in recent years, researchers have become interested in examining the effect of pettlep imagery on motor performance and how pettlep imagery can improve the performance. the aim of this study was to compare the effect of pettlep imagery and balance practice on dynamic balance in the elderly. participants were 42 male elderly in arak city. they were divided into 4 groups based on the scores of dy...

1Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology; 2Department of Public Health and Occupational Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. 3Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Al Minya University, Egypt. 4Department of Nephrology, Ahmed Maher Teaching Hospital, Cairo, Egypt. Received: 09/06/03; accepted: 26/10/03 ABSTRACT The prevalence of diabetic nephropathy as a cause of end-st...

Traditional medicine has been used since the dawn of history for treating human illness. Herbal medicine constituted the main type of traditional medicine. This type of treatment prevailed during different times of history in different countries, may be until the beginning of the 19th century. By that time a scientific revolution, in nearly all fields started. Much progress was made in the fiel...

Background. Imagery ability is one of the most potent factors influencing imagery effectiveness. Therefore, prior to imagery training, it is important to assess the participant’s imagery ability, typically using a self-report questionnaire. Objectives. This study examined the factorial validity and internal consistency of the Malaysian adapted SIAQ using confirmatory factor analysis and Cronba...

Tags made of mudstone are predominantly found in ancient Egyptian Predynastic cemetery contexts. This study examines the symbolism and significance tags with recurved horns hartebeests crescent-shaped tags. The use syncretic imagery on these provides evidence for fluidity artistic perceptions Egypt. Available data suggests that individuals buried hartebeest crescent were almost exclusively fema...