ata-kuh forest, a preserved area within hyrcanian relict forests, with an area of 700 ha is located in north of iran. based on floristic studies from 2011 through 2012, 194 vascular plant species were identified belonging to 143 genera and 66 families. among our samples, 24 taxa were endemic to hyrcanian area. the largest families in the area were rosaceae (10.3 %), poaceae (9.7 %), asteraceae ...

tuberculosis in successive decades. Am J Epidemiol 2008;141:790. 41 Kermack WO, McKendrick AG, McKinley PL. Death-rates in Great Britain and Sweden. Some general regularities and their significance. Lancet 1934;31:683–703. 42 Susser M. Commentary: the longitudinal perspective and cohort analysis. Int J Epidemiol 2001;30:684–87. 43 Davey Smith G, Kuh D. Commentary: William Ogilvy Kermack and the...

The Shah-Kuh granitoid has intruded in the Triassic–Jurassic, pelitic and psammitic low-grade metamorphic rocks of the NE LutBlock, in Central Iran. Cordierite porphyroblasts are common in the southern pelitic sediments, but are rare in the northern psammiticrocks, in the contact aureole. Deformation fabrics in the contact aureole are well-preserved within the cordierite porphyroblasts. Therela...

the lut block (eastern iran) extends over 900 km in a north-south direction and is only 200 km wide in an east-west direction. it is confined by the nayband fault and shotori range on the west. the eastern edge is bordered by the sistan suture zone and nehbandan fault. the northern termination of lut block is the depression of kavir-e-namak and the great kavir fault. the makran arc, including t...

the shah-kuh granitoid has intruded in the triassic–jurassic, pelitic and psammitic low-grade metamorphic rocks of the ne lutblock, in central iran. cordierite porphyroblasts are common in the southern pelitic sediments, but are rare in the northern psammiticrocks, in the contact aureole. deformation fabrics in the contact aureole are well-preserved within the cordierite porphyroblasts. therela...

common carotid intima-media thickness measured with echotracking: relation with risk factors. Eur Heart J 2013;34:2368–2380. 28. O’Leary DH, Bots ML. Imaging of atherosclerosis: carotid intima-media thickness. Eur Heart J 2010;31:1682–1689. 29. Stafford M, Black S, Shah I, Hardy R, Pierce M, Richards M, Wong A, Kuh D. Using a birth cohort to study ageing: representativeness and response rates i...

PURPOSE The choice of initial anti-epileptic drug (AED) for elderly and younger adult patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy was assessed. METHODS The pattern of initial prescription of AEDs between 2000 and 2013 was retrospectively studied in two community-dwelling cohorts, identified from the case records of Kuopio University Hospital (KUH): elderly subjects (aged 65 or above at the time of...

The Lut Block (Eastern Iran) extends over 900 km in a north-south direction and is only 200 km wide in an east-west direction. It is confined by the Nayband fault and Shotori Range on the west. The eastern edge is bordered by the Sistan suture zone and Nehbandan Fault. The northern termination of Lut Block is the depression of Kavir-e-Namak and the Great Kavir Fault. The Makran arc, including ...