Using a mixed methods design, the present study attempted to identify the factors influencing Iranian untrained EFL raters in rating group oral discussion tasks. To fulfil this aim, 16 language learners of varying proficiency levels were selected and randomly assigned to groups of four and performed a group discussion task. Thirty two untrained raters were also selected based on their volunteer...

this study was undertaken to identify key elements for obtaining community interest and motivate them to support eliminate malaria in the places that malaria is no longer a perceived threat.sequential explanatory mixed methods research design used to provide more comprehensive evidence research. a questionnaire was developed after reviewing the literature relating to community participation for...

BACKGROUND Determining the health-promoting behaviors of women during the important period of reproduction provides valuable information for designing appropriate intervention programs for advancing women's health. There is no study on the health-promoting behaviors of women of reproductive age in Iran. Thus, the aim of this study is to explore these health-promoting behaviors for the purpose o...

BACKGROUND Mobile health (mHealth) smoking cessation programs are typically designed for smokers who are ready to quit smoking. In contrast, most smokers want to quit someday but are not yet ready to quit. If mHealth apps were designed for these smokers, they could potentially encourage and assist more people to quit smoking. No prior studies have specifically examined the design considerations...

Stable isotope tracer experiments of human muscle amino acid and protein kinetics often involve a sequential design, with the same subject studied at baseline and during an intervention. However, prolonged fasting and sequential muscle biopsies from the same area could theoretically affect muscle protein metabolism. The purpose of this study was to determine if sequential muscle biopsies and ex...

An implementation of a design for testability model for sequential circuits is presented. The jlip-jlops in a sequential circuit are partitioned to reduce the number of cycles and the path lengths in each partition, thereby reducing the complezity of test generation. The implementation includes a Podem-based test generator. Preliminary results using the Contest sequential test generator are pre...