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...

the purpose of the present study is to find out whether bilinguals of khuzestan-arab origin or monolinguals of iranian origin code-switch during learning or speaking english and which group is more susceptible to code-switch. to this end, the students of 24 classes from high schools and pre- university centers were screened out, and interviewed and their voices and code-switchings were recorded...

nitric oxide (no) is a small molecule synthesized by most of mammalian cells with diverse biological activities including vasodilatation, host defense and wound healing. impaired wound healing is a common occurrence among diabetics and patients receiving glucocorticoid therapy. on the other hand the application of laser in biomedical area have been increased. thus, the current studies were desi...

Introduction: Mothers of single-parent children need a lot of help and assistance because they are alone in playing parenting roles. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of play therapy based on child-parent relationships and cognitive-behavioral art-play therapy on single-parent mothers’ affective capital and their components. Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental with...

Introduction: Children with abdominal pain often require psychological complementary therapies, along with medical treatments, due to the combination of symptoms with psychological factors. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of resiliency based play therapy and cognitive-behavioral play therapy on abdominal pain in children with functional abdominal pain.  Methods: The current s...

Introduction: Children with functional abdominal pain often suffer from Abdominal pain before falling asleep. This study aimed to determine the effects of resiliency based play therapy and cognitive-behavioral play therapy on sleep disorder in children with functional abdominal pain. Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental, with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up with a control gro...

Objective Communication deficiency is one of the diagnostic criteria for autism, which leads to difficulty in learning speech and linguistic skills. Nowadays, it is common to use play therapy for supporting children with autism. Play therapy is an active approach that helps a child to reveal his conscious and unconscious feelings through playing. The present study aimed to determine the effecti...