Background: During the past decade, phenomenon of Oak decline has affected valuable Zagros Forests in western Iran. Quercus brantii as most important tree species these forests been damaged more than any other species. Many factors are involved this phenomenon. The purpose study was to identify areas with high potential for and determine affecting it. In study, using multi-criteria evaluation m...

Salvadora persica is a medicinally important plant mainly used in oral hygiene. However, little attention has been given towards the nutritional prominence of this plant. This study encloses the proximate and mineral nutrient contents, amino acid composition, metabolite profiling and antioxidant potential of S. persica fruit. The ripen fruit contained substantial amount of sugars, mineral nutri...

Borrelia persica, a bacterium transmitted by the soft tick Ornithodoros tholozani, causes tick-borne relapsing fever in humans in the Middle East, Central Asia and the Indian peninsula. Immunocompetent C3H/HeOuJ mice were infected intradermally with B. persica at varying doses: 1 x 10(6), 1 x 10(4), 1 x 10(2) and 4 x 10(0) spirochetes/mouse. Subsequently, blood samples were collected and screen...

The present investigation attempted to assess the impact of seed pre-treatments on the germination of Crotalaria persica (Burm. f.) Merr and Tephrosia apollinea (L) Pers. Equally important was our investigation to quantitatively compare different germination parameters used for seed germination studies. The results showed that the final germination was highest for both species under chipping (C...

This study was conducted in fish diseases lab. / College of veterinary medicine/ university Sulaimani to evaluate the effect boiling oak as compared with raw on performance common carp at 0.05 significant level for all studied parameters. carried out C. carpio L. five treatments/ three replicates. The experimental trial consists treatments duplicates, each containing seven fish: Group 1: Diet w...

Herpes Simplex Viruses (HSV) viruses are highly contagious that commonly cause dermatitis, encephalitis, meningitis and genitourinary infections also can lead to cervical cancer. For treatment of HSV infections, several physical methods antiviral drugs introduced, medications prevent or reduce outbreaks. The use herbal medicine with effects attracted worldwide attentions. aim this review articl...

Semi-arid tree covers, in both high and coppice growth forms, play an essential role protecting water soil resources provides multiple ecosystem services across fragile ecosystems. Thus, they require continuous inventories. Quantification of forest structure these covers important measures for their management biodiversity conservation. We present a framework, based on consumer-grade UAV photog...