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Baghdad Science Journal (Baghdad Sci. J.)
Baghdad Science Journal is a refereed quarterly scientific journal ( from 2004 - 2021) issued by College of Science for Women/ University of Baghdad. It publishes scientific papers in the following fields:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Physics
- Mathematics
The journal can also consider a special issue for the purpose of avoiding delay
or to publish a special theme for the conference.
• Baghdad Science Journal will start to publish the accepted article according to the online first policy in December 2020, for more information read the “Online first publishing policy”
• Baghdad Science Journal will be bi-monthly from 2022 ( February, April, June, August, October, and December ) keeping in view the response from the contributors.
Aims and Scope
The journal publishes academic and applied papers dealing with recent topics, scientific concepts and invited review papers. Papers considered for publication in biology, chemistry, computer sciences, physics, and mathematics. Accepted papers will be freely downloaded by professors, researchers, instructors, students, and interested workers. (Open Access) Published Papers are registered and indexed in the universal libraries.
About this Journal
Earlier issues, since 2004, were published under the title " Um Salama Journal ". The new title "Baghdad Science Journal" was firstly commissioned in 2009. The Journal obtained two Acknowledgment Letters in 2009 and 2012 from the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. A quarterly journal that publishes four issues per year.
Open Access Policy
Baghdad Science Journal is an open access journal, therefore there are no fees required for downloading any publication from the journal website by authors, readers, and institutions. The journal applies the license of CC BY (a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license). For more information please follow the link https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Online First
2024: Online-First (1)
Effect of Chemically synthesis compared to biosynthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles using extract of Vitex agnus on the expression of MexAB-OprM efflux pump genes of Multi-Drug Resistance Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Determination Uranium and its Isotopes in Biological Samples of Smokers
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Thioflavin T Production in Coelastrella saipanensis LC752948.1: Impact of Sodium Chloride, growth phases, and their effect on growth parameters
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Graph Entropy of Some Special Chemical Graphs
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Optimizing encrypted search in the cloud using autoencoder-based query approximation
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Solving Edges Deletion Problem of Complete Graphs
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0An Ensemble Model for Predicting Cardiovascular Disease utilizing Nature Inspired Optimization
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0New Subclasses of Bi-Univalent Functions Associated with Exponential Functions and Fibonacci Numbers
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Adaptive Lossy Color Image Compression System Based on Hybrid Algorithm
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Studying of The Process of Obtaining Monocalcium Phosphate based on Extraction Phosphoric Acid from Phosphorites of Central Kyzylkum
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0DNA barcoding of seven cyprinid fish species in the Iraqi Inland waters using mitochondrial COI gene sequence
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Efficacy of vitamin D supplementation on hepcidin/ferroportin axis and VDR expression in HFHF-fed rats
Abstract 0 pdf | Downloads 0The Effect of Piracetam Administration on Cerebral Palsy Prevention in Rat Fetuses Born To Pregnant Rats by Determining Bdnf Levels in Brain Tissue
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Coleus amboinicus Lour. Leaf Extract Has No Effects on the Biochemical Markers but Improves the Liver Histopathological Scores of Septic Rat Model
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0A histological study of the black-winged kite's retina (Elanus caeruleus, Desfontaines, 1789)
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Comparative analysis of plasma generated using LIBS technique for different wavelengths of pulsed laser of a cadmium target
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Estimating Apelin_36 Level in Obese and Non-obese Patients with Type2 Diabetes Mellitus
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Evaluation of Retinol Binding Protein 4 Level in Iraqi Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Pre-diabetes Status as a Predictive Factor
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Spectroscopic Analysis Study of Laser-Created Zinc Plasma
Abstract 0 AL | Downloads 0 PDF | Downloads 0Study the Effect of Alum Activated by Cold Plasma on Mice Wounds Using Textural Analysis
