OBJECTIVE Zanjani viper (Vipera albicornuta) is an endemic venomous snake in East Azerbai- jan Province, Iran which is medically important due to its application for antivenin production in the laboratory. We need to produce this snake in captivity. This study was conducted to charac- terize mature male Zanjani viper and to evaluate its sperm reproductive parameters. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thi...

AIM Fascioliasis is one of the most zoonotic diseases with global extension. As the epidemiological distribution of Fasciola may lead to various genetic patterns of the parasite, the aim of this study is to identify Fasciola hepatica based on spermatogenesis, and phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial (nicotiamide adenine dinucleotide dehydrogenase subunit I [ND1] and cytochrome oxidase subu...

The paper studies evolution of different aspects in Iran–Israeli relations the Syrian crisis. Basic developments Iran Israeli confrontations and analysis its specific are retrospectively shown. author examines key internal external factors, influencing nature conflict character development. argues that regional international environment determined more than religious cultural differences two na...

While performing a faunistic study on the superfamily Raphignathoidea of northwestern Iran, north parts east Azerbaijan and southwest west provinces during 2016-2018, total number 40 species in 13 genera belonging to were collected identified. Among them, four species: Stigmaeus luxtoni Wood, 1981; Ledermuelleriopsis sezeki Doğan, 2004; Eustigmaeus gulingensis Hu Chen, 1996 Molothrognathus kami...

1 Mechanical Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University, 06800 Ankara-TURKEY [email protected] 2 Radiology Image Analysis Lab., Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA [email protected] 3,∗ Control and Intelligent Processing Center of Excellence, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Tehran...

Introduction Grasspea (Lathyrus sativus L.) is produced as major crop in Bangladesh, China, India and Pakistan, and to a lesser extent in many countries of Europe, the Middle East, northern Africa, as well as in South America. It is extensively cultivated and naturalised in the Middle East countries of Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria and Lebanon and in Ethiopia, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria and Libya...

Omid Pournik, Seyed Moayed Alavian, and Saeid Eslami 1Medical Informatics Research Center, Department of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad; 2Middle East Liver Disease Center, Tehran; 3Pharmaceutical Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. 4Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medica...