Background and purpose: Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) is one of the most common disorders in the group of developmental disorders. The prevalence of ASDs is 110 per 10000 individuals. The purpose of this investigation was the study of postural profile in children with ASDs. Materials and methods: A total of 15 male students with ASDs and 15 healthy children were randomly selected. Demogra...

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...

this study was an attempt to investigate the effect of subtitling on vocabulary learning among iranian intermediate students. to find the homogeneity of the groups, tofel test was administered to student in kish mehr institute in garmsar. after analyzing the data, 60 participants (female students) who scored within the range of one standard deviation above and below the mean, were selected as h...

the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between family functioning and marital adjustment humor couples are due to the nature and objectives of the research and application of methods for its implementation correlation was used. the study population consisted of all the couples in the city who uses random cluster sampling of 200 students were selected as sample. data from ...

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 and Objective: Hamstring to quadriceps strength ratio (H/Q) is one of the most important knee injury risk factors. The aim of this research was to compare H/Q in female athletes and nonathletes. Materials and Methods: The subjects of this research were 28 female athletes with mean age, height and weight of 20.21±3.05 y, 163.48±5.73 cm and 57.74±7.01 kg, as well as 12 female nonathl...

  Objective: The purpose of this investigation was to compare the levels of GH, IGF1, insulin, estradiol, serum lipids and CBC between prepubertal female athletes and non-athletes.   Materials & Methods: Experimental group included 15 prepubertal gymnasts (10.89±1.6 y, 141.73±12.26 cm, 34.93±6.84 kg), 7 prepubertal fighters (12.14±2.03 y, 146.71±5.79 cm, 38.29±5.06 kg), 11 prepubertal swimmers ...