This study analyzes the performance speed measures of Content Management System (CMS), namely Concrete, Drupal, Joomla and Wordpress. The purpose this was to determine whether there is a difference or not in implementation four CMS. data used are categorical numeric types, CMS type numerical obtained from observations made by recording installation on an offline server using Active Presenter ap...

BACKGROUND Impaired swallowing is common in elderly patients as well as those with neurological disorders and degenerative diseases. Convenient and accurate assessments should be available to community-dwelling older adults to diagnose and provide early management and care of swallowing difficulties, an important factor of influence on elderly life quality. PURPOSE This study used convenient ...

BACKGROUND Additional tasks that are assumed to disturb standing postural control can be divided in added motor or added cognitive tasks. It is unknown which type of task causes the most disturbances of postural control in elderly. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine whether the dual tasking disturbance of postural control in elderly is caused by vocal articulation or by limited ...

The present study investigated the effect of different types of text simplification (i.e., reducing the lexical and syntactic complexity of texts) on reading comprehension of English as a Foreign Language learners (EFL). Sixty female intermediate EFL learners from three intact classes in Tabarestan Language Institute in Tehran participated in the study. The intact classes were assigned to three...

The present study aimed at investigating the effect of peer and teacher scaffolding through a process approach in a technology-enhanced environment on vocabulary learning among high and low self-regulated learners. Participants of the study were 120 English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners who were selected based on their scores on a sample copy of the Oxford Placement Test (OPT). T...

INTRODUCTION Whitening toothpastes which have been accepted in populations may affect properties of enamel and restorative materials. The aim of this study was to compare the microhardness of human enamel and Z250 microhybrid composite resin after brushing with two whitening toothpastes. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this experimental study of enamel specimens, forty five freshly extracted human i...

background: cognitive impairments, which are common problems among the elderly people, account for a wide range of aging disorders. group reminiscence can be used as a profitable therapeutic method for preventing cognitive-behavioral disorders in older adults. therefore, we aimed to investigate the effect of group reminiscence on the cognitive status of elderly people. methods: this study was a...

background: as insomnia is common, especially among the elderly in the nursing homes, we aimed to estimate insomnia prevalence among the elderly residing in nursing homes as well as to determine factors associated with insomnia in the elderly. methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out in 2009 on 772 elderly residents at kahrizak nursing home, tehran iran. the information was gathered ...