Climate changes and global warming are considered as very important challenges of sustainable development. Carbon sequestration is the easiest and cheapest way to reduce the greenhouse gases, especially carbon which constitutes the largest portion of them. In the present study, the potential of carbon sequestration in four plant species of Atriplex canescens, Haloxylon persicum, Artemisia siebe...

Considering forage grass species, germination is one of the important stagesconcerning the growing stage that is often influenced by environmental stresses,particularly salinity and drought stresses. Thus, this study aims to assess the effects ofsalinity and drought stresses on germination characteristics and seedling growth of desertwheatgrass, Agropyron desertorum (Fisch. ex Link) Schult. in ...

the rapid advancement of nanotechnology enables us to use nanoscale particles. this material in terms of physical, chemical and biological characteristics are unique compared to larger particles. increased cell division, apoptosis, oxidative stress has been associated with toxic effects of nano-silver. the aim of this study was to evaluate histipotological changes and enzyme activity in nanopar...

infection with hepatitis c virus (hcv) is a worldwide problem. among hcv proteins, core antigen (ag), besides its importance for diagnostic application is a prime candidate for component of a vaccine. herein, we report results of studies on production of the hydrophilic domain of core ag (2-122) in native conformation by an arabinose induction system in e.coli and the primary characterization o...

With the aim of gauging their potential as conducting or superconducting materials, we examine the crystal structures and magnetic properties of the roughly one hundred binary, ternary, and quaternary Ag(II) and Ag(III) fluorides in the solid state reported up to date. The Ag(II) cation appears in these species usually in a distorted octahedral environment, either in an [AgF](+) infinite chain ...