IMPACT : International Journal of Research in Applied, Natural and Social Sciences

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Authors: Blerta Laze & Anila Mitre

Cytomegalovirus is a herpes virus transmitted by close human contact. No symptoms of infection are apparent in majority of cases. However, the virus is very dangerous and is spread via fluids of the body especially to the new born baby from an infected mother. Medical diagnostic is working to determine the most sensitive techniques for the detection of Cytomegalovirus antibodies, in the framework of which is developed this scientific work. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA, applied in CHORUS instrument) and an enzyme-linked fluorescent assay (ELFA, applied in Mini-Vidas instrument) have been compared with each other for the detection of Cytomegalovirus IgM antibodies. There have been analyzed 198 samples with each technique. 190 out of 198 samples (96%), gave compatible results. In particular, 153 samples gave negative results, 35 samples gave positive results and 2 samples gave doubtful results with both techniques. It was observed that 3 samples were positive in Vidas instrument and negative in Chorus instrument and 5 samples were positive in Vidas instrument and doubtful in Chorus instrument. Comparative evaluation of the two assays demonstrated a comparable sensitivity for all systems. ELFA technique showed a better ability to detect Cytomegalovirus IgM antibodies during the early stage of acute infection. Analysis of the results revealed a good level of concordance between the two assays and confirmed the usefulness of ELFA technique to diagnose acute cytomegalovirus infection.

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Authors: Rajpal Tyagi, Neetu Tomar, R. S. Tyagi & S. K. Tyagi

Due to industrialization, Ghaziabad area of National Capital Region (NCR) has become a well developed industrial estate to be considered as industrial hub of Uttar Pradesh, India contemporary to the industrial growth, the environmental quality also gradually deteriorated. Hence a need was felt to know the status of ambient air quality for proper planning of the future growth of industries. The ambient air quality was monitored at 3 stations in and around industrial estate.2 station in commercial and 2 station in residential colonies during four seasons for the period of two years during July 2009 to June 2011. The results are discussed as to the status of the ambient air quality and suggestions have also been made for improvement.

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Authors: Hilary Chukwuka Achunike & Rimamsikwe Habila Kitause

Rape is a worrisome epidemic that is becoming problematic in contemporary Nigeria due to many factors that are already inherent in the Nigerian society such as sex myths, culture of silence associated with rape, modernizing influences and peer group pressure among several others. This article is essentially library researched while incorporating internet sources using expository and phenomenological designs. It is discovered that the perpetrators of rape in Nigeria cut across all age brackets involving security personnel, close associates, and even relations all caught up in the crime. The paper submits that the responsibility of eradicating this evil in Nigeria lies with the parents, Churches, Civil Societies, Non Governmental Organizations and Government at all levels.

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Authors: S. A. Bishop & O. O. Agboola

Existence of solution of impulsive Lipschitzian quantum stochastic differential equations (QSDEs) associated with the Kurzweil equations are introduced and studied. This is accomplished within the framework of the Hudson-Parthasarathy formulation of quantum stochastic calculus and the associated Kurzweil equations. Here again, the solutions of a QSDE are functions of bounded variation, that is they have the same properties as the Kurzweil equations associated with QSDEs introduced in [1, 4]. This generalizes similar results for classical initial value problems to the noncommutative quantum setting.

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Authors: Baharom Mohamad, Halimatus Saadiah Mat Saad & Sharifah Hayaati Syed Ismail

This survey research aimed to identify the influence of work satisfaction in the perspective of Islam (WSI) through the dimensions of Spiritual WSI, Intellectual WSI, Social WSI, and Material WSI towards work integrity and performance. Apart from that, this study was also conducted to measure the role of integrity as a mediator variable in the relation between work satisfaction in the perspective of Islam (WSI) through the dimensions of Spiritual WSI, Intellectual WSI, Social WSI, and Material WSI, and work performance. Data were collected using questionnaires given to 390 respondents, whom consisted of Islamic Education Teachers (IETs) in primary schools in the state of Sabah. The questionnaire was adapted from InNI integrity instrument (Amini Abdullah et.al, 2005) and work performance instrument (Zakaria Mat Khazani, 2005). The questionnaire for work satisfaction in the perspective of Islam, on the other hand, was constructed by the researchers themselves based on the interpretations of elements of human creation by Imam al-Ghazali (1980 and 1976). The data were analysed using the AMOS software version 18. The results of the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) analysis showed that Spiritual WSI(β=0.425, p<0.01), Intellectual WSI (β=0.207, p<0.01), and Social WSI (β=0.128, p<0.05) gave a significant effect to integrity by explaining 33% variance. Furthermore, the relation of Integrity (β=0.622, p<0.01), Material(β=0.111, p<0.05), and Social WSI (β=0.102, p<0.05) gave a direct significant effect to work performance by contributing 49% variance. On the other hand, study findings also showed that integrity acted as a full mediator in the study model between Spiritual WSI and Intellectual WSI with work performance, while only acted as partial mediator between Social WSI and work performance. As a whole, this research provided an alternative answer on how the integrity of IETs managed based on work satisfaction in the perspective of Islam can determine work performance. It is hoped that the findings of this research will have a significant and positive impact in planning human capitals, especially in the field of education to produce more high-performance IETs.

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Authors: Rasha J. M. Al-Warid & Azhar A. L. Al-Thahab

A total of 458 samples were collected during 2012, distributed in urine, blood, sputum, swabs from wound infection and swabs from burn. The results revealed that 11 (2.4%) isolates obtained belonged to Acinetobactr baumannii. which were collected from various clinical samples distributed in blood 1 (0.93%), urine 2 (1.44%), wound infection 2 (3.12%) and burn 6 (6.25%). These isolates were identified by using microscopic examination, biochemical tests, and vitek 2 system. The SDS-PAGE method was used to analysis outer membrane proteins profile revealed that the molecular weight was around 44 KD. Immunization was carried out for three rabbits groups after preparation outer membrane proteins (OMPs) and killed antigen used for first two groups while a third group represented a control group which was injected with normal saline. At the end of the immunization period then itrobluetetrazolium, E-rosette, were used to investigate the cellular immune response which revealed a significant difference in cellular immune response for rabbits immunized with OMPs and killed antigens in compare with control group.