age and growth of mesopotamian barb, capoeta damascina, were studied in the zayandehrud river, in central iran, from march 2007 to april 2008. among the 689 specimens studied, age groups in males ranged from 1+ to 9+ and that in females ranged from 1+ to 10+. the sex ratio (1m:1.6f) was not significantly different from 1:1 ratio. maximum fork length and weight was 39 cm and 1,115 g for males an...

Abundant myxoid stroma rarely occurs in urothelial carcinomas, and may cause diagnostic challenges when cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm forming nests and cords in a myxoid background are seen, particularly in the absence of typical carcinomatous appearance. Microscopic examination of transurethral resection specimen of a 71-year-old male patient revealed non-cohesive oval or elongated tumor c...

Exposure to surface moisture triggers cuticular microcracking of the fruit skin. In mango cv. apple, compromises postharvest performance by increasing loss and infections with pathogens. This study reports effects exposing fruit’s skin on incidence water vapor permeance. Microcracking was quantified microscopically following infiltration a fluorescent tracer. Water mass determined gravimetrical...

A high level of encephalization is critical to the human adaptive niche and emerged among hominins over the course of the past 2 Myr. Evolving larger brains required important adaptive adjustments, in particular regarding energy allocation and life history. These adaptations included a relatively small brain at birth and a protracted growth of highly dependent offspring within a complex social ...

Background: Ovarian neoplasm is a type of cancer caused by uncontrolled growth and division cells within the ovary. It common gynecological that affects wide range ages can have various clinical, morphological, histological features. This study aimed to examine relationship between clinical presentation pattern ovarian neoplasm. Methods: cross-sectional conducted among 45 patients admitted depa...

Objective: We intended to determine causes and histological pattern of hysterectomies in an Iranian

Microplastics-induced histopathological changes in gastrointestinal tracts of fish have been widely reported. However, the translation adverse effects gut to impacts on growth are understudied. This study investigated effect MP-induced small intestinal histomorphological performance Oreochromis urolepis juveniles. Sixty larvae were exposed control (0), 1, 10, and 100 polyethylene microplastic p...