The Iranian species of the genus Schoenlandella Cameron, 1905 are revised based on morphological characters. current work provides a key to and descriptions two new species: S. angustigena Kang sp. nov. latigena This results in increasing number from one three species.

Background Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) is a serious zoonotic parasitic disease in Iran. This study aimed to show the trend of the confirmed disease from 1995 to 2014 and to describe some of epidemiological aspects of the disease in Iran. Methods This retrospective study has been designed based on data collected from 8518 cases of CE among various geographical locations of Iran. Results The a...

Despite malaria control programs in recent years, malaria transmission has not been eliminated in Iran. Molecular techniques including PCR, which has proved more sensitive and specific than microscopic examination methods, help to detect infection in low levels of parasitemia and mixed infections. Main our objectives were setting up nested PCR for detection of malaria and evaluating PCR based o...

Wild olive (O. europaea ssp cuspidata) plants grow in various regions of Iran and are expected to have considerable genetic diversity due to adaptation to the various environmental conditions. We examined the genetic diversity of four populations of wild olive growing in Hormozgan Province located in southern Iran by using 30 RAPDs and 10 ISSR markers. The mean value of polymorphism for RA...

The current study tried to explore the effects of assessment types and learners’ gender on EFL performance in speech accuracy. To this end, 60 homogenous students out 90 from Rahe Farda Institute Bastak Hormozgan province were selected based Quick Oxford Placement Test. instruments an Test, peer self-assessment questionnaires adopted Patri Weir’s Analytic Speaking Criteria. results calculated u...

Background: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and influenza viruses produce a wide range of clinical disease severity, which varies from asymptomatic infection to death. outbreak 2019 (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China, followed seasonal pandemic. prevalence has changed since the COVID-19. In this study, we have compared COVID-19 onset Clinical symptoms were also a...