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Plant Sciences
M. Mehrnia, M. Akaberi, M. S. Amiri, M. Nadaf, S. A. Emami
Summary: In this study, 555 medicinal plants used in folk medicine in Lorestan Province were identified, with a focus on gastrointestinal, respiratory, and skin issues. The local knowledge of herbal therapies can serve as complementary medicine, especially for people in remote areas. Further pharmacological and phytochemical studies can be guided by the identified plants with high frequency of citations.
JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
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Geology
Qiyuan Lu, Xiaoming Sun, Dengfeng Li, Yu Fu, Feng Zhou, Yeheng Liang, Xiao Lin, Yanmei Lao
Summary: Research on the Zartorosht gold deposit in southern Iran reveals that its gold mineralization is of orogenic-type, with ore-forming fluids sourced from a mixed metamorphic-mantle origin. The key trigger for gold deposition is the drop in temperature and pressure. These ore-forming fluids were likely produced during the Cenozoic extension and post-peak metamorphism of the Zagros orogeny.
ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
(2022)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Kobra Heydarzadeh, Hossein Hajialibeigi, Jaume Verges, Gholamreza Gharabeigli
Summary: This paper discusses the tectono-sedimentary evolution of the Dehdasht Basin in the Central Zagros, revealing the interaction between tectonics, Gachsaran Formation diapirism, and coeval sedimentation. The basin is characterized by thick Miocene Gachsaran evaporites affecting its internal structure, with high amplitude NW-SE trending anticlines filled with Neogene deposits. The observed structural variations suggest the development of the basin above hidden basement faults, similar to those found along the major Kazerun Fault Zone.
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Mansoure Montahaei
Summary: An audio-magnetotelluric (AMT) investigation was conducted in the arid region of the Mond river basin in southwest Iran to study the conductivity structure of the aquifer. The results revealed that rocks containing fractures filled with saline groundwater or clay alteration products have higher conductivity, making them good targets for exploration. The study also found a shallow conductive layer coinciding with the regional hydrogeological information, as well as a deep conductor and a detached aquiclude under the aquifer.
PURE AND APPLIED GEOPHYSICS
(2022)
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Geography, Physical
Azam Mahanipour, Joerg Mutterlose, Mohammad Parandavar
Summary: The study found that the K-Pg boundary is located in the uppermost part of a positive carbon isotope excursion, with signs of environmental stress recorded near the boundary. During the early Danian stage, indications of stressful and eutrophic surface water conditions were observed, but a temporary cooling phase was documented in the subsequent recovery phase.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2022)
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Forestry
Ehsan Safari, Hossein Moradi, Andrea Seim, Rasoul Yousefpour, Mahsa Mirzakhani, Willy Tegel, Javad Soosani, Hans-Peter Kahle
Summary: The study reveals that the growth of the dominant oak species in the Central Zagros Mountains of western Iran is positively influenced by water availability and climatic conditions, with precipitation and temperature playing significant roles in the radial growth of the trees.
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Hanan Bahranipoor
Summary: This study presents the first reliable absolute dates for the Dalma culture in western Iran, based on charcoal samples from an excavation site in the Central Zagros region. The results indicate that the Dalma culture existed between approximately 5200/5100 BCE and 4600 BCE.
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Vahid E. Ardestani, Dominique Fournier, Douglas W. Oldenburg
Summary: The gravity data in the Zagros mountains and central Iran block were analyzed to study the geological structures in the upper crust. Various corrections were applied to the gravity data, including drift, free-air, and terrain corrections. The inverted gravity anomalies were used to estimate the subsurface density distribution, providing valuable information about the thickness and lithology of the geological formations.
