the reproductive biology of the iranian cichlid, iranocichla hormuzensis coad, 1988, was investigated for 13 consecutive months in lower mehran river, from august 2008 through august 2009. four hundred and eighty six individuals (252 males and 234 females) were captured using a seine net (5 mm mesh size). the observed sex ratio was 1m: 0.93f (χ², df = 1, p = 0.414). mean ± sd of total length (t...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the possibility of Aphanius dispar (A.dispar) acting as intermediate host for Clinostomum complanatum (C. complanatum), from Mehran River, Hormuzgan Province of Iran. METHODS During a biological study of A. dispar in Mehran River, Hormuzgan Province, South of Iran, a total of 97 fish specimens were collected in 24 January 2006. RESULTS 4 specimens (4.12%) including ...

Iranocichla persasp. n. is described from the Shur, Hasanlangi and Minab River drainages flowing into the Persian Gulf at the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran. It is distinguished from Iranocichla hormuzensis, from the Mehran River drainage, by nuptial males having a bright orange breast and lower part of the head (vs. black), a poorly developed or invisible (vs. distinctive) "Tilapia-mark" in...

1 Department of Architecture, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan. 2 Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (The National University of Malaysia), Malaysia. 3 Fundamental Engineering Unit, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (The National University of Malay...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES The incidence of acute coronary syndromes is high in the elderly population. Bleeding is associated with a poorer prognosis in this clinical setting. The available bleeding risk scores have not been validated specifically in the elderly. Our aim was to assess predictive ability of the most important bleeding risk scores in patients with acute coronary syndrome aged ≥...

The reproductive biology of the Iranian cichlid, Iranocichla hormuzensis Coad, 1988, was investigated for 13 consecutive months in lower Mehran River, from August 2008 through August 2009. Four hundred and eighty six individuals (252 males and 234 females) were captured using a seine net (5 mm mesh size). The observed sex ratio was 1M: 0.93F (χ², df = 1, P = 0.414). Mean ± SD of total length (T...

* Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro. ** Professor, Department of Computer Systems Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro. Design of ship control system has been great challenge since long time, because the dynamics of ship are not only nonlinear but change with operating conditions (de...