This study investigated the effect of Narrow Reading (NR) on learning mid-frequency words. Vocabulary Size Test (VST) designed by Nation and Beglar (2007) was administered as the first pre-test to 196 students, from among whom 91 students whose vocabulary size ranged between 2100- 3500-word families, , became the target of this study and were randomly c...

In a recent special issue of RESPIRATORY CARE, Daniel Talmor presented a very nice review of airway management during a mass-casualty event.1 He rightly pointed out that only experienced clinicians should perform intubation in these circumstances, and that training clinicians for the sole purpose of providing intubation during a mass-casualty event is unwise. He also listed anesthesiologists, c...

duce the spread of Gram-negative bacteria.1 Meta-analyses have found that many nonpharmacologic interventions can significantly reduce the rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia; these include kinetic bed therapy, subglottic secretion drainage, heatand-moisture exchangers (rather than heated humidifiers), and oral decontamination with chlorhexidine.6 Environmental controls can prevent a large ...

M aternal and Child health is a global priority. Numerous treaties, initiatives and programmes have been formulated to try and improve the health and well-being of pregnant women and mothers and their children. The latest effort is the Millennium Development Goals that aim to inspire countries to drastically reduce maternal and child mortality and address specific disease and related challenges...

*Received 7 February 2005; accepted 12 May 2005. †Corresponding author: Dr Salvatore Siano, Istituto di Fisica Applicata ‘Nello Carrara’—CNR, Sede: Elettronica Quantistica, Via Madonna del Piano snc, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy. Tel. +39-055-5225310; fax +39-055-5225305; email [email protected] © University of Oxford, 2006 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Oxford, UK ARCH rchaeometry 0003-813X © Uni...

1. Shigeoka J. Demand valves for oxygen therapy: your mileage may vary (editorial). Respir Care 2004;(49)2:156–157. 2. Heimlich HJ. Respiratory rehabilitation with transtracheal oxygen system. Ann Otol Rhino Laryngol 1982;91(6 Pt 1):643–647. 3. Christopher KL, Spofford BT, Petrun MD, McCarty DC, Goodman JR, Petty TL. A program for transtracheal oxygen delivery: assessment of safety and efficacy...

1. How came a retrospective study based on information retrieved from routine client charts have their ethnic group, occupation and duration of labor included. This could be verified by just checking at random any patient chart on UVP or other clinical diagnosed cases of other clinical disciplines for that matter unless a prospective design made it possible to collect all relevant information r...

C hild health promotion activities offer some of the most cost-effective interventions that any government can make. Many child disease prevention activities are affordable, can be delivered effectively and offer decades of good health for a modest investment. This chapter focuses on some key health promotion activities in South Africa including: immunisation, the Integrated Management of Child...

it is a great pleasure to receive two valuable comments about our article regarding sudden cardiac death (scd) in young athletes from two well known experts working in the field of preparticipation evaluation and prevention of sports injuries. we, as authors, generally agree with both authors' comments. however, some considerations should be re-emphasized here. .....

and reliability mandates extra capacity, fail-safes, and standard operating procedures, but especially attention to the team. Engineering also embraces ‘cognitive ergonomics’ to maximize mental processes (awareness, perception, reasoning) and expedite individualized responses. ‘Teamwork’ provides a useful prism through which to examine cognitive workload, decision making, reliability (vs safety...