The hot deformation characteristics of 1.4462 duplex stainless steel (DSS) were analyzed by considering strain partitioning between austenite and ferrite constituents. The individual behavior of ferrite and austenit...The hot deformation characteristics of 1.4462 duplex stainless steel (DSS) were analyzed by considering strain partitioning between austenite and ferrite constituents. The individual behavior of ferrite and austenite in microstructure was studied in an iso-stress condition. Hot compression tests were performed at temperatures of 800-1100~C and strain rates of 0.001-1 s-1. The flow stress was modeled by a hyperbolic sine constitutive equation, the corresponding constants and apparent activation energies were determined for the studied alloys. The constitutive equation and law of mixture were used to measure the contribution factor of each phase at any given strain. It is found that the contribution factor of ferrite exponentially declines as the Zener-HoUomon parameter (Z) increases. On the contrary, the austenite contribution polynomially increases with the increase of Z. At low Z values below 2.6. x 1015 (lnZ---35.5), a negative contribution factor is determined for austenite that is attributed to dynamic recrystallization. At high Z values, the contribution factor of austenite is about two orders of magnitude greater than that of ferrite, and therefore, austenite can accommodate more strain. Microstructural characterization via electron back-scattered diffraction (EBSD) confirms the mechanical results and shows that austenite recrystallization is possible only at high temperature and low strain rate.展开更多
Dynamic recrystallization and precipitation in a high manganese austenitic stainless steel were investigated by hot compression tests over temperatures of 950-1150~C at strain rates of 0.001 s-1-1 s-1. All the flow cu...Dynamic recrystallization and precipitation in a high manganese austenitic stainless steel were investigated by hot compression tests over temperatures of 950-1150~C at strain rates of 0.001 s-1-1 s-1. All the flow curves within the studied deformation regimes were typ- ical of dynamic recrystallization. A window was constructed to determine the value of apparent activation energy as a function of strain rate and deformation temperature. The kinetics of dynamic recrystallization was analyzed using the Avrami kinetics equation. A range of apparent activation energy for hot deformation from 303 kJ/mol to 477 kJ/mol is obtained at different deformation regimes. Microscopic characterization confirms that under a certain deformation condition (medium Zener-Hollomon parameter (Z) values), dynamic recrystalliza- tion appears at first, but large particles can not inhibit the recrystallization. At low or high Z values, dynamic recrystallization may occur be- fore dynamic precipitation and proceeds faster. In both cases, secondary phase precipitation is observed along prior austenite grain bounda- ries. Stress relaxation tests at the same deformation temperatures also confirm the possibility of dynamic precipitation. Unexpectedly, the Avrami's exponent value increases with the increase of Z value. It is associated with the priority of dynamic recrystallization to dynamic precipitation at higher Z values.展开更多
Surface active ionic liquids (SAILs) are considered as prominent materials in enhanced oil recovery thanks to their high interfacial activity. This study reports the preparation and applications of a nanostructure Tri...Surface active ionic liquids (SAILs) are considered as prominent materials in enhanced oil recovery thanks to their high interfacial activity. This study reports the preparation and applications of a nanostructure Tripodal imidazolium SAIL as an environmentally-friendly substitute to the conventional surfactants. The product has a star-like molecular structure centered by a triazine spacer, namely [(C_(4)im)_(3)TA][Cl_(3)], prepared by a one-step synthesis method and characterized with FT-IR, NMR, XRD, and SEM analysis methods. The interfacial tension of the system was decreased to about 78% at critical micelle concentration of less than 0.08 mol·dm^(−3). Increasing temperature, from 298.2 to 323.2 K, improved this capability. The solid surface wettability was changed from oil-wet to water-wet and 80% and 77% stable emulsions of crude oil–aqueous solutions were created after one day and one week, respectively. Compared to the Gemini kind homologous SAILs, the superior effects of the Tripodal SAIL were revealed and attributed to the strong hydrophobic branches in the molecule. The Frumkin adsorption isotherm precisely reproduced the generated IFT data, and accordingly, the adsorption and thermodynamic parameters were determined.展开更多
