Vertical greening systems (VGSs) represent an emerging technology within the field of building-integrated horticulture that have been used to help counteract global issues urbanisation and climate change. Research development horticulture, despite being in infancy stage, is steadily progressing, highlighting a broad range achievable social, environmental, economic benefits this sustainable coul...

background and objectives: nowadays, the use of educational models to determine the causes of rejection of health-related behaviors has been on theincrease. health belief model is one of the models during the past years has been considered. therefore, the aim of this study was to measure health belief model constructs in preventive behavior about self-medication in pregnant women in the city of...

Natural (parasite-driven) and sexual selection are thought to maintain high polymorphism in the genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), but support for a link between mate choice, MHC variation and increased parasite resistance is circumstantial. We compared MHC diversity and Anisakis loads among anadromous Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) returning to four rivers to spawn, which h...

Why non-breeding subordinates of many animal societies tolerate group-living remains a pertinent question in evolutionary biology. The ecological constraints and benefits of philopatry hypotheses have the potential to explain the maintenance of group-living by specifying the ecological conditions favouring delayed dispersal over independent breeding by subordinates. In this study, I used field ...

One of the consequences of living in this century of machine and technology development is poverty in movement and reduction in physical activity. This study aimed to examine the predictive factors of physical activity in health volunteers based on the structures of Pender's health promotion model. This study was perform 80 health volunteers working at urban and rural health centers that were s...

Background. Universities are perceived as the hub for sports talent identification and development. This perception puts much pressure on student-athletes who are expected to excel in sport despite their academic commitments. Based on this expectation, students who participate in sports could be regarded as athlete-student, rather than student-athlete. Objectives. The study was carried out to ...