Genetic diversity of the recovered populations of Mesocriconema xenoplax (Nematoda: Criconematidae) from orchards in Fars province, Southern Iran

In this survey, 14 populations of Mesocriconema xenoplax were collected from the rhizosphere of eight fruit and nut trees in Fars province, Southern Iran.The phylogenetic relationships of these populations with other representatives of the species were investigated using sequences of cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 mitochondrial gene (COI) and D2-D3

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The Distinction of Hot Herbal Compress, Hot Compress, and Topical Diclofenac as Myofascial Pain Syndrome Treatment

This randomized controlled trial aimed to investigate the distinctness after treatment among hot herbal compress, hot compress, and topical diclofenac.The registrants were equally divided into groups and received the different treatments including hot herbal compress, hot compress, and topical diclofenac group, which served as the control group.Aft

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A hybrid spatiotemporal convolution-based cellular automata model (ST-CA) for land-use/cover change simulation

Accurate land-use/-cover change (LUCC) simulation is of great significance to issues closely related to regional planning and policy-making.Many models have been committed to conducting LUCC simulations for better decision-making.However, LUCC is a nonlinear spatiotemporal process with complex links and feedback as well as latent dependencies in bo

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