abstract background: multiple sclerosis (ms) is a complex inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. despite extensive research, its exact cause is unknown. one of the roles of nurses is discovery and prevention of factors related to the disease. this study aimed to investigate several food items concerning the etiology of ms in a population of ahvaz (iran). materials and methods: this...

background and objectives: seed vigour is the resultant of a broad range of physiological processes which have genetic background. the study of genetic variation, play an important role in enhancing the ability of breeders in selection and breeding operation. this study aimed to evaluate rice genotypes with the physiological and morphological characteristics related to seed vigour and grouping ...

a 7×7 complete diallel cross experiment was performed to study the genetic relationship of grain yield and some agronomic traits in rice. analysis of variance showed significant differences among genotypes for all traits. results of correlation analysis showed that rice grain yield was positively and significantly correlated with by (rp = 0.81, rg =0.55), hi (rp =0.35, rg =0.79), np (rp = 0.80,...

the purpose of this research is investigation of relationship between vegetation cover and soil characteristics and determination of the most important soil factor that effects on quantity variations and kinds of vegetation cover in the study area. the study area is located in west of tehran province and south eastern of hashtgerd, next to najm-abad village. after field study, the index vegetat...

background: due to the high toxicity of aflatoxin and its effects on public health, determination of aflatoxin level in wheat flour samples in the golestan province, north of iran was investigated. to examine the effect of seasonal changes, summer and winter sampling was performed with standard sampling methods. methods: a total of 200 flour samples were collected from 25 factories. hplc method...