريخ الإسلامي باعتباره اول مدينة ممصرة في الإسلام وأدت دورا رياديا في سجل التاريخ ، الامر الذي جعل من الطبري مهتما بذكر تفاصيل كثيرة عن هذه المدينة ,وقد أحصيت صفحات تاريخ مدينة البصرة بين ثنايا كتاب الطبري فكانت المحصلة هي 527 صفحة متفرقة تتحدث عن إحداث هذه المدينة .

Basra --- historian --- Tabbri --- بصرة ؛ مؤرخ ؛ الطبري

This study aimed to investigate and assess the nutritional status of patients admitted to the general surgery wards and define the correlation between the risk of malnutrition, hospital course, clinical outcome, any coexistence between malnutrition and obesity in adult surgical patients and to correlate between two systems used in the assessment of malnutrition. This is a cross sectional study done between December 2012-April 2013, on 214 patients, randomly selected admitted to public and private surgical wards in Basra General Hospital. They underwent two screening tools; the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) and Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST). The 214 patients were divided into two groups, both were included in the two validated screening tools for identification of the risk of malnutrition. Patients who were at risk of malnutrition in the private wards in the MST group were 6 out of 43(13.9%) while in the public ward were 10 out of 64 (15.6%). Regarding the MUST risk score in the private wards, there were 11 patients in the medium and high scores out of 54 patients( 20.3%) while in the public wards were 7 out of 53(13.2%).In the MST group, there were 7 positive females out of 58(12%) and males were 9 out of 49(18.3%). In the MUST group, 7 out of 53(13.2%) females were positive and 11 of 54(20.3%).In the MST group, there were 2 positive <30 patients out of 30(6.6%) and 10 patients (30-60) out of 62(16.1%) and above 60 years were 4 out of 15(26.6%). Regarding the MUST group, there were 3 patients at positive risk in <30 y out of 17(17.6%) and in 30-60 y they were 9 out of 69(13%) and in above 60 y they were 6 out of 21(28.5%).The MUST tool depends on BMI in its scoring. The results of this study showed there was not even a single patient with BMI <18.5 and the majority of the patients were either overweight or obese. In conclusion, the prevalence of under nourishment in the surgical inpatients in this trial is low; there is slight difference in the prevalence of malnutrition risk between MST and MUST. Malnutrition according to BMI is rare in patients included in MUST, over weight and obesity are the main problems in this study not the malnutrition. Patients with positive risk of malnourishment are not malnourished primarly but influenced by their diseases.

MALNUTRITION IN SURGICAL PATIENTS --- BASRA GENERAL HOSPITAL

Background: This study aimed to determine the amount of fluoride in commercially available bottled drinking waterin Al-Basra city, IraqMaterials and Methods: Eleven brands of bottled drinking water were obtained from supermarkets in Al-Basra city,Iraq. Five samples of 10 ml. were taking from each one of brands and the fluoride was determined by using fluorideion selective electrode.Results: The highest fluoride concentration was present in BADIOT brand (1.174 mg/L) while the lowest was in Barakatbrand (0.038 mg/L). One way ANOVA test showed a highley significant difference among different commerciallybranded types.Coclusions: Bottled water available in Al-Basra city contains less concentration of fluoride ion than normal valuesbecause there is no adding of fluoride to the water.

Bottled water --- fluoride --- Al-Basra --- Iraq