First report of Taenia acinonyxi [Ortlopp, 1938] in Acinonyx jubatus venaticus from Iran

The Asian cheetah is known as Iranian panther. A four years old female cheetah was killed in a road accident by a truck in Abbas Abad [Biarjamand] County around Shahrood City in Semnan Province, central part of Iran. Two days after the accident the carcass of animal was autopsied and only five cestodes were obtained from its intestine. In inspection of other organs no other helminth was observed. Cestod samples were fixed and stained by carmine acid. Characterization of the cestodes using morphological standard key, identified the cestodes as Taenia acinonyxi

Uranium separation from wastewater by electrodialysis

Uranium is a toxic and radioactive heavy metal found in nuclear effluents and should be treated by considering economic and environmental aspects. In this study, uranium separation from synthetic effluents by electrodialysis was investigated. Taguchi method was used to plan a minimum number of experiments. An orthogonal L[9] array [three factors in three levels] was employed to evaluate the effects of flow rate [5, 15 and 30 mL/min], voltage [10, 20 and 30 V] and feed concentration [200, 500 and 1000 mg/L] on performance of uranium separation. ANOVA method was applied to evaluate the relative effect of each factor. Results showed that increasing voltage and decreasing flow rate improves performance, and initial concentration does not affect it considerably. The effect of flow rate was more significant. Electrodeionization was applied for final treatment of dilute solutions. The effect of magnesium ions in the feed solution caused a decrease in uranium removal. The relation between current and voltage was linear. A comparison between actual and theory energy consumption showed a considerable difference due to concentration polarization. Based on the results, electrodialysis was found to be very effective for uranium removal from wastewaters

First report of ancylostoma tubaeforme in persian leopard [panther a pardus saxicolor]

Ancylostoma tubaeforme was originally described as a separate species parasitizing the cat. The adults of A. tubaeforme are 7 to 12 mm long. A. tubaeforme can be differentiated from the adults of A. braziliense and A. ceylanicum by the presence of three teeth. Here we describe the first report of A. tubaeforme in a Persian young female leopard, 2-3 years old, with head and trunk length 120 centimeters, length of tail 98 centimeters and body weight 35 kilograms