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Predicting Movie Production Years through Facial Recognition of Actors with Machine Learning
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0GC-MS Quantification and Identification of Phytochemical Profiling, Potential Antioxidant Activity by DPPH, and Mineral Elements of Eggplant Powder (Solanum Melongena) in Sulaymaniyah City, Iraq
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Flamingo Search Algorithm for aircraft landing scheduling
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0The Significance of Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9, Carcinoembryonic Antigen, Calcium and Zinc as Biomarkers in Sera of Colorectal Cancer Patients
Abstract 2 PDF | Downloads 0Preparation, Characterization, of Some Oxadiazol Derivatives Prepared from Different Carboxylic Acids
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 02024: Online-First (2)
Effect of Polyamine and Salicylic Acid on Growth and Yield of Chili Pepper Capsicum annuum L. Plant under Salt Stress
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Synthesis, Characterization, and Thermal Studying of VO(II), Cu(II), Zn (II), Cd(II), and Au (III) Complexes with Azo Dye and Evaluation as Antioxidants
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Calculating the Radii of the Even-Even Nickel Isotopes
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Topological Indices and QSPR/QSAR Analysis of Some Drugs Being Investigated for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Patients
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Temporal Variation of Nitrate Concentrations in Karst Spring in the Western Part of the Gunungsewu Karst Area, Java Island, Indonesia
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Study of the Relationship for Neutron and Proton Skin Thickness on the Neutron Equation of State for 18Ne-18O Pair Mirror Nuclei
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Impact of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Aging Properties of PVC Films Doped by Tin(IV) Complexes
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0An Analytical Comparison of the Behavior of Machine Learning and Deep Learning in Stock Market Prediction
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0K –Mixed Modulus of Smoothness
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Development of Hybrid Machine Learning in Patient Diagnosis Classification Using the XRP Model (Extraction, Reduction & Prediction)
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Damage recovery of epoxy coating reinforced carbon nanoparticle / polypropylene fibers hybrid filler
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0A Novel Approach for Shape Pattern Recognition Based on Boundary Features Generated by Line Simplification Algorithm
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0The correlation between micro-RNA 146a and IL-17 in the serum of Iraqi patients with cystic echinococcosis
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Evaluating the Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein Levels in Sera of Iraqi Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Characterization of the Green Fabrication of Silver Nanoparticles by Orange Peel Extract and Their Impact on the Degradation of Halocarbon Chemical Compounds
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Proposed color Image Lightweight Encryption Using Salsa20 with Key Derivation Function
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Integrated System of Swarm Intelligence and Neural Network for Molecular Similarity Detection
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Endothelin-1 Gene Polymorphism with Interleukin-1β Expression in Infertile Iraqi Women under In Vitro Fertilization Program
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Effect of Exciton Number on One – Component and Two – Component Partial Level Density Formulae
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Synthesis and Description of Some New Heterocyclic Imideis Compounds Derived from Ciprofloxacin Drug
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Analysing the Performance of Queuing Model with the Busy Period Breakdown
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Colorimetric Determination of Cyanocobalamin (VitaminB12) by indirect method with Ferrous ion and 1,10 phenanthroline
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Synthesis, Identification, and Biological Evaluation of new coumarin-pyrazoline Derivatives as Anti-oxidant Agents
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Preparation of the Compound (Y1−xPbxBa2Cu2.85La0.15O6+δ) Superconductor and Research of the Impact of Partial Substitution on the Structural Properties
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 02024: Online-First (3)
Ephedra intermedia alleviates ethanol-mediated gastric ulcer in rats by anti-inflammatory and antioxidant mechanisms
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Enhancing Student Performance Evaluation Through Optimized Fuzzy Rule Techniques
