Today, one of the most fundamental issues within the field of industrial and nonindustrial activities is evaluate the costs performance of the units which are associated with industrial and nonindustrial activities. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a nonparametric method for evaluating performance. Fuzzy sets theory is a powerful tool for mentioning ambiguous situations. Traditional DEA model...

Researchers studying on adaptation and resilience of systems mainly seek to reduce the vulnerability of extremely complex social-ecological systems against potential changes. Since major portion of natural resources of Iran is interrelated with various users and social groups. Present study focused upon the necessity of studying structural characteristics of social capital of rangeland users in...

Iran has a great wealth of various naturally occurring medicinal plants which have great potentialpharmacological activities. Ziziphus vulgaris known as Jujube is one of these plants. For a longtime Z. vulgaris has been used in alternative medicine as anti-hyperglycemic, anti-hyperlipidemiaand anti- hypertension. Z. vulgaris has recently been shown to have antibacterial, antioxidant,anti-hyperg...

: It is known that the unique natural and geographical features of region have a significant impact on ethnic processes. The moderate climate Central Asia, early arrival spring, long summer warmer winters been specialized in two economic cultural environments - irrigated agriculture along marshy river its tributaries, as well enabled development cattle breeding semi-steppe mountain slopes.

conclusions the excellent antimicrobial activities of the tested eos might be due to their major phenolic or alcoholic monoterpenes with known antimicrobial activities. hence, these eos can be possibly used as an antimicrobial agent in treatment and control of oral pathogens. results the tested eos inhibited the growth of examined oral pathogens at concentrations of 0.015-16 µl/ml. among the ex...