kaatsu training is effective and beneficial to improve different physical factors and is associated with lower muscular injury and inflammation. so, the aim of this study was to compare the effect of kaatsu training and no blood flow restriction on changes of growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor-1 and lactate in healthy young men. this study was semi-experimental with a repeated measureme...

Introduction: This study aimed to measure the changes in oral health-related quality of life of the patients, referred to Shahid Chamran Hospital in Shiraz before and after the orthognathic surgery. Methods: This prospective study was performed using the 14-item oral health impact profile (OHIP-14) questionnaire. The questionnaires were given both before and four months after the orthognathic s...

Self-report measures of personality appear susceptible to biased responding, especially when administered in competitive environments. Respondents can selectively enhance their positive traits while downplaying negative ones. Consequently, it can be difficult to achieve an accurate representation of personality when there is motivation for favourable self-presentation. In the current study, we ...

results intraclass correlation coefficient for left and right showed good to high reliability for the cross sectional area of lumbar multifidi (0.74 and 0.88, respectively) as well as the anterior-posterior dimensions of lumbar multifidi (0.89 and 0.91, respectively) and transverse abdomini thickness (0.73 and 0.85, respectively). conclusions rehabilitative ultrasonography is a reliable and non...

Introduction Nausea and vomiting are the most common side effects of chemotherapy in the pediatrics with cancer which affect their quality of life. Use of some methods of complementary medicine in leukemia patients is problematic. Because, leukemia patients are at risk of infection and bleeding, therefore the use of acupressure, acupuncture, and deep massage can be risky in these patients. Slow...

This study examined the effectiveness of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) integrated approach via Scratch on five subconstructs computational thinking (CT) among 29 male and 30 female students. A quasi-experimental design was employed in research. The participants demonstrated application CT designing games during intervention. Computational Thinking Survey (CTS) admin...