the purpose of the study was to determine the effect of fasting on physical abilities and body lipid levels of university students. therefore, 18 fasting students (9 male and 9 female) and 18 non-fasting students (9 male and 9 female) were randomly selected and tested for the following variables before and after ramazan month: blood sample of chol- total, trig, chol/ hdl, ldl and sfm of hand an...

background and purpose: decreased males’ motivation for entering universities has caused a low male/female ratio in different university majors. in 2005-2006 academic year, enrollment of female students in rafsanjan university of medical sciences reached 83.14%. this tremendous gender imbalance may lead to the development of a mono-sex system for health service providers and will.affect the soc...

Low bone mineral density has been reported in paediatric and adult patients with different lung diseases, but limited data are available on the association between lung function and bone density in a healthy young population. We explored the predictors of association between bone mass and pulmonary function in healthy first-year university students, focusing on body mass index (BMI). In this cr...

The present study examined the predictors of psychological strengths and subjective well-being for dealing with academic stress perceived by university engineering students. Sample of 400 Malaysian (N = 180 boys and N = 220 girls) age varies 18 to 25 years and 400 Indian students (N = 240 boys and N = 160 girls) age varies 18 to 25 years from public universities were participated. Quantitative ...

Background: Psychological well -being is one of the issues of positive psychology that requires life and includes good mental health, high life satisfaction, sense of meaning and purpose, and the ability to manage stress. Given that we live in the Century 19th and since the disease affected people's health, optimism and gratitude can play an important role in promoting psychological well -being...