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Syamand Ahmed Qadir

Lecturer

Halabja Technical Institute

Sulaimani Polytechnic University (SPU).

I am a lecturer at the Halabja Technical Institute/Sulaimani Polytechnic University (SPU). My academic journey includes an MSc degree from Bingöl University, Turkey (2015–2017). My teaching and research interests are rooted in technical and applied sciences, and I am passionate about contributing to academic knowledge and student development.

Publications: I have authored 34 published research articles in various academic journals

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Institution: Medical Laboratory Technique Department, Halabja Technical Institute/Sulaimani Polytechnic University

Email: syamand.qadir@spu.edu.iq 

Publications

1. Syamand Ahmed Qadir (2017). Isolation, identification and molecular characterization of Streptomyces from soil in halabja, Iraq. MSc thesis.

2. Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Farhang H Awlqadr, Miran H Qadir, Sherzad RA Tobakari, Aryan M Faraj, Sahar H Hamarashid, Tablo H Salih, Mohammed N Saeed (2025). Bioactivities, medicinal properties, and advanced extraction techniques of Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus): a comprehensive review. Journal of Herbal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hermed.2024.100989

3. Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Farhang Hameed Awlqadr, Miran Hussein Qadir, Ako Mahmood Qadir, Aryan Mahmood Faraj, Salah Abdulla Salih, Mohammed N Saeed, Khaled Arab, Seyed Mohammad Najibi Hosseini (2025). Adiantum capillus‐veneris: A Comprehensive Review of Its Medicinal Properties, Bioactive Compounds, and Advanced Extraction Techniques. Food Science & Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.71118

4. Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Osama Hamid Shareef, Othman Abdulrahman Mohammed, Rasty Yousif Kamal, Sahar Hussein Hamarashid (2025). Regulation of Cannabinoid Biosynthetic Pathways in Cannabis sativa L. by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: A Molecular and Phytochemical Perspective. Crop & Pasture Science. https://doi.org/10.1071/CP25081

5. Syamand Ahmed Qadir (2026). Bioactive Potential of Nigella sativa (Black Seed): Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Anticancer Activities Across Extraction Methods. UHD Journal of science and technology. https://doi.org/10.21928/uhdjst.v10n1y2026.pp23-31

6. Mohammad Mohammadi, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Aryan Mahmood Faraj, Osama Hamid Shareef, Hassan Mahmoodi, Fatemeh Mahmoudi, Sajad Moradi (2024). Navigating the future: Microfluidics charting new routes in drug delivery. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.124142

7. Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Qausar Hamed ALKaisy, Abdulbasit F Hasan, Farhang Hameed Awlqadr, Ammar B Altemimi, Aryan Mahmood Faraj, Angelo Maria Giuffrè, Mohammed N Saeed, Sherzad Rasul Abdalla (2024). Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: A Systematic Review of Therapeutic Potential, Preparation Techniques, and Delivery Methods Across Medical Conditions. Kurdistan Journal of Applied Research. https://doi.org/10.24017/science.2024.2.6

8. Farhang Hameed Awlqadr, Ammar B Altemimi, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Tablo Azad Hama Salih, Zina T Alkanan, Qausar Hamed AlKaisy, Othman Abdulrahman Mohammed, Mohammad Ali Hesarinejad (2025). Emerging trends in nano-sensors: A new frontier in food safety and quality assurance. Heliyon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41181

9. Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Chnar Hama Noori Meerza, Aryan Mahmood Faraj, Kawa Khwarahm Hamafaraj, Sherzad Rasul Abdalla Tobakari, Sahar Hussein Hamarashid (2022). Comparative study and genetic diversity in Malva using srap molecular markers. Caryologia. https://doi.org/10.36253/caryologia-1533

10. Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Osama H Shareef, Othman A Mohammed (2020). Molecular Identification and Antibacterial Activity of Streptomyces spp. Isolated from Sulaymaniyah Governorate Soil, Iraqi Kurdistan. Polytechnic Journal. https://doi.org/10.25156/ptj.v10n2y2020.pp119-125

11. Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Miran H Qadir, Osama H Shareef, Aryan M Faraj (2020). Phylogenetic Analysis of Streptomyces spp. Isolated from Soil Samples in Sulaimani Governorate. Polytechnic Journal. https://doi.org/10.25156/ptj.v10n1y2020.pp18-24

12. Aryan M Faraj, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Othman A Mohammed, Peshawa Y Aziz, Marwa Alkhafaji, Heshu S Rahman, Jeza M Abdul Aziz, Hemn H Othman, Adel Mohan Adai AL-Zubaidy (2022). Current potential options for COVID-19 treatment in Iraq-Kurdistan region and the rest of the world: A mini-review. Iraqi Journal of Science. https://doi.org/10.24996/ijs.2022.63.3.4

