abstract english language learning in iran has become significant in recent years, and english has been included in the curriculum of iranian schools and universities, and considerable attention has been paid to this language in our society. nevertheless, teaching and learning english in iranian schools has not been able to satisfy the specified goals, so different efl institutes have been est...

the present study is paid to the evaluation of the welfare program of the unemployment insurance in iran. the main purpose which was the main reason for performing this thesis, was the unemployment insurance plan’s challenges in iran such as financial problems of this plan, prolongation of the credit receipt for some insured people, unemployment slow exiting from the unemployment insurance fund...

over the past decades a number of approaches have been applied for forecasting mortality. in 1992, a new method for long-run forecast of the level and age pattern of mortality was published by lee and carter. this method was welcomed by many authors so it was extended through a wider class of generalized, parametric and nonlinear model. this model represents one of the most influential recent d...

Soltan Abad metamorphic complex cropped out at NE of the Sabzevar ophiolites. There are extensive exposures of bluschist facies rocks inside a serpentinitic groundmass as tectonic mélange in this metamorphic complex. Field investigations, petrography and thermobarometry indicate that these rocks have experienced two metamorphic phases.  Paragenesis of the first metamorphic phase consists of ori...

testing plays a vital role in any language teaching program. it allows teachers and stakeholders, including program administrators, parents, admissions officers and prospective employers to be assured that the learners are progressing according to an accepted standard (douglas, 2010). the problems currently facing language testers have both practical and theoretical implications but the first i...

Background and purpose: For environmental protection, public health, and pollution control, we must have precise information about the extent of pollutants, especially, heavy metals in water environments. Having high stability, heavy metals can produce danger in living organisms. Therefore, the present research was conducted to assess the Concentration of heavy metals and compare the findings w...

Abstract Objective: Ataxic cerebral palsy has an incidence of 5- 10 percent among the general population of children with cerebral palsy. It is characterized by poor balance and coordination, in addition to clumsiness, involuntary tremor and poorly developed equilibrium responses. As a result, balance training is one of the most important parts of the rehabilitation program in children with At...