A step forward or running from risk?

One step forward

f/sla from learner perspectives: a social activity or a cognitive process

in the past couple of decades sociocultural theory of sla and its implications in efl contexts have attracted attentions of research circles worldwide and aroused some controversies. firth and wagner (1997) have questioned the principles of the cognitive view which gives importance to mental constructs in favor of sociocultural view which highlights social and contextual constructs. but if soci...

Blood donor incentives: A step forward or backward

Dramatic increase in blood usage and critical seasonal blood shortages are faced by various countries. Countries which previously reached 100% voluntary nonremunerated donation have been led to offer different kinds of incentives to recruit blood donors and meet their blood demands. In some cases, these incentives are considered monetary and are in complete contrast with International standards...

[A step forward].

Nos gustaría comenzar esta nueva etapa agradeciendo a Elsevier y al anterior equipo editorial su esfuerzo, su constancia y su contribución al desarrollo de la Enfermería desde que comenzaron su andadura en el año 2004. Sin duda, Enfermería Clínica ha brindando a los enfermeros y enfermeras la posibilidad de colaborar en un objetivo común: el avance de la profesión para poder ofrecer nuestra mej...

From probiotics to therapeutics: another step forward?

Preclinical studies with probiotics continue to unravel mechanisms of cytoprotection and suggest that approaches utilizing microbial products as therapeutics in acute and chronic gastrointestinal disorders could be effective. However, clinical trials using these bacteria have thus far been inconsistent. In this issue of the JCI, Yan et al. describe a novel mechanism of cytoprotection by p40, a ...