13. Farhang Hameed Awlqadr, Sobia Noreen, Ammar B Altemimi, Othman Abdulrahman Mohammed, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Dyari H Ahmed, Zina T Alkanan, Efstathia Tsakali, Jan FM Van Impe, Dmytro Kozak, Ahmed A Abd El-Maksoud, Muhammad Azeem Ashraf, Tarek Gamal Abedelmaksoud (2025). Advancement in nanobubble technology: enhancing drug and nutraceutical delivery with focus on bioavailability, targeted therapy, safety, and sustainability. Frontiers in Nanotechnology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnano.2025.1548593

14. Halgord Ali M Farag, Hardi Rafat Baqi, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Abdel Hamid El Bilbeisi, Kawa Khwarahm Hamafarj, Mahmoud Taleb, Amany El Afifi (2020). Effects of Ramadan fasting on anthropometric measures, blood pressure, and lipid profile among hypertensive patients in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. SAGE open medicine. https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312120965780

15. Farhang Hameed Awlqadr, Mohammed N. Saeed, Ammar B. Altemimi, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Tablo H. Salih, Othman Abdulrahman Mohammed, Mohammad Ali Hesarinejad, Aryan Mahmood Faraj (2026). Nano-AI synergy in food chemistry: smart analytical tools for quality, safety, and nutritional profiling. Food Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2026.147987

16. Halgord Ali Farag, Hardi Rafat Baqi, Yousif Taha Hussein, Osama Hamid Shareef, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Amany El Afifi, Abdel Hamid El Bilbeisi (2020). The Role of Nutrients in Supporting the Immune System Against Viral Infection; Newly Emerged Coronavirus (COVID19): A Narrative Review. Kurdistan Journal of Applied Research. https://doi.org/10.24017/covid.10

17. Farhang Hameed Awlqadr, Ammar B Altemimi, Ali Muhi Aldeen Omar, Mohammed N Saeed, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Aryan Mahmood Faraj, Alaa Jabbar Abd Al‐Manhel, Tablo H Salih, Mohammad Ali Hesarinejad, Italo Rennan Sousa Vieira (2025). Advancing Sustainability in Fruit and Vegetable Packaging: The Role of Nanotechnology in Food Preservation. eFood. https://doi.org/10.1002/efd2.70060

18. Farhang Hameed Awlqadr, Ammar B Altemimi, Qausar Hamed Alkaisy, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Aryan Mahmood Faraj, Tablo Azad H Slih, Rawaa H Tlay, Tarek Gamal Mohamed Abd El-Maksoud, Franscesco Cacciola (2024). Advancements in nanotechnology for enhanced food safety and hygiene: pathogen detection, smart packaging, and preservation applications. Kurdistan Journal of Applied Research. https://doi.org/10.24017/science.2024.2.8

19. Sardar M Weli, Osama H Shareef, Syamand Ahmed Qadir (2021). Determination of level of serum iron among routine iron supplemented pregnant women attending private clinic in Sulaimani city, Kurdistan Iraq. Polytechnic Journal. https://doi.org/10.25156/ptj.v11n1y2021.pp76-79

20. Syamand Ahmed Qadır, Ekrem Atalan (2019). Biodiversity of Streptomyces of from soil samples of Halabja, Iraq. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi. http://dergipark.gov.tr/yyufbed

21. Farhang H Awlqadr, Kithar Rasheed Majeed, Ammar B Altemimi, Arkan Mohammed Hassan, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Mohammed N Saeed, Aryan Mahmood Faraj, Tablo H Salih, Alaa Jabbar Abd Al‐Manhel, Mazin AA Najm, Efstathia Tsakali, Jan FM Van Impe, Ahmed A Abd El-Maksoud, Tarek Gamal Abedelmaksoud (2025). Nanotechnology-based herbal medicine: Preparation, synthesis, and applications in food and medicine. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101661

22. Chnar Hama Noori Meerza, Basoz Sadiq Muhealdin, Sahar Hussein Hamarashid, Syamand Ahmad Qadir, Yusef Juan (2022). Delimiting species using DNA and morphological variation in some Alcea (Malvaceae) species based on SRAP markers. Caryologia. https://doi.org/10.36253/caryologia-1629

23. Basoz Sadiq Muhealdin, Sahar Hussein Hamarashid, Fairuz Ibrahim Ali, Nakhshin Omer Abdulla, Syamand Ahmad Qadir (2022). Studying some morphological responses of stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni) to some elicitors under water deficiency. Caryologia. https://doi.org/10.36253/caryologia-1922

24. Osama Hamid Shareef, Othman Abdulrahman Mohammed, Dashty Aziz Ghafor, Ari Shareef Ali, Hardi Rafat Baqi, Ali Aziz Ali, Aryan Mahmood Faraj, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Ali Muhi Aldeen Omar Aljabary (2021). The Epidemiological Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Halabja Province/Kurdistan–Iraq. Kurdistan Journal of Applied Research. https://doi.org/10.24017/science.2021.2.17

25. Mahir Essa Alsalihi, Farhang Hameed Awlqadr, Mohammed N Saeed, Aryan Mahmood Faraj, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Tablo H Salih (2025). Antidiabetic and Antioxidant Effects of Topically Applied Citrullus colocynthis Extract in Type 2 Diabetes: A Clinical and Phytochemical Study. Metabolism Open. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metop.2025.100401

26. Farhang Hameed Awlqadr, Ammar B Altemimi, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Othman Abdulrahman Mohammed, Mohammed N Saeed, Mohammad Ali Hesarinejad, Naoufal Lakhssassi (2024). Bioactive Compounds, Medicinal Benefits, and Contemporary Extraction Methods for Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis). Food Science & Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.70864

27. Ammar B Altemimi, Farhang Hameed Awlqadr, Raqad R Al‐Hatim, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Mohammed N Saeed, Aryan Mahmood Faraj, Tablo H Salih, Hala S Mahmood, Mohammad Ali Hesarinejad, Francesco Cacciola (2025). AI‐Powered Advancements in Food Analysis and Safety: Ensuring Quality, Protection, and Precision in Modern Food Systems: A Review. eFood. https://doi.org/10.1002/efd2.70076

28. Aryan Faraj, Farhang Hameed Awlqadr, Ashna Ahmed, Hassan Hama Amin, Zhia Haidar, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Miran Qadir, Amjad Qadir, Sozyar Mahmood, Aveen Shirwan Saeed, Somayyeh Ebrahimzadeh, Vida Vahdanikia, Mohammad Khalaj-Kondori, Abolfazl Barzegar (2025). Innovative therapeutic potential of C60 fullerene in nanomedicine. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2025.107315

29. Farhang H Awlqadr, Ammar B Altemimi, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Zina T Alkanan, Aryan Mahmood Faraj, Qausar Hamed ALKaisy, Tarek Gamal Abedelmaksoud (2025). Fast food consumption has a great impact on the aging process—A review. Theory and practice of meat processing. https://doi.org/10.21323/2414-438X-2025-10-1-11-31

30. Nakhshin Omer Abdulla, Sahar Hussein Hamarashid, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Aryan Mahmood Faraj, Sherzad Rasul Abdulla Tobakari (2022). Gene flow and genetic diversity in Consolida (Ranunculaceae) using sequence related amplified polymorphism. Genetika. https://doi.org/10.2298/GENSR2203183A

31. Samer Abuzerr, Kate Zinszer, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Ekrem Atalan, Halgord Ali M. Farag, Abdel Hamid el Bilbeisi, Kawa Khwarahm Hamafaraj, Rima Naser, Miran Husein Qader, Alshaarawi Salem, Amany Al Afifi and Salem Abu Musleh (2020). Isolation, Identification and Molecular   Characterization of Nocardiopsaceae Producing Novel Antibiotics from Soil Samples in Bingol, Turkey. Journal of Biology and Life Science. https://doi.org/10.5296/jbls.v11i2.17050

32. Halgord Ali M Farag, Hardi Rafat Baqi, Kawa Khwarahm Hamafarj, Abdel Hamid El Bilbeisi, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Rafee Habib, Mahmoud Taleb Askandar, Amany El Afifi, Manal J Bakry (2020). The impact of Ramadan fasting on immune system function during COVID-19 pandemic. Integrative Food, Nutrition and Metabolism. https://doi.org/10.15761/IFNM.1000285

33. Abdullah A Hama, Yusif Taha Hussien, Syamand Ahmed Qadir (2014). The antimicrobial activity of pomegranate (Punica granatum) juice. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research.

34. Abdullah Ahmed Hama, Othman Abdulrahman Mohammed, Fatima Mahmud Ali, Osama Hamid Shareef, Sardar Muhammad Wli, Sabiha Sharif, Syamand Ahmed Qadir (2020). The Molecular Diagnosis Protocols of New Coronavirus (COVID-19); Specificity and Sensitivity an Overview. Kurdistan Journal of Applied Research. https://doi.org/10.24017/covid.2

35. Farhang Hameed Awlqadr, Othman Abdulrahman Mohammed, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Ako Mahmood Qadir, Aryan Mahmood Faraj, Khaled Arab (2026). Characterization of Chickpea Seed Oil and Its Structuring Into Oleogels Using Rice Bran Wax: A Study on the Physicochemical, Thermal, Textural, and Antioxidant Properties for Potential Use in Health‐Conscious and Sustainable Food Products. Food Science & Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.71511