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This study explores the spontaneous acquisition of Italian inflectional morphology by three children (age range I;4-3;O). Longitudinal, free speech samples are examined, focusing on the development of the morphological paradigms of Italian verbs, pronouns and articles. Data analysis is conducted using criteria appropri…

Since the end of the 2nd World War, Japan has seen quite rapid socioeconomical development. With this development the physical size of Japanese children has increased, but the final size, especially the stature, is still shorter than that of Americans or Europeans. Bone maturation velocities were compared among Japanes…

Corrigendum to A North American perspective of content and quality of websites in the English language on childhood-onset lupus erythematosus by C Cutler et al. Published in Lupus (2018) 27, 762-770. DOI: 10.1177/0961203317746246 . The authors wish to highlight the following correction. The subheading in Table 5 s…

Effective communication sometimes requires a common language. This is particularly true in science, where communication among health professionals and scientists across national boundaries has become critical because of the rapidity with which new knowledge is acquired. In the modern era, where multinationalism in key…

Writing in English is a major problem for many scientists. One radical solution would be the adoption by the scientific community of a simplified, standardised version of English that would be easy to learn, use, and understand, and that would increase the clarity, precision, and accuracy of scientific texts.

Phrasal verbs and idioms are frequently used in everyday English. They are also used in more specific language as equivalents for special terms. The use of phrasal verbs and idioms by native patients and health care workers makes their communication easier and less confusing. Non-native medical workers often come acros…

A total of 118 international students studying in four different universities in the USA participated. Analyses indicated that search for ethnic identity and English proficiency predicted psychosocial adjustment. Students with higher English proficiency and students who understood the role of ethnic identity for themse…

The contribution to the treatment of head injuries from Richard Wiseman, a Royalist surgeon during the English Civil War culminating in the battle of Worcester (1651), is presented. Wiseman's surgical surgical skill and vast experience was expressed in his book based on 600 personally treated patients.

A tumor of hair follicle origin with histological features characteristic of a benign pilomatrixoma was removed surgically from the tail of a five year old male Old English Sheepdog. The tumor recurred locally two months after surgery, and 14 months later metastatic involvement of the lungs became clinically evident. T…

A 31-year-old woman thought to be suffering from a psychiatric illness was found to have peripheral and autonomic neuropathy, keratoconjunctivitis sicca and vitreous opacities. Her mother had died 10 years previously, aged 42 years from an undiagnosed illness with similar features. Histological proof of amyloidosis was…

As the allied health degree programs move from the locus of the hospital to the college campus, the administrators and students concerned with technical curriculums are often confronted with an inexorable freshman composition requirement. However, a special course was developed for the radiologic technology program at…

Although the complex patchwork of laws governing adolescent health care remains imperfect and continues to present obstacles for some adolescents seeking care, the recent trend in the law represents a move toward a beneficial accommodation of the interest of adolescents, their parents, and the state.