research shows a positive relationship between self-directed learning (sdl) andreading comprehension. the present quasi-experimental study attempted to expandthe scope of sdl by investigating its effect on the components of readingcomprehension. sixty high school students took the reading comprehension part ofpet as the pretest and the posttest. over 16 weeks, the experimental group,consisting ...

The thinking and the practice of managing resistance to change is usually associated with change recipient’s psychological set up. In most cases, employees are either implicitly or explicitly considered as the prime source of resistance. Exploring the initiation and implementation of organizational change in Ethiopian commercial banks, this research found out that resistance to change does not ...

in order to study genetic variation and relationship between traits, 615 accessions of local bread wheat from wheat collection of national plant gene bank of iran were evaluated. seeds of the accessions were planted in 2.5 meter long rows in an observatory design and 17 agro-morphological traits were measured. grain yield of 5 spikes, number of tillers and number of seeds per spike were of high...

inheritance of resistance to stripe rust was studied in wheat by determining the responses of 5 hexaploid wheat cultivars and 10 f1 progenies of their diallel mating crosses, against 2 races of pathogen including 174e174a+, 134e134 a+ in completely randomized design with 3 repetitions under greenhouse conditions at tehran university.the components of resistance including latent period, infectio...

Background: Obesity and insulin resistance refer to a clustering of various medical conditions, with a number of pathological components that contribute to the development of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Some studies have shown that free testosterone levels are low in obese men and are inversely correlated with the degree of obesity. In addition, leptin levels increases with obesity tha...

Most of the materials used in the industry of aero-engine components generally consist of titanium alloys. Advanced materials, because of their excellent combination of high specific strength, light weight and general corrosion resistance. In fact, chemical wear resistance of aero-engine alloy provides a serious challenge for cutting tool material during the machining process. The reduction in ...

Background: Folk beliefs include myths, stories, poems, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs about luck and sore eyes, mother lullabies, indigenous carols, mirrors, rituals and traditions, and are always full of spirit. With tyranny and blackness and perseverance against oppression. The themes in the folk poems of Khuzestan about the war express the background of oral literatur...