Este artigo examina os romances Mr. Potter e See Now Then de Jamaica Kincaid pelo viés da teoria pós-colonial caribenha (Antonio Benítez-Rojo, Édouard Glissant, Wilson Harris, Patrick Chamoiseau, René Depestre). O objetivo é apresentar algumas ideias principais analisar características decoloniais nos dois textos Kincaid. As perguntas que guiam este ensaio são: como escreve Kincais num contexto...

ABSTRACT Archival charcoal tree-ring segments from the Mississippian center of Kincaid Mounds provide chronometric information for history this important site. However, recovered was originally treated with a paraffin consolidant, once common practice in American archaeology. This paper presents data on efficacy solvent pretreatment protocol and new wiggle-matched 14 C dates largest mound (Moun...

Readability level of marine texts do influences cadets’ ability in comprehending Maritime English reading materials. This research investigates the readability for Mariners, an coursebook published by Language Competence Certification Tools Vocations (LCCTV) used first-year cadets at West Sumatera Merchant Marine Polytechnic. To this end, 10 selected from units were analysed. The Flesch-Kinca...

BACKGROUND This study examined the content and general readability of pediatric oral health education materials for parents of young children. METHODS Twenty-seven pediatric oral health pamphlets or brochures from commercial, government, industry, and private nonprofit sources were analyzed for general readability ("usability") according to several parameters: readability, (Flesch-Kincaid gra...

Objective:Patient information leaflets (PILs) are widely used to reinforce or illustrate health information and to complement verbal consultation. The objectives of the study were to assess the readability and presentation of PILs published by Allergy UK, and to conduct a longitudinal assessment to evaluate the impact of leaflet amendment and revision on readability. Methods:Readability of Alle...

UNLABELLED More than 90 million Americans have low levels of health literacy that may contribute to poor health outcomes. Assessment of the readability of patient education materials (PEMs) is a vital component of health education. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to describe the readability of PEMs used in community healthcare settings serving low-income populations to provide further insig...

BACKGROUND Institutional review boards (IRBs) are charged with safeguarding potential research subjects with limited literacy but may have an inadvertent role in promulgating unreadable consent forms. We hypothesized that text provided by IRBs in informed-consent forms falls short of the IRBs' own readability standards and that readability is influenced by the level of research activity, local ...

SIR,-Drs. Priscilla Kincaid-Smith and A. S. P. Hua are disturbed (24 August, p. 520) by our suggestion that beta-adrenergic blocking agents should not be used in patients with moderately severe renal failure (27 April, p. 193). They refer to a previous publication' to show that temporary deterioration in renal function in such patients may occur with the introduction of any hypotensive drug. Th...