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Association of ADIPOQ +45 T/G Polymorphism with Circulating Adiponectin Levels and Obesity in Iraqi Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Abstract 0 pdf | Downloads 0Diversity study of several domesticated rice (local cultivars) cultivated in the middle and south of Iraq using NGS technology
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Synthesis Characterization and Adsorption of doxorubicin hydrochloride on SiO2 nanoparticle for drug delivery
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Analysis of Prey, Predator and Top Predator Model Involving Various Functional Responses
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Preparation and characterization of NiONPS sensor Prepared by Different Q-switched Nd: YAG Laser parameter: energy pulse and wavelength
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Treatment of Contaminated Soil with NORM of Oilfields by Chemical Extraction Method
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles by extracellular metabolites of marine Kocuria flava and investigated its role in enhancing of antibacterial activity of ciprofloxacin
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Synthesis, Antibacterial, Molecular Docking, and ADEMT Studies of New Mannich Bases of Curcumin
Abstract 0 pdf | Downloads 0Integrated Management Model of Malaysian Private Tahfiz Centers for User Acceptance Satisfaction by Using Linear Regression
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Liquid Phase Extraction and Determination of Chromium (III) Ion in Aqueous Solution Using Dithiocarbamate Derivative Reagent
Abstract 0 pdf | Downloads 0Palladium (II) Mixed Ligand Complexes of Benzoisothiazol-3(2H)-Dithiocarbamate (Bit-dtc) and Tertiary Diphosphines: Synthesis, Characterization, Biological and Anticancer Studies
Abstract 0 pdf | Downloads 0Hopf and Zero-Hopf Bifurcation of the Four-Dimensional Lotka-Volterra Systems
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Modification and Study Biological Activity of Chitosan with Compounds Containing Azo Group
Abstract 0 pdf | Downloads 0Secondary Metabolites from Usnea sp. and an Evaluation of Their Cytotoxic and Antibacterial Activities
Abstract 0 pdf | Downloads 0Comparing PCA-Based Machine Learning Algorithms for COVID-19 Classification Using Chest X-ray Images
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Synthesis of Some New Hydrazide-Hydrazone and Heterocyclic Compounds Thiophene, Imine, Coumarin and Pyrazole Derivatives
Abstract 0 pdf | Downloads 0Green Innovation in Environmental Remediation: J10-PET Thin Films for Efficient Removal of Methylene Blue and Methyl Orange Contaminants
Abstract 0 pdf | Downloads 0Vowel Recognition for Rehabilitation Assessment of Speech Disorder Patients via Multi-source Frequency Spectrum Images
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0New Approximating Results by Weak Convergence of Forked Sequences
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Studying the Effect of Temperature on the Electrical Properties of Poly (methyl methacrylate) Doped with Lithium chloride
Abstract 5 PDF | Downloads 0Synthesis and Characterization of New Acrylamide Derivatives and Studying Their Antibacterial Activity
Abstract 0 pdf | Downloads 0Eco-Friendly Method for Removal of Some Heavy Metals in Water; Physical and Analytical Study
Abstract 0 pdf | Downloads 0A New Algorithm for Finding the Roots of Nonlinear Algebraic Equations
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 02024: Online-First (4)
Record of Rare Eelgoby, Taenioides mordax (De Vis, 1883) in the Nareri Lagoon, Sindh, Northern Arabian Sea
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Using Glass Waste to Prepare a Type of Bioceramic
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Evaluation of SOD and MDA levels with the Cytotoxicity of some Plant Extracts Toward Human Rhabdomyosarcoma Cell Lines
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Enhancing Cold Cases Forensic Identification with DCGAN-based Personal Image Reconstruction
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Synthesis of Corrosion Inhibitors Based on (Thio)Urea, Orthophosphoric Acid and Formaldehyde and Their Inhibition Efficiency
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Topological and Hyper Topological Coindices of Benzenoid Circumcoronene Series
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Enhancing Internet Data Security: A Fusion of Cryptography, Steganography, and Machine Learning Techniques
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Assessment of Spatial and Temporal Monthly Rainfall Trend over Iraq
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Adsorption of Indigo Carmine Dye on Chitosan Grafted Poly (Methyl Methacrylate)
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Deep Learning Function Implications For Handwritten Character Recognition Using Improved Mean Square Error Function
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Building cartographic models to evaluate the water quality of the Euphrates River stream extending between the Al-Shinafiya and Al-Nasiriyah cities in southern Iraq relying on GIS technology and water quality indices
