Background & Aim: Realistic expectations from marriage are of the most important factors in a successful marriage. To achieve this goal, premarital counseling is an effective step. This study examines the impact of premarital counseling on marriage expectation among university students. Methods: This quasi-experimental study has been conducted on 30 unmarried students of Torbat Heydariyeh Un...

Introduction and background: This paper deals with evaluation of libraries of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz based on "Standards of Iran University Libraries" (SIUL). Objective: The research objective is to clarify the current status of the resources of those libraries based on abovementioned standards in a fifteen-year period. Methodology: For evaluation of resources of univers...

learning a second or foreign language requires the manipulation of four main skills, namely, listening, reading, speaking, and writing which lead to effective communication. it is obvious that vocabulary is an indispensible part of any communication, so without a vocabulary, no meaningful communication can take place and meaningful communication relies heavily on vocabulary. one fundamental fac...

Background and purpose: Recently, a high rate of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) has been reported in Torbat-e-Jam a town in Khorasan Razavi province, Iran. The aim of the present study was to investigate the epidemiological aspects of CL in this district. Materials and methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in patients referring to health centers of Torbat-e-Jam, during ...

Lack of appropriate and thorough attention toward physical – natural factors regarding rural settlements, has led to damages and subsequent costs based upon natural events incident. This in turn dictates the need for planning measures within the framework of risk mitigation and increase in settlements sustainability. This well applies to Torbat-Jam. This study aims to investigate Torbat-Jam’s r...

methodology non-native participants in this study were sixty ba students majoring in english literature and teaching english as a foreign language at khayyam university of mashhad. they were senior students, between 21 to 24 years old, who had studied english for at least three and a half years and had passed several courses including grammar, reading, conversation, and writing. this was assum...