The aim of present study was to assess the susceptibility of vacuum packaging in prevention of microbial contamination of packaged fish fillets at Ahvaz market. In order to evaluate the microbial contamination of commercial shrimps at Ahvaz market, 8 common species has been used as follow: Penaeus semisulcatus, Penaeus indicus, Penaeus farfante, Penulirus homarus, Penaeus merguiensis, Parapenao...

toury (1978:200) believes that translation is a kind of activity which inevitably involves at least two languages and two cultural traditions. being polite while asking for something takes place differently in different cultures and languages, therefore various strategies may be applied for making requests and also translation of them in order not to disturb or threaten the face or better to sa...

hedging is a multi-purpose rhetorical strategy which is usually used in scientific arguments to secure ratification of claims, reduce the risk of negation, avoid conflict, manage disagreement and leave room for the audience to assess presented information. hedges are frequently used in research articles to mitigate the findings of research endeavors. the present research aims to investigate the...

Gulf of Oman, in the summer, is influenced by the southwest monsoon winds of India, and Jask protected area, which is ecologically and economically very important, is located in the northwestern area of this gulf. In this study, sampling of sediments was done from 2009 to 2010, in three station (mouth, mid and end) of Markazi creek (located in Jask city), by 0.04 m2 Van Veen Grab. Water physico...

Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen and a major cause of nosocomial infections. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency and determine the antimicrobial resistance in clinical strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from different parts of Tehran hospitals in 2013. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, during the six-month period, 180 samples were ...

the present study was concerned with exploring the frequency and linguistic focus of corrective feedback types given by novice and experienced female teachers working with young learners and compared it with those of elementary classes for adults. moreover, it aimed at measuring learners’ acknowledgement of teachers’ corrective feedback in the form of uptake in relation to linguistic coverage o...

Kol River drains into the Persian Gulf and its watershed encompasses  areas  in  Hormozgan, Kerman and Fars provinces. Identification of fish species of the river was conducted seasonally from summer to winter 2005. We selected 8 sampling stations based on the height of  sea  level  from branches of Kol River near estuary. Totally, 160 specimens were caught with gillnet, cast net and hook. We i...

Background and purpose: Sand flies are widespread in Iran and are vectors of leishmaniasis and pappatci fever in most parts of the country including Southern Khorasan Province. Faunistic and ecological studies of these flies are necessary in order to implement proper vector control programs. This research was conducted to determine the sand flies fauna in Southern Khorasan province. Materials ...

this research concentrates on the lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy, microfacies and sedimentary environment of the asmari and gachsaran formations at southwest firuzabad. the thickness of the studied section in all 608.95 meters that 220.8 meters belong to the asmari formation and 387.95 meters belong to the gachsaran formation (champe and mol members). in the study area, the asmari formation...