a total of 698 blood and serum specimens from residents of 13 iranian communities were examined by plaque reduction neutralization test for antibodies to west nile virus. in general, infection rates in the north of the country were low while higher rates were observed among residents of central and southwestern iran. the highest prevalence of infection was found among residents of khuzestan pro...

garlic (allium sativum l.) as one of the most valuable industrial and pharmaceutical plants has been studied from many aspects because of its importance. but there is not any sufficient and reliable information about its distribution and classification. so its types are categorized according to traditional, local or geographical names or some visual traits. the most important reason is the ster...

The association between land use and land cover changes between 1979-2004 in a 2.26-million-hectare area south of the Gran Chaco region and Trypanosoma cruzi infection in rural communities was analysed. The extent of cultural land, open and closed forests and shrubland up to 3,000 m around rural communities in the north, northwest and west of the province of Córdoba was estimated using Landsat ...

Background and Objectives: According to the available evidence, consumption of milk and other dairy products among Iranians is far less than recommendations. The share of different milks (i.e., traditionally vs. industrially processed) and its associated variables are, however, neither consistent nor fully known in different Provinces.Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conduc...

[1] We use geodetic velocities obtained with the Global Positioning System (GPS) to quantify tectonic deformation of the northwest Basin and Range province of the western United States. The results are based on GPS data collected in 1999 and 2003 across five new quasi-linear networks in northern Nevada, northeast California, and southeast Oregon. The velocities show 3 mm/yr westward movement of...

Hong Qian, Robert E. Ricklefs* and Peter S. White Research and Collections Center, Illinois State Museum, 1011 East Ash Street, Springfield, IL 62703, USA; and Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China Department of Biology, University of Missouri-St Louis, St Louis, MO 63121-4499 USA Department of Biology, University of North Ca...

1 Department of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, 84 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, 221002, Jiangsu, China 2 Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Medical College, 84 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221002, China 3 Environment Protection Research Institute of Xuzhou, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China 4 Department of Anesthesia, Xuzhou Medical College, 84 West Huaihai Road, Xuzh...

During a parasitological investigation on the fresh water fishes of North West of Iran (West Azerbaijan Province), 266 specimens of 11 fishes were examined. Fishes were collected from seven stations from Aras, Zangbar and Sarysou Rivers between summer 2001 to summer 2002. Nine protozoan species were detected; eight Cilliophora and one Rhizopoda. Cilliophora are: Chilodonella sp., Apiosoma sp.,V...