University of Zakho

Translating Ethnomedicinal Knowledge Into Evidence-Based Assessment: Evaluating the Safety of Rhus coriaria L. (Sumac) During Pregnancy

Rhus coriaria L. (sumac) is a traditional spice and medicinal plant widely used in Kurdish and Middle Eastern cultures. Its bioactive polyphenols—particularly gallic acid, quercetin derivatives, tannins, and anthocyanins—confer antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial ac...

EVALUATING POTABILITY OF GROUNDWATER USING AI-DRIVEN APPROACHES

Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) techniques into groundwater quality assessments is a pivotal step toward achieving water resource sustainability and ensuring its safety for human consumption. This is achieved by leveraging the advanced analytical capabilities of these te...

Effect of the Seed Layer on Green Synthesis ZnO Thin Film and Its Electrical Applications

This study investigated the effect of a predeposited ZnO seed layer on the thin film grown on a glass substrate by the dip‐coating technique. The deposited ZnO nanostructures have been synthesized using an entirely green method, with parsley (Petroselinum crispum) leaf extract as...

Data-driven optimization of a biomass–geothermal system for power and green ammonia production

This study presents a hybrid biomass–geothermal energy system for simultaneous power generation and ammonia production. The system integrates biomass conversion via gasification or anaerobic digestion, a gas turbine cycle, a geothermal-assisted organic Rankine cycle (ORC), thermo...

Economic Growth, CO2 Emissions, Population, and Renewable Electricity in India: An ARDL Approach

This study examines the dynamic relationships among economic growth, CO2 emissions, population, and renewable electricity generation in India using annual data for 2004–2024 and temporally disaggregated quarterly series constructed for 2004Q1–2024Q4. The study employs the Autoreg...

Isolation, Molecular Identification, and Antifungal Activity of Stenotrophomonas hibiscicola and Chryseobacterium cucumeris against Soil-Borne Fungi

Objective: This study aimed to isolate, characterise, and evaluate plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria from Cucurbit rhizosphere soils in Duhok, Iraq, assessing their antifungal activity against major soil-borne fungal pathogens. This work reports the first isolation of S. hibis...

Soliton solutions and dynamical bifurcation analysis of the Yajima-Oikawa equations

Abstract The Yajima–Oikawa equations describes the resonant interaction between ion sound waves and Langmuir waves in plasma. Despite its importance, the detailed dynamical behavior of this model has not been comprehensively explored. In this work, we present a unified analytical...