Analogies and Positive Transfer in Artificial Grammar Learning Abstract Following Brooks and Vokey (1991), we showFollowing Brooks and Vokey (1991), we show that positive transfer to new items generated from an artificial grammar in which the vocabulary has been changed from training to test can be based on “abstract analogy” to specific training items (specific similarity) rather than abstract...

Chronic pelvic pain is a common debilitating condition affecting women and presents a major challenge to healthcare providers. Laparoscopy is the only test capable of diagnosing peritoneal endometriosis and adhesions. Gynaecologists have, therefore, seen it as an essential tool in the assessment of women with chronic pelvic pain. This article explores the role of surgery in the management of ch...