life table of almond moth, cadra cautella walker was studied on four main dry and semi-dry date palm varieties (deyri, zahedi, piarom, and rabbi) of iran under laboratory conditions. data were analyzed based on the age-stage, two-sex life table theory. duration of total preadult stages was 42.54, 45.79, 51.48 and 50.41 days on deyri, zahedi, piarom, and rabbi, respectively. the highest fecundit...

arsenic trioxide is an old drug that has recently re- introduced into new medicine. it is very potent against a specific type of leukemic cells harboring translocation between chromosomes 15 and 17. it has been demonstrated that this drug is effective against all stages of acute promyelocytic leukemia, including for remission induction of relapsed cases, or as first-line treatment. it is also u...

Biological systems are quintessentially complex. Normal function requires the constant orchestration of numerous pathways on widely varying spatial and temporal scales. To understand such a complex system, data has been collected on the molecular, cellular, organ, and population scales and across various -omes such as the genome, proteome, and metabolome. Unfortunately, it is often the case tha...

We describe a novel method to establish a priori whether the parameters of a nonlinear dynamical system are identifiable--that is, whether they can be deduced from output data (experimental observations). This is an important question as usually identifiability is assumed, and parameters are sought without first establishing whether these can be inferred from a set of measurements. We highlight...

melon ladybeetle, epilachna chrysomelina (f.), is one of the key insect pests of cucurbit crops in asia and north africa. the development and reproduction of e. chrysomelina were studied on watermelon, snake cucumber, cucumber and melon under laboratory conditions. mean total life cycle from egg to adult female was 21.3, 21.7, 26.0, and 21.3 days on the mentioned host plants respectively. mean ...

this paper reviews the research on taxonomy of the trombidioidea in iran, with an updated checklist of 32 species (+5 undetermined species) belonging to five families and 22 genera. among them, 27 species (+1 undetermined species) are reported based on larvae only, three undetermined species based on adults only, and six species based on both larval and post-larval stages. also, 14 species (+3 ...