background and objectives: infunction of the photosynthetic apparatus of halophytes plays an important role in their salinity tolerance. kochia as a halophyte, is of high ability in biomass production in salinity stress conditions. thus study photosynthesis and the related factors salinity stress can provide appropriate physiological view for better understanding of the plant mechanisms of in s...

this study aimed at determining the efficiency of sugar beet growers in borujerd city, iran. data were collected from 2010-11 growing season by random sampling of sugar beet growers and filling 100 questionnaires and analyzed using data envelopment analysis (dea) method. results showed that the average technical, economical and special efficiencies were 0.83, 0.79, and 0.84 in fixed output stat...

background: the exposure of human being to ionize radiation from natural sources is a continuing, inescapable feature of life on earth. direct measurement of absorbed dose rates in air has been carried out in many countries of the world during the last few decades. such investigations can be useful for assessment of public dose rates, the performance of epidemiological studies, and keeping refe...

rainfall deficiency and the development of salinity in iran are the most important factors for using new salt and drought-resistant plants instead of conventional crops. kochia species have recently attracted the attention of researchers as a forage and fodder crop in marginal lands worldwide due to its drought and salt tolerant characteristics. this field experiment was performed at the salini...

Background: The exposure of human being to ionize radiation from natural sources is a continuing, inescapable feature of life on earth. Direct measurement of absorbed dose rates in air has been carried out in many countries of the world during the last few decades. Such investigations can be useful for assessment of public dose rates, the performance of epidemiological studies, and kee...

BACKGROUND The protoscoleces of fertile hydatid cysts are considered as major risks in surgery and producing secondary cysts if rupture the cyst during operation and, cause infecting the dogs with adult worm if eaten by this animal. Bacterial infection of the hydatid fluid can lead to sterilization of the cyst. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the bacterial infection rate of ...

Water resources suitability is one of the most important factors to sustainabilityutilization of natural potential by rangeland grazing suitability. To determine this factor inshort time, low cost and high accuracy are most challenges of experts and ranchers. Usingsuitable technique for this subject can be sustainable utilization comprising from rangelandecosystems according to its degradation ...

BACKGROUND There is evidence that inflammation may be involved in pathogenesis of MetS. Inflammatory biomarkers are moving to the forefront as the potent predictors of MetS. OBJECTIVES The present study aimed to evaluate the association between MetS and some inflammatory biomarkers. PATIENTS AND METHODS This community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 800 subjects aged above 35 y...