this study investigated the utility of all of the above (aota) as a test option in multiple-choice items. it aimed at estimating item fit, item difficulty, item discrimination, and guess factor of such a choice. five reading passages of the key english test (ket, 2010) were adapted. the test was reconstructed in 2 parallel forms: test 1 did not include the abovementioned alternative, whereas te...

the objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of male broiler chickens in the period from 21 to 42 days of age fed diets with increasing levels of sunflower meal (sm) supplemented with an enzyme complex (ec). a total of 1920 animals of the cobb strain were distributed in a randomized block design in a 4 × 3 factorial arrangement (four sm levels and three enzymes utilization types)...

results the result of the present study confirmed wide use of herbal drugs use during pregnancy that need to report the safety concerns of these drugs during pregnancy. background investigations across the world confirm dramatic increment in the use of complementary and alternative medicine in pregnant women. the most important aspect is lack of awareness of pregnant women about potential effec...

undoubtedly, one of the most fundamental issues in the study of law is obligation that has diverse types. one of them is alternative obligation which, despite instances in the iranian legal system, has not been mentioned by the civil code and has received less attention from authors. alternative obligation for the parties has several advantages and facilities including further guarantee of the ...

this study was carried out to investigate the effects of humulus lupulus essential oils as an alternative to antibiotic and antioxidant on productive performance, lipids stability of meat and ileum microbial population in broiler chickens during days 1 to 42 of age. a total of 625 day-old arian broiler chicks were used in a completely randomized design with five treatments (200 and 400 mg/kg hu...