PURE AND APPLIED GEOPHYSICS
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jimin Sun, Zhongli Ding, Wenjiao Xiao, Brian F. Windley
Summary: The Asian interior is home to significant geological features, including the Central Asian Orogenic Belt, the largest mid-latitude desert, and extensive late Cenozoic sediment deposits. By studying the aeolian Red Clay and its connection to the reactivation and uplift history of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt and the northeastern Tibetan Plateau, researchers have found evidence of simultaneous events occurring around 7 million years ago. This research provides a basis for understanding the link between deep Earth processes and surface phenomena, with implications for the ecosystem in Asia.
EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Farzaneh Shakerardakani, Franz Neubauer, Manfred Bernroider, Fritz Finger, Christoph Hauzenberger, Johann Genser, Michael Waitzinger, Behzad Monfaredi
Summary: This study reports the metamorphic conditions and evolution of the Dorud-Azna metamorphic units in the central part of the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone (SSZ), Iran. The results reveal the polyphase metamorphism in two different basement units and provide new insights into the tectonic history of the SSZ. The findings suggest the influence of rift and plate collision processes, reflecting various stages of a Wilson cycle.
GEOSCIENCE FRONTIERS
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
Ran Zhang, Dabang Jiang, Jian Zhang, Chunxia Zhang, Yibo Yang, Yunxia Jia, Na Wang
Summary: Since the late Miocene, the uplift of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) and the northeastern (NE) Tibetan Plateau has had a significant impact on the East Asian climate. The uplift of these landmasses has increased annual precipitation in certain regions, strengthened summer monsoon winds in northern East Asia, weakened winter monsoon winds in southern East Asia, and strengthened high tropospheric westerly wind in both summer and winter at northern high latitudes. The uplift of the CAOB had a greater influence on summer precipitation, winter monsoon winds, and high tropospheric westerly wind compared to the NE Tibetan Plateau, although the latter also played a role in increasing annual precipitation in eastern Asia.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2023)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Tahereh Habibi
Summary: The study of two stratigraphic sections in the Mymand anticline of the Zagros Mountains revealed various microfacies types and fossil assemblages, providing insights into the sedimentary environment evolution during the Oligocene period.
ACTA GEOLOGICA SINICA-ENGLISH EDITION
(2021)
Article
Geology
Umid Kakemem, Laura J. Cotton, Nasrin Hadavand-Khani, Roghayeh Fallah-Bagtash, Nicolas Thibault, Kresten Anderskouv
Summary: The Taleh Zang Formation in the Lurestan Basin, SW Iran, contains large platform carbonates rich in large benthic foraminifera. The formation is dominated by alveolinids and various other genera of foraminifera, along with minor components such as calcareous algae, gastropods, echinoids, and bivalves. Biostratigraphy analysis indicates that the formation is of early Ypresian age and was deposited in a shallow water environment within the euphotic zone. The presence of intervals displaying shallowing and deepening trends suggests that regional tectonics and eustasy played significant roles in the formation of these deposits.
SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY
(2023)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Bin Liu, Chang-Qian Ma, You-Jun Tang, Huan Dong, Yu Xu, Shao-Qing Zhao, Yang Sun, Jian Huang
Summary: High-Mg andesitic rocks in the central Tibetan Plateau were formed in three episodes during the Triassic period, showing different magma-peridotite interactions and origins, and transitioning from adakitic HMAs to sanukitic HMAs. The northeastward younger trend and significant compositional transition indicate that subducted oceanic crust melting and slab rollback-induced asthenosphere mantle upwelling played key roles in the generation of these rocks.
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Chemistry, Physical
M. Cassani, L. Sambuco Salomone, S. Carbonetto, A. Faigon, E. Redin, M. Garcia-Inza
Summary: The response characteristics of MOS dosimeters using field oxide as gate insulator were studied, showing sensitivity for different applied bias and the evolution of threshold voltage with dose for constant bias. A physics-based numerical model was developed to reproduce these experimental results, with the capture rate per free hole as the only fitting parameter. The model predicted further experiments and showed insensitivity to the physical parameter related to neutralization, even during threshold voltage recovery.
RADIATION PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY
(2021)