the present study investigated the effect of single and multiple genre movies on listening comprehension of upper intermediate language learners. to this end, a language proficiency test was administered to 40 male and female postgraduates of different majors attending international english language testing system (ielts) classes and ultimately 25 upper intermediate language learners were selec...

Objective(s): Reproductive dysfunction is a consequence of diabetes. Diabetes is associated with changes in testicular tissue. Sesame oil contains large amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids and lignin with antioxidant activity, vitamin E, and monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA). The present study investigated the effects of sesame on testis histology and male reproductive parameters in streptoz...

introduction: butylated hydroxytoluene (bht 2, 6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol) is one of the extensively used antioxidants in the food industry. it is used in low-fat foods, fish products, packaging materials, paraffin, and mineral oils. bht is also widely used in combination with other antioxidants such as bha, propyl gallate, and citric acid for the stabilization of oils and high-fat foods. on the ...

Single atrium (SA) is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by absence or virtual absence of atrial septum, vestigial remnant of which occasionally remain. We report here such a case of SA who presents his symptoms in different way of its natural course of presentation.

arguably, the natural gas transmission pipeline infrastructure in iran represents one of the largest andmost complex mechanical systems in the world. the optimization of large gas trunk lines known asigat results in reduced fuel consumption or higher capability and improves pipeline operation. in thecurrent study, a single-objective optimization was conducted for khormoj compressor station on t...

this study is aimed at comparing life expectancy, resilience and differentiation between adolescents of single-child and multi-child families living in khorramabad, iran. this is a causal-comparative study and the statistical population consisted of all the male and female adolescent students in the middle and high schools of khorramabad in the academic year 2015-2016. the sample included 150 s...