Background & Aims: Nausea and vomiting are common complaints in early pregnancy. The Chinese acupuncture point P6 and the Korean hand acupressure point K-K9 were noted for the treatment of nausea and vomiting. The aim of this study was to compare K-K9 and P6 points acupressure on nausea and vomiting in the first half of pregnancy. Materials & Methods: This clinical trial study covered 99 pregn...

Statement of Problem: Different materials have been suggested for endodontic surgeries. One of the most important characteristics of filling materials is their biocompatibiiity.Aim: The aim of this research was to evaluate the biocompatibiiity of four different root end filling materials.Material and Methods: In this study, 20 male Guineanpigs from English short hair breed, weighing 600-700 g...

the purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between fear of negative evaluation (fne) and communication strategies (css) among iranian efl learners. it was aimed to examine the differences in the use of communication strategies between speakers with high or low degree of fear of negative evaluation. the current study was a case study consisting of 10 english learners at...

introduction: diabetes mellitus is an growing national and international public health concern. the number of people affected by diabetes in world by 2030 will be 69% in developing countries. regular physical activity plays a key role in the management of type 2 diabetes melitus, particularly glycemic control. it has been recommended that peoples with type 2 diabetes participate in moderate-int...

this study investigates the effect of teacher’s repetition as an input enhancement technique in explicit teaching of vocabulary items on efl learners’ later retrieval. to this end, 66 persian speaking english learners, aged 18 - 29, homogenized through a standard proficiency test (opt), were chosen and put into two experimental and control groups, each 33 learners. general service list (gsl), a...

it is definitely necessary to understand the concept and behavior of causation of life insurance policies and its determinants for insurance managers, regulators, and customers. for insurance managers, the profitability and liquidity of insurers can be increasingly influenced by the number of causation through costs, adverse selection, and cash surrender values. therefore, causation is a materi...