Biodiversity of the genus Medicago in Iran was studied. Distribution of two perennial species M. sativa and M. lupulina mainly conforms to the mountainous regions of Iran. Among the other annual species of this genus, M. rigidula has the most similar distribution to the distribution of perrenial species in mountainous regions. Most species of Medicago (apart from M. sativa and M. lupulina) are ...

This Study aims at rock Slopes Stability for formation in limb northـeastern poor anticline (Fatha, Injana and Mukdadyah). In (5) Stations, representing all types of failures (taken place possible). General Survey included Classification engineering description according to [1][2]. The slopes the area are Classified based on direction Strike beds into Parallel Oblique Lateral [3] Slope Types Co...

Different sets of dry spell length such as complete series, monthly maximum, seasonal and annual maximum are applied modeled with different probability distribution functions (such Gumbel Max, generalized extreme value, Log-Logistic, logistic, inverse Gaussian, Log-Pearson 3, Pareto) to recognize in which duration, spells cause drought. The drought situation temporal analysis the North Iraq reg...

During the eight years of the Iraq-Iran confl ict (19801988), more than 42,000 Iranian soldiers were captured (prisoners of war) and kept in Iraqi prisons for many years after the end of war (from 2.5 to more than 15 years). There were more than 23 detention camps for former Iranian prisoners in Iraq: six camps in Ramadi (in the west of Iraq), four camps in Mosul (in the north of Iraq), and 13 ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The objectives are to compare and contrast the head and neck trauma experience in Iraq and Afghanistan and to identify trauma lessons learned that are applicable to civilian practice. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective review of one head and neck surgeon's operative experience in Iraq and Afghanistan was performed using operative logs and medical records. METHODS The surgeon...

Abstract Dust aerosols have serious influences on different sectors such as the economy, climate change, pollution, transportation and public health. storms increased over Middle East especially impacting central Iraq lately. The goal of work is to identify possible dust sources pathways influencing study area. Using remote sensing data by employing monthly average Aerosol Index (AI-OMI), HYSPL...