BACKGROUND Neospora caninum, an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite, is recognized as a major cause of abortion in cattle, while limited information is presently available on the seroprevalence of Neospora antibodies in horses' worldwide. The aim of the present study was to determine serologic prevalence of Neospora infection in horses in Iran. METHODS Sera from 150 horses from Mashhad ...

The spatial distribution of precipitation is one the most important climatic variables used in geographic and environmental studies. However, when there a lack full coverage meteorological stations, estimations are necessary to interpolate for larger areas. purpose this research was find best interpolation method mapping partly densely populated Khorasan Razavi province northeastern Iran. To ac...

Women’s participation is a significant development priority in tourism, especially rural tourism. Despite their critical role women face different constraints and limitations that prevent them from fully participating local tourist activities. This study explores the most influential factors on women’s using qualitative methods of inquiry (semi-structured interviews observations) to collect dat...