among the low–dimensional allotropes of carbon, nanotubes and graphene have attracted very much attention from nano–science and nanotechnology specialists. they have been proposed as building blocks in nanometer device engineering. however, these structures are not defect–free. in this thesis, we focused on defective carbon nanotubes and graphene, and studied the effect of couple of very common...

Abstract Background and Objectives Following incompatible blood transfusions, anti-HLA and  anti- HPA antibodies may develop and cause various disorders such as post-transfusion purpura, platelet refractoriness, and thrombocytopenia leading to bleeding. The aim of this study was to investigate platelet antigens and antibodies in multi-transfused patients.   Materials and Methods In this desc...

Abstract Background and objectives: Some epidemiological evidence has shown the relationship between environmental air pollution and adverse health effects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of daily air pollution on daily cardiovascular mortality in Ahvaz city. Materials and Methods: In this ecological study, air pollution data was inquired from the Ahvaz Environmental Protectio...

in this study reference as one of the five cohesive devices in the achievement of textuality in english and persian narrative/descripitive written texts is focused on and analysed . to do so , the theoretical framework elaborated by halliday and hasan (1976) and its version adapted by the writer to match the sub-types of reference in farsi are applied to the analysis of reference in english and...