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sj-pdf-1-iji-10.1177_03946320221086084 – Supplemental Material for Dose-dependent effects of oleuropein administration on regulatory T-cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: An in vitro approach in International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology
No full textSupplemental Material, sj-pdf-1-iji-10.1177_03946320221086084 for Dose-dependent effects of oleuropein administration on regulatory T-cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: An in vitro approach by Zahra Yousefi, Zahra Mirsanei, Fatemeh S Bitaraf, Sepideh Mahdavi, Mehdi Mirzaei and Reza Jafari in International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology</p
sj-pdf-2-iji-10.1177_03946320221086084 – Supplemental Material for Dose-dependent effects of oleuropein administration on regulatory T-cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: An in vitro approach in International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology
No full textSupplemental Material, sj-pdf-2-iji-10.1177_03946320221086084 for Dose-dependent effects of oleuropein administration on regulatory T-cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: An in vitro approach by Zahra Yousefi, Zahra Mirsanei, Fatemeh S Bitaraf, Sepideh Mahdavi, Mehdi Mirzaei and Reza Jafari in International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology</p
Retrospective from departing UM Provost Pardis Mahdavi
No full textThis week\u27s guest is Dr. Pardis Mahdavi, an Iranian-American professor, administrator, outgoing provost at the University of Montana, and the newly named president of the University of La Verne. Pardis is the author of multiple books and served in leadership roles in several prominent universities.
In this episode Justin asks Pardis about her path into academia, what changes to the University of Montana and higher ed more broadly she would like to see and her goals for the new role as president of the University of La Verne.https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/1307/thumbnail.jp
A computational Case Study on the thermal Improvement Potential of residential Buildings in Tehran
No full textThis paper investigates the implication of alternative design and retrofit options for thermal performance (heating and cooling demand reduction potential) of existing residential buildings in Tehran, Iran. For the investigation three typical existing residential
buildings were selected. Subsequently, parametric simulation were conducted to explore the impact of various thermal retrofit measures on the heating and cooling demand as well as the overheating tendencies in the selected buildings
Electrodeposited Ni-Co alloy-particle composite coatings: A comprehensive review
No full textElectrodeposited composite and nanocomposite layers have attracted considerable attention as engineering coatings, due to their favourable tribological properties and corrosion resistance. Ni-Co alloy matrix composite coatings are particularly significant due to their extensive and developing industrial applications. Ceramic nanoparticles are commonly incorporated into the Ni-Co alloy matrix to further improve their properties, opening new windows for industrial applications. This review aims to comprehensively assess the influence of operating parameters (including the type of current control, plating bath conditions, particle loading and size) on the deposit properties. Developments in this field are summarized. Fundamental and technological aspects requiring further R & D are identifie
A Superlinearly Convergent Penalty Method with Nonsmooth Line Search for Constrained Nonlinear Least Squares
No full textRecently, we have presented a projected structured algorithm for solving constrained nonlinear least squares problems, and established its local two-step Q-superlinear convergence. The approach is based on an adaptive structured scheme due to Mahdavi-Amiri and Bartels of the exact penalty method. The structured adaptation also makes use of the ideas of Nocedal and Overton for handling the quasi-Newton updates of projected Hessians and appropriates the structuring scheme of Dennis, Martinez and Tapia. Here, for robustness, we present a specific nonsmooth line search strategy, taking account of the least squares objective. We also discuss the details of our new nonsmooth line search strategy, implementation details of the algorithm, and provide comparative results obtained by the testing of our program and three nonlinear programming codes from KNITRO on test problems (both small and large residuals) from Hock and Schittkowski, Lukšan and Vlček and some randomly generated ones due to Bartels and Mahdavi-Amiri. The results indeed affirm the practical relevance of our special considerations for the inherent structure of the least squares
Organisational Change in Political Parties in Iran after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. With Special Reference to the Islamic Republic Party (IRP) and the Islamic Iran Participation Front Party (Mosharekat)
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The aim of this study is to develop a historical analytical narrative of the development of political parties under the Islamic Republic of Iran, accounting for their organisational structures, ideological evolution and internal distributions of power; to provide an analysis of the change in Iranian political parties after 1979; to examine their intra-party dynamisms of power as well as the developments in the environment of the Iranian parties which stimulated their change. This study gives special reference to the Islamic Republic Party (IRP) and the Islamic Iran Participation Front Party (Mosharekat).
