the eggs and larvae of the indian meal moth, plodia interpunctella (hübner), are widely used in mass rearing of parasitoids and predators. feeding indices and some biological parameters of p. interpunctella were studied on bran of different wheat cultivars ('back-cross roshan', 'khooshe pishgam', 'khoshki line 9', 'arg', 'alvand', 'pishtaz', 'ws-89-2', 'sepahan' and 'bam') when incorporated int...

background and aims: during the last years a new foreskin cell line strain (rfsc) has been isolated, characterized and stored in a representative cell bank stock in liquid nitrogen as a part of hcb (human cell bank) development program in razi institute. materials and methods: the cell population was serially passaged for mass production purpose based on who schedule .the controls on pool sampl...

background china is a country with a high prevalence of hepatitis b. as a special population, migrant workers are more vulnerable to hepatitis b. objectives the present study was conducted to gain insight into the prevalence of hepatitis b and knowledge about hepatitis b among migrant workers in shandong province, china, as well as to explore a series of strategies for preventing and controllin...

the corporate sector all over the world is restructuring its operations through different types  of  consolidation  strategies  like  mergers  and  acquisitions  in  order  to  face challenges  posed  by  the  new  pattern  of  globalization,  which  has  led  to  the  greater integration of national and international markets.. the intensity of cross-border operations recorded an unprecedented ...

Analyzing the vortex-induced vibration of a slender marine structure withlength to diameter ratio up to 200 is the objective of this study. This slender is free to move in both in-line and cross flow directions and immersed completely in water. Three different types of shear currents pass on it and cause to vibrate slender in different forms. Nowadays, these vibrations are very important for de...