in iranian language learning contexts, writing in english is an important challenge for learners, since it is usually treated as a secondary skill and is led to the periphery of language classes, due to its time-consuming nature. computer technology and namely the free online environments available in the world wide web (www) offer possibilities for moving beyond such confinements. asynchronous...

background: the purpose of this study was to examine whether the frequency of breakfast eating was related with overweight/obesity in korean adolescents. method: we analyzed the data collected in the 5 th kyrbws, in which 72,399 adolescents participated in 2009. we assessed the association between frequency of breakfast eating and body mass index by using multivariate logistic regression analys...

background : lifestyle is recognized as a key factor as the cause and management of the metabolic syndrome. the aim of this study was to identify individuals at increased cardiovascular diseases risk and determine main features of lifestyle of participants with metabolic syndrome via internet. methods : the study was conducted from jun 22 to august 22, 2012 in tehran, iran. recruitment was carr...

the aim of this study was to determine adherence and attrition rates in a lifestyle intervention for people with metabolic syndrome.adherence and attrition data from a randomized controlled trial were collected. participants were classified as adherence group if they completed assessments at 3 and 6 months follow-up and as attrition group if they did not. physical activity and quality of life w...

computer-assisted language learning (call) is reaching an up most position in the pedagogical field of english as a second or foreign language (esl/efl). the present study was carried out to study the effect of using phonetic websites on iranian efl students’ pronunciation and knowledge of phonemic symbols. participants of the study included 30 efl female pre-intermediate students studying in k...

construction industry consists of several phases in which a variety of stakeholders are involved. as construction projects are becoming larger, more complex and more diverse, the design phase has been more important factor for the success of projects than ever before. however, it is considered that most of design work occurred in actual design process is intangible. such recognition makes the d...