The Syrian civil war which broke out in March 2011 further destabilized the Middle East general and Levant particular. From among many implications of this conflict such as deaths more than 400,000 civilians refugee crisis, it caused heavy involvement regional (such Islamic Republic Iran, GCC states, Jordan, Turkey) trans-regional (the United States, Russia, European countries) actors. Iran has...

CONTEXT The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is classified into seven genotypes and more than 100 subtypes. The treatment regimen, duration and efficacy of HCV therapy may vary according to the HCV genotype. Therefore, the HCV genotype should be determined prior to antiviral therapy. The objective of the current study was to review systematically all studies reporting the distribution of HCV genotypes i...

In the last two decades, we have witnessed three major epidemics of coronavirus human disease namely, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle Eastern syndrome, and more recently an ongoing global pandemic 2019 (COVID-19). Iran, a country nearly 84 million, in East, severely involved with COVID-19 disease. A documented multidimensional approach to is therefore mandatory provide well-bal...

Context: Recently, stem cell research has gained great public interest and different cell-based clinical trials have started in Iran. The objective of this study was to provide an overview of clinical cell transplantation researches in Iran, which has assumed a leadership role in the Middle East. Evidence Acquisitions: To evaluate the state of clinical cell transplantation researches in Iran, w...

The article analyzes the political situation in Middle East first decade of 16th century and increasing tension between two powers this region - Shaybani Khan, ruler Turan, Ismail Safavi, Iran. battle Merv countries its causes, factors Khan's defeat, Central Asia as an aftermath will be analyzed.

High aerosol levels pose severe air pollution and climate change challenges in Iran. Although regional optical depth (AOD) trends have been analyzed during the dusty season over Iran, specific factors that are driving spatio-temporal variations winter AOD influence of meteorological dynamics on remain unclear. This study analyzes long-term Iran period 2000–2020 using updated Modern-Era Retrospe...

A blocker of postsynaptic acetylcholine receptors was isolated from venom of the Eastern green mamba Dendroaspis angusticeps, by gel filtration, ion-exchange and reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography. The isolated component blocks neuromuscular transmission and responses to exogenously applied acetylcholine in isolated chick biventer cervices preparations. These results suggest t...

Two mummified bats were found in an ancient salt mine near Chehrabad, NW Iran. One complete and one partial skeletons, both associated with parts of the pelage, identified as Eptesicus gobiensis, a bat species rare Middle East. The comparison skull statistical evaluation craniodental data showed this to belong identical taxon previously collected Qutur Su caves, Iran; part Iran is thus area bro...

Abstract A transgression of the Tethys Ocean occurred in east central Iran, like other areas Ocean, around Yakhtashian/Bolorian (regional chronostratigraphical units corresponding with Artinskian/Kungurian Early Permian) transition. This led to development a carbonate platform that is represented Shirgesht area on northern part Tabas Block by Bagh-e-Vang Formation, which constitutes only known ...