Objective: The major Fusarium toxins found in cereals and cereal-based products that can be harmful to both human and animal health are some trichothecenes, such as deoxynivalenol (DON). Methods: A recent SCOOP project, Since toxinogenic fungi are cosmopolitan, mycotoxins are environmental pollutants present in virtually all parts of the world and causing diseases (mycotoxicoses) . Thi...

The Ardabil geothermal area is located in the northwest of Iran, which hosts several hot springs. It is situated mostly around the Sabalan Mountain. The Sabalan geothermal area is now under investigation for the geothermal electric power generation. It is characterized by its high thermal gradient and high heat flow. In this study, our aim is to determine the fractal parameter and top and botto...

Liyou Xu, Jingyun Zhang, Zhili Zhou, Xianghai Yan Vehicle & Motive Power Engineering College, Henan University of Science & Technology, Luoyang, Henan Province, China, [email protected] Vehicle & Motive Power Engineering College, Henan University of Science & Technology, Luoyang, Henan Province, China, [email protected] Vehicle & Motive Power Engineering College, Henan University of Sci...

In order to address long healthcare waits, political and professional groups have recommended sending patients to other provinces for diagnostic procedures or treatment. We investigated the feasibility of such recommendations, specifically, whether residence in one province can impede access to MRIs in another province. We contacted all public MRI facilities in Canada and found no difference in...

twenty four isolates of cercospora beticola were collected from khuzestan, ardebil, golestan and mazandaran provinces and purified, and one isolate was used to represent each province. after optimization of spore production on different media, pathogenic variability of selected isolates on five sugar beet varieties with different levels of resistance was studied under green house condition. fou...

background: visceral leishmaniasis is caused by leishmania infantum , transmitted to humans by bites of phle­botomine sand flies and is one of the most important public health problems in iran. to identify the vector(s), an investiga­tion was carried out in bilesavar district, one of the important foci of the disease in ardebil province in northwest­ern iran, during july - september 2008 . meth...

chronology of northwestern iran is principally based on archeological excavations of the area located around urmia lake. although plain and filled with water, and the outcomes of these excavations are extended to the whole northwestern region. however, northwestern iran despite having geographical diversities with mountainous plains and low stretches, systematic and comprehensive studies have b...

The rapid world economic growth have stimulated the businesses towards involvement in international marketplaces due to their low business risks, low commitment of resources and high flexibility. However, the evidence indicates barriers to export are thought to vary across different stages of internationalization. Therefore, this empirical study was carried out to explore export barriers of agr...