abstract introduction: since balance maintenance is one of the indices of determining independence in older people, identifying factors that have some effects on it appears to be an interesting research issue. the aim of this study was to compare the effects of aquatic training; mental training and concurrent training (both aquatic and mental training) on balance in normal elderly males. materi...

BACKGROUND Several authors have pointed out the need for enhanced training for those residents contemplating rural practices. Most students and policy makers are reluctant to commit to primary care training beyond the required 3 years. METHODS The University of Nebraska Medical Center received approval for an accelerated family practice training program in 1993, and developed a 4-year program...

Background. Cardiac rehabilitation program is aimed at reducing secondary risk factors and improving function in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting run which ultimately may delay or reduce mortality in patients. A major component of cardiac rehabilitation program is exercise. Objective(s). This study is aimed at evaluating the effect of aquatic and dryland training on Perox...

the purpose of this research was to determine the effects of perceptual motor training on improving the motor abilities of children with developmental coordination disorder. a total of 194 male and female elementary school students (aged between 6 and 11) were selected from three regions of tehran and participated voluntarily in this study. the subjects were randomly assigned to two groups of e...

objective: school-based interventions (such as life skills training) have become the mainstay for prevention of some behavioral problems. this study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of a social skills training program on a group of students who were in the first grade of high school in an urban area of tehran, iran. method: in a before-after study, a kind of social skill education program...

Background: Although nuclear technology has various beneficial, it also has a variety of risks. In particular, initial response is very import to respond to risks. Therefore, the program to increase initial response proficiency can be regarded as very essential. The Republic of Korea annually conducts more than 10 nuclear emergency response training programs, and specialized training courses f...

background: regular moderate intensity physical activity and lipid lowering effects of nigella sativa(n. sativa) supplementation may be appropriate management for sedentary overweight females. therefore, the aim of the present study was to examine the effects of long-term n. sativasupplementation and aerobic training on lipid profile and maximal oxygen consumption (vo2max) in sedentary overweig...

conclusions independent of the training sequence, an 8-week concurrent training program caused positive changes in the body composition and physical fitness of our aged female subjects. however, there was no benefit derived from sequence order training. results the intra-session sequence order did not influence the adaptive response of the waist-to-hip ratio (p = 0.55), body fat percentage (bf ...