Studies on Strongyloidiasis of the Peacock : I. the Anthelmintic Action of Phenothiazine, Kamala and Dithiazanine Iodide against Parasites in the Peacock

Iconography of the three Icons in Shi’i Muharram Rituals; The Peacock, the Cypress & the Lion

In this paper I will introduce a vernacular emblem, a copper peacock with an open tail which resembles the form of hand and a tiny miniature sculpture of lion, adjacent to the peacock feet. This sacred Shi’it item consists of symbols which have always been presented during Muharram rituals, conveying a number of iconography connotations. Comparison this figure with other&nb...

Studies on strongyloidiasis of the peacock. II. Strongyloides pavonis n. sp. (Nematoda: strongyloididae) from the green peafowl Pavo muticus Linnaeus.

نقش‌مایه طاووس در دست‌بافته‌های گلیمی اقوام شاهسون و قشقایی

 Peacock is one of the most prominent animal motifs which can be seen as abstract or geometric shapes in kilims woven by nomadic tribes, especially Shahsavan and Qashqai. The diversity of this motif in hand-woven kilims of these two tribes led the author to introduce, classify and then analyze it from different viewpoints such as color and shape. This paper tries to answer the question: Wh...

Question answer relationship strategy increases reading comprehension among Kindergarten students

The  Question  Answer  Relationship  (QAR)  strategy  equips  students  with  tools  to  successfully decode and comprehend what they read. An action research project over 18 days with twenty-three kindergarteners adapted exposure to QAR’s “In the Book” and “In my Head” categories with similar questions for each of two popular Aesop’s fables. The challenges and outcomes are  presented  with  sp...

Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Activity Studies on Fanlizhicyclopeptide A

The synthesis of a proline-rich cyclic heptapeptide, fanlizhicyclopeptide A (8), previouslyisolated from the fruits of Annona squamosa (sugar-apples), is described via coupling oftetrapeptide l-prolyl-l-tyrosyl-l-leucyl-l-proline methyl ester with tripeptide Boc-glycyl-lvalyl-l-proline followed by cyclization of the linear fragment having seven amino acid units.Structure of the synthesized cycl...