this study was conducted to investigate the impact of podcasts as a learning and teaching tool on iranian efl learners’ motivation for listening as well as on their listening comprehension ability. the study also investigated the learners’ perception towards listening to podcasts and examined whether the learners were likely to accept podcasts. out of fifty-five intermediate learners studying e...

    Background & Aim: Although studies have shown the central effects of Endocannabinoid on erection, its' peripheral effect is unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the endogenous cannabinoid anandamide on the nonadrenergic noncholinergic(NANC) relaxant responses to electrical field stimulation in isolated rat corpus cavernosum, a crucial tissue in erectile functi...

 AbstractObjectives: The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of relaxa-tion training based on self-efficacy theory, on the mental health of preg- nant women.Method: In this clinical trial study, 110 primigravid women with medium to high levels of anxiety were assessed in two experimental and control groups. For the experimental group routine prenatal care plus relaxation training was ...

abstract lexical knowledge of complex english words is an important part of language skills and crucial for fluent language use (nation, 2001). the present study, thus, was an attempt to assess the role of morphological decomposition awareness as a vocabulary learning strategy on learners’ productive and receptive recall and recognition of complex english words. so 90 sophomores (female and ma...

in fact, this study focused on the following questions: 1. is there any difference between the effect of functional/notional approach and the structural approaches to language teaching on the proficiency test of efl learners? 2. can a rather innovative language test referred to as "functional test" ge devised so so to measure the proficiency test of efl learners, and thus be as much reliable an...

food safety is considered as an important world concern. the detection of pathogen and toxic materials in food has an important role in public health care. in recent years, the applications of microbial biosensor have been developed as a new approach for toxicity control. luminescent microbial biosensor is an appropriate biological tool for protection of natural environment. this type of biosen...

Background & Aim: One of the complementary psychological approaches for dealing with problems of ageing individuals is Music therapy. The aim of the current research was to investigate the effectiveness of listening to relaxation and instrumental music by Arnd Stein on quality of sleep and happiness among ageing women in nursing home. Methods: The current study was a quasi-experimental study i...

Background and purpose: Hemodialysis patients undergo high levels of psychological stress.Therefore, the present study has been conducted to determine the effect of Benson relaxation on stress among in Hemodialysis patients. Materials and methods: The present research is a two-group experimental controlled trial done in 2011, in which 40 Available Hemodialysis patients were selected from ImamK...