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Effects of Ascorbic, Citric, and Humic Acids on Maize Stem and Leaf Anatomy
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Outcome for the case (11,10; 1)
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Study of the Toxicity and Cell Viability of Zirconium Oxide Nanoparticles Prepared from an Extract of the Vitex Agnus Castus plant
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Effects of Ultrasonic Treatment and Hydrogen Donor Addition on the Viscosity of Iraqi Heavy Crude Oil
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0On ( Semi Homogeneous Systems of Differential Equations
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Synthesis and photocatalytic applications of TiO2-CQDs nanocomposites prepared by biological methods
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Chlorophyll Concentration and Its Impact on Electrospun Acrylic Nanofibers
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Adsorption and Photocatalytic of Biosynthesis Zinc Ferrite Nanoparticles for Removing Acid Black 210 Dye from Aqueous Medium
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0ECGANCOVID: Efficient Conditional GAN Architecture for Covid-19 Disease Segmentation
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Synthesis, diagnosis as well as Biological activity studies of some metal ion complexes of Schiff Bases Derived from 4-aminoantipyrine
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Nickel Nanoparticles to Enhance Heavy Crude Oil Recovery in Sudan Oil Plant
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Computation of the Unreliable M^x / M /1 Model for Multiple Working Vacations Queuing System with Encouraged Arrivals
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Galerkin Finite Element Methods Error Estimates Analysis for [1+2] Equations of Integro-Differential on Linear Triangular
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Integrin Alpha2 and Integrin Beta3 Polymorphisms are Risk Factors for Infertility in Iraqi Infertile Females under In vitro Fertilization Program
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 02024: Online-First (5)
Catalytic Innovation for Renewable Energy: TiO2-Supported Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Catalyst for Eco-Friendly Biodiesel Synthesis
Abstract 15 PDF | Downloads 0Modules Whose St-Closed Submodules are Fully Invariant
Abstract 7 PDF | Downloads 0Structural, electrical and sensing properties of ZnFe2O4 nanoceramics synthesized by solid-state reaction method
Abstract 17 PDF | Downloads 0The Repro-prophylactic Impact of Synthetic Tocopherol Polyethylene Glycol, Succinate-Coated, Garlic-Selenium Nanoparticles against Lead Acetate Toxicity in Male Rabbits
Abstract 6 pdf | Downloads 0Comparative Study of Chemical and Green Preparation of Mesoporous Silica
Abstract 6 PDF | Downloads 0A Novel Approach to Cexp Average Assignments on Chain Graphs
Abstract 6 PDF | Downloads 0Medicinal Plant Leaf Classification using Deep Learning and Vision Transformers
Abstract 6 pdf | Downloads 0Fractal Dimension and Entropy Analysis of Medical Images for KNN-Based Disease Classification
Abstract 6 PDF | Downloads 0Synthesis, Characterization and Study of Thermal Properties of New Silicone Polymers and Their Nanocomposites
Abstract 15 PDF | Downloads 0Minimizing the Total Waiting Time for Fuzzy Two-Machine Flow Shop Scheduling Problem with Uncertain Processing Time
Abstract 6 PDF | Downloads 0Optimization of wood vinegar from cacao pod shells by response surface methodology
Abstract 6 PDF | Downloads 0Improvement of the physical properties of poly vinyl alcohol nanofibers by adding carbon nanotubes
Abstract 6 PDF | Downloads 0Exploration of the separation mechanism of flurbiprofen and nimesulide utilizing RP-HPLC
Abstract 6 pdf | Downloads 0A Robust and Efficient Hybrid Classification Model for Early Diagnosis of Chest X-Ray Images of COVID-19
Abstract 6 PDF | Downloads 0Employment of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy to Determine Elements of Human Hair
Abstract 6 PDF | Downloads 0Water quality assessment using A Novel Iraqi water quality index for Euphrates River between Karbala and Babylon provinces as a case study
Abstract 6 PDF | Downloads 0Synthesis of CdTe Nanocrystals Ions by Laser Ablation to Charging Nanobatteries
Abstract 6 PDF | Downloads 0Maximizing Reliability in the Age of Complexity: A Novel Optimization Approach
Abstract 6 PDF | Downloads 0Preparation and characterization and biological activity of new complexes for some transition elements with Schiff bases derived from one antipyrine substitute
Abstract 6 PDF | Downloads 0Synthesis, Characterization and Studying Thermal Analysis for Complexes of Some Metal Ions and Determining Their Activity as Antioxidants
Abstract 6 pdf | Downloads 0Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Activity of New Ligand Derived from 4-(Dimethylamino) Benzaldehyde and Nano Copper Complex
Abstract 6 PDF | Downloads 0Deep Learning (CNN) for Detecting Road Infrastructure in Old Mosul City Using High-Resolution Aerial Imagery
Abstract 6 PDF | Downloads 0The Impact of VDR-FokI Polymorphism in Iraqi Patients with Prostate Cancer and Prostate Benign Hyperplasia.
