Arshadchamani rangelands are placed in the north foothill of SahandMountain and near Kandovan Village. Therefore, it has plant diversity andeconomical values. In this region, medicinal plants are cut and sold by the storeswith non-standard packaging without scientific name. Regarding the economicalvalue of medicinal plants and thereby the investment necessity on these valuableresources for usin...

In this paper, five species of the agaric fungi viz., Entoloma griseoluridum, E. niphoides, Limacella ochraceolutea, Mycena clavicularisand M. acicula belonging to family Amanitaceae, Entolomataceae and Mycenaceae, are reported for the first time for Iranian mycobiota. Limacella ochraceolutea is the first species of fungi belonging to genus Limacella in Iran.Because L. ochraceolutea is a rare s...

The record of Anelytra (Anelytra) eunigrifrons Ingrisch, 1998 (Conocephlinae: Agraeciini) collected from Umiam in the North-east province, Meghalaya (India) is reported for the first time. Previously, the species was reported from Indo-China, Myanmar Burma, and Shan province, Carin Ghecu (Ingrisch, February 01, 1888 to March 31, 1888 and 1998). From India only one species, Anelytra (Anelytra) c...

The distributions of endemic tick vector species as well as the presence of species not endemic to Free State Province, South Africa, were determined during surveys or opportunistic collections from livestock, wildlife and vegetation. Amongst endemic ticks, the presence of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus was confirmed in the north of the province, whilst Rhipicephalus decoloratus was collected at ...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE Central nervous system (CNS) anomalies are the most serious congenital abnormalities. Ultrasound examination is an effective and noninvasive modality for prenatal diagnosis of these anomalies. The purpose of the current study was to determine the frequency of CNS and associated abnormalities. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 22500 pregnant women who were referred by obstet...

OBJECTIVE(S) Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 is an oncornavirus that causes adult T cell leukemia (ATL) HTLV-I-associated myelopathy⁄tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Golestan province is located in North West of Khorasan province known as an endemic area for HTLV-I in Iran. This study aimed to evaluate seroprevalence of HTLV-I in Golestan province. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this ...

In crop insurance design, the yield guarantee and the premium are very important parameters, both of which depend upon the yield distribution. Accordingly, the accurate modeling of yield distribution is essential for designing crop insurance contracts. This study employs historical county-level yield data for irrigated and dry wheat in East Azarbaijan Province, Iran for 1975-2013 to evaluate th...