introduction: climate change is one of the most significant challenges in sustainable development that has negative effects on land and marine ecosystems. this phenomenon leads to imbalances that cause effects including hydrological changes, increased soil erosion, increased runoffs and reduced groundwater aquifer feeding, etc. effects of climate changes over the past decade have significantly ...

This study was supported in part by a centre grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia and a grant from Sandoz Pharma, Basle, Switzerland. 1 Ho KY, Weissberger AJ, Marbach P, Lazarus L. Therapeutic efficacy of the somatostatin analog SMS 201-995 (octreotide) in acromegaly: effects of dose and frequency and long term safety. Ann Intern Med 1990;112:173-81. 2 Sassol...

We investigated the effect of aminoguanidine (AG) administration on GBM thickness, glomerular heparan sulfate (HS) content, and urinary albumin and HS excretion in diabetic rats. After induction of diabetes, female Wistar rats were divided into 2 groups: Group AGDM (n = 11) received 1 g/L aminoguanidine bicarbonate in drinking water, group DC (n = 12) was given only tap water. Control rats rece...

soil particle-size distribution (psd) is one of the most important physical attributes due to its great influence on soil physical, chemical, and biological properties. water infiltration rate, land-use change, soil erosion, and biological soil crusts (bscs) may influence psd in a soil. the multifractal measures were useful tools in characterization of psd in soils. the objective of the current...

Education for sustainable development is a method of teaching aimed at developing awareness, competence, knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the field environmental protection such way that each activity related to its operation supports satisfaction needs future generations. In face social challenges, these are key competencies require significant changes university curricula, supporting innov...

The cytological features including chromosome numbers and detailed measurements of 46 populations ten Achillea species ( A. aleppica, bibersteinii, eriophora, filipendula, millefolium, nobilis, pachycephala, tenuifolia, vermicularis, wilhelmsii ) were reported from Iran. Sample plants seeds collected diff erent geographical regions Total length, long/ short arm ratio, centromere index, total fo...

Longwall shearers’ haulage system of the Eicotrack type, used most often nowadays, is presented in this article. Its disadvantages, causing problems with a correct operation mechanized longwall shearer systems, are discussed. The concept innovative Flextrack, which should reduce occurrence disadvantages mentioned above, described. A course and research results, connected rig tests Flextrack fun...