the main function of rural areas in the third world is the agricultural function which is crucially important because of its great effects on employment, moderating income and poverty, food security and self-efficacy. this article studies the role of agriculture (as an independent variable) in rural development (related variable) of miyankangi district in sistan. the method of the study was des...

In recent years, river flow into Sistan dam changed because of construction dams and expansion irrigation areas in the upper Helmand basin. Planning for more heightening Kajaki basin shall intensify severity water shortage Hamun Lake. located at downstream on branch river, power shifts Afghanistan upstream basins absence an integrated authority/management are major problems. Political nature in...

since 1999, many cases of crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever have been reported from different parts of iran. this study intended to define cchf seroprevalence, incidence rates, and the most important risks in sistan- baluchestan province, iran. using cluster sampling with probability proportional to size, 310 subjects were selected from various districts of zahedan and zabol in the northern part ...

Introduction: Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a zoonotic viral infection transmitted mainly via CCHF virus-infected ticks between vertebrate hosts. The disease occurs in almost all provinces of Iran. This study investigated the CCHFV infection in hard ticks collected from livestock in the Sistan region of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, southeast of Iran. Methods: In this study, tick...

several models have been developed to estimate land degradation rate and evaluate desertification severity. this study attempts to apply the medalus (mediterranean desertification and land use) model by considering existing conditions in the hamoun wetland, located in south-eastern iran. at first identification of the main factors affecting the desertification phenomenon was attempted, based on...

present study determines not only the total amounts of metals (cr, cu and pb) in superficial agricultural soil of sistan area in eastern iran, but also the chemical partitioning of these elements in seven statistically selected cases. the analysis was run for local soil, soil treated by non-contaminated organic, compost and chemical fertilizers as well as soil treated by metal-contaminated fert...