An efficient solvent‐free protocol for the synthesis of 14‐aryl‐14H‐dibenzo[a,j]xanthenes from the condensation of 2‐naphthol with arylaldehydes, using acetic acid functionalized imidazolium salts (1‐carboxymet...An efficient solvent‐free protocol for the synthesis of 14‐aryl‐14H‐dibenzo[a,j]xanthenes from the condensation of 2‐naphthol with arylaldehydes, using acetic acid functionalized imidazolium salts (1‐carboxymethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium bromide ([cmmim]Br) and 1‐carboxymethy1‐3-me-thylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate([cmmim]BF4) as reusable catalysts, has been developed. The turn over frequency on the catalysts is several times higher than the other previously reported catalysts. Also, thermal gravimetric analysis and powder X‐ray diffraction pattern of the catalysts have been studied.展开更多
Tin dioxide (SnO2 ) nanoparticles efficiently catalyzed unsymmetrical four-component Hantzsch condensations of various aldehydes, dimedone, ethyl acetoacetate, and ammonium acetate to form polyhydroquinoline derivativ...Tin dioxide (SnO2 ) nanoparticles efficiently catalyzed unsymmetrical four-component Hantzsch condensations of various aldehydes, dimedone, ethyl acetoacetate, and ammonium acetate to form polyhydroquinoline derivatives in excellent yields. This novel method offers several advantages over the traditional method of synthesizing these compounds, including safety, mild conditions, short reaction times, high yields, and an easy workup.展开更多
A simple and efficient method for the synthesis of 9,9‐dimethyl‐9,10‐dihydro‐8H‐benzo‐[α]xanthen‐11(12)‐one derivatives (DDBXs) was developed by the condensation reaction of various substituted aryl aldehydes...A simple and efficient method for the synthesis of 9,9‐dimethyl‐9,10‐dihydro‐8H‐benzo‐[α]xanthen‐11(12)‐one derivatives (DDBXs) was developed by the condensation reaction of various substituted aryl aldehydes with 2‐naphthol and dimedone using Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) as a heterogeneous catalyst under solvent‐free conditions at 90–110 °C.The experimental procedure is very simple,the products are formed in high yields and the catalyst is easily separated by applying an external magnetic field.展开更多
Deep Learning(DL)is a subfield of machine learning that significantly impacts extracting new knowledge.By using DL,the extraction of advanced data representations and knowledge can be made possible.Highly effective DL...Deep Learning(DL)is a subfield of machine learning that significantly impacts extracting new knowledge.By using DL,the extraction of advanced data representations and knowledge can be made possible.Highly effective DL techniques help to find more hidden knowledge.Deep learning has a promising future due to its great performance and accuracy.We need to understand the fundamentals and the state‐of‐the‐art of DL to leverage it effectively.A survey on DL ways,advantages,drawbacks,architectures,and methods to have a straightforward and clear understanding of it from different views is explained in the paper.Moreover,the existing related methods are compared with each other,and the application of DL is described in some applications,such as medical image analysis,handwriting recognition,and so on.展开更多
Salt domes have always been attractive because of special attribute due to chemical and physical properties of salt.Jashak salt dome is one of Hormoz series domes,which is appeared in the southeast part of Zagros Moun...Salt domes have always been attractive because of special attribute due to chemical and physical properties of salt.Jashak salt dome is one of Hormoz series domes,which is appeared in the southeast part of Zagros Mountains and has a great potential for being a geotourism zone in that region as a result of amazing geomorphological structures which made it展开更多
In order to identify Trichoderma species isolated from Iran, Trichoderma selective media and malt extract agar (MEA) were used to isolate Trichoderma species from the soil samples. All the cultures were purified on 2%...In order to identify Trichoderma species isolated from Iran, Trichoderma selective media and malt extract agar (MEA) were used to isolate Trichoderma species from the soil samples. All the cultures were purified on 2% water agar by hyphal tip method prior to morphological examination. Morphological observations were carried out on the cultures grown on 2% MEA and oat meal agar at 20°C under ambient laboratory conditions. Macroscopic features of colony and microscopic features of conidiophore, phialid and conidium including position of phialids on conidiophore and shape and size of phialids and conidia were studied and recorded 3-5 days after inoculation. Out of 36 tested isolates, using morphological features and molecular data obtained from ITS1, ITS2 and 5.8S regions fourteen species were identified as follow: T. atroviride, T. ghanense, T. spirale, T. erinaceum, T. citrinoviride, T. saturnisporum, T. longibrachiatum, T. hamatum, T. harzianum, T. inhamatum, T. tomentosum, T. virens, T. asperellum, T. koningii. Among the species T. harzianum and T. virens isolates were the most frequent species. In addition of the mentioned species two Tichoderma sp. were collected from walnut rhizospher that they are not fit to any described species so far. Although one of them are T. brevicumpactum introduced informally.展开更多
