Abstract Background Traditional medicine is a major component in the primary healthcare system in the southeast of Iran, which has a rich floral diversity.However, there is no comprehensive report on the use of medicinal herbs in this specific region.This traditional usage of medicinal plants by local communities could serve as a source for pharmac
The Montesinho Natural Park (MNP), with an area of about 750 km2, is one of the largest protected areas in Portugal.Since its inauguration as a natural park in 1979, geological and geomorphological aspects have not been taken into consideration in its nature conservation policies.Over the last few years, this deficit has been compensated with an as
Rock-breaking efficiency of full-face rock tunnel boring machine (TBM) is closely related to the performance of the disc cutter and the characteristics of the rock mass.In the point of view of mesomechanics, the particle flow code (PFC) is used to establish a numerical model of the rock mass and the disc cutter, and the process of TBM disc cutter i
Introduction Physicians can be unaware that many US adults have intermediate or lower health literacy.Avoiding medical jargon in patient communication can improve poor outcomes associated with lower health literacy, but physicians may struggle to do so as health literacy education is neither standardized nor universal at US here allopathic medical