CLIMATE RESPONSIVE BUILDING DESIGN STRATEGIES OF VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE IN SWAIDA CITY, SYRIA

The history of Swaida city in several civilizations was clear through architecture as if it formed a mixture of them all. Each culture had its own way of dealing with the environmental conditions, combining these design strategies accumulatively resulted in a rich architecture that deals with the environment in a very systematic way. On the other hand, the construction strategies dealt with a lot of limitation such as the lack of resources and experiences which were not available during those periods. This report describes the historical and climatical characteristics that Swaida city has, and reviews some design strategies that used to respond to climate challenges.

"The Effect Of Local Basalt Stones On The Behavior Of Structural Reinforced Elements Subjected To Shear And Bending "

This paper studies a practical laboratory process of the possibility of benefiting from an important resource of the natural resources available in the country, namely "Basalt" which is found in large quantities in the southern region (As-Suwayda) to demonstrate how much it meets the requirements of Standard Specifications for use in the manufacture of concrete by testing five design mixtures of concrete , of which the cubic dimensions are (15% x 15) cm and the cylindrical dimensions are (15 * 30 cm) with different percentages of the basaltic and dolomitic calcareous compounds used in them as follows: (0% basalt and 100% lime),( 25% basalt and 75% lime) , (50 % basalt 50 % lime) (75% basalt 25% lime), (100%basalt and 0% lime) on the strength of pressure and tensile strain by Splitting and Moduls of Elasticity of ages (28-7-3) days, and its effect on the behavior of Reinforced Structural Elements susceptible to shear and Bending through testing Reinforced beams of dimensions (16 × 12 × 200) cm on shear, Bending and cracking Moduls (Coefficient) with ages of (14-28) days.

comparison of lithotripsy results for lower third ureteric stones by Extacorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy(ESWL) versus ureteroscopyic-laser lithotripsy

The main objective of the study is to select the best technique for lithotripsy of distal ureteral stones .This study included 082 patients of distal ureteral stone at Al-Assad University Hospital and Tishreen University Hospital in Latakia between 2016 and 2017. 64 patients who underwent ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy and 216 patient who underwent ESWL.The ages ranged from 19-72Years, The median age was approximately 37 year. the success rate of distal ureteral lithotripsy using uretroscope-laser was 97% (100% with stones> 1 cm, and 95% with stones< 1 cm) while it was 72% with the extracorporeal lithotripsy(84% with stones > 1 cm, and 36% with stones < 1 cm). The best results in treating the distal uretral stones were achieved by the use of ureteroscope and laser lithotripsy, regardless of the stone size. While the extracorporeal lithotripsy the best results was only with stones< 1 cm.

Study the Effect of Jews Stone (Fossil Encrinite) on Kidney Stones Treatment in Test Animals

The possibility of using some agents used in traditional medicin . Neoziland rabbits was used as experimental animals ; Fossil encrinites was used as a treatment drug ; the disease was induced by injecting 120 mg of sodium glyoxylate intraperitoneally . kidney calculi disease is a common health problem. At least 5% of women and 12% of men during their lives suffer from kidney stones. Lots of herbal drugs and medicinal preparations are used in our country in the treatment of kidney stones.

Influence of stone cast type On the fit of complete denture base

Adapting of the complete denture will ensure its retention. Poly(methyl methacrylate) is considered to be the best material to manufacture denture bases. However it incurs changes in dimension and volumetric contraction which affects the adaption of dentures and therefore the retention. The purpose of this study was to compare two types of stone casts in their effect on accuracy of fit of complete denture base.

Percutaneous Lithotripsy

Extra-corporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) has failed to manage renal stones > 2cm in diameter. Percutaneous nephrolothotomy lithotripsy (PCNL) has proved to be a very effective alternative. This study is the first study in Syria about PCNL, reflecting our own experience. To review and to evaluate the results of percutaneous lithotripsy (PCNL) for kidney stones, especially in regard of indications, steps of the procedures and possible complications.

El-Khanasry (Deir Waraq) Ground Stones

During the archaeological activities at Deir Waraq, Sixty-Seven ground stones were found, they include twenty four complete artifacts and forty three broken artifacts. The pestle is dominant in the assemblage and most of the pestles are made from basalt. The pestles of Deir Waraq can be classified into four categories according to their from such as cylindrical, conical, bend top and oval shape. Similar pestles were discovered at many prehistoric Levantine archaeological sitess, they date to Pre-Pottery Neolithic A.