abstract the faunistic study was carried out during 2002-2003 and specimens were collected from 13 cities of the west azarbaijan province showing a normal distribution of this family. totally 22 genera and 35 species of pentatominae and podopinae subfamilies were collected and identified mainly focusing on male genitalia and some other morphological characters. 30 new species and 1 new species ...

in this study the reproductive organs of adult and apparently healthy female azarbaijan buffaloes werecollected after slaughter from abattoir. through observation of the ovaries, the luteal and follicular phases ofeach buffalo were specified. a total number of 36 oviducts at follicular phase and 36 oviducts at luteal phasewere collected and 3 tissue samples were taken from 3 regions of infundib...

doogh is a traditional iranian drink prepared by fragmentation and dilution of yogurt, with addition of salt and flavouring. dairy products are favorable environment for microbial growth due to high nutrient and relative humidity. one of the most important parameters in the food industry production and consumption is enhancing the shelf life of the product. therefore, food additives such as pot...

The forests in Sardasht area in the West Azarbaijan Province were quantitatively studied in this research. Based on Importance Value Index, in general, two types of forests have been identified: Quercus libani Oliv. in the northern, northeastern and northwestern aspects and Quercus brantii Lindl. in the southern, southeastern and southwestern and eastern aspects. The mean of vegetation crown pe...

A set S of vertices of a graph G = (V, E) without isolated vertex is a total dominating set if every vertex of V (G) is adjacent to some vertex in S. The total domination number γt(G) is the minimum cardinality of a total dominating set of G. The total domination subdivision number sdγt(G) is the minimum number of edges that must be subdivided (each edge in G can be subdivided at most once) in ...

BACKGROUND Thalassemia patients that are conventionally treated by a regular transfusion regimen are exposed to blood born viral infections.The aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among all multitransfused thalassemia patients in west north of Iran. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospect...

cheshmeh-konan area is located ~15 km northwest of tasuj, east-azarbaidjan province. the most important lithologic units of the area are red sandstones, green-gray sandstones, shale, and marl (miocene). based on field evidence and petrographical investigations, the host sediments were deposited in a peritidal setting associated with a sabkha-type environment. copper mineralization in the area o...

american foulbrood disease (afb) is one of the most important bacterial diseases of honey bee can be caused severe losses in apiaries. afb caused by paenibacillus larvae a gram positive and spore-forming bacterium. this study was taken placed in 15 area of east azerbaijan province of iran between 2006-2007 years. in this study, 500 bee hives were randomly selected from 100 apiaries. standard ba...