Shakeri, Z., K. Mohammadi-Samani, E. Bergmeier, and T. Plieninger. 2021. Spiritual values shape taxonomic diversity, vegetation composition, conservation status in woodlands of the Northern Zagros, Iran. Ecology Society 26(1):30. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12290-260130

BACKGROUND Although there are about 520 species of birds in Iran, but only some of them have been checked for ectoparasites so far.The aim of this study was to check some more available species of the birds of Iran for lice. METHODS This study was performed between 2008-2010 in northern Iran. For this purpose we tried to check some of the wild bird species available and mostly not checked bef...

OBJECTIVES Tularemia is a zoonotic disease transmitted by direct contact with infected animals and through arthropod bites, inhalation of contaminated aerosols, ingestion of contaminated meat or water, and skin contact with any infected material. It is widespread throughout the northern hemisphere, including Iran and its neighbors to the north, northeast, and northwest. METHODS In this paper,...

Background and objectives: Before any nutritional intervention, it is necessary to have the prospect of eating habits of people with cardiovascular risk factors. In this study, we assessed the adherence of healthy diet based on Mediterranean dietary pattern and related factors in adults in the north of Iran. Methods: This study was conducted on 550 men and women with cardiovascular risk factors...

In northern provinces of Iran high rates of incidence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) enzyme deficiency have been reported and most of these patients carry one of the three common G6PD gene mutations: Mediterranean, Chatham or Cosenza. The aim of this study was to investigate prevalence of each of these mutations among neonates in Mazandaran, a northern province of Iran. Four hundre...

The article examines the missions of Russian consul in Iran, Semyon Avramov, based on archival documents. former serf came to Iran 1717 as a translator Ambassador Artemy Volynsky. He proved himself skilled diplomat, was appointed and for several years carried out tasks Peter I, his successors commander troops General V.Ya. Levashov. Avramov accompanied Persian envoys Russia, obtained informatio...

three species belonging to three genera of the family tylenchidae, namely, cephalenchus leptus, eutylenchus excretorius, and lelenchus leptosoma were discovered as first reports for iran's nematode fauna. they were characterized by morphological, morphometric and molecular phylogenetic studies. the two latter genera are new for iran. iranian population of cephalenchus leptus is characterized by...

the parasitoid wasps of the genera leiophron nees and euphorus nees were studied in northern iran (guilan, mazandaran and alborz provinces). the specimens were collected using malaise traps from different habitats during 2010-2011. four species of both genera were collected and identified, of which three species, euphorus pallidistigma (curtis), e. similis (curtis) and leiophron fascipennis (ru...

In this paper we propose a conditional logic IBC to represent iterated belief revision. We define an iterated belief revision system by strengthening the postulates proposed by Darwiche and Pearl [3]. First, following the line of Darwiche and Pearl, we modify AGM postulates to make belief revision a function of epistemic states rather than of belief sets. Then we propose a set of postulates for...

The mite species Pseudopygmephorellus mazandaranicus Katlav and Hajiqanbar sp. nov. (Acari: Prostigmata: Pygmephoridae) is described and illustrated from northern Iran. This new species was discovered phoretic on three different scarabaeid dung beetles: Onthophagus sp., Aphodius depressus (Kugelann, 1792), Aphodius varians Duftschmid, 1805. This finding presents the first record of the genus Ps...