This paper critically reviews of the use of thematic analysis (TA) in qualitative research by describingits procedures and processes andby comparing grounded theory (GTA) with hermeneutic analysis.The literature that relates to thematic analysis (TA) shows that there is a lackof descriptions issues exist due respect to the concepts, process, validations and clarifications that been used by rese...

In the symbolic approach to Natural Language Processing (NLP), a system can only parse grammatically well constructed sentences. Within such a context, several linguistic phenomena, e.g. the thematic pattern relationships between the sentence constituents, can be accounted for (these pattern relationships are explained by a rule-based linguistic theory called thematic theory [1]). An alternativ...

background: this study addresses the null hypothesis that there is no expansion of heterotopic ossification (ho) in the elbow beyond what can be seen early on.   methods: the area of ho was measured on lateral radiographs of 38 consecutive patients that had operative treatment of ho between 2000 and 2013. measurements from radiographs obtained between 3 to 7 weeks were compared to measurements ...

Many parts of the world with young mountain chains, such as the Himalayas, are highly susceptible to landslides. Due to general ruggedness and steep slopes, roads provide the only way of transportation and connectivity in such terrains. Generally, landslide hazards are overlooked during route planning. In this study, in a test area in the Himalayas, various thematic layers, viz. landslide distr...

We conducted large scale gene expression analysis of the response of macrophages to exposure to oxidized low density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL). Much of the vessel wall lesion of atherosclerosis is composed of macrophages that have become engorged with cholesterol. These resulting "foam cells" contribute to the progression of vascular disease through several pathways. As a potential model of foam cel...