GEOCHEMISTRY, FACIES CHARACTERISTICS AND PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF THE STORM-DOMINATED PHOSPHATE-BEARING DEPOSITS OF EASTERN TETHYAN OCEAN; A CASE STUDY FROM ZAGROS REGION, SW IRAN

Geochemistry, facies characteristics and palaeoenvironmental conditions of the storm-dominated phosphate-bearing deposits of eastern Tethyan Ocean; A case study from Zagros region, SW Iran

Phosphate deposits in south-western Iran are part of the South Tethyan Phosphogenic Province, a huge carbonate-dominated strata that extends to the Middle East.The Tethyan phosphorites of Iran are dated Eocene-Oligocene (Pabdeh Formation) and categorized as low-grade ore deposits on a global scale.Depositional conditions of the facies indicate that

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Extracellular Vesicles and DAMPs in Cancer: A Mini-Review

Certain cancer therapy has been shown to induce immunogenic cell death in cancer cells and may promote tumor progression instead.The external stress or stimuli may induce cell death and contribute toward the secretion of pro inflammatory molecules.The release of damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) upon induction of therapy or cell death ha

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THE ALLURE OF VIOLENT EXTREMISM AS A PATHWAY TO MANHOOD

This article emphasizes the growing number of disenfranchised young men who turn to radicalization and extremism to attain and maintain certain hegemonic masculinities in a world of widening inequality and volatile future perspectives.Often, socio-economic grievances that affect achieving said masculinities are making individuals more prone to ideo

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