The economic burden of brucellosis in Western Iran. [PDF]
Abstract Background Brucellosis, a zoonotic disease caused by Brucella species, remains a major public health and economic challenge in regions dependent on livestock farming.
Behzadifar M +5 more
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Interannual variations of dust activity in western Iran and their possible mechanisms
Through an analysis of station observations and reanalysis data, in this study, we investigate the variations of dust activity during 1979–2015 in western and southwestern Iran and their associated mechanisms.
Alireza Kamal, Chenglai Wu, Zhaohui Lin
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Decadal change of spring dust activity in western Iran and its mechanism
Western Iran is an important dust source region in Middle East, with strong dust activities occurring in springtime. Based on a three-hourly meteorological station data, remarkable decadal change of dust frequency in the spring season has been found in ...
Alireza Kamal +6 more
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A social perspective on the Neolithic in western Iran
While the Neolithic revolution caused gradual basic changes in different dimensions of human life, including social structure, western Iran has so far mostly received attention in terms of the emergence of domestication and sedentarisation.
Hojjat Darabi
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Echinococcosis/Hydatidosis in Ilam Province, Western Iran
Background: Hydatidosis is a zoonotic disease of global prevalence. It causes considerable health problems and economic losses throughout the world, including Iran.
Jahangir Abdi +3 more
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A new species of Veronica (Plantaginaceae) from Western Iran. [PDF]
A new species, Veronica kurdistanica (Plantaginaceae), is described and illustrated. It grows on limestone cliffs in mountainous alpine areas of western Iran (Kurdistan province). The new species belongs to the species group of V. kurdica and is considered to be closely related to V. daranica, V. khorassanica and V.
Advay M, Albach DC, Doostmohammadi M.
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Monitoring the temporal changes of meteorological drought in areas of western Iran [PDF]
Drought is a natural phenomenon that has a significant impact on human life, and examining its temporal and spatial changes can be effective in dealing with the effects of this phenomenon.
yaser sabzevari +2 more
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Effect of Enso indices on meteorological drought in the midwest of Iran [PDF]
Introduction Drought occurs due to lack of humidity and deficiency in precipitation amount. Therefore, it is important to recognize and investigate the effective factors on precipitation deficiency and consequently drought occurrence.
Maryam Mohammadrezaei +2 more
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A new record of Eremias strauchi strauchi Kessler, 1878 (Sauria: Lacertidae) from Kurdistan Province, Western Iran [PDF]
During field work in western regions of the Iranian Plateau in the Zagros Mountains in September 2010, a single specimen belonging to the genus and subgenus Eremias Fitzinger, 1834 was collected from the protected area of Bijar (at about 1619 m elevation)
Z Bahmani +3 more
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Interactions Between Western Iran and Mesopotamia From the 9th-4th Millennia B. C. [PDF]
Throughout prehistory, the cultures of Iran and Western Asia differed in important respects. Many of these differencescan be attributed to the different geographic and environmental conditions in the two regions.
Frank Hole
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