The studied area is located in the south to east of the Qorveh city(Kurdistan Province)in the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone.Based on field observations,the dykes are mafic to dioritic in composition,and followed by granitic dykes
Trityl chloride(Ph3CCl) efficiently catalyzes the condensation of 3‐methyl‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐ 5(4H)‐one and aromatic aldehydes under mild and solvent‐free conditions, affording 4,4'‐(arylmethylene)‐ bi...Trityl chloride(Ph3CCl) efficiently catalyzes the condensation of 3‐methyl‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐ 5(4H)‐one and aromatic aldehydes under mild and solvent‐free conditions, affording 4,4'‐(arylmethylene)‐ bis(3‐methyl‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐ pyrazol‐5‐ol)s in high to excellent yields and in short reaction time. The presence of the requisite organocatalytic trityl carbocation(Ph3C+) species was confirmed by analysis of infrared, 1H NMR, and ultra violet spectral data. A plausible mechanism was proposed for the reaction based on the observations and literature precedent.展开更多
In this paper binary alloy of Al-Cu with composition Al(100-x)Cux, (x = 10, 15, 20) is prepared by thermal evaporation method. The prepared samples are annealed at different temperatures and investigated by XRD and mi...In this paper binary alloy of Al-Cu with composition Al(100-x)Cux, (x = 10, 15, 20) is prepared by thermal evaporation method. The prepared samples are annealed at different temperatures and investigated by XRD and microhardness method. XRD has been used to show amorphous state of structures and microhrdness tester show the increase in hardness due to the increase in amount of Al in the alloy. SEM and AFM were also used to show information about the surface of the specimen, resulting some densification and relaxation in these specimens.展开更多
1,3,5-Trisubstituted pyrazolines are rapidly and conveniently oxidized to their corresponding pyrazoles by 1,3-dichloro-5,5- dimethylhydantoin(DCH) in solution and solvent-free conditions under microwave irradiation...1,3,5-Trisubstituted pyrazolines are rapidly and conveniently oxidized to their corresponding pyrazoles by 1,3-dichloro-5,5- dimethylhydantoin(DCH) in solution and solvent-free conditions under microwave irradiation.The presence of silica gel as a supporting agent is shown to be effective in reducing the reaction times and increasing the yields.展开更多
Pedotransfer functions (PTFs) have been developed to estimate soil water retention curves (SWRC) by various techniques. In this study PTFs were developed to estimate the parameters (θs, θr, α and λ) of the B...Pedotransfer functions (PTFs) have been developed to estimate soil water retention curves (SWRC) by various techniques. In this study PTFs were developed to estimate the parameters (θs, θr, α and λ) of the Brooks and Corey model from a data set of 148 samples. Particle and aggregate size distribution fractal parameters (PSDFPs and ASDFPs, respectively) were computed from three fractal models for either particle or aggregate size distribution. The most effective model in each group was determined by sensitivity analysis. Along with the other variables, the selected fractal parameters were employed to estimate SWRC using multi-objective group method of data handling (mGMDH) and different topologies of artificial neural networks (ANNs). The architecture of ANNs for parametric PTFs was different regarding the type of ANN, output layer transfer functions and the number of hidden neurons. Each parameter was estimated using four PTFs by the hierarchical entering of input variables in the PTFs. The inclusion of PSDFPs in the list of inputs improved the accuracy and reliability of parametric PTFs with the exception of ~s- The textural fraction variables in PTF1 for the estimation of a were replaced with PSDFPs in PTF3. The use of ASDFPs as inputs significantly improved a estimates in the model. This result highlights the importance of ASDFPs in developing parametric PTFs. The mCMDH technique performed significantly better than ANNs in most PTFs.展开更多
Objective:To test the effect of supplementation of Thymus vulgaris L.(T.vulgaris)or Glycyrrhizaglabra(G.glabra)in corn-soybean meal diets as well as the inclusion of an exogenous enzyme i.e.Combo^(®)in barley-soy...Objective:To test the effect of supplementation of Thymus vulgaris L.(T.vulgaris)or Glycyrrhizaglabra(G.glabra)in corn-soybean meal diets as well as the inclusion of an exogenous enzyme i.e.Combo^(®)in barley-soybean meal diets together with mentioned medicinal plants in broiler diets.Methods:A total of 270 unsexed 1-day-old broiler chickens(Ross 308)was randomly assigned to 6 treatments with 3 replications of 15 birds in each.Diets were comprised of the control(T1),the inclusion of T.vulgaris,G.glabra,their mixture(equal amount),Combo^(®)supplementation(T2,T3,T4 and T5,respectively)in diets based on corn-soybean meal diets and enzyme supplementation plus equal amount of tested medicinal plants(T6)based on barley-soybean meal diets.Medicinal plants and enzyme were included in diets at level 0.5%and 0.2%of diets,respectively.Results:The highest feed intake was obtained by