abstract part one: the electrode oxidation potentials of a series of eighteen n-hydroxy compounds in aqueous solution were calculated based on a proper thermodynamic cycle. the dft method at the level of b3lyp-6-31g(d,p) was used to calculate the gas-phase free energy differences ,and the polarizable continuum model (pcm) was applied to describe the solvent and its interaction with n-hydroxy ...

the present study was an attempt to determine the types of motivation and levels of foreign language learning anxiety among efl students studying at azad and state universities in kermanshah and to determine the relationship between these two factors and language proficiency and gender. to this end, the foreign language learning motivation scale, by deci and ryan )1985(, were administered to 12...

abstract recent studies suggest that prelistening activities play an important role in the development of listening comprehension (e.g. long 1990;chiang and dunkel 1992; schmidt-rinehart 1994; jensen and hansen 1995; robinson et al., 1995; buck, 1995; foster and skehan,1996; teng 1996; robinson, 2001; chang and read 2006). in line with previous studies and to shed light on a new aspect of sche...

Objectives Recent studies have shown that the prevalence of depression and obesity are rising at an alarming rate in the elderly. There is little research on the effects of weight loss on depression intensity. We aimed to investigate the effects of weight loss by physical activity and diet on depression levels of highly depressed elderly women. Methods & Materials The information related to de...

Background and Objective: Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disease which could be prevented using a healthy lifestyle. Non-adherence to treatment regimens in diabetes is still a public health problem, globally. This study was conducted to determine the treatment regimens adherence in Type2 diabetes in Zanjan, 2015. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 385 Type 2 diabet...

the purpose of this study was to investigate how english language teachers in mashhad who teach students in the pre-university cycle perceived the impact of the efltee on their teaching. the target population was nearly all pre-university english language teachers in seven districts of mashhad in the scholastic year 2008/2009. a survey questionnaire which consisted of (36) likert type items, wa...