Epilithic diatoms are a division of Bacillariophyceae which live on stone and hard surfaces.This study was aimed to investigate the population dynamics of diatoms in Babolrud river.Samples were collected from 5 stations from May 2012 through September 2012 in a monthly interval.Temperature, pH, NO3-, PO4- and (EC) were measured for each sampling.Sa
The research aims to compare and contrast British and American visual communication texts which are based on the combination on semiotically diverse modes.Using Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis the paper explores the way a specific segment of reality - the COVID-19 pandemic - is covered in political cartoons that employ the same language but
The sensitivity of vertebrate citrated plasma to pro- and anticoagulant venom or toxins occurs on a microscale level (micrograms).Although it improves responses to agonists, recalcification triggers a relatively fast thrombin formation process in mammalian plasma.As it has a natural factor XII deficiency, the recalcification time (RT) of chicken pl
Summary: Background: The incidence of incisional self-harm of the upper limbs is increasing, and recurrence rates are high.It is not known whether different wound treatment strategies (dressings only vs.surgery) or the operative setting (main theatre vs.non-main theatre) affect wound or mental health-related outcomes.Methods: Four electronic databa
Context Male infertility contributes a lot to the causes of infertility among couples attending Gynaecology clinics in our environment.Objectives: To determine semen quality in male partners of infertile couples attending Gynaecology Clinic in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, and to describe the pattern of Essential Tote abnormality found among the se