The Sistan orogen (Eastern Iran) separates the Afghan and Lut continental blocks stretches along ?700 km from north to south, at a high angle with respect other, dominantly E-W trending Alpine-Himalayan orogens. This study reappraises tectono-metamorphic evolution of northern part orogen, as well its significance within Neotethyan realm. Detailed inspection ophiolite indicates that Ocean was sl...

purpose: to compare the short and long-term efficacy and complications of releasable suture vs conventional interrupted suture for scleral flap in trabeculectomy. methods: in a prospective randomized clinical trial, 42 eyes of 42 consecutive patients requiring trabeculectomy for uncontrolled primary glaucoma underwent conventional trabeculectomy (group a) and trabeculectomy with releasable sutu...

closure of donor site of the flap has special problems. reduction of this site will decrease the morbidity of operation. in this study, we present our experience in donor site size reduction. methods between 2006 and 2008, 15 patients with skin and soft tissue defects underwent operation. in all patients, coverage of defect was performed with various flaps. substratum horizontal mat-tress sutur...

OBJECTIVES Earthquakes are one the most common natural disasters that lead to increased mortality and morbidity from transmissible diseases, partially because the rodents displaced by an earthquake can lead to an increased rate of disease transmission. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of plague and tularemia in rodents in the earthquake zones in southeastern Iran. METHODS ...

Tectonic interpretations of arc remnants in the Himalayan orogen remain uncertain, despite their important implications for overall convergence history between India and Eurasia. Provenance results from deep-water volcaniclastic rocks Indus Suture Zone Ladakh provide new constraints on Mesozoic tectonic evolution Dras Kohistan-Ladakh arcs. Detrital zircon (DZ) U-Pb ages whole-rock geochemistry ...

The geographical distribution and ecological preferences of Haemaphysalis in domestic animals in Iran were studied 4 times a year from April 2003 to March 2005. A total of 1,622 ixodid tick specimens were collected from 3 different zones. Among them, 108 (6.7%) Haemaphysalis ticks, consisting of 6 species, were identified; H. punctata (3.4%), H. parva (0.5%), H. sulcata (0.6%), H. choldokovskyi...