OBJECTIVE Cystic echinococcosis caused by the dog tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus, is a global zoonotic infection which is economically important and constitutes a major threat to public health in many countries, especially in Middle Eastern countries. Strain characterization is essential for the establishment of a preventive and control strategy in every endemic area. Before all molecular stu...

BACKGROUND During the last decades, the number of dentistry units increased significantly across the country. The aim of this study was to assess the efficiency of dental units of Iran provinces regarding dental health inputs and outputs using Data Envelopment Analysis approach. METHODS In this applied descriptive-analytical study, the study population included all of Iran 31 provinces. The o...

overcoming spatial and temporal limitation, information and communication technology is today considered as the axis and key to sustained development and as the most important criterion for development which has reshaped the world and life patterns and it is, in fact, considered both the cause and the effect of development. identifying and proper using of new opportunities for sustained develop...

Background: The American foulbrood disease (AFB), caused by Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae, is one of the main plagues affecting honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies, and it has a high negative impact on beekeepers worldwide. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this research was to describe the evidence of Paenibacillus larvae larvae contamination of honey bee colonies, in the East Azerbaijan Province...

Biogenic amines (BA) are nitrogenous compounds that possess biological activity. The source of production is the microbial decarboxylation of amino acids. This compounds are found in various types of cheese. The aim of this work was to evaluate the BA content of some traditional cheeses in West Azerbaijan province Iran. For this purpose, 70 samples of Koopeh, 10 samples of Lighvan and 5 samples...

objective(s):phenylketonuria (pku) is a genetic inborn error of phenylalanine (phe) metabolism resulting from insufficiency in the hepatic enzyme, phenylalanine hydroxylase (pah), which leads to elevated levels of phe in the blood. the present study was carried out for mutation analysis of the pah gene in west azerbaijan province of iran. materials and methods:a total of 218 alleles from 40 pku...

Objective(s):Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a genetic inborn error of phenylalanine (Phe) metabolism resulting from insufficiency in the hepatic enzyme, phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH), which leads to elevated levels of Phe in the blood. The present study was carried out for mutation analysis of the PAH gene in West Azerbaijan province of Iran. Materials and Methods:A total of 218 alleles from 40 PKU...

a study on the oripodoid mites fauna (oribatida: oripodoidea) in miandoab region (west azerbaijan province) was carried out during 2015–2016. in this survey, 16 species belonging to three families and five genera are known, of which the species scheloribates ( scheloribates ) labyrinthicus jeleva, 1962 is recorded for the first time from iran. an additional description is provided for schelorib...