The common co-existence of cough and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is well established. However, ascertaining cause and effect is more difficult for many reasons that include occurrence by chance of two common symptoms, the changing definition of GORD, equipment limitations and the lack of randomised controlled trials. Given these difficulties, it is not surprising that there is dispar...

This letter is a commentary on the article titled "Evaluation of variations in sinonasal region with computed tomography", published in the January 2016 issue of World Journal of Radiology. The authors definition of the secondary middle turbinate is incorrect. The authors stated that the secondary middle turbinate is an accessory turbinate that is seen between the superior and middle turbinates...

Our experience of using Java is disappointing: as a programming language (irrespective of its implementations and libraries), Java itself leaves much to be desired. This paper discusses a few serious problems with Java’s design, which leads us to suggest that the language definition should have been an integral part of the design process rather than, as appears, a retrospective commentary. Copy...

This commentary on Zhong et al. begins by addressing the definition of remorse. It then primarily focuses on the relation between remorse and various justifications for punishment commonly accepted in Anglo-American jurisprudence and suggests that remorse cannot be used in a principled way in sentencing. It examines whether forensic psychiatrists have special expertise in evaluating remorse and...

I provide a critical commentary regarding the attitude of logician and philosopher towards physicist physics. The is intended to showcase how general change in making scientific inquiries can be beneficial for science as whole. However, such come at cost looking beyond categories disciplines logic, philosophy It through self-inquiry that possible, along with realization essence middle otherwise...

PURPOSE Dekker et al. (2016) propose an updated definition of behavioural medicine. METHOD In this commentary, we discuss how the field and the disciplines involved have changed over time before suggesting small amendments to the proposed definition. RESULTS We suggest that the range of medicine which might be considered 'behavioural' is increasing to encompass virtually all medical practic...

The Commentary contests the increasingly outdated and narrow use of the terminology 'face-to-face' (often abbreviated as F2F) to connote clinical interactions in which both the client and the practitioner are physically present in the same room or space. An expanded definition is necessary because when delivered synchronously via videoconferencing, telehealth also provides face-to-face services...

the commentary of mir sayyed sharif jurjani on ibn hajib’s kafaya is the most valid persian commentary on this grammar book. jurjani has expressed the arabic grammar principles through an eloquent and simple language, yet in a robust and logical style. the discussion of triptote and diptote is among the most elaborate and complex topics of arabic grammar. however, jurjani has discussed differen...

Intense attention to the problem of stigma in mental illness is emerging around the world. The fruits of this burst of attention will be wide ranging and deep to the extent that our efforts are sustained and address fundamental stigma processes. In this commentary I set forth a definition of stigma that is derived from thinking about many different stigmatizing circumstances. Then in light of t...