T1 at 1-21 d of age(P<0.05).All diets caused significant increases in weight gain and significant decreases in feed conversion ratio compared to control at this age(P<0.05).Significant reductions were acquired in feed intake by T3 and T6 at 22-42 d of age(P<0.05).All diets significantly decreased total number of aerobic bacteria,coliforms,Gram-negative bacteria and increased lactic acid bacteria compared to control(P<0.05).Conclusions:The results showed that basal diet has vital character to effectiveness of medicinal plants in broiler diets.Beneficial effects on intestinal microflora were brought by use of T.vulgaris L.and G.glabra in corn-based diets or in barley-based diets together with enzyme.Thus,this capability can support growth performance of broiler chickens at lower age.展开更多
文摘The hot deformation characteristics of 1.4462 duplex stainless steel (DSS) were analyzed by considering strain partitioning between austenite and ferrite constituents. The individual behavior of ferrite and austenite in microstructure was studied in an iso-stress condition. Hot compression tests were performed at temperatures of 800-1100~C and strain rates of 0.001-1 s-1. The flow stress was modeled by a hyperbolic sine constitutive equation, the corresponding constants and apparent activation energies were determined for the studied alloys. The constitutive equation and law of mixture were used to measure the contribution factor of each phase at any given strain. It is found that the contribution factor of ferrite exponentially declines as the Zener-HoUomon parameter (Z) increases. On the contrary, the austenite contribution polynomially increases with the increase of Z. At low Z values below 2.6. x 1015 (lnZ---35.5), a negative contribution factor is determined for austenite that is attributed to dynamic recrystallization. At high Z values, the contribution factor of austenite is about two orders of magnitude greater than that of ferrite, and therefore, austenite can accommodate more strain. Microstructural characterization via electron back-scattered diffraction (EBSD) confirms the mechanical results and shows that austenite recrystallization is possible only at high temperature and low strain rate.
基金the financial support from Hamedan University of Technology(No.16.91.294)
文摘Dynamic recrystallization and precipitation in a high manganese austenitic stainless steel were investigated by hot compression tests over temperatures of 950-1150~C at strain rates of 0.001 s-1-1 s-1. All the flow curves within the studied deformation regimes were typ- ical of dynamic recrystallization. A window was constructed to determine the value of apparent activation energy as a function of strain rate and deformation temperature. The kinetics of dynamic recrystallization was analyzed using the Avrami kinetics equation. A range of apparent activation energy for hot deformation from 303 kJ/mol to 477 kJ/mol is obtained at different deformation regimes. Microscopic characterization confirms that under a certain deformation condition (medium Zener-Hollomon parameter (Z) values), dynamic recrystalliza- tion appears at first, but large particles can not inhibit the recrystallization. At low or high Z values, dynamic recrystallization may occur be- fore dynamic precipitation and proceeds faster. In both cases, secondary phase precipitation is observed along prior austenite grain bounda- ries. Stress relaxation tests at the same deformation temperatures also confirm the possibility of dynamic precipitation. Unexpectedly, the Avrami's exponent value increases with the increase of Z value. It is associated with the priority of dynamic recrystallization to dynamic precipitation at higher Z values.
基金The authors would like to acknowledge the Bu Ali Sina University and the Iran National Science Foundation:INSF,under Grant number of 99031559,for their financial supports.
文摘Surface active ionic liquids (SAILs) are considered as prominent materials in enhanced oil recovery thanks to their high interfacial activity. This study reports the preparation and applications of a nanostructure Tripodal imidazolium SAIL as an environmentally-friendly substitute to the conventional surfactants. The product has a star-like molecular structure centered by a triazine spacer, namely [(C_(4)im)_(3)TA][Cl_(3)], prepared by a one-step synthesis method and characterized with FT-IR, NMR, XRD, and SEM analysis methods. The interfacial tension of the system was decreased to about 78% at critical micelle concentration of less than 0.08 mol·dm^(−3). Increasing temperature, from 298.2 to 323.2 K, improved this capability. The solid surface wettability was changed from oil-wet to water-wet and 80% and 77% stable emulsions of crude oil–aqueous solutions were created after one day and one week, respectively. Compared to the Gemini kind homologous SAILs, the superior effects of the Tripodal SAIL were revealed and attributed to the strong hydrophobic branches in the molecule. The Frumkin adsorption isotherm precisely reproduced the generated IFT data, and accordingly, the adsorption and thermodynamic parameters were determined.
