the purpose of the present study is to compare the changes in b-value parameter using frequency-magnitude distribution for the data before and after the silakhor earthquake by gutenberg-richter relation. the variations of b-values are investigated using broadband iranian national seismic network center (bin). besides, spatial and time variations of the parameters were analyzed. the spatial vari...

the purpose of this article is to determine the phonemic status of [h] and [ʔ] in the sistani dialect of miyankangi. auditory tests applied to the relevant data show that [ʔ] occurs mainly in word-initial position, where it stands in free variation with ø. the only place where [h] is heard is in arabic and persian loanwords, and only in the pronunciation of some speakers who are educated and/or...

the objective of this study was to compare the accuracy of estimating and predicting breeding values using two diverse approaches, gblup and bayesc, using simulated data under different quantitative trait locus(qtl) effect distributions. data were simulated with three different distributions for the qtl effect which were uniform, normal and gamma (1.66, 0.4). the number of qtl was assumed to be...

given the strategic remarkable rank of pistachio in non-oil exports, inputs’ management in its production is so important. as the scarcest input in agricultural sector, water is considered to be among the most important inputs of pistachio production.water inadequate supply and limate conditions increase water demand in pistachio growing areas. it is necessary to determine the real value or pri...

patients and methods in this retrospective, cross-sectional study, the medical records of all deceased neonates hospitalized in fatemieh hospital of hamadan, during a 5-year period (2006 – 2011) were extracted. a questionnaire including sex, weight, gestational age, time of birth, delivery mode, maternal disease, and leading cause of death was filled out. the information was then analyzed using...