Despite the interest in sport and physical activities in Iran, its role in spending the leisure time of various groups in the society is insignificant. Therefore, the aim of this research is to study and identify the patterns of spending the leisure time with emphasize on physical activities and sport at Ilam University. This study is a descriptive and a kind of field study. The statistical soc...

18 Abstract In recent years, fundraising has been a major challenge for nonprofit organizations (NPOs) due to lack of support from state and federal governments, the recent economic downturn, and fierce competition among increasing numbers of charities. To overcome this challenging environment, NPOs have attempted to reach prospective donors and contributors by developing broad and diverse fund...

BACKGROUND Humeral head fractures requiring surgical intervention are severe injuries, which might affect the return to sports and daily activities. We hypothesize that athletic patients will be constrained regarding their sporting activities after surgically treated humeral head fractures. Despite a long rehabilitation program physical activities will change and an avoidance of overhead activi...

There has been a significant increase in the number of facial fractures stemming from sport activities in recent years, with the nasal bone one of the most affected structures. Researchers recommend the use of a nose protector, but there is no standardization regarding the material employed. Clinical experience has demonstrated that a combination of a flexible and rigid layer of ethylene vinyl ...

the aim of this study was to compare students' sport needs with presented extracurricular programs in tehran state universities. this study was application regarding the aim and a descriptive survey with regard to strategy. data were collected by field method. statistical population consisted of all male and female students of tehran state universities in 2011-2012. statistical sample was ...

The purposes of this paper were to discuss the perceived benefits of inserts and orthotics for sport activities and to propose a new concept for inserts and orthotics. There is evidence that inserts or orthotics reduce or prevent movement-related injuries. However, there is limited knowledge about the specific functioning an orthotic or insert provides. The same orthotic or insert is often prop...

Sudden deaths can be simply explained as the rapid loss of heart functions of the individuals and recently an increase in sports-related sudden deaths is observed in forensic practice in Turkey. Reported here are six cases of sports-related sudden deaths to emphasize the pathological mechanisms with optimal screening strategies where a detailed postmortem examination were carried out for all. E...