BACKGROUND Article 20 of the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control calls for a cross-country surveillance of tobacco use through population-based surveys. We aimed to provide country-level prevalence estimates for current smoking and current smokeless tobacco use and to assess social determinants of smoking. METHODS Data from Demographic and Health Surveys done bet...

Since the beginning of 2000s, China has embarked on an unprecedented path economic development, as evidence which is largest project XXI century initiated by People's Republic China. The global Belt and Road Initiative announced first person country, Xi Jinping, a shortened name ‘Silk Economic Belt’ ‘XXI Century Maritime Silk Road’. It covers Asia-Pacific, Europe, Central Asia, Southeast West A...

Background: The American foulbrood disease (AFB), caused by Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae, is one of the main plagues affecting honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies, and it has a high negative impact on beekeepers worldwide. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this research was to describe the evidence of Paenibacillus larvae larvae contamination of honey bee colonies, in the East Azerbaijan Province...

background: the american foulbrood disease (afb), caused by paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae, is one of the main plagues affecting honey bee (apis mellifera l.) colonies, and it has a high negative impact on beekeepers worldwide. objectives: the aim of this research was to describe the evidence of paenibacillus larvae larvae contamination of honey bee colonies, in the east azerbaijan province...

The trial aimed to study the effects of different levels humic acid on antioxidant activity garden thyme. was conducted at experimental fields Agronomy Department, Faculty Agriculture, Urmia University, West Azerbaijan, Iran, and used randomized complete block design with four replications. Three doses; 200 kg ha−1, 400 ha−1 600 control no were treatments. Total phenolic content, total flavonoi...

almond is among some of the most important nut crops requiring improvement in many aspects of its production. to do that, the first step is an evaluation of the genetic diversity of the existing germplasm. towards this end, 56 vigorous almond seedlings were evaluated with recording eight morphological characteristics (trunk diameter, height of main trunk, canopy density, canopy angle, branch nu...

Azerbaijan became independent in 1991. The country is divided into the autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan and the main territory, separated by Armenian territory. Since 1988 there has been civil strife in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, followed by war in 1992–1994; this conflict remains unresolved. The head of state is the president, elected by popular vote for a 5-year term. The president appoin...