Also to address the problem of poor party institutionalisation in Iran after the revolution by examining a combination of factors that have contributed to the disruption of the institutionalisation process in the Iranian political parties such as at the hostility and uncertainty in party environment, the organisational zones of uncertainty in the Iranian political parties and the impact of state on party institutionalisation in Iran.
Finally to examine the typological similarities between at least one modern party in Iran (Mosharekat) and some parties in the Western Democracies to understand whether partial similarity in society dimensions such as advancements in technology and the emergence of a new social cleavage map instead of the old social stratification, have resulted in similarities in the party types in Iran and the West
Impact of a Ration Negative in Dietary Cation–Anion Difference and Varying Calcium Supply Fed before Calving on Colostrum Quality of the Dams and Health Status and Growth Performance of the Calves
No full textThis study investigated the effect of diets negative in dietary cation–anion difference (DCAD) or restricted in Ca fed prepartum to dairy cows for three weeks on colostrum yield and composition, and the health and growth performance of their calves. Thirty-six pregnant non-lactating Holstein-Friesian cows were randomly assigned to three isoenergetic diets: (1) low Ca: 0.24% Ca, DCAD: +86 mEq/kg; (2) high Ca: 1.23% Ca, DCAD: +95 mEq/kg; and (3) low DCAD: 1.28% Ca, DCAD: −115 mEq/kg (all dry matter (DM) basis). While colostrum quality was not affected, low Ca supply prepartum tended to increase the colostrum yield compared to high Ca (low Ca = 8.81 vs. high Ca = 5.39 kg). However, calves from cows fed low DCAD showed higher serum concentrations of K, lower body weight (BW), starter feed intake and average daily weight gain before weaning compared to low Ca and high Ca calves (53.12 vs. 57.68 and 57.32 kg) but BW was similar postweaning (d 70). In addition, calves from dams fed low DCAD were more likely to develop diarrhea and had increased number of days with abnormal fecal scores. Consequently, calves from low DCAD dams had to be treated more frequently
Phyllotetranychus hadii Mahdavi & Latifi & Asadi 2019, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Phyllotetranychus hadii</i> Mahdavi, Latifi and Asadi sp. nov. <p>(Figs 1–9)</p> <p> <b>Type material.</b> Holotype, female, <b>IRAN,</b> Manujan-Kerman Province, 27°19′ N 57°30′ E, ex. <i>Washingtonia filifera</i> (Arecaceae), 20 September 2018, coll. S. M. Mahdavi.</p> <p>Paratypes. Seven females, one male and one larva, same data as holotype.</p> <p> <b>Type deposition.</b> All type specimens were deposited at SBUK except one female paratype deposited at ACASI.