physical self-concept or perception of physical self is one of the main factors and properties of perception of one’s identity, especially of the youth which has recently been the center of attention of experts in different branches of humanities and social sciences. in fact, perception of body can be considered one of the most important factors that inevitably influence many of our social rela...

This paper proposes the object (b)logging framework, a novel general approach for the Semantic Web of Things. It allows associating semantic annotations to real-world objects and events as well as triggering complex objects interactions through advanced resource discovery. Machine learning algorithms are combined with non-standard reasoning services in order to produce a rich and meaningful sem...

The study aimed to investigate whether certain physical self-concept predicted exercise dependence among young regular exercisers using a multidimensional prospective. One hundred fifty-two regular gym users, 78 were male and 74 female, completed: Physical Self-Description Questionnaire (PSDQ), Exercise Dependence Scale21 (EDS-21), and Eating Disorder Inventory–2 (EDI-2). Correlation and regres...

conclusions our findings revealed that aerobic exercise increases self-esteem. an improvement in educational, family, social, and general self-esteem scores was seen only in the experimental group. results the results showed that although the self-esteem average score was not significant before the intervention, it increased significantly in the experimental group. in the experimental group, th...

the present study aimed at determining resources of sport self-confidence in elite bodybuilders and their relationship with body image. the subjects of study included 35 bodybuilders participating in qualifying tournaments of bodybuilding national team. a questionnaire for resources of sport self-confidence and a questionnaire of physical self-description were used to collect data. kolmogorov–s...

objective: lack of exercise is the fourth cause of death in the world. there is an inverse relationship between physical activity and the risk of diabetes. the aim of this study was to determine physical activity status and its related factors among type 2 diabetic patients in hamadan, west of iran. materials and methods: this analytical-observational study was performed on320 type 2 diabetic p...