the aim of this study was to introduce a new idea in site selection of the sport facilities. at first, the studied domain was categorized into 6 incoherent scales by ahp method and based on 12 criteria including different urban land uses and elements. the lands with the maximum value and the area of 1502965.8 m2 comprised 6% of the whole domain. then, after teaming up on the research project, t...

abstract: a time domain semi-analytical solution to study thermoelastic creep behavior of  functionally graded rotating axisymmetric disks with variable thickness is presented. the rate type governing differential equations for the considered structure are derived and analytically solved. to solve these  equations, the disk is divided into some virtual sub-domains. general solution of  equilibr...

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer that endangers the women's mental health. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of stress management consulting on coping strategies in women with breast cancer. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental, with pre- and post-test design and follows up with control and intervention groups. 104 women with breast can...

The purpose of this study was to analyze the motivational profiles of satisfaction with and importance of physical education in high school students and its relation with gender and the practice of sport. The sample comprised 2002 students aged from 12 to 19 who completed the Sport Motivation Scale (Núñez et al., 2006), the Sport Satisfaction Instrument (Baena-Extremera et al., 2012) and the Im...

Background: Establishing an understanding of an athlete’s nutrition knowledge can inform the coach/practitioner and support the development of the athlete. Thus the purpose of the study was to develop a psychometrically valid and reliable tool to assess general and sport nutrition knowledge. Methods: An 85 question questionnaire was developed in consultation with a panel of experts. Ninety-eigh...