In reply—Curbside Consultations: A Call for More Investigation Into a Common Practice

investigating the integration of translation technologies into translation programs in iranian universities: basis for a syllabus design in translation technology

today, information technology and computers are indispensable tools of any profession and translation technologies have become an indispensable part of translator’s workstation. with the increasing demands for high productivity and speed as well as consistency and with the rise of new demands for translation and localization, it is necessary for translators to be familiar with market demands an...

The No-Destination Ship of Priority-Setting in Healthcare: A Call for More Democracy

In dealing with scarcity of resources within healthcare systems, decision-makers inevitably have to make choices about which services to fund. Setting priorities represents a challenging task that requires systematic, explicit and transparent methodologies with focus on economic efficiency. In addition, the engagement of the general public in the process of decision-making has been regarded as ...

passivity in waiting for godot and endgame: a psychoanalytic reading

this study intends to investigate samuel beckett’s waiting for godot and endgame under the lacanian psychoanalysis. it begins by explaining the most important concepts of lacanian psychoanalysis. the beckettian characters are studied regarding their state of unconscious, and not the state of consciousness as is common in most beckett studies. according to lacan, language plays the sole role in ...

More time for complex consultations in a high-deprivation practice is associated with increased patient enablement.

BACKGROUND Evidence of the beneficial effects of longer consultations in general practice is limited. AIM To evaluate the effect of increasing consultation length on patient enablement in general practice in an area of extreme socioeconomic deprivation. DESIGN OF STUDY Longitudinal study using a 'before and after' design. SETTING Keppoch Medical Centre in Glasgow, which serves the most de...

Practice consultations--A Year in Review.