基金Bu-Ali Sina University and University of Sayyed Jamaleddin Asadabadi, Asadabad
文摘An efficient solvent‐free protocol for the synthesis of 14‐aryl‐14H‐dibenzo[a,j]xanthenes from the condensation of 2‐naphthol with arylaldehydes, using acetic acid functionalized imidazolium salts (1‐carboxymethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium bromide ([cmmim]Br) and 1‐carboxymethy1‐3-me-thylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate([cmmim]BF4) as reusable catalysts, has been developed. The turn over frequency on the catalysts is several times higher than the other previously reported catalysts. Also, thermal gravimetric analysis and powder X‐ray diffraction pattern of the catalysts have been studied.
基金the research facilities provided by the Ayatollah Amoli Branch of the Islamic Azad University
文摘Tin dioxide (SnO2 ) nanoparticles efficiently catalyzed unsymmetrical four-component Hantzsch condensations of various aldehydes, dimedone, ethyl acetoacetate, and ammonium acetate to form polyhydroquinoline derivatives in excellent yields. This novel method offers several advantages over the traditional method of synthesizing these compounds, including safety, mild conditions, short reaction times, high yields, and an easy workup.
基金supported by the Bu‐Ali Sina University,Hamedan 6517838683,Iran
文摘A simple and efficient method for the synthesis of 9,9‐dimethyl‐9,10‐dihydro‐8H‐benzo‐[α]xanthen‐11(12)‐one derivatives (DDBXs) was developed by the condensation reaction of various substituted aryl aldehydes with 2‐naphthol and dimedone using Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) as a heterogeneous catalyst under solvent‐free conditions at 90–110 °C.The experimental procedure is very simple,the products are formed in high yields and the catalyst is easily separated by applying an external magnetic field.
文摘Deep Learning(DL)is a subfield of machine learning that significantly impacts extracting new knowledge.By using DL,the extraction of advanced data representations and knowledge can be made possible.Highly effective DL techniques help to find more hidden knowledge.Deep learning has a promising future due to its great performance and accuracy.We need to understand the fundamentals and the state‐of‐the‐art of DL to leverage it effectively.A survey on DL ways,advantages,drawbacks,architectures,and methods to have a straightforward and clear understanding of it from different views is explained in the paper.Moreover,the existing related methods are compared with each other,and the application of DL is described in some applications,such as medical image analysis,handwriting recognition,and so on.
文摘Salt domes have always been attractive because of special attribute due to chemical and physical properties of salt.Jashak salt dome is one of Hormoz series domes,which is appeared in the southeast part of Zagros Mountains and has a great potential for being a geotourism zone in that region as a result of amazing geomorphological structures which made it
文摘In order to identify Trichoderma species isolated from Iran, Trichoderma selective media and malt extract agar (MEA) were used to isolate Trichoderma species from the soil samples. All the cultures were purified on 2% water agar by hyphal tip method prior to morphological examination. Morphological observations were carried out on the cultures grown on 2% MEA and oat meal agar at 20°C under ambient laboratory conditions. Macroscopic features of colony and microscopic features of conidiophore, phialid and conidium including position of phialids on conidiophore and shape and size of phialids and conidia were studied and recorded 3-5 days after inoculation. Out of 36 tested isolates, using morphological features and molecular data obtained from ITS1, ITS2 and 5.8S regions fourteen species were identified as follow: T. atroviride, T. ghanense, T. spirale, T. erinaceum, T. citrinoviride, T. saturnisporum, T. longibrachiatum, T. hamatum, T. harzianum, T. inhamatum, T. tomentosum, T. virens, T. asperellum, T. koningii. Among the species T. harzianum and T. virens isolates were the most frequent species. In addition of the mentioned species two Tichoderma sp. were collected from walnut rhizospher that they are not fit to any described species so far. Although one of them are T. brevicumpactum introduced informally.
