Climate change has a great impact on the species distribution range and many endangered plant species. Fritillaria imperialis as a species that is native to Central Zagros, Iran is a medicinal plant with great ecological and commercial profits. Its population has decreased considerably and the species would be endangered in later decades. Understanding the habitat needs of this species, evaluat...

to determine the seroprevalence of anti-neospora caninum and anti-toxoplasma gondii antibodies indogs in iran and to investigate related risk factors to the infection, a study was conducted in chaharmahal vabakhtiari, isfahan and khoozestan provinces, locate in west central parts of iran. for this, 548 serum samples were collected from dogs during an 18 month period from july 2007 to february 2...

one of the natural hazards in mountainous areas, which always cause great losses of life and financial damages, is the avalanche fall. since, survey the avalanche-prone areas for prevention the probable damages is considerably important, especially when the avalanche paths affect the residential areas or roads. in this research, based on local information, one of the avalanche paths in the chah...

background: the aim of this study was to detect and characterize cryptosporidium spp. in water sam­ples collected from recreational ponds of chaharmahal va bakhtiyari province of iran . meth­ods: thirty water samples were collected  from november 2009 to may 2010. each sample con­tained 10 liters of water. we used the ssu rrna-based pcr-rflp technique. results: out of thirty samples examined, 6...

BACKGROUND: Gallstones are concretions that form in the biliary system. There are two major types of gallstones (pigment and cholesterol), which seem to form due to distinctly different pathogenic mechanisms. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and chemical composition of gallstones in goats. Bacteriologic analysis and pathological findings were reviewed. METHODS:...

Background & Aims of the Study: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease, which is spreading continuously. This study aimed to determine the epidemiologic profile of the patients with UC in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, as a database for other researches. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on the profiles of the patients w...