Palatability and animal preferences of plants in Tehsil Takht-e-Nasrati, District Karak, Pakistan

Ethnobotanical assessment of plant resources of Banda Daud Shah, District Karak, Pakistan

BACKGROUND The Indigenous knowledge of plants is scientifically and culturally very significant. This paper elucidates the empirical findings of an ethnobotanical survey of Banda Daud Shah, District Karak, Pakistan. METHODS Data collection was carried out from October 2011 to September 2012. Total twelve survey trips were made, three in each season. About 100 respondents were interviewed; mos...

Palatability and animal models of schizophrenia

The Types and Usage of Building materials in the West Iwan of Takht-e Soleymān

The western iwan of the Takht-e Soleymān is one of the most important buildings in this area. Based on some accounts, this iwan was constructed during the Sāssānid period and the Ilkhanate kings restored it after 700 years. This unique structure is statically unstable and needs strengthening. To this end, becoming familiar with the building materials and their use in this structure are importan...

The Types and Usage of Building materials in the West Iwan of Takht-e Soleymān

The western iwan of the Takht-e Soleymān is one of the most important buildings in this area. Based on some accounts, this iwan was constructed during the Sāssānid period and the Ilkhanate kings restored it after 700 years. This unique structure is statically unstable and needs strengthening. To this end, becoming familiar with the building materials and their use in this structure are importan...

Effectiveness of health education in promoting the use of iodized salt in Lotkoh, tehsil Chitral, Pakistan.

INTRODUCTION We evaluated the effect of health education on the use of iodized salt in a remote region. METHODS We randomly selected 31 villages in teh Lotkoh tehsil of district Chitral in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. We then randomly selected 7 households from each village and inteviewed the eldest women of the family. We also tested samples of salt for iodine concentration ...