BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus is one of the important viral causes of liver inflammation with high worldwide prevalence and important hepatic and extra hepatic complications. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of hepatitis B in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS For this descriptive, analytical, population-based stu...

one of the cultural elements which effects of our life is music. music as a social-cultural phenomenon reflects feelings, habits, tastes, desires and in general cultural system of a particular ethnic group or nation. folkloric music has an important role in ethnic life. it makes happiness and sad for its people. from this point of view, folk music in our country with its unique local traditions...

RESEARCH ARTICLE Relationships of Zn Between Centella Asiatica and Geochemical Fractions of the Habitat Topsoils: Implications of Biomonitoring of Zn Chee K. Yap, Hishamuddin Omar, Rosimah Nulit, Ghim H. Ong, Alireza R. Bakhtiari, Ali Karami and Salman A. Al-Shami Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. Inti International Univ...

background and aims: nowadays, the age structure of iran is transitioning from youth to elderly. although, the elderly population are still accounted for a small portion of the population; however, the population growth rate of this age group is growing compared to the growth of the total population. therefore, understanding of the changes of this population is necessary. this study aimed to id...

the data set used in this study contained 8793 records of lamb's longevity (days) from 320 sires and 2349 dams collected during 1989 to 2014, from the lori-bakhtiari flock at shooli station in shahrekord, iran. genetic parameters (partitioned into autosomal, sex-linked and maternal) and breeding values of cumulative lamb's longevity from birth up to yearling age (at 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 and ...