Abstract Introduction. COVID-19 pandemic increased consumption of alcohol (including harmful drinking – HD), and decreased physical activity levels (PAL) globally, but there is an evident lack studies examining the problem in post-pandemic period. This study aimed to evaluate gender-specific associations between sport participation PAL (independent variables), HD (dependent variable) among coll...

This study investigated how English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners with different learning styles (Field dependent and field independent) boost up their reading comprehension abilities as they develop their metacognitive skills. To conduct this research, 60 participants were randomly invited to sit PET (Preliminary English Test) to ensure homogeneity of the participants in terms of language...

AIM To assess short-term memory impairment in war veterans with combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHOD The study included 20 war veterans diagnosed with PTSD and 21 control subjects matched for age, sex, and education level. Both groups were tested with the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test (ROCFT), consisting of Copy, Immediate Recall, and Delayed Recall steps, and Bent...

tuberculosis is an important opportunistic disease among hiv- infected persons worldwide; from march 1999 to feburery 2001 we had seventeen patients with hiv-infection and tuberculosis. here we are presenting the clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and outcome of them. all of them were male, 11 patients had pulmonary and 5 patients had extrapulmonary (pleural effusion 1, hepatic granu...