abstract translation of literary texts, especially poetry, is one of the most difficult tasks; it requires mastery and knowledge of the language system and culture, and lack of this might lead to wrong translation. this study aimed to examine the loss and gain of the sociocultural implicit meanings in the english translations of the mu’allaqat, and assess whether the translators of the mu’allaq...

Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder characterized by incomplete relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and aperistalsis of the esophageal body. Treatment of achalasia is aimed at decreasing the resting pressure in the LES. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), derived from natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) and advances in endoscopic submucosal dissection ...

This paper addresses the question of computationally inexpensive yet discriminative and robust feature sets for real-world face recognition. The proposed descriptor named Patterns of Oriented Edge Magnitudes (POEM) has desirable properties: POEM (1) is an oriented, spatial multi-resolution descriptor capturing rich information about the original image; (2) is a multi-scale self-similarity based...

The lineage affinity of 57 cases of acute unclassified leukemias (AUL) was reevaluated by ultrastructural analysis of peroxidase expression (POEM) in combination with immunophenotyping and analysis of immunoglobulin gene configuration. Twenty-three cases of myeloid and three cases of megakaryocytic differentiation were identified by detection of ultrastructural myeloperoxidase (UMPO) and platel...

Dr. Elisha Perkins' "metallic points to relieve pain"* began their career in Connecticut in 1795. During the following decade they were the subject of intense controversy both here and abroad. In the literature that sprang up about Perkinism there were two long, satirical poems: one lauded the "points," the other derided them. The laudatory poem was published in London in 1803 by Thomas Green F...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The motility change after peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) in achalasia is currently focused on lower esophageal sphincter (LES). This study aims to investigate the correlation of motility response between distal and proximal esophagus after POEM. METHODS A total of 32 achalasia patients who received POEM and high-resolution manometry (HRM) were included for analysis. Eckardt...

The Odyssey is a poem of paradoxes. Its central hero is both poet and liar, hero and trickster, emphatically famous and notoriously anonymous, endowed with a ravenous belly, yet capable of extreme fasting. The poem itself provides a narrative context entirely worthy of such ambiguity. Hailed by many for its self-reflexive narrative sophistication, it resorts nonetheless to primitive folktales f...

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIM Per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a complex technique used in achalasia. Preclinical training is essential but little is known about the number of procedures needed. The aim of this study was to determine the number of procedures required to master POEM in an animal model. PATIENTS AND METHODS This prospective comparative study was conducted in two swine models at...

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