A recent study of the expression of floral organ identity genes in buttercups, poppies and their relatives has shed light on the evolutionary origin of petals.

occurrence of lernaea parasite in a narrow distributed endemic fish, chondrostoma orientale (oriental nase) restricted to the kor river basin, southwestern iran is reported. based on the obtained results, all three collected specimens (tl= 174-192mm, sl= 148-169mm) were infested with lernaea parasites which were attached to the base of dorsal, pectoral, caudal and pelvic fins and also body musc...

[1] The Orientale basin is a multiring impact structure on the western limb of the Moon that provides a clear view of the primary lunar crust exposed during basin formation. Previously, near-infrared reflectance spectra suggested that Orientale’s Inner Rook Ring (IRR) is very poor in mafic minerals and may represent anorthosite excavated from the Moon’s upper crust. However, detailed assessment...

Levels of opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan’s provinces and districts rise and fall depending on a range of factors that are not well understood. Declines in cultivation are often attributed to the political commitment of the provincial and local authorities and the role of information campaigns, while the underlying power and economic dynamics that drive these changes receive little atten...

Background: Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks which cause significant psychological distress, affects one’s work, family, social life may even result suicide. During homoeopathic drug proving of Anacardium Orientale, per provers Materia Medica re...

papaver fugax poiret population khalkhal was shown to contain four major alkaloids, roemerine (0.19%), mecamberine (0.39%), liriodenine (0.20%) and salutaridine (0.10%). papaver caucasicum m. b. population elika was shown to contain four major alkaloids, nuciferine (0.50%), amurensinine (0.15%), lysicamine (0.30%) and nornuciferine (0.40%). lysicarnine and nornuciferine were detected for the fi...

Papaver fugax Poiret population Khalkhal was shown to contain four major alkaloids, roemerine (0.19%), mecamberine (0.39%), liriodenine (0.20%) and salutaridine (0.10%). Papaver caucasicum M. B. population Elika was shown to contain four major alkaloids, nuciferine (0.50%), amurensinine (0.15%), lysicamine (0.30%) and nornuciferine (0.40%). Lysicarnine and nornuciferine were detected for t...