background and purpose:the tasks of faculty members and their weights particularly in integrated system of iran are not well defined. methods:to address this issue, in a comprehensive project, we explored all rules, regulations and officialdocuments in national level, collected the opinion of experts around the country using in-depthinterview and defined the weights of main tasks in a group dis...

earthworms are an important part of food chain in soil ecosystem. in polluted soils, heavy metals are consumed by earthworms and transferred to other organisms through food chain, resulting in many adverse health impacts. due to the benefits of earthworms for soil fertility, it is important to assess the effects of soil pollution on population, biomass and functions of earthworms. to determine ...

effect of foliar spraying by humic acid on mineral leaf composition, yield and fruit quality of apple (malus domestica l. cv. ‘granny smith’) was studied. an experiment based on randomized complete design was conducted in khorramdare city of zanjan province. spraying of humic acid was conducted in four levels 0, 5, 10 and 15 mg/l on eight year-old ‘granny smith’ apples grafted on mm106 rootstoc...

the effects of replacement of alfalfa hay with pistachio by-product (pb) at 0, 25, 50, and 75% (dm basis) on the ruminal parameters, dry matter intake (dmi) of female rayini goats, after kidding, and on the live weight gain (lwg) of their kids were investigated. five single-bearing female rayini goats each with a single kid were employed in each level of replacement. the basal diet contained ba...

fish finger is a semi-prepared product of fish that many studies have been done to improve its texture, taste, flavor and color. the present study aims at investigating the quality and sensory characteristics of fish fingers produced from fillet and surimi of common carp during storage in refrigerator. fish fingers were packed and then stored in refrigerator (4 °c). chemical parameters (fat con...

background :adenosine is an endogenous purine nucleoside that has a neuromodulatory role in the central nervous system. the amphetamine derivative (±)-3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (mdma or ecstasy) is a synthetic amphetamine analogue used recreationally to obtain an enhanced affiliated emotional response. mdma is a potent monoaminergic neurotoxin with the potential of damage to brain neuro...