the present study sought to investigate the role of dynamic assessment (da) in improvement of iranian efl writing performance at different language proficiency levels. to this end, after conducting the quick placement test, 60 iranian efl learners were assigned to two groups with different language proficiency levels. in both groups each participant wrote two compositions, one before and one af...

Background: Serotonin plays an important role in central fatigue and increases the release of prolactin. To determine the effect of one exhausted endurance exercise session on serotonin serum level of men runners, this study was conducted. Methods: In a laboratory cross-sectional study, blood samples of 14 runners were collected and the level of serum serotonin and prolactin was measured befo...

Background and Aim: Citrulline Malate (CM) has proposed as a supplement which improves anaerobic performance. The purpose of this study was to assess the short-term effect of CM on LDH and Lactate levels and resistance exercise performance. Method: In a crossover study, 16 males (mean Age: 26.4±4.7 years, BFP: 15.4±6.7 %, and BMI: 23.7±2.8 kg.m2) selected as subjects. The subjects were attended...

Background and Aim: Intense exercise can cause damages caused by oxidative stress and inflammation and, as a result, reduce exercise performance. The present study aimed at determining the effect of barberry juice supplement on the inflammation caused by intense aerobic activity in active young girls. Materials and Methods: In a quasi-experimental study, 20 young girls who had the inclusion cr...

  Background: The present study was conducted to assess the effect of aqueous extract of Teucrium polium on 8-iso-Prostaglandin F2α (8-iso-PGF2α) in young athletes after one bout of graded aerobic exercise.   Methods : Twenty four physical education students (aged 22.58±1.94 years weight 75.80±7.71 kg BMI 23.86 ± 1.61) in a randomized double-blind design were allocated into two supplement (n=1...

Background: Inflammatory enzymes and free radicals are important factors affecting the immune system. However, there seems to be no detailed information about the extent to which these factors can affect superoxide dismutase 1 gene expression in female athletes, especially in incremental exercises. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the correlation between superoxide dis...

Background: Studies show that changes in inflammatory cytokines associated with inflammatory, hormonal changes in women has been less studied, especially in female athletes. So aim of this research is the investigation of Response of interleukin 6, necrosis factor alpha and cortisol to intensive exercise in athlete’s women. Methods: Among the volunteers, 15 subjects allowed to participa...