the first season of survey at qeshm, carried out during the winter of 2006, resulted in the identification of nine sites from the parthian and sasanian periods. the surface pottery from these sites suggests their trade and cultural relations with contemporary sites in the southern persian gulf and other areas. for instance, the parthian and sasanian glazed types in qeshm island are closely re...

The blockade imposed on Qatar changed the power dynamics in Persian Gulf, increasing tension and insecurity area. Qatar’s ability to overcome was largely due its cooperation with Iran, two countries’ ties grew as a result. This study investigates whether long-standing hedging toward Iran has into an alignment wake of 2017 blockade. key conclusion article is that, despite faint signals during bl...

The main purpose of this article is to analyze the impact external determinants on Poland-Iran political relations during presidency Hassan Rouhani between 2013-2021. analysis based a set conditions that determine their bilateral relations. These include nuclear agreement concluded with Iran in 2015, policy United States particular emphasis extended sanctions imposed Iran, European Union’s towa...

Introduction: Heavy metals (HMs) accumulated in the road dust may be transferred to the surrounding land and water bodies and pose ecological risks. Hence, such pollution should be considered, especially in coastal roads. This study focuses on the HMs pollution of dust settled on the surface of coastal roads along the Persian Gulf in Bandar Abbas city. Materials and Methods: In this study, ro...

Phylogenetic relationships of Iranian Acanthodactylus species were investigated using 1407 bp of mitochondrial DNA including 606 bp of cytochrome b and 801 bp of NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 (ND4). Analyses done with maximum parsimony, maximum-likelihood, and Bayesian inference included 67 specimens from 27 geographically distinct localities in Iran. Our molecular results proposed three clear a...

acanthopagrus latus is one of the major commercially exploited species in the persian gulf. in recent years, it has gained importance as a candidate for aquaculture. haematological parameters of wild-caught specimens were studied during the pre-spawning period to determine if they are influenced by the sex of fish. blood samples were collected from 55 fish (30 female and 25 male) captured from ...

BACKGROUND Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a gastrointestinal disease that is accompanied by pain, diarrhea, constipation and abdominal bloating. Hence, IBS has a major effect on patients' quality of life. OBJECTIVES The present study aimed to examine validity and reliability of the Persian version of the IBS-QOL questionnaire in Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS The original 34 items of the IBS...

The geopolitics, geostrategic and geo-economics position of the Persian Gulf causes this region to be the subject of attention of the ultra-regional powers. This subject became more important by the invention of fire weapons after Renaissance and the promotion of the colonic view in Europe. Spanish and British men besides the Portuguese that is America, Russia, china and European union all have...