Background and Aim: AIDS is one of the most dangerous infectious diseases which is spreading among adolescents and young people. Soldiers and military staff are among the target groups in national AIDS prevention program. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of AIDS prevention education program to reduce the risk factors of this disease with a community-based approach. M...

Objective For optimal performance of swimmers, it is necessary to determine a level for the functional interaction of upper and lower limbs. This level, created by more than 20 pairs of muscles, is the core of the body. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of six weeks of core stability exercise on the stroke index and front crawl record of male swimmers. Methods In this quasi-...

Background and Aim: Exercise training is known as an anti-inflammatory agent. In this regard, the aim of present study was to investigate the effect of six week iso-volume continuous and interval training on serum levels of IL-18 and CRP and metabolic profile in obese and overweight soldiers. Methods: 28 obese and overweight soldiers chosen as a study subjects and randomly assigned in three gro...

Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of a 12 week Wrestling+ specific warm-up program on dynamic balance in cadet wrestlers. Methods: The study population included all cadet wrestlers in the city of Rasht from among whom 24 freestyle wrestlers were selected by the convenience sampling and divided into intervention and control groups. The Intervention group per...

Background: The pathway of insulin messengers is so important that diabetes can lead to disruption of this pathway. However, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of 8 weeks of endurance training on protein Kinase-B (PKB or AKT) and mechanical target of rapamycin (mTOR) in the left ventricle of the heart of diabetic rats induced by streptozotocin and nicotinamide. Methods: In thi...

Decreased bone density, especially in women, is a health risk factor, so the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a resistance training course with vitamin D supplementation on bone Absorption markers in girls. Methods: The subjects of this semi experimental study were 24 non-athlete girls in Boroujerd (mean age 21.6 ± 2.04 years, mean height 155 ± 5.5 cm and average weight 64.13 ...

abstract this study evaluated and compared medical terminology and english for the students of medicine (ii) as two representatives of the textbooks available on the iranian market for teaching english to the students of medicine. this research was performed on the basis of a teacher’s and a number of students’ attitudes and the students’ needs analysis for two reasons: first, to investigate...