Aghadjari bauxite deposit is located in ~15km south of Shahindezh, West-Azarbaidjan province. This deposit was developed as stratiform lenses along the contact of Rutheh and Elika carbonate formations. Bauxitization processes led to the formation of boehmite, diaspore, kaolinite, pyrophyllite, illite, hematite, goethite, anatase, rutile, and quartz. Ferrugenization and deferrugenization mechani...

adaptation of the lord of the rings is considered by many to be among the greatest, most successful and at the same time most popular of the above mentioned trend so far. it is my intention to look at the success and popularity of this epic fantasy in the light of the 9/11 attacks and the war on terror context of g. w. bush’s aura. in so doing i aim at bringing into the light the determining fa...

Rich area’s sub volcanic bodies in southwest of Birjand have intruded into Upper Cretaceous ophiolite mélange.  These rocks are in diorite porphyry to monzonite porphyry range and their main texture is porphyry with microgranular groudmass. Plagioclase and green hornblende phenocrysts are made about 70% of these rocks. Plagioclases are andesine with albitic and carlsbad twining and distinct zon...

On the basis of mineralogy and geochemistry analysis, the listvenites in east of Iran are divided into three main carbonate, silica-carbonate and silica groups. Magnesite, dolomite, huntite and hydromagnesite are the major minerals in carbonate type. Silica listvenites contain mainly quartz, chalcedony and opal. Silica - carbonate listvenites contain minerals of carbonate and silica listvenites...

Gazu copper deposit is located in the boundary of Tabas and Lut block, 65km southeast of Tabas and 15km southwest of Deyhouk. The dominant lithology in the area consists of Shotori dolomite and limestone and Shemshak shale and sandstone.  Intrusive rocks with intermediate composition are widespread and numerous in the area. They consist of diorite, monzonite, and quartz monzonite to granite. Mi...

nitric oxide (no) is a small molecule synthesized by most of mammalian cells with diverse biological activities including vasodilatation, host defense and wound healing. impaired wound healing is a common occurrence among diabetics and patients receiving glucocorticoid therapy. on the other hand the application of laser in biomedical area have been increased. thus, the current studies were desi...

this study was conducted to investigate the impact of podcasts as a learning and teaching tool on iranian efl learners’ motivation for listening as well as on their listening comprehension ability. the study also investigated the learners’ perception towards listening to podcasts and examined whether the learners were likely to accept podcasts. out of fifty-five intermediate learners studying e...

since its introduction in 1959, translation quality assessment (tqa) has been among the most addressed research topics in translation studies. during recent years, there has been a crucial increase on the study of tqa. various methods have come on scene. although these methods are based on scientific theories, most of them have remained at the level of theory. juliane house’s model is among tho...