academic failure is an important issue in medical students which, if not controlled, will cause a drop in the academic level of physicians and paramedics in the coming years. therefore, identification of factors affecting academic failure can influence the future planning of universities and reduce those factors and help effectiveness and flourishing of these students. this study aimed to inves...

iran's apparel market is currently filled with foreign brands that are generally ranked as high quality goods with high prices. with a surface examination of the apparel market and customers’ opinions, it can be concluded that iranian apparel, despite having lower prices, is not in a suitable status in comparison with its foreign counterparts. accordingly, the purpose of this paper is to e...

The purpose of this study was to examine the physical activity and pubertal status differences in the multiple dimensions of physical self-esteem of Turkish adolescents. The current study also aimed to investigate the gender differences in the physical self-esteem. The pubertal status of participants was determined by a self-report questionnaire. The Children and Youth Physical Self-Perception ...

nowadays, more attention is being paid to customers’ satisfaction as funding decisions are made. extension organization, which plays an important role in educating farmers, must know how far the learners are satisfied with its educational program. accordingly, this study was conducted in yazd province (iran) with the main objective of investigating the pomegranate growers’ satisfaction with the...

This study examined linkages between providing care for a parent (in contrast to not providing any care to other kin or nonkin) and four dimensions of physical health (self-rated health, functional limitations, physical symptoms, chronic conditions), as well as moderation of these linkages by gender and a negative dimension of marital quality--marital strain. Regression models were estimated us...

Although several prominent theories of human facial attractiveness propose that some facial characteristics convey information about people's health, empirical evidence for this claim is somewhat mixed. While most previous research into this issue has focused on facial characteristics such as symmetry, averageness, and sexual dimorphism, a recent study reported that ratings of facial adiposity ...

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