the present study aimed to investigate the possible effects of focused highlighted error feedback on grammatical accuracy of writing among iranian intermediate efl learners. after selecting 52 homogenous participants from among 70 university students attending azad university of rasht and randomly dividing them into two intact groups of 26 students, the researcher exposed the participants of th...

vocabulary as a major component of language learning has been the object of numerous studies each of which has its own contribution to the field. finding the best way of learning the words deeply and extensively is the common objective of most of those studies. however, one effective way for achieving this goal is somehow neglected in the field. using a variety of activities such as games can r...

Objectives: The purpose of this research was to study the effect of eight weeks of resistance training on plasma level of estrogen hormone and body fat percent in sedentary postmenopausal women. Methods & Materials: Twenty seven sedentary postmenopausal women were purposefully selected as the subjects of this semi-experimental study (mean age 69.52±7.26 years and mean weight of 64.96&...

Introduction: Diabetes causes inflammation and destruction of heart cells in people. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of six weeks of aerobic and resistance training on TNF-α, PGC-1 and CK in the heart tissue of male Wistar diabetic rats. Methods: The research method was experimental and fundamental. 25 rats weighing approximately 200 to 250 grams and the average age between 10 ...

Introduction: Exercise training along with the use of herbs is the most effective methods for improving liver function in obese people. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of 8 weeks of circuit resistance elastic band training with green coffee supplement on fatty liver function indices (fatty liver index (FLI) and lipid accumulation product (LAP) in middle-aged obese women....

abstract this study set out to compare the effect of modality of presentation (subtitled vs. auditory) in the comprehension of verbal content of documentary films among iranian efl students. to this end, (30 male 30 female) students were chosen from two schools. after their homogeneity was established, the students attended the listening sessions to watch five documentary films over t...

Background and Objectives: Obesity increaces inflammatory markers and causes insulin resistance, and   exercise training plays an effective role in improving these markers. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of eight weeks of Pilates training on C-reactive protein (CRP), insulin resistance, and body composition in middle-aged obese women. Materials and Metho...

Introduction: Diabetes is one of the leading causes of mortality in developing countries. The aim of this study was to investigate The effect of broccoli powder supplementation along with combined exercise training on some cardiovascular risk factors and insulin resistance in men with type 2 diabetes. Materials and Methods: For this purpose, 44 volunteer diabetic men after homogenization ba...

Decreased bone density, especially in women, is a health risk factor, so the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a resistance training course with vitamin D supplementation on bone Absorption markers in girls. Methods: The subjects of this semi experimental study were 24 non-athlete girls in Boroujerd (mean age 21.6 ± 2.04 years, mean height 155 ± 5.5 cm and average weight 64.13 ...