introduction of ostrich (struthio camelus domesticus), a new exotic host species to a new ecosystem likeiran, necessitates the study of its infectious diseases including parasitic infestations. for a period of one year, from 2002–03, faecal samples of 254 ostriches on 5 farms located at different parts of iran, includinggarmsar, semnan province (n = 85); nashtaroud, mazandaran province (n = 29)...

pomegranate (punica granatum l.), lythraceae, is mainly grown in mediterranean region. it is one of the major cultivated productions of iran, which have been used in folk medicine for many centuries. it has been proved that pomegranate has a high antioxidant activity and is effective in the prevention of atherosclerosis. this study compares the antioxidant activity, total phenolic and flavonoid...

soil salinization is a process in which the accumulation of soluble salts in soil profile can affect soil physical and chemical properties, such as osmotic pressure, permeability and hydraulic conductivity. these, in turn, can seriously impair or completely stop the growth of plants. in this study, four theoretical models for predicting soil leaching contains including series of reservoirs  mod...

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Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.), Lythraceae, is mainly grown in Mediterranean region. It is one of the major cultivated productions of Iran, which have been used in folk medicine for many centuries. It has been proved that pomegranate has a high antioxidant activity and is effective in the prevention of atherosclerosis. This study compares the antioxidant activity, total phenolic and flavonoid...

INTRODUCTION: It is an indisputable fact that people who live in societies will always need each other. In this regard, the members of a society should try to decrease the problems and difficulties of the community by participating in voluntary services. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship of self-efficacy with mindfulness and empathy in volunteers of the Red Crescent societ...

freezing injury is an important limiting factor in the production of pomegranate in iran.the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of paclobutrazol (pbz) on cold hardiness of pomegranate (punica granatum l.) cv. ‘malas saveh’. different concentrations of pbz including 0 (control), 31, 62, 125 or 250 mg l–1 were sprayed on one-year-old plants in august and the electrolyte leakage o...

several studies have been performed to evaluate the desertification in iran andother countries which led to present national and regional models. one of them is imdpamodel. this model was used as a case study in taraz nahid, saveh, iran. in this study, fivefactors including climate, soil, vegetation, irrigation, and socioeconomic ones wereevaluated. according to the region conditions for each c...