</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> Female: most dorsal setae broadly orbicular to ovate, leaf-like; all dorsal setae with pseudovenation; dorsal setae <i> v 2</i> , <i> c 1</i> , <i> c 3, d 1, e 1,</i> and <i> h 1</i> large, elongate (with <i> e 1</i> shortest of these), lanceolate, tapering setae <i> h 1</i> are much longer than, and obviously dissimilar in shape to, setae <i> h 2</i> ; <i> c 2</i> larger than <i> d 2</i> and <i> e 2</i> ; prodorsum cuticle with strong transverse pattern medially and fine oblique striae laterally; dorsal opisthosomal cuticle with irregular pattern medially, with cells formed in some areas; setation of legs I–IV: coxae 1-1-0-0; trochanters 1-1-1- 1; femora 4-4-0-0; genua 2-2-0-0; tibiae 4-4-2-2; tarsi 9(1 <i>ω</i>)-9(1 <i>ω</i>)-5-5; femur and genu I–II with small, broad, orbicular dorsal seta <i>d</i>, tibia I–II with dorsal seta <i>d</i> elongate, narrow, lanceolate. Male: anterior dorsal body setae (<i> v 2</i> to setal row D) orbicular, posterior dorsal setae (setal row E to posterior) becoming elongate, lanceolate; Setation of legs I–IV: coxae 1-1-0-0; trochanters 1-1-1-1; femora 4-4-0-0; genua 2-2-0-0; tibiae 4-4-4-3; tarsi 10(2 <i>ω</i>)-10(2 <i>ω</i>)- 5-5; femur and genu I–II with dorsal seta <i>d</i> orbicular to obovate, tibia I–II with dorsal seta <i>d</i> elongate, narrow, lanceolate, tibia III–IV with dorsal seta <i>d</i> orbicular to obovate.</p> <p> <b>Description. FEMALE (Holotype). (n=7; Figs 1–3).</b> Length of idiosoma (<i> v 2 –h 1</i> ) 221–227 (225); width of idiosoma 185–193 (187).</p> <p> <i>Dorsum</i> (Fig. 1): Dorsum with 16 pairs of setae broad orbicular to ovate, with pseudovenation; prodorsum cuticle with strong transverse pattern medially and fine oblique striae laterally; dorsal opisthosomal cuticle with irregular pattern medially, with cells formed in some areas; dorsal setae <i> v 2</i> and <i> h 1</i> elongate, lanceolate-falcate, tapering; setae <i> h 1</i> are much longer than, and obviously dissimilar in shape to, setae <i> h 2</i> and <i> v 2</i> longer than longitudinal distance between setae <i> v 2 –c 1</i> ; setae <i> c 1</i> , <i> c 3, d 1</i> and <i> e 1</i> elongate (with <i> e 1</i> shortest of these), lanceolate, tapering; setae <i> c 2</i> larger than <i> d 2</i> and <i> e 2</i> ; setae <i> v 2</i> are longest and <i> e 2</i> are the shortest dorsal setae; dorsolateral setae mostly orbicular; anterior margin of prodorsum with two pairs of prodorsal projections. Lengths of setae: <i> v 2</i> 116– 119 (118), <i> sc 1</i> 50–54 (53), <i> sc 2</i> 37–38 (37), <i> c 1</i> 114–121 (114), <i> c 2</i> 41–42 (41), <i> c 3</i> 68–135 (120), <i> d 1</i> 103–104 (104), <i>d</i> <i> 2</i> 31– 33 (32), <i> d 3</i> 66–69 (67), <i> e 1</i> 90–105 (91), <i> e 2</i> 27 (27), <i> e 3</i> 59 –62 (62), <i> f 2</i> 51–53 (53), <i> f 3</i> 40–43 (42), <i> h 1</i> 109–155 (111), <i> h 2</i> 47–49 (47). Distances between dorsal setae: <i> v 2 –v 2</i> 58 –59 (59), <i> sc 1 –sc 1</i> 99 (99), <i> sc 2 –sc 2</i> 161–163 (161), <i> c 1 –c 1</i> 57–62 (62), <i> c 2 –c 2</i> 121–126 (122), <i> c 3 –c 3</i> 175–177 (176), <i>d</i> <i> 1 –d 1</i> 62–75 (62), <i>d</i> <i> 2 –d 2</i> 96–98 (97), <i> d 3 –d 3</i> 168–169 (167), <i> e 1 – e 1</i> 46 (46), <i> e 2 –e 2</i> 99–98 (99), <i> e 3 –e 3</i> 159–162 (160), <i> f 2 –f 2</i> 151–154 (151), <i> f 3 –f 3</i> 129–131 (129), <i> h 1 –h</i> <i> 1</i> 26–29 (27), <i> h 2 –h 2</i> 83–90 (84). <i>Venter</i> (Fig. 2b) with broadly spaced coarse