the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of basic swimming skills training on gross motor skills in male autistic children (7-11 years old). for this purpose, 20 autistic children (mean + sd age: 10.3±1.05 yr and bmi: 18.9±1.76 kg/m2) were randomly divided into two groups of experimental and control (each group 10 subjects). the training protocol of the experimental group was impleme...

heart produces and secretes a hormone called atrial natriuretic peptide. the aim of this research was to investigate the effect of eight weeks of resistance and sprint training on anp of non-athlete men. 36 non-athlete healthy men were randomly divided into three groups (12 subjects each group): resistance (mean age ± sd: 33.1±2.9 years), sprint (mean age ± sd:  32.1±2.5 years) and control (mea...

Objetives: Recovery of upper limb motor function in stroke is limited. Different approaches are used to improve the upper limb function, but none has satisfactory results. The present study investigated the effect of task related training and role of hand dominance in upper limb motor function rehabilitation in stroke population. Methods: A convenient sample of 32 subjects divided into 4 gro...

patients and methods forty five young female volunteer athletes were included and received different training regimens (endurance-training, strength training and concurrent groups) for a 10 week period as study intervention. standard color doppler echocardiography was performed for assessment of the left ventricular activity. results as a result, 45 athletes ended the study training regimens. m...

deafness is a common neural-sensory impairment which leads to lower life quality, withdrawal, social activities reduction, and rejection feeling. so, it is important to plan suitable training programs for mental health promotion of deaf children. emotional intelligence training is one of these programs. the present study was aimed to determine the effectiveness of emotional intelligence trainin...

objective: environmental pollution is of major concern today and lead is considered to be one of the most important environmental pollutants. long-term contact with lead causes harmful effects to humans. this study seeks to determine the effects of curcuma longa (turmeric extract) consumption and exercise training on glutathione peroxidase and protein carbonyl in kidney and spleen tissues from ...

obesity is accompanied with renal dysfunction, so renal impairment is more prevalent in obese people. renal function can be assessed via markers such as cystatin c (cys c), creatinine (crn) and glomerular filtration rate (gfr). as the effect of exercise training on renal function has been less investigated, this study aimed to study the effect of eight weeks of aerobic training and 10 days of d...

introduction:  clinical settings and teaching methods play a key role in students' learning. so, the present study aimed to investigates the effect of holding special training rounds on performance of pediatric residents. methods: this quasi-experimental study was conducted on 30 residents. they were randomly divided into two case (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. two groups received prete...