during 2005-2006, an investigation was carried out on the mites associated with stored rice in guilan province, iran. two species of phytoseiid mites were collected and identified as proprioseiopsis bregetovae (abbasova, 1970) and typhlodromus (anthoseius) transvaalensis (nesbitt, 1951). both are reported here for the first time from iran. the association of these two species with the habitat o...

during a survey conducted on syrphidae fauna in guilan province (masuleh & lakan) in august 2006, some species of the genus eristalis latreille were collected and identified, of which e. similis (fallen) is newly reported from iran. the identification was confirmed by heikki hippa, swedish musem of natural history.

the cotton leaf roller moth, haritalodes derogata (fabricius, 1775) (lepidoptera: crambidae) was collected on two kinds of flowering shrubs, hibiscus syriacus l. and hibiscus mutabilis l., in rasht, guilan province, during august 2013. this species represents a generic new record for the fauna of iran. a brief description of the species is provided to facilitate the identification.

In this study the environmental impact of consolidated rice farms (CF) - farms which have been integrated to increase the mechanization index - and traditional farms (TF) - small farms with lower mechanization index - in Guilan Province, Iran, were evaluated and compared using Life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS). Foreground data were collect...

In this study the energy and economic flows and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of olive oil production in Iran were investigated in terms of a life cycle assessment with considering four main stages of agricultural olive production, olive transportation, olive oil extraction and its oil transportation to the customer centers. Data was collected from 150 olive growers in Guilan province of Iran....

Background. In this study, we evaluated the association between diastolic dysfunction severity and severity of cirrhosis in nonalcoholic cirrhotic patients. Methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted on all nonalcoholic cirrhotic patients who were admitted in Rasht Razi hospital the Cancer of Guilan Province, north of Iran, from January 2011 to March 2012. Severity of cirrhosis was evalu...

The lesser mulberry pyralid, Glyphodes pyloalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is a monophagous and dangerous pest of mulberry that has been recently observed in Guilan province, northern Iran. In this study, the crude methanol extract of sweet wormwood Artemisia annua L. (Asterales: Asteracaea) was investigated on toxicity, biological and physiological characteristics of this pest under contr...

Bream (Abramis brama orientalis) is one of the most commercially valuable fish in the Caspian Sea. The aim of this study was to compare levels of genetic polymorphism between wild and farmed Bream populations using seven microsatellite loci. Genetic diversity was investigated by studying samples collected from two regions; Chaboksar and the Artificial Propagation Center of Guilan province. Alle...

The effects of epilepsy may disturb the ability of the child and family to function and has detrimental effects on health-related quality of life (HRQOL). We determined HRQOL and related factors in children and adolescents with epilepsy in Iran. This cross-sectional study was performed in a private neurology pediatric clinic in Guilan Province (North of Iran). We evaluated 108 children and adol...

OBJECTIVE Constipation is a major debilitating problem in children. We aimed to assess the serum lead levels of 2-13 year-old children complaining from constipation who referred to our center in Guilan province, Northern Iran. METHODS This cross-sectional study was done on ninety 2-13 year-old children referring to 17(th) Shahrivar Hospital, complaining from constipation (case group) and 90 h...