BACKGROUND Friedreich's ataxia (FA) is a progressive, multisystem, degenerative disorder caused by a reduction in frataxin. Loss of frataxin results in mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative damage in patients and model systems. Previous studies have indicated that the antioxidant idebenone (5 mg/kg daily) reduces cardiac hypertrophy, but definite improvement in neurological function has not b...

The Mesopotamian Spiny-tailed Lizard Saara loricata (Blanford, 1874) (Figure S1) is distributed in Iran and Iraq (Papenfuss et al., 2009). In it found the Bushehr, Fars, Kohgiluyeh B...

Climate change is a phenomenon has been based on the available evidence from a very long time ago and now its existence is very probable. The speed and nature of climate parameters changes at the middle of twentieth century has been different and its quickness more than the before and its trend changed to some extent comparing to the past. Climate change issue now regarded as not only one of th...

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The first step towards appropriately planning orthodontic treatment and prevention services is to understand the needs and demands of the target population. However, this is ignored in most developing countries. PURPOSE This study aims to evaluate the attitudes of patients in Fars province towards travelling to the provincial capital (Shiraz) to receive orthodontic tr...

Bu çalışmada Rıza Şah Pehlevi’nin Fars milliyetçilik anlayışına meşruiyet kazandırma çabası ele alınmıştır. Çalışmanın zaman aralığı Şah’ın iktidar olduğu dönemle sınırlandırılmıştır. Yirminci yüzyılın ilk çeyreğinde iktidarda olan Şah, benimsediği meşru bir zemin sağlamak için tarihe başvurarak geçmiş ile gelecek arasında bağ kurma amacı gütmüştür. Öyle ki o, kimliğini ön planda tutarak “Fars ...

Interpretation of reflection seismic profiles, sequential restoration, and physical modelling are presented to understand the kinematics salt flow diapirism in Eastern Persian Gulf, offshore Southern Iran. Salt tectonics this area result from overlapping Ediacaran–Early Cambrian Hormuz Salt, which is regionally present, Oligocene–Early Miocene Fars locally developed. The salts began flowing at ...