background: qeshm (26.75n, 55.82e), iran, is 1500 km² island in the strait of hormuz. qeshm is a free trade zone, acting as an important channel for international commerce, and has been the site of much recent development. there is potential risk of stinging ant attacks for residents and visitors that may occur in the island. the aims of this study were to find out the fauna, dispersion, and so...

in order to determine the age structure, growth, and length-weight relationship of the mudskipper, periophthalmus waltoni, from coastal mudflats of qeshm island, soroo and bandar-pol, in hormuzgan province, iran, we collected 192 individuals in february 2007. age was determined using the second pectoral radial bone and year class was based on length-frequency distributions. growth was descr...

Background: Cutaneous reactions like pruritus and erythema are common in warm months of the year in Bushehr Port, Persian Gulf, Iran due to jellyfish envenomation. This study reports isolation of the Chrysaora hysoscella nematocysts and evaluating its pharmacological activities during a bloom in 2013. Methods: The venom of C. hysoscella captured in Jofre area in Bushehr port was analyzed. Th...

The aim of this article is to share our experiences from an international collaborative effort to study health outcomes among Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) soldiers following the 1991 Gulf War. By paying particular attention to distinct social and religious customs, geopolitical differences, and unique aspects of the health care system, we achieved a successful international collaboration...

kharg island as the most important oil export terminal of iran has faced entrance of various oilmaterials, so it seems necessary to know about the amount of these marine oil pollutants and their origin in this area. oil hydrocarbons has entered in this water body as a result of numerous human activities like extraction, refinement, transmission and export of raw oil or from natural and biologic...

in this study, the mineralogical composition and concentration of heavy metals in surfacesediment of north west persian gulf (musa estuary and hendijan coastline) were investigated. fifteensampling sites were selected and the sediment samples were collected using peterson grab sampler in august2013. xrd analyses demonstrated that the sediments of study area are principally composed of calcite,q...

This paper addresses how to assess the performance of refractivity-from-clutter (RFC) techniques in different regions of the world with varying duct strengths and statistics. The performance of evaporation duct estimation is investigated in littoral zones such as the North Sea, Wallops Island, Coast of California, Mediterranean, Persian Gulf, and Coast of Brazil. The effects of the radar freque...

BACKGROUND Qeshm (26.75N, 55.82E), Iran, is 1500 km² island in the Strait of Hormuz. Qeshm is a free trade zone, acting as an important channel for international commerce, and has been the site of much recent development. There is potential risk of stinging ant attacks for residents and visitors that may occur in the island. The aims of this study were to find out the fauna, dispersion, and som...

some researchers believe that because of the severe earthquake and tsunami in the fourth century h., a large part of siraf submerged by the persian gulf water fluctuations. based on the available evidence and also by the archaeological survey of the siraf coastal surrounding areas, the author argues that despite the devastating earthquake occurred to destroy much of the coastal architectural st...