this study was conducted for the first time in order to introduce the pioneer forest trees and medicinal sea-buckthorn (elaeagnus rhamnoides) and determine the characteristics of the species seeds from seven provenances, including iran, china and tibet in the laboratory. after site identification of the species, seeds were collected from the regions including alborz, mazandaran, eastern azerbai...

Michael A. Reynolds, an FPRI Senior Fellow, is an Associate Professor in Princeton‟s Department of Near Eastern Studies where he teaches courses on modern Middle Eastern and Eurasian history, comparative empire, military and ethnic conflict, and secularism. He is author of Shattering Empires: The Clash and Collapse of the Ottoman and Russian Empires, 1908-1918 (Cambridge University Press, 2011)...

The objective of this project in East Azerbaijan villages was to improve community participation in rural areas in a Healthy Villages programme. The project covered 1680 villages, and 3605 training courses for health staff and village residents on environmental health were conducted in 10 stages from 1992 to 2000. Men's and women's health councils in villages were established in 92% and 62% of ...

Introduction: Pre-hospital triage is one of the most fundamental concepts in emergency management. Limited human resource changes triage to an inevitable solution in the management of disasters. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of education of simple triage and rapid treatment (START) in the knowledge and practice of Emergency Medical Service (EMS) employees of Eastern Azerbaijan....

38 A Fuzzy TOPSIS+Worst-Case Model for Personnel Evaluation Using Information Culture Criteria; Rasim M. Alguliyev, Institute of Information Technology, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan Ramiz M. Aliguliyev, Institute of Information Technology, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan Rasmiyya S. Mahmudova, Institute of Information Technology, Azerbaijan...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate, for the first time, the genotype of hepatitis B virus (HBV) among hepatitis patients in Eastern Azerbaijan Province, Northwest Iran. METHODS A total of 100 HBV-infected patients were enrolled in this study. Among these, 40 samples were positive for both HBsAg and HBeAg, whereas 60 samples were HBsAg positive and HBe Agnegative. Patients' se...

Abstract The article addresses the discursive, political and geopolitical evolution of so-called Eastern Question by focusing on its Armenian dimension from nineteenth century until present. It examines major stages Question’s historical reconfiguration in terms key protagonists, beneficiaries ramifications for modern Turkey’s relations with Armenia Azerbaijan. contends that legacy has continue...

For the microbiostratigraphical studies, a stratigraphical section (named Dareh-Goshayesh) has been selected in southeast of Maragheh, Northwestern Iran. The thickness of successions in the selected stratigraphic section is measured about 223.6 m. The mentioned studied stratigraphic section is composed of two clastic and carbonate units. This succession unconformably overlies the Lar Formation ...

Introduction Palmaris longus (PL) is phylogenetically classified as a retrogressive muscle with a long tendon. The length and location of the PL tendon makes it very useful in reconstructive surgery. Agenesis of PL tendon shows strong racial variations. Past studies show absence of 2.8% to 25% depending on ethnicity. Chinese have a low absence rate of 6.0% whilst Caucasian subjects had a high a...