文摘The studied area is located in the south to east of the Qorveh city(Kurdistan Province)in the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone.Based on field observations,the dykes are mafic to dioritic in composition,and followed by granitic dykes
文摘Trityl chloride(Ph3CCl) efficiently catalyzes the condensation of 3‐methyl‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐ 5(4H)‐one and aromatic aldehydes under mild and solvent‐free conditions, affording 4,4'‐(arylmethylene)‐ bis(3‐methyl‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐ pyrazol‐5‐ol)s in high to excellent yields and in short reaction time. The presence of the requisite organocatalytic trityl carbocation(Ph3C+) species was confirmed by analysis of infrared, 1H NMR, and ultra violet spectral data. A plausible mechanism was proposed for the reaction based on the observations and literature precedent.
文摘In this paper binary alloy of Al-Cu with composition Al(100-x)Cux, (x = 10, 15, 20) is prepared by thermal evaporation method. The prepared samples are annealed at different temperatures and investigated by XRD and microhardness method. XRD has been used to show amorphous state of structures and microhrdness tester show the increase in hardness due to the increase in amount of Al in the alloy. SEM and AFM were also used to show information about the surface of the specimen, resulting some densification and relaxation in these specimens.
文摘1,3,5-Trisubstituted pyrazolines are rapidly and conveniently oxidized to their corresponding pyrazoles by 1,3-dichloro-5,5- dimethylhydantoin(DCH) in solution and solvent-free conditions under microwave irradiation.The presence of silica gel as a supporting agent is shown to be effective in reducing the reaction times and increasing the yields.
基金Supported by the Bu Ali Sina University,Iran (No. 65178)
文摘Pedotransfer functions (PTFs) have been developed to estimate soil water retention curves (SWRC) by various techniques. In this study PTFs were developed to estimate the parameters (θs, θr, α and λ) of the Brooks and Corey model from a data set of 148 samples. Particle and aggregate size distribution fractal parameters (PSDFPs and ASDFPs, respectively) were computed from three fractal models for either particle or aggregate size distribution. The most effective model in each group was determined by sensitivity analysis. Along with the other variables, the selected fractal parameters were employed to estimate SWRC using multi-objective group method of data handling (mGMDH) and different topologies of artificial neural networks (ANNs). The architecture of ANNs for parametric PTFs was different regarding the type of ANN, output layer transfer functions and the number of hidden neurons. Each parameter was estimated using four PTFs by the hierarchical entering of input variables in the PTFs. The inclusion of PSDFPs in the list of inputs improved the accuracy and reliability of parametric PTFs with the exception of ~s- The textural fraction variables in PTF1 for the estimation of a were replaced with PSDFPs in PTF3. The use of ASDFPs as inputs significantly improved a estimates in the model. This result highlights the importance of ASDFPs in developing parametric PTFs. The mCMDH technique performed significantly better than ANNs in most PTFs.
基金Supported by Agricultural Research Center of Qom Fund,2013,Iran(Grant No:01-2-13-93018).
文摘Objective:To test the effect of supplementation of Thymus vulgaris L.(T.vulgaris)or Glycyrrhizaglabra(G.glabra)in corn-soybean meal diets as well as the inclusion of an exogenous enzyme i.e.Combo^(®)in barley-soybean meal diets together with mentioned medicinal plants in broiler diets.Methods:A total of 270 unsexed 1-day-old broiler chickens(Ross 308)was randomly assigned to 6 treatments with 3 replications of 15 birds in each.Diets were comprised of the control(T1),the inclusion of T.vulgaris,G.glabra,their mixture(equal amount),Combo^(®)supplementation(T2,T3,T4 and T5,respectively)in diets based on corn-soybean meal diets and enzyme supplementation plus equal amount of tested medicinal plants(T6)based on barley-soybean meal diets.Medicinal plants and enzyme were included in diets at level 0.5%and 0.2%of diets,respectively.Results:The highest feed intake was obtained by T1 at 1-21 d of age(P<0.05).All diets caused significant increases in weight gain and significant decreases in feed conversion ratio compared to control at this age(P<0.05).Significant reductions were acquired in feed intake by T3 and T6 at 22-42 d of age(P<0.05).All diets significantly decreased total number of aerobic bacteria,coliforms,Gram-negative bacteria and increased lactic acid bacteria compared to control(P<0.05).Conclusions:The results showed that basal diet has vital character to effectiveness of medicinal plants in broiler diets.Beneficial effects on intestinal microflora were brought by use of T.vulgaris L.and G.glabra in corn-based diets or in barley-based diets together with enzyme.Thus,this capability can support growth performance of broiler chickens at lower age.