this study investigated the effects of manipulating the cognitive complexity of tasks along +/- few elements and the time limits on l2 learners writing performance. to conduct the study, 60 iranian efl learners with two levels of proficiency, low and high intermediate, were selected and assigned to three groups based on the time devoted to task completion. the participants performed both a simp...

today, information technology and computers are indispensable tools of any profession and translation technologies have become an indispensable part of translator’s workstation. with the increasing demands for high productivity and speed as well as consistency and with the rise of new demands for translation and localization, it is necessary for translators to be familiar with market demands an...

In order to study the effects of drought stress on agronomical traits and seed yield of new hybrids of sunflower there individual experiments were conducted on nine hybrids of sunflowers under three irrigation regimes (irrigation after 60,120,180 mm evaporation from evaporation pan class A) in 2006. The experiment was a randomized complete block design with 3 replication, performed in the resea...

asymmetric membranes are widely used in many industrial membrane separation processes. the major advantage of membrane filtration over the conventional process is its ability to remove a wider spectrum of particles without using any chemicals. hollow fiber configuration offer many advantages over flat-sheet or tubular membranes. the spinning process of hollow fiber may look simple, yet it is te...

In order to evaluate relations between phonological trains , yield components and grain yield of 30 soybean lines with different maturity groups , an experiment conducted as a randomized complete block design with three replications at the agricultural research station of agriculture and natural resources research center, Gorgan, Golestan Province in 1388. 13 traits of vegetative and reproduct...

the purpose of this thesis was to investigate how differently metacognitive, cognitive, and social/affective strategies affect l2 learners’ reading comprehension. to this end, the study employed a quasi-experimental design with a placement test as a proficiency test to find the homogeneity of groups. three classes were randomly selected as the experimental groups (n =90), and each class was tau...