Introduction: Despite numerous benefits of physical activity during pregnancy, it's not common in women, probably due to knowledge deficiency. This study aimed to assess the effect of Trance Theoretical Model (TTM) on physical activity in pregnant women. Methods: In a quasi-experimental study, 100 women referred to Dehaghan health centers in year 2010 were randomly assigned to control and expe...

like any other learning activity, translation is a problem solving activity which involves executing parallel cognitive processes. the ability to think about these higher processes, plan, organize, monitor and evaluate the most influential executive cognitive processes is what flavell (1975) called “metacognition” which encompasses raising awareness of mental processes as well as using effectiv...

charles dickens was a voracious reader even in his childhood. his early reading of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century picaresque fiction greatly influenced his writing style. his first novel, the pickwick papers, is a tale of rogues and swindlers, adventures and quests, satire and comedy, and innocence and experience. oliver twist, dickens’ second novel, is a young boy’s progress through a cor...

Introduction: Exercise and physical activity are important for the health of people with disabilities and the athletes with disabilities have higher health and higher satisfaction with their lives than non-athletes with disabilities. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate barriers to the participation of athletes and non-athletes with disabilities in sports activities. Method: This...