In this paper, the needle penetrometer test was utilized to explore the reliability of the Needle Penetration Index (NPI) for estimating the Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS) of sedimentary rocks including gypsum, marl, siltstone and sandstone collected from the Qom Formation. Following the UCS and NP test, regression analyses were carried out to control the predictive performances of NPI. ...

Aim: Bluetongue is a non-contagious, infectious viral disease of domestic and wild ruminants; which is believed to have originated in Africa. The epidemiology of Bluetongue virus infection is poorly defined in many parts of the world, including a wide range of Asia and the Middle East. This paper reports the results of a Bluetongue serological survey in sheep from some provinces of Iran during ...

background: the presence of heavy metals in dialysis water which enters patients’ body through haemodialysis can cause various problems such as acute poisoning, brain damage, osteoarthritis etc. therefore, applying the standards for dialysis water is indispensable. this study was carried out to determine the heavy metals of the enterence water of dialysis machines and its comparison with aami a...

Resumen Desde el comienzo de los procesos conquista y colonización pueblos indígenas en Argentina, la Iglesia Católica desempeñó un rol crucial, destinando gran parte sus esfuerzos evangelizadores hacia niños niñas tales pueblos. Esto ha implicado distintas regiones desarrollo una red escuelas confesionales las que, diversas maneras, se procurado transmitirles conocimientos significados religio...

Briefing: With the rapid development of information technologies such as digital twin, extended reality, and blockchain, hype around “metaverse” is increasing at astronomical speed. However, much attention has been paid to its entertainment social functions. Considering openness interoperability metaverses, market quality inspection promises explosive growth. In this paper, taking advantage we ...

cotton whitefly, bemisia tabaci gennadius (homoptera: aleyrodidae) is one of the most seriously damaging insect pests of agricultural products worldwide. it is highly polyphagous, damaging a broad range of food as well as non-food crops through direct feeding, excretion of honeydew and transmission of over 100 plant viruses. in iran, growers usually use insecticides as the main control agent of...