transverse striae between <i>1a–4a</i>, and fine transverse striae between <i>4a–ag</i>; one pair of aggenital setae (<i>ag</i>); two pairs of each genital setae (<i> g 1–2</i> ) and pseudanal setae (<i> ps 1–2</i> ). Lengths of setae: <i>1a</i> 74–77 (76), <i>3a</i> 12–16 (13), <i>4a</i> 13–15 (13), <i>ag</i> 16–18 (18), <i>g</i> <i> 1</i> 24–25 (24), <i>g</i> <i> 2</i> 21–24 (24), <i>ps</i> <i> 1</i> 10–11 (10), <i>ps</i> <i> 2</i> 11–12 (11). Distances between setae: <i>1a–1a</i> 24–25 (25), <i>3a–3a</i> 53–55 (53), <i>4a–4a</i> 40–43 (40), <i>ag– ag</i> 13 (13), <i> g 1 –g</i> <i> 1</i> 12–14 (12), <i> g 2 –g</i> <i> 2</i> 27–31 (27). <i>Gnathosoma</i> (Fig. 2a): Palp two-segmented; palp tibio-tarsus with one eupathidium <i>ul'ζ</i> 4–5 (5) and two tactile setae, palp femorogenu with one serrate seta (<i>d</i>). Ventral infracapitulum without any setae. <i>Legs</i> (Fig. 3): Setation of legs I–IV: coxae 1(<i>1b</i>)–1(<i>2b</i>)–0–0; trochanters 1(<i>v'</i>)– 1(<i>v'</i>)–1(<i>v'</i>)–1(<i>v'</i>); femora 4(<i>d</i>, <i>bv"</i>, <i>v'</i>, <i>l'</i>)–4(<i>d, bv", v', l'</i>)–0–0; genua 2(<i>d, l'</i>)–2(<i>d, l'</i>)–0–0; tibiae 4(<i>d, v', v", l'</i>)–4(<i>d, v', v", l'</i>)–2(<i>d, v'</i>)–2(<i>v'</i>, <i>v"</i>); tarsi 9(<i>ft', ft", ω", u', u", p'ζ, p"ζ, tc', tc"</i>)–9(<i>ft', ft", ω", u', u", p'ζ, p"ζ, tc', tc"</i>)–5(<i>ft', u', u", tc', tc"</i>)–5(<i>ft', u', u", tc', tc"</i>); solenidion on tarsus I <i>ω"</i> 8–9 (8), solenidion on tarsus II <i>ω"</i> 6–7 (7); dorsal seta <i>d</i> on femora and genua I–II orbicular; dorsal seta <i>d</i> on tibia I–II narrow, lanceolate; all pretarsi with true claws uncinate and empodium pad-like. Variation in setal counts on tibia III–IV as follows: tibia III with 3(<i>d, v', v"</i> present; <i>l"</i> absent) setae (n=1); tibia IV with 1(<i>v'</i>) setae (n=2).</p> <p> <b>MALE. (n=1; Figs 4–6):</b> Length of idiosoma (<i> v 2 –h 1</i> ) 142; width of idiosoma 131.</p> <p> <i>Dorsum</i> (Fig. 4): Prodorsum with smooth cuticle; opisthosoma with mostly smooth cuticle, except with band of transverse striae between setal rows D and E; anterior dorsal body setae (<i> v 2</i> to setal row D) orbicular, posterior dorsal setae (setal row E to posterior) becoming elongate, lanceolate; anterior margin of prodorsum smoothly rounded, without prodorsal projections. Lengths of setae: <i> v 2</i> 30, <i> sc 1</i> 35, <i> sc 2</i> 22, <i> c 1</i> 33, <i> c 2</i> 21, <i> c 3</i> 25, <i> d 1</i> 22, <i> d 2</i> 19, <i> d 3</i> 36, <i> e 1</i> 33, <i> e 2</i> 25, <i> e 3</i> 50, <i> f 2</i> 43, <i> f 3</i> 58, <i> h 1</i> 43, <i> h 2</i> 58. Distances between dorsal setae: <i> v 2 –v 2</i> 49, <i> sc 1 –sc 1</i> 78, <i> sc 2 –sc 2</i> 122, <i> c 1 –c 1</i> 62, <i> c 2 – c 2</i> 106, <i> c 3 –c 3</i> 123, <i> d 1 –d 1</i> 61, <i> d 2 –d 2</i> 93, <i> d 3 –d 3</i> 112, <i> e 1 – e 1</i> 22, <i> e 2 –e 2</i> 87, <i> e 3 –e 3</i> 96, <i> f 2 –f 2</i> 50, <i> f 3 –f 3</i> 64, <i> h 1 –h 1</i> 5, <i> h 2 –h 2</i> 40. <i>Venter</i> (Fig. 5): with broadly spaced coarse transverse striae between <i>1a–3a</i> and between <i>4a–ag</i>, with band of fine transverse striae level with <i>3a–3a</i>, and