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Background: Aluminum, as an environmental pollutant, can exert oxidative stress on spermatogenesis and sperm morphology. Silymarin, an effective substance extracted from Silybum marianum, is a potent antioxidant which inhibits oxidative stress. Due to the damaging effects of aluminum on the male reproductive system as well as sperm and the role of silymarin, this study was performed to investig...

A travelogue is an important medium that provides a portrayal of society because it records the reality travellers experience when exploring location. The purpose this study to conduct preliminary review pertaining pandemic in Mecca was recorded Persian entitled Safarnamah-ʼi Mirza Husayn Farahani: Qasqazih, ʻUthmani, Makkah, 1302–1303 Hijri Qamari or English translated as Shiite Pilgrimage...

Dr. Farahani prefers to use the term “ecofriendly” to “green” to describe his practice. While the definition of “green” is open to interpretation, he defines “eco-friendly” dentistry as an approach to dentistry that implements sustainable practices by keeping resource consumption in line with nature’s economy, by safeguarding the external environment through the elimination or reduction of out...

Fifteen fertile rams (live weight 55.9 ± 1.21 kg, and 2.5-3 years old) were randomly allotted to three diets consisting of 0 (Control), 12.5 (PBP-12.5), and 25 % (PBP-25.5) pistachio by-products (PBP) in dry matter. Sperm motility parameters were detrimentally affected in animals feeding on PBP-25% diet (P<0.05). Sperm concentration of C17-1, C22-6-n-3, C18-2-Cis and C22-6 n-3 fatty acids decre...

Mohammad Sharifi, Hamed Farahani, Farhad Shahbazi, 3 Masood Sharifi, Christofer T. Kello, and Marzieh Zare Department of Physics, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran Department of Physics, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156, Iran School of Physics, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM), Tehran 19395, Iran Department of Psychology, Shahid Behes...

M.C. McCutcheon; H.J. Farahani; J.D. Stednick; G.W. Buchleiter; T.R. Green Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (NCWCD), 220 Water Ave., Berthoud, CO 80513, USA; e-mail: [email protected] International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA), P.O.Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria; e-mail of corresponding author: [email protected] Forestry, Range, and Watershed Stewardship De...

a crossbreeding experiment involving four iranian fat-tailed sheep breeds, namely kurdi (k), chaal (c), afshari (a) and sanjabi (s) was carried out to determine the ram breed effects on productivity of kurdi fat-tailed ewes (k) under extensive production system. a total of 475 kurdi ewes were mated to 24 rams from four breeds producing 454 lambs including pure kurdi, kk, (116 lambs), afshari × ...

This study analyzed the economics of feeding dried poultry droppings as supplement in ram production. Gross margin analysis and profitability ratio was used to analyze the data collected. The result of the budgetary analysis revealed that highest total cost of ₦5292.98/ram was incurred, highest total revenue of ₦7565.40/ram, highest gross margin of ₦3272.41/ram and highest net farm income of ₦2...