Plantago lagocephala is recorded as a new species for the flora of Iran from Razavi Khorassan Province. It is compared with the closely related species including P. lachnantha, P. ciliata and P. psammophila. Moreover, the diagnostic morphological characters and a distribution map are provided. The conservation status of the new record is evaluated based on the IUCN red list categories and crite...

Stipa richteriana and Galium songaricum are newly recorded species for the flora of Iran, collected from Binalood and Hezar-Masjed Mountains in Razavi Khorassan Province. The geographical distribution of both species is mainly confined to the Middle Asia. Morphological characters of two newly recorded species are compared with their close relatives. Notes on taxonomy, ecology, phytogeography, a...

The spatial distribution of precipitation is one the most important climatic variables used in geographic and environmental studies. However, when there a lack full coverage meteorological stations, estimations are necessary to interpolate for larger areas. purpose this research was find best interpolation method mapping partly densely populated Khorasan Razavi province northeastern Iran. To ac...

There are few data regarding the prevalence of obesity and its socioeconomic determinants among elderly individuals, particularly in Iran. We wished to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in free-living elderly people and the relationship to nutritional and socioeconomic factors in the Razavi-Khorasan province of Iran. Free-living elderly persons (917 males/1045 females), aged > ...

HE BIGGEST increases in demand for oil and gas are occurring in the developing world, which is also where most of the world’s proven oil and gas reserves are located. International energy companies—investors, equipment suppliers, contractors, and consulting firms—are therefore shifting their attention from Europe and North America to developing countries, which are likely to offer more business...

We recovered molecular phylogenetic relationships amongst species of the genus Ablepharus in Iran and Iraq. Partial sequences three mitochondrial genes (cytochrome C oxidase subunit I – COI, 12S rRNA 16S rRNA) were analysed. In addition, taxonomic evaluation Cyprus, India, Greece, Turkey Syria performed using partial gene. Phylogenetic trees estimated genetic distances showed that populations I...

This cross-sectional study was performed on all patients suspected to be suffering from ectoparasites who were referred to the parasitology laboratory of Imam Reza Hospital of Mashhad during 15 years (April 1995 to April 2010). All patients' data were collected from the questionnaires and then analyzed statistically. From 1814 suspected patients to be suffering from ectoparasites, 375 patients ...

A high-throughput SISCAPA workfl ow has been developed that uses RapidFire/MS technology to enable sensitive quantitation of peptides from plasma digests with a sample cycle time of approximately 10 seconds. The optimized system includes capture of target proteotypic peptides using rigorously selected, high affi nity antipeptide monoclonal antibodies and reduction of background peptides using a...