We investigated the ecology and life strategy of Glaucomides bromelicola (family Bromeliophryidae), a very common ciliate in the reservoirs (tanks) of bromeliads, assessing its response to food quality and quantity and pH. Further, we conducted competition experiments with the frequently coexisting species Bromeliothrix metopoides (family Colpodidae). In contrast to B. metopoides and many other...

In this version of this article that was originally published [1] there is an error in the Results section whereby “during June 2012 to June 2013” should have been “during June 2013 to June 2014”. Therefore the sentence “There were 85 eligible patients during June 2012 to June 2013.” Should have been “There were 85 eligible patients during June 2013 to June 2014.” There is also the same error i...

Background and aims: Congenital anomalies are as the major causes of stillbirths, neonatal death, disability and childhood health problems all over the world. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and pattern of congenital anomalies in newborn during the first 24 hours of life in Shahid-Madani hospital, Azarshahr, Tabriz, during two periods 2002-2003 and 2...

conclusions a(h1n1)pdm09 viruses, identified in this study in shiraz, iran, contained 5 site specific mutations and were susceptible to oseltamivir. results our results revealed that a(h1n1)pdm09 viruses present in these samples were susceptible to oseltamivir, and contained 5 site specific mutations (v13g, v106i, v241i, n248d, and n369k) in na gene. these mutations correlated with increasing e...

introduction water vapor is an essential climate element. through latent heat exchanges, the water vapor is considered as the principal way of energy transport through the global atmosphere and it is also a dominant greenhouse gas (held and soden, 2000). over the oceans, warmer surface temperatures may lead to increased evaporation and, therefore, greater specific humidity, but an approximately...

Objective: The study evaluated the prevalence and progression of different thyroid tumors in patients who referred to Shahid Sadoughi Hospital during 2005 to 2013, Yazd, Iran. Materials and Methods: In this retrospective follow-up study, cytopathological data of patients suffering from thyroid masses was collected during 2005-2013. Age and sex of patients were recorded. Results: Totally, 2055...

to determine the effective bio-control agents of water fern, azolla filiculoides, adults and nymphs of water lily aphid, rhopalosiphum nymphaeae (l.), were collected on a. filiculoides in guilan province, iran, during october 2013. this aphid has been collected extensively from almost all water fern samples during 2013 and 2014. although r. nymphaeae was reported from numerous host plants in ir...

toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic and usually asymptomatic infection. this study was carried out to investigate the seroepidemiology of toxoplasma infection in women referred to arak marriage consulting center during 2012-2013.in this cross-sectional study, serum samples were collected from 400 women referred to marriage consulting center in arak city, markazi province, central iran during 2012-2013....

background: crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf) is a severe tick-born illness caused by the cchfv. ruminant animals are the main host to ticks, and ticks are a vector of cchf. therefore, this survey was carried out in 2013 on ticks of khouzistan province, in the southwest of iran, to specify tick species parasitizing live stocks and their seasonal population dynamics. materials and methods: ...