Introduction I read with great interest the contribution of Maleki et al. entitled ”Normal range of bleeding time in urban and rural areas of Borujerd, west of Iran” that has been published in recent issue of ARYA Atherosclerosis. The bleeding time test (BTT) is an old invivo test for evaluation of platelets function and vascular integrity with low producibility. Its procedure and performance i...

In this paper we propose a conditional logic IBC to represent iterated belief revision. We define an iterated belief revision system by strengthening the postulates proposed by Darwiche and Pearl [3]. First, following the line of Darwiche and Pearl, we modify AGM postulates to make belief revision a function of epistemic states rather than of belief sets. Then we propose a set of postulates for...

the abharroud basin is an important region in the archeological studies of northwestern outskirts of the central plateau, and west and northwest of iran. considering its environmental capabilities and geographical location, studying the region can leads us to a better understanding of regional relations and also inter-regional interaction between the mentioned cultural-geographical regions. how...

BACKGROUND Deserts are the main sources of emitted dust, and are highly responsive to wind erosion. Low content of soil moisture and lack of vegetation cover lead to fine particle's release. One of the semi-arid bare lands in Iran, located in the South-West of Iran in Khoozestan province, was selected to investigate Sand and Dust storm potential. METHODS This paper focused on the metrological...

The aim of this study was the spatial and temporal monitoring soil erosion patterns in Iran. G2 model used, as an appropriate tool to provide required month-time step country-wide loss maps statistical outputs. input parameters were derived with field surveys remote sensing imagery (MODIS, SRTM, SPOT, Sentinel-2 scenes). An innovation for consideration snow cover effect on rainfall erosivity. I...

this article examines the role of security approach in challenging tehran-baku relations by analyzing political and economic factors in their bilateral relations. the article centers on finding an answer to the question that what constitutes the main cause of unfriendly approach in relations between the two states between 1991 and 2009. the main hypothesis of this article is that emphasizing se...

The threats within the securitization theory are divided into five sectors; military, political, social, economic and ecological threats. Despite importance of each these threat definitions, traditional military security conceptualization is still a priority have an important position. In this article, it aimed that national strategies Iran, perceptions methods combating discussed in context se...

During the recent years, ethomedicine has attracted a great deal of attention among the investigators throughout the world. Although ethnomedicine seeks, in the first place, to compensate for a biological need through providing cures for disorders, it, however, is of a cultural nature, too, in that it investigates people's behaviors and reactions toward health and the issues related to it. Cons...

China’s relations with the West deteriorated dramatically following the Tibet and Olympic torch relay controversies in the spring of 2008. Because of its focus on the balance of material power, realist International Relations theory can do little to help us understand such developments. Instead, it is the political psychology of international relations that provides the most leverage on the rol...