the present study sought to investigate the impact of using mind-mapping technique instruction on female elementary efl learners reading comprehension; it also investigated their attitudes towards using mind-mapping technique as a tool to improve their reading comprehension. this study followed a quasi-experimental design with two intact groups as experimental, and control groups. the participa...

abstract the purpose of this study is twofold: on the one hand, it is intended to see what kind of noticing-the –gap activity (teacher generated vs. learner generated) is more efficient in teaching l2 grammar in classroom language learning. on the other hand, it is an attempt to determine which approach of the noticing-the-gap- activity is more effective in the long- term retention of grammar...

Background: Autophagy is a new therapeutic strategy aimed at reducing the diabetic abnormalities. While excessive or insufficient autophagic activity during diabetes leads to altered cellular homeostasis. So, aim of the present study was conducted to determine the effect of eight-week high-intensity interval training (HIIT) along with caffeine injection on the levels of some myocardial autophag...

within communicative, interactive, and learner-centered framework of language teaching and learning, students need to learn four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing for their educational success. but of all the language skills, reading enjoys a paramount significance in so many second or foreign language academic contexts. in spite of its importance, language learners still have...

Background: MicroRNAs are non-coding RNAs that are involved in post-transcriptional down regulation of genes and myogenesis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of an acute bout of exhaustive resistance exercise on miR-206 expression in slow and fast twitch skeletal muscles in trained and untrained male wistar rats. Methods: This experimental study was conducted with the an...

the aim of this study is investigating the effect of teaching “metacognitive strategies” on the way which scientific information retrieval workes by the using of google scholar searching machine on the students of ms in the psycology & education faculty of allameh tabatabayi university in 2007-2008 academic year. the statistical community was the students of ms in psychology & education facult...

Background: The present study aimed to examine the effect of aerobic training on Klotho protein, interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor alpha inflammatory factors in rats. Materials and Methods: For this purpose 12 male rats with an average weight 170g±5g and the age of eight weeks were divided into two groups: control (N= 6) and experimental (N= 6) groups. The experimental groups trained o...