OBJECTIVES Testis size is an indirect indicator of a species' mating system, along with sexual size and canine dimorphism, existence and usage of mating and advertisement calls as well as the spatial distribution of males and females ready to mate in solitary species. Upon its recent discovery, the northern giant mouse lemur Mirza zaza was suggested to have a polygynandrous mating system and to...

Background and Objectives: The diagnosis of pregnancy associated adnexal masses is rising due to routine utilization of sonography in prenatal care. The purpose of this study was to describe pregnancy associated adnexal masses over a period of 10 years. Patients and Methods: A retrospective study was reviewed hospital records of all pregnant women with adnexal mass that underwent surgical rese...

Türk kökenli Kaçar Hanedanlığı, İran tarihinde önemli bir yere sahiptir. Kaçarlar döneminde hükümdarların şehzadelerle yaşadığı bazı sorunlar dikkat çekmektedir. Bu neticesinde şehzadelerin kısmı Osmanlı Devleti’ne sığınmıştır. Çalışmamızda bu şehzadelerden biri olan Abbas Mirza’nın gelişi meselesi, Bağdat’a yerleştirilmesi ve süre içerisinde yaşanan olaylar ile buna bağlı olarak gelişen Osmanl...

Esta resenha tem por objetivo apresentar fragmentos do percurso acadêmico da professora de “cor” Heidi Sa?a Mirza, publicizado no terceiro capítulo livro Inside the Ivory Tower: Narratives of women colour surviving and thriving in British academia, também inspirar outras mulheres “de cor” em seus percursos universitários.

abstract: objective: the present paper examines the status and station of librarian during the saffavid era. to better illustrate it explores the life and works of one of these librarians, mirza mohammad moghim-e-ketabdar, who lived under shah abbas the great. method: a descriptive analysis of library materials was performed. findings: in past librarians enjoyed a high station and reputation du...

Sarcopenia is the loss of muscle mass associated with aging and advanced disease. This study retrospectively examined patients older than 55 years (N=46) who underwent thoracolumbar spine surgery between 2003 and 2015. Each patient's comorbidity burden was determined using the Charlson Comorbidity Index, and the Mirza Surgical Invasiveness Index was used to measure procedural complexity. Sarcop...

© 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Correspondence to: S.M. Khan, Department of Biology University of Leicester, UK. Tel.: +44 7536461784; +92 3349311639. Corresponding author. Tel.: +44 7536461784; +92 3349311639. E-mail address: [email protected] (S.M. Khan). 1574-9541/$ – see front matter © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2012.11.010

     Reduction of water resources limits the ability of farmers for food production and subsistence. Nowadays the quick growth of population has been the most important factor in the decline of renewable water. In many parts of Iran, including region of interest, the major factor in water resources decline was land use change, that may  cause to ecological destruction and disruption. Sustainabl...