regions of smooth cuticle between coxae IV–IV and posterior to setae <i>ag</i>. Lengths of setae: <i>1a</i> 58, <i>3a</i> 14, <i>4a</i> 17, <i>ag</i> 15, <i> g 1</i> 18, <i> g 2</i> 20, <i> ps 1</i> 18, <i> ps 2</i> 17. Distances between setae: <i>1a–1a</i> 21, <i>3a–3a</i> 45, <i>4a–4a</i> 39, <i>ag–ag</i> 7, <i> g 1 –g 1</i> 8, <i> g 2 –g 2</i> 17. Length of aedeagus 290 (Fig. 5c). <i>Gnathosoma</i>: (Fig. 5b) similar to female with one eupathidium <i>ul'ζ</i> (4). <i>Legs</i> (Fig. 6): Setation of legs I–IV: coxae 1(<i>1b</i>)–1(<i>2b</i>)–0–0; trochanters 1(<i>v'</i>)–1(<i>v'</i>)–1(<i>v'</i>)– 1(<i>v'</i>); femora 4(<i>d, bv", v', l'</i>)– 4(<i>d, bv", v', l'</i>)–0–0; genua 2(<i>d, l'</i>)–2(<i>d, l'</i>)–0–0; tibiae 4(<i>d, v', v", l'</i>)–4(<i>d, v', v", l'</i>)– 4(<i>d, v', v", l'</i>)– 3(<i>d, v', v"</i>); tarsi 10(<i>ft', ft", ω", ω', u', u", p'ζ, p"ζ, tc', tc"</i>)–10(<i>ft', ft", ω", ω', u', u", p'ζ, p"ζ, tc', tc"</i>)–5(<i>ft', u', u", tc', tc"</i>)–5(<i>ft', u', u", ω', tc"</i>); solenidia on tarsus I <i>ω"</i> (9), <i>ω'</i> (11), solenidia on tarsus II <i>ω"</i> (9), <i>ω'</i> (11); femur and genu I–II with dorsal seta <i>d</i> obovate; tibia I–II with dorsal seta <i>d</i> narrow, lanceolate; tibia III–IV with dorsal setae broad; all pretarsi with true claws uncinate and empodium pad-like.</p> <p> <b>LARVA. (n=1; Figs 7–9):</b> Length of idiosoma (<i> v 2 –h 1</i> ) 127; width of idiosoma 121.</p> <p> <i>Dorsum</i> (Fig. 7): full complement of 16 dorsal setae similar to the adult; only dorsal setae <i> v 2</i> are broadly orbicular, with pseudovenation; setae <i> c 1</i> and <i> d 1</i> narrowly lanceolate, and remaining dorsal setae small to minute, clavate. Prodorsum cuticle with striations transverse medially and longitudinal laterally; anterior margin of prodorsum with a pair of prodorsal projections. Lengths of setae: <i> v 2</i> 28, <i> sc 1</i> 6, <i> sc 2</i> 6, <i> c 1</i> 21, <i> c 2</i> 5, <i> c 3</i> 6, <i> d 1</i> 18, <i> d 2</i> 4, <i> d 3</i> 4, <i> e 1</i> 5, <i> e 2</i> 3, <i> e 3</i> 3, <i> f 2</i> 3, <i> f 3</i> 3, <i> h 1</i> 4, <i> h 2</i> 4. Distances between dorsal setae: <i> v 2 –v 2</i> 39, <i> sc 1 –sc 1</i> 67, <i> sc 2 –sc 2</i> 103, <i> c 1 –c 1</i> 44, <i> c 2 –c 2</i> 100, <i> c 3 –c 3</i> 111, <i> d 1 –d 1</i> 40, <i> d 2 –d 2</i> 89, <i> d 3 –d 3</i> 91, <i> e 1 – e 1</i> 30, <i> e 2 –e 2</i> 60, <i> e 3 –e 3</i> 64, <i> f 2 –f 2</i> 29, <i> f 3 –f 3</i> 32, <i> h 1 –h 1</i> 9, <i> h 2 –h 2</i> 13. <i>Venter</i> (Fig. 8): cuticle with fine transverse striations between setae <i>1a</i> to coxa III. Lengths of setae: <i>1a</i> 40, <i>3a</i> 9, <i> ps 1</i> 2, <i> ps 2</i> 2. Distances between intercoxal setae: <i>1a–1a</i> 29, <i>3a–3a</i> 60. <i>Gnathosoma</i> (Fig. 8a): similar to female with one eupathidium <i>ul'ζ</i> (3). <i>Legs</i> (Figs. 9): Setation of legs I–III: coxae 0–0–0; trochanters 0–0–0; femora 3(<i>d, bv", v'</i>)– 2(<i>bv", v'</i>)–0; genua 1(<i>l'</i>)–1(<i>l'</i>)–0; tibiae 4(<i>d, v', v", l'</i>)–4(<i>d, v', v", l'</i>)–2(<i>d, v'</i>); tarsi 7(<i>ft', ft", ω", u', u", p'ζ, p"ζ</i>)–7(<i>ft', ft", ω", u', u", p'ζ, p"ζ</i>)–3(<i>ft', u', u"</i>); solenidion on tarsus I <i>ω"</i> (4), solenidion on tarsus II <i>ω"</i> (3); tibia I–II with dorsal seta <i>d</i> narrowly lanceolate; all pretarsi with true claws uncinate and empodium pad-like.