background and purpose: multiple sclerosis (ms) is a disease determined by the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. metals are suspected of being involved in ms. there is not any epidemiologic study about mines and ms. the purpose of this study was to determine ms prevalence according to mines in kerman province. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 932 patients in ...

the distribution of phytophthora parsiana a high-temperature tolerant newly described species was studied in southern iran and examined its host range in woody perennial plant species in greenhouse condition under high inoculum potential. among different plant species examined, almonds were highly susceptible by different isolates. from 24 woody plants inoculated, the disease severity in descen...

an orchard experiment was conducted at gonabad pistachio production station., khorasan, iran (1998-2003). in some pistachio trees, especially in cv. owhadi, leaf marginal chlorosis was already observed. then, gradual drying of leaves extended to the leaves' centers up to midsummer. with respect to salinity problems, some researches were done. two orchards of pistachio known as no.6 and no....

Urban transport problems in Pakistan are managed by building larger and better roads. By contrast, the principles of sustainable transport encourage using lowcost public transport that could perform well in mixed land use and high density Pakistani cities. The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical overview of public transport policy in Pakistan from the British India period through to ...

so far a number of works on the heat flux anomalies of the earth surface based on the satellite images and underground water as seismic precursors have been carried out. in this paper the soil temperature data at 1m depth (deep enough to filter temperature variation due to high frequency meteorological forcings) has been considered to see if there are connections between earthquakes in bam and ...

background: chlorophenols are classified as priority toxic pollutants. these acidic organic compounds present a serious potential hazard for human health and aquatic life. chlorophenols accumulate in water, soil and air due to high stability, and impart an unpleasant taste and odor to drinking water and can exert negative effects on different biological processes. among the different methods of...