abstract poor reading comprehension can result in failure in using references, benefiting from professional gatherings and resources, keeping up with the growing body of knowledge in the virtual world of the internet, and failing to achieve in efl programs. the purpose of the present quasi-experimental study was to explore the effects of background knowledge and previewing narrative and expos...

in recent years, there has been a growing interest among researchers to investigate the relationship betweenteacher self-efficacy and classroom behavior management, especially students misbehavior. therefore, this study aimed to comparatively investigate english and arabic teachers’ use of different behavior managementstrategies, their self-efficacy, and their success in an iranian context. th...

Extended Abstract Introduction and Objective: Soybean is one of important oil seed crops through the world due to its high protein and oil contents. In order to evaluation the genetic diversity of this plant concerning to its compatibility to different climate conditions, the divergenet population in order to perform breeding programs is of great importance following by introduction of new cul...

Extended Abstract Introduction and Objective: Sugar beet is one of the most important agricultural products in the world and most of the sugar consumed in our country is prepared from this plant. Plant breeding programs are based on creating variety and selection of quantitative and qualitative traits. Examining genetic diversity is the first step in breeding programs. Material and Methods: I...

1. to determine whether difference in birth body mass influenced growth performance in pipistrellus kuhlii we studied a total of 12 captive-born neonates. bats were assigned to two body mass groups: light birth body mass (lbw: 0.89 ± 0.05, n=8) and heavy birth body mass (hbw: 1.35 ± 0.08, n=4). heavier body mass at birth was associated with rapid postnatal growth (body mass and forearm length) ...