galbanum (ferula gummosa bioss) is a medicinal, commercial and industrial plant in iran but its cultivation is restricted by seed dormancy. therefore, a study was conducted to determine class and environmental requirements for breaking of seed dormancy. during imbibition study, both scarified and intact seeds exhibited similar pattern in water uptake and it seems there is not physical dormancy....

construction and operation of dams have two main effects on streams. at first it increases detention time and then leads to thermal stratification. changing of water quality is the result of these effects and the outflow has different physical, chemical and biological characteristics from inflow.in this study thermal regime in proposed bakhtyari reservoir was simulated with ce-qual-w2 model. th...

background: cerebral malaria (cm) is one of the major causes of death in african populations infected with plasmodium falciparum. only 1% of infected subjects develop cm. the reasons for these differences are not fully understood, but it is likely that the host humoral response against blood-stage antigens plays a role in protection from malaria, although the precise targets and mechanisms medi...

b ackground: malaria is still one of the most important infectious diseases in the world. the disease also is a public health problem in south and southeast of iran. this study programmed to show the correlation between regular malaria microscopy training and refresher training courses and control of malaria in iran. m ethods: three types of training courses were conducted in this programme inc...

Background: The present cross-sectional study was conducted to measure the population attributable risk (PAR) of severe anemia among children aged 6-23 months in the rural district of Kongoussi, in Burkina Faso. Methods: Socio-demographic, clinical, anthropometric, and biological data were collected from children and mothers. Results: In total, 671 children were included in the analysis, 50.4% ...

Damask rose (Rosa damascena Mill.) has high economic importance and commercial value. The plant essential oil is used for perfumery, food and medicinal industries. It is necessary to know much about seed germination for study of genetic variation and breeding improved varieties of R. damascena. In this study seed germination of R. damascena were evaluated, using thermal period treatments. The d...

according to willingness of the ministry of health, iran and presence of appropriate conditions for disease elimination, national malaria control program decided to conduct a research to clarify malaria status in 2007 and to provide required information to perform the elimination program. this review is comprised of the basis of national malaria elimination program in vision of 2025, which was ...

background malaria affects the health and wealth of individuals, as well as nations. in ethiopia, malaria is identified as both a disease of poverty and a cause of poverty. objectives a retrospective analysis was conducted to investigate the changes in malaria indices at the serbo health center, ethiopia. materials and methods based on existing blood smear examination data. the original case re...

malaria is the second most frequent clinically suspected disease entity after acute respiratory tract infection in developing countries. active malarial transmission occurs throughout the year, while aggressive out bursts of disease are seen mainly during and after the 'monsoon' season. this study aimed to determine the morbidity and mortality associated with malaria during flood at isra univer...

the intensity of the conflict such as war is one of the determinants of the flow of migrants and refuges with consequence of introducing infectious disease to other countries. this paper investigates the relationship between malaria incidence and forced immigration due to war from neighboring countries in dezful district, southwestern iran. all available data and accessible archived documentary...