this study investigated (a) the learners’ existing reading strategy repertoire, (b) the effect of instruction in reading strategies on learners’ strategic performance, and (c) the effect of explicit instruction in top-down reading strategies on reading comprehension ability of intermediate learners. the study was conducted with 40 intermediate efl learners in two groups of experimental and cont...

AbstractObjectives: The present study was carried out to assess early maladaptive schemas (EMS) and schema domains in a sample of sexual offenders. Method: The subjects were divided into two groups of 34 (one group of sexual offenders and one group of normal individuals). The sample of sexual offenders was randomly selected from among Mashad prison inmates convicted of rape. Normal subjects who...

Background : Survey conducted by the center for disease control of the ministry of health shows that cases of AIDS through risky sexual behavior are increasing that could be warning for the intensification of the negative consequences of the disease in the community. Difficulty in emotion regulation and exposure to traumatic event are the most important factors in risky sexual behavior. The aim...

Introduction: Considering the importance of identifying factors influencing risky sexual behavior in at-risk populations in order to design interventions to prevent and treatment, present study aimed to examining the moderator role of impulsivity personality trait and age in relationship between emotion dysregulation and risky sexual behavior of men who abuse methamphetamine. Materials and Met...

attempts have been made to study the thermodynamic behavior of 1,3 butadiene purification columns with the aim of retrofitting those columns to more energy efficient separation schemes. 1,3 butadiene is purified in two columns in series through being separated from methyl acetylene and 1,2 butadiene in the first and second column respectively. comparisons have been made among different therm...

educational researchers have provided evidence that teachers’ emotional intelligence has strong effects on various aspects of teaching and learning. yet, in the field of teaching english to speakers of other languages (tesol), inquiry into teachers’ emotional intelligence is nearly limited. given its documented powerful impact on teaching practices and student learning, it is critical to pursue...