Interdepartmental Program in Biological Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA Chemistry of Life Proce...

The saturation percentage (SP) of soils is an important index in hydrological studies. In this paper, artificial neural networks (ANNs), multiple regression (MR), and adaptive neural-based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) were used for estimation of saturation percentage of soils collected from Boukan region in the northwestern part of Iran. Percent clay, silt, sand and organic carbon (OC) were u...

Performance evaluation enables decision makers (DMs) to have a better view about the weaknesses and strengths of leading units improve efficiencies as crucial goal. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is most popular technique measure performance efficiency making (DMUs). However, conventional DEA unable consider uncertainty input output data in evaluations. In this study, order address data, robus...

Cryptosporidium is a ubiquitous enteropathogen protozoan infection affecting livestock worldwide. The present study was carried out to determine the prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection in different age groups of dromedary camels in northwestern Iran from November 2009 to July 2010. A total number of 170 fecal samples were collected and examined using modified Ziehl-Neelsen (MZN) staining un...

Cystoisospora belli, formerly Isospora belli, as an opportunistic infection agent, is seen in immunocompromised patients like HTLV-1. We describe here cystoisosporiasis in an HTLV1 Iranian female in Mashhad, northwestern Iran in 2012 who presented with a debilitating diarrheal illness and great weight loss. C. belli was detected in her stool by modified acid-fast staining and then by molecular ...

Geographic Information System (GIS) was used as a decision-making tool to target potential geothermal power plant sites in Sabalan geothermal field, northwestern part of Iran. The aim of the study was to identify suitable areas to establish 55 MW geothermal power plants (GPP). After comprehensive study about required data for GPP site selection project, available data in the area on a regional ...

Global warming has become a major threat to life on the earth, and recognizing its impacts can definitely be useful in controlling mitigating adverse effects. In this study, time series variations air temperature indices (frost days, Tmin, Tmax, Tmean, Tminmin, Tmaxmax, Tsoil-min), De Martonne aridity index (IDM), total precipitation were investigated using long-term meteorological data (1960–2...

Calomyscus elburzensis Goodwin, 1938, was previously known from central and northern Iran to southern and southwestern Turkmenistan and northwestern Afghanistan. Its type locality is at altitude of 1200m elevation in the Kurkhud Mts., North Khorasan province in northeastern Iran. This study provides new evidence that its range is more extensive than thought previously and central Iranian Mounta...