purpose: to determine the normal values of bony inter- and intra-orbital distances in an iranian adult population by orbital ct scan. methods: the study was conducted on all adults who were referred to farabi eye hospital from march 2003 to june 2005 for ct scan ordered for complaints unrelated to craniofacial or orbital abnormalities. patients were excluded in the presence of any pathology of ...

Annually, 200 ha of Agh Ghala rangelands in Golestan, Iran are under Alkaligrass Puccinella distans''s cultivation but the failure in the identification of appropriate sites for seed sowing may result in high costs of cultivation. The current study aims to reduce such costs through the examination of apt sites to grow P. distans in northern rangelands of Agh Ghala Golestan, Iran. Because of the...

Salt marshes play an important role in coastal protection by reducing the impact of waves and shoreline erosion risks. While mature vegetation is responsible for persistence stability marsh ecosystems, seedling survival pioneer species especially crucial propagation. Marsh seedlings, however, may be threatened climate change induced increased storm surge intensity accompanying (extreme) wave co...