the present research was conducted to explore the effect of employing two language teaching approaches, i.e. schema-based instruction (sbi) and translation-based instruction (tbi), on vocabulary knowledge, structure and reading comprehension ability of forty one female students learning english in grade one senior high school in rivash, kuhsorkh, iran. while sbi focuses on schemata, i.e. words ...

 Background and Objective: Ghrelin and leptin are two hormones involved in the regulation of energy balance and obesity. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of a course of aerobic training on serum levels of ghrelin and leptin in the middle-aged men. Materials and    Materials and Methods: Twenty middle-aged volunteered males were randomly divided into experimenta...

the present study is an experimental case study which investigates the impacts, if any, of skopos on syntactic features of the target text. two test groups each consisting of 10 ma students translated a set of sentences selected from advertising texts in the operative and informative mode. the resulting target texts were then statistically analyzed in terms of the number of words, phrases, si...

supervisors play an undeniable role in training teachers, before starting their professional experience by preparing them, at the initial years of their teaching by checking their work within the proper framework, and later on during their teaching by assessing their progress. but surprisingly, exploring their attributes, professional demands, and qualifications has remained a neglected theme i...

objective: the objective of this study was to investigate the invitro fluoride release of four new self-adhesive resin cements; set (sdi, australia), breeze (pentron, usa), embrace wetbond (pulpdent, usa), g-cem (gc, japan) and to assess the bonding performance of these self-adhesive resin cements for bonding of orthodontic brackets. materials and methods: for fluoride release experiment, six ...

ABSTRACT           Background and Objectives: Resistance training is a key component of exercise recommendations for weight control, yet very little is known about the effects of resistance training on appetite and related peptides. Hence, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of 8 weeks of resistance training on appetite and ci...

Abstract Background & Aim: Most of women experience premenstrual syndrome in their reproductive age. This syndrome has a periodic occurrence with combination of physical, psychological and behavioral symptoms. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a selected intermittent training on symptoms of pre-menstrual syndrome in non-athletes girls. Material & Methods: This quasi-...

Background: Among all shoulder injuries, shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS) is more common and is the most common cause for pain and stiffness in the shoulder area. The study purpose was to investigate the effect of six weeks resistance exercises with elastic-band on joint pain and range of motion (ROM) in athlete men with shoulder impingement syndrome. Methods: This was a semi experimental re...

nitric oxide (no) is a small molecule synthesized by most of mammalian cells with diverse biological activities including vasodilatation, host defense and wound healing. impaired wound healing is a common occurrence among diabetics and patients receiving glucocorticoid therapy. on the other hand the application of laser in biomedical area have been increased. thus, the current studies were desi...