</p> <p> <b>DEUTONYMPH, PROTONYMPH.</b> Unknown.</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> This species is named in honor of Mr. Sayed Hadi Mahdavi, brother of the senior author for his helpful comments about new methods of computer drawings.</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> <i>Phyllotetranychus hadii</i> is easily separated from other species of this genus as follows: Female, 1. Dorsal setae <i> v 2</i> are elongate, lanceolate-falcate, tapering in <i>P. hadii</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, whereas setae <i> v 2</i> are broad and strongly ovate to rhombic in <i>P. aegyptium</i> and <i>P. gawadii</i>, and narrowly oblong in <i>P. romaine</i>; setae <i> c 3</i> and <i> h 1</i> are lanceolatefalcate, tapering in <i>P. hadii</i> vs. setae <i> c 3</i> and <i> h 1</i> broadly orbicular to weakly falcate in the other three species. 2. Dorsal setae <i> h 1</i> are much longer than, and obviously dissimilar in shape to, setae <i>h</i> <i> 2</i> in <i>P. hadii</i>, vs. setae <i> h 1</i> and <i> h 2</i> of similar shape and size to each other in the other species. 3. Setae <i> c 3</i> and <i> d 3</i> are dissimilar in shape and length to each other in <i>P. hadii</i>, vs. setae <i> c 3</i> and <i> d 3</i> of similar shape and length to each other in the other species. 4. Setation of coxae, femora and tibiae are different between <i>P. hadii</i> and <i>P. gawadii</i>. Male, 1. With dorsal body setae <i> c 1, d 1</i> and <i> e 1</i> similar in shape and size to each other in <i>P. hadii</i>, <i>P. aegyptium</i> and <i>P</i>. <i>gawadii</i> vs. setae <i> c 1</i> , <i> d 1</i> , <i> e 1</i> dissimilar in shape and size to each other in <i>P. romaine</i>. 2. Dorsal body setae <i> f 2</i> are smaller than <i>f</i> <i> 3</i> in <i>P. hadii</i> vs. similar in shape and size in <i>P. aegyptium</i> and <i>P. gawadii</i>. The setation of the legs of <i>P. gawadii</i> needs further attention as some setae reported present or absent for that species, and the differences between males and females, are unusual. Our attempt to borrow the types was unsuccessful.</p> <p> It seems likely that <i>P. gawadii</i> is a junior synonym of <i>P. aegyptium</i>. Both species are from date palm in northern Egypt, so share the same type host and general type locality. According to Halawa <i>et al</i>. (2015), the species are separated by the shape of setae <i> v 2</i> in females, the shape of setae <i> c 1</i> and <i>d</i> <i> 1</i> in males, and the size of setae <i>sc</i> <i> 1</i> in larvae; leg chaetotaxy is also stated as being completely different.