This paper aims to answer the question of whether public service rests on single discipline, specialized ability or multidisciplinary talent. The method used is exploratory by illustration with case examples, some governmentally related, others nongovernmental yet related. Case series are hypothesis generating, in this instance, identifying nature abilities that sustain service. I support infer...

near-fault ground motions have caused very much damage in the vicinity of seismic sources during recent earthquakes. it is well known that under specific circumstances, intensive ground shakings near fault ruptures may be characterized by short-duration impulsive motions. this pulse-type motion is generally particular to the forward direction, where the fault rupture propagates towards the site...

The genus Cyperus with five subgenus and 29 species, is the second largest genus of Cyperaceae family in flora of Iran. In this research, stem and leaf anatomy of 10 species belonging to subgenus Cyperus is investigated. The stems in transverse section of all examined species were triangular except for C. bulbosus which was subterete to polygonal. The ground tissue was spongy with numerous and ...

This study investigated the effects of replacing soybean meal (SM) with canola meal (CM) and decreasing crude protein (‎CP) levels in CM based diets on performance of dairy cows when different sources of processed grains and CM were used. Canola meal was untreated or roasted at 130°C for 30 minutes and grains sources (corn and barley) were either ground or steamed-flaked. Eight Holstein cows (‎...