As in most industrialized countries, sex ratios in the Soviet Union revealed little evidence of son preference: sex ratios at birth fluctuated around the biological norm of 1.05 males to females in the western republics as well as in the more traditional, less industrialized republics in Central Asia and the Caucasus. This is as expected in light of the Soviet state’s longstanding efforts to pr...

A new combination in the rank of subspecies, Campanula tridentata Schreb. subsp. ruprechtii (Boiss.) Ogan., distributed Armenia, Nakhchivan Republic and Iran is published. The lectotype name designated.

A. S. Asratian DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS UNIVERSITY OF UMEA S-907 87, UMEA, SWEDEN DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL CYBERNETICS YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY YEREVAN, 375049, REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA R. Haggkvist DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS UNIVERSITY OF UMEA S-907 87, UMEA, SWEDEN G. V. Sarkisian DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL CYBERNETICS YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY YEREVAN, 375049, REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA It is well know...

We describe the geographical patterns and identified factors associated with serological evidence of brucellosis in ruminants in Armenian communities during 2006 and 2007. The data comprised the two first complete years of the current national test-and-slaughter control programme for cattle, sheep and goats. Overall, 29% and 21% of the 858 communities involved in this study reported brucellosis...

in the war between ottomans and safavids dynasty, two thirds of kurdistan area was separated from iran, and joined the ottoman territories. the ottoman empire was defeated in world war i and kurdistan was divided among turkey, iraq, syria, and a small part joined the soviet russia, i.e. armenia, azerbaijan, and georgia. concerning the kurdish governments which were established in iran being led...

Agrotourism is developing very fast worldwide, and Armenia not left out of those rates development. There are serious preconditions for the development agro-tourism in Armenia. This study aims to reveal current state agro-tourism, outlining Armenia, particularly role PR this field. To collect necessary information, we used methods expert in-depth interviews, document analysis viewing. The studi...