</p> <p> The shape and size of dorsal setae are prone to some variation. This may be natural, but setae vary in size and shape due to slide-mounting variation, especially for these broad setae found in <i>Phyllotetranychus</i>, which may be flattened to different degrees during slide-mounting. This variation and possible synonymy warrants further studies including examination of types and consideration of more material on date palms. Furthermore, the claimed differences in leg chaetotaxy are highly unlikely to be real as leg chaetotaxy was not studied in <i>P. aegyptium</i>. Also, the authors state that <i>P. aegyptium</i> has only one nymphal stage and that <i>P. gawadii</i> has three. Zaher <i>et al</i>. (1969) claimed that <i>P. aegyptium</i> had one nymphal stage, but all flat mites have a larva and two nymphal stages, so this deserves further attention. Halawa <i>et al.</i> (2015) make the unusual claim that <i>P. gawadii</i> has retained the tritonymph. However, it seems more likely that <i>P. gawadii</i> has sexual dimorphism of the deutonymph, as noted by Beard <i>et al.</i> (2018) for the closely related genus <i>Raoiella.</i></p>Published as part of <i>Mahdavi, Sayed Mosayeb, Latifi, Malihe & Asadi, Mahdieh, 2019, A new species of Phyllotetranychus (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from Iran, pp. 566-578 in Zootaxa 4565 (4)</i> on pages 567-577, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4565.4.10, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/2591261">http://zenodo.org/record/2591261</a>
Study of the factors associated with stillbirth in pregnant women admitted in Imam Reza Teaching Hospital in Kermanshah (2011-2014)
No full textIntroduction: Stillbirth is a devastating pregnancy outcome and is often defined as fetal death after 20 weeks of gestation. Annually, 2.6 million stillbirths occur worldwide, 98% in developing countries. It is crucial that we understand the causes and contributing factors. This study was performed with aim to evaluate the factors associated with stillbirth in pregnant women admitted in Imam Reza Teaching Hospital in Kermanshah, Iran (2011-2014). Methods: This descriptive study was performed on 423 cases of stillbirth in Imam Reza Teaching Hospital in Kermanshah during 2011-2014. Demographic data and target variables such as fetal, maternal, placental, amniotic fluid, uterine, trauma, and causes were recorded in data collection forms. Data were analyzed by SPSS software (version 16). Results: Among 15376 births, 423 cases of stillbirth (2.75%) were registered. The causes of stillbirth were as follows: 117 cases (27.66%) fetal problems with the most frequency in gestational age of less than 27 weeks, 21 (4.96%) umbilical cord problems with the most frequency at 27-34 weeks of gestation, 68 (16.07%) placental problems with the most frequency at 27-34 weeks of gestation, 147 (34.75%) amniotic fluid problems with the most frequency in less than 27 weeks of gestation, 42 (9.93%) uterus problems with the most frequency in more than 34 weeks of gestation, 149 (35.22%) maternal problems with the most frequency in less than 27 weeks of gestation, 42 (9.93%) due to trauma and often in less than 27 weeks of gestation, and 73 (17.26%) were classified as unknown. Conclusion: The maternal, fetal and amniotic fluid problems were the most cause of stillbirth and it is required to be paid more attention in prenatal care
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