Abstract 6 pdf | Downloads 0Serological detection of Toxoplasma gondii in local duck birds, and Gallus gallus in Basrah Province, Iraq
Abstract 6 pdf | Downloads 0The Fabrication of SeO2 Nanoparticles from Cinnamon extract: Optical properties and its application
Abstract 6 PDF | Downloads 02024: Online-First (6)
Assessing the Efficacy of Soil Amendments on Water Use Efficiency and Wheat Productivity for Different Soil Textures
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretome for Ischemic Stroke: CD31 and VEGF Expression
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0On En- Prime Compactly Packed Acts over Monoid
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Stability Analysis of Excessive Carbon Dioxide Gas Emission Model Through Following Reforestation Policy in Low-Density Forest Biomass
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Verification and Demonstration of the Ability of Plasma Generated from Dielectric Barrier Discharge to Oxidize
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Influence of Adding Clay in Removing Nitrate from Groundwater by Zerovalent Iron
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0A Systematic Review on Sentiment Analysis for Sindhi Text
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Unmasking Online Hostility: Analysing and Mitigating Hate Speech in Social Media
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Synthesis and Characterization of New Petroleum Demulsifies from Poly Acryl Amide with Poly Vinyl Alcohol and Studying Photolysis
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Studying the effect of some additives to the borosilicate Glass on the neutron shielding properties
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Studying the effect of thymol-containing Nano emulsion extracted from thyme on angiogenesis controlling genes VEGF and VEGFR in a human liver cancer cell line
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Finite Dimensional Convex Fuzzy Normed Space and Its Basic Properties
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Preparation of novel adsorbents via functionalized MCM-41 prepared from plant residues
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Probing the Morphology, Structure, and Optical Properties of Copper Samarium Borate Oxide Nanostructures
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Jadriyah and Umm Al-Khanazeer Island Sites, Baghdad, Iraq: Status and Eligibility as an Important Bird Area
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Amplification of D18S51, D8S1179, and FES loci of DNA Samples Isolated from Guitar String Stored at Room Temperature
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Heat Transfer Enhancement By Using Different Patterns Of The Receiver Circumference Of The Locally Fabricated
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Facebook Comments-Based Assessment Model for Food Product Companies Using Four Machine Learning Methods with Arabic/Iraqi Lexicon
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Detection of MTHFR C677T Genotyping for Spina Bifida Defects using ARMS-PCR Technique
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Synthesis and Identification of Two Dyes Derived from p-amino phenol and Study of their Effectiveness as Corrosion Inhibitors: Experimental and Theoretical Analysis.
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Simultaneous Determination of Lisinopril and Amlodipine Using Third Derivative Spectroscopy
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0An Assessment of Inorganic Contaminants Levels in the Wastewater of Lifting and Treatment Sewage Stations in Karbala, Iraq
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0A Comparison of Anti-Citrullniated Peptide Antibody, Lactate Dehydrogenase, Zinc and Copper in Sera of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Healthy Control: A Cross Sectional Study
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Analysis of Multiple Working Vacations Queuing System With Encouraged Arrival Using M/M (a,b)/1 Model
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Design Hybrid Architecture to Implement AES Algorithm on FPGA for IoT Applications
Abstract 0 PDF | Downloads 0Current Issue
Vol. 21